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A look at the making of Stanley Kubrick’s “Dr. Strangelove,” a film that examines the issue of nuclear war.
In light of the fact that last week documentary filmmaker Laura Poitras risked documenting Edward Snowden, the 29-year-old who revealed himself to be the NSA surveillance whistle-blower, I decided I needed to watch one of her films. I found “THE…
By Gregory Crofton I don’t blame the director Sarah Polley. She surely worked hard to make “STORIES WE TELL,” an innovative documentary, in order to honor and get to know her mother, a woman who died from cancer when Sarah…
I laughed hard at the start of “RICHARD PRYOR: OMIT THE LOGIC.” But as the documentary got rolling it turned into more of a tabloid take on the comedian’s harrowing life — one packed with drugs, alcohol and numerous marriages…
By Gregory Crofton Rachel Grady and Heidi Ewing’s documentary (they made the Oscar-nominated JESUS CAMP) about the implosion of Detroit – is not lousy, but it’s not very good either. I’ve been suspicious of this documentary since I laid eyes…
Pitchfork checked in with Dinosaur Jr. during the recording of their LP, Farm. Watch a full version of new song “I Don’t Wanna Go There.” Plus they talk about the influence of The Black Crow’s “Amorica” and there’s some classic…
