THE BANKER SHOWS HOW TO DESEGREGATE HOUSING Housing segregation was a problem in the Texas hometown of real estate genius Bernard Garrett (played by Anthony Mackie). While shining shoes for Whites as a youngster, he uses his mathematical genius to understand the complexities of real estate business by overhearing his clients. In 1954, he moves […]
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KEN LOACH IS BACK WITH SORRY WE MISSED YOU Director Ken Loach has long demonstrated genius for portraying the plight of the working class. In Sorry We Missed You he traces the impact of nonunionization of workers on the family of Ricky (played by Kris Hitchey) and Abby (Debbie Honeywood) and their children, Sebastian (Rhys
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KEN LOACH IS BACK WITH SORRY WE MISSED YOU Director Ken Loach has long demonstrated genius for portraying the plight of the working class. In Sorry We Missed You he traces the impact of nonunionization of workers on the family of Ricky (played by Kris Hitchey) and Abby (Debbie Honeywood) and their children, Sebastian (Rhys Stone) and Liza
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BEST POLITICAL FILMS OF 2019 Among twenty-two films nominated by the Political Film Society for 2019, the following have been voted by members of the Political Film Society as the very best: For best film EXPOSÉ, there was a tie between two films. Director Fred Grivois won for the film 15 Minutes of War, which
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BURDEN IS HEAVY WITH STEREOTYPES Based on an event in Laurens, South Carolina, Andrew Heckler directs Burden as a unique portrayal of Blacks and KuKluxKlan members living side by side in a town of about 9,000 during 1996. The focus is on Mike Burden (played by Garrett Hedlund), a Caucasian who has returned to town
FINAL VOTING CONTINUES FOR BEST POLITICAL FILMS OF 2019 Among twenty-two films nominated by the Political Film Society for 2019 in each of four categories, the list has been narrowed to a final ballot. In the preliminary voting in January, there was a stark contrast between selections: Some favored by one or more voters were
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FINAL VOTING FOR BEST POLITICAL FILMS OF 2019 Among twenty-two films nominated by the Political Film Society for 2019 in each of four categories, the list has been narrowed to a final ballot. In the preliminary voting in January, there was a stark contrast between selections: Some favored by one or more voters were rejected
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VOTING CONTINUES FOR BEST POLITICAL FILMS OF 2019 Twenty-two films have been nominated by the Political Film Society for 2019 in each of four categories. Official Secrets and The Report are the only nominees for the category DEMOCRACY. Four films have been nominated for promoting PEACE—15 Minutes of War, Ashes in the Snow, Jirga, and
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VOTING STARTS FOR BEST POLITICAL FILMS OF 2019 Twenty-two films have been nominated by the Political Film Society for 2019 in each of four categories. Official Secrets and The Report are the only nominees for the category DEMOCRACY. Four films have been nominated for promoting PEACE—15 Minutes of War, Ashes in the Snow, Jirga, and
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