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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)
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For Late-term Abortion Doc "After Tiller," Sundance Increases Security
- By Anthony Kaufman
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- January 18, 2013 4:33 PM
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- 3 Comments
Homeland Security Interrogates and Harasses Oscar-Nominee Laura Poitras During Making of New Doc
- By Anthony Kaufman
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- April 9, 2012 10:00 AM
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- 3 Comments
Laura Poitras, the Oscar-nominated director of "My Country, My Country" and "The Oath," has suffered extreme harrassment at the hands of the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the Customs and Border Control (CBC) while making a new film on America's "War on Terror," according to a must-read report in Salon.com.
"Scenes of a Crime": Unjust Verdict Upheld as Doc Winner Hits Theaters
- By Anthony Kaufman
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- March 26, 2012 2:23 PM
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Adrian Thomas, the man at the center of the award-winning documentary "Scenes of a Crime" (Filmmaker Magazine's Best Film Not Playing at a Theater Near You, Grand Jury Prize Winner at Full Frame and DOC NYC), has not been granted an appeal, a state court has ruled, according to reports. The compelling documentary, which opens in New York on Friday, offers a strong case for Thomas' innocence and striking scientific evidence that suggests Thomas was wrongly convicted and a confession was coerced by police.
New Round of Death Penalty Docs Seek to Raise Awareness, Completion Funds
- By Anthony Kaufman
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- December 5, 2011 10:05 AM
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Time may not have run out for Kirk Bloodsworth, who was wrongfully convicted of rape and murder and spent 9 years in prison, two of which he faced execution. DNA evidence exonerated him. But time is running out for "Bloodsworth: An Innocent Man," Gregory Bayne's documentary portrait of the man (pictured) and his story of criminal injustice: If the project doesn't raise another $3,000 on Kickstarter by 5pm today, it will lose the $22,000 it has already raised.
Can FilmAid Make the World a Better Place?
- By Anthony Kaufman
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- November 11, 2011 8:27 AM
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Can movies make the world a better place? Yes, they can! The folks at FilmAid International, a humanitarian organization that harnesses the power of film to help refugees the world over, has been doing just that: offering screenings of educational films and entertaining indies and documentaries to refugee camps, and empowering locals to make their own movies.
Herzog's Death Penalty Doc "Into the Abyss" Gets Rave Reviews
- By Anthony Kaufman
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- November 10, 2011 7:56 PM
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Much has already been written about "Into the Abyss," Werner Herzog's humanistic gaze into the dark heart of capital punishment in a Texas town. But let me join in the chorus of effusive praise.
Makhmalbafs, Ghobadi, Shirin Neshat Call for Iran Film Boycott; Sanction Industry Officials
- By Anthony Kaufman
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- October 18, 2011 12:34 PM
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Polanski's "Carnage" Charts Divisive Politics; Slams Both Liberals, Conservatives
- By Anthony Kaufman
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- October 2, 2011 1:21 AM
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Torture Docs Redux: "You Don’t Like the Truth: 4 Days Inside Gitmo"
- By Anthony Kaufman
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- September 28, 2011 1:29 AM
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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