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FILTER RESULTS ►Mary Bottari: Ghost in the Machine: Pete Peterson Haunts College Campuses
Media touted the event without looking deeper. Clips the day after did the same. Nary a mention of Pete Peterson or his vicious austerity agenda which will slash government spending, kill jobs, condemn students to higher rates of debt and make it much harder for graduates to succeed.
Film Review: Paradise: Love (Dir. Ulrich Seidl)
Paradise: Love
Dir. Ulrich Seidl
[Strand Releasing; 2013]
by Alex Peterson
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The first of a triptych of films from Austrian director Ulrich Seidl about three women from the same family who each undergo an emotionally trying, largely...Show More Summary
Film Review: Trash Dance (Dir. Andrew Garrison)
Trash Dance
Dir. Andrew Garrison
[PBS International; 2013]
by Alex Peterson
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Andrew Garrison’s Trash Dance resembles the kind of blink-and-you’ll-miss-it documentary that will briefly highlight one of the many strange cultural...Show More Summary
Robert Griffin III Reportedly Recovering from Knee Injury at 'Superhuman' Rate
If you're looking for the 2013 version of Adrian Peterson, look no further than Washington Redskins quarterback Robert Griffin III. RGIII may not break every record in the book and win the MVP in unbelievable fashion, but he, much like Peterson did, is quickly proving that normal rehabilitation rules don't apply to him. Show More Summary
NFL MVP 2012-13: Voters Made Correct Choice with Adrian Peterson
The voters got it right. Unless you're a Peyton Manning fan. That's not meant to take anything away from the Denver Broncos veteran QB, who got 19.5 votes to Peterson's 30.5. During most seasons, a 68.6 completion rating, 4,659 passing...Show More Summary
Film Review: Café de Flore (Dir. Jean-Marc Vallée)
Café de Flore Dir. Jean-Marc Vallée [Films Distribution; 2012] by Alex Peterson Rating: The unimaginably difficult state of being in love with two people — one you know is your true love but have given up out of childish naïveté; one...Show More Summary
Film Review: Gottfried Helnwein and The Dreaming Child (Dir. Lisa Kirk Colburn)
Gottfried Helnwein and The Dreaming Child
Dir. Lisa Kirk Colburn
[First Run Features; 2012]
by Alex Peterson
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In Tel Aviv, Israel, there is large, gorgeous opera house inside of which challenging productions are frequently staged. Show More Summary
'Liz & Dick' Draws 3.5 Million Viewers to Lifetime
UPDATED: Although still a solid haul for the network, ratings for the Lindsay Lohan vehicle about the late Elizabeth Taylor fall well short of October's "Steel Magnolias" and January's "Drew Peterson: Untouchable." read more
Film Review: The Silver Linings Playbook (Dir. David O. Russell)
The Silver Linings Playbook
Dir. David O. Russell
[The Weinstein Company; 2012]
by Alex Peterson
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David O. Russell is one of the best directors in Hollywood insofar as no one makes more out of questionable material — hackneyed...Show More Summary
Film Review: Lincoln (Dir. Steven Spielberg)
Lincoln
Dir. Steven Spielberg
[Dreamworks Studios; 2012]
by Alex Peterson
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There’s something to be said for a movie that insists on giving two and a half hours of screen time to highly intelligent men speaking in barbed, cogent, eloquent language. Show More Summary
Cardinals vs Vikings: Adrian Peterson Proves He's Still NFL's Best RB
Adrian Peterson is the best running back in the NFL. There, I said it. On a day when his quarterback turned the ball over twice, threw for 58 yards and posted a QB Rating of 35.5, Peterson carried the ball 23 times for 153 yards, including this 13-yard touchdown run in the first quarter that gave the Vikings a 7-0 lead. Show More Summary
Film Review: Yogawoman (Dir. Saraswati Clere, Kate McIntyre Clere)
Yogawoman
Dir. Saraswati Clere, Kate McIntyre Clere
[Shadow Distribution; 2012]
by Alex Peterson
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There’s a scene toward the end of Paul Thomas Anderson’s recent The Master wherein Joaquin Phoenix’s Freddie Quell asks one of the...Show More Summary
Film Review: Argo (Dir. Ben Affleck)
Argo
Dir. Ben Affleck
[Warner Bros.; 2012]
by Alex Peterson
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As Ben Affleck has faded as one of the major American movie stars, he has quietly risen as one of the country’s most reliable genre directors. With Gone Baby Gone, The...Show More Summary
Film Review: In My Mother's Arms (Dir. Atea al-Daradji, Mohamed al-Daradji)
In My Mother's Arms
Dir. Atea al-Daradji, Mohamed al-Daradji
[Human Film; 2012]
by Alex Peterson
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It’s not easy to write about In My Mother’s Arms — an intensely direct, simple, and affecting documentary — without sounding like I’m a bleeding heart. Show More Summary
Film Review: Liberal Arts (Dir. Josh Radnor)
Liberal Arts
Dir. Josh Radnor
[IFC Films; 2012]
by Alex Peterson
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Liberal Arts, a movie about a well-off, well-educated guy, avoids the pitfall of making too much out of the problems of well-off, well-educated people by making...Show More Summary
Film Review: Six Million and One (Dir. David Fisher)
Six Million and One
Dir. David Fisher
[Fisher Features; 2012]
by Alex Peterson
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There are no precise figures for the number of Jews who made it out of German death camps during World War II, only guesses and broad estimations; it was far too rare an occurrence for there to be any hard data. Show More Summary
Film Review: Trouble with the Curve (Dir. Robert Lorenz)
Trouble with the Curve
Dir. Robert Lorenz
[Warner Bros.; 2012]
by Alex Peterson
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Recent political events have suggested that Clint Eastwood’s grumbling hubris may extend farther than the crabby-old-guy persona he’s adopted inShow More Summary
Film Review: My Uncle Rafael (Dir. David Fusco)
My Uncle Rafael
Dir. David Fusco
[Rocky Mountain Pictures; 2012]
by Alex Peterson
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The first striking things about My Uncle Rafael is that it’s lit and edited very amateurishly, like a student film, with the kind of rhythm that...Show More Summary
Film Review: Cosmopolis (Dir. David Cronenberg)
Cosmopolis
Dir. David Cronenberg
[Entertainment One; 2012]
by Alex Peterson
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David Cronenberg has adapted a book by Don DeLillo nearly word-for-word, scene-for-scene. This is one of the most exciting propositions of film 2012, because it posits the potentially perfect meeting of two strangely similar artists. Show More Summary
Film Review: ParaNorman (Dir. Sam Fell, Chris Butler)
ParaNorman
Dir. Sam Fell, Chris Butler
[Laika; 2012]
by Alex Peterson
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Based on both the characters in the movie and the device-carrying kids I sat next to while I watched it, it’s pretty clear that ParaNorman is aimed at a specific...Show More Summary
