Masters of Money (Episode 2: Hayek): a breathless race through the life and work of a defender of classical economics
Tristan Quinn, “Masters of Money (Episode 2: Hayek)” (2012) Using a mix of interviews with
The Day the Earth stood Still: strong and relevant theme and message still important to modern audiences
Robert Wise, “The Day the Earth stood Still” (1951) Yesterday a meteor and its debris
Matrix Revolutions: beneath pyrotechnics and stylistic posturing, a really very ordinary film stuck in a Hollywood matrix
Andy and Larry Wachowski, “Matrix Revolutions” (2003) Beneath layers of computer-generated pyrotechnics, film noir homage
Masters of Money (Episode 1: Keynes): good introduction to the work and ideas of a major 20th century economist
Martin Small, “Masters of Money (Episode 1: Keynes)” (2012) This is the first episode of
Remote Control War: technical detail substitutes for a proper inquiry into the ethics of using drones and robots in conflicts
Leif Kaldor, “Remote Control War” (2011) “Remote Control War” presents as a sober documentary on
French and French-language Films
Montparnasse: an affectionate survey of a famous artistic and intellectual Parisian district in the 1920s
Eugène Deslaw, “Montparnasse” (1929) Come take a tour of Montparnasse as it was in 1929
French and French-language Films
Elles: film fails to link prostitution in its various forms to a critique of Western materialist / capitalist society
Malgorzata Szumowska, “Elles” (2011) An interesting and layered film that appears to say whatever viewers
French and French-language Films
Un monsieur qui a mangé du taureau: slapstick comedy film short with a possible ulterior message
Eugène Deslaw, “Un monsieur qui a mangé du taureau” (1935) We all know of people
French and French-language Films
La Marche des Machines / Les Nuits Électriques: experimental shorts suggest technology has a life of its own
Eugène Deslaw, “La Marche des Machines” (1927) / Les Nuits Électriques” (1928) The Ukrainian film-maker Eugène
French and French-language Films
Autour de La Fin du Monde: silent film about a sound film hampered by lack of … sound
Abel Gance and Eugène Deslaw, “Autour de La Fin du Monde” (1930) I had heard