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Film of the Week: Miral (by Julian Schnabel)

aoj — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 18:54:11 +0000

Jerusalem, 1948. On her way to work, Hind Husseini comes across 55 orphaned children in the street. She takes them home to give them food and shelter. Within six months, 55 have grown to almost 2000, and the Dar Al-Tifel Institute is born.

At the age of 7, Miral is sent to the Institute by her father following her mother’s death. Brought up safely inside the Institute’s walls, she is naïve to the troubles that surround her. Then, at the age of 17, she is assigned to teach at a refugee camp where she is awakened to the reality of her people’s struggle. When she falls for political activist, Hani, she finds herself torn between the fight for the future of her people and Mama Hind’s belief that education is the road to peace.

Movie Of The Week: Capitalism: A Love Story

Allie — Thu, 02 Sep 2010 21:17:26 +0000

Director:Michael Moore

Latest critically acclaimed documentary by Michael Moore, with a look at corporate abuse, greed, and corruption. Might just explain how we got into this mess and how to get out of it.

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Axis Film Of The Week: El Norte

Allie — Fri, 13 Aug 2010 18:04:46 +0000

Director: Gregory Nava

The drama features Zaide Silvia Gutiérrez and David Villalpando, in their first film roles, as two indigenous youths who flee Guatemala in the early 1980s due to ethnic and political persecution. They head north and travel through Mexico to the United States, arriving in Los Angeles, California, after an arduous journey.

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The Hurt Locker

admin — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 17:04:52 +0000

Director: Kathryn Bigelow

Critically-acclaimed and incredibly tense film about a team of US soldiers trained to disarm bombs in occupied Iraq.

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Avatar

Jake Sexton — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 21:27:06 +0000

Director: James Cameron

A sci-fi blockbuster, about a society that finds natural resources it wants, and makes war on the people who live there. Sounds a tad familiar…

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When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts

Jake Sexton — Tue, 01 Dec 2009 02:09:54 +0000

Director: Spike Lee

Amazing documentary about the lives of Hurricane Katrina survivors, and their experiences before, during, and after the continuing tragedy.

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Crude

Jake Sexton — Thu, 22 Oct 2009 12:31:48 +0000

Director: Joe Berlinger

Mind-blowing documentary about a legal battle between rural Ecuadorian people against the oil giants who have poisoned them with their exploitation and greed.

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Inglourious Basterds

Jake Sexton — Wed, 21 Oct 2009 14:29:02 +0000

Director: Quentin Tarantino

Really, we’re just recommending this movie because its about WWII movie about a group of Jews that go behind enemy lines to kill Nazis. Yay poetic justice.

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Capitalism: A Love Story

Jake Sexton — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 14:25:20 +0000

Director: Michael Moore

Do we need to say more? The latest documentary about corporate abuse and the destruction of the American dream by this famed filmmaker.

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The Yes Men Fix the World

Jake Sexton — Fri, 09 Oct 2009 10:04:48 +0000

Director: Andy Bichlbaum and Mike Bonanno

Second documentary about devious anti-corporate pranksters The Yes Men, humiliating the powerful and shining light on global dysfunction.

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