“I have a horror of obvious, cliché-ridden political statements in films.”
—Frederick Wiseman
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Carpet Cowboys 2023
This documentary takes the viewer to Dalton, Georgia, where some wildly high percentage of the world's carpeting is manufactured and sold, and introduces several fascinating characters in the community and the industry. The film was produced by John Wilson of How To and it's easy to see why he was attracted to the co-directors' approach to the reality in Dalton; they start with the surface and dig to find the weirdness below it.
The primary character is Roderick James, a…
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Righting Wrongs 1986
This slab of Hong Kong action has a good mix of martial arts, car chases, gunplay, explosions, and a killer airplane finale so you never have to wait too long for a scene that totally shreds. Add a cynical and eventually dark storyline (at least in its original HK version) where a frustrated and betrayed character exclaims "all cops are bad!" and the movie never contradicts him.
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It's Always Fair Weather 1955
Gene Kelly sings a song about how much he hates himself while dancing in roller skates.
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