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Black and white in color: An arch, acute and haunting documentary about the segregated Mardi Gras traditions of Mobile, Ala., "The Order of Myths" might be the nonfiction film of the year.; Andrew O'Hehir Jul 25, 2008
All-night party in a lost city: Kent Mackenzie's gorgeous black-and-white film "The Exiles" captures a garage-rock world of urban American Indians in a vanished L.A. Plus: German groupie tells all!; Andrew O'Hehir Jul 10, 2008
Inside the Army's fake Iraq: Welcome to the military's Iraq Simulation, where the townspeople are Arab actors, the insurgents come from Arkansas -- and things tend to go horribly wrong.; Andrew O'Hehir Jul 9, 2008
Dalton Trumbo and American evil: How the legendary screenwriter of "Roman Holiday" and "Spartacus" defied Congress, broke the blacklist and raised his family.; Andrew O'Hehir Jun 26, 2008
Awesome; I f**kin' shot that basketball movie!: The Beastie Boys' Adam Yauch on his new documentary, "Gunnin' for That #1 Spot," and tomorrow's NBA superstars.; By Caitlin Shamberg Jun 25, 2008
Maddin and Herzog: Brothers of the ice!: It's frozen allegory week -- in summer! Guy Maddin reveals the sleepwalking sex secrets of Winnipeg; Werner Herzog chases psycho penguins in Antarctica.; Andrew O'Hehir Jun 19, 2008
Kinky underwear in Antarctica: Opening this week: Farmiga's feral femme fatale, Herzog at the South Pole, a true-life gay love story, the amazing "Blue Planet" and more.; Andrew O'Hehir Jun 13, 2008
Genghis Khan, Harlan Ellison and RFK: We haven't exhausted the kids' movies topic yet, believe me! Meanwhile here's a quickie guide to new films opening this week (that I'm not covering).; Andrew O'Hehir Jun 6, 2008
Woody Allen and Mike Tyson, together at last: A marriage made in Cannes: Two notorious tabloid-fodder Yanks are showered with love on the Riviera.; Andrew O'Hehir May 17, 2008
The Iraq movie we've been waiting for: Nick Broomfield's pulse-pounding "Battle for Haditha" turns the infamous 2005 civilian massacre into a haunting classic about the inhumanity of war.; Andrew O'Hehir May 8, 2008
Che anything: The filmmakers behind "Chevolution" explain how Che Guevara's face ended up on all those T-shirts, posters, beer bottles and bikini bottoms.; By Amy Reiter May 5, 2008
Interrogating Abu Ghraib: Errol Morris on his film "Standard Operating Procedure," why Lynndie England and others took photographs, and how the infamous images conceal as much as they reveal (podcast and video).; Andrew O'Hehir Apr 25, 2008
Where in the world is Morgan Spurlock's 'stache?: Likable "Super Size Me" director searches for video-game villain (and '80s rapper) Osama bin Laden, yuks it up with Arab citizenry.; Andrew O'Hehir Apr 18, 2008
The pope, the Jews and repentance: Leading Catholic dissident James Carroll talks about Pope Benedict's visit, and the church's failure to confront its anti-Semitic history.; Andrew O'Hehir Apr 18, 2008
Israel's Nazi-porn problem: Hot she-wolves of the SS, rescued from the memory hole. Also: Buddhism for murderers, housewife seeks Asian stud and more.; Andrew O'Hehir Apr 11, 2008
Meditation for murderers: Buddhism without parole, in Alabama's darkest prison. Plus: Hot housewife seeks Asian stud, physics geek goes nutzoid and more.; Andrew O'Hehir Apr 11, 2008
Girls with an ax to grind -- and play: A new documentary on rock camp for girls. Where was this when we were kids?; Molly Eichel Mar 10, 2008
Greed, water and poetry: Produced by Terrence Malick and Robert Redford, "The Unforeseen" is the "Chinatown" of Texas real-estate documentaries.; Andrew O'Hehir Feb 29, 2008
From "Sicko" to Iraq-o: Oscar-nominated documentaries as a hotbed of anti-Bush, antiwar ideology? Heaven forfend!; Andrew O'Hehir Feb 23, 2008
Protest docs for young people: Upcoming releases "Chicago 10" and "Battle in Seattle" make history look hip.; By Salon/IFC Feb 8, 2008
Do Jews believe in saints?: Meet the adorable kid from suburban Philly some observant Jews have dubbed a "spiritual genius."; Andrew O'Hehir Feb 2, 2008
King Kaufman's Sports Daily: The harder they shawl: The documentary "Orthodox Stance" explores the worlds of Dimitriy Salita, an undefeated boxer and observant Chasidic Jew.; By King Kaufman Jan 24, 2008
Sundance as utopia: The gang members of "Made in America" share their perspective on the film and being in Park City.; Jan 23, 2008
Patti Smith on "Patti Smith: Dream of Life": The punk-rock icon and the film's director discuss their 11-year collaboration.; Jan 22, 2008
"Trouble the Water" shows that Hurricane Katrina is not over: A conversation with the filmmakers behind a new documentary that is everything a documentary should be.; Caitlin Shamberg Jan 22, 2008

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