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A Conversation with Camille Thoman (NEVER HERE)

Thu, 26 Oct 2017 16:50:54 +0000

“I want to entertain and titillate, but also ask questions of the viewer“– Camille Thoman on Never Here Premiering at this year’s LA Film Festival, Never Here marks the narrative debut of writer-director (and performance artist and editor and doc-maker) […]

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MEEK’S CUTOFF

Michael Tully — Mon, 11 Apr 2011 15:13:33 +0000

Though term papers could—and hopefully will—be written about how Reichardt revises and revitalizes the traditional Western in her most ambitious production yet, I worry that this type of treatment will keep Meek’s Cutoff relegated to cinephile circles, when this is a perfect example of a vital American independent film that should be used to help broaden less adventurous viewers’ horizons.

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PATTI SMITH: DREAM OF LIFE

Michael Tully — Wed, 30 Dec 2009 20:56:33 +0000

(Patti Smith: Dream of Life airs on PBS’s POV Wednesday, December 30, 2009. Check your local listings for dates and times. Also available are director Steven Sebring’s companion book and the DVD.) If you’re looking for a traditional rock-and-roll biopic, […]

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NETFLIX HIDDEN GEMS: Issue #4

Michael Tully — Wed, 04 Nov 2009 20:07:28 +0000

Has that time of the month come yet again? ‘Tas, by golly. Get to queuein’, cinemisters and cinemisses: ***ISSUE #4: NOVEMBER ‘09*** Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple (2006) — Stanley Nelson’s brilliantly executed documentary shows how one […]

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