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Public Enemies and the Invention of Video

Paul Snyder | Posted 09.28.2009 | Entertainment

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Paul Snyder

For all of director Michael Mann's aesthetic sophistication, the film's spontaneity runs roughshod over a lot of true history.

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9/11 Film Review of Amreeka: Drama of the Arab-Christian Experience in America Also Strikes Notes of Heart and Humor

Penelope Andrew | Posted 11.11.2009 | Entertainment

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Penelope Andrew

Amreeka is an artful, moving testimony to the perils of making assumptions about individuals or groups. It is a is a film of impeccable taste that unites instead of divides.

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Indie Films Suffer Drop-Off In Rights Sales

Wall Street Journal | LAUREN a.E. SCHUKER | Posted 05.20.2009 | Business

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In the latest challenge to the American movie business, a crucial source of funding for independent films -- sales of foreign-distribution rights -- i...

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