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Category Archives: Documentaries
In late 2010, only five states (and Washington D.C.) recognized gay marriage as legal. At the time, gay couple Stephen Mosher and Pat Dwyer were preparing to celebrate their 25th anniversary together. Sharing a small, love-filled apartment in Hell’s Kitchen, … Continue reading
Posted in Documentaries
Tagged Allan Piper, Married and Counting, Nick DeNitto, Pat Dwyer, Stephen Mosher
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At the time of his death in 1988, Harris Glenn Milstead, a 400-pound film actor and cabaret performer known as Divine, was undoubtedly the most famous – and infamous – man to ever make his living wearing a woman’s dress … Continue reading
Posted in Documentaries, Features
Tagged David Ehrenstein, Divine, Hairspray, Harris Glenn Milstead, I Am Divine, Jeffrey Schwarz, John Waters, Pink Flamingos
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If you think a film is always just a film, conspiracy theorists will tell you you’re wrong. Semiotics, pet theories, and subtext readings abound in “Room 237,” a documentary that lays on several different interpretations of Stanley Kubrick’s 1980 horror … Continue reading
Posted in Documentaries
Tagged Jack Nicholson, Rodney Ascher, Room 237, Stanley Kubrick, Stephen King, The Shining
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What is known: hundreds of tiles like the one pictured above have appeared pressed into the pavement of streets in dozens of cities across the northeastern United States, and a few South American countries, since the early 1980s. What is unknown: … Continue reading
It’s here! It’s finally here! After twelve two long years, the election is finally here! No more attack ads! No more debates! No more Big Bird or binders full of women! For the love of God, no more Big Bird or … Continue reading
Posted in All Films, Comedy, Documentaries, Features
Tagged Bulworth, Damian Geminder, The Campaign
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“Growing Up Online,” a Frontline documentary, brings us into the lives of several families as they navigate the Big Scary World of the Internet. While all of those featured have interesting stories to tell, one mother’s actions may well be a Rorschach test … Continue reading
Zoë Bell was already famous in certain circles when she got her big break as Uma Thurman’s stunt double in Quentin Tarantino’s Kill Bill: Vol. 1, but as far as the rest of the world knew, she didn’t exist. As … Continue reading
Not long ago, the world’s two superpowers, the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics and the United States of America, were locked in perpetual combat. The Bear and the Eagle both had their fingers poised over the red button, and after … Continue reading
Posted in Documentaries
Tagged Kristopher Monroe, Lithuania, Marius A. Markevičius, Olympics, The Other Dream Team
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Most of us do love a good mystery, especially if we think we have a shot at untangling the threads, chasing down the loose strands, and rewinding the ball of yarn into a tidy package. Searching for Sugar Man throws us … Continue reading
Posted in Documentaries
Tagged Janet Garber, Jesus Rodriguez, Malik Bendjelloul, Searching for Sugar Man, Sixto Rodriguez
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How does it feel on the top of the world? To be richer than anyone else? To be able to say you have something that nobody else does? Lauren Greenfield’s groundbreaking new documentary, The Queen of Versailles, has a lot to … Continue reading
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Tagged David Siegel, Jackie Siegel, Jake Pellegrino, Lauren Greenfield, The Queen of Versailles
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