ETHNIC CLEANSING BEFORE YOUR EYES IN HARRISON’S FLOWERS Harrison’s Flowers, directed by Elie Chouraqui, ups the ante on the reality of ethnic cleansing over earlier efforts, notably Savior (1998) and Behind Enemy Lines (2001). Based on the novel Le Diable a l’Avantage by Isabel Ellsen, the film begins in New Jersey on October 9, 1991. We become acquainted […]
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When Ho Chi Minh read Vietnam’s Declaration of Independence at Hanoi in September 2, 1945, American planes provided overhead support to the cheers of the assembled throng; they had backed his struggle against the Japanese during World War II. The next time the American military went to Vietnam, however, the mission was different. We Were Soldiers,
AN AMERICAN MILITARY COMMANDER REVISITS THE HEROISM & FUTILITY OF THE VIETNAM WAR When Ho Chi Minh read Vietnam’s Declaration of Independence at Hanoi in September 2, 1945, American planes provided overhead support to the cheers of the assembled throng; they had backed his struggle against the Japanese during World War II. The next time
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BEST POLITICAL FILMS OF 2001 SELECTED Political Film Society members have selected the following as the best political films of 2001, with StanleyAwards going to the directors of each film: DEMOCRACY: The Majestic (Frank Darabont) EXPOSE: Uprising (Jon Avnet) HUMAN RIGHTS: Focus (Neal Slavin) PEACE: Lumumba (Raoul Peck) SPECIAL AWARD: The
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The Town is Quiet (La ville est tranquille) is about the impact of globalization on Marseilles, a once-bustling port now used primarily by fishing vessels. The focus is on the impact upon the people of a proud city that has become redundant. In search of new sources of employment-from research thinktanks to tourism-politicians of the left and
JOHN Q. ENCOUNTERS SICKNESS IN THE HEALTH INDUSTRY John Q. is an exposé about the 40 million Americans who have no health insurance and millions more who belong to health maintenance organizations (HMOs) that provide phony health insurance. The hero, John Qunicy Archibald (played by Denzel Washington), is a family man, a churchgoer, and a
JOHN Q. ENCOUNTERS SICKNESS IN THE HEALTH INDUSTRY John Q. is an exposé about the 40 million Americans who have no health insurance and millions more who belong to health maintenance organizations (HMOs) that provide phony health insurance. The hero, John Qunicy Archibald (played by Denzel Washington), is a family man, a churchgoer, and a
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RAMBO ARNOLD VANQUISHES COLOMBIAN TERRORISTS Collateral Damage, one of the films delayed by the events of September 11, is a Ramboesque movie about Colombian terrorism. Early in the story, Gordy Brewer (played by Arnold Schwartzenegger) stops to pick up his son and wife at a mall in Los Angeles that happens to house the Colombian
RAMBO ARNOLD VANQUISHES COLOMBIAN TERRORISTS Collateral Damage, one of the films delayed by the events of September 11, is a Ramboesque movie about Colombian terrorism. Early in the story, Gordy Brewer (played by Arnold Schwartzenegger) stops to pick up his son and wife at a mall in Los Angeles that happens to house the Colombian
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BALLOTING FOR BEST POLITICAL FILMS OF 2001 BEGINS Polls are now open for Political Film Society members to choose the best political films of 2001. Click on film titles on the Society’s website for more complete reviews, mark your ballots below, and return to the Society’s email address. For the category promoting the goal of
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