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‘WELCOME TO LEITH’: Glimpse Inside the Mind of a Proud Racist

By Gregory Crofton The oil boom in North Dakota produced jobs and apparently attracted a…

A new documentary about the cultural impact of Saturday Night Live.

‘Live from New York!’: Laughs … and Saturday Night Live

By Gregory Crofton Not often are you lucky enough to see John Prine at a…

‘In My Father’s House’ Wraps an Absentee Father in a Layer of Hip-Hop

By Gregory Crofton The Hip-Hop artist Che “Rhymefest” Smith bounded down onto the floor of…

Tomi Fujiyama on stage.

‘MADE IN JAPAN’ is Back By Popular Demand at Nashville Film Festival

By Gregory Crofton “Made in Japan,” a 90-minute documentary film narrated by Elijah Wood, took…

‘The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution’: History Comes Alive on the Big Screen at the Nashville Film Festival

By Gregory Crofton History comes alive in Stanley Nelson’s documentary about the Black Panthers, a…

Barry Crimmins is the star of the documentary "Call Me Lucky."

Who the Heck is Barry Crimmins? Comedian Bobcat Goldthwait Wants You to Know

By Gregory Crofton Barry Crimmins might be one of worst stages name ever, probably bad…