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MARS AT SUNRISE

By | March 2014

What I most appreciate about Habie’s little cinematic gem is that it ends on an uncontrived, completely believable up beat. What we learn is that the human spirit really is invincible, and can overcome any obstacle life throws its way…

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MARS AT SUNRISE

When a prisoner of war engages in a dangerous battle of wits with his sadistic captor, the lines of demarcation between them blur and disintegrate. Who the...

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A BRIEF HISTORY OF TIME: CRITERION COLLECTION (BLU-RAY + DVD)

"When [Stephen] Hawking writes about black holes ... he is making the comparison to himself," director Errol Morris notes during the new interview...

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13 SINS

Director Daniel Stamm has developed an interesting pattern in his first three films—A Necessary Death, The Last Exorcism, and, now, 13 Sins (now...

Bring Your Own Doc Features

BYOD: BRING YOUR OWN DOC – EPISODE 136: “THE IMMORTALISTS” – DOC

The Immortalists is the documentary on aging and how we are fighting the process, as exemplified by the work of two very different scientists. A brilliant...

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BYOD: BRING YOUR OWN DOC – EPISODE 135: “UKRAINE IS NOT A BROTHEL”

Ukraine Is Not a Brothel – The FEMEN Story is a new documentary that shows protests in Ukraine that have taken a bold, new post-feminist dimension of...

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THE UNKNOWN KNOWN

The Fog of War (2003) ranks as one of the greatest political documentaries of all time. Errol Morris earned an Academy Award for his portrait of Robert...

Digital Celluloid Features

DIGITAL CELLULOID – ISSUE 195: ZER02

Digital Celluloid, a comic strip by artist Chris Cirillo, pokes fun at the films of today, tomorrow and yesterday. Whether it is a classic or an upcoming...

GOING BIONIC: DISTRIBUTING INDEPENDENT FILMS INTERNATIONALLY – IN HONOR OF

Hey filmmakers. Welcome to Going Bionic, #203. Before we get started today, I wanted to offer my warmest condolences to the families of the (now) three...

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RED WEDDING

During the nightmare years of the Khmer Rouge’s rule over Cambodia (1975-1979), an estimated 250,000 young women were forced into marriages as part of a...

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LA MUERTE DE PINOCHET

The death of General Augusto Pinochet on December 10, 2006, created a riot of emotions among the Chilean people. While many looked back in anguish and...

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