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The revolution introduced me to art, and art, in its own turn, brought me to the revolution.

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Sunday, 26 June 2022 10:14

Meet Juan Guaidó: Capra’s Depression-Era Comedy Rerun as Imperial Farce

Written by Dennis Broe

in Films

In 1941, Frank Capra directed Meet John Doe, the last of his Depression-era populist trilogy, extolling the virtues of the common man and woman. In this film Gary Cooper, a down-on-his-luck hobo gets chosen by a newspaper magnate as the ultimate symbol of an America still ravaged by the economic…

Meet John Doe Guaido Bay of Piglets

Tuesday, 07 June 2022 15:38

Top Gun - Maverick: expelled from the bowels of the Military-Entertainment Complex

Written by David Edwards

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In 1990, Tom Cruise, star of the 1986 blockbuster, ‘Top Gun’, said: ‘Some people felt that “Top Gun” was a right-wing film to promote the Navy. And a lot of kids loved it. But I want the kids to know that’s not the way war is – that “Top Gun”…

Top Gun: Maverick

K2_PUBLISHED_ON Friday, 27 May 2022 13:41

Pacifiction at Cannes 2022: a spotlight on contemporary politics and neo-colonialism in Tahiti

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Written by Rita Di Santo

Rita di Santo reviews Pacifiction Spanish director Albert Serra (The death of Louis XIV, Liberté) returns to the Official Competition at the Cannes Film Festival with an exotic trip to Tahiti, an atoll of French Polynesia, for a fantastic, imaginative journey that addresses contemporary politics and neo-colonialism on the island.…

Cannes 2022 Albert Serra

K2_PUBLISHED_ON Tuesday, 24 May 2022 09:01

Cannes 2022: R.M.N. by Cristian Mungiu

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Written by Rita Di Santo

Just over two hours, this absorbing psychological drama brings back the political bite and pulse-racing suspense of Mungiu’s highly acclaimed abortion thriller 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days (which won the Palme D’Or in 2007). With undeniable technical skill Mungiu builds a fiercely objective observation of the dynamics of…

K2_PUBLISHED_ON Thursday, 12 May 2022 11:19

Culture for All: Why Film Matters

in Films

Written by Culture Matters

As part of the Culture for All series, supported by the Communication Workers Union, we're proud to present a short film about why film matters, by Deirdre O'Neill. Why Film Matters by Deirdre O'Neill Action films, horror films, romantic comedies, science fiction, documentaries – film plays a big part of…

Cultural democracy

K2_PUBLISHED_ON Sunday, 01 May 2022 09:28

Marlene Dietrich: anti-fascist and a role model for women's emancipation

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Written by Jenny Farrell

Marlene Dietrich, who died 30 years ago, on 6 May 1992, should be remembered not only for her importance as role model for emancipation, but also for her outspoken and active stand against her Nazi homeland. Born in Berlin on 27 December 1901, she became one of the most famous…

Friday, 08 April 2022 09:16

Not so Black and White: Belfast in the 1960s

Written by Caoimhghin O Croidheain

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Caoimhghin Ó Croidheáin reviews Kenneth Branagh's recent film Belfast For those not familiar with the vicissitudes of Northern Ireland, Kenneth Branagh's 2021 film Belfast may not give one a full idea of the terrible things that happened there over a period of three decades - euphemistically known as 'the Troubles'.…

The Troubles

Thursday, 17 March 2022 19:53

A powerful statement about poverty and class struggle: The Gravedigger's Wife

Written by Rita Di Santo

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Rita di Santo reviews a film at the Luxor Film Festival In this revolutionary triumph of emotion and form, Khadar Ayderus Ahmed rises to the ranks of one of the most interesting filmmakers emerging from contemporary cinema. A film of acute tenderness and eloquence, The Gravedigger's Wife grounds its critique…

Thursday, 03 March 2022 17:50

'My movies are about class inequality': Rita Di Santo interviews Alejandra Márquez Abella

Written by Rita Di Santo

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Rita di Santo interviews Alejandra Marquez Abella about her recent film Northern Skies Over Empty Space After directing an episode of Narcos for Netflix, and a future film, female Mexican director Alejandra Márquez Abella boldly confronts macho culture and the Western genre in her new film Northern Skies Over Empty…

Northern Skies Over Empty Space

Tuesday, 08 February 2022 11:28

Charles Dickens, social realist cinema and the need for a humanist, critical and writerly eye

Written by Caoimhghin O Croidheain

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On the 210th anniversary of Charles Dickens' birth, 7 February 1812, Caoimhghin Ó Croidheáin writes about Dickens, how social realist cinema has filmed his books, and how modern society needs the same kind of sharp, critical, humanist and writerly eye Between 1935 and 1952 seven films were made based on…

Great Expectations Oliver Twist Scrooge A tale of two Cities David Copperfield Sally Rooney

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Films

The revolution introduced me to art, and art, in its own turn, brought me to the revolution.

Meet Juan Guaidó: Capra’s Depression-Era Comedy Rerun as Imperial Farce

Top Gun - Maverick: expelled from the bowels of the Military-Entertainment Complex

Pacifiction at Cannes 2022: a spotlight on contemporary politics and neo-colonialism in Tahiti

Cannes 2022: R.M.N. by Cristian Mungiu

Culture for All: Why Film Matters

Marlene Dietrich: anti-fascist and a role model for women's emancipation

Not so Black and White: Belfast in the 1960s

A powerful statement about poverty and class struggle: The Gravedigger's Wife

'My movies are about class inequality': Rita Di Santo interviews Alejandra Márquez Abella

Charles Dickens, social realist cinema and the need for a humanist, critical and writerly eye

Macbeth, directed by Joel Coen

Revolutionary changes to come? The Red Sea Film Festival

Breaking the glass ceiling: Interview with Haifaa Al-Mansour, the first female Saudi director

'With art, you change people': Sara Shazli’s Back Home