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Common Dreams
April 21, 2018
Speaking at a rally outside Plantation High School in Florida, junior Romy Giler reminded her peers that the movement's demands for legislative action are also motivated by mass shootings at a movie theater in Aurora, Colorado; Pulse night club in Orlando, Florida; and a country music concert in LasÃâà...
Film Journal
April 18, 2018
Gemma Arterton and Dominic Cooper star in writer-director Dominic Savage's The Escape, about the attempts of a suburban wife and mother to reclaim power over her own life. (IFC Films; May 11). Tony Zierra directs the documentary Filmworker, about an actor (Leon Vitali, Barry Lyndon) who abandonedÃâà...
Rotten Tomatoes
April 13, 2018
Capturing truth, life, and reality — one movie at a time. ... Synopsis: Michael Moore returns to controversial territory with this documentary examining the events that led to the global financial crisis. Bob. ... Synopsis: "Why We Fight" is an unflinching look at the military industrial complex and the rise of the American Empire.
Variety
April 10, 2018
Jean, who is directing the series, creates the HBO short film “The Adventures of Edson Jean” and starred in “War Dogs,” “Moonlight,” HBO's “Ballers” and the Netflix ... other original series include “Road to Race Day” produced by Peter Berg's Film 45 and Rhonda Rousey's Emmy nominated “Why We Fight.
Comics Beat
April 3, 2018
Kibbles 'n' Bits 4/3/18: Why We Fight. Asher Elbein ... Herman by Trade, Toronto-based artist Chris W. Kim's first graphic novel, reads just like a storyboard for a film from its very first panel — perfectly fitting for a tale of a humble street cleaner caught up in the frustrating process of open auditions for a movie.
Chicago Reader
March 29, 2018
A recent addition to Chicago's festival calendar, the Doc10 documentary festival debuted in 2016 and moved to the Davis Theater last year with a mix of ... The King Eugene Jarecki has directed two of the most extraordinary political documentaries of the new century: Why We Fight (2005), a 40-year historyÃâà...
IndieWire
March 29, 2018
Essentially the “Why We Fight” series for The War on Christmas, the “God's Not Dead” franchise has — with its first two installments — asserted itself as the chintziest and most intellectually counterfeit branch of the lucrative faith-based film wave that it's helped to define. Whereas other recent offerings likeÃâà...
SaultOnline.com
March 17, 2018
In 2009 they were shortlisted for the prestigious Polaris Music Prize and in 2012 the band found themselves nominated for a Genie Award for their original song “West End Sky” that was featured in the film “Grown Up Movie Star”. Their style has been called everything from 'blackgrass' to 'death country,' butÃâà...
NationofChange
March 17, 2018
Sounds of war, if heard at all, come from T.V. or video screens or Hollywood films in local multiplexes. We are, in fact, kept ... Americans today have little idea “why we fight” other than a vague sense of fighting them over there (Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, Niger, Somalia, Syria, Yemen, etc.) so they won't kill usÃâà...
HuffPost
March 17, 2018
Americans today have little idea “why we fight” other than a vague sense of fighting them over there (Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, Niger, Somalia, Syria, Yemen, etc.) so they won't kill us here, to cite George W. Bush's rationale for launching the war on terror. Meanwhile, with such a lack of national involvementÃâà...
The Nation.
March 16, 2018
Sounds of war, if heard at all, come from TV or video screens or Hollywood films in local multiplexes. We are, in fact, kept ... Americans today have little idea “why we fight” other than a vague sense of fighting them over there (Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, Niger, Somalia, Syria, Yemen, etc.) so they won't kill usÃâà...
AdAge.com
March 8, 2018
RSA Films is now representing actor and director Ewan McGregor for commercials globally. McGregor, who won a Golden Globe this year for Best Actor ... Sibling Rivalry is signing commercial, documentary and short narrative filmmaker Sandra Winther to its roster. The Copenhagen-born, New York-basedÃâà...
Austin Chronicle
February 28, 2018
In adapting Annihilation, the first book in the trilogy, writer/director Alex Garland has seemingly pledged fealty, attempting a speculative film with “weird” baked into its genetic code. Weird is the film's watchword, its true north, its “why we fight.” It steers the visuals – the mutated flora and fauna living within theÃâà...
The Fayetteville Observer
February 25, 2018
The episode, “Part 8, 'Why We Fight'” will once again feature Fort Bragg soldiers, who have played a key role throughout not only the series but the ... At Fort Bragg's John F. Kennedy Memorial Chapel, crews were able to film as Moses and other 3rd Group soldiers honored their fallen teammates.
Variety
October 3, 2017
“Why We Fight,” a documentary series executive produced by UFC champion Ronda Rousey about a talented but troubled young boxer, is set to premiere on Verizon's Go90 free video service later this month. The series ... The series was inspired by the short film “Kid Yamaka” directed by Matt Ogens.
HuffPost
September 28, 2017
During World War II, the great filmmaker Frank Capra of “It's a Wonderful Life” fame led a group of Hollywood directors in producing documentaries to support the war effort. The films, titled “Why We Fight,” reinforced the rationale for fighting World War II in the minds of our armed forces and the generalÃâà...
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