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Alan Waldman : ‘Bedazzled’ is Brilliant British Comedy Classic
Waldman’s film and TV treasures you may have missed: The 1967 Peter Cook and Dudley Moore film Bedazzled is a comedy classic. It’s one of the most brilliant, hilarious British movies ever. By Alan Waldman | The Rag Blog | … Continue reading
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Tagged Alan Waldman, Bedazzled, Criticism, Dudley Moore, Film, Peter Cook, Raquel Welch
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Alan Waldman : ‘Intelligence’ Is a TV Treasure You May Have Missed
The late and lamented Canadian television series, Intelligence. Screen grab from NetFlix.Waldman’s film and TV treasures you may have missed: The late and much-lamented Canadian television series, Intelligence. By Alan Waldman | The Rag Blog | October 3, 2012 [In … Continue reading
FILM / Jonah Raskin : Oliver Stone’s Over-the-Top ‘Savages’
Savages:Oliver Stone’s over-the-top stoner picture Good and bad run along parallel tracks in Savages, which might well be described as Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid meets The Last of the Mohicans. By Jonah Raskin | The Rag Blog | July … Continue reading
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Tagged Drug War, Film, Jonah Raskin, Marijuana, Oliver Stone, Savages
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FILM / William Michael Hanks : ‘Anne Braden: Southern Patriot’
Anne Braden: Southern Patriot:A film by Anne Lewis and Mimi Pickering By William Michael Hanks | The Rag Blog | July 14, 2012 “The meaning of life is in that struggle which human beings have always been able to do … Continue reading
RAG RADIO / Thorne Dreyer : Rock Journalist Margaret Moser and Film Actor Sonny Carl Davis
Margaret Moser and Sonny Carl Davis with Rag Radio host Thorne Dreyer, left, at the studios of KOOP-FM in Austin, Friday, March 2, 2012. Photo by Tracey Schulz / Rag Radio.Rag Radio:Margaret Moser and Sonny Carl Davis discussthe film, Roadie, … Continue reading
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Tagged Austin Music Awards, Austin Musicians, Film, Margaret Moser, Meat Loaf, Rag Radio, Roadie, Sonny Carl Davis, SXSW, Thorne Dreyer
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FILM / Alan Waldman : A Look Back at My Favorite Films
James Gandolfini in the British film, In the Loop.From 2003 to 2010:Looking back at my favorite films By Alan Waldman / The Rag Blog / January 18, 2012 [Last week we posted Alan Waldman’s 10 Favorite Films of 2011, with … Continue reading
Alan Waldman : My 10 Favorite Films of 2011
Octavia Spencer in The Help.The Help is powerful, complex:My 10 favorite films of 2011 By Alan Waldman / The Rag Blog / January 11, 2012 As was the case last year, some of the films I was most anticipating (The … Continue reading
FILM / Lamar W. Hankins : 2008 Economic Crash Was an ‘Inside Job’
The economic crash of 2008:An ‘Inside Job‘ By Lamar W. Hankins | The Rag Blog | November 8, 2011 A fair summary of the award-winning documentary Inside Job is this: The economic crisis that culminated in bailouts in 2008 was … Continue reading
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Tagged Banking, Economic Collapse, Film, Finance, Great Recession, Inside Job, Lamar W. Hankins
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FILM / Jonah Raskin : Eastwood’s Biopic of Kinky Hoover
Former FBI director J. Edgar Hoover, the subject of Clint Eastwood’s new biopic, is shown here in a still from a 1936 documentary, You Can’t Get Away With It.Kinky Hoover:Clint Eastwood’s biopic of the FBI director Eastwood presents Hoover as … Continue reading
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Tagged Clint Eastwood, COINTELPRO, FBI, Film, J. Edgar Hoover, Jonah Raskin, Leonardo DiCaprio
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