FAHRENHEIT 11/9 ENCOURAGES PROTEST Michael Moore goes negative in Fahrenheit 11/9, attacking Donald Trump, former presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton, Michigan Governor Rick Snyder, and the Democratic establishment. Moore begins with the tears of Hillary Clinton supporters on election night 2016 contrasted with the sober expression of winner Donald Trump. Bill Clinton is lambasted for privatizing […]
FAHRENHEIT 11/9 ENCOURAGES PROTEST Michael Moore goes negative in Fahrenheit 11/9, attacking Donald Trump, former presidents Barack Obama and Bill Clinton, Michigan Governor Rick Snyder, and the Democratic establishment. Moore begins with the tears of Hillary Clinton supporters on election night 2016 contrasted with the sober expression of winner Donald Trump. Bill Clinton is lambasted for privatizing
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CRAZY RICH ASIANS TELLS HOLLYWOOD MOGULS WHAT THEY HAVE BEEN MISSING For years, Asians and Asian Americans have struggled to prove their talents while Hollywood has often cast Caucasians in Asian roles. Now that era may be over, thanks to Crazy Rich Asians, directed by John M. Chu, based on the novel by Kevin Kwan. All actors
OPERATION FINALE PUTS EICHMANN UNDER PRESSURE The film Operation Finale, directed by Chris Weitz, begins with titles indicating that 6 of the 10 million killed by Nazi Germany were Jews. Brief flashbacks to the Holocaust appear throughout the film. When the film begins, police in occupied Austria knock on the door of someone they believe is Adolf
OPERATION FINALE PUTS EICHMANN UNDER PRESSURE The film Operation Finale, directed by Chris Weitz, begins with titles indicating that 6 of the 10 million killed by Nazi Germany were Jews. Brief flashbacks to the Holocaust appear throughout the film. When the film begins, police in occupied Austria knock on the door of someone they believe is Adolf
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BLACKKKLANSMAN IS THE FIRST ANTI-TRUMP FILM SO FAR Released to coincide with the one-year anniversary of the Charlottesville weekend incident, BlacKkKlansman identifies President Donald Trump as the fulfillment of the dreams of Klansman David Duke. The film begins and ends with documentary footage. Civil War carnage is presented in the beginning. Charlottesville chaos is captured toward the end.
BLACKKKLANSMAN IS THE FIRST ANTI-TRUMP FILM SO FAR Released to coincide with the one-year anniversary of the Charlottesville weekend incident, BlacKkKlansman identifies President Donald Trump as the fulfillment of the dreams of Klansman David Duke. The film begins and ends with documentary footage. Civil War carnage is presented in the beginning. Charlottesville chaos is captured toward the end.
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22 JULY SHOWS HOW A TERRORIST EVENT CHANGES NORWAY In 143 minutes, director Paul Greengrass gives more than enough time in 22 July to explain Norway’s version of 9/11. On that date in 2011, Anders Behring Breivik (played by Anders Danielsen Lie) set off a bomb near the prime minister’s office and then opened fire on Utøya Island,
THE BIOPICTHE CATCHER WAS A SPY IS FULL OF PUZZLES After graduating in philology from Princeton, learning at least a dozen languages, Morris “Moe” Berg (played by Paul Rudd) decides to make a career as a catcher for major league baseball. That is the first puzzle, since he has the intelligence to make a career in
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THE BIOPICTHE CATCHER WAS A SPY IS FULL OF PUZZLES After graduating in philology from Princeton, learning at least a dozen languages, Morris “Moe” Berg (played by Paul Rudd) decides to make a career as a catcher for major league baseball. That is the first puzzle, since he has the intelligence to make a career in
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