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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
Anti-Abortion Groups Attack "After Tiller" and Its Subjects
- By Anthony Kaufman
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- May 9, 2013 9:42 AM
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An anti-abortion group has released an uncover video, it is being widely reported, that attacks the acclaimed documentary "After Tiller" and one of its subjects, Dr. LeRoy Carhart. The video begins with a quote from co-director Lana Wilson, who says, "For the doctors, it was about putting a human face on their profession, they are proud of what they do." But the video, of course, attempts to demonize the doctors, singling out an inappropriate comment made by Dr. Carhart.
Anti-Abortion Propaganda Film Ranks #8 At Weekend Box-Office
- By Anthony Kaufman
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- March 25, 2012 9:23 PM
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- 1 Comment
Not far behind Warner Bros's "Project X" and Paramount's "A Thousand Words" at the weekend box-office, a little indie film called "October Baby" has broken out, in limited release, making over $1.7 million in ticket sales. But this is one non-Hollywood film I won't be championing. As the right-wing propaganda machine continues its war on women, "October Baby" is being used as a rallying tool for social conservatives, trying to generate further animosity for the dangerous evils of female healthcare--and oh, yeah, that operation known as an abortion.
Is "Higher Ground" Sacrilegious or Humanist: Will Right-Wingers Praise or Vilify Farmiga's Debut?
- By Anthony Kaufman
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- August 24, 2011 2:02 AM
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- 5 Comments
Crackdown on Iranian filmmakers, activists escalating (Updated)
- By Anthony Kaufman
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- July 25, 2011 6:21 AM
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- 1 Comment
New Directors/New Films' Women filmmakers on the rise: Tsangari, Keshavarz and Rees
- By Anthony Kaufman
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- March 23, 2011 2:21 AM
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Recent Comments
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