BRAVE NEW FILMS – In The Media

By Radmul for Daily Kos:

The folks over at Brave New Films Were kind enough to make some visuals to Aid our cause. What is that cause you might ask, or you might not. We are in the process of raising our city minimum wage. The Eureka Fair Wage Act is finally going to come to a vote of the people. More and Video after the Jump

By Zoe Carpenter for The Nation Magazine:

Congress returns to Washington this week, one month since the shooting of Michael Brown and the ensuing police crackdown on protesters in Ferguson, Missouri. Right away, lawmakers will address one of the many civil-rights issues highlighted by the tragedy: the militarization of local police.

By Zoe Carpenter for The Nation Magazine:

As the U.S. Senate prepares to hold a hearing Tuesday on the militarization of local police—not just in Ferguson, Missouri, but across America—a short new video from Brave New Films underscores that the problem of trigger-happy, armed-for-warfare cops is more widespread and disturbing than we think

By Ellen for Newshounds:

Our friends at Brave New Films summed up Fox's coverage in one well-chosen photo:

 As I previously posted, McKay's dubious reporting was called out yesterday on CNN's Reliable Sources.

by Angel Uriel Perales for CCD:

The last 15 years have seen an explosion and proliferation of the documentary film medium. Perhaps because of the relative ease of digital editing or perhaps because film festivals and film critics are finally giving documentaries their artistic due, the golden age of documentaries has blossomed and matured. What has also helped is that many universities have upgraded their film studies departments from history and criticism to actual production and have been training more budding documentary filmmakers. Furthermore, some production companies such as HBO Pictures, BBC, Discovery Channel, History Channel, PBS, and A&E have developed their own documentary film departments.

by Mat Ward for Green Left Weekly:

In his 2009 film Rethink Afghanistan, director Robert Greenwald suggested that the US should not try to control the world through military means, but by building schools and hospitals in the countries it wishes to invade.

by Mitchell A. Levin

388: Magnus Maximus, an Hispanic usurper to the throne of the western Roman Empire passed away. During his disputed reign Maximus issued an edict of which censured Christians at Rome for burning down a Jewish synagogue which was condemned by Bishop Ambrose who said people exclaimed: ‘the emperor has become a Jew’.

by Jack Garner for the Democrat & Chronicle

Happy Labor Day weekend! And, with perfect timing, the Rochester Labor Council and the George Eastman House have organized a special 25th anniversary version of their annual Rochester Labor Film Series.

by Rick Jones for the Standard Examiner

Some political movies are thought-provoking and entertaining. Michael Moore has made a number of such films which use humor generously. Although his films are not tightly argued, the insurance industry recognized their potency and used customer premiums to denigrate and smear him when he released a film (“Sicko”) critical of the insurance industry. Long-time insurance executive and public relation man Wendell Potter apologized to Moore for his role in their secret and shameful effort. Potter said Moore’s movie “hit the nail on the head.”

by Shayan Naveed for The Express Tribune:

The Bureau of Investigative Journalism’s ‘Naming the Dead project’ – which was launched last year — has now recorded the names of more than 700 of the 2, 342 people reportedly killed by CIA drones in Pakistan.