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On AlterNet: film

Stories, blog posts, and videos tagged as "film"

Why Iraq Is Bombing at the Box Office

Why Iraq Is Bombing at the Box Office

James Rocchi, Huffington Post. April 15, 2008.
If you haven't been asked to pay for a war with money or blood, why would you buy a ticket to watch a simulation of it?

Movie Review:

Movie Review: "Body of War" by Phil Donahue

Deanna Zandt, AlterNet: Video. April 10, 2008.
Phil Donahue and Ellen Spiro document five years of post-war life with paralyzed soldier Tomas Young.

Feminism 3.0: Women and Media

Feminism 3.0: Women and Media

Julia Barry, MediaRights.org. April 4, 2008.
Female filmmakers need to work together to achieve gender equality in media.

"Stop-Loss": New Film Explores Systematic Abuse of Iraq War Veterans [VIDEO]

Adam Howard, AlterNet AlterNet: MediaCulture. March 24, 2008.
Back home in Texas after fighting in Iraq, a soldier refuses to return to battle despite the government mandate requiring him to do so.

Horton Hears an Abortion Protest

Horton Hears an Abortion Protest

Christy Hardin Smith, Firedoglake AlterNet: Reproductive Justice and Gender. March 15, 2008.
Anti-choice nuts infiltrate the Hollywood premiere of "Horton Hears a Who" and chant slogan at its stars and their children.

Where in the World Is Osama bin Laden? [VIDEO]

Where in the World Is Osama bin Laden? [VIDEO]

Adam Howard, AlterNet AlterNet: MediaCulture. March 3, 2008.
"Super Size Me" director Morgan Spurlock sets off to do what the CIA, FBI and countless bounty hunters have failed to do.

Reese Witherspoon as Hillary Clinton in

Reese Witherspoon as Hillary Clinton in "Election" [VIDEO]

Adam Howard, AlterNet AlterNet: Video. March 3, 2008.
Don't you just hate when some upstart comes along and threatens your best-laid plans?

"Chicago 10": A Visceral, Compelling Look at a Youth Movement [VIDEO]

Gideon Yago, Huffington Post AlterNet: MediaCulture. March 1, 2008.
Check it out. It's worth the $10 bucks and who knows, you may even leave the theater with some ideas of how to start a movement of your own.

Jon Stewart at Academy Awards:

Jon Stewart at Academy Awards: "Oscar Is 80 This Year, Making Him the Frontrunner for the GOP Nomination" [VIDEO]

Adam Howard, AlterNet AlterNet: Election 2008. February 24, 2008.
Some political humor highlights from Jon Stewart's opening monologue at the Oscars.

Will Michael Moore Bring Castro to the Oscars? [VIDEO]

Will Michael Moore Bring Castro to the Oscars? [VIDEO]

Adam Howard, AlterNet AlterNet: MediaCulture. February 23, 2008.
Moore insists it would be a "ratings grabber".

Cinema and Pop Music Therapy for a Lonely Valentine's Day

Cinema and Pop Music Therapy for a Lonely Valentine's Day

Josh Bolotsky, Screening Liberally AlterNet: MediaCulture. February 14, 2008.
Are you holding the razor at your throat this very instant? Take heart, comfort is at hand.

Disney Dreams of a White Pocahontas?

Disney Dreams of a White Pocahontas?

Julianne Hing, RaceWire AlterNet: MediaCulture. February 8, 2008.
Disney’s suggestions about where folks of color belong in the American fairytale narrative are egregiously offensive.

Oscar Nominations Reflect a Good Year for Progressive Films

Oscar Nominations Reflect a Good Year for Progressive Films

Adam Howard, AlterNet AlterNet: PEEK. January 22, 2008.
The Academy Award nominees include four progressive-themed documentaries and outspoken Hollywood liberals like George Clooney.

Oliver Stone's Next Target: Bush

Oliver Stone's Next Target: Bush

Adam Howard, AlterNet AlterNet: MediaCulture. January 21, 2008.
Stone, a vocal critic of the Bush administration's handling of Iraq, is putting together a feature film project about the current president.

Sorry Anti-Choicers!

Sorry Anti-Choicers! "Juno" Is Neither an Anti-Abortion or Pro-Adoption Polemic

Amanda Marcotte, Pandagon AlterNet: MediaCulture. January 14, 2008.
Hopefully Hollywood will take note and realize that it's not a profit-killer to have the female lead with an actual personality.

Clooney Threatens to Boycott Oscars in Support of WGA

Clooney Threatens to Boycott Oscars in Support of WGA

Melissa McEwan, Shakesville AlterNet: MediaCulture. January 7, 2008.
George Clooney is credited with encouraging other movie stars to boycott the Golden Globes, Oscars and other award shows. Ha--right on!

MPAA Loves Fake Torture and Censors Realistic Films

MPAA Loves Fake Torture and Censors Realistic Films

Amanda Marcotte, Pandagon AlterNet: PEEK. December 28, 2007.
If a movie's entire purpose is to titillate misogynists then the standards get a lot looser.

Trent Lott's Likely Replacement Featured In Borat [VIDEO]

Katharine Zaleski, Huffington Post AlterNet: Video. November 28, 2007.
Former Rep. Chip Pickering appeared at a Pentecostal gathering where theories against evolution were cheered and the Chief Justice of the Mississippi State Supreme Court declared that America "will always be a Christian nation until the good lord returns."

"Body Of War": Phil Donahue's First Film Profiles Anti-War Iraq Veteran [VIDEO]

Paddy, Brave New Films AlterNet: Video. November 27, 2007.
The film followa Tomas Young, an Iraq War vet paralyzed from a bullet to the spine, on a physical and emotional journey as he adapts to his new body and begins to question the decision to go to war in Iraq.

Bill O'Reilly Runs Ads for the Same Anti-War Movie He Claims "Hurts Our Troops"

Matt Corley, Think Progress AlterNet: Video. November 20, 2007.
Matt Corley: Mark Cuban says the point of the ad buy was to see what O'Reilly's real motivation for attacking the film was.

Playing at a Theater Near You: Hollywood Does Bush's Middle East Disasters

Playing at a Theater Near You: Hollywood Does Bush's Middle East Disasters

Sari Gelzer, AlterNet. November 8, 2007.
Hollywood is catching up with Bush’s disastrous policies abroad. (Film guide included.)

What's At Stake In The Writer's Guild Strike

What's At Stake In The Writer's Guild Strike

Lindsay Beyerstein, Majikthise AlterNet: PEEK. November 5, 2007.
Lindsay Beyerstein: The Alliance of Television & Motion Picture Producers' position is illogical, greedy and unfair.

Man From Plains: The Film That Might Make Jimmy Carter a Movie Star

Man From Plains: The Film That Might Make Jimmy Carter a Movie Star

Adam Howard, AlterNet. November 5, 2007.
Man From Plains is a moving, redemptive portrait of a president and a presidency that has been unfairly maligned and reduced to a punchline for far too long.

The Return of Rick Santorum, As a Hack Hollywood Screenwriter?

The Return of Rick Santorum, As a Hack Hollywood Screenwriter?

GottaLaff, AlterNet: PEEK. October 25, 2007.
GottaLaff: Somebody tell Santorum there's an impending writers' strike.

"When I Came Home": The Best Film Yet About Iraq War Veterans [VIDEO]

Josh Bolotsky, AlterNet: Video. October 17, 2007.
Through the story of Herold Noel, a homeless Iraq war veteran suffering from Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and living out of his car in Brooklyn, "When I Came Home" reveals a failing system and the veteran’s struggle to survive after returning from the war.