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A Review of Avatar

Tue, 2010-01-05 16:55 — subhanil
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The film Avatar breaks a trend (but for some exceptions) in Hollywood films - which has been about the self-aggrandisement of the "empire" as the saviour of the world from the ruthlessness of barbaric aliens (either extra-terrestrial or perceived ideological enemy of the United States).

I am accused of romanticizing the working class: Anand Patwardhan

Thu, 2009-09-03 18:01 | Pragoti Team
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 Anand Patwardhan's documentary film "War and Peace (Jung aur Aman)" was screened at IIT Bombay on 30th August 2009. During and after the discussion session of the documentary film, our editorial team member Anirban Ghatak took a short interview of Anand. Anand answered the questions with equal determination and conviction which we are pretty used to see in his films. Here we present the interview. 

James Bond Takes on the Corporate Water Privateers

Mon, 2008-12-15 11:12 | Jeff Conant
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"While we have many great documentaries telling the story of the global water wars, including this year’s Flow and Blue Gold, one is forced to wonder if 007 does a greater service to the water movement than even our most highly talented documentarians. After all, who better than Hollywood to characterize the greenwashing corporate water profiteers as straight up evil, sans the need to justify the hyperbole?"

Jeff Conant reviews Quantum of Solace in Upside Down World.

Source: 
http://www.upsidedownworld.org/main/content/view/1607/1/