Frank Herbert, the author of Dune, lived the happiest parts of his childhood in a failed socialist colony called Burley, located along the Salish Sea near the city of Tacoma, Washington.
The Anarchists of Dune
Tag: Film
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 from Wales (portrayed by a man with an above-average jawline). The Holodomor was part of a deliberate, man-made genocide where millions starved to death between 1932 and 1933.
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 people to destroy capitalism, well, there was no road map. by Chris Robé ISBN: 978-1-62963-233-9 PP: 468 Publisher: PM Press 2017 Review by Franklin Lopez Reviewer’s note: I agreed to write this review
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 and concrete realities… the challenging, funny, and sometimes tragic story of the British new town of Basildon, Essex. The narrative is guided by the artists, musicians and poets of Basildon – on
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 film where the brilliant cinematography and immersive sound fails to make up for the nationalist myth making and glorification of war. I approached it ready to suspend political criticisms in the
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