It’s not hyperbolic to say the upcoming US Presidential Election is the one of the most important in modern history. With the stakes raised so high, the importance of voting for every eligible citizen in the country is crucial.
03.09.2020 - 06:31 / variety.com
Owen Gleiberman Chief Film CriticHere’s a startling statistic for you. In Mississippi, at the height of the Reconstruction era (which lasted until 1877), African-American voter registration stood at 67 percent.
A century later, after America had defeated the Nazis and was held up as a beacon of freedom, African-American voter registration in Mississippi stood at just three percent.How could that have happened? Many factors, but a key one was domestic racial terrorism. In “All In: The Fight for
.It’s not hyperbolic to say the upcoming US Presidential Election is the one of the most important in modern history. With the stakes raised so high, the importance of voting for every eligible citizen in the country is crucial.
Rebecca Rubin News Editor, Online“All In: The Fight for Democracy,” a documentary that examines voter suppression in the United States, will be available for free on Amazon Prime Video on Sept.
Patrick Hipes Executive Managing EditorBeyond Fest has set the slate for its 2020 edition that will run October 2-8, opening with a double bill of the world premiere of Jim Cummings’ The Wolf of Snow Hollow and Joe Dante’s 1989 pic The Burbs.
The complexities and ultimate similarities of American life play out in “The Last Shift.” A 2020 Sundance selection, the film became a buzzworthy project thanks to outstanding lead actors along with a carefully crafted storyline for these times. Its overall sensibilities and emphasis on realism is evidence of a director and writer with deep roots in documentary filmmaking.
It's been 17 years since Gus Van Sant stunned and polarized audiences with Elephant, his transfixing, oddly lyrical response to the Columbine High School massacre of 1999, a national tragedy now almost normalized by the sickening frequency of mass shootings that have continued to stain American soil. A number of films in the years since have reflected on school shootings in provocative ways, among them We Need to Talk About Kevin, And Then I Go and Vox Lux.
Also Read: 'David Byrne's American Utopia' Film Review: Byrne and Spike Lee Burn Down the House With StyleHis parents Paul and Leann — both veterans themselves — rally to their son’s defense, and the next few years involve attempted defections to Russia and Venezuela, an application for asylum in Canada, a car accident on a snowy highway, allegations of government torture and interrogation using the drug Thorazine, and activists and journalists seeking to help out Matt, particularly in the wake
Oscar-winner Kevin Spacey was accused in a civil lawsuit on Wednesday of sexual assault and battery in the 1980s by actor Anthony Rapp and a second, unnamed person when both plaintiffs were about 14.
Oscar-winner Kevin Spacey was accused in a civil lawsuit on Wednesday of sexual assault and battery in the 1980s by actor Anthony Rapp and a second, unnamed person when both plaintiffs were about 14.
Janelle Monáe has released her first new music in two years with ‘Turntables’, a song featured on a forthcoming documentary about voter suppression.The musician, producer, actress and activist wrote ‘Turntables’ for Amazon Prime Video’s All In: The Fight for Democracy film, which lands next Friday (September 18).‘Turntables’, the first material since Monáe’s 2018 album ‘Dirty Computer’, was written by Monáe, Nathaniel Irvin III and George A.
Eddie Vedder has joined Instagram to teach fans how to vote by mail in the upcoming US presidential election.The Pearl Jam frontman made his first post on the @eddievedder account earlier this week (September 1), posting a logo of his initials.In the following days, he shared a step-by-step guide to the mail-in voting process. “Hope you’re well and hanging tough in these extraordinary times,” he captioned the first post.
Like most Americans, Stacey Abrams has spent the past five months at home. But from her makeshift workspace in the living/dining room ofher townhouse on Atlanta’s east side, the 2018 Georgia Democratic gubernatorial nominee has been keeping busy, tackling the issue that helped cost her that election — voter suppression — via a documentary she produced, All In: The Fight for Democracy.
violation of norms and several laws, was held on the south lawn of the White House to an audience of hundreds of people.
The nonprofit organization founded by American Black Film Festival creators Jeff and Nicole Friday, Film Life Foundation, is launching a new fest with that the founders say will “will merge art and activism to drive today’s necessary conversations forward toward lasting social and political change.” The Social Justice Now festival, which will run Oct. 21-25, is being built with the help of Endeavor Content, Michael B.
The government has insisted the UK will be first in line for a potential coronavirus vaccine if it is proved to be effective.A spokesperson for Downing Street said the UK will get "first access" to the vaccine being developed by scientists at the University of Oxford in partnership with pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca.It comes after reports emerged that Donald Trump is considering granting emergency authorisation for it to be deployed in the US.“We have been clear that we will only roll out a
Britney Spears has been offered support by the the American Civil Liberties Union after a court ruled her father Jamie Spears remains the sole conservator of her estate.It comes despite the singer’s request for him to step down from the role.Britney’s father was placed in control of her welfare and finances in 2008 after her well-documented public breakdown.