THE COURIER IS NOT JUST ANOTHER SPY MOVIE Directed by Dominic Cooke, The Courier is the story of how the gravity of the Russian threat came to the attention of President John F. Kennedy during the Cuban Missiles Crisis of 1962. The basic facts are quite simple: In 1960, the Kremlin discovers that Major Pyotr […]
THE COURIER IS NOT JUST ANOTHER SPY MOVIE Directed by Dominic Cooke, The Courier is the story of how the gravity of the Russian threat came to the attention of President John F. Kennedy during the Cuban Missiles Crisis of 1962. The basic facts are quite simple: In 1960, the Kremlin discovers that Major Pyotr
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THE TRIAL OF THE CHICAGO 7 IS HOW IT REALLY HAPPENED On August 26, 1968, the Democratic Party was scheduled to begin its national convention at the Chicago Hilton and was expected to nominate as their presidential candidate Hubert Humphrey, who was expected to continue American involvement in Vietnam. Protesters from several different groups called
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THE TRIAL OF THE CHICAGO 7 IS HOW IT REALLY HAPPENED On August 26, 1968, the Democratic Party was scheduled to begin its national convention at the Chicago Hilton and was expected to nominate as their presidential candidate Hubert Humphrey, who was expected to continue American involvement in Vietnam. Protesters from several different groups called
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BEAUTIFUL BOXER PORTRAYS A FEMALE’S FIGHT TO LEAVE A MALE BODY Beautiful Boxer is a biopic about the sexual identity of a famous Thai kickboxer. Of the many ways to tell the story, director Ekechai Uekrongtham chooses to have a fictional American reporter interview Parinya “Nong Toom” Charoenphol (played by kickboxer Asanee Suwan), who in
NO AWARDS FOR BEST FILMS OF 2020 The following were nominated for awards: Nominees for Best Film on Democracy ( ) Irresistible, directed by Jon Stewart (trying to get Trump supporters vote Democratic) Nominees for Best Film Exposé ( ) The Banker, directed by George Nolfi (how banks control real estate funding) ( ) Burden,
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VOTING FOR BEST FILMS OF 2020 The following were nominated for awards. Choose one in each category: Best Film on Democracy ( ) Irresistible, directed by Jon Stewart (trying to get Trump supporters vote Democratic) ( ) No Selection Best Film Exposé ( ) The Banker, directed by George Nolfi (how banks control real estate
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IRRESTIBLE PROVES THAT POLITICS IS ABOUT MONEY Jon Stewart of Comedy Central fame, in deciding to make a film to provoke the elitist Democratic Party, focused on a fictional small town in Wisconsin in Irresistible, though the letters RESIST stand out on the screen. Filming was actually in Rockmart, Georgia, and the story was inspired by the
UPDATE: Due to coronavirus restrictions, cinemas in Los Angeles closed in March and still are shut. Rules of the Political Film Society only allow review of films exhibited in LA Country for at least a week. However, films are now being shown on drive-in theaters in outlying areas. Most of the dozen exhibited that way
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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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