Teeming with rousing folk songs from the picket line and spirited one-liners from union men and women, Stewart Bird and Deborah Shaffer’s 1979 documentary “The Wobblies” collages together personal impressions from former miners, lumberjacks, stevedores, wheat farmers, silk weavers, and migratory workers — all members of the Iww (International Workers of the World) at the turn of the century — to create .
Ripe for rediscovery on the eve of a new 4K restoration that will be screened across the country in honor of May Day, the film endures as an astounding and essential portrait of American subversion as seen through the eyes of those who lived it.
The Iww, whose members were nicknamed “Wobblies” (or “Wobs”), was formed in 1905 with the goal of creating “One Big Union” made up of all workers, regardless of skill level, race, creed, gender, or country of origin (an audacious notion when most unions were off-limits to...
Ripe for rediscovery on the eve of a new 4K restoration that will be screened across the country in honor of May Day, the film endures as an astounding and essential portrait of American subversion as seen through the eyes of those who lived it.
The Iww, whose members were nicknamed “Wobblies” (or “Wobs”), was formed in 1905 with the goal of creating “One Big Union” made up of all workers, regardless of skill level, race, creed, gender, or country of origin (an audacious notion when most unions were off-limits to...
- 4/29/2022
- by Susannah Gruder
- Indiewire
Walt Disney, Frank Capra, Whitney Houston, Billie Holiday, Johnny Cash and Alex Trebek are among the entertainment industry figures who have been added as proposed honorees in the National Garden of American Heroes monument project unveiled by President Donald Trump in July.
As he began his final 48 hours as President, Trump issued an amended executive order Monday that added dozens of names slated to be honored in the the planned statuary park. The location for the park has yet to be determined. Trump first announced the plan on July 3 during his speech at Mt. Rushmore.
Among the entertainment-related names making the cut are Louis Armstrong, Lauren Bacall, Ingrid Bergman, Irving Berlin, Humphrey Bogart, Kobe Bryant, Frank Capra, Ray Charles, Nat King Cole, Miles Davis, Duke Ellington, Aretha Franklin, Woody Guthrie, Charlton Heston, Alfred Hitchcock, Bob Hope, Elvis Presley and Jimmy Stewart. The monument will honor those deemed to be “historically...
As he began his final 48 hours as President, Trump issued an amended executive order Monday that added dozens of names slated to be honored in the the planned statuary park. The location for the park has yet to be determined. Trump first announced the plan on July 3 during his speech at Mt. Rushmore.
Among the entertainment-related names making the cut are Louis Armstrong, Lauren Bacall, Ingrid Bergman, Irving Berlin, Humphrey Bogart, Kobe Bryant, Frank Capra, Ray Charles, Nat King Cole, Miles Davis, Duke Ellington, Aretha Franklin, Woody Guthrie, Charlton Heston, Alfred Hitchcock, Bob Hope, Elvis Presley and Jimmy Stewart. The monument will honor those deemed to be “historically...
- 1/18/2021
- by Cynthia Littleton
- Variety Film + TV
“The Mindy Project” returns with its fifth season on Hulu ready to set up romantic comedy tropes and tear them down again in adorable fashion.
First on the show’s agenda is tackling the love triangle — what Mindy refers to as “the sexiest of shapes” — that ended with a cliffhanger last season. Mindy (Mindy Kaling) had just had a hot hookup with her ex, Danny (Chris Messina), while getting stuck in an elevator. Despite their obvious chemistry and history, he’s hidden the fact that he’s about to marry another woman. (Oops.) Meanwhile, Mindy’s colleague Jody decided to make a grand gesture to prove his affection for her and bought her an adjoining apartment. But does real estate translate into real love?
“The three characters in this love triangle are incredibly flawed,” Kaling told IndieWire during a set visit. “They’ve done hugely wrong, immoral things time and time and time again.
First on the show’s agenda is tackling the love triangle — what Mindy refers to as “the sexiest of shapes” — that ended with a cliffhanger last season. Mindy (Mindy Kaling) had just had a hot hookup with her ex, Danny (Chris Messina), while getting stuck in an elevator. Despite their obvious chemistry and history, he’s hidden the fact that he’s about to marry another woman. (Oops.) Meanwhile, Mindy’s colleague Jody decided to make a grand gesture to prove his affection for her and bought her an adjoining apartment. But does real estate translate into real love?
“The three characters in this love triangle are incredibly flawed,” Kaling told IndieWire during a set visit. “They’ve done hugely wrong, immoral things time and time and time again.
- 10/4/2016
- by Hanh Nguyen
- Indiewire
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