District 9 is an Ugly Marvel Science Fiction of the Now By KIM NICOLINI District 9 is not a pretty movie. It doesn’t look pretty. Its message isn’t pretty. It hurts the eyes to watch. In fact, District 9 is an outright ugly movie, but it is an ugly that is perfectly crafted and takes [...]
Archive for August, 2009
District 9 (2009) – Science Fiction of the Now
Posted: August 30, 2009 in Kim NicoliniTags: bias, District 9, mockumentary, narrative, racism, sci-fi, Standing Up To Fascism
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District 9 (2009) – Sci Fi Action With Brains and Soul
Posted: August 28, 2009 in Bill MartellTags: District 9, mockumentary, narrative, racism, sci-fi
District 9 – Sci Fi Action with brains and soul. by Bill Martell Sex in a Submarine / Script Secrets It’s a foreign film, so it’s cultural. So, here we are at the end of summer… and not a great summer. Though there have been some gems like HURT LOCKER and HANGOVER, most of the [...]
Capitalism, A Love Story (2009)
Posted: August 22, 2009 in -Tags: bailouts, capitalism, congress, corruption, grand larceny, grand theft, Michael Moore
Coming Soon From michaelmoore.com / youtube ‘CAPITALISM: A LOVE STORY’ – In Theaters October 2nd “It’s a crime story. But it’s also a war story about class warfare. And a vampire movie, with the upper 1 percent feeding off the rest of us. And, of course, it’s also a love story. Only it’s about an [...]
Corazon de Fabrica (2008)
Posted: August 20, 2009 in -Tags: documentary, employee ownership, independent filmmaking, revolution
Get DVD From the film’s Press Release: HEART OF THE FACTORY a film by Virna Molina and Ernesto Ardito “The film looks at the life of a group of workers, men and women, inhabitants of the Argentinean Patagonia. These workers start a fight to stop the deaths and accidents that happen in the factory where [...]
District 9 (2009)
Posted: August 18, 2009 in Joe GiambroneTags: atrocities, bias, corruption, District 9, narrative, racism, sci-fi
Outstanding sci-fi film, go see it (in theaters now). The best sci-fi has something to say and uses elaborate worlds to say it. District 9 excels because it has something to say, and the story is solid.
Tortured Logic (2009) (Short)
Posted: August 6, 2009 in Joe GiambroneTags: ACLU, artists, documentary, Hollywood, short film, Standing Up To Fascism, torture
Tortured Logic: A Project of the ACLU This short film features Oliver Stone and other celebrities weighing in on the Bush administration’s “torture memos.” This is an action alert of the American Civil Liberties Union, and a web page makes sending a message to Attorney General Eric Holder easy and convenient. These memos were written [...]
Bruno (2009)
Posted: August 4, 2009 in Kim NicoliniTags: dark comedy, homosexuality, mockumentary, narrative, shock
the Bruno movie Trailer Seeing Brüno Twice Guilty Laughter in the Dark By KIM NICOLINI Believe it or not, I have seen Brüno twice at the movie theater since it opened two weeks ago. I went the first time not really knowing what to expect because I had never seen a Sacha Baron Cohen movie [...]
