“WILDE” NOMINATED FOR HUMAN RIGHTS AWARD The life of bisexual Oscar Wilde, focusing on his affection for young adult men and the consequences of his desire to fulfill his destiny, is passionately portrayed in the British film Wilde.  Directed by Brian Gilbert, the film pits Oscar Wilde against the Marquess of Queensberry, whose son is […]

TWO FILMS NOMINATED FOR 1998 AWARDS PROMOTING PEACE Several films released in 1998 have already been nominated for awards.  The Boxer has been nominated for the best film promoting peace.  The classic Romeo and Juliet story, set in Northern Ireland, shows the human absurdity of  a war between the modern Capulets and Montagues.  The later

The Political Film Society, which has been based in Honolulu from 1985, has moved to Hollywood, effective today. Each year members of the Political Film Society select the films which best raise political consciousness in one of several categories.  Today, after balloting for the past three months, the following have been voted as the top

OFFICIAL BALLOT Cast your votes for the films that best raised political consciousness in 1997: DEMOCRACY ___          Red Corner (shows how extralegal considerations endemic in crony rule within China prevent the criminal justice system from producing a just outcome) ___          The Rainmaker (portrays the elusiveness of justice in the cases of a battered wife who

OFFICIAL BALLOT Cast your votes for the films that best raised political consciousness in 1997: DEMOCRACY ___          Red Corner (shows how extralegal considerations endemic in crony rule within China prevent the criminal justice system from producing a just outcome) ___          The Rainmaker (portrays the elusiveness of justice in the cases of a battered wife who

Nominations closed on December 31, 1997, for the films that best raised political consciousness in 1997.  The list below contains all nominated films. Political Film Society members are urged to see these films during January. The February newsletter will contain a ballot, which is due by March 1. DEMOCRACY Red Corner (shows how extralegal considerations

HAWAI`I INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL STARTS NOVEMBER 7 The Ice Storm will open the 1997 Hawai`i International Film Festival at the historic Hawai`i Theatre on Friday, November 7.  Director Ang Lee will be present to introduce the film and answer questions afterward.  The festival, which lasts a week on O`ahu and moves to the Neighbor Islands

THREE MORE FILMS NOMINATED FOR 1997 AWARDS Two recent films have been nominated for promoting consciousness of the need for more democracy. Jon Avnet’s Red Corner has been nominated for promoting consciousness of the need for more democracy in China. Although much of the story is jazzed up with Hollywood hyperbole (sex, a chase scene,

CONFERENCE GROUP ON POLITICS & FILM CALLS FOR PAPERS Those seeking to present a paper at the 1998 convention of the American Political Science Association (Labor Day weekend, Boston Sheraton) are urged to email jww@prin.edu. Deadline: October 10. HOLLYWOOD CORRECTS THE RECORD AGAIN During the era of blacklisting in the 1950s and 1960s, many screenwriters

HOLLYWOOD CORRECTS THE RECORD During the era of blacklisting in the 1950s and 1960s, many screenwriters were forced to ghostwrite scripts. Thanks to recent research by the Writers Guild of America, revised credits are now being issued to recognize Michael Wilson for his  screenplay of the classic Friendly Persuasion (1956), The Bridge on the River