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- Current Project: Blogging
- Influences/Heroes: Leo Strauss, Studs Terkel, Jonathan Kozol
- Political Bent: Independent
- Favorite Bands: Grizzly Bear, Andrew Bird, Rufus Wainwright
- Favorite Movies: Ordinary People, Good Will Hunting, Forest Gump
- Favorite TV Shows: Sorry, don't watch it.
- Celebrity Crush: Kris Kristofferson
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- disembedded voted up Toy Stories: Home Is Where We Start From 1 month ago
“Toy Stories,” by Italian photographer Gabriele Galimberti, captures a number of young children’s lives through their prized toys, artfully arranged around them in the homes... more
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- disembedded voted up Les Blank Dies at 77: Created Lyrical Films of America’s Periphery 1 month ago
Les Blank’s sly, sensuous and lyrical documentaries about regional music and many other idiosyncratic subjects, including Mardi Gras in New Orleans, gap-toothed women, blues musicians and... more
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- disembedded voted up God of Love: Cupid’s Tragic Tale of Magical Darts and Unrequited Love 1 month ago
“Curfew,” by writer/director Shawn Christensen, is a tale of redemption and unconditional family love, which won the 2013 Oscar for Best Live-Action Short Film. This year’s Oscar... more
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- disembedded voted up Legendary Chicago Film Critic Roger Ebert Dies at Age 70 1 month ago
Roger Ebert, who reviewed movies for the “Chicago Sun-Times” for 46 years and on TV for 31 years, and who was without question the nation’s most prominent and influential film... more
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- disembedded voted up Tuffy’s Easter Escapades: Little Tuffy Confronts Terrifying Gigantic Bunny! 1 month ago
Beware the Easter Bunny! On Easter day, Chicago’s courageous little poodle, Tuffy, was confronted by a truly terrifying gigantic Easter Bunny! After an epic struggle, brave little Tuffy... more
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- disembedded voted up Croissant de Triomphe: Mickey’s Wacky Quest for Minnie’s Croissants 1 month ago
“Croissant de Triomphe” is a wacky animated short film, the first in a new Disney series of 19 cartoon shorts, produced and directed by animator Paul Rudish. After scoring a 2013 Oscar... more
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- disembedded voted up Sugarman: The Man at the Counter 2 months ago
“The Man at the Counter” is an award-winning, magically heartwarming short film about life, love and sugar packets, directed by Brian McAllister at Note to Self Films. The film tells... more
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- disembedded voted up Dream of Life: An Elegantly Impressionistic Portrait of Patti Smith 3 months ago
“Patti Smith: Dream of Life,” directed and mostly shot by Steven Sebring, is an elegantly impressionistic portrait of the punk godhead, Patti Smith, which was created over a heroic... more
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- disembedded voted up From CCTV to MTV: Paper on the Cheap 3 months ago
If bands could get to No. 1 on the charts for ingenuity rather than record sales, then the amusingly irreverent unsigned trio, The Get Out Clause, would win hands down. The English indie band... more
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- disembedded voted up Paperman Wins 2013 Oscar for Best Animated Short Film! 3 months ago
“Paperman” is a sweet tale of love at first sight, which won the 2013 Oscar for Best Animated Short Film. The groundbreaking 6-minute animated short is a gorgeous black and white... more
