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Life Into Art: Strange Culture and the Measure of Documentary Film

by Shaun Huston

[14.Aug.08] :. Strange Culture is a critical entry point into the current discussion of what makes a documentary a documentary, most notably because it announces its own subjectivity in a clear and provocative way.

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All Around the World: The Best International/Indie Films of 2007

by PopMatters Staff

[10.Jan.08] :. Beginning and ending with the superlative filmmaking of Jia Zhang-ke, traversing the nooks and crannies of the globe, PopMatters presents the 20 best international and indie films of 2007.

PopMatters Picks: The Best TV, Film, and DVD of 2007

 

Film Review

Strange Culture

by Cynthia Fuchs

[9.Oct.07] :. Strange Culture presents Kurtz's bizarre legal and political predicament within layers of context, having to do with fears of terrorism and art, the Patriot Act and U.S. prosecutorial zealousness.

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Fay Grim (2006)

by Cynthia Fuchs

[18.May.07] :. Fay Grim is less concerned with the details of contemporary spy-craft and global deception than with broader moral questions.

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