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Steven MacKenzie

Articles by Steven MacKenzie

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    James Cromwell in a scene from “Operation Buffalo”

    For James Cromwell, acting and activism collide

    The actor says he has no hope for America – but he believes in people
    By
    Steven MacKenzie
    March 17, 2021
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    Spike Lee on his new movie and the Black experience in America

    In the newly released Netflix film, 'Da 5 Bloods,' Lee explores elements of US history through the eyes of four Black Vietnam veterans
    By
    Steven MacKenzie
    June 16, 2020
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    Illustration depicting a pig divided into sections labeled Trump, Animal Farm, Ukraine, Orwell, Fake News, Corruption

    A twisted tale of authoritarianism, Orwell, Ukraine, fake news and Trump

    ‘Mr. Jones’ screenwriter Andrea Chalupa has family ties to Ukraine stretching from the 1930s famine to the Trump impeachment — with ‘Animal Farm’ and Soviet propaganda sprinkled in
    By
    Steven MacKenzie
    February 7, 2020
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    David Lynch

    What home means to David Lynch

    The enigmatic artist and filmmaker has curated a series of events at an English gallery aptly called HOME
    By
    Steven MacKenzie
    July 26, 2019
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    Ricky Gervais

    Ricky Gervais strives to be 'as arrogant and as stupid' as Trump

    The comedian talks about his propensity for coming up with the most offensive jokes, his influence on Twitter and his new Netflix special
    By
    Steven MacKenzie
    April 6, 2018
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    Muhammad Yunus

    Muhammad Yunus’ plan for a world without poverty

    The Nobel Peace Prize winner, who led a global microfinance movement, aims to create a world where poverty doesn’t exist
    By
    Steven MacKenzie
    January 5, 2018
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    Khan Unis in "Human Flow"

    Ai Weiwei: ‘There is a lot of inhumanity in us’

    The Chinese activist, dissident, artist and exile’s new film, 'Human Flow,' focuses on the people the world would rather forget: refugees
    By
    Steven MacKenzie
    December 15, 2017
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    Michael Keaton

    Michael Keaton on ‘consumption, consumerism, capitalism and the American Dream’

    ‘Immigration is an integral part to all that,’ says the actor who plays McDonald’s CEO Ray Kroc in ‘The Founder’
    By
    Steven MacKenzie
    May 19, 2017
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    Ian McKellen

    Ian McKellen, meet Shakespeare

    The actor reflects on some of the Bard's greatest lines, written 400 years ago, and their relevance today
    By
    Steven MacKenzie
    February 19, 2016
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    Life of glamour — and homelessness

    Mark Reay has acted for HBO, modeled for Vogue and worked with Martin Scorsese. He is also homeless.
    September 11, 2015

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