Movies
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Our Film is Going to the Oscars. But Here in Masafer Yatta, We’re Still Being Erased
arrest us, abuse us, and demolish our homes. Throughout the making of “No Other Land” — our documentary about the struggle and resilience of the Palestinian residents of Masafer Yatta in the face of Israel’s efforts to expel us — one question persisted: Will anyone even watch this? Will anyone care? Continue reading
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London Palestine Film Festival
The London Palestine Film Festival (LPFF) returns to cinemas across London from November 15-29, 2024, bringing a powerful lineup of films, performances, and discussions that center on Palestinian culture, politics, and lived experiences. Continue reading
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How the Pentagon dictates Hollywood storylines
New documentary discloses the ways western publics are softened up for aggressive, global US militarism through the Pentagon’s influence over thousands of films and TV shows Continue reading
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David Chappelle’s ‘Space Jews’
Finally someone, male or female, white or whatever, str8 or lgbtq+, with the balls to give Israel the finger in the mainstream media. Chappelle is the American Hamas, lobbing his homemade rockets, flying his balloons out of besieged America at the dastardly foe, which relentless steals and then colonizes our minds, forcing us to our… Continue reading
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Is lab-grown meat the future of food?
Documentary on ‘clean meat’ fails to question the technology’s rationale and blindly accepts dubious claims made by its promoters Continue reading
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Green Capital and Environmental “Leaders” Won’t Save Us
Despite its serious flaws, Jeff Gibbs’s documentary Planet of the Humans powerfully exposes how optimism for “renewable energy” transitions is misplaced, and how mainstream environmentalism is becoming a force for green capitalism. Continue reading
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REVIEW: Planet of the Humans Michael Moore produced documentary on The Green New Deal lands the occasional hit, but pulls too many punches
Michael Moore is estimated to be worth 50 million dollars. He is a wealthy man. His political support is for the Democratic Party. He has stumped for Alexandria Ocasio Cortez in New York and for Rashida Tlaib in Michigan (does one need to say more?). Moore is essentially a brand. Continue reading
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XY Chelsea: A deeply flawed portrait of US Army whistleblower Chelsea Manning By Jean Shaoul
XY Chelsea, directed by Tim Travers Hawkins, charts the life of former United States Army soldier Chelsea Manning, following President Barack Obama’s unexpected commutation in January 2017 of her vindictive 35-year jail sentence. Continue reading
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US ‘Stumbled Into Torture,’ Says NYT Reporter By Adam Johnson
For an essay that is more or less Shane patting himself on the back for holding power to account instead of becoming a spook, his instinct to assume noble intentions on the part of these spooks is a telling indication of the broader ethos of corporate media’s national security reporting: Criticism is welcome around the… Continue reading
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John Pilger – The Power of Documentary – Selected life works at the British Library
John Pilger’s films have been credited with drawing public attention to human rights crises, the impacts of wars and abuses of power by governments and corporations. John will be speaking on both days. Due to demand, tickets are now bookable for single or half days or for the whole weekend Continue reading
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THE COMING WAR ON CHINA A film by John Pilger
With Donald Trump threatening a war in Asia over North Korea, the real target is China. A new feature-length documentary by award-winning journalist and filmmaker John Pilger is perhaps Pilger’s most timely and urgent investigation. The film is both a warning and an inspiring story of people’s resistance. Continue reading
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Ritzy staff strike for a living wage for the fifth time!
Now they’re on strike again, after the company (Picturehouse, owned by Cineworld) refused to negotiate over their claim including the London Living Wage. What’s more, their colleagues at Hackney Picturehouse have just voted to join their strike, adding recognition for their union BECTU to their demands. Continue reading
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No more war! The anti-war message of The Cranes Are Flying (1957) By Dorota Niemitz
Kalatozov’s film thrusts before our eyes newsreel-like scenes of bombed buildings, shattered glass, people in panic, crying children and orphans on their own, groups of wounded soldiers with no eyes, arms or legs, the filth and mud of the combat zone. The Cranes Are Flying is a masterpiece of anti-war cinema because it shows military… Continue reading
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Omar – Film Review by Gilad Atzmon
ne of the most important Palestinian feature films ever, Omar is, to date, the deepest expose of the diabolical nature of the Israeli occupation and the inhuman situation imposed on Palestinians by the Jewish State. It also throws light on the tragic and depressing Palestinian struggle against a sophisticated, demonic enemy – an on-going battle… Continue reading
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Movie Review: A confused and contradictory film on how foreigners “help” Palestine By Sarah Irving
Ruthven’s naivete is a major aspect of her narrative device, but as she is the film’s main voice, it also means that the conclusions are frustratingly simplistic. “I’d had no idea how dependent the Palestinian economy was on aid,” she states. The obvious question is why, when making a documentary on aid in Palestine, she… Continue reading
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A new John Pilger film, Utopia, is now showing in UK cinemas
Utopia is a vast region in northern Australia and home to the oldest human presence on earth. “This film is a journey into that secret country,” says Pilger in Utopia. “It will describe not only the uniqueness of the first Australians, but their trail of tears and betrayal and resistance – from one utopia to… Continue reading
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“The struggle to tell the truth through stories”: An interview with British film and television producer Tony Garnett—Part 2
In a retrospective this summer, “Seeing Red,” the British Film Institute celebrated the work of veteran film and television producer Tony Garnett. The BFI described Garnett as one of television’s “most influential figures,” who “produced and fostered a succession of provocative, radical and sometimes incendiary dramas.” Continue reading
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“The struggle to tell the truth through stories”: An interview with British film and television producer Tony Garnett—Part 1
In a retrospective this summer, “Seeing Red,” the British Film Institute (BFI) celebrated the work of veteran film and television producer Tony Garnett. The BFI described Garnett as one of television’s “most influential figures,” who “produced and fostered a succession of provocative, radical and sometimes incendiary dramas.” Continue reading
The New Dark Age 