Heat, work and genre - J.A. Lindstrom Film theory about the role of work, both illegal and legitimate, in Michael Mann's noir Heat.
A class apart: A hundred years of Cary Grant An article by Wu Ming on Cary Grant, masculinity and style as a martial art. Translated by Bianca Colantoni, it first appeared in the Italian…
UK screen representations of youth in austerity Two decades-worth of British poverty porn reveals more than might be thought.
The Wobblies (documentary) The 1979 documentary film The Wobblies provides an overview of the rise and fall of the IWW (Industrial Workers of the World), complete with…
China Blue China Blue is a documentary that follows a 17 year old Chinese girl migrating from her home in the Sichuan province to work in a jeans factory in Guangdong. It shows the harsh realities as a…
On Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti Reading literature can be a drag at times so here is some visual content and music to compliment the modest archive at libcom.org on Nicola Sacco…
Wuthering Heights, directed by Andrea Arnold Never mind the prissy costume drama bollocks. This raw punk historicism is a landmark, in several senses, of British cinema.
Collectivized creativity: The rediscovered films of the CNT Christiane Passevant interviews Richard Prost and Andres Garcia-Aguilera about the CNT film industry…
Up The Yangtze A documentary about the effects the building of the Three Gorges Dam across the Yangtze river in China has had on the people who lived in the surrounding areas. It a gives a good insight…
Last train home A documentary focusing on one family of migrant workers, mainly around Chinese New Year. It reveals the conditions they live and work in, and the strain it has on the family, which comes out…
Ai Weiwei: Never Sorry Here's a video (and links to a couple of other videos) previewing the new documentary about the Chinese artist and political activist, Ai Weiwei,…
Attack the Block, directed by Joe Cornish An apparently refreshing take on underclass alienation soon sours into the same old rancid reaction
