watch it: “One Big Union”

Because it cannot be hammered home often enough — members of the striking WGA are not Hollywood fatcats: Via Daily Kos. (Technorati tags: One Big Union, WGA strike)

The Young Ones: Extra Stoopid Edition (review)

The image looks its age and the sound is resolutely mono, but this 1982-4 BBC sitcom broke such important ground on both sides of the Atlantic that is should be considered essential viewing for anyone who wants to understand the changes television went through in the 1980s.

Run Granny Run (review)

This is the glorious nation where, our moms tells us, anyone can run for president. A 94-year-old New Hampshire woman put that supposition to the test — almost — when she ran for the U.S. Senate in 2004.

History of a Secret (review)

Filmmaker Mariana Otero set out to explore the great secret of her childhood — where was her mother? — and ended up with a powerful and provocative meditation on family loyalty and the clandestine power of silence.