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Movie criticism (mostly foreign films, documentaries and independents: big Hollywood product hardly needs more marketing), very occasional interviews from James van Maanen, now 80 years old, who began his late-career movie reviewing for GreenCine, then took the big blog step over a decade ago. He covers new movies, video releases, and occasional streaming choices. You can reach him at JamesvanMaanen@gmail.com

Thursday, April 23, 2015

In BECAUSE I WAS A PAINTER, Christophe Gognet tackles the Holocaust via its inmates' art

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If you imagine that you've now seen The Holocaust from just about every possible angle, think again. Here's a new one -- from Ch...
Wednesday, April 22, 2015

In Alexandre Arcady's taut, unsettling 24 DAYS, France begins to deal with crimes against Jews

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The year was 2006, with the event the kidnaping (for money) and then the torture of a young Frenchman, Ilan Halimi , Jewish and of Moroc...
Tuesday, April 21, 2015

EMPTYING THE SKIES: The Kass brothers' doc of Jonathan Franzen's article for The New Yorker

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It opens with some glorious shots of birds -- all kinds -- and then Jonathan Franzen speaks. Mr. Franzen, shown below, is the author ...
Monday, April 20, 2015

Holocaust-lite: Roberto Faenza and Edith Bruck scamper down memory lane in ANITA B.

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Its poster heralds this new film as coming from "the producers of Life Is Beautiful ." That alone could send many of us runnin...
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Sunday, April 19, 2015

DAREDEVIL addendum

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Having now watched into episode six of this new Netflix series, I better understand its huge pull on audiences (it's currently rated...
Saturday, April 18, 2015

Streaming: Netflix's version of Marvel's DAREDEVIL proves noirish, nifty stuff

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After the big-nothing that comprised the earlier version  of twelve years ago, the new DAREDEVIL that debuted last week via the  Netfli...
Friday, April 17, 2015

Streaming tip: The French bourgeoisie again in Eric Lavaine's smart and gorgeous BARBECUE

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What a pleasure it is to view -- in high definition, too -- the eye-poppingly gorgeous location that plays a large part in BARBECUE , an...
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