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‘Chasing Trane: The John Coltrane Documentary’ Takes A Look At Coltrane, The Man And The Musician
Chasing Trane is a solid, warts-and-all portrait of a genius musician – and man – who was just ahead of his time.
‘Obit’ Explores The Surprisingly Lively World Of Obituary Writing
Obit is kind of ghoulish, with reporters waiting around for people to die, or even worse, actively seeking out those who have recently died to fill their pages.
‘Burlesque: Heart of the Glitter Tribe’ Peeks Behind The Curtain Of A Modern Movement
Documentaries about subcultures are usually fun because they give the viewer a glimpse into a world that they might otherwise have never even known existed. The new film from Jon Manning, Burlesque: Heart of the Glitter Tribe does just that, and does it in a way that is both informative and entertaining. Burlesque: […]
‘I Am Not Your Negro’ Preaches To The Converted, But It’s A Message That Needs To Be Heard
As both a black man and a homosexual, writer James Baldwin’s work usually dealt with social injustice and inequality on some level. When he died in 1987, he left behind an unfinished manuscript for a book called Remember This House that detailed his own memories of the civil rights struggle of the sixties. This manuscript […]