TCM’s Political Films series continues with the Nazi-era documentary Olympia and the anti-fascist American dramas Citizen Kane and All the President’s Men.
Political Films
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Political Movies: Gays, Crime & Corruption
7 minutes readPolitical Films: TCM series continues with the presentation of two gay-related titles, one socially conscious Pre-Code classic, and all-around corruption in New York City.
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Unusual Political Films: Saint & Zombies
7 minutes readPolitical Films on TCM: Series continues with Carl Theodor Dreyer’s The Passion of Joan of Arc, George A. Romero’s Night of the Living Dead, and four other titles.
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Political Films: Corrupt Senators, Stasi Spies
5 minutes readPolitical films: TCM’s sociopolitically charged series continues with six titles, including Stanley Kubrick’s Dr. Strangelove and Vittorio De Sica’s Bicycle Thieves.
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Political Films: 2 Warren Beatty Star Vehicles
6 minutes readPolitical Films on TCM: The ‘Making Change’ series continues with two Warren Beatty star vehicles, Reds, which he also directed, and The Parallax View.
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‘Making Change: Political Films’ – New TCM Series Begins
6 minutes read‘Making Change: Political Films’: New TCM series kicks off with six titles, including the anti-Hitler satire The Great Dictator and the labor-relations drama Salt of the Earth.
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5 Nazi Movies: ‘Third Reich’ Cinema Extolled ‘Aryan’ Virtues
15 minutes read5 Nazi movies: Joseph Goebbels’ ‘Third Reich’ cinema – a crucial and extremely popular propaganda tool – promoted the White Nationalist German ethos in a variety of cinematic genres.
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10 examples of theocracy in movies and TV – from Quo Vadis to His Dark Materials – showcase the authoritarian communion between religion and government.
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Belfast Movie: Kenneth Branagh Shooting ‘Most Personal Film’
3 minutes readBelfast movie: Kenneth Branagh is shooting his ‘most personal film,’ set in tumultuous 1960s Northern Ireland. Judi Dench and Jamie Dornan among stars.
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Playwright Arthur Miller vs. Red Scare paranoia: The Crucible and the Salem witch hunts demythologize the concept of ‘American exceptionalism.’
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4th of July Movies: From our dystopian present to John Paul Jones + Benedict Arnold and other complex American Revolutionary War figures.
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Roy Rogers Under Western Stars: Subversive Singing Cowboy Western still relevant in this age of special interests in government and climate change threat.
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Trumbo (2015) Review: Bryan Cranston
9 minutes readTrumbo (2015) movie review: Bryan Cranston delivers a phenomenal performance as the blacklisted Hollywood screenwriter Dalton Trumbo.
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Hiroshima Bombing Anniversary: 6 Must-See A-Bomb Movies
10 minutes readHiroshima Bombing Anniversary: 6 Must-See Movies Dealing with the A-Bomb Terror from around the world including 2 post-WWII Hollywood films.
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Kristen Stewart in Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk movie cast: Subversive satire labeled the ‘Catch-22 for the Iraq War’ to be directed by Ang Lee.