http://www.truthdig.com/sheerly_avni Truthdig, a Web magazine that provides expert in-depth coverage of current affairs as well as a variety of thoughtful, provocative content assembled from a progressive point of view. Editor, Robert Scheer. Publisher, Zuade Kaufman. en editor@truthdig.com Copyright 2011 2011-05-05T22:53:00+00:00 http://www.truthdig.com/ http://www.truthdig.com/images/rss_feed_promo.gif http://www.truthdig.com/arts_culture/item/enemies_a_love_story_20110505/ http://www.truthdig.com/arts_culture/item/enemies_a_love_story_20110505/ film review, gaza, idf, israel, jewish, palestinian, precious life, suicide bomber, Film Review

Hey Hollywood, we’ve got your next blockbuster. It’s heartwarming, politically relevant, uncontroversial and, best of all, based on a true story! 

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“The Adderall Diaries” author isn’t one to hold back, as readers of his memoir—not to mention his tweets, blogs, “overly personal emails,” essays and online magazine, The Rumpus—know well. Here, he opens up about his literary projects, his hyperlocal politics and the role of narcissism in his work.

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With Gaza exploding in violence and the eyes of the world fixed once again on the Middle East, “Waltz With Bashir” may be the most important movie of the season. As an “animated documentary,” it’s also in a genre all its own.

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Gus Van Sant’s “Milk” is a movie to be thankful for. Go see it, tonight if you can, and in a crowded theater. Then open up some merlot and watch the documentary “The Times of Harvey Milk,” by Robert Epstein—because these two films belong together.

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Oakland’s skyrocketing murder rate has experts scratching their heads, but cultural critic Sheerly Avni suggests that one answer lies in plain sight.  Just ask the kids who are likeliest to kill and be killed, and you will learn that a major villain is the “hug drug.”

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]]> 2007-07-03T11:09:00+00:00 http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20070611_dont_stop_nbsp_david_chases_maddening_sopranos_finale/ http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20070611_dont_stop_nbsp_david_chases_maddening_sopranos_finale/ carmela, chase, finale, gandolfini, hbo, series, sopranos, tony,

Of all the endings that “Sopranos” aficionados may have anticipated, Sunday night’s series finale probably defied almost of all their expectations, for better or for worse.  Judging by the fans’ reactions on the HBO site that night, “for worse” may be the majority opinion.  Contributor Sheerly Avni weighs in on the controversial send-off of Tony and his famiglia.  Warning:  Spoiler alert.

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]]> 2007-06-11T19:39:00+00:00 http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20070109_children_of_men_universals_orphaned_masterpiece/ http://www.truthdig.com/report/item/20070109_children_of_men_universals_orphaned_masterpiece/ avni, children of men, cuaron, film, masterpiece, media, movie, review, science fiction, universal,

How do you make the best movie of the year—possibly the decade—and still get pummeled at the box office by Ben Stiller and a CGI dinosaur?  Sheerly Avni, Truthdig’s movie critic, lays it out in 10 easy steps.

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The new Leonardo DiCaprio-starring movie about African diamond smugglers may be a schizophrenic mess, writes Truthdig’s Sheerly Avni, but it’s also one of the most powerful films you’ll see all year.

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