A few weeks ago, John Pilger made some interesting claims that the script of Balibo had been toned down to expunge Australian Government (and media?) complicity. Pilger’s quotes from director Robert Connolly don’t exactly refute the claims but the Australian media doesn’t seem interested in it either, perhaps preferring the official version once again that [...]

Barbara Kopple talks about her classic Oscar-winning documentary about a violent strike in a coal mining town in Kentucky.

Slumdog Millionaire is a raging hit, and it’s a ‘controversy‘ (which is great for revenues) I think this popularity has a lot to do with its ‘exotic’ Mumbai locations. It might also have something to do with it’s contrived, feel-good plot where the good guy wins and (in the end) gets the girl. Trying to [...]