Following complaints from David Zaslav, editors at the Condé Nast-owned GQ magazine have removed an article exposing the gross misdeeds of the Warner Bros. Discovery CEO.
Jean Magner
Jean Magner
Jean Magner is an Alt Film Guide contributor/editor-at-large focusing on European cinema and on the intersection between the movies and social/political issues.
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SAG president Ronald Reagan failed to rise to the occasion during the pivotal 1960 Screen Actors Guild strike, when veteran Hollywood stars and supporting players were denied residuals.
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Oscar winner Meryl Streep among those who have signed a ‘hardline’ letter urging the SAG-AFTRA leaders to meet the moment at this crucial juncture in the history of the US …
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5 Nazi Movies: ‘Third Reich’ Cinema Extolled ‘Aryan’ Virtues
17 minutes read5 Nazi movies: Joseph Goebbels’ ‘Third Reich’ cinema – a crucial and extremely popular propaganda tool – promoted the White Nationalist German ethos in a variety of cinematic genres.
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Venice Film Festival Winners: Another Frances McDormand Oscar?
11 minutes readVenice Film Festival Awards 2020: Is Frances McDormand on her way to a third Best Actress Oscar for her work in Chloé Zhao’s Golden Lion winner Nomadland?
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Theo van Gogh (1957–2004): Polemical Dutch Filmmaker
6 minutes readTheo van Gogh: The Dutch filmmaker was known as Vincent van Gogh’s great-grandnephew and for several polemical big-screen titles, mostly thrillers.
10 examples of theocracy in movies and TV – from Quo Vadis to His Dark Materials – showcase the authoritarian communion between religion and government.