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On AlterNet: movie

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

'Precious': How a Film About an Obese Harlem Teenager Turned the Tables on Hollywood

'Precious': How a Film About an Obese Harlem Teenager Turned the Tables on Hollywood

Emily Wilson, The Women's Media Center. November 10, 2009.
The success of this harrowing new movie undermines the conventional wisdom about what audiences want to watch.

G.I. Joe, Post-American Hero

G.I. Joe, Post-American Hero

Tom Engelhardt, Tomdispatch.com. August 29, 2009.
Joe is back yet again with his new movie and assorted products -- but the world he inhabits this time is completely sponged of our current predicaments abroad.

"Deliver Us From Evil": The Amorality of the Catholic Church

Greta Christina, Greta Christina's Blog. July 4, 2009.
The basic hierarchy and theology of the Catholic Church is a recipe for the abuse of power.

'The End of America,' Liberty: Use It or Lose It

'The End of America,' Liberty: Use It or Lose It

Staff, AlterNet AlterNet: Video. December 3, 2008.
A look at the compelling new documentary based on Naomi Wolf's book of the same name.

Bill Maher Kicks Zucker's Conservative Ass at the Box Office

Bill Maher Kicks Zucker's Conservative Ass at the Box Office

Jane Hamsher, Firedoglake AlterNet: PEEK. October 6, 2008.
The per-screen average of Religulous was three times that of the conservative film An American Carol.

Freedom and Feminism in Jennifer Fox's

Freedom and Feminism in Jennifer Fox's "Flying"

Britt Wahlin, AlterNet. June 11, 2008.
Filmmaker Jennifer Fox turned her camera on women around the world and came back with a radicalized view of feminism and freedom.

In the Movies, She Keeps the Baby

In the Movies, She Keeps the Baby

Ellen Goodman, Washington Post Writers Group. January 3, 2008.
The recent spate of pregnancy films, from Juno to Knocked Up, all implicitly send the message that the right choice is to keep the baby.

'Talk to Me': A Political Movie that Lacks Politics

'Talk to Me': A Political Movie that Lacks Politics

David Corn, AlterNet. July 17, 2007.
Don Cheadle's new film, Talk to Me, about Petey Greene forgets Greene's most important accomplishment: He was a community activist who railed against poverty and racism.

300, gay porn [VIDEO]

Melissa McEwan, AlterNet: Video. March 27, 2007.
Melissa McEwan: But for those without needs, a fun flick...

Trailer: Why We Fight [VIDEO]

Evan Derkacz, AlterNet: Video. November 30, 2006.
Hint: Money.

Straight on Till Morning

N.P. Thompson, GreenCine. November 9, 2004.
Marc Forster, director of 'Finding Neverland,' sees 'the deep human need for illusions – even in the face of tragedy.'