The Peacefulness of the Long Distance Revolutionary: A Film Review by Eric Mann

The Peacefulness of the Long Distance Revolutionary: A Film Review by Eric Mann

December 2012 Long Distance Revolutionary: a Journey with Mumia Abu-Jamal, is a compelling documentary about a riveting historical figure—a passionate, partisan, and persuasive intervention in the not at all “free marketplace of ideas.” Mumia Abu Jamal is the most famous...

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Lincoln’s White Blind Spot: The Slaves Were the Leading Actors in Their Own Emancipation – A Film Review by Eric Mann

Lincoln’s White Blind Spot: The Slaves Were the Leading Actors in Their Own Emancipation – A Film Review by Eric Mann

Preface to the review which follows below: My work on Stephen Spielberg's film, Lincoln has been transformative. I have gone back to read W. E. B. Dubois’ Black Reconstruction in America, Doris Kearns Goodman’s Band of Rivals, and Fawn Brodie’s...

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Film Review: Revolutionary Road – A Revolution Not Carried Out, or Even Considered

Film Review: Revolutionary Road – A Revolution Not Carried Out, or Even Considered

“Revolutionary Road” is an important, gripping, must-see film. The dynamics between April Wheeler (played by Kate Winslet) and her husband, Frank Wheeler (played by Leonardo DiCaprio) are painfully and vividly gripping. This is the tragedy of suburbia and women’s...

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