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Michael Moore on 'Capitalism,' Reagan's Destruction and Getting Booted Out of GMnew

General Motors isn't Moore's only target this time. He argues that America's economic gap is a chasm, and that the foundations of a corrupt political and corporate system are about to crumble. With a wink and nudge, he wants you to help him push it over the edge, and then pick up the pieces.
Metro Times  |  Corey Hall  |  10-06-2009  |  Profiles & Interviews

With 'American Casino,' Andrew and Leslie Cockburn Recast the Recession as Civil Rights Storynew

With more spark than a Frontline documentary and less pretense than whatever Michael Moore has cooking, American Casino is the best film so far to explain the US economic crisis.
Santa Fe Reporter  |  Corey Pein  |  10-01-2009  |  Profiles & Interviews

Desperate Times: An Interview with 'Wendy and Lucy' Director Kelly Reichardtnew

The accident of timing has everything to do with how a movie is received, and there's no question Kelly Reichardt's Wendy and Lucy hits home more forcefully now than when it premiered last May. The spare, lyrical story seems tailor-made for hard times, when even the formerly comfortable are staring destitution in the face.
Philadelphia City Paper  |  Sam Adams  |  01-27-2009  |  Profiles & Interviews

Kelly Reichardt on Working with Michelle Williams and the Realities of Being Poornew

A relentlessly independent director working far outside the confines of the studio system, Reichardt has fashioned a film that illuminates the ways in which people treat one another, from compassion to indifference, during tough times. She spoke us about her new film.
New York Press  |  Christopher Wallenberg  |  12-11-2008  |  Profiles & Interviews

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