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Thursday, April 2 2009

‘Tis Autumn: The Search for Jackie Paris

When he sizzled: This tells of the bittersweet odyssey of “Skylark” Jackie Paris.


Tuesday, January 13 2009

Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers: Runnin’ Down a Dream

Initially available only as an exclusive Best Buy box set, Peter Bogdanovich's four-hour documentary on the making of an American rock 'n' roll institution is re-released in a two-disc edition, available anywhere.


Thursday, August 30 2007

Dedication

It's Henry's movie, and for all his eccentricities and fixations and rages, he's a very conventional man.


Thursday, July 19 2007

Another Cassavetes heard from: director Zoe


Thursday, July 12 2007

Broken English (2007)

Parker Posey's performance during these potentially too-precious moments of anticipation is perfect.


Tuesday, November 7 2006

Directed by John Ford

Ford's brusque manner is well known, inspiring equal parts fear, respect, and awe among the many interviewees assembled for this look-back at his career and reputation.


Friday, October 13 2006

Infamous (2006)

When Truman quite gleefully describes his plan to use 'fictional techniques' to tell his nonfiction story, to shape the Clutter murders as an emblem of cultural malaise, Nelle insists on a knowable distinction between fact and fiction.


Thursday, July 6 2006

Edge of Outside

As much as the lines between 'independent' and 'mainstream' movies seem impossibly blurred, the impulse to mark their difference appears irresistible.


Thursday, March 9 2006

The Thing Called Love: Director’s Cut (1993)

Country music provides a roadmap, guiding the characters away from disillusionment and toward a simpler, more straightforward way of life.


Monday, May 16 2005

Hustle (2004)

Pete Rose so badly wants people to think he's a good guy that he presents Rose the legend, never Rose the man.


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