by Pier Marton | Jul 13, 2013 | Film, Human Rights, Middle-East, Politics, Racism, Review, Site, STL, Wars, Women
[This review, on purpose, tries NOT to reveal much from the plot] From tolerance through empathy, compassion and understandingโฆ a lot of (liberal) words are used to allow โthe other sideโ to remain โotherโ; the question, though, behind this filmโs urgency is whether...
by Pier Marton | Jun 30, 2013 | Death, Jewish, Middle-East, Youth
A slam poem on the Israel-Palestinian conflict with Andrew Pochter: In his own words : โThere are no more good people in the middle of the roadโฆ We do not quiver under the jackboots of bigotryโฆ blood spills upon bloodโฆ I am the chorus of sirens under the olive treeโฆ I...
by Pier Marton | Jun 20, 2013 | Antisemitism, Jewish, Middle-East
An Israeli commercial with James Gandolfini: Tight-rope walking? After borrowing $200,000 from Hesh and then conveniently ignoring the fact that he owes him the money, Hesh applies mild pressure on Tony to repay the loan, Tony teasingly โ and insultingly โ makes one...
by Pier Marton | May 23, 2013 | Antisemitism, Human Rights, Middle-East, Politics, Racism
Par lโimportant historien et rรฉalisateur, Michaรซl Prazan โ ENCORE pendant cinq jours sur le site de France 3 (si vous vous trouvez ร lโรฉtranger, vous pouvez le voir grรขce ร des logiciels VPN comme Netshade). Un film qui dรฉrange. Il y a bien sรปr les questions brรปlantes...
by Pier Marton | May 1, 2013 | Death, Humor, Media, Middle-East, Politics, Spectacle, Theater, US, Wars
โฆ to state in unison that they canโt do much more than smile and laughโฆ now that the NRA has once more won and that Guantanamo will remain indefinitely open. War relief, comic relief? What is on: the joke is ON, the show is ON, the spectacle goes ONโฆ and dissent is...
by Pier Marton | Apr 17, 2013 | Antisemitism, Doc, History, Human Rights, Jewish, Middle-East, Politics, Review, Wars
The Oscar Nominated Filmโs Website & The Trailer: My review โ [Attention: this film does not fit any category nor any short blurb.] โseeing the state as a value is the essence of the fascist conceptionโ & โthe sacred cow of national unityโ Yeshayahu Leibowitz...