FEATURES
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BEASTS OF THE SOUTHERN WILD By Scott Foundas A magical child’s-eye view of Louisiana Delta fringe-dwellers after the flood |
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AIDS DOCUMENTARIES By David Ehrenstein Four films remember the battles and the fallen 30 years on |
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GOD BLESS AMERICA By Laura Kern Stand-up weirdo turned maverick auteur Bobcat Goldthwait targets the toxic state of the nation |
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SPAGHETTI WESTERNS By J. Hoberman How three Sergios transformed Hollywood’s iconic genre into a bloodthirsty anti-American free-for-all |
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WHIT STILLMAN By Haden Guest The writer-director of Damsels in Distress discusses his literary, cinematic, and personal roots |
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WERNER SCHROETER By Ulrike Sieglohr The most important New German Cinema maestro you’ve never heard of Plus: Chuck Stephens picks five Schroeter must-sees |
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HBO FILMS By Michael Sragow A chorus of approval for the only game in town where quality counts |
DEPARTMENTS
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EDITOR’S LETTER
OPENING SHOTS ENCORE FURTHER RESEARCH SOUND & VISION A FACE IN THE CROWD CRITICS’ CHOICE BRIEF ENCOUNTERS |
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FESTIVALS Berlin by Olaf Möller and SXSW by Mark AschSCREENINGS The Day He Arrives by Tony Rayns, Moonrise Kingdom by Kristin M. Jones, 5 Broken Cameras by Jennifer Dworkin, Bernie by Kent JonesSHORT TAKES Bonsái by Nicolas Rapold, Headhunters by Ann Olsson, Hysteria by Violet Lucca, I Wish by Chris Chang, Marina Abramović: The Artist is Present by Chris Chang, Oslo, August 31st by Nicolas Rapold, The Color Wheel by Dan Sullivan HOME MOVIES READINGS CLOSING SHOTS |
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