Eat With Me (Au, 2014)
Mom moves in with gay son and they cook dumplings.
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Above and Beyond: Exclusive Deleted Scene and Interview with Nancy Spielberg
1More Film Blog offers an exclusive deleted clip from the new documentary, Above and Beyond. Plus comments from producer Nancy Spielberg.
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Homeless (Hassler, 2015)
If the quickest metric of a directorial debut is to which films it invites comparison, the news about Clay Hassler's Homeless is very, very good.
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Because I Was a Painter (Cognet, 2014)
In contemplating art by concentration camp survivors, this austere yet affecting documentary offers a novel contribution to our understanding of the Holocaust.
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24 Days (Arcady, 2014)
A terrifying kidnapping for ransom raises fears about renewed anti-Semitism.
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When “No” Means “Hell Yeah!”: Why I’ll Pass on Pitch Perfect 2
Pitch Perfect 2 sends some confusing--and disappointing--messages in its trailer.
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In Country (Attie and O’Hara, 2014)
War reenactment…huh…yeah…what is it good for? “Possibly something,” is the reply emanating from this documentary tracking a group of Vietnam War reenactors in Oregon.
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Going Clear: Scientology and the Prison of Belief
Christians may enjoy seeing a cult get exposed, but they should be wary of this documentaries none-too-hidden subtext.
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2015 Full Frame Documentary Film Festival, Day 3: Outsider Art, Afghan Archeology, African Democracy, and the Black Panthers
My last day in Durham featured documentaries about artwork by institutionalized psychiatric patients, an imperiled archeology dig near Kabul, the battle to maintain democracy in Senegal, and a comprehensive history of the Black Panthers.
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2015 Full Frame Documentary Film Festival, Day 2: Afghan Soldiers, Evel Knievel, and an Unconventional Marriage
Today’s documentaries showed us brave filmmaking in Afghanistan, a flawed biography of a legendary American stuntman, and a daughter’s joyous, smile-inducing reflections on the marriage between her mother and transgender father.