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Archives: film
![Would Trump let Oscar Winner Mahershala Ali back into the Country?](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701012540im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/02/would-trump-let-oscar-winner-mah-187x137.jpg)
![Iran’s Oscar-Winning Director Hopes Anti-Fascist Movement Grows](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701012540im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/02/irans-oscar-winning-director-hop-187x137.jpg)
Iran’s Oscar-Winning Director Hopes Anti-Fascist Movement Grows
TeleSur | - - "We believe there is no best country, best gender, best religion or best color,” the directors of the five Oscar foreign films nominees wrote in a joint statement.…![Oscar Nominee Asghar Farhadi between US Muslim Ban and Ayatollahs’ Censorship](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701012540im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/02/oscar-nominee-asghar-farhadi-bet-187x137.jpg)
Oscar Nominee Asghar Farhadi between US Muslim Ban and Ayatollahs’ Censorship
By Kevin Hagopian | (The Conversation) | - - Politics loom over this year’s Oscars, with many bracing for what the winners will – or won’t – say when they ascend the…![Meryl Streep calls out Trump: Having Bully-in-Chief Coarsens whole Culture](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701012540im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2017/01/meryl-streep-calls-out-trump-hav-187x137.jpg)
Meryl Streep calls out Trump: Having Bully-in-Chief Coarsens whole Culture
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Occasionally entertainment and politics intersect, often hitting a false note. You never want your screenplay to be, as they say in Hollywood, "on…![](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701012540im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2016/12/debating-1-187x137.png)
6 Reasons Feminist Carrie Fisher Was Ahead of Her Time
TeleSur | - - While all Star Wars (male) fans only remember Carrie Fisher in her sex-slave golden bikini, the late actress had a feminist conception of her role way ahead of…![The Reich Strikes Back? Neo-Nazis Call for a Boycott of New Star Wars Movie](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701012540im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2016/12/the-reich-strikes-back-neo-nazis-187x137.jpg)
The Reich Strikes Back? Neo-Nazis Call for a Boycott of New Star Wars Movie
By TeleSur | - - White-supremacists are upset because nearly all of the major characters on the new Star Wars film are people of color. Neo-Nazi groups on the Internet are calling…Goodbye to Abbas Kiarostami, a Filmmaking Legend Whose Vision ‘Transversed His Persian Roots’
By Mahsa Alimardani | ( Global Voices) | - - News trickled out of a Paris hospital on the evening of 4 July that Iranian cinematic auteur Abbas Kiarostami lost his battle…![](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701012540im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2016/04/Screen-Shot-2016-02-29-at-1.20.26-AM-187x137.png)
Oscars: Chris Rock on lack of Diversity in Hollywood
Chris Rock | (ABC - Academy Awards) | Oscars 2016: Chris Rock's Best Lines The host had Hollywood's A-list laughing with jokes about the controversy over the lack of diversity at this…![Best Movie of 2016: Michael Moore skewers US Inequality in “Where to Invade Next”](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701012540im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2016/02/best-movie-of-2016-michael-moore-187x137.jpg)
Best Movie of 2016: Michael Moore skewers US Inequality in “Where to Invade Next”
By George Lakey | ( Waging Nonviolence ) | - - Many fields of endeavor have what they call “best practices,” and self-respecting workers look for those. I wouldn’t expect Michael Moore…![In ‘Spectre,’ James Bond becomes Edward Snowden](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701012540im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/11/in-spectre-james-bond-becomes-ed-187x137.jpg)
In ‘Spectre,’ James Bond becomes Edward Snowden
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - The latest entry in the Daniel Craig reboot of the James Bond film franchise, Spectre , turns Bond into more muscular version of…![Andrew Garfield of Spiderman: Trump ‘has a lot,’ Unwelcoming of those with Little](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701012540im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/09/andrew-garfield-of-spiderman-tru-187x137.jpg)
Andrew Garfield of Spiderman: Trump ‘has a lot,’ Unwelcoming of those with Little
Popsugar Entertainment | (Video Interview with Andrew Garfield) | - - "Andrew Garfield spent hours with families who'd lost their homes in the foreclosure crisis to prepare for his role as a…![Omar Sharif didn’t have to Play a Terrorist](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701012540im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/07/omar-sharif-didnt-have-to-play-a-187x137.jpg)
Omar Sharif didn’t have to Play a Terrorist
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) | - - Omar Sharif is dead at 83. Born Michel Chalhoub in Alexandria to Lebanese Christian parents in 1932, he changed his name and converted…![New TV Show About Cairo’s Jewish Community draws Fans, Critics](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701012540im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/06/new-tv-show-about-cairos-jewish-187x137.jpg)
New TV Show About Cairo’s Jewish Community draws Fans, Critics
Aj+ | (Video Report) | - - "“The Jewish Quarter” – a new series about Cairo's once-thriving Jewish community – is angering both Egyptians and the Israeli Embassy in Egypt." AJ+: "New…![How the Jurassic Park Franchise changed the real world of Science](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701012540im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/06/how-the-jurassic-park-franchise-187x137.jpg)
How the Jurassic Park Franchise changed the real world of ancient DNA Research
By Elizabeth Jones | (The Conversation) | - - The park is almost open. Two decades on and Jurassic Park has morphed into Jurassic World, the one and only dinosaur theme park.…![Jon Stewart on Iran, Israel and Directing Rosewater: “It Turns out the Middle East is Somewhat of a Hotbed”](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701012540im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/06/jon-stewart-on-iran-israel-and-d-187x137.jpg)
Jon Stewart on Iran, Israel and Directing Rosewater: “It Turns out the Middle East is Somewhat of a Hotbed”
By Alexander Bisley | (Lumiere Reader) | - - N.B. Rosewater is now streaming at Amazon Instant Video and will be available on Netflix beginning June 10 It’s slightly surreal interviewing Jon…![‘I would have come forward sooner’ – Snowden on NSA leak regrets](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701012540im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/02/i-would-have-come-forward-sooner-187x137.jpg)
‘I would have come forward sooner’ – Snowden on NSA leak regrets
RT | - Former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden has frequently said that he does not regret blowing the whistle on the agency’s mass surveillance programs. However, he has now stated…![In New Gilded Age, Social Protest dominates Academy Awards Ceremony](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701012540im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/02/in-new-gilded-age-social-protest-187x137.jpg)
In New Gilded Age, Social Protest dominates Academy Awards Ceremony
By Juan Cole | (Informed Comment) - If social and economic inequality were a mine, and if America were deep in this mine with a canary in tow, the canary would long…![Snowden Reacts as Documentary about his Leaks wins Oscar](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701012540im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/02/snowden-reacts-as-documentary-ab-187x137.jpg)
Snowden Reacts as Documentary about his Leaks wins Oscar
By Rainey Reitman | (EFF) - CITIZENFOUR, Laura Poitras' riveting documentary about Edward Snowden's efforts to shed light on gross surveillance abuses by the United States government and its partners, just won…![War Porn: Hollywood and War from World War II to “American Sniper”](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701012540im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/02/war-porn-hollywood-and-war-from-187x137.jpg)
War Porn: Hollywood and War from World War II to “American Sniper”
By Peter Van Buren | (Tomdispatch.com) - In the age of the all-volunteer military and an endless stream of war zone losses and ties, it can be hard to keep Homeland enthusiasm…![Fox News Contributor: Fifty Shades of Grey Heralds the End of the World](http://web.archive.org./web/20170701012540im_/https://media.juancole.com/images/2015/02/fox-news-contributor-fifty-shade-187x137.jpg)