Movies About Movies: The Cinematic Mirror
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Movies About Movies: The Cinematic Mirror

In part 2 of ‘Movies About Movies,’ we look at the best live action efforts of the film industry.
‘State Organs’: Shedding Light on the Shadows of Injustice
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‘State Organs’: Shedding Light on the Shadows of Injustice

Filmmaker Raymond Zhang shows the horror of the CCP’s forced organ harvesting in China.
An Election Drama: Frank Capra’s ‘State of the Union’ (1948)
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An Election Drama: Frank Capra’s ‘State of the Union’ (1948)

An early political film that openly discusses the flaws, corruption, and weaknesses of presidential candidates.

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‘The Palm Beach Story': An Odd Mix of Comedy and Romance

‘The Palm Beach Story': An Odd Mix of Comedy and Romance

Director and screenwriter Preston Sturges cooks up a comedy that rubs the edges of taste and restraint.
‘Network’ 50th Anniversary: Don’t Say They Didn’t Warn Us

‘Network’ 50th Anniversary: Don’t Say They Didn’t Warn Us

This pitch-black satire predicted the moral decay of legacy media decades in advance.
‘Shin Ultraman’: The Future Built From the Past

‘Shin Ultraman’: The Future Built From the Past

A combination of the vintage past and exciting future brings a hero who battles monsters.
‘U-Boat 29:’ Spy Work in Hostile Waters

‘U-Boat 29:’ Spy Work in Hostile Waters

The first pairing of acclaimed filmmakers Powell and Pressburger produces a tight story of a WWII German U-boat in British waters.
‘King Solomon’s Mines’: Chasing a Legend Across Africa

‘King Solomon’s Mines’: Chasing a Legend Across Africa

An early film of the H. Rider Haggard’s novel, about a search for mysterious treasure in Africa, features the great voice and presence of Paul Robeson.
‘Fist & Furious’: Street Fights and Bitter Resolve

‘Fist & Furious’: Street Fights and Bitter Resolve

A brutalized and bitter detective takes on corruption in this Korean film.
‘Children of Heaven’: Why Walk to Freedom When You Can Run?

‘Children of Heaven’: Why Walk to Freedom When You Can Run?

This installment of Movies for Young Adults salutes the stoic heroism of ordinary Iranians amid totalitarianism.
‘A Canterbury Tale': Strangers and Allies in Wartime Kent

‘A Canterbury Tale': Strangers and Allies in Wartime Kent

Acclaimed Pressburger and Powell give a sense of how the English adapted to American soldiers in WWII.
‘The Palm Beach Story': An Odd Mix of Comedy and Romance

‘The Palm Beach Story': An Odd Mix of Comedy and Romance

Director and screenwriter Preston Sturges cooks up a comedy that rubs the edges of taste and restraint.
‘Network’ 50th Anniversary: Don’t Say They Didn’t Warn Us

‘Network’ 50th Anniversary: Don’t Say They Didn’t Warn Us

This pitch-black satire predicted the moral decay of legacy media decades in advance.
‘Shin Ultraman’: The Future Built From the Past

‘Shin Ultraman’: The Future Built From the Past

A combination of the vintage past and exciting future brings a hero who battles monsters.
‘U-Boat 29:’ Spy Work in Hostile Waters

‘U-Boat 29:’ Spy Work in Hostile Waters

The first pairing of acclaimed filmmakers Powell and Pressburger produces a tight story of a WWII German U-boat in British waters.
‘King Solomon’s Mines’: Chasing a Legend Across Africa

‘King Solomon’s Mines’: Chasing a Legend Across Africa

An early film of the H. Rider Haggard’s novel, about a search for mysterious treasure in Africa, features the great voice and presence of Paul Robeson.
‘Fist & Furious’: Street Fights and Bitter Resolve

‘Fist & Furious’: Street Fights and Bitter Resolve

A brutalized and bitter detective takes on corruption in this Korean film.
‘Children of Heaven’: Why Walk to Freedom When You Can Run?

‘Children of Heaven’: Why Walk to Freedom When You Can Run?

This installment of Movies for Young Adults salutes the stoic heroism of ordinary Iranians amid totalitarianism.
‘A Canterbury Tale': Strangers and Allies in Wartime Kent

‘A Canterbury Tale': Strangers and Allies in Wartime Kent

Acclaimed Pressburger and Powell give a sense of how the English adapted to American soldiers in WWII.