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Austria: Trump’s Film Tariffs Hurt Hollywood

Mallory Matsumoto - May 16, 2025. Published in Der Standard

Poland: Should the Little Mermaid Be White?*

Robin Koerner - May 5, 2024. Published in Rzeczpospolita

Canada: Guns: Laws Must Change, Not the Movies

Robin Koerner - June 18, 2022. Published in Le Journal de Montréal

[Y]ou must have your head buried in the sand to think ... if you see a character on screen put the safety catch on their gun, it’s going to change anything.

Spain: ‘Winning Time’ – The Rise of the Lakers’ Dynasty

Robin Koerner - March 25, 2022. Published in El Mundo

The reinvention of the NBA flagship team ... is the very powerful idea behind 'Winning Time.'

Bulgaria: What Must Be Done with the Worthwhile Work of Villains?

Georgi T. Dimitrov - October 27, 2021. Published in SegaBG

Taiwan: The Future of US-China Relations, as Seen from the Box Office

Robin Koerner - August 25, 2021. Published in UDN

[A]s Hollywood becomes more interested in the Chinese [film]market, this business relationship will become a two-way street.

Canada: Asia at the Oscars

Robin Koerner - February 20, 2020. Published in Le Devoir

For the first time, a non-English language work has been welcomed onto Hollywood’s sacred ground.

France: ‘The Irishman’ on Netflix, Symbol Of a World Cinema In Danger

Robin Koerner - December 10, 2019. Published in Le Monde

The social, collective dimension of cinema, which has made it a major art form for more than a century, is fading away.

Colombia: An Oscar for Perversity

Robin Koerner - February 28, 2019. Published in El Pais

Cheney cleared the way for his former bosses and friends to divide up the Middle East’s petroleum spoils with 9/11 as the perfect excuse.

Spain: And the Oscar Goes to … ‘Don Quixote’

Robin Koerner - August 18, 2018. Published in El País

If Miguel de Cervantes were around today ... [h]e wouldn’t care ... if his "Quixote" was nominated for the best popular film Oscar.

Spain: Harvey Does Not Wear Pajamas

Robin Koerner - March 14, 2018. Published in El Periódico

When Harvey had something to say [...] in Hollywood, no one dared mumble about his deplorable sexual habits. Now ... anyone can beat him up ... and look like a progressive model citizen.

Mexico: Mexican Cinema and the NAFTA Negotiations

Tom Walker - May 26, 2017. Published in La Jornada

The big winner in the North American Free Trade Agreement, which Carlos Salinas de Gortari got us into, has been the United States.

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