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By Gregory Crofton Rose Styron has a natural elegance about her. While she describes herself as maybe a little “pollyannaish,” others just call it being “In the Company of Rose.” That’s the name of a new documentary on her life…
By Gregory Crofton Eli Timoner was a successful man in charge of his life. He also cared about the people around him and didn’t dodge difficult fights, even if they were political in nature. But then something bad and unexpected…
THE END OF THE WORLD By Gregory Crofton Former Vanity Fair writer Matt Tyrnauer’s (Studio 54, Where’s My Roy Cohn?) new doc “The End of the World” examines what made Bennington College a very liberal and an especially good place…
By Gregory Crofton Why would “Loan Wolves” director Blake Zeff dare take on the story of our more than 20-year nearly $2 trillion dollar student loan crisis? Zeff, a former politics editor for Salon, probably took it on because he…
By Gregory Crofton Does power exist in the words and actions of a high school music teacher? You bet. Especially if he is an ex-Marine and plays saxophone. “Banded Together: The Boys from Glen Rock High” is a trip back…
By Gregory Crofton I went to see “Fire of Love” the other night here in Nashville at the Belcourt Theatre, a movie with a 99% approval rating from Rotten Tomatoes critics. Enough volcano documentaries have already been made, but I…
