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Film Feature: Unraveling The JT Leroy Story — An Interview with Jeff Feuerzeig, director of “Author: The JT Leroy Story”

September 18, 2016
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Author: The JT Leroy Story is full of jaw-dropping revelations, multiple fictions, role playing, and complicated psychological gamesmanship.

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Film Review: “Eight Days a Week” — A Marvelous Look at The Beatles on Tour

September 12, 2016
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Unlike any other Beatles documentary, this one succeeds in presenting the hysteria of the few years when the band played live and toured the world.

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Fuse Film Review: “The Other Side” — Southern Fried Survival

September 4, 2016
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The Other Side comes off as a reserved, rather poignant glimpse into the lives of people who have very little to hope for.

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Film Review: “Miss Sharon Jones!” — Soulful Inspiration

August 29, 2016
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If this movie boosts Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings into well-paid entertainers with a major record deal, I salute filmmaker Barbara Kopple.

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Film Review: “Lo and Behold” — Oh, Werner!

August 19, 2016
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We’re very fortunate that this kooky cinematic icon finds the internet interesting; this film is one of the most interesting documentaries of the year so far.

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Fuse Film Review: “The Witness” — A Brother’s Search to Expose the Myths of Kitty Genovese’s Murder

August 18, 2016
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The quest for answers about Kitty Genovese’s murder is really just a red herring for a much more personal journey.

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Film Review: Genius, Undiminished — “Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You”

July 29, 2016
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There has never been a better time in America to reconsider the importance of television’s role in the political discourse.

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Fuse Film Review: “Nuts!” — A Documentary Skeptical About Documentaries

July 24, 2016
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A meta-documentary shows us what viewers really want from the genre, and how problematic that can be.

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Film Interview: Penny Lane and Thom Stylinski Go “Nuts!”

July 23, 2016
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What are documentaries supposed do . . . and not do?

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Film Review: “Zero Days” — Be Afraid. Be Very Afraid.

July 13, 2016
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Alex Gibney’s powerful documentary looks closely at some recent examples of malware designed to wreak havoc worldwide.

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