The World Tomorrow (Episode 7: Occupy Movement): a lively discussion which cuts out before the really interesting parts
Julian Assange, “The World Tomorrow (Episode 7: Occupy Movement)” (Russia Today, 29 May 2012) Unfortunately
Category: Russian and Soviet Films
Reviews of films from Russia and from the Soviet period (1917 – 1991) including all films made during that time in countries that are now independent.
The World Tomorrow (Episode 6: Rafael Correa): Ecuador as microcosm of Latin America in struggling for democracy and social justice
Julian Assange, “The World Tomorrow (Episode 6: Rafael Correa)” (Russia Today, 22 May 2012) Halfway
The World Tomorrow (Episode 5: Moazzam Begg, Asim Qureshi): series is becoming repetitive and a little disappointing
Julian Assange, “The World Tomorrow (Episode 5: Moazzam Begg, Asim Qureshi)” (Russia Today, 15 May
The World Tomorrow (Episode 4: Nabeel Rajab, Alaa Abdal-Fattah): a lesson in how to be a human rights activist / revolutionary
Julian Assange, “The World Tomorrow (Episode 4: Nabeel Rajab, Alaa Abdal-Fattah)” (Russia Today, 8 May
The World Tomorrow (Episode 3: Moncef Marzouki): human rights and open government getting short shrift
“The World Tomorrow (Episode 3: Moncef Marzouki)” (Russia Today, 1 May 2012) In this episode,
The World Tomorrow (Episode 2: David Horowitz and Slavoj Zizek): a brief glimpse into a moronic and ugly worldview
“The World Tomorrow (Episode 2: David Horowitz and Slavoj Zizek)” (Russia Today, 24 April 2012) For
The World Tomorrow (Episode 1: Hassan Nasrallah): an informative insight into Hezbollah
“The World Tomorrow (Episode 1: Hassan Nasrallah)” (Russia Today, 18 April 2012) First in a
Provincial School (dir. Ivan Maximov): freaky school where the pupils get the better of the teacher
Ivan Maximov, “Provincial School” (1992) Amusing little animated short, running at under five minutes, about
Rusalka: beautiful painterly film about faith, courage and self-sacrifice in fighting dark forces and vengeance
Alexander Petrov, “Rusalka” (1996) Often referred to as “The Mermaid” in English, though mermaids and
The Cranes are Flying: expressive and soulful film of hope despite the tragedy of war
Mikhail Kalatozov, “The Cranes are Flying / Letyat zhuravli” (1957) A soulful film of hope