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TICKLING GIANTS — Dr. Bassem Youssef & Sara Taksler Interview

October 24, 2017 By Leave a Comment

TICKLING GIANTS — Dr. Bassem Youssef & Sara Taksler Interview

Often called the Egyptian Jon Stewart, Dr. Bassem Youssef was the star of a wildly popular television show there that satirized politics in ways that country had never seen. Likely it won’t see one like it again any time soon. The show, entitled, “The Show,” was taken off the air despite high ratings when the… Read More »

Tagged With: censorship, Donald Trump, Dr. Bassem Youssef, Egypt, freedom of expression, Glen Beck, jon stewart, Jordan Klepper, media, political satire, protest, satire, Tahrir Square, Ted Cruz, the Koch brothers

AFTER LOUIE — Vincent Gagliostro Interview

June 24, 2017 By Leave a Comment

AFTER LOUIE — Vincent Gagliostro Interview

Vincent Gagliostro was an ideal person to ask my pop-quiz question during the second Frameline press day on June 23, 2017. The question was why arts are important in the age of Trump, and Gagliostro, whose film, AFTER LOUIE is the festival’s closing night film, is a man who has worked in many media, some… Read More »

Tagged With: activism, After Louie, AIDS, Allan Cumming, art, history, LGBTQI, protest, survivor's guilt, Vincent Gagliostro

CRIES FROM SYRIA — Evgeny Afineevsky Interiview

March 27, 2017 By Leave a Comment

CRIES FROM SYRIA — Evgeny Afineevsky Interiview

CRIES FROM SYRIA had already made its HBO debut when I spoke with Evgeny Afineevsky on March 16, 2017. He was in San Francisco, though, to do a Q&A after a screening here. Afineevsky is a garrulous, upbeat man, quick with a smile and a hug, but when he talks about the dangers of American… Read More »

Tagged With: Aleppo, Arab Spring, Assad, chemical weapons, defining terms, Elan Kurdi, enemy of the people, Free Speech, HBO, intelligence agencies, ISIS, Jahan Square, Kholoud Helmi, killing children, protest, Putin, Refugees, Russia, Syria, Syrian Revolution, torture, torturing children, Trump, Ukraine

HOOLIGAN SPARROW — Nanfu Wang Interview

January 12, 2017 By Leave a Comment

HOOLIGAN SPARROW — Nanfu Wang Interview

There is a difference between understanding that covering a human rights protest in China will be problematic, and actually experiencing the surveillance and intimidation that goes with that territory.  That’s one of the first things I talked about with Nanfu Wang, whose documentary, HOOLIGAN SPARROW, has been short-listed for this year’s Oscar ™.  It was… Read More »

Tagged With: activism, Ai Wei Wei, art installation, child prostitution, China, Hooligan Sparrow, human rights, Oscar short list, protest, schoolgirl rape, secret police, surveillance

Bill Siegel Recounts THE TRIALS OF MUHAMMAD ALI

June 4, 2016 By 1 Comment

Bill Siegel Recounts THE TRIALS OF MUHAMMAD ALI

When I spoke to Bill Siegel on September 19, 2013, it was the day that Bradley Manning, the soldier who had leaked classified documents to Wikileaks, had announced a change of name to Chelsea Manning, an announcement that, for some, was as newsworthy as the actions that had led to her arrest and conviction. It… Read More »

Tagged With: Bill O'Reilly, boxing, Cassius Clay, celebrity, fame, losing title, Muhammad Ali, Nation of Islam, protest, public opinion, Vietnam war, vitriol, William F. Buckley

HOWARD ZINN: YOU CAN’T BE NEUTRAL ON A MOVING TRAIN

October 4, 2015 By Leave a Comment

HOWARD ZINN: YOU CAN’T BE NEUTRAL ON A MOVING TRAIN

HOWARD ZINN: YOU CAN’T BE NEUTRAL ON A MOVING TRAIN is a robust telling of the historian’s life and times that does the spirit of the man credit. First Run Feature has re-released the 2004 documentary with a plethora of bonus features, and were smart enough to realize that the only thing better than this… Read More »

Tagged With: activism, anti-war movement, civil rights, FBI, Howard Zinn, Martin Luther King, Matt Damon, politics, protest, Vietnam war

David Cross Takes the HITS

February 20, 2015 By Leave a Comment

David Cross Takes the HITS

David Cross was off coffee because of a stomach ailment when I talked to him on February 5, 2015 just before his film, HITS, kicked of SFIndieFest. Opting for tea, and overcoming his distaste for the bergamot in his Earl Gray, he was a lively conversationalist as we discussed his maiden effort writing and directing a feature film.… Read More »

Tagged With: bergamot, BitTorrent, cinema, cryogenically frozen, David Cross, debut film, director, distribution, Earl Gray tea, fame, fame whores, film, interview, Matt Walsh, media, movie, politics, Portlandia, protest, satire, screenwriter, Sundance, Sundance London, tea

TALK TO ME

October 21, 2014 By Leave a Comment

TALK TO ME

“Wake up, God damn it!” is how TALK TO ME begins and that’s exactly what is going to happen to its lead characters, the people in their orbit, and the entire city of Washington D.C. The story may be formulaic, albeit based on actual events, but stars Don Cheadle and Chiwetel Ejiofor take charge of… Read More »

Tagged With: 1960s, African-American, based on a true story, Chiwitel Ejiofor, Don Cheadle, drama, history, Kasi Lemmons, keeping it real, music budget, narrative, Petey Green, protest, race relations, revolution, talk radio, Washington D.C.

Sam Greene Monitors THE WEATHER UNDERGROUND

September 1, 2014 By Leave a Comment

Sam Greene Monitors THE WEATHER UNDERGROUND

As a post-Baby Boomer, Sam Greene was barely alive when most of the events discussed in his documentary, THE WEATHER UNDERGROUND, occurred. Perhaps because he was able to come to the project without the emotions that colored that era that resulted in the balanced portrait he and partner Bill Siegel have created of those troubled… Read More »

Tagged With: 1960s, 9/11, activism, anti-war movement, Bill Siegal, controversy, funding, moral ambiguity, politics, protest, Sam Greene

Kasi Lemmons Says TALK TO ME

September 1, 2014 By Leave a Comment

Kasi Lemmons Says TALK TO ME

There is a piquant contrast between the calm, almost nurturing personality of filmmaker Kasi Lemmons and that of radio pioneer, Petey Green, the bombastic subject of her film, TALK TO ME. But, as I discovered when I talked to her on June 5, 2007, there is the same drive, the same commitment, and the same passion for what she… Read More »

Tagged With: 1960s, African-American, based on a true story, Chiwitel Ejiofor, director, Don Cheadle, drama, history, Kasi Lemmons, keeping it real, music budget, narrative, Petey Green, protest, race relations, revolution, talk radio, Washington D.C.

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