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Tribeca Reviews — Great Expectations to be Left at the Door: Lloyd Handwerker’s Tribute to ‘Famous Nathan’
As a Midwestern kid, my imagination ran wild with what, to me, seemed the end of the rainbow: Coney Island’s seashore, the legendary boardwalk, human oddities, roller coasters, and a Nathan’s Famous frankfurter... -
Tribeca Reviews — The Modernity of Juxtapositions: ‘Dior and I’
In his 1956 memoir, Christian Dior and I, the founder of the House of Dior declared that he hated “sudden change.” But it was his undeniably abrupt break with women’s post-World War II fashion that elevated Dior... -
Tribeca Reviews — Filling In the Blanks: ‘The Kidnapping of Michel Houellebecq’
It’s fitting that Guillaume Nicloux’s L’enlèvement de Michel Houellebecq (The Kidnapping of Michel Houellebecq) opens with two men sitting around a kitchen table in a Parisian apartment, smoking and wryly... -
Tribeca Reviews: Two Women and a Virus
“I’m just a little guy, I can’t do anything,” apes Dr. Mathilde Krim, the pioneering research scientist who was one of the first to tackle HIV/AIDS. Describing the thinking of the vast majority of the public...
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Tribeca Reviews — ‘Before Midnight’: The Sunlight Can Never Truly Fade Away
In Before Sunrise (1995), the first installment in director Richard Linklater’s Before series, we saw American goofball Jesse (Ethan Hawke) and passionate, philosophical Frenchwoman Celine (Julie Delpy) embark on...
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Tribeca Reviews – ‘At Any Price’: A Priceless Gem
Some struggles never grow old and the tug of war between father and son is one of the oldest. In Ramin Bahrani’s new film, At Any Price, premiering at the Tribeca Film Festival, and starring actors Dennis Quaid and...
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Tribeca Reviews: Bluegrass, a Cure for All Heartaches in ‘The Broken Circle Breakdown’
“Will the circle be unbroken, by and by, Lord, by and by. There’s a better home a-waiting, in the sky, Lord, in the sky.” The Broken Circle Breakdown begins in musical fashion, with five members of a bluegrass...
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‘Town of Runners’ is a Fresh View of Africa’s New Generation
Director Jerry Rothwell’s beautifully made 86-minute documentary, Town of Runners, featured in this year’s Tribeca Film Festival, instantly grabs the attention of viewers with its quiet message of hope in...
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Grappling Hook: “On the Mat’
When waters are turbid and murky, it’s quite difficult to determine their depth. That’s the very problem the 87-minute feature documentary On the Mat, currently playing at the Tribeca Film Festival through April...
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‘Una Noche’ Walks Away With Most Awards at Tribeca
Every spring, since 2003, the Tribeca Film Festival has brought fresh, international narrative films and documentaries to its audience of mainly hip, college-educated viewers. Established by actors Robert De Niro and...
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