Film

2009

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  The Last Yugoslav

  Richard Byrne : Former Yugoslav Republics

  When Yugoslavia disintegrated, so too did the film career of Dusan Makavejev.

• A Witness to Total War

  Daniel Eagan : World War II

  When Germany invaded Poland in 1939, the only neutral filmmaker in the country was Julien Bryan. His round-the-clock footage of Warsaw's destruction, assembled in Siege, is now again on view.

• America's Teacher

  Naomi Klein : U.S. Economy

  The Shock Doctrine author interviews Michael Moore on the roots of the economic crisis and the promise and peril of this political moment.

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  Naomi Klein in Conversation With Michael Moore

  : U.S. Economy

  Listen to Naomi Klein interview Michael Moore on how Obama is handling the economic crisis and who is letting Wall Street take advantage of us.

• The Tel Aviv Party Stops Here

  Naomi Klein : Israeli/Palestinian Conflict

  The glittering "spotlight" at a Toronto film festival is a reflection of Israel's desire to avoid scrutiny for its actions in Gaza.

• The Female Gourmet

  Katha Pollitt : Food & Nutrition

  A movie about women's struggle to express their gifts through work? Delicious.

• Pattern Recognition

  Akiva Gottlieb : Photography

  A new volume of essays shows Hollis Frampton leaving behind photography for film.

• GI Joe, Post-American Hero

  Tom Engelhardt : US Military

  Why is it that GI Joe--like all action figures in all action movies of this moment--has left the all-American battlefield for outer, or future or alternate space?

• Capitalism: A Love Story

  VideoNation : U.S. Economy

  In his latest film, Michael Moore goes after Wall Street fat cats and congressmen who love them, tracing the path of the economy through Bush, bubbles and bailouts.

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  Do the Right Thing at 20: A Racial Rorschach

  Viveca Greene & Chris Tinson : Racism & Discrimination

  Is Spike Lee's seminal film still relevant in the Obama era?

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  Tyler Perry's Gender Problem

  Courtney Young : Feminism & Women

  Filmmaker Tyler Perry may see himself as creating modern-day fairy tales for black women, but he's actually reinforcing some seriously conservative gender politics.

• Fixer: The Taking of Ajmal Naqshbandi

  VideoNation : Journalists & Journalism

  Nation contributor Christian Parenti describes the relationship between a fixer and a Western reporter in a haunting documentary about the kidnapping of his fixer in Afghanistan.

• The Story of a Fixer

  The Editors : Journalists & Journalism

  A haunting documentary shines a light on the foreign "fixers" who work behind the scenes with reporters to determine how the story of war gets told.

• Brüno: Offensive, Funny or Shocking?

  GRIT TV : Gay & Lesbian Issues & Activism

  The Nation's Richard Kim and others discuss the admittedly provocative antics of Sacha Baron Cohen's latest creation.

• Afghanistan Is Based on Lies and Illusions

  Ann Jones : Afghanistan

  The new film The Fixer, featuring The Nation's Christian Parenti, captures some edgy, fearful truths about the war in Afghanistan.

• Fuel: Our Unhealthy Obsession With Oil

  YouTube : Oil

  A new documentary explores how alternative and sustainable energies can reduce our country's and the world's addictive dependence on fossil fuels.

• Michael Moore's 'Save Our CEOs' Campaign

  YouTube

  In this teaser for his upcoming new film, Michael Moore asks us to please help our fellow (corporate) Americans.