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‘The Punk Singer’ Is A Candy-Colored Tribute To Rock’s Most Uncompromising Heroine
An intoxicating look at punk icon Kathleen Hanna.
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The Belgrade Free Zone Film Festival kicks off today
The 9th edition of the Belgrade Free Zone Film Festival starts today and will run through November 13th.
The Free Zone is a series of programs based on the socially engaged contemporary film production aimed at addressing current social and political issues f...
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‘After Tiller’ Is A Masterpiece That Tackles Abortion With Compassion
Andrew Johnson reviews AFTER TILLER, a new documentary from directors Martha Shane and Lana Wilson about late-term abortion practitioners.
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From SFJFF: ‘Life According to Sam’ Is a Poignant and Insightful Documentary
Life According to Sam opens with a 13-year-old boy informing us of the way he views his condition. “I didn’t put myself in front of you to have you feel bad for me.” Sam is one of the few unlucky victims of a rare and fatal disease called progeria, a mysteriou...
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Four Extraordinary Women In the Extraordinary Doc, ‘20 Feet From Stardom’
The entertainment business is full of dreamers. Anyone who loves singing, writing, filming, acting, painting, or any form of artistic expression enough to pursue it as a lifelong profession is almost certainly certifiably insane. You have to love the art enoug...
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Netflix Instant Picks 4/19/13–4/25/13
Every week at Movie Mezzanine, we pick some of the best films currently on Netflix Instant in the United States and Canada. Whether they are big releases or hidden gems, these movies make your subscription worth the price. From each library we select one Newly...
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Our 10 Most Anticipated Films At The Tribeca Film Festival 2013
With the Tribeca Film Festival kicking off in New York City this week, half the battle is figuring out which screenings to attend. Seriously, they hand out color-coded grids to attendees—and we find ourselves making our own personal flowcharts as well. Even th...
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NYC Top 5 (Week of 3/26/13-4/1/13)
New York City may get all the new releases first, but there’s a lot more to the film culture here than just what’s in the mainstream theaters! Every week we bring you the top 5 cinematic events to check out.
1. New Directors/New Films 2013 (Film Society of Li...
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Shelf Life: Wattstax
Shelf Life is a weekly feature that selects a film currently on DVD/Blu-Ray for review.
Mel Stuart’s 1973 documentary. Wattstax simultaneously fits in and radically contrasts with concert films of the previous few years. Monterey Pop and Woodstock showcase ...
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NYC Top 5 (Week of 2/12/13-2/18/13)
New York City may get all the new releases first, but there’s a lot more to the film culture here than just what’s in the mainstream theaters! Every week we bring you the top 5 cinematic events to check out.
1. DVD Dead Drop (Museum of the Moving Image)
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