Tana Ganeva, AlterNet AlterNet: PEEK. September 14, 2009. A film about Charles Darwin that is being shown throughout the world can't find a U.S. distributor.
Sameer Pandya, Miller-McCune.com. July 4, 2009. Maybe they are more like summer flings -- despite all the signs that should stay far away, you fall intensely anyway.
Greta Christina, The Blowfish Blog. May 23, 2009. Thankfully it's not a romantic comedy or sappy morality play in which the prostitute leaves the business to be with the guy.
Melissa Silverstein, Women's Media Center. March 23, 2009. What's a film-loving feminist to do? Don't let the label deter. There are many films worth seeing that get pegged as chick flicks.
Matt Budd, Huffington Post. November 26, 2008. Harvey Milk inspired hundreds of thousands of people in his lifetime. The new film "Milk" will let him reach millions more.
Jane Hamsher, Firedoglake AlterNet: PEEK. October 14, 2008. Bill Maher continues to thrash conservative David Zucker's "An American Carol" for the second week in a row.
Jill C., AlterNet: PEEK. September 28, 2008. Because Newman was so involved in the world around him, it was easy to believe that he would just go on forever.
Greta Parry, PopMatters. September 25, 2008. Though 1980s beach films seem objectifying and antifeminist, they offer a utopian space where class and gender hierarchies begin to dissolve.
Jennifer Merin, The Women's Media Center. August 27, 2008. The lack of female voices in film criticism is a manifestation of an industry that favors male-oriented movies and audiences.
David Sirota, Creators Syndicate. August 1, 2008. Many filmic treatments of Washington present a more hard-edged political reality than most of today's so-called journalism.
Marjorie Rosen, Women's eNews. July 21, 2008. A bountiful crop of summer movies starring women is outshining the usual male-driven action flicks. Let's hope studio heads get the message.
Joshua Holland, AlterNet. July 12, 2008. Cusack's anti-war polemic, War, Inc., continues to defy expectations, despite the traditional media's dismissive reception.
Lauren Wissot, Spout Blog. June 20, 2008. Five movies that would make for a wonderful addition to those abstinence-only programs George W. loves so much.
Isaac Fitzgerald, AlterNet AlterNet: Video. June 17, 2008. Cusack talks about his latest film, War Inc., what it means to make a war movie, and takes time for a little jab at everyone's favorite commentator.
Trey Ellis, Huffington Post. June 11, 2008. As is typical in this kind of exchange, the white accused of racism fails to understand the subtlety of the black complaint.
Melissa Silverstein, The Women's Media Center. June 3, 2008. Sex and the City killed at the box office. Maybe now Hollywood will stop only making movies geared at teen boys.
Cole Abaius, Film School Rejects. April 30, 2008. When it's not tragic, politics can be hilarious. Here's a guide to political comedy that is actually funny.
