Ani Difranco has never been one to keep her opinions to herself, and—in case it’s not obvious from the title—her latest studio album, ¿Which Side Are You On? continues that trend. The title track turns the Florence Reece labor song popularized by Pete Seeger into a rant about modern government—albeit a bouncy, almost radio-friendly rant that’s peppered with horns and a banjo line courtesy of Seeger himself. The song’s peppy, poppy approach is symbolic of the change Difranco has made in the last decade of her career. The singer, who practically coined the phrase ...
- 1/17/2012
- avclub.com
To celebrate May 1st, otherwise known as May Day, also known as International Workers Day, I decided to round up 5 films from the Criterion Collection that you should all watch.
Class struggle and tension are found throughout the entire Criterion Collection, as they are filmmaking devices that we all relate to, whichever side we may fall on. From striking coal miners to door-to-door salesmen, the life of the lowly worker is often more compelling than the upper class, or royalty with their luxuries and quite petty inconveniences. The lower class are constantly working for their very survival, while at the same time finding great satisfaction in the little things in life.
Below you’ll find links and trailers to 5 films in the Criterion Collection that present the working class, so take the day off work, crack open a beer, and watch a great movie.
Add Days of Heven to your Netflix Queue.
Class struggle and tension are found throughout the entire Criterion Collection, as they are filmmaking devices that we all relate to, whichever side we may fall on. From striking coal miners to door-to-door salesmen, the life of the lowly worker is often more compelling than the upper class, or royalty with their luxuries and quite petty inconveniences. The lower class are constantly working for their very survival, while at the same time finding great satisfaction in the little things in life.
Below you’ll find links and trailers to 5 films in the Criterion Collection that present the working class, so take the day off work, crack open a beer, and watch a great movie.
Add Days of Heven to your Netflix Queue.
- 5/1/2010
- by Ryan Gallagher
- CriterionCast
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