The Film, Video
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January 22, 2015
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Breaking News
by Doniphan Blair
Belgium film festival cancelled over jihadi threats against 'Timbuktu', Oscar-nominated film on al-Qaeda's conquest of Mali.
Focus on Film Business
by Karl Cohen
CS's animation expert finds some glaring lapses in Sony's North Korea hack story.
Middle East Media Report
by Doniphan Blair
Star Nelly Tagar tells how 'Zero Motivation''s team of women created a hot comedy about army life and gender.
What's Happening with Hitch
by Doniphan Blair
A new doc, 'Night Will Fall', covers the making of the first Holocaust doc, shelved for being too depressing right after war.
Bay Area Cinema
by Doniphan Blair
A new acting style, combining classical and improv, emerges among local thespians.
California Cinema
by Don Schwartz
The couple who made docs about Christopher Isherwood and a wealthy Westerner turned Tibetan monk tell all.
Filmmaker Interview
by Don Schwartz
Lacey Schwartz's 'Little White Lie' covers growing up uninformed of her mixed race.
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East Meets West, Again, in Rosewater
by Doniphan Blair
As fabulous as Jon Stewart's first feature and his support of oppressed comics and writers may be, he is better suited for farce.
The Green Prince of Peace Documentary
by Doniphan Blair
A son of Hamas, who spied for Israel, tells all and achieves peace, at least within.
Tackling the Tough Palestinian Story
by Doniphan Blair
Arab Film Fest's Opener is beautifully made but does it answer tough questions?
Mohamed Diab: Feminist, Sufi & Blockbuster Egyptian Director
by Doniphan Blair
One of Egypt's biggest screenwriters, now director, discusses everything from film to religion and the delicate political situation.
Team of Twenty-Something Women Take on Muslim Film Deficit
by Doniphan Blair
Although she will probably hate me for saying this, if there ever was a classical matriarchal revolutionary, it's Catinca...
by Doniphan Blair
As fabulous as Jon Stewart's first feature and his support of oppressed comics and writers may be, he is better suited for farce.
The Green Prince of Peace Documentary
by Doniphan Blair
A son of Hamas, who spied for Israel, tells all and achieves peace, at least within.
Tackling the Tough Palestinian Story
by Doniphan Blair
Arab Film Fest's Opener is beautifully made but does it answer tough questions?
Mohamed Diab: Feminist, Sufi & Blockbuster Egyptian Director
by Doniphan Blair
One of Egypt's biggest screenwriters, now director, discusses everything from film to religion and the delicate political situation.
Team of Twenty-Something Women Take on Muslim Film Deficit
by Doniphan Blair
Although she will probably hate me for saying this, if there ever was a classical matriarchal revolutionary, it's Catinca...
Art Fatwa: Open Letter to Mystical Warriors Everywhere (Art War III)
by Don iphanb L'Air
Instead of retreating to conspiracy theory to make sense of the 9/11 attacks, the 'Art Fatwa' puts it in the perspective of Islamic Civilization, macho mysticism and warrior traditions.
Revolución Rasquache: A Manifesto for the Guerrilla Filmmaker
by Rafael Flores and the Green Eyed Media Collective
Following in a noble tradition, rasquache cineastas declare war on neo-colonialists.
Film Manifestos: Hot or Just Hot Air
by Doniphan Blair
Although art manifestos are often flamboyant fluff, their fascinating history shows entrenched ideologies can be effected through 'mere' words.
Oakland Stammer WoManifesto
by Doniphan Blair
Reconciling the contradictions is the object of the Oakland Film Stammer.
The Hitchcock Manifesto
by the HitchCult Collective
Alfred Hitchcock is not The Master of Suspense but simply The Master.
The Antonioni Manifesta
by Davell Swan
Antonioni expresses maximum cinema data through the most minimal means.
by Don iphanb L'Air
Instead of retreating to conspiracy theory to make sense of the 9/11 attacks, the 'Art Fatwa' puts it in the perspective of Islamic Civilization, macho mysticism and warrior traditions.
Revolución Rasquache: A Manifesto for the Guerrilla Filmmaker
by Rafael Flores and the Green Eyed Media Collective
Following in a noble tradition, rasquache cineastas declare war on neo-colonialists.
Film Manifestos: Hot or Just Hot Air
by Doniphan Blair
Although art manifestos are often flamboyant fluff, their fascinating history shows entrenched ideologies can be effected through 'mere' words.
Oakland Stammer WoManifesto
by Doniphan Blair
Reconciling the contradictions is the object of the Oakland Film Stammer.
The Hitchcock Manifesto
by the HitchCult Collective
Alfred Hitchcock is not The Master of Suspense but simply The Master.
The Antonioni Manifesta
by Davell Swan
Antonioni expresses maximum cinema data through the most minimal means.
