Thursday, 14 March 2013 11:52
The Spirit of 45 is Ken Loach at his very best, says Tom Prince
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John Pilger's new documentary reveals that there is a great war going on, a war that we truly do not see - the war against the truth
Behind the excitement and the white knuckle ride of Zero Dark Thirty is a narrative which leaves America feeling good about itself. It shouldn’t, writes Chris Bambery
Spielberg's simplistic narrative that it was Lincoln's political genius that won the American Civil War ignores the decisive role black Americans played in the abolition of slavery
'The only thing stronger than fear is hope' Jo Gough reviews The Hunger Games film.
Joe Glenton reviews Ralph Fiennes’ Coriolanus, with sharp lessons for mass movements, leadership and the fight for revolution over reform.
Meryl Streep has received high praise for an undeniably impressive performance of one of Britain's most controversial prime ministers. Dan Poulton nominates The Iron Lady for Most Brazenly Depoliticised Political Biopic.
Does the world need a second The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo film? Yes, says John Rees.
Films which describe working class people actually doing things are rare indeed. Even rarer are those which show them doing their work. And there are a tiny number which sympathetically portray strikes that win. Made in Dagenham scores the hat trick. It is also a well made and enjoyable film.
Lindsey German celebrates the re-release of The Leopard, the classic film about the conflict between the aristocracy and the bourgeoisie during the creation of Italy.
Unashamedly in favour of opposing US domination of the Global South, the film exposes the role of the US media and takes a whirlwind tour of the continent, writes Matt Willgress.
Often described as a wartime propaganda film, Alberto Cavalcanti's Went the Day Well? (reissued this week) is much more than that.
Rumours that Chris Morris was making a film about Muslim terrorism sent shivers of fear through the spine. Would this cinema outing result in The Day Today and Nathan Barley being thrown into the recycling?
This is a film about the biggest weapons of mass destruction ever created: it is about the people who use them, and more importantly it is about the people who fight them.
No one knows about Persian cats is a humorous illustration of the somewhat blasé attitude many Iranian youth take towards the risks and dangers of breaking the law.
Capitalism: A Love Story reveals the hidden realities of capitalist exploitation. Sam Fairbairn admires Michael Moore’s call for a mass movement against the bankers.
31 May - 1 June 2013
an international festival
In the parks, halls and public spaces around Kings Cross
With:
David Harvey, Tariq Ali, Tony Benn, Owen Jones, Nina Power, Sanum Ghafoor, Andrew Murray, Laurie Penny, Lindsey German, Jeremy Corbyn MP, Paul Le Blanc, Terry Eagleton, Paul Gilroy and more...
Saturday 22 June 2013
9:30am – 5pm
Central Hall Westminster
Events
Books
How a Century of War Changed the Lives of Women
By Lindsey German
A Marxist History of the World
From Neanderthals to Neoliberals
By Neil Faulkner
The People V Tony Blair
Politics, the Media and the Anti-War Movement
By Chris Nineham
Timelines
A Political History of the Modern World
By John Rees
A People's History of London
By Lindsey German and John Rees
Counterfire Books
The People Demand: A short history of the Arab revolutions
By John Rees and Joseph Daher
Strategy and tactics: how the left can organise to transform society
By John Rees
Capitalism and Class Consciousness: the ideas of Georg Lukacs
By Chris Nineham
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