Rennie Davis on the the trial of the Chicago 8, including two newly resurrected historical video interviews he recorded with the defendants.
Film
Sorkin’s “Trial of the Chicago 7” Sentences American Radicalism to Oblivion
How Hollywood Neuters the 60s: In cross-examination, many glaring historical inaccuracies aren’t just little academic flubs. By Dave Clennon.
Jane Fonda Says ‘F.T.A.’ in Newly Resurfaced Vietnam-Era Documentary
Available until April 8th at Detroit’s Cinema Lamont virtual screening room. The title means “Free the Army”, or a version with profanity.
The People VS. Agent Orange
New film streaming today addresses the impact of Agent Orange on veterans, children of veterans and the Vietnamese people.
A More Accurate View of the Trial of the Chicago 8
We suggest “Conspiracy: The Trial of the Chicago 8” by Jeremy Kagan as much more accurate than the recent Aaron Sorkin film on Netflix.
Jane Fonda & Donald Sutherland Deliver Anti-Vietnam War Comedy
Exclusive trailer for new restoration of F.T.A. Documentary. The long-censored and rarely screened film has now been newly restored in 4K.
The Movement and the “Madman”
A new documentary film that will tell a dramatic, untold story about the Vietnam-era peace movement forthcoming.
Trial of the Chicago 7 Review
by Paul Glusman. Sorkin is committing the crime of stealing our history.
“The Trial of the Chicago 7” movie, a liberal fantasy?
The trial of the Chicago 7 — or the Chicago 8, depending on who’s counting and how — is the mother of all courtroom dramas.
I was there: One Woman’s Perspective on “The Trial of the Chicago 7”
Aaron Sorkin’s The Trial of the Chicago 7 is entertaining but it played fast and loose with the facts.
‘Da 5 Bloods’: Vietnamese Lives, American Imperialist Views
Viet Thanh Nguyen, NYT review: A lesser Spike Lee film whose characterizations of Vietnamese people are inextricable from its political failures.
Live review of Spike Lee’s Da Five Bloods
Viet Thanh Nguyen, “I watched Da 5 Bloods so you wouldn’t have to. I can’t recommend it. Here we go with my live tweeting of Spike Lee’s #Da5Bloods.”
Five stars for Spike Lee’s Da 5 Bloods
Spike Lee’s Vietnam War film Da 5 Bloods is “a condemnation of the past, a call for change, and a rich work of art worth watching over and over again.”
‘America Told Us to Get Over It’: Black Vietnam Veterans Hail Spike Lee film
“Da 5 Bloods” highlights the experience of veterans who fought for their country only to be treated as second-class citizens.
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