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ReelPolitik
A blog about film and politics, and the politics of filmmaking.
Anthony Kaufman is a film journalist and critic, who has written for the New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, the Chicago Tribune, the Village Voice and Slate, and contributes regularly to Variety, indieWIRE, the Wall Street Journal Online and the Utne Reader.
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Articles
- "Piracy May Be an Indie Filmmaker's Best Friend" (Indiewire, October 2011
- "The Decline of Indies on Netflix" (indieWIRE, Sept, 2011)
- "Secretariat" Isn't Hollywood's Only Secretly Conservative Blockbuster" (IFC News, October 2010)
- "Absurdistan: The New Iraq War Cinema" (Village Voice, April 2008)
- "Is Foreign Film The New Endangered Species?" (New York Times, January 2006)
ReelPolitik
Boycott Cinemark? Theater Chain Blocks "Shame"
- By Anthony Kaufman
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- December 1, 2011 3:57 PM
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- 20 Comments
Cinemark, the nation's third largest theater chain, is crippled by an old-fashioned conservative ideology that doesn't seem fitting with its function to screen the seventh art. According to the Los Angeles Times, Cinemark won't be booking Steve McQueen's blistering new film "Shame," because it has an NC-17 rating.
New Anti-Piracy Campaign Is Simplistic & Racist
- By Anthony Kaufman
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- November 30, 2011 10:03 AM
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In the midst of the congressional battles over the Protect Ip Act, which many people--including me--believe will impinge on civil liberties and the freedom of the Internet, the White House is inadvertently taking sides with a new public relations campaign aimed at combating piracy through a strategy of demonization. According to a new PSA (see below), the government suggests buying pirated products aligns you with nefarious hispanic criminal gangs.
"Shame" Branded with NC-17; Will Distributor Embrace Rating?
- By Anthony Kaufman
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- October 26, 2011 3:26 AM
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- 4 Comments
Iran Bans "Absolutely Tame Is A Horse"; Forces Chicago Fest Cancellation
- By Anthony Kaufman
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- October 4, 2011 6:10 AM
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- 0 Comments
Banned Chinese Filmmakers Persevere; "Suzhou River"'s Lou Ye Premieres Latest at Venice
- By Anthony Kaufman
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- September 1, 2011 1:42 AM
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- 0 Comments
Piracy Fight: "Twilight" Distrib Summit Bites Pic Downloaders
- By Anthony Kaufman
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- August 5, 2011 11:00 AM
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- 0 Comments
Is Internet Censorship Bill "Protect IP Act" Dead? Is Piracy Good or Bad for You?
- By Anthony Kaufman
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- July 19, 2011 2:40 AM
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- 1 Comment
Tonight: Fighting Back Against New Proposed NYC Anti-Film Laws
- By Anthony Kaufman
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- July 19, 2007 5:24 AM
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- 0 Comments
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@x7o Yes, that is why I included the link to the annotation in my tweet.
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@antkaufman Please update with our response for extra credibility http://t.co/WoxKkuRH53 + http://t.co/YOShV6iFVM #wikileaks
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@antkaufman This, of course, contradicts your claim that it is "impressively researched" - it is either negligent or malicious.
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@antkaufman See here: http://t.co/EkQOpKipi5 There are glaring factual inaccuracies. Just ask @carwinb
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I'm sorry, Domizianoa, your comment does not work in English, at all. You cannot use machine
When I read the book, I felt so out of touch with that world, being from a hard-working middle class
Other great point: Where does freedom really stand? Not by telling the truth, or telling it as an
My very compliments to Mr. Kaufman! I am becoming a huge fan of his incredibly profound, yet simple
To Claire, and, almost all other comments: Your answer to this exceptional, clever, and truly
If you tried to tone it down, you'd lose the essence of the book. Yes, the story might not
It all boils down to the fact that there's not a real market for "middle class angst"
Anthony sir, you're an idiot probably because you have a brain of a 5 year old kid... Thank you
C'mon---with all the critical hype that MEDICINE FOR MELANCHOLY got, Barry Jenkins should have
This is such an embarrassing article. "All this is to say, I guess, that white people can have