4 to Watch: Last Town Chorus
Because it’s led by a lap-steel player (and a breathtakingly beautiful one at that), Megan Hickey’s Last Town Chorus... read more
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In an amazing case of art imitating life (or vice versa), this seminal documentary traces Werner Herzog’s relentless struggle... read more
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Diatribe against music industry bursts with all the excitement and passion of a chemistry textbook... read more
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From an abandoned silo to a high-vaulted church come the Great Lake Swimmers in all their bittersweet glory... read more
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The late Klaus Nomi was an otherworldly presence, a cold wave of futurist pop with an operatic falsetto... read more
Found in: Movies, ReviewsNewhart - Season 1 (DVD)
Fifteen years before Seinfeld exposed TV audiences to the unbridled neuroses of George Costanza, there was Mr. Carlin... read more
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It’s startling to realize how many of the world’s major filmmakers over the years have remained virtually unknown... read more
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The Irish-American odyssey of a joyfully noisy rocker and writer... read more
Found in: Books, ReviewsNirvana - Classic Albums: Nirvana - Nevermind (DVD)
A fascinating look inside the album that helped flannel trump leather in rock couture... read more
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A fascinating look inside the album that helped flannel trump leather in rock couture... read more
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