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'Come Back, Africa' powerfully presents 1959 apartheid

As an historical record, the recently restored 1959 film Come Back, Africa is stunning. Secretly made to reflect the ...

'First Position' strikes a sloppy pose

In the sloppily made documentary First Position, producer/director and co-editor Bess Kargman follows six aspiring ba...

'Bernie' charms Carthage, Texas and the audience

As his films show, Richard Linklater has an offbeat take on people in general and humor in particular. His characters...

Cinematography Present & Future, a Master Class

The digital revolution in filmmaking has caused a lot of changes within the past few years and cinematographers have ...

2012 Doc Challenge Finalists Announced

Twelve finalists have been announced for the 2012 International Documentary Challenge.

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Music and Lyrics

Local opening date: 2/14/2007 Reviewed by Martha Baker It begins with an Eighties' music video of a band called Pop, and it ends with a concert extravaganza surrounding a pop singing single-named Cora. In between, Music and Lyrics is a…

My Kid Could Paint That

Local opening date: 11/2/2007 Reviewed by Diane Carson What constitutes exceptional modern art, what monetary value it possesses, and the importance of attribution to a particular artist-these issues swirl through director Amir Bar-Lev's documentary My Kid Could Paint That. His…

No End in Sight

Local opening date: 8/17/2007 Reviewed by Diane Carson Concise at an hour 42 minutes, crystal clear, well researched, and impressively analytical, No End in Sight details the logistical and egotistical mistakes in 2003 and 2004 that contributed to the Iraq…

No Reservations

Local opening date: 7/27/2007 Reviewed by Martha K. Baker Kate is a chef. She's even called "chef" the way women and men who coach sports teams are called "coach." She manages to keep lots of plates dancing on lots of…

Ocean's 13

Local opening date: 6/8/2007 Reviewed by Diane Carson This year several articles note that a mere 20% of studio releases can boast an innovative idea as opposed to sequels, adaptations of TV series or plays, or remakes of previously successful…

Once

Local opening date: 5/25/2007 Reviewed by Martha Baker Once is the latest in a popular series of movie musicals. That genre can take only a couple of forms. That Once can seem part of the genre without duplication is a…