Somewhere in the twentieth century, the foot-stompin’, dobro pluckin’ songs of the sons and daughters of slavery were appropriated and transformed...
The DJ genuflects at the altar of spinning vinyl, his shoulder presses headphones to his ear, his left hand spins a black disc, his right hand occupied with a laptop. It’s a Wednesday night, this is Hollywood’s Bar Marmont, and the DJ is Diplo...
Frohawk Two Feathers is a man at the nexus of many truths. He’s an alchemist of visual art who turns dull history into golden narratives rich with beautiful subversion and he’s a performance artist who experiments with music, poetry and alter egos. Then there’s Umar Rashid, the mastermind behind it all.
For multitalented entrepreneur and skateboarder Rob Dyrdek, writing, producing and starring in his first feature film Street Dreams was simply another obstacle to conquer.
Where would the world be without The Terminator? Without the catchphrases “I’ll be back” and “Hasta la vista, baby,” we’d be just empty shells of existence
Twenty-seven years ago, Raiders of the Lost Ark introduced the world to an unconventional archaeologist named Indiana Jones. With the DVD release of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, we pick up with the adventures of Indy (Harrison Ford), his former love Marion Ravenwood (Karen Allen), and a young man named Mutt [...]
Creating lasting change is seldom an easy task. Just ask the more than 40,000 people who protested the Word Trade Organization’s 1999 summit in Seattle. The WTO is a coalition of international big businesses and other organizations that largely control the economic fate of the world. Their policies decide the political destinies of third world [...]
Anne Hathaway delivers an emotional and captivating performance as the "Rachel Getting Married's" central figure, Kym, creating a sarcastic, self-centered and utterly real person on screen.
XXY is a rare gem of a film. It is sharply cut, meticulously polished, and completely one of a kind. The Argentine film tells the story of Alex, a 15-year-old with an unusual secret: she is both a boy and a girl. Amid the beautiful landscapes of coastal Uruguay, XXY weaves the lives of Alex’s [...]
For Sudanese child-soldier-turned-hip-hop-artist Emmanuel Jal, the wreckage of childhood trauma and the courage to persevere comes out on the title track of his album Warchild: “I’m a war child / I believe I’ve survived for a reason / To tell my story, to touch lives.”
Aaron Cohen travels around the world like a one-man army, fighting sweatshops, sex slavery, and human exploitation by liberating one person at a time.
The DJ genuflects at the altar of spinning vinyl, his shoulder presses headphones to his ear, his left hand spins a black disc, his right hand occupied with a laptop. It’s a Wednesday night, this is Hollywood’s Bar Marmont, and the DJ is Diplo...
If sequel mania and action overload has worn you thin, film festivals offer an antidote to the big budget blockbusters that trounce theaters during summertime. In the summer, many critics look to Europe to enjoy the fruits of international auteurs, but some of the most unique festivals can be found Stateside. As an homage to the homeland, we present this list of American film festivals that are worth checking out as the weather starts to sizzle.
Ethiopia is often overshadowed by news of famine, war, and poverty. But behind the headlines sits the country's rich history of music. And behind the music is Mulatu Astatke.
Terminator Salvation’s action sequences satiate the hungers both of explosion-craving, old school action aficionados and quick cut, first-person violence voyeurs of Generation X-Box.
Yahowa 13 is a mindbending pleasure whether you're tuning in or dropping out.
In the desolate landscape of philosophy, at the turn of the millennium, one name stands alone: Slavoj Žižek.
Horror movies typically aren’t big on plot. There’s a girl in undies, some guy has a hook for a hand… then everyone dies.
Flapper extravagance meets industrialist opulence
