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‘Kate Plays Christine’ Movie Review – is a Fascinating, if Manipulative, Look at Sensationalism and Reenactment

Kate Plays Christine Directed by Robert Greene U.S., 2016 One of the interesting things about Sundance this year is that two different films about the same subject matter have screened. In 1974 in Sarasota, Florida, TV reporter Christine Chubbuck shot herself on camera, an incident that reportedly served as an inspiration for Network. There was …

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‘Actress’ and ‘Birdman’ or (The Unexpected Similarities between a Documentary and a Fiction Film)

Acting is tough. Performers are constantly asked to inhabit the consciousness of people other than themselves for a limited amount of time, and then they are expected to abandon them and move on with their lives and careers. For any committed actor, each new role has to take a tremendous toll on their psyche, and …

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