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GRITtv: Prophecy: The Human Cost of War
We spoke this week about the actual cost of war as well as the toll it takes on those who participate in it. Now a new play at the East Fourth Street Theater in New York is focusing on the human toll that war takes, not just on those who fight it, but those back at home. Starring Kathleen Chalfant and Najla Said, "Prophecy" is written and directed by Karen Malpede, and explores the themes of transgression and forgiveness. Najla Said and Karen Malpede join us in studio to discuss the play, the role of theater in communicating between people, and why they felt compelled to produce this project.
Email this pageGRITtv: Najla Said: Characterizing Arab Women
Actress and writer Najla Said discusses the Arab characters she plays in the new play Prophecy, and why she was careful to ensure that they were two separate individuals with motivation. GRITtv with Laura Flanders brings participatory democracy onto your computer screen and into your living room, bridging the gap between audience and advocates.
GRITtv: Karen Malpede: Iraq Less Destructive than Vietnam?
Noam Chomsky said that the Iraq war was less destructive than the Vietnam war because of popular disgust for that conflict, according to Karen Malpede, writer-director of "Prophecy", a new play for which Chomsky gave a talk-back. GRITtv with Laura Flanders brings participatory democracy onto your computer screen and into your living room, bridging the gap between audience and advocates.
GRITtv: GRITtv Goes to the Oscars!
Well, not really. Instead, we invited three of our favorite film critics and pop culture queens to talk about the Academy Awards: will Kathryn Bigelow break the Best Director glass ceiling? Is Sandra Bullock going to take home a statuette? Was Avatar all that it was cracked up to be? And why was that Vanity Fair Hollywood issue cover so darn white? Courtney Young, blogger and author of From Madea To Michelle, Maryann Johanson, the FlickFilosopher, and Alison Willmore of the IFC's Indie Eye blog join us in studio to talk about all that and more.
GRITtv: Mar. 4, 2010
The Academy Awards are this weekend, so we invited three of our favorite film critics and pop culture queens to talk: Will Kathryn Bigelow break the Best Director glass ceiling? Is Sandra Bullock going to take home a statuette? Was Avatar all that it was cracked up to be? And why was that Vanity Fair Hollywood issue cover so darn white? Kate Clinton is back with some thoughts on Tiger Woods' image rehabilitation, sports fever, women's history month, and the Oscars, as well as Jim Bunning's singlehanded choice to deny unemployment benefits to over 400,000 people. The second part of our conversation with Daniel Ellsberg. This week's featured documentary, Sweet Crude, looks at the consequences of oil extraction for the people and environment of Nigeria. And Laura has some words for the U.S. government's supposed "high road" contracting plan.
