Rockin’ History: A Review of Honeydripper
Honeydripper Directed by John Sayles Anarchist’s Convention Films, Honeydripper Films, 2007 Two-thirds of the way through Honeydripper, the piano…
The Indypendent
Honeydripper Directed by John Sayles Anarchist’s Convention Films, Honeydripper Films, 2007 Two-thirds of the way through Honeydripper, the piano…
In Hollywood, That’s Brave: A Review of “The Great Debaters”
The Great Debaters Directed by Denzel Washington Harpo Films, the Weinstein Company, and Marshall Production, 2007 Pablo Picasso once…
Hollywood Goes to Afghanistan: Reviews of “Charlie Wilson’s War” and “The Kite Runner”
Charlie Wilson’s War Directed by Mike Nichols Universal Pictures, Participant Production, 2007 The Kite Runner Directed by Marc Forster…
Fishy Business: A Review of the Books “The Sushi Economy” and “The End of The Line”
The Sushi Economy Sasha Issenberg Gotham Books, 2007 The End of The Line Charles Clover The New Press, 2006…
Learning to Drive and Other Life Stories By Katha Pollitt Random House, 2007 The eleven essays in Nation columnist…
Shocking Stats: A Review of “50 Facts That Should Change the World 2.0”
50 Facts That Should Change the World 2.0 by Jessica Williams Disinfo, 2007 The second edition of 50 Facts…
A Woman with a Different Vision
2007 launched the great Robert Moses revival in New York City. The year opened with a trifecta of exhibits…
Kara Walker: Shadows of the Past
Kara Walker’s art begins with very little, with paper dolls, if you will; with cutouts that become gallery-size murals,…
Poetry, Ferlinghetti and the Beats
Poetry as Insurgent Art Lawrence Ferlinghetti New Directions, 2007 The delicacy and refinement, defiant expression and presence of poetry…
Let’s Hear It for Choice: A Review of the Film “Words of Choice”
Words Of Choice Created by Cindy Cooper Take Ten Productions, 2007 Words of Choice doesn’t literally grab viewers by…