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The Fog of Truth: Close-Up on Documentaries

Jul 25, 2018

Looking back at history under a contemporary lens can be a powerful tool to provide context and take action in difficult political times.This week we look at holocaust documentaries as we review THE LAST LAUGH and Bart interviews Ruth Zylberman of 209 RUE SAINT-MAUR, PARIS 10EME.

 

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Jul 18, 2018

This week we cover documentary films that at first appear to be about a bunch of wildly different ideas but then manage to tie it all together under a coherent and satisfying theme. THE KING is reviewed followed by an interview between Bart and the director of CUBA AND THE CAMERAMAN.

 

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Jul 11, 2018

This episode is all about sports and athleticism documentaries. We review COMING TO MY SENSES which tells the story of Aaron Baker who was paralyzed in a motocross accident and is now trekking 20 miles across Death Valley and Chris interviews the director and subject of CHI-TOWN.

 

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COMING TO MY...


Jul 4, 2018

Depicting masters of their craft through documentary is the theme this week. In FILMWORKER, Leon Vitali spent his life working with Stanley Kubrick to develop and preserve a level of quality that Kubrick is known for to this day and in our interview Chris speaks with Sam Pollard, director of SAMMY DAVIS, JR.: I’VE...