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Rojava: “The solution is the decentralisation of power”
Tag: Film
Béla Tarr (1955-2026)
The filmmaker’s social realism was always suspicious of established power ~ Bleart Thaçi ~ Hungarian filmmaker Béla Tarr died on 6 January …
It’s the end of cinema as we know it… and I feel fine
Far from being a tragedy, the demise of the film industry should be celebrated ~ Andrew J Boyer ~ Netflix has proposed an $82.7bn (£62bn) deal to …
Val Todorov (1963-2025)
A political activist and award-winning science fiction author, he was also a visionary of alternatives to capitalism ~ Yavor Tarinski ~ Valentin To…
Is there a future for Anarchism in America?
The co-producer of the landmark documentary film reflects on its legacy amid today’s challenges ~ Joel Sucher ~ Anarchism in America is the title…
The War Game: Still too real to broadcast?
As we remember Hiroshima and Nagasaki, a film the BBC suppressed 20 years later is more relevant than ever ~ Bleart Thaçi ~ Sixty years have passe…
The Anarchists of Dune
Frank Herbert, the author of Dune, lived the happiest parts of his childhood in a failed socialist colony called Burley, located along the Salish S…
Mr Jones: Famine, Propaganda, and the Remnants of Walter Duranty’s Reputation
Mr Jones Directed by Agnieszka Holland Running time 2h 21m This is a film about the Holodomor told through the eyes of Gareth Jones, an average man…
Book Review: Breaking the Spell – A History of Anarchist Filmmakers
When I decided to destroy any chances at a film-making career, and to instead dedicate my life to producing videos that would hopefully propel peop…
Film Review: New Town Utopia
Directed by Christopher Ian Smith Release date: 2018 Running time: 80 minutes ‘New Town Utopia is a feature documentary film about utopian dreams…
Film Review: Dunkirk
Directed by Christopher Nolan Released Jul 2017 Running Time 106 minutes Nolan’s Dunkirk amounts to a nostalgic remake of a 1950s World War II fi…
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