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3 things about Stephen Kijak’s ROCK HUDSON: ALL THAT HEAVEN ALLOWED

Rock Hudson: All That Heaven Allowed [2023] 1. Linda Evans reveals that for a time, people refused invitations to have dinner at her house. 2. Well endowed. 3. Elizabeth Taylor: “I became so incensed and personally frustrated at the rejection … Continue reading

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3 things about Lucie Faulknor and Dawn Logsdon’s FREE FOR ALL: THE PUBLIC LIBRARY

Free for All: The Public Library [2025] 1. Andrew Carnegie would agree to build a library only after the community demonstrated that it was committed to taxing itself. 2. Books by mule. 3. Arrested for refusing to hand over patrons’ … Continue reading

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3 things about Alex Pritz’s THE TERRITORY

The Territory [2022] 1. Encroaching on the territory is merely “freeing the land.” 2. They set fire to the forest and ride away. 3. Age 18 and the leader of his people.

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3 things about Gary Hustwit’s ENO

Eno [2024] 1. In the morning, delaying input (breakfast, reading the news, checking email) to give space to output (creative projects). 2. The unexpected utility of Discreet Music for a soundtrack to birthing. 3. Bowie and Eno unknowingly working at … Continue reading

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3 things about Jeremy Workman’s SECRET MALL APARTMENT

Secret Mall Apartment [2024] 1. An imposing facade without a pedestrian entrance. 2. Explaining tape art. 3. Two things had been stolen: their PlayStation, a photobook.

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3 things about Alan Elliott & Sydney Pollack’s AMAZING GRACE

Amazing Grace [2018] 1. Waterspots above the doorway. 2. Overcome, he steps away from the piano in the middle of the song. 3. The cameraman jockeys for a clear shot of Mick Jagger.

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3 things about Benjamin Ree’s THE REMARKABLE LIFE OF IBELIN

The Remarkable Life of Ibelin [2024] 1. “When you’re gaming 12 hours a day, there’s not much room for anything else.” 2. Hugging in the game allows them to work towards hugging in real life. 3. He presents her with … Continue reading

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3 things about Nanette Burstein’s ELIZABETH TAYLOR: THE LOST TAPES

Elizabeth Taylor: The Lost Tapes [2024] 1. Richard Burton repeating the same story over and over about seeing her rushes for the first time. 2. Working through the death of Mike Todd during Cat on a Hot Tin Roof. 3. … Continue reading

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3 things about Frederick Wiseman’s ASPEN

Aspen [1991] 1. “I’m here to tell you, the way to grow old gracefully is to get cosmetic surgery.” 2. Brief appearances by John Denver and Ed Bradley! 3. The artist noticed which way the art world was going. Conservative. … Continue reading

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David Lynch, 1946 – 2025.

RIP David Lynch. Though I knew this day would come, I’m still very sad. I can’t calculate the effect that seeing the very first episode of Twin Peaks had on me when I was only 14, except that it quite … Continue reading

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