ARMENIAN GENOCIDE FEATURED IN ARARAT Ararat, directed by Atom Egoyan, is a film about a film. We see only a few scenes staged for the background film, entitled “Arara,” which might have been an exciting epic about the death of one million Armenians in 1915 by the government of Turkey, which forced them on a […]
ARMENIAN GENOCIDE FEATURED IN ARARAT Ararat, directed by Atom Egoyan, is a film about a film. We see only a few scenes staged for the background film, entitled “Arara,” which might have been an exciting epic about the death of one million Armenians in 1915 by the government of Turkey, which forced them on a
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What could be more heavenly than a beautiful house surrounded by trees resplendent with autumn leaves, a happily married couple, and two adorable children in 1957, when civility and courtesy were the norm in interpersonal relations? In Far from Heaven, written and directed by Todd Haynes, the principal characters discover private hells that were absent
Many American films depict the South in a very bad light, so a more balanced cinematic presentation may tend to be heartwarming. The Rising Place, directed by Tom Rice and based on the novel by David Armstrong, falls into the latter category. The film centers on Emily (“Millie”) Hodge (played by Laurel Holloman as a
WHITE WOMEN BREAK THROUGH THE COLOR LINE IN THE 1940S & 1950S IN TWO FILMS Women’s liberation followed Black liberation in the 1960s, and White women played a role in the latter. Two recent films, The Rising Place and Far from Heaven connect us with the origins of the role of White women in breaking
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JEWS CARRY OUT THE HORRORS OF THE HOLOCAUST IN THE GREY ZONE Those who have seen the original film footage of the horrors of the Nazi concentration camps, whether in the 1955 classic Nuit et Brouillard (Night and Fog) or as evidence in the trial of Nazis presented in Nuremberg (1999), may think that they
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JEWS CARRY OUT THE HORRORS OF THE HOLOCAUST IN THE GREY ZONE Those who have seen the original film footage of the horrors of the Nazi concentration camps, whether in the 1955 classic Nuit et Brouillard (Night and Fog) or as evidence in the trial of Nazis presented in Nuremberg (1999), may think that they
MOORE TRACKS DOWN THE MASSACRE AFTER TEENAGERS BOWLED TOGETHER Still outraged that the world’s largest corporation, General Motors, closed down operations in his hometown, Flint, Michigan, Michael Moore tries to assign responsibility for the death of a six-year-old to the effrontery of the corporate closing in Bowling for Columbine, which he writes, produces, and directs
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MOORE TRACKS DOWN THE MASSACRE AFTER TEENAGERS BOWLED TOGETHER Still outraged that the world’s largest corporation, General Motors, closed down operations in his hometown, Flint, Michigan, Michael Moore tries to assign responsibility for the death of a six-year-old to the effrontery of the corporate closing in Bowling for Columbine, which he writes, produces, and directs
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SADDAM HUSSEIN’S LATEST “MUST” READING IS THE SIXTH REMAKE OF A BRITISH NOVEL Titles at the beginning of The Four Feathers tell us that in 1884 the British Empire extended over one-fourth of the globe, that young British men were expected to fight for their country, and that a white feather was a symbol of