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Tag Archives: documentaries
3 things about Elvis Mitchell’s IS THAT BLACK ENOUGH FOR YOU?!?!
Is That Black Enough for You?!? [2022] 1. Comparing the title sequences from Shaft and Saturday Night Fever. 2. A smashed soda bottle. 3. The innovation of releasing the soundtrack album before the movie.
3 things about Geeta Gandbhir’s THE PERFECT NEIGHBOR
The Perfect Neighbor [2025] 1. Exasperated, she tells the detective, “You’re killing me.” 2. “Are you hurt?” “No but my heart is broken.” 3. A pair of rollerblades entered into evidence.
3 things about Daniel Kraus’ SHERIFF
Sheriff [2004] 1. Supreme Court justice showing off his Big Mouth Billy Bass. 2. Bumper sticker: BAD COP / NO DONUT. 3. His daughter, dressed in camo, practicing Für Elise. 3 other things.
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Happy Pi Day!
You know, movies and pizza just go together. So today I’m launching the crowdfunding preview for my new project, CRUST FUND PIZZA: THE MOTION PICTURE. Check it and help us spread the word!
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Tagged Chicago, crust fund pizza, documentaries, movies, pi day, pizza
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3 things about Raoul Peck’s ORWELL: 2 + 2 = 5
Orwell: 2 + 2 = 5 [2025] 1. “We cannot help this. When you are on a sinking ship, your thoughts will be about sinking ships.” 2. Prone to tuberculosis. Frequent smoker. 3. There’s no goosestepping in Britain because the … Continue reading
3 things about Mark Obenhaus & Laura Poitras’s COVER-UP
Cover-Up [2025] 1. “His notes are indecipherable.” 2. Rumsfeld quibbles over the difference between “abuse” and “torture.” 3. An anonymous source in Gaza.
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Tagged 3 things, documentaries, journalism, movies, news, vietnam, war
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3 things about Scott Gracheff’s HOW DARK MY LOVE
How Dark My Love [2025] 1. After purchasing a few of Coleman’s paintings, Iggy Pop gets rid of his TV set. He can just sit at home and watch the art. 2. Heated discussion about stiletto heels squashing small fish. … Continue reading
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3 things about Stephen Maing and Brett Story’s UNION
Union [2024] 1. Laptop propped up using Monopoly. 2. Container ship named CAPITAL. 3. A two-hour commute via MTA.
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3 things about Vanessa Gould’s OBIT.
Obit. [2016] 1. The morgue of the New York Times: 10,000 drawers. 2. An inherently retrospective disciple. 3. No euphemisms for “death” permitted.
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3 things about Ceyda Torun’s KEDI
Kedi [2016] 1. If you can’t love an animal, you can’t love a person. 2. Everyone has open tabs at the vet. 3. Feeding her babies.