Communists on Film: Amy Goodman and 'Ashes and Diamonds'
The article compares two films screening at the American Film Institute's Silver Theater: 'Steal This Movie, Please!', a new biographical film about left-wing journalist Amy Goodman, and 'Ashes and Diamonds', a 1958 Polish film depicting resistance to communist rule after World War II. The author argues that 'Ashes and Diamonds' offers a powerful, timeless critique of totalitarianism, while 'Steal This Movie, Please!' promotes outdated leftist ideologies. The piece expresses concern that contemporary media continues to advance pro-communist narratives despite historical evidence of communist oppression.
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Communists on Film: Amy Goodman and 'Ashes and Diamonds' Mark Judge 6:30 PM | April 29, 2026 AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda This week, two films are opening at the American Film Institute’s Silver Theater and Cultural Center just outside of D.C. They are Steal This Movie, Please! and Ashes and Diamonds. Steal This Movie is a brand new biography of far-left journalist Amy Goodman. Ashes and Diamonds is a 1958 Polish movie about communism. Despite being decades older, Ashes and Diamonds is by far the better and more relevant movie. In fact, it’s a film we are considering screening at the upcoming Anti-Communist Film Festival. Steal This Movie, Please! is just the same old radical leftism that Hollywood has been churning out for decades.
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