film reviews
From “hear” to eternity: Philosopho-palooza in “Discord”
November 10, 2014Scott Carter's "The Gospel According to Thomas Jefferson, Charles Dickens and Count Leo Tolstoy: Discord" can "talk the legs off of a Japanese table."
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Hits and misses at Chicago International Film Festival
November 10, 2014There were many great films at the Chicago festival, including several great bio docs about formidable persons in the arts.
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Iran at the Chicago International Film Festival
November 7, 2014The Best Picture Award winner at the 50th Annual Chicago International Film Festival went to the stunning Iranian film "The President."
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Alice in Blunderland: “The Dance of Death” and war between the sexes
November 7, 2014This production of the Swedish playwright August Strindberg's 1900 "The Dance of Death," now playing in Pasadena, is expertly acted and directed.
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“Citizenfour”: “The Shock Doctrine” plays out in the Patriot Act
November 7, 2014The NSA and the National Security State have committed possibly irreparable damage to democracy itself, which depends on free speech and liberty of thought.
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