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Private Century

by Shaun Huston

[28.Oct.09] :. Not a single shot in Private Century is original to Sikl or his collaborators. This is a profound illustration of the significance of editing to the nature of film as an art and craft.

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Audience of One

by Shaun Huston

[31.Aug.09] :. Director Michael Jacobs resists simplifying his subject, leaving viewers to come to their own conclusions about pastor Richard Gazowky, who he is, and why he wants to make his movie.

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Martin Scorsese shines the light on the Rolling Stones

by John Anderson [Newsday (MCT)]

[4.Apr.08] :. As a pre-adolescent Keith Richards wannabe, this writer saw the Rolling Stones at Madison Square Garden, the day after Thanksgiving, 1969. A legendary show. “Monkey Man,” “Love in...

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Rolling Stones film ‘Shine a Light’ combines Martin Scorsese’s two greatest loves

by Roger Moore [The Orlando Sentinel (MCT)]

[27.Mar.08] :. Oscar-winning director Martin Scorsese is knee-deep in his new film, an adaptation of Dennis Lehane’s thriller “Shutter Island” starring Leonard DiCaprio and Ben Kingsley, among...

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‘Body of War’ chronicles a paralyzed Iraq war veteran’s fight to find peace

by Robert W. Butler [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)]

[7.Mar.08] :. It takes guts to let a camera record your most intimate and embarrassing moments. Especially if it catches your marriage falling apart, outbursts of anger and depression and physical indignities...

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Ken Burns stays on march for PBS’ ‘The War’

by Sam McManis [McClatchy Newspapers (MCT)]

[21.Sep.07] :. SACRAMENTO, Calif.—Another morning’s worth of interviews behind him, yet a whole afternoon and evening’s worth of personal appearances still ahead, Ken Burns turned away from the TV...

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‘War’ stories: Ken Burns’ documentary brings all fronts into focus

by Chuck Barney [Contra Costa Times (MCT)]

[20.Sep.07] :. Acclaimed big-screen directors from William Wyler to Steven Spielberg have been drawn to it. Newsman Tom Brokaw gave voice to the generation that lived through it. And the History Channel has...

 

Bling, Bling, Bia, Bia!: How Hip-Hop Can Survive Beyond Black History Month

by Dan Nishimoto

[13.Mar.07] :. If hip-hop is an art, or a larger entity such as a culture, then we must be able to assess it. No body survives unchecked, so what sets hip-hop apart? As its producers and participants, fans and Stans, we must be able to navigate conversations about our actions.