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Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché documentary review: the movie pioneer you’ve never heard of

Tue, Apr 16, 2019
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Not only a portrait of the woman who made more than a thousand of the very first films, but a mystery detective story about how the achievements of a trailblazing woman were erased, and found again.

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Doctor Who: “Logopolis” Fathom Event review: it’s the end, but the moment has been prepared for

Wed, Mar 06, 2019
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An iconic story from the classic era of the British cult TV favorite comes to US big screens for one night only… and the cleaned-up FX as well as its deceptively simple tale hold up rather well.

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Oscar Nominated Documentary Shorts 2019 (91st Academy Awards) review

Tue, Feb 19, 2019
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My pick: Marshall Curry’s “A Night at the Garden,” presenting footage from a 1939 “pro-America” rally in New York City, a chilling reminder of the unpleasant cycles of American history.

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PBS ‘Frontline’ and BBC ‘Panorama’ take on Harvey Weinstein

Fri, Mar 02, 2018
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A good primer on the rapid unraveling of Harvey Weinstein, with hints of how much more story there may still be to tell.

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the pioneering women of documentary film

Tue, Jul 12, 2016
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I wrote a thing for PBS’s Independent Lens blog. Here’s the beginning… [This post is not behind the paywall.]

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Last Days in Vietnam documentary review: withdrawal symptoms

Thu, Feb 12, 2015
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Paints a true-life picture of ordinary people with human consciences defying their orders and the law to do the right thing when bureaucracy fails them.

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The Amish: Shunned review: outside looking back in

Tue, Feb 04, 2014
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A poignant documentary about those who have been cast out of their culture and coping with a larger society for which they are unprepared.

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The Amish: Shunned trailer: the price of cultural protection

Fri, Jan 10, 2014
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How have the Amish managed to maintain their way of life amidst a larger culture that is so very different?

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Sherlock Series 3 to debut on PBS on Jan 19 2014

Wed, Oct 23, 2013
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Still no word from the BBC on U.K. airdates…

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PBS no longer serving the public, now run by and for the same rich bastards ruining everything else

Sat, Jun 08, 2013
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Why PBS kowtowed to megarich megabastard David Koch, and the Alex Gibney takedown that pissed him off…

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