Films

The revolution introduced me to art, and art, in its own turn, brought me to the revolution.

Sergei Eisenstein

Monday, 12 December 2022 15:43

Nobody Loves You and You Don’t Deserve to Exist

Written by Culture Matters

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Brett Gregory was recently interviewed about Nobody Loves You and You Don’t Deserve to Exist, a self-funded film that has won a host of international awards. Starring David Howell (Brassic), Reuben Clarke (Peaky Blinders) and Wendy Patterson (Spencer), it's a thought-provoking and powerful working-class feature film exploring solitude, sanity and…

Tuesday, 26 July 2022 11:56

The Battle at Lake Changjin: China’s Onscreen Contesting of American Aggression

Written by Dennis Broe

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Dennis Broe reviews The Battle at Lake Changjin, the second highest grossing film of 2021. Image above: Jacky Wu as rough and ready commander of the Revolution’s 7th Company As House Speaker Nancy Pelosi readies an announcement of a state visit to Taiwan that is most likely to stoke calls…

China Nancy Pelosi in Taiwan American imperialism

K2_PUBLISHED_ON Monday, 25 July 2022 10:12

America's 1940s Pro-Soviet films: Social Realist Cinema in the USA

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Written by Caoimhghin O Croidheain

There was a brief moment in time in the 1940s, when the USA was at one with Russia or as it was known then, the Soviet Union. During the Second World War, America entered into the war on the same side as the Soviet Union against Nazi Germany, and Hollywood…

K2_PUBLISHED_ON Tuesday, 05 July 2022 07:49

A joyful expression of solidarity: Tolpuddle Radical Film Festival

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Written by Chris Jury

There has been an annual gathering to mark the story of the Tolpuddle Martyrs since 1930s. It began as a Sunday afternoon event with wreaths laid on the grave of James Hammett, followed by a procession of banners and speeches. Today, the annual event sees thousands of trade unionists from…

K2_PUBLISHED_ON Sunday, 26 June 2022 10:14

Meet Juan Guaidó: Capra’s Depression-Era Comedy Rerun as Imperial Farce

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Written by Dennis Broe

In 1941, Frank Capra directed Meet John Doe, the last of his Depression-era populist trilogy, extolling the virtues of the common man and woman. In this film Gary Cooper, a down-on-his-luck hobo gets chosen by a newspaper magnate as the ultimate symbol of an America still ravaged by the economic…

Meet John Doe Guaido Bay of Piglets

K2_PUBLISHED_ON Tuesday, 07 June 2022 15:38

Top Gun - Maverick: expelled from the bowels of the Military-Entertainment Complex

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Written by David Edwards

In 1990, Tom Cruise, star of the 1986 blockbuster, ‘Top Gun’, said: ‘Some people felt that “Top Gun” was a right-wing film to promote the Navy. And a lot of kids loved it. But I want the kids to know that’s not the way war is – that “Top Gun”…

Top Gun: Maverick

Friday, 27 May 2022 13:41

Pacifiction at Cannes 2022: a spotlight on contemporary politics and neo-colonialism in Tahiti

Written by Rita Di Santo

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Rita di Santo reviews Pacifiction Spanish director Albert Serra (The death of Louis XIV, Liberté) returns to the Official Competition at the Cannes Film Festival with an exotic trip to Tahiti, an atoll of French Polynesia, for a fantastic, imaginative journey that addresses contemporary politics and neo-colonialism on the island.…

Cannes 2022 Albert Serra

Tuesday, 24 May 2022 09:01

Cannes 2022: R.M.N. by Cristian Mungiu

Written by Rita Di Santo

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Just over two hours, this absorbing psychological drama brings back the political bite and pulse-racing suspense of Mungiu’s highly acclaimed abortion thriller 4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days (which won the Palme D’Or in 2007). With undeniable technical skill Mungiu builds a fiercely objective observation of the dynamics of…

Thursday, 12 May 2022 11:19

Culture for All: Why Film Matters

Written by Culture Matters

in Films

As part of the Culture for All series, supported by the Communication Workers Union, we're proud to present a short film about why film matters, by Deirdre O'Neill. Why Film Matters by Deirdre O'Neill Action films, horror films, romantic comedies, science fiction, documentaries – film plays a big part of…

Cultural democracy

Sunday, 01 May 2022 09:28

Marlene Dietrich: anti-fascist and a role model for women's emancipation

Written by Jenny Farrell

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Marlene Dietrich, who died 30 years ago, on 6 May 1992, should be remembered not only for her importance as role model for emancipation, but also for her outspoken and active stand against her Nazi homeland. Born in Berlin on 27 December 1901, she became one of the most famous…

Not so Black and White: Belfast in the 1960s

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Films

The revolution introduced me to art, and art, in its own turn, brought me to the revolution.

Nobody Loves You and You Don’t Deserve to Exist

The Battle at Lake Changjin: China’s Onscreen Contesting of American Aggression

America's 1940s Pro-Soviet films: Social Realist Cinema in the USA

A joyful expression of solidarity: Tolpuddle Radical Film Festival

Meet Juan Guaidó: Capra’s Depression-Era Comedy Rerun as Imperial Farce

Top Gun - Maverick: expelled from the bowels of the Military-Entertainment Complex

Pacifiction at Cannes 2022: a spotlight on contemporary politics and neo-colonialism in Tahiti

Cannes 2022: R.M.N. by Cristian Mungiu

Culture for All: Why Film Matters

Marlene Dietrich: anti-fascist and a role model for women's emancipation

Not so Black and White: Belfast in the 1960s

A powerful statement about poverty and class struggle: The Gravedigger's Wife

'My movies are about class inequality': Rita Di Santo interviews Alejandra Márquez Abella

Charles Dickens, social realist cinema and the need for a humanist, critical and writerly eye