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
Out of the Trees: uneven pilot comedy episode rehashing tired Monty Python sketches
Ian MacNaughton, “Out of the Trees” (1975) Huge surprise when I was surfing Youtube.com one
Zero Dark Thirty: a journey into a heart of darkness … in its “heroine”
Kathryn Bigelow, “Zero Dark Thirty” (2012) This film purports to document the hunt for World
The Impossible: a real human story is the ultimate victim in this pedestrian disaster movie
Juan Antonio Bayona, “The Impossible / Lo Impossible” (2012) Someone should have told Ewan McGregor