Frederick Wiseman

Film Review: Quality Time in French Foodie Heaven

December 6, 2023
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Frederick Wiseman’s latest documentary — an immersive visit behind the scenes of a three-star Michelin restaurant — is a savory, irresistible treat.

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Film Review: Frederick Wiseman’s “City Hall” — A Kinder, Gentler Government?

October 30, 2020
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City Hall is a quiet, unsentimental celebration of civility in its many forms.

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Film Review: Stop and Smell (and Watch) the Corn — Fred Wiseman Slows Down in “Monrovia, Indiana”

October 25, 2018
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While nothing happens, there’s an understated splendor in all that’s uneventful here, so much so that I didn’t want to miss any of it.

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Film Review: “In Jackson Heights”—An Urban Village Going Global

November 17, 2015
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As with so many Frederick Wiseman films, we get color, character, sociology – and cinema.

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Film Commentary: Tax Break for MA Filmmakers First — Hollywood a Far Second

June 10, 2015
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Many of the films being made in Massachusetts are by independent Massachusetts filmmakers, most of them documentarians. Why is nobody talking about how to subsidize them via the tax credit?

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Coming Attractions in Film: September 2012

September 1, 2012
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A list of unusual and compelling films coming up in September that you may not have a second chance to experience if you don’t plan your evening ahead!

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