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Friday, January 8 2010

The Best Independent / International Films of 2009

Looking for something far off the well-beaten mainstream path? Well, step on over to some savory world and outsider independent cinema. It's here where the risks, the experimentation, and the true art lives.


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Monday, April 12 2010

Afghan Star

Havana Marking's profound documentary explains why there is much more at stake than celebrity on Afghan Star.


Thursday, June 25 2009

Afghan Star

Afghan Star explores this American Idol-like show's effects on singers, producers, and thrilled fans -- not to mention those who reject it as one more sign of debasing Western influence.


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