Arts Review
An interview with former East German director Rainer Simon
“We wanted to make realistic films about the GDR”
By Bernd Reinhardt, April 29, 2009
At the Berlinale 2009 the WSWS had the opportunity to speak with Rainer Simon about his work as a film director in the GDR.
The 59th Berlinale—Part 4
Jadup and Boel: The last banned film from the former East Germany
By Bernd Reinhardt, April 29, 2009
The Berlin film festival’s series of special feature films commemorating the fall of the Berlin Wall twenty years ago, “Goodbye to Winter: Cinematic portents of the collapse of Stalinism,” featu...
State of Play: More of Washington’s conspiracies
By David Walsh, April 28, 2009
State of Play is a political thriller, based on a mini-series broadcast by the BBC in 2003. The filmmakers have transposed the events to the US and condensed six hours to two. The general shape of the...
Franklin Rosemont (1943-2009): Leading US surrealist and anthologist of André Breton dies
By Paul Bond, April 25, 2009
The death of Franklin Rosemont, American surrealist and populariser of the work of French poet André Breton, deserves some notice.
Sin Nombre: The fate of Central American youth on their way to the US
By Luis Arce, April 24, 2009
Following the lives of two teenagers, Sin Nombre tells the story of thousands of poor youth in Central America trying to cope with a society that has nothing for them.
The future of art in an age of crisis—Part 2
By David Walsh, April 22, 2009
WSWS arts editor David Walsh recently delivered a talk on “The Future of Art in an Age of Crisis” in a number of US cities. This is the second and concluding part.
“Shutting Detroit Down”: Country singer John Rich sings about the crisis, but also spreads confusion
By Hiram Lee, April 22, 2009
Country singer John Rich’s populist song “Shutting Down Detroit” takes on the Wall Street bailouts, mass layoffs and home foreclosures. At the same time, he hangs out in right-wing circles.
The future of art in an age of crisis—Part 1
By David Walsh, April 21, 2009
WSWS arts editor David Walsh recently delivered a talk on “The Future of Art in an Age of Crisis” in a number of US cities. We are posting that lecture in two parts, beginning today.
“The Aftermath of the December Greek Riots”
By John Vassilipoulis and Paul Mitchell, April 20, 2009
Photographers George Kasolas and Spiros Christofi spoke to the World Socialist Web Site about the cancellation of their London exhibition “The aftermath of the December riots in Greece.”
Sugar: baseball and struggle
By Alan Whyte, April 16, 2009
Sugar is a fictional account of an aspiring pitcher from the Dominican Republic, played by an actual player, Algenis Perez Soto. The filmmakers, Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck (Half Nelson), have cast a nu...
Sunshine Cleaning: A misplaced sense of where the drama (or comedy) lies
By David Walsh, April 8, 2009
In Christine Jeffs’ film, set in Albuquerque, New Mexico, two sisters (Amy Adams and Emily Blunt) go into business together--cleaning up crime scenes.
The Combination: Australian stereotypes reinforced
By Mile Klindo, April 2, 2009
The Combination is a recently released low budget production about immigrant youth in Sydney’s working class western suburbs.
