Film and the Anarchist Imagination -
Richard Porton; Born in Flames; & V for Vendetta
A look at Richard Porton's critical study Film and the Anarchist Imagination along with the films V for Vendetta and Born in Flames.
Gigli Hall - Alan Smithee
The More You Deny It... The Harder You'll Resist It
For your enjoyment: Gigli Hall...
Polygamy Sect Leader on FBI's Most Wanted List -
$100,000 Reasons to Hate Warren Jeffs
Looks like polygamist "prophet," misogynist Mormon mafia don, and all-around creepdog Warren Jeffs has just ascended unto the FBI's 10 Most Wanted list. Jeffs is the figurehead of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and featured heavily in Banking on Heaven, a powerful documentary expose that makes the case that the sect is essentially "America's Taliban." It screened at the recent True/False West film festival.
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War of 'The New World' Part Deux - The New World
The Critics
The New World continues to spark fierce debate in the world of film criticism long after it was released in theaters. Here's a look at what they're saying.
What others are saying... - Crash, The New World, Brokeback Mountain
The Critics
The film world this year has been bursting at the seams with controversy. Brokeback Mountain was the obvious lightning rod this year but other films such as Munich and even March of the Penguins got people worked up. In these films the controversy was a result of the ideas presented by the films and had little to do with the filmmaking itself.