Documentary
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Capturing the Last Samurai: An Interview With Steve Okazaki
The director of the documentary ‘Mifune: The Last Samurai’ on the legendary actor and his legacy.
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12 Movies to Watch After You See Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
And where to find them. You can see Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them without having seen any of the Harry Potter series, which means…
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D.A. Pennebaker, Bob Dylan, and the Birth of the Modern Rock-Doc
The director on how Don’t Look Back created the template for its subgenre.
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Win Win Winning
Remembering Shannon Whisnant and His American Dream. 911 Operator: “What’s the problem there?” Caller: “I got a human foot.” 911 Operator: “Have a what?” Caller: “A human left foot.” 911…
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12 Movies to Watch After You See Arrival
Denis Villeneuve’s alien encounter film is hardly the first kind. There are two kinds of movies involving alien contact. There’s the invasion variety, most famously including…
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TrumpLand Versus Hillary’s America
Hillary’s America vs. Michael Moore In TrumpLand Differentiating Political Discourse from Propaganda During the 2016 election cycle, American voters have access to more information than…
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‘The Trial of Mike Diana’ Is the Frighteningly True Story of an Obscenity Conviction
The man behind ‘Frankenhooker’ needs your help creating something far more serious (but just as ridiculous). The story of Mike Diana might surprise, upset, and…
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The Oscars Could Better Honor Foreign, Documentary, and Animated Features
Let’s prove the movies aren’t dead by recognizing more of them.Fire at Sea (Kino Lorber)This week is a big one for documentary fans. Today we found out…
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For Our Consideration: The Best Uses of Preexisting Music in Movies This Year
Awards Rejects Listen all y’all, it’s “Sabotage” for the win. Every year, the Academy Awards honor the best original song in a movie, and often it’s…