Dialogic Cinephilia - October 3, 2018

"There are in fact no masses; there are only ways of seeing people as masses.”
--Raymond Williams, Culture and Society (1958)

"Art and humanities research begins with a desire to understand the human condition."
--Masoud Yazdani (July 2008)

Crenshaw, Kimberlé. "How Society Embraces Male Denials, from Clarence Thomas to Brett Kavanaugh." Democracy Now (October 1, 2018) ["When President Trump’s Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh testified last week before the Senate Judiciary Committee, he called Dr. Christine Blasey Ford’s accusations against him and the subsequent fallout a “circus” orchestrated by the Democrats. His language echoed Clarence Thomas, who nearly 30 years ago said of the Anita Hill trials, “This is a circus. It’s a national disgrace. … It is a high-tech lynching for uppity blacks who in any way deign to think for themselves.” We speak with Kimberlé Crenshaw, professor of law at UCLA and Columbia University who assisted Anita Hill’s legal team. She is the founder of the African American Policy Forum. Her piece for The New York Times last week was headlined “We Still Haven’t Learned from Anita Hill’s Testimony.”"]

"Ethan Hawke Interview / Top 5 Hawke Moments." Filmspotting #696 (September 7, 2018)





Griffin, Charles. "Living and Dying in the Valley: Restrepo." Dialogic Cinephilia (October 3, 2018)

Leubitz, Brian. "California Offers Hope With Slew Of Progressive New Laws." Rising Up (October 2, 2018) ["If you’re among the millions of Americans depressed with the state of our nation, California is offering some hope in these dark times. Pressed by grassroots activists working on a variety of issues the nation’s most populous state passed a slate of forward-looking bills and Governor Jerry Brown just signed them into law one by one. Among the new laws offering hope are a ban on toxic flame retardants, an affirmation of net neutrality, stricter gun laws, transparency requirements on police misconduct, and a push for gender parity on corporate boards."]





Mosley, Da'Shawn. "From State Government to Kavanaugh: Filmmaker Kimberly Reed Investigates Dark Money." Sojourners (October 1, 2018)

Schwarz, Jon. "New Dark Money Documentary Shines Light Into the Shadows Cast by the Super-Rich." The Intercept (October 1, 2018)