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‘THE OATH’: Why is Bin Laden’s Bodyguard a Cab Driver in Yemen?

Laura Poitras’ THE OATH tells a story, from Yemen and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, of a…

‘Kati with an i’: The Age of Innocence and a Girl’s Alabama Graduation

By Gregory Crofton I first came to know Robert Greene’s work when I saw his…

‘WHAT HAPPENED, MISS SIMONE?’: Doc Shows Nina Simone in Her Time and Place

By Gregory Crofton Director Liz Garbus (There’s Something Wrong With Aunt Diane, Bobby Fischer Against…

‘SOAKED IN BLEACH’: Documentary Pushes for Proper Kurt Cobain Suicide Investigation

By Gregory Crofton Benjamin Statler’s SOAKED IN BLEACH establishes that the Seattle police conducted virtually…

Gore Vidal in a still from Gary Conklin's 1983 documentary "Gore Vidal: The Man Who Said No."

‘GORE VIDAL: THE MAN WHO SAID NO’: On the ’82 Campaign Trail

By Gregory Crofton Gore Vidal, a well-known, openly gay, historical writer and political commentator, decided…

Belcourt Theatre's retrospective on the films of Robert Altman runs from June 5th to July 7th.

ALTMANESQUE: Documentary Director Talks Up Robert Altman at Retrospective

By Gregory Crofton The idea came to him while he listened to a “Robert Altman:…