Stories by Armond White
Armond White is film critic for the New York Press. White was staff writer for The Nation for 12 years (1984-1996) and is the author of two books on pop culture.
Writer/director Bronwen Hughes has managed to make anti-Apartheid activity look dashing in the biopic of white Afrikaner Andre Stander.
Posted on Aug 20, 2004
'Man on Fire' exploits black anger but completely ignores the actual difficulties and complex circumstances that black people face in the real world.
Posted on Apr 28, 2004
David Mamet's 'Spartan,' the story of an apolitical black soldier's political indoctrination, unwittingly comments on portrayals of black men in Hollywood.
Posted on Mar 12, 2004
A close look at the history of the Academy and black actors may give you reason to think twice about how race is regarded at the Oscars.
Posted on Mar 1, 2004
Independent filmmaking didn't start with the Sundance Film Festival. A new documentary explores the rich, and largely unknown, history of independent black cinema.
Posted on Feb 13, 2004
Jonathan Hesselman's 'The Hebrew Hammer' combines a fan's knowledge of the Blaxploitation genre with a frank and sometimes funny tone of commiseration.
Posted on Jan 7, 2004
Succeeding where 'Monster's Ball' failed on so many fronts, 'The Human Stain' is one of the bravest -- and strangest -- Hollywood movies in recent years.
Posted on Oct 31, 2003
In 'Kill Bill,' Quentin Tarantino continues to cause critics to question his handling of race on the big screen.
Posted on Oct 15, 2003
