Pier Marton

’12 SLIFF BUZZ: Pelotero

by Pier Marton | Nov 9, 2012 | Doc, Ego, Film, Hispanic, Racism, Spectacle, STL

Reviewed everywhere (more below) – Sports Illustrated: “Compelling!”- The Washington Post Critic’s Pick: “Enthralling… A “Hoop Dreams” for baseball!” – NYT Critics Pick: “Startling!” Jon Paley,...

The Other Son – Le Fils de l’Autre

by Pier Marton | Nov 7, 2012 | Antisemitism, Care, France, Human Rights, Ideas, Idées, Jewish, Middle-East, Review

Lorraine Lévy: I wanted to make a film about openings and hope/Je voulais faire un film d’ouverture, un film d’espoir. My review: I too could say “provocative and moving” as other critics have said, but I would rather not. Sometimes life takes...

It’s Not Obama’s Fault

by Pier Marton | Nov 5, 2012 | Ego, Media, Now, Politics, Spectacle

Panic time! D-Day minus one! After seeing the Romney ad below, exploiting some unemployed individuals, I too, Pier Marton, had to tell my story in that style of “understanding poverty” – but NOT blaming Obama. There is another one in my head about...

(Amos) Oz v’ Shalom – Strength and Peace (in Hebrew): Against the Fanatics

by Pier Marton | Nov 5, 2012 | Health, Human Rights, Humor, Jewish, Middle-East, Politics, Quotes

Amos Oz is visiting England… 1. From his talk on the Middle East and the prospect of future co-existence between Israel and Palestine on BBC’s Radio 3 Free Thinking Festival (45 min.) – available for one more year: – We have to reach a livable...

Two-Faced Romney

by Pier Marton | Nov 5, 2012 | Humor, Politics

And Michael Moore’s Last Minute (TWO) Pleas: Letter to a Non-Voter (Sunday) To my friend who is not voting on Tuesday: I get it – and I don’t blame you. You’re fed up and you could care less whether Tweedledee or Tweedledumber wins on Tuesday –...