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‘Money Puzzles’ almost ready

by michaelc Posted on 18 October 2016

Almost ready. About to get delivery of the first DVD preview copies of ‘Money Puzzles’, and then I’m off to Lisbon, where its first screening takes place at Doclisboa on 29th October. Over the eighteen months I’ve been making ‘Money … Continue reading →

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How to film politics

by michaelc Posted on 11 October 2016

Towards the end of Ken Loach’s film In conversation with Jeremy Corbyn, there’s a moment when Corbyn reflects on what he’s been hearing from the group of people he’s been listening to. It’s been a very valuable discussion, he remarks, … Continue reading →

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The Music of Politics

by michaelc Posted on 17 July 2016

It was an unexpectedly amusing moment when Cameron was caught ‘humming’ to himself as he went back into No.10 after announcing his handover to Theresa May, unaware that his microphone was still open. Even more entertaining was the rapid reaction … Continue reading →

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Brexit, Labour & the Media

by michaelc Posted on 16 July 2016

What the anti-Corbynistas are doing is unconscionable. In pursuing their cackhanded coup, they are abdicating from intervention in the process of negotiating Brexit. They wouldn’t admit it, likely not even to themselves, but this might even be one reason why … Continue reading →

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A chance encounter with Kiarostami

by michaelc Posted on 6 July 2016

In May 2005 I bought a new pocket-sized video camera. The next day I took it with me to try out when I went to visit Kiarostami’s installation, ‘Forest Without Leaves’, at the Victoria & Albert Museum, and as … Continue reading →

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Referendum Blues

by michaelc Posted on 26 June 2016

Like many other socialists, I have had strong doubts about whether the EU is capable of the reforms that would be needed to shake off the shackles of its disastrous neoliberal policies, especially after two visits to Greece last year … Continue reading →

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The cognitive map of a refugee

by michaelc Posted on 25 April 2016

At the bottom of this long, pitted and dusty road in Athens is the Eleonas refugee camp, located in a run down industrial estate. This is my only picture because we weren’t allowed to film or take photos inside the … Continue reading →

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Julio García Espinosa 1926-2016

by michaelc Posted on 14 April 2016

Very sad to hear of the death in Havana of the pioneer of Cuban cinema, Julio García Espinosa, at the age of 89. One of the founding members of Cuba’s film institute, the ICAIC, of which he was President from … Continue reading →

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Filming Boulez in 1972

by michaelc Posted on 12 January 2016

IT was the mid-1960s, I was in my late teens, I was already becoming familiar with post-war avant-garde music, yet the first time I heard Pli selon Pli by Pierre Boulez, who has died at the age of 90, I … Continue reading →

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An interview with Boulez from 1966/7

by michaelc Posted on 12 January 2016

An interview by David Bieda and Michael Chanan from circuit 3, winter 1966/7 Boulez Interview Recommend on Facebook Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post Print for later Bookmark in Browser Tell a friend

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‘Money Puzzles’ almost ready

How to film politics

The Music of Politics

Brexit, Labour & the Media

A chance encounter with Kiarostami

Referendum Blues

The cognitive map of a refugee

Julio García Espinosa 1926-2016

Filming Boulez in 1972

An interview with Boulez from 1966/7

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