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Blind Ambitionnew
Takeshi "Beat" Kitano reflects on his update of Zatôichi.
Austin Chronicle |
Marc Savlov |
08-26-2004 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Great Race: A Q&A with Filmmaker Bill Haneynew
In his new documentary, Boston filmmaker Bill Haney profiles five women, ages 50 to 82, who defy age in masters’ track-and-field competitions worldwide.
Boston Phoenix |
Tamara Wieder |
08-26-2004 |
Profiles & Interviews
Mira Nair Spins Thackeray's Classic Heroinenew
Nair's multifaceted work has often focused on outsiders, from the Bombay strippers in her 1985 documentary India Cabaret, to the Cuban exiles living in Miami in The Perez Family. It thus seemed almost inevitable that Nair would one day turn to Vanity Fair, which she's loved since she first read it as a 16-year-old growing up in Orissa, India.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Felicia Feaster |
08-26-2004 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Mira Nair, Vanity Fair
More Bushwhacking: Filmmaker Sets Her Sights on the Presidentnew
Rose's documentary is truly effective in its firsthand accounts from people accosted and detained by police officers and FBI and Secret Service agents for doing little more than exchanging anti-Bush e-mails or speaking out against the war on terror in public places.
Dallas Observer |
Robert Wilonsky |
08-23-2004 |
Profiles & Interviews
A Retrospective of Animation Pioneersnew
Before there was Pixar, before there were even computers, animators were making artistic strides independent of technology. Many still are.
Missoula Independent |
Andy Smetanka |
08-07-2004 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: animation
Spin Cyclenew
Jehane Noujaim goes behind the scenes at Al Jazeera and exposes the mirage of objective journalism.
Columbus Alive |
Melissa Starker |
07-01-2004 |
Profiles & Interviews
Mario Van Peebles Follows in his Father's Footsteps With Baadasssss!new
Three decades after Sweet Sweetback's Baadasssss Song became an instant cult classic, Melvin's son, actor and director Mario Van Peebles (New Jack City, Posse), has made a tribute and expose of the long road to making Sweet called Baadasssss!.
Creative Loafing (Atlanta) |
Felicia Feaster |
06-23-2004 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Baadasssss!, Mario Van Peebles
Former Porn Star Embraces Life in the Slow Lanenew
Back from a decade of decadence, Amber Hunter (a.k.a. Little Cinderella) embraces life in the slow lane.
Fort Worth Weekly |
Brian Abrams |
06-03-2004 |
Profiles & Interviews
A Fast-Food Fear Factor Puts McDonald's Diet to the Testnew
"Super Size Me" creator Morgan Spurlock recalls the pain and displeasure of a 30-day McDonald’s binge
Columbus Alive |
Melissa Starker |
05-28-2004 |
Profiles & Interviews
AFI's Lifetime Achievement Award Goes to Meryl Streep
Unlike other great stars, Streep’s mystique has to do with our inability to pin her down. Is she a star or an actress? A leading actress or a character actress? A dramatic actress or a comedic actress? Is she beautiful or strikingly plain? USA Network broadcasts the American Film Institute's tribute to the incandescent star on June 21.
Isthmus |
Kent Williams |
05-27-2004 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Meryl Streep
After The Rehearsalnew
Playwright Sam Shepard reflects on making his first movie, "Days of Heaven," and working with singer Bob Dylan.
The Village Voice |
Michael Almereyda |
04-27-2004 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Sam Shepard, Days of Heaven
