International films at the Lego Cinema.
A Busy Month
My first translation of a screenplay and some thoughts on the high quality and diverse perspectives of global cinema.
Films for the Resistance: The Other Side of Everything
Review of the Serbian documentary The Other Side of Everything, about the movement to end the genocidal Milosević regime.
Women as Avenging Angels
A discussion of sexual harassment in children's publishing and, for inspiration, a roundup of two recent movies featuring women who fight back.
Hey, Prince John!
The impact of the Robin Hood story, and the Disney movie that entertained generations, in light of government policy to rob the poor and pay the rich.
Films for the Resistance: Burning Bush
How Burning Bush, a film set in Communist Czechoslovakia in 1969, is relevant to our lives today.
Weird Little Movies
Hollywood blockbusters based on YA novels vs. quirky indie films, many of them from other countries with English subtitles: Why we need the latter, too.
For a Person Who Made Us Laugh: Robin Williams, 1951-2014
Like many people, I am still in a state of shock from learning of the death of actor and comedian Robin Williams yesterday. When my son posted an image from…
Uruguay: Three Million Soccer Fans
A review of the World Cup 2010 road trip documentary 3 Million, focusing on the Uruguayan national team and the father-and-son filmmakers.
Am I a Master Builder?
A Master Builder Event to mark the release of The LEGO Movie DVD leads me to create a book-powered rocket and call myself a Master Builder.