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Glen Campbell I’ll Be Me

The Father movie review: the quiet horror of Alzheimer’s

Sun, Mar 28, 2021
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A deeply compassionate, deeply unnerving portrait of a man suffering from dementia and losing his grip on reality. The empathy machine of cinema has rarely been put to such uncomfortably intimate use.

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curated: RIP Glen Campbell

Tue, Aug 08, 2017
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Anticipated, alas, in the 2014 doc Glen Campbell: I’ll Be Me…

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87th Academy Awards: the Oscar nominees (and winners) for 2015

Mon, Feb 23, 2015
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Now with winners indicated.

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Where Are the Women? Glen Campbell: I’ll Be Me

Tue, Feb 17, 2015
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One man’s story is not an exclusively male venture with the inclusion of female expert commentators, and his wife a partner in coping with his illness. [This post is not behind the paywall.]

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Glen Campbell: I’ll Be Me documentary review: music hath power

Tue, Feb 17, 2015
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A harrowing yet also inspiring portrait of the American pop music icon as he copes with the rapid deterioration of Alzheimer’s.

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