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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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Watch Andrew O'Hehir interview "Waltz With Bashir" director Ari Folman about the process of remembering the Sabra and Shatila massacre in Lebanon.
December 26, 2008
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Israeli filmmaker Ari Folman talks about his extraordinary animated documentary "Waltz With Bashir," a trip down the nightmarish rabbit hole of memory.
By Andrew O'Hehir
December 26, 2008
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Vivid Arab-French immigrant yarn "Secret of the Grain" is a near-masterpiece; fascinating Brecht documentary "Theater of War" describes one.
By Andrew O'Hehir
December 24, 2008
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An upcoming PBS doc traces the bickering Beale women of Albert and David Maysles' 1975 cult hit from their squalid Hamptons mansion to the bright lights of Broadway.
By Heather Havrilesky
December 23, 2008
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In the PBS documentary "Inheritance," the daughter
of Nazi murderer Amon Goeth struggles to accept an unbearable legacy.
By Heather Havrilesky
December 10, 2008
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Shot over 23 years, Ellen Kuras' haunting Oscar contender "The Betrayal" follows a Laotian immigrant family's agonizing American odyssey.
By Andrew O'Hehir
November 21, 2008
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OK, maybe not. But "Harvard Beats Yale 29-29" still spins an improbable, Fitzgerald-meets-Updike yarn about two elite schools, a turbulent year and an unbelievable ending.
By Andrew O'Hehir
November 19, 2008
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Herzog, "Man on Wire" and "Trouble the Water" make Academy shortlist, but "Order of Myths," "Unforeseen," "Roman Polanski" and "Gonzo" are out.
By Andrew O'Hehir
November 18, 2008
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A wrenching, sexy marriage drama from the new Ireland. Plus: Potter fans go berserk, and a dose of arty, self-indulgent Euro-erotica.
By Andrew O'Hehir
November 15, 2008
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The HBO host and comedian talks about "Religulous," his onslaught against the religious idiocy that threatens to deliver America to Sarah Palin and her fellow "space god" worshipers.
By Andrew O'Hehir
October 2, 2008
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A new PBS documentary explores the dreaded "BRCA" gene mutation, which is leading more and more women to get preventive double mastectomies.
By Jessica Wakeman
October 1, 2008
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