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Falling with style
At the turn of the 20th century, vast majorities of the planet remained undiscovered for those restless ones who couldn’t possibly imagine a life spent behind a desk or in a factory. If they had the notion, and sufficient funding, there were mountains, deserts, ...
Roll out the barrel
Martin has been immobilized. He’s only 40, but the life drained out of his face years ago. His wife barely talks to him, and...
Mastering the mob mentality
In 1997 Sicilian-born filmmaker Marco Amenta made an hour-long documentary about Rita Atria, the young woman who risked her life by ratting out various members of the Sicilian mob — including members of her own family — pulling the strings and the triggers in the ...
Not genius, but still good
The most startling shot in Paranormal Activity 3 is something even the film’s determined unbelievers would concede to be damnably effective...
The moment when everything changed
Traditions may come in all shapes and sizes, but the rigid ones always seem to be the one’s that last. On the island of...
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The Adventures of Tintin See full review Page 39. Rated PG. At Century, Colony Square and Twin Peaks. Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked The chipmunks’ third digitally animated turn on the big screen parks the guys, their three Chipette counterparts and their ...
Unexpected capitalism on the Oregon Trail
His name is Figowitz, but everyone calls him “Cookie.” It fits him well. Not only is he the cook for this outfit of beaver...
Like clarifying history with lightning
It’s a famous shot from one of the most widely seen movies in the history of cinema: Scarlett O’Hara searching desperately for a doctor...
Winner of the Grand Jury Prize in Documentary at the Sundance...
A penetrating look at death and dying, How to Die in Oregon is an HBO-produced documentary that explores the lives of people suffering from debilitating terminal illness. Oregon was the first state in the nation to legalize physician-assisted suicide in 1994, and, ...
BW BIFF Picks 2013: ‘The New Public’
In Brooklyn’s Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood, the high school graduation rate is 40 percent. The New Public, a documentary by Jyllian Gunther, tells the story of a small group of high school teachers and administrators who tackle that problem by opening a small ...
