Gary Hustwit's documentary isn't just about industrial design. It's about the way everyday objects can take on powerful meaning.
By Stephanie Zacharek May 8, 2009
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Which is worse: The Lyme disease coverup, the devastation of global fisheries or undead Nazis in Norway?
By Andrew O'Hehir
June 20, 2009
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Michael Pollan and director Robert Kenner talk about "Food, Inc.," the movie agribusiness doesn't want you to see.
By Andrew O'Hehir
June 12, 2009
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A heartbroken monk looks for his lost master among 2-year-olds. Plus: Bisexuality, rediscovered yet again!
By Andrew O'Hehir
June 6, 2009
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The filmmaker talks about his latest documentary and why politicians should get out of the closet.
May 7, 2009
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An Irish horror-romance-farce, an Iranian take on "L'Avventura," a gritty lesbian thriller, a black-and-white jazz musical -- and go-kart racing.
By Andrew O'Hehir
May 5, 2009
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Andrew O'Hehir interviews documentary filmmaker Simone Bitton about her latest project.
May 3, 2009
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To snip or not to snip? That was the question facing new parent Danae Elon, who didn't just wrestle with the controversies of circumcision -- she made a documentary about it.
By Joy Press
April 30, 2009
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Are you ready to feel nostalgic about the most notorious ex-heavyweight champ and convicted rapist of the '90s? Hollywood maverick James Toback sure hopes so.
By Andrew O'Hehir
April 24, 2009
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Newly downsized and shorn of Hollywood glitz, Robert De Niro's Tribeca Film Festival remains a vigorous venue for cinematic discoveries.
By Andrew O'Hehir
April 24, 2009
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The world is a beautiful place -- so stop screwing it up! Disney's lush nature documentary follows three animal families struggling to survive on a planet changing all too rapidly.
By Stephanie Zacharek
April 22, 2009
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Go behind "A Chorus Line" with a riveting backstage doc; the amazing Hiam Abbass in "Lemon Tree"; and the greatest documentarian you've never heard of.
By Andrew O'Hehir
April 15, 2009
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The demigods of Canadian metal face twilight in "Anvil!"; a hoax memoir, not quite deconstructed; and a graceful fable from Iran.
By Andrew O'Hehir
April 9, 2009
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A funky, lovely weave of Philly tales; an S/M hustler turned safe-sex pioneer; a heavy-metal saga in Old Norse; a Denver slacker turns to crime, and more.
By Andrew O'Hehir
March 21, 2009
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A horror auteur finds his ultimate monster -- the Japanese economy! Plus: Micro-indie legend Joe Swanberg's latest; the joyous "Carmen & Geoffrey."
By Andrew O'Hehir
March 14, 2009
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From Cornel West in the back seat to Slavoj Zizek at the dump, "Examined Life" offers quick, witty, out-of-context doses of today's leading philosophers.
By Andrew O'Hehir
February 26, 2009
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An Oscar rarity -- at least three of the nominated documentaries are outstanding and deserve to win! Can the Academy find a way to snub them all?
By Andrew O'Hehir
February 18, 2009
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Filmmaker Alexandra Pelosi journeyed into the heart of the GOP for her new HBO documentary. She discusses what she found there: Denial, depression and a whole lot of anger.
By Mark Schone
February 16, 2009
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A tender porn-theater family saga, with boils; a sexy ghost story from Macedonia; Al Pacino's junkie breakthrough; and the story of World War II heroine Hannah Senesh.
By Andrew O'Hehir
January 31, 2009
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An HBO documentary about the former pastor underscores the horrors of the evangelical Christian closet, just as new allegations
about him emerge.
By Heather Havrilesky
January 29, 2009
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The comedian talks about why African-Americans spend so much money on their hair, the political ramifications of the weave, and his new documentary.
By Andrew O'Hehir
January 24, 2009
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R.J. Cutler discusses his fascinating documentary "The September Issue," an unvarnished view of Vogue magazine and fashion's ice princess, Anna Wintour.
By Andrew O'Hehir
January 23, 2009
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The filmmakers behind "The Cove" discuss the shocking Sundance documentary that may forever change how we feel about dolphins in captivity.
By Andrew O'Hehir
January 22, 2009
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Ashton Kutcher sells body but not soul in dark, sexy "Spread"; Ethan Hawke, Richard Gere and Don Cheadle play good-cop, bad-cop; Anna Wintour, human being!
By Andrew O'Hehir
January 18, 2009
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I'm off to the mysteriously non-cold Utah slopes to see Jim Carrey go gay, Ashton Kutcher play a gigolo and Paul Giamatti sell his soul. Did somebody say recession?
By Andrew O'Hehir
January 15, 2009
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Downsizing hits Sundance
War Room
GigaOM Network
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