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‘MONTAGE OF HECK’ Director Brett Morgen Deflects Charge of “Bullshit” About His Film With Bad Tweet Jokes

By Gregory Crofton Buzz Osbourne, leader of the rock band Melvins, landed a solid body…

Cameras Capture ‘JANE’ Fonda’s Disappointment on Broadway

By Gregory Crofton Robert Drew worked with Time Life in the early 1960s to invent…

‘TO MAKE A FARM’ Shows Small-Scale Healthy Farming and Lush Northern Landscapes

By Shelly Winifred Barger Documentary filmmaker Steve Suderman resumes his examination of small scale farmers…

Albert Maysles’ Final Film ‘IRIS’ is a Fun, Thoughtful Look at Fashion, Accessorizing and Getting Older

By Gregory Crofton So cool to see the Maysles Films logo appear at the start…

A new documentary about the late Elliott Smith.

‘HEAVEN ADORES YOU’: Slightly Murky and Moody, a Lot Like Elliott Smith’s Music

By Gregory Crofton The late Elliott Smith is most widely known for “Miss Misery,” an…

‘A MATTER OF TASTE: SERVING UP PAUL LIEBRANDT’: Immature and Oddly Persistent

By David W. Hall Wanna see feverish creativity paired with similarly hectic, unstable employment history?…