Sep 14Fiction for the RevolutionOriginally published in Direct Action Newcastle on the 29th of April, 2023 Why do most films seen as ‘revolutionary’ (in the Marxist/leftist way) always seem to be documentaries? Is it proof that Dziga Vertov was right in saying “The film drama is the opium of the people — down with…Film3 min readFilm3 min read
Sep 14Alexander Nevsky (1938) - How Stalin Impacted ArtAlexander Nevsky (1938) is one of Sergei Eisenstein’s first realist films. After “Socialist Realism” was made the only approved art form of the Soviet Union in 1933, (Joyce 2003) Eisenstein could no longer use his full arsenal of formalist…Film3 min readFilm3 min read
