By Gregory Crofton The father, a follower of Hare Krishna, wanted to create his own version of a tribe. He succeeded. Except his tribe was his wife and their seven kids, all imprisoned and living on welfare in a small…
‘THIS CHANGES EVERYTHING’: Naomi Klein Does a Michael Moore Without the Humor in Climate Change Doc
By Gregory Crofton You have to admire the raw effort Canadian journalist Naomi Klein has put into saving our world. She wrote a book, “This Changes Everything: Capitalism vs. The Climate,” and spent years filming a documentary about climate change…
‘TO MAKE A FARM’ Shows Small-Scale Healthy Farming and Lush Northern Landscapes
By Shelly Winifred Barger Documentary filmmaker Steve Suderman resumes his examination of small scale farmers in his most recent work, TO MAKE A FARM. Previously, OVER LAND (2008) explored his family’s farming challenges during a decade of increasing debt and…
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 enough that it hurt his comedy career. But the man behind it, I suspect, wouldn’t see his name on a marquee another way. Crimmins stands…
‘THE SQUARE’ Will Win the Oscar and Test Your Patience
By Gregory Crofton “The Square” is a “stunning” movie, as New York Times’ critic A.O. Scott said in his film review, because it captures momentous times in the political history of Egypt and the Middle East, and these moments come…
‘The Square’: L.A. Times Film Critic Kenneth Turan Interviews Director Jehane Noujaim
“The Square” director Jehane Noujaim reveals how she made the Oscar-nominated documentary about Egypt’s revolution, not once, but twice.