Sunday, February 11, 2018

Dialogic Cinephilia - February 12, 2018

Alspach, Ardi. "Defining the Genres: 7 Novels of Afrofuturism." B & N Sci-fi & Fantasy (July 22, 2016)




Bursztynski, Maurice, et al. "The American Astronaut." See Hear #48 (January 27, 2018) ["Bernard, Tim and Maurice are once again joined by Mike White of The Projection Booth to talk about Cory Mcabee’s feature film debut from 2001, The American Astronaut. It’s all too easy to describe this film as a mashup of styles (usually starting with “David Lynch meets….”). The truth is Cory Mcabee has come up with something unique while acknowledging films he obviously loves. The narrative covers Sam Curtis – delivery man for hire who has to make a series of trades before he can collect a reward. All the while he has a nemesis chasing him around the universe waiting to forgive him…so he can kill him….. and people burst into song. Sounds straightforward? It ain’t, and yet it is. The story is very accessible, but the devil is in the details."]

Coll, Steve. "Directorate S: Steve Coll on the CIA & America’s Secret Wars in Afghanistan & Pakistan." Democracy Now (February 8, 2018) ["The U.S. is intensifying its air war in Afghanistan as U.S. Central Command has announced it is shifting military resources from Iraq and Syria back to Afghanistan, where the United States has been fighting for over 16 years in the longest war in U.S. history. U.S. Air Force Major General James Hecker recently said Afghanistan has “become CENTCOM’s main effort.” The news comes after a particularly bloody period in Afghanistan. Despite the spiraling violence, President Trump recently ruled out negotiations with the Taliban during a meeting of members of the United Nations Security Council. We speak to Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Steve Coll about his new book, Directorate S: The C.I.A. and America’s Secret Wars in Afghanistan and Pakistan."]

Cunningham, Joel. "The Best Science Fiction & Fantasy of 2017." B & N Sci-Fi & Fantasy (November 20, 2017)

Ifill, Sherilynn. "'They were Both Cops & Robbers': Baltimore Police Scandal Exposes Theft, Cover-Ups & Drug Peddling." Democracy Now (February 8, 2018) ["In Maryland, closing arguments are scheduled to begin today for two Baltimore police officers who are part of what has been described as one of the most startling police corruption scandals in a generation. The officers were part of an elite plainclothes unit called the Gun Trace Task Force—but, according to prosecutors, the unit acted more like a criminal outfit. In his opening argument during the trial, the lead federal prosecutor, Leo Wise, said, “They were, simply put, both cops and robbers.” According to prosecutors, the officers stole hundreds of thousands of dollars from city residents. They broke into houses. They stole drugs and then gave them to drug dealers. They carried BB guns that they could plant on people they shot. Six members of the task force have already pleaded guilty. We speak to Sherrilyn Ifill, president and director-counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense Fund."]

McDonough, Beth. "Lady Bird and the War of Innocence." Vague Visages (January 30, 2018)

Nicholson, Amy. "Why the Fifty Shades of Grey Trilogy Is an Ode to the Idea of Consent." Variety (February 9, 2018)

Reader, Sam. "The Best Horror Books of 2017." B & N Sci-Fi and Fantasy (November 27, 2017)

Shockley, Jenn. "The Ultimate Kentucky Waterfalls Road Trip Is Right Here – And You’ll Want To Do It." Only In Your State (February 16, 2016)

Wilkerson, Lawrence. "I Helped Sell the False Choice of War with Iraq; It’s Happening Again with Iran." Democracy Now (February 9, 2018) ["Fifteen years ago this week, Secretary of State General Colin Powell gave a speech to the United Nations arguing for war with Iraq, saying the evidence was clear: Saddam Hussein had weapons of mass destruction. It was a speech Powell would later call a blot on his career. Is President Trump doing the same thing now with Iran? We speak to Powell’s former chief of staff, Col. Lawrence Wilkerson. He recently wrote a piece titled 'I Helped Sell the False Choice of War Once. It’s Happening Again.'"]




















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