Podcasts about harlan county usa

There's a plethora of "eat the rich" films these days, films that relish in showing the wealthy suffer without, god forbid, rocking the status quo. My guest today is Tosha R. Taylor is quite skeptical of the trend. Tosha R. Taylor is a writer, former academic, and regularly publishes and presents on horror, extremity, and queerness. We talk about the history of class in cinema, the invisibility of class issues in the majority of films, hillbilly horror, and Tosha picks some of her favorite class-conscious horror films. Show Notes: Tosha R. Taylor's twitter Tosha R. Taylor on academia.edu Films: Lumiere Brothers – Workers Leaving the Lumiere Factory (1895) Battleship Potemkin (available on YouTube) (1925) Man With A Movie Camera (available on YouTube) (1929) Bicycle Thieves (available on YouTube) (1948) American Hollow (available on YouTube) (1999) Harlan County USA (available on YouTube) (1978) Blood on the Mountain (available on YouTube) (2016) Saltburn (2023) Triangle of Sadness (2022) The White Lotus (2021-2025) The Menu (2022) The Hunger Games (2012) Parasite (2019) The Wicker Man (1973) Calvaire (2004) Eden Lake (2008) Wake in Fright (1971) Attack the Block (2011) Funny Games US (2007) Tucker and Dale vs Evil (2010) His House (2020) Take Shelter (2011) Wrong Turn (2003) The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (1974) Figures Dardenne Brothers Maysles Brothers Ken Loach Bong Joon-ho Kimberly Crenshaw on Intersectionality Follow Somebody's Watching here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Twitter: @somebodyspod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram: @somebodyswatchingpod⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Email: somebodywatchingpod@gmail.com

The Wiz RECOMMENDS Harlan County USA Harlan County USA is activist filmmaking done right. Now, the film may not have been designed to be an activist film piece, but those who desire to do this should watch and learn from this film. A lot of activist based documentaries spend a lot of time trying to convince you to their side, making arguments to their cause. A lot of these types of documentaries just talk to you about how wrong it is and why they needed it. Harlan County USA just...shows you. It shows the state of the coal miners and their lives, it shows what they are up against and shows what they do to get what they feel they deserve. The film also feels incredibly authentic in it's rustic, dirty feel whether it's in the mines or in the rural streets. Honestly, there's really not much more to say about Harlan County USA except this: You want to convince someone that unionizing is a good thing? Have them watch this. And that's the greatest amount of praise you can give to a documentary like this.

Your ghosts are resting deep within the crypt this November, so here's an unlocked bonus episode to keep you going! The history of mining labor, strikes, and how we tell the stories of the union fight are welcome ground for a gothic discussion. Today, we're talking about Barbara Kopple's award-winning documentary: Harlan County, USA. Join us as we discuss the dark history within the Earth. Discuss your favorite union documentaries with Horror Vanguard at: bsky.app/profile/horrorvanguard.bsky.social www.instagram.com/horrorvanguard/ www.horrorvanguard.com Support your local striking workers.

The history of mining labor, strikes, and how we tell the stories of the union fight are welcome ground for a gothic discussion. Today, we're talking about Barbara Kopple's award-winning documentary: Harlan County, USA. Join us as we discuss the dark history within the Earth. Discuss your favorite union documentaries with Horror Vanguard at: bsky.app/profile/horrorvanguard.bsky.social www.instagram.com/horrorvanguard/ www.horrorvanguard.com Support your local striking workers.

Following Paul's choice, The Grapes of Wrath (1940), Corey wanted to choose a film they both knew they'd get to eventually – Harlan County, USA (1976). The film is a documentary which focuses primarily on the Brookside miners' strike in 1973, against Duke Power Company-owned Eastover Coal Company's Brookside Mine and Prep Plant in Harlan County, Kentucky. The film won an Academy Award for Best Documentary, and Corey himself declared it "one of the best documentaries ever made." There is a lot to discuss, from the career of director Barbara Kopple to the 1968 and 1972 UMWA elections to the ins-and-outs of a strike to the heroism of the strikers and their wives to Marx's Law of Value (a.k.a. Labor Theory of Value).

"They can't shoot the union out of me." Harlan County, USA (1976) directed by Barbara Kopple Next Time: To Catch A Thief (1955)

Diego (Héroe de la clase trabajadora) y el Hobbit de Migala se unieron conmigo para ver la historia real de una huelga de mineros en el condado de Harlan, en el este de Kentucky.Para escuchar el capitulo completo, entra aqui: https://www.patreon.com/posts/rincon-de-pelis-79117539Diego: https://twitter.com/WorkingKlassHerHobbit: https://migala.mx https://www.youtube.com/@MIGALA666PATREON: https://www.patreon.com/intervencionesgringaspodcastOTRAS REDES: https://beacons.ai/intervencionesgringaspodcast/CORREO: intervencionesgringaspodcast@gmail.com

It's time for the Film Nerds to decide: Which side are you on? Which side are you on? On this week's episode, BK & Jack make their first-ever foray into documentary filmmaking with a close look at one of the most visceral and revealing documentaries ever made in the United States. Learn how the observational form of documentary defined the approach used by Barbara Kopple to film this struggle for union recognition in an isolated corner of Appalachia, what interested her in this story in the first place, how the people of Harlan County stole her heart, & much, MUCH more. This marked a bold new step for Revenge of the Film Nerds into an essential form of filmmaking, and you'll want to be there every step of the way!

Directed by Barbara Kopple and released in 1976, Harlan County USA is a documentary about a coal mining strike, called 'The Brookside Strike'. Showing empathy toward the workers, protesting we get a glimpse of what it means to be a coal miner in Harlan County at that time. Documenting many aspects of the strike, Harlan County USA is an important historical document about labor and human rights.

Vince DiPersio is an award-winning documentary film writer, director, and producer. He has been nominated for three Academy Awards, for his films Blues Highway, Death on the Job, and Crack USA: County Under Siege and was nominated for an Emmy award for 5 American Kids – 5 American Handguns. His film, The Kennedy Detail, about the Secret Service Agents who were with JFK the day he was assassinated is streaming now on Amazon Prime, Apple TV and Discovery Plus. Vince tells the stories behind some of his documentaries including Memphis PD: War on the Streets where he rode with a police officer for months; and recently Kim Kardashian West: The Justice Project about the inequities of the prison system. Vince sees himself as a funnel or channel for the subjects of his documentaries. He tries to tell stories that are more complicated than what the news would allow and not preach to the converted. We talk about how empathy can get lost when people are siloed and go to their separate corners. Vince is excited for the future of documentary, from the voices that we've been kept from hearing who are finally getting access to make their films post #oscarssowhite.   Select Filmography: The Kennedy Detail, available on Discovery+: https://www.amazon.com/The-Kennedy-Detail-Season-1/dp/B092DP67FF Kim Kardashian West: The Justice Project: https://www.oxygen.com/kim-kardashian-west-the-justice-project   Recommendations Georgetown University Prison Scholars Program: https://prisonsandjustice.georgetown.edu/programs/scholarsprogram/ Harlan County USA: https://www.criterion.com/films/777-harlan-county-usa

Ethan and Devin are joined by returning guest Catie and first-timer Ben—both native Ketuckians—for a special Labor Day episode on Barbara Kopple's Harlan County, USA (1976). They discuss the film's documentary aesthetic, its depictions of labor and gender issues, and why all scabs should burn in hell.Find Ben and Catie on the internet, if you can.follow the pod on twitter at @youretallpod or email us at youretallpod@gmail.com.

In 1973, a group of Kentucky coal miners went on strike. Filmmaker Barbara Kopple witnessed their struggle, producing the landmark documentary “Harlan County, USA.”

I'm joined by filmmaking duo JOSH PIKOVSKY and JORDAN TETEWSKY (Hannah Ha Ha) who have challenged me to watch the disturbingly moist 2013 Alexsei German film HARD TO BE A GOD. The only thing that could be MORE fun than watching a remarkably dense, disgusting, three-hour Russian antifilm about a bunch of alien sh*t perverts is listening to a three hour discussion led by a gaggle of severely brain-damaged goofballs trying to make sense of it all without doing a vom! We get into which one of the Beatles is the most innocent, Jordan can't keep his shirt on and makes some shocking confessions, and I teach the boys about milk parties. After dark, we get into The American Friend, Manhunter, Silence of the Lambs, American Movie, Mutual Appreciation, Z, Norma Ray, Harlan County USA, Ear Ache, Alex Kavutskiy's Guide to Filmmaking, I was There Too by Joey Izzo, Stilts by Dylan Holmes Williams, Yorgos Lanthimos films The Lobster, Dogtooth, Kinetta, Necktie, and Nimic, the Batman. and Serenity by Jack Dunphy. Find Josh and Jordan's short films Hannah in April, Sharon 66, and Bergmensch on Vimeo and Youtube, and follow their feature Hannah Ha Ha on IG to find out what festivals it's playing near you: instagram.com/hannahhahamovie Follow Jordan on IG: instagram.com/jordan_tetewsky Follow Josh on Letterboxd: letterboxd.com/wolfroy And you can follow the pod everywhere @screenvomit, or hit the links here: http://linktr.ee/screenvomit!

Spine number #334: Barbara Kopple's HARLAN COUNTY USA from 1976. And RJ talks about NIGHTMARE ALLEY 2021, Jarrett talks about JACKASS FOREVER, and both watched DUNE 2021! Podcast's intro song 'Here Come the Creeps' by Ugly Cry Club. You can check out her blossoming body of work here: uglycryclub.bandcamp.com/releases Like us on Facebook! www.facebook.com/criterioncreeps/ Follow us on that Twitter! twitter.com/criterioncreeps Follow us on Instagram! instagram.com/criterioncreeps We've got a Patreon too, if you are so inclined to see this podcast continue to exist as new laptops don't buy themselves: patreon.com/criterioncreeps You can also subscribe to us on Soundcloud, iTunes, Google Play, and Stitcher!

For this special 2-hour WPPM FUNd Drive show Keith Brand, longtime radio host of WXPN Sleepy Hollow and Soundtrack Sunday Morning shares some of his favorite soundtrack and sound scores. Featured artists include Harry Neilson, Elton John, Jay Farrar, Judy Garland, Gustavo Santaolalla. Hear music from Breakfast at Tiffany's, Brazil, Diva, Harlan County USA, Mary Poppins and Singing in the Rain. It's a FUNd Drive show but we went easy on the pitching. Episode is chockful of great info about WPPM and PhillyCAM!

If you've been enjoying our working-class content recently – Hannah's interviews with Sophie Willan and Lynsey Hanley, and our chats about the film Rocks and the documentary Harlan County USA are all well worth your ears – then here's another doozy for you, as Mick chats with writer Natasha Carthew, the founder and director of The Working-Class Writers Festival. Natasha's everything we love: extremely talented, generous, fiercely proud of being working-class, and a force of nature when it comes to getting fair recognition for working-class – and in particular working-class women – writers in fiction, non-fiction, and for telly and stage. The Working-Class Writers Festival takes place in real life in and around Bristol, but there are also loads of events that can be attended online. Terri White's there, Cash Carraway's there, Val McDermid's there, Sadie Hasler's there: it's going to be brilliant. And what's more, everything is free. Give the festival a follow @ClassFestival on Twitter or visit bristolideas.co.uk to find out more about the many excellent events taking place October 21 to 24.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/standardissuespodcast. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

If you've not been watching Back To Life, you're missing out, as you'll learn from our Mickey's chat with its creator and star Daisy Haggard. They chat about research, old-school romance and crisps. Always with the crisps, those two. Meanwhile, Hannah's been on the Zoom with Catherine Cranfield to talk about Flushed, her play about premature ovarian insufficiency and in Jenny Off The Blocks, Jen's shocked - SHOCKED - by the findings of a new report into why girls are put off sport. There's a bit of Lego sticking in the throat in The Bush Telegraph, not that anyone should be putting Lego in their mouth, to be clear. And there's some tough, tough women in Rated or Dated, as we watch Barbara Kopple 1976's documentary Harlan County USA. All human life is here.Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/standardissuespodcast. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Continuing our I Do Not Dream of Labor series with Jessee's selection, we dive into the 1976 Best Documentary Oscar winner, Harlan County, U.S.A. (dir. Barbara Kopple). The sisters learn about Kentucky coal mine strikes and discuss the documentary's community-based production, the role of women in front of and behind the camera, and some unforgettable folk music.Which side on you on?

We are very excited to have our friend, George Heftler, join the podcast this week! He is this host of the prolific and outstanding movie podcast, "The Best Little Horror House in Philly," which is largely responsible for this podcast's existence!  He suggested an iconic movie about the struggle of the American workers to establish their rights, and we paired it with a movie about a man who struggles to define the American dream.   Join our Discord at: https://discord.gg/ZKjDEMzTqN

Harlan County, USA (Kopple, 1976) is still a gut punch some fifty years later. Watching the violent and bloody events unfold as miners strike to be recognized for their union organization, for better wages and more safety measures, and simply to live by the end of their shift, their voices… The post Episode 166 – Harlan County, USA appeared first on The Magic Lantern.

On this weeks episode of They Live By Film, Adam, Chris and Zach discuss the infuriating protest documentary Harlan County USA, Med Hondo's radical Soleil O, as well as discuss Criterion's 4K announcement and more. Don't forget to join us every Friday at https://www.reddit.com/r/criterionconversation/ to choose and talk about what films we watch. www.theylivebyfilm.com Adam's Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/TheOwls23/ Zach's Letterboxd: https://letterboxd.com/dharmabombs/ Chris' subreddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/personalhistoryoffilm/ www.instagram.com/theylivebyfilm/

Filmmaker Heather Lenz interviews Director, Producer, and DP Hart Perry about his career, including shooting the Oscar winning documentary "Harlan County USA."  

This week we're watching a 1976 documentary about a coal miner strike in Kentucky. Honestly, the title says it all with this one, I just feel weird having a one sentence description.   Check us out on social media: Instagram: @teachmecommunism Twitter: @teachcommunism Gmail: teachmecommunism@gmail.com Patreon: Patreon.com/teachmecommunism  And like and subscribe to us at Teach Me Communism on YouTube!   Solidarity forever!  

Strike! Kentucky coal workers pack up their pickaxes and leave the mine to fight for better wages and working conditions... In the 1970s! Strike busters, scabs, and crooked Union presidents are just some of the hurdles to a better life in rural Kentucky. Movies with a Spine covers its first Criterion documentary. EMAIL US - movieswithaspine@gmail.com Harlan County USA's Criterion - https://www.criterion.com/films/777-harlan-county-usa Harlan County USA (YouTube) - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FCOd7fPHmfU&t=7s Movies with a Spine is three cinephiles discussing the releases of the Criterion Collection. Hosted by Nathaniel Combs, Ryan Hope, and Chris Miele. Edited by Chris Miele. CRITERION'S HARLAN COUNTY USA DESCRIPTION - Barbara Kopple’s Academy Award–winning Harlan County USA unflinchingly documents a grueling coal miners’ strike in a small Kentucky town. With unprecedented access, Kopple and her crew captured the miners’ sometimes violent struggles with strikebreakers, local police, and company thugs. Featuring a haunting soundtrack—with legendary country and bluegrass artists Hazel Dickens, Merle Travis, Sarah Gunning, and Florence Reece—the film is a heartbreaking record of the thirteen-month struggle between a community fighting to survive and a corporation dedicated to the bottom line. FROM THE CRITERION COLLECTION'S WEBSITE: Since 1984, the Criterion Collection has been dedicated to publishing important classic and contemporary films from around the world in editions that offer the highest technical quality and award-winning, original supplements. No matter the medium—from laserdisc to DVD and Blu-ray to streaming—Criterion has maintained its pioneering commitment to presenting each film as its maker would want it seen, in state-of-the-art restorations with special features designed to encourage repeated watching and deepen the viewer’s appreciation of the art of film.

This week, we're talking Korean history, surprising shows your dad loves, tentacle porn, and how many cigs a midwesterner can smoke at once as we dissect the 2016 crime drama THE HANDMAIDEN (dir. Park Chan Wook). We're also joined by TWO incredible guests, Chicago filmmaking duo Sean Kelly and Remsy Atassi from Emulsion Lab! After dark, we get into Ponyo, Harlan County USA, American Dream, Cape Fear, The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness, Princess Mononoke, The Sopranos, Handmaid's Tale, Dark Days, Lone Wolf and Cub, American Movie, Synechdoche New York, and Chained for Life. You can find more info on Remsy and Sean's new film BAD ANIMAL at bad-animal-film.com And you can find more info on their other work at www.emulsionlab.com And of course you can find us everywhere @screenvomit, or check the links here: http://linktr.ee/screenvomit!

Tyler Lee comes on the pod to discuss his op-ed concerning the Netflix film Hillbilly Elegy, and what he sees as a poor and misguided attempt to represent his native West Virginia and Appalachia as a whole. (0:36) Then we turn to a different film about the region, Harlan County, USA, to talk about how it continues to resonate today as both a political statement and a model for radical documentary filmmaking. (24:47) You can read Tyler's article here: Netflix's 'Hillbilly Elegy' turns my community's human anguish into Oscar bait - NBC News Think

The Finleys discuss Barbara Kopple's seminal documentary, Harlan County USA (1976).

Crit Club returns to at least half of its members' roots as we watch this 1976 documentary about a coal miner strike in the eponymous Harlan County, Kentucky. Come for this riveting and revolutionary look at small community collectively fighting for their livelihoods and stay for continuous dunking on capitalism. Other things mentioned in this episode: - Hades - Titus - What We Do in the Shadows - Borat 2 (???) Join us next week when we take a rough trip to France, to ride the rails with Agnès Varda's 1985 film Vagabond.

Paul and Erin review two films about labour strikes: Barbara Kopple's landmark 1976 documentary HARLAN COUNTY USA, and Kenny Ortega's 1992 cult musical NEWSIES. Plus: our quick takes on ENOLA HOLMES, THE KID DETECTIVE, FREAKY, and ON THE ROCKS.

On this episode of Cinema Dual, Jon and Chris talk documentaries.Movies Discussed: Dont Look Back, LeviathanRecommendations : Gates of Heaven, In Search of Darkness, Rolling Thunder Revue (Chris), The Lesser Lights of Heaven, Harlan County USA, Cameraperson (Jon)Additional recommendations: 13th, When They See Us, Four Little Girls, I'm Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness, How to Be an Anti Racist, So You Want to Talk About Race, Criterion Channel Black Lives playlistDonations can be made (among others) toCalgary Black Empowerment FundBlack Lives MatterWe The ProtestorsBlack Visions CollectiveCampaign ZeroFollow us on Twitter: @petkau @cmvoss042

Barbara Kopple and Face2Face host David Peck talk about curiosity, politics and historical unknowns, rich and complex stories, the magic of people, being better informed and why she’s always been a good listener.Synopsis: It has been called “the most audacious, difficult, complicated, rescue mission ever attempted.” Desert One uniquely blends emotion and bravado to tell the incredible tale of America’s secret mission to free the hostages of the 1979 Iranian revolution. Two-time Academy Award-winning filmmaker Barbara Kopple discovers a wealth of unearthed archival sources and receives unprecedented access, engaging in intimate conversations with many of the soldiers closest to the story, some for the first time, as well as President Jimmy Carter, Vice President Walter Mondale and TV newsman Ted Koppel.Evocative new animation brings audiences closer than anyone has ever gotten to being on the inside for this history-making operation. This is the thrilling story of a group of Americans working together to overcome the most difficult problem of their lives. Among those Americans is President Jimmy Carter, readying to face a re-election challenge when self-described student revolutionaries suddenly take power in Iran. Anti-American students take the U.S. embassy in Tehran by force and hold hostage fifty-two American diplomats and citizens.Using new archival sources and unprecedented access to key players on both sides, master documentarian Barbara Kopple reveals the true story behind one of the most daring rescues in modern US history: a secret mission to free hostages captured during the 1979 Iranian revolution.At a moment when tensions once again rise between the governments of Iran and the U.S., old wounds remain painfully current for many on each side who detail their recollections in Desert One -- but talk of hope also emerges, that the lessons of the past might finally guide us to a better future.About the Director:Barbara Kopple is a two-time Academy Award® winning filmmaker. A director of documentaries, as well as narrative TV and film, one of her more recent projects was the documentary Running From Crazy, which explores the life of actress Mariel Hemingway.Barbara produced and directed Harlan County USA and American Dream, both winners of the Academy Award® for Best Documentary Feature. In 1991, Harlan County USA was named to the National Film Registry by the Librarian of Congress and designated an American Film Classic. Harlan County USA was restored and preserved by the Women's Preservation Fund and the Academy Film Archive, and was featured as part of the Sundance Collection at the Sundance Film Festival in 2005. The Criterion Collection released a DVD of Harlan County USA in 2006.Barbara has been awarded the Human Rights Watch Film Festival Irene Diamond Award, Los Angeles Film Critics Award, National Society of Film Critics Award, the SilverDocs/Charles Guggenheim Award, New York Women in Film & Television Muse Award, the Maya Deren Independent Film and Video Award, the Woodstock Film Festival Maverick Award, Women in Film & Video of Washington, DC Women of Vision Award, the White House Project's EPIC Award, the International Documentary Association Career Achievement Award, the San Francisco Film Society's Persistence of Vision Award and the Sundance Film Festival Grand Jury Prize, Filmmakers Trophy & Audience Award. The Paley Center for Media has named Barbara a 2007 She Made It Honoree. She recently served her tenth year on the board of trustees for the American Film Institute and continues as an advisory board member for the American University Center for Social Media and Independent Feature Project's Filmmaker Labs. In 2010, Barbara received an honorary Doctor of Humane Letters from American University. She is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences, the Director's Guild of America, New York Women in Film and Television’s Honorary Board, the British Academy of Film and Television Arts, and actively participates in organizations that address social issues and support independent filmmaking. Image Copyright: Barbara Kopple and Cabin Creek Films. Used with permission. F2F Music and Image Copyright: David Peck and Face2Face. Used with permission. For more information about David Peck’s podcasting, writing and public speaking please visit his site here. With thanks to Josh Snethlage and Mixed Media Sound. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

The boys revisit a classic documentary this week that reveals some sort of ancient America where strange groups called "unions" existed and apparently held some political power. Maybe they will learn a thing or two about the politics of today by revisiting the 1976 film, Harlan County USA. Listen to audio commentary tracks from the Aspiring Snobs on Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/aspiring-snobs Subscribe to Aspiring Snobs on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/aspiring-snobs/id1160080115 Subscribe to Aspiring Snobs on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2ovQVUS8LWkOtYweuOoRXR Subscribe to Aspiring Snobs on Stitcher: www.stitcher.com/podcast/aspiring-snobs Follow Aspiring Snobs on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/aspiringsnobs/ Follow Aspiring Snobs on Twitter: twitter.com/AspiringSnobs

A few decades and a whole industry removed from Barbara Kopple’s HARLAN COUNTY, USA, Steven Bognar and Julia Reichert’s AMERICAN FACTORY is an entertaining yet dispiriting illustration of how much working conditions, labor relations, and blue-collar work have changed — and, in some ways, haven’t. After wrestling with AMERICAN FACTORY’s sometimes-funny, sometimes-demoralizing portrayal of the current state of American industry, unions, and national identity, we dive what unites and separates these films’ approach to depicting the struggles and setbacks of the working American. Plus, Your Next Picture Show, where we share recent filmgoing experiences in hopes of putting something new on your cinematic radar. Please share your comments, thoughts, and questions about HARLAN COUNTY USA, AMERICAN FACTORY, or anything else in the world of film, by sending an email to comments@nextpictureshow.net, or leaving a short voicemail at (773) 234-9730. Your Next Picture Show:  • Keith: INFINITY TRAIN on Cartoon Network • Genevieve: Barbara Kopple and Cecilia Peck’s SHUT UP AND SING • Scott: Barbara Kopple’s AMERICAN DREAM • Tasha: Richard Linklater’s WHERE’D YOU GO BERNADETTE? Outro music: Bruce Springsteen, “Factory” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The new Netflix documentary AMERICAN FACTORY is funnier than Barbara Kopple’s 1976 Oscar-winning documentary HARLAN COUNTY USA, and not nearly as fraught with violence, but it pivots on many of the same core tensions between workers and corporate bosses. In this half of our pairing of labor struggles past and present, we look back at HARLAN COUNTY to see how the time Kopple’s team spent embedded in Harlan County shaped the film, as well as the 1973 miners strike it depicts; how the film’s style reflects Kopple’s involvement with the Maysles brothers and direct cinema; and which of Harlan County’s colorful residents leave the biggest mark on the film. Plus, we respond to some feedback on recent episodes and go over some of the dozens of suggestions we got for 2019 pairings we received when we recently put the call out on Twitter. Please share your comments, thoughts, and questions about HARLAN COUNTY USA, AMERICAN FACTORY, or anything else film-related, by sending an email to comments@nextpictureshow.net, or leaving a short voicemail at (773) 234-9730. Outro music: Hazel Dickens, “They’ll Never Keep Us Down” Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Host Daniel Raimi talks with Robert Stavins, the A.J. Meyer Professor of Energy and Economic Development at Harvard’s John F. Kennedy School of Government. Daniel and Rob discuss the role that economics has played in shaping environmental policy, both in the past and today. As major proposals like the Green New Deal seem to be turning away from market-based approaches, long-advocated by most economists, Rob shares how he sees the role of environmental economics in today’s environmental policy landscape. References and recommendations: "Harlan County USA"; http://www.cabincreekfilms.com/films_harlancounty.html "Columbia Energy Exchange"; https://energypolicy.columbia.edu/podcast/columbia-energy-exchange

Part 1: Zach, Michael, Ash, Nathan and Hagen discuss movies they saw this week, including: A Bread Factory, Parts 1 and 2, Hail, Satan?, a selection of movies by Larry Cohen, Relaxer and Shame.Part 2 (39:18): The group continue their series, Truth and Fiction in the South, with a double feature of 1979’s Norma Rae and 1976’s Harlan County, USA.See movies discussed in this episode here.Also follow us on: Facebook Twitter Letterboxd Spotify Stitcher Radio Radio Public ★ Support this podcast on Patreon ★

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Race, gender, and union-busting violence all arise in this discussion of Debra Kopple’s iconic Harlan County, USA. Documentarian Betsy Taylor and historian Alice O’Connor (UC Santa Barbara) offer expert perspectives into connections between events and figures in Kopple’s film and broader environmental justice and labor struggles unfolding across the US in the early 1970s. In addition, Taylor’s intimate knowledge of this mining area enables her to offer rich detail about the local landscape, corporate land ownership, and crooked politics that form the foundation of this classic documentary. Series: "Carsey-Wolf Center" [Public Affairs] [Humanities] [Show ID: 34290]

Race, gender, and union-busting violence all arise in this discussion of Debra Kopple’s iconic Harlan County, USA. Documentarian Betsy Taylor and historian Alice O’Connor (UC Santa Barbara) offer expert perspectives into connections between events and figures in Kopple’s film and broader environmental justice and labor struggles unfolding across the US in the early 1970s. In addition, Taylor’s intimate knowledge of this mining area enables her to offer rich detail about the local landscape, corporate land ownership, and crooked politics that form the foundation of this classic documentary. Series: "Carsey-Wolf Center" [Public Affairs] [Humanities] [Show ID: 34290]

Race, gender, and union-busting violence all arise in this discussion of Debra Kopple’s iconic Harlan County, USA. Documentarian Betsy Taylor and historian Alice O’Connor (UC Santa Barbara) offer expert perspectives into connections between events and figures in Kopple’s film and broader environmental justice and labor struggles unfolding across the US in the early 1970s. In addition, Taylor’s intimate knowledge of this mining area enables her to offer rich detail about the local landscape, corporate land ownership, and crooked politics that form the foundation of this classic documentary. Series: "Carsey-Wolf Center" [Public Affairs] [Humanities] [Show ID: 34290]

Race, gender, and union-busting violence all arise in this discussion of Debra Kopple’s iconic Harlan County, USA. Documentarian Betsy Taylor and historian Alice O’Connor (UC Santa Barbara) offer expert perspectives into connections between events and figures in Kopple’s film and broader environmental justice and labor struggles unfolding across the US in the early 1970s. In addition, Taylor’s intimate knowledge of this mining area enables her to offer rich detail about the local landscape, corporate land ownership, and crooked politics that form the foundation of this classic documentary. Series: "Carsey-Wolf Center" [Public Affairs] [Humanities] [Show ID: 34290]

Race, gender, and union-busting violence all arise in this discussion of Debra Kopple’s iconic Harlan County, USA. Documentarian Betsy Taylor and historian Alice O’Connor (UC Santa Barbara) offer expert perspectives into connections between events and figures in Kopple’s film and broader environmental justice and labor struggles unfolding across the US in the early 1970s. In addition, Taylor’s intimate knowledge of this mining area enables her to offer rich detail about the local landscape, corporate land ownership, and crooked politics that form the foundation of this classic documentary. Series: "Carsey-Wolf Center" [Public Affairs] [Humanities] [Show ID: 34290]

Race, gender, and union-busting violence all arise in this discussion of Debra Kopple’s iconic Harlan County, USA. Documentarian Betsy Taylor and historian Alice O’Connor (UC Santa Barbara) offer expert perspectives into connections between events and figures in Kopple’s film and broader environmental justice and labor struggles unfolding across the US in the early 1970s. In addition, Taylor’s intimate knowledge of this mining area enables her to offer rich detail about the local landscape, corporate land ownership, and crooked politics that form the foundation of this classic documentary. Series: "Carsey-Wolf Center" [Public Affairs] [Humanities] [Show ID: 34290]

This month we are going deep underground as we profile our first documentary of the series, the tense struggle against corporate greed and dangerous working conditions in Barbara Kopple’s 1976 film “Harlan County, USA”. This podcast is non-profit and has been broadcast for educational purposes. Excerpts from the following material has been included to enhance […] The post Episode 18 – Barbara Kopple’s Harlan County, USA (1976) appeared first on Celluloid Junkies.

'I'm not after a man, I'm after a contract' We're deep in the Appalachian mountains this week with Harlan County USA from 1976. Featuring incredible access and footage with renewed relevancy, the film is a heartbreaking look at the bitter strike between the Brookside miners and the Eastover Coal Company. Yes, the Bee Gees do have a track about mining: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=S43YhQ_eGTw This is The Recommendation Game, a weekly podcast where two film lovers take turns to recommend a film the other has not seen, they watch and then meet to discuss it. Spoilers are a given. We are Ricardo Deakin and Orla Mc Nelis, two filmy types who love waffling extensively about movies Follow us on Twitter: bit.ly/2fRzZzW Like us on Facebook: bit.ly/2fdF848 You can also find us on Dublin Digital Radio every Monday at 11-12 bit.ly/2mw1O3a

The Drunk Projectionist's Todd Melby interviews Barbara Kopple, director of "Harlan County USA," her 1976 film about a Kentucky coal miner's strike Kopple talks about her nervy confrontation with a company-paid, strike-busting "gun thug" and a situation that turned violent on the picket line. “They kicked the Nagra [recorder]," Kopple says. "I had a long fish pole with a mic and I was just swinging it back at them.” Kopple also touches on many other subject during our interview, including the opening and closing shots of Harlan County USA, how she begged her parents to send more 16mm film so she could keep shooting, standing on picket lines even if she had no film in the camera and the importance of staying with a story, no matter how long it takes.

Two-time Oscar winner Barbara Kopple is back with a new film about soul singer Sharon Jones in a year when she battles cancer and prepares for her comeback with The Dap Kings. In this wide-ranging interview with Thom Powers, she talks about her apprenticeship with the Maysles brothers; “Harlan County USA” on striking coal miners; […] The post PN 17: Barbara Kopple – From Harlan County to Sharon Jones appeared first on Pure Nonfiction.