Tag: films

Empire not only made the colonies. It made the unequal Britain we see today

openDemocracy’s new film BOOMERANG, exploring the legacies of empire through Liverpool’s docks, is available online Kojo Koram Lenin’s famous quote that “there are weeks where decades happen” would be a suitable epitaph for the tombstone of the Liz Truss premiership. As commentators focus on her obvious personal limitations as a politician to explain her spectacular… Read More Empire not only made the colonies. It made the unequal Britain we see today

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Meghan and Harry’s documentary has hit the raw nerve of tabloid prejudice

Tabloid rule is rule by intimidation. It has long rested on the presumption that no one – not even the royals – would dare to stand up to the papers. The ongoing barrage of fury against the Sussexes is motivated therefore by more than the usual strategy of selling newspapers by monetising hate. It also… Read More Meghan and Harry’s documentary has hit the raw nerve of tabloid prejudice

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‘The Kashmir Files’ controversy: Adoor Gopalakrishnan condemns politicisation of international film festivals ……

Noted film director Adoor Gopalakrishnan opined that only selected eligible movies have to be screened at international film festivals. Instead, the Goa Film Fest proved that the selection procedures are being politicised, alleged Adoor. The director was responding to the screening of the movie ‘The Kashmir Files’ at the 53rd International Film Festival of India,… Read More ‘The Kashmir Files’ controversy: Adoor Gopalakrishnan condemns politicisation of international film festivals ……

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Virtuous rage

The Thin Edge | Nadav Lapid’s pushback against propaganda Ruchir Joshi As you start to watch Ahed’s Knee (available on MUBI), you quickly understand why Nadav Lapid is regarded as one of the most exciting new voices in world cinema. Within the first few minutes, you are immersed in a pulsatingly fresh visual language. As the film… Read More Virtuous rage

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“‘Kashmir Files’ Is Propaganda”: 3 Goa Film Fest Jury Members Back Israeli Filmmaker Nadav Lapid

A statement posted on Twitter by jury member Jinko Gotoh, with fellow jurors Pascale Chavance and Javier Angulo Barturen as the undersigned, said the entire jury knew of and agreed with what Mr Lapid said about the movie. Israeli filmmaker Nadav Lapid, whose comments terming ‘The Kashmir Files’ as “vulgar” and “propaganda” led to a… Read More “‘Kashmir Files’ Is Propaganda”: 3 Goa Film Fest Jury Members Back Israeli Filmmaker Nadav Lapid

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‘The Kashmir Files’ Has Fascist Features: Israeli Filmmaker doubles down. ‘Someone has to speak up’

NB: Here’s my post on the same theme some months ago. DS Israeli filmmaker Nadav Lapid, whose critical remarks on ‘The Kashmir Files’ movie at a film festival have raised a storm, has stood by them and said “someone has to speak up”. Mr Lapid, the head of the international jury at the International Film… Read More ‘The Kashmir Files’ Has Fascist Features: Israeli Filmmaker doubles down. ‘Someone has to speak up’

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Dupont and the forever toxic chemicals / Tom Petty I Won't Back Down

This is a song at the end of the film Dark Waters (2019), about the lawyer who became Duponts worst nightmare. Dark Waters, tells of the toxic spills scandal that led to US chemicals giant DuPont paying US$671 million (£516 million) to settle more than 3,500 lawsuits in 2017. The company’s plant in Parkersburg, West Virginia had been contaminating the… Read More Dupont and the forever toxic chemicals / Tom Petty I Won't Back Down

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Two Strangers Who Meet Five Times. By Marcus Markou

Two Strangers Who Meet Five Times screened at the following festivals throughout 2017 and 2018 – winning the following awards. Los Angeles Film Awards Paris Play Film Festival – WINNER BEST SHORT LA Shorts Awards Mindfield Film Festival, Albuquerque – WINNER BEST SHORT San Luis Obispo International Film Festival – WINNER BEST NARRATIVE SHORT New… Read More Two Strangers Who Meet Five Times. By Marcus Markou

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