Can't say I really get the mini-trend of remaking documentary films as dramatic features. OK, Werner Herzog (Little Dieter Needs to Fly --> Rescue Dawn) gets a pass, mainly because he's Herzog. But translating Grey Gardens into a fictionalized piece robbed the story of something essential and, I think, added nothing. Last year saw the…
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Young@Heart is a documentary about a Massachusetts Senior Citizen's chorus that rocks out to everything from the Clash, Ramones and Sonic Youth, to Coldplay and James Brown. The film follows the chorus members and their director, Bob Cilman as they learn new songs, cope with illnesses and deaths of their close friends, and prepare for…
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The line-up for the 2008 Sundance Film Festival was announced earlier this week. I just got my hands on a boat load of photos from the films in this year's festival. We actually have too many photos to feature in just one posting, so we have divided this feature into a few parts. Our third…
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