All posts tagged "documentary"
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Defense Mechanism: Out in the Night (Review)
A compelling documentary, Out In The Night still fails to answer the many questions it inspires
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”Crossover Kids” examines lives of transgender children and teens
“I would much rather have a good relationship with the daughter that I have, than a poor relationship with a son that doesn’t really exist.”...
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Bully for 'Bully'
There's no such thing as an honest documentary. Any one, told in any way, will be twisted and tacked into place by a filmmaker's intentions....
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Bully Pulpit
Last month, Bully was fighting for its life. After being handed an R rating by the Motion Picture Association of America -- effectively ruining any...
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Comic Culture
Fandom has reached something akin to a roaring pitch on the fringes of today's pop culture. For every hit television show or movie, dozens of...
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Project Nim: Planet of the Ape
Director James Marsh and the Oscar-winning team behind the documentary Man on Wire offer Project Nim, the story of a chimpanzee who became the focus...
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Money Girl
Several years ago, when Joan Rivers starred in a GEICO commercial where the whole concept centered on her plastic surgery, it seemed like a wonderful...
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Secret Lives
Washington loves its secrets -- or at least it loves pretending something is a secret even though it's made its way through the rumor mill...
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Closet Cases
Where's the rage in Outrage? Director Kirby Dick, who last covered the Motion Picture Association of America's rating system in This Film Is Not Yet...
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Medical Incredible
The main problem with any Michael Moore movie these days is that Michael Moore made it. Before the reels begin to turn, a lot of...
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God Knows
Recounting her initial fears about launching a transgender choir, founder Ashley Moore says, ''Are people going to be able to stop laughing long enough to...
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Screening for Staff
It's not always easy to see the problems other people face. For gays and lesbians who were born in the United States, for example, it...
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Storytelling
It wasn't enough. It wasn't enough for Phillip Pike to be a lawyer fighting for human rights. It wasn't enough to be a black gay...
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Shooting Gallery
Taking aim: Moore A tourniquet wouldn't stop the rush of bleeding heart liberalism that accompanies the films of Michael Moore. Not to oversimplify things, but...
