Documentary
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6 Filmmaking Tips from D.A. Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus
Image via Documentary.org Last Fall, the New York Times reported that D.A. Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus were searching for a suitable home for their vast…
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The Look of Silence and the Violence of Memory
Drafthouse Films Two years ago, when The Act of Killing was finally released in theaters after a long and rewarding festival circuit, Joshua Oppenheimer’s documentary…
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6 Filmmaking Tips from Pioneer Documentarian William Greaves
If there are two words that describe public appreciation of William Greaves, they would be “belated” and “lacking.” The film Greaves is best known for,…
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‘20,000 Days on Earth’ Review: Nick Cave Reflects on Life, and It’s Stunning
Corniche Pictures As if by magic, music somehow repeatedly allows movies to get away with things that wouldn’t work in any other context. Musicals regularly…
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Maybe Don’t Watch the ‘Kink’ Trailer At Work
RabbitBandini Productions Out this weekend in New York City, Kink seeks to tell the behind-the-scenes story of Kink.com, a successful fetish website that trades in…
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‘The Dog’ Review: Like an Asshole Forrest Gump
Drafthouse Films August 22nd, 1972 was just another hot summer day in New York City, at least until two men walked into a Brooklyn branch…
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‘The Search for Weng Weng’ Review Fantasia 2014: A Strange and Surreal Glimpse Behind the Filipino…
‘The Search for Weng Weng’ Review Fantasia 2014: A Strange and Surreal Glimpse Behind the Filipino Exploitation Film Curtain Fantasia 2014 Fantasia International Film Festival 2014…
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‘Whitey: The United States of America v.
‘Whitey: The United States of America v. James J. Bulger’ Review: An Informative Yet Unfocused Study of Murder and Corruption Magnolia Pictures Is it possible…
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‘Finding Vivian Maier’ Review: A Photographer as Fascinating as Her Photos
Sundance Selects Laugh all you want at those people who scour the country for lots, lockers and storage containers to bid on in the hopes…