As the United States continues to propose restrictions on immigration and quotas on refugees, Canada can benefit from the influx of foreign-born labor. One of President Donald Trump’s key campaign promises, immigration reform, could have an unexpected consequence: Canadian growth. While Trump is continuing to fight for his travel ban, which would block immigration from […]
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The Rider Carefully Undoes The Myth Of The American West
The Rider, Chloe Zhao‘s slow documentary-based feature, shows a fragile side of the rodeo cowboy. The Rider, a thing of ravenous beauty, should not be mistaken as a film for the faint of heart. The opening minutes detail Brady Blackburn pulling staples out of his skull in the bathroom of his father’s mobile home. After […]
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The Other Side Of Hope Is The Most Unexpected Film At NYFF
As the regularity of NYFF screenings sinks in, Aki Kaurismäki’s new film The Other Side of Hope is a tone change we didn’t know we needed. First, to dispel any myths: film critics don’t know how to watch movies any better than you do. As the first week of the New York Film Festival begins […]
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Full Remarks By President Trump And President Poroshenko Of Ukraine Before Bilateral Meeting
Full remarks by President Trump and President Poroshenko of Ukraine before bilateral meeting. PRESIDENT TRUMP: Thank you very much. It’s wonderful to have President Poroshenko with us. We spent some time recently in the White House, and I know you’ve made good progress since then — a lot of progress, actually. And I wouldn’t say […]
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Félicité Brings Kinshasa To New York
Alain Gomis’ new film Félicité is a moving take on motherly love in a place long forgotten by film. Having spent over a century in the age of visual information, most Americans would still have a hard time naming a movie that takes place in Africa that isn’t Casablanca. Sure, special news reports come from […]
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New York Film Festival: The Hidden Realities Of Arthur Miller
Rebecca Miller’s new documentary Arthur Miller: Writer, attempts a wide-ranging documentary from a daring vantage point: her father. Premiering for Spotlight on Documentary today at New York Film Festival, Rebecca Miller puts Arthur Miller, one of the greatest playwrights of the 20th century behind the lens – not just as her subject, but as her father. The […]
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President Trump Has Made Up His Mind On The Iran Nuclear Deal
President Trump has made up his mind on the Iran Nuclear Deal, but he has refused to inform the media as to what that decision is just yet. Iran is clearly very active in Middle Eastern politics, from Syria and Lebanon to Yemen. As tensions were close to boiling over with Iran, the Obama administration […]
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“Mooncare” Has The Power To Set The Tone For The Rest Of Moon’s Presidency
President Moon’s first substantial act in office is a healthcare plan “Mooncare” that attempts to fulfill his optimistic campaign promises. On Aug. 8 during a visit to Seoul St. Mary Hospital, South Korean president Moon Jae-in announced his new healthcare plan. “This year,” Moon stated in his address, “we will start to build a country where, […]
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Joan Didion Documentary At The Soft Opening Of New York Film Festival
55th NYFF kicks off with an intimate Joan Didion documentary. We’re not in Cannes anymore, Toto. If you need proof, look only to the popcorn machine. The culture shock which I’ve described earlier upon entering that most prestigious of festivals in the French Riviera this past summer is one I won’t soon recover from. Now […]
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Full Speech By President Trump To The 72nd Session Of The United Nations General Assembly
Full speech by President Trump to the 72nd session of the United Nations General Assembly. PRESIDENT TRUMP: Mr. Secretary General, Mr. President, world leaders, and distinguished delegates: Welcome to New York. It is a profound honor to stand here in my home city, as a representative of the American people, to address the people of the […]