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Lance Armstrong

Icarus documentary review: on athletes’ compromised wings

Wed, Feb 28, 2018
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Perfectly illustrative of the serendipitous nature of documentary filmmaking as it pivots from a personal investigation of doping in sports into a thriller with global geopolitical ramifications.

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French movie posters, autumn 2015 edition

Sat, Oct 24, 2015
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Finally, the last of my Paris photos from last month. All movies.

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Where Are the Women? The Program

Fri, Oct 16, 2015
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Except for extremely brief appearances by wives and girlfriends of the male characters, women are entirely absent from this film.

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The Program movie review: on your bike and follow the money (LFF 2015)

Fri, Oct 16, 2015
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Pretty much strictly for fans of Ben Foster and Chris O’Dowd, who are both superb here. Probably not for fans of Lance Armstrong (if he still has any left).

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Pantani: The Accidental Death of a Cyclist and The Armstrong Lie documentaries review

Fri, May 16, 2014
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Two compelling documentaries about famed competitive cyclists and the corrupted sport that chewed them up.

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your awards-season cheat sheet… or how to sound like an insider (even if you’re not)

Tue, Nov 19, 2013
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Shhh! don’t tell anywhere where you heard all this…

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The Armstrong Lie trailer: liar liar pants on fire

Fri, Oct 18, 2013
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It’s always astonishing to me how people think they’re not gonna caught in their enormous lies.

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cannot contain my excitement for the London Film Festival

Thu, Sep 05, 2013
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I’m hyperventilating from the array of overwhelming movie awesomeness before me.

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Leia now a Disney princess (and other adventures in social networking)

Wed, Oct 31, 2012
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Links my followers on Facebook, Twitter, and Google+ saw today…

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