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Lively auditions for the revival of “A Chorus Line” are spliced with footage of the original production and it’s roots. Hopeful dancers strut their stuff, belt out popular tunes, and open up about their personal lives as the judges; Bob Avian (the original choreographer with Michael Bennett) and dancing dynamo Baayork Lee [...]

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Liev Schreiber and Daniel Craig are a dynamic duo, playing the oldest Bielski brothers, Zus and Tuvia , who despite their philosophical differences worked together to save close to 1200 Jews from extermination by providing save harbor in the forest outside of Poland. Director, co-writer Edward Zwick presents power packed realism, interspersed [...]

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Careful casting and attention to detail boosts the credibility of this fictionalized account of the political rise and assassination of Harvey Milk, the first openly gay man to be elected to public office.  A straight-up performance by Sean Penn as Milk  and uncanny resemblances of actors to their characters;  Josh Brolin (Dan White), James Franco [...]

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This documentary about Philippe Petit (the man who walked across the twin towers on a tightrope in 1974) and his friends who assisted in the grand plan would have been engrossing at half it’s feature length. The more interesting story is what was not revealed, regarding his relationships and what happened afterward. But that why there’s [...]

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Director/writer, Chris Bell turns the camera on himself and his family as they frankly discuss addiction to steroids.
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A group of Northhampton, Massachusetts seniors sing James Brown, Sonic Youth and the Clash, like you’ve never heard before, under the loving but firm direction of their much younger chorus leader, Bob Cilman. While this inspiring chorus has performed all over the world as well as stateside, the documentary focuses on rehearsals for an [...]

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