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Movies
Film Rave: On Morality, Romance, and Truth in The Words (Dir. Brian Klugman and Lee Sternthal 2012)
A writer’s words can project their soul onto the page, for the world to embrace, admonish, or when such words reveal a love story beyond measure to provoke a wealth of emotion. Passing off another’s work as your own is the cruelest act a writer can commit; in The Words, Bradley Cooper’s character Rory Jansen […]
Documentary Film Review: The Iran Job (Dir. Till Schauder 2012)
In director Till Schauder’s documentary, The Iran Job, American basketball player Kevin Sheppard travels to Iran in 2008 and joins the Iranian Super League, Iran’s equivalent to America’s National Basketball Association. Although Kevin’s professional career has been spent overseas playing in countries such as Brazil, Venezuela, Spain, China and Israel, living in Iran initially makes […]
Blood Diamonds and a Corrupt Diplomat in The Ambassador (Dir. Mads Brügger 2011 Denmark)
Politically charged documentaries are a dime a dozen. Documentaries of a satirical nature, that also say a great deal about world politics in an informative, engaging, and humorous way are less common. Danish Director Mads Brugger ventures into the territory of political documentary satire, or a political farce, with The Ambassador. Mads opens The Ambassador […]
Docuweeks Film Review: We Women Warriors (Dir. Nicole Karsin 2012)
The country of Colombia has always been a place of violence, political unrest, and consistently under scrutiny. Famously known for its Drug Cartel, and former cartel leader Pablo Escobar, Colombia continues to supply 90% of the cocaine to US drug traffickers. A rarely told viewpoint is that of the women in Colombia, from the rural […]