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TELEVISION | Fascinated by the ‘Tiger King’
This bizarre human being has become the most famous gay man in the USA. By Allen Young | The Rag Blog | May 13, 2020 ROYALSTON, Mass.— Tiger King, an eight-episode documentary series, has caught the attention of millions of … Continue reading
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Tagged Allen Young, Documentary, Gay Men, Rag Bloggers, Television, Tiger King, True Crime, Wildlife Rescue
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Bob Simmons : A Medical Mission to Palestine (Documentary Video)
A Medical Mission to Palestine – Part 1 from Telebob on Vimeo. Good works done by good people:A Medical Mission to PalestineBy Bob Simmons / The Rag Blog / December 3, 2009 See Parts 2-4 of A Medical Mission to … Continue reading
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Tagged Bob Simmons, Documentary, Israel, Medicine, Palestine, Palestinian Occupation, Physicians for Peace, Video, West Bank
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Lily Keber : Putting Families in Jail in America
Putting children in jail:T. Don Hutto and family detention in America As hope for change in Obama immigration policy dwindles, activists speculate on the fate of family detention. By Lily Keber / The Rag Blog / November 20, 2009 See … Continue reading
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Tagged ACLU, Criminal Justice Reform, Documentary, Family Detention, Filmmakers, Hutto Prison, Immigrant Detention, Immigration, Private Prisons, Texas, UT-Austin, Video
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FILM / William Kunstler : Disturbing the Universe
William Kunstler: Disturbing the Universe… Remarkable film tells story ofFamed civil rights attorney By Alice Embree / The Rag Blog / October 28, 2009 William Kunstler: Disturbing the Universe, a film by Emily Kunstler and Sarah Kunstler, premiered as part … Continue reading
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Tagged Austin, Black Panthers, Chicago 8, Civil Rights, Documentary, Film, Movement Lawyers, New Left, Political Activists, Sixties, The Movement
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FILM / Michael Moore : Anti-Capitalism Goes Mainstream
Capitalism: A love Story… Michael Moore’s new film names the systemAnd presents a radical democratic critique By Alex Knight / The Rag Blog / October 27, 2009 Capitalism: A Love Story, which opened in 962 theaters earlier this month, is … Continue reading
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Tagged Banking, Capitalism, Corporate Corruption, Documentary, Economics, Film, Filmmakers
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FILM / Abe Osheroff : One Foot in the Grave, the Other Still Dancing
One Foot in the Grave, the Other Still Dancing An inspirational political life captured on film by Barbara J. Berg / The Rag Blog / September 8, 2009 [A review of Abe Osheroff: One Foot in the Grave, the Other … Continue reading
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Tagged Documentary, Film, Peace Movement, Political Action, Social Activism
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‘For All Mankind’ : Remembering the Apollo Astronauts’ Epic Derring-Do
Al Reinert’s stunning ‘For All Mankind’ screens tonight as we observe the 40th Anniversary of man’s greatest adventure By Thorne Dreyer / The Rag Blog / July 20, 2009 See ‘Tumbling Models: Some of “The Right Stuff,”‘ by Thomas Cleaver, … Continue reading
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Tagged Al Reinert, American History, Documentary, Film, Filmmakers, For All Mankind, Independent Film, NASA, Thorne Dreyer
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FILM / Turk Pipkin’s Remarkable ‘One Peace at a Time’
Another day at the office. Turk Pipkin (who refers to himself in the movie as a “human q-tip” ) shoots at the Muharam Shia Festival in Calcutta, India.One Peace at a Time: A film about a messed up world and … Continue reading
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Tagged Austin, Documentary, Film, Filmmakers, Social Action, Turk Pipkin, William Michael Hanks
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FILM / Turk Pipkin, and a Brief History of the Documentary Form
Eadweard Muybridge: The Horse in Motion. The documentary form is only now realizing the possibilities foreshadowed by its beginnings. By William Michael Hanks / The Rag Blog / June 2, 2009 Also see Turk Pipkin’s Remarkable ‘One Peace at a … Continue reading
Austin : The Radical Humanism of Abe Osheroff
Abe Osheroff in October 1998 at the University of Washington. Photo by Larry Davis / NYT.‘Abe Osheroff: One Foot in the Grave, the other Still Dancing.’ By Robert Jensen / The Rag Blog / December 3, 2008 In 2000 and … Continue reading
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Tagged Austin, Documentary, Film, Political Activists, Progressives, UT-Austin
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FILM : Patti Smith: Dream of Life
Patti Smith. Photo by Steven Sebring.‘This androgynous Jersey girl obsessed with Rimbaud and Shelley and Whitman came to the big city 40 years ago’By Andrew O’Hehir / August 6, 2008 Almost at the beginning of Steven Sebring’s documentary “Patti Smith: … Continue reading
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Tagged Documentary, Entertainers, Film, Independent Film, Music, Musicians, Poetry, Punk Rock, Rock 'n Roll
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FILM : Crosby, Stills, Nash, Young and the Protest Song
‘CSNY: Déjà Vu’: A Political Concert DocumentaryBy Jennifer Maerz / July 30, 2008 Bob Dylan’s “John Brown” is one of the most moving antiwar songs ever recorded. The track avoids sloganeering, resonating an anti–Vietnam War sentiment with a straightforward, human, … Continue reading →