Where To Invade Next
Sarah was on assignment covering the 2015 Toronto Film Festival this year for Consequence Of Sound.
Michael Moore’s new return-to-form film Where To Invade Next premiered at the fest and it was “a very good op-ed in favor of America’s ability to live up to its potential and build itself into a country that actually represents the idea of liberty and equality that it’s espoused for so long.”
Read the full review at the Consequence Of Sound website.
Filed under Films, Politics, Shameless Promotion
Ninth Floor
In 1969 six students of Caribbean descent attending Sir George Williams University in Montreal accused one of its professors of being a racist.
When the school inadequately addressed their accusation it sparked an extended sit-in on the ninth floor of the school’s computer building.
A suspicious fire, riot police, arrests and some peculiar agent provocateurism later, the result was one of the ugliest racial incidents in Canadian history.
Vancouver filmmaker Mina Shum recently revisited this not-well-known event for her new documentary, Ninth Floor.
I talked to her about it for Samaritan Mag.
Read the full interview here.
Filed under Films, Politics, Shameless Promotion
Steven Seagal and Vladimir Putin
In the “things that are vaguely unusual” department, past-dated action star Steven Seagal and Russian leader-for-life Vladimir Putin are apparently friends based on their mutual appreciation and (legit) martial arts skills.
Because this is a fascinating pairing Sarah wrote a bit about their history for Fightland.
To read the story go here.
Filed under Jock Stuff, Politics, Shameless Promotion
Iron Man 3
So there’s a big new cultural bogeyman looming over Hollywood right now and its name is “China.”
Apparently when China is involved in funding gigantic movies they want a certain amount of editorial … consideration.
Some people think this is crazy, wackadoodle, end-of-civilization stuff.
Sarah explained how in a new column for Consequence Of Sound this has been going on forever and it’s not that big a deal.
To read the story go here.
Filed under Films, Politics, Shameless Promotion
Teddy Roosevelt in a 1904 Election Puck Cartoon.
It turns out that Theodore Roosevelt, the 26th President of the United States of America, was something of a fighting man.
Among the fight disciplines Roosevelt dabbled in were boxing, wrestling and judo.
To read more about his pursuits, head over to Fightland by clicking here.
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I Overcame My Autism And All I Got Was This Lousy Anxiety Disorder: A Memoir
Risky Fuel 