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Surviving Progress Movie Review: A Wake-Up Call About the Progress Trap

Written by Mary K. Williams “We tend to delude ourselves that these changes always result in improvements from the human ...
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SXSW 2012 Review: Paul Williams Still Alive

Written by Leo Sopicki “We usually save this surprise for after the movie”, explained director Stephen Kessler. Kessler, who was ...
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Pianomania DVD Review: Surprisingly Compelling Study of a Master Piano Technician

When listening to master pianists such as Vladimer Horowitz or Keith Jarrett, I wonder if many people consider the actual ...
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Queen: Days of Our Lives DVD Review: They Made the Rockin’ World Go Round

As good a documentary as Queen: Days Of Our Lives is, it is also a bit of a strange beast. ...
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The Doors: Mr. Mojo Risin’: The Story of L.A. Woman DVD Review: A Look at One of Their Most Enduring Works

By the end of 1970, The Doors were done as a live act. Jim Morrison still had the legal ramifications ...
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The Pruitt-Igoe Myth Movie Review: An Absolutely Fascinating Documentary

Written by Max Naylor You don’t normally go into a documentary as a blank slate, a sincerely pure vessel. It ...
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The Captains DVD Review: William Shatner Logs Interviews with Peers

William Shatner has written and directed this compilation of interviews and brief glimpses into the lives of the six actors, ...
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Shut Up, Little Man! Movie Review: Viral Outrageousness from the Pre-Internet Age

Written by handyguy Shut Up, Little Man! is an amusing, occasionally disturbing documentary about the origins and aftereffects of a ...
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Senna Movie Review: See It Now, Because Everyone Will Be Talking About It

One thing I learned early in life: it's okay for boys to cry, as long as the tears are shed ...
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Electric Daisy Carnival Experience Movie Review: Experience It…If You Can Find It

America’s largest dance music festival has been under fire for the last year after massive fallout from the 2010 edition ...
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Ladies & Gentlemen…The Rolling Stones DVD Review: A Great Introduction to the Band

The year 1972 was a pivotal one for The Rolling Stones. They spent the summer as tax exiles in France, ...
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Elvis on Tour DVD Review: Presley Goes out on a High Note in his Final Film

In 1972, Elvis Presley was still riding high from the commercial and critical rebirth that started with the ’68 Comeback ...
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Elvis: That’s The Way It Is (Special Edition) DVD Review: It’s Good to be the King

Elvis Presley was riding a major wave of success in 1970. Free of his movie obligations of the 1960s, Presley ...
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Shine a Light DVD Review: The Rolling Stones and Martin Scorsese Deliver Satisfaction

Longevity in the arts can be a double-edge sword. Artists no doubt appreciate having long careers in the endeavors they ...
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The Complete Monterey Pop Festival Criterion Collection Blu-ray Review: A Marvelous Time Capsule

During the Summer of Love, the weekend of June 16-18, 1967 to be specific, the Monterey International Pop Music Festival ...
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4192: The Crowning of the Hit King DVD Review: A Solid Hit But Not a Home Run

This 90-minute documentary on the career of Pete Rose, which was released on February 22, 2011 by Rivercoast Films, is ...
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