ERIN BROCKOVICH IS NOMINATED FOR TWO AWARDS Before Erin Brockovich begins, a title tells us that the film is based on a true story. The movie, directed by Steven Soderbergh and written by transparently feminist Susannah Grant, focuses on numbers, though the tagline is “She brought a small town to its feet and a huge […]
ERIN BROCKOVICH IS NOMINATED FOR TWO AWARDS Before Erin Brockovich begins, a title tells us that the film is based on a true story. The movie, directed by Steven Soderbergh and written by transparently feminist Susannah Grant, focuses on numbers, though the tagline is “She brought a small town to its feet and a huge
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THE TERRORIST IS NOMINATED FOR AN AWARD ON PEACE FOR THE YEAR 2000 What motivates a terrorist and what can get a terrorist to give up terrorism? This question is posed in the Indian film The Terrorist, directed by Santosh Sivan, which reached Los Angeles in February 2000, although the Indian release date was 1998.
FOUR FILMS WIN AWARDS The Board of Directors of the Political Film Society met at 8481 Allenwood Road, Los Angeles, on March 4 at 7:00 p.m. and counted ballots to determine which films of 1999 were voted the best political films by members of the Society. The winners are as follows: DEMOCRACY The Insider EXPOSÉ
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THE CIDER HOUSE RULES FOCUSES ON UNWANTED CHILDREN The fate of unwanted children is usually left out of debates on abortion. Not so in The Cider House Rules, directed by Lasse Hallström. The film takes place in the 1940s, beginning at an orphanage in St. Clouds, Maine, where illegitimate children live until infertile couples arrive
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THE CIDER HOUSE RULES FOCUSES ON UNWANTED CHILDREN The fate of unwanted children is usually left out of debates on abortion. Not so in The Cider House Rules, directed by Lasse Hallström. The film takes place in the 1940s, beginning at an orphanage in St. Clouds, Maine, where illegitimate children live until infertile couples arrive
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OFFICIAL BALLOT (FOR MEMBERS ONLY) Now is the time for members to vote for the best political films of 1999. Mark an X in the “YES” box of the film(s) that you believe best promotes political consciousness in each of four categories, but check no more than 4 “YES” votes. If you feel strongly that
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TWO WEEKS REMAIN FOR POLITICAL FILM SOCIETY MEMBERS TO WINNOW NOMINATIONS Political Film Society rules require only five nominations per category, so members can pick the top five films in each of the four categories for awards. To vote using the ballot below, which lists all nominated films, write in “accept,” “drop,” or “undecided” on
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THE HURRICANE RECEIVES THE FIRST POLITICAL FILM SOCIETY NOMINATION FOR 2000 Thanks to two Northwestern University professors, a substantial number of men have been released from death row in Illinois because they were wrongfully convicted. In The Hurricane, director Norman Jewison brings to the screen the book Lazarus and the Hurricane: The Untold Story of
THE HURRICANE RECEIVES THE FIRST POLITICAL FILM SOCIETY NOMINATION FOR 2000 Thanks to two Northwestern University professors, a substantial number of men have been released from death row in Illinois because they were wrongfully convicted. In The Hurricane, director Norman Jewison brings to the screen the book Lazarus and the Hurricane: The Untold Story of
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