Netanyahu’s lawyers failed in their petitioning the court for injunction against journalist Raviv Drucker, the film’s producer.
Bibi Files, The: Gibney’s Hot-Potato Docu Screens at Toronto Film Fest, Sep. 9, Despite Netanyahu’s Protest
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Political Movies: 100 Most Significant. No. 43: “Born in Flames” (1983), Lizzie Borden’s Anarchic Subversive Film
September 9, 2024 by
Radical feminist Lizzie Borden directed, produced and co-wrote Born in Flames a dystopian docudrama, an anarchic subversive film, which explored racism and sexism in an alternate society that is socialist-democratic. Grade: B (*** out of *****) Born in Flames The film’s title comes from the song “Born in Flames” written by Mayo Thompson of […]
Political Movies: 100 Most Significant (by Year, Director, and Country)
September 8, 2024 by
Political Movies: 100 Most Significant (Year, Director, Country)
Oscar Directors: Rossi, Francesco (1922-2015)
September 8, 2024 by
Francesco Rosi (Nov 15, 1922–Jan 10, 2015) was a major Italian filmmaker, screenwriter and theatre director. Rosi’s films of the 1960s and 1970s often had political messages, while later films were inspired by literature and became less political. He continued to direct until 1997–his last film was an adaptation of Primo Levi’s book, The Truce. […]
Age Of Consent (1969): Michael Powell’s Romantic Drama, Starring James Mason and Helen Mirren in her First Major Role
September 8, 2024 by
Michael Powell directed Age of Consent, a romantic serio-comedy, starring James Mason (who also served as co-producer with Powell). The screenplay by Peter Yeldham was adapted from the 1938 semi-autobiographical novel of the same name by Norman Lindsay, who died the year in which this film was released. Mirren’s breakout film, Age of Consent follows […]
