Shelf Life: New on DVD Shelf Life: New on DVD
James L. Brooks’s Broadcast News, Alan Rudolph’s Trouble in Mind, Jonathan Demme’s Something Wild.
Jun 28, 2011 / Books & the Arts / Akiva Gottlieb
Unsilenced Unsilenced
The Human Rights Watch Film Festival, Michael Winterbottom’s The Trip, Azazel Jacobs’s Terri, Eve Annenberg’s Romeo and Juliet in Yiddish.
Jun 28, 2011 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans
Jimmy Cliff Sings for Peace in Afghanistan Jimmy Cliff Sings for Peace in Afghanistan
An aging but still spry Jimmy Cliff, the legendary Jamaican reggae master, rocked the Glastonbury Festival with a searing version of one of his biggest hits re-tooled as a cry for ...
Jun 27, 2011 / Books & the Arts / Peter Rothberg
Slide Show: A Gil Scott-Heron Retrospective Slide Show: A Gil Scott-Heron Retrospective
Gil Scott-Heron was a pioneering poet and musician. His unique musical fusion of jazz, blues, rap, funk, and soul was captivating and his radical political vision was transformativ…
Jun 9, 2011 / Books & the Arts / The Nation
An Unfinished Tradition: On Édouard Manet An Unfinished Tradition: On Édouard Manet
Édouard Manet has become a popular painter, yet he remains a difficult and unpredictable one.
Jun 1, 2011 / Books & the Arts / Barry Schwabsky
Dance with the Devil Dance with the Devil
Terrence Malick's Tree of Life; David Balding's One Lucky Elephant; Kristen Wiig's Bridesmaids; Todd Phillips's The Hangover Part II.
Jun 1, 2011 / Books & the Arts / Stuart Klawans
Remembering Gil Scott-Heron Remembering Gil Scott-Heron
Gil Scott-Heron's political legacy was vast and his connections to social movements deep.
May 28, 2011 / Books & the Arts / Peter Rothberg
Ed Schultz, Laura Ingraham, a Crude Word, a Classy Apology Ed Schultz, Laura Ingraham, a Crude Word, a Classy Apology
It was a bad week for a good man, but the MSNBC host will be back to give voice to working men and women.
May 27, 2011 / Books & the Arts / John Nichols
Heroine Blues: On Dorian Lynskey and Sara Marcus Heroine Blues: On Dorian Lynskey and Sara Marcus
Whoever sings them and however great they sound, rebel songs can't do your fighting for you.
May 25, 2011 / Books & the Arts / Franklin Bruno
Bob Dylan’s Top Ten Protest Songs Bob Dylan’s Top Ten Protest Songs
Bob Dylan turns 70 on Tuesday. To mark the occasion I've assembled a list of what I consider his top ten protest songs with accompanying videos.
May 19, 2011 / Books & the Arts / Peter Rothberg