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Stranger Than Fiction Directed by Marc Forster. Written by Zach Helm. Cinematography, Roberto Schaefer. Music, Britt Daniel and Brian Reitzell. Starring Will Ferrell, Emma Thompson, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Dustin Hoffman and Queen Latifah. Columbia Pictures, 2006. PG-13. 113 minutes.

This is the story of Harold Crick. A man of routines, Crick lives by his wristwatch. Every act, every breath, is calculated to the minute. He brushes his teeth exactly the same way each morning, using exactly the same number of strokes. He counts every step to the bus stop. Crick's only friend is a fellow agent at the IRS, where he works. Even his name suggests a pain in the neck. Read more...

 

American Hardcore Directed by Paul Rachman. Written by Steven Blush and inspired by his book American Hardcore: A Tribal History. Produced by Rachman and Blush. With Ian MacKaye, Henry Rollins, Greg Ginn, Brett Gurewitz, Paul "H.R." Hudson, Jack Grisham and many more. Sony Pictures Classics, 2006. R. 100 minutes.

According to filmmakers Paul Rachman and Steven Blush, the story of American hardcore — a particular branch of punk, to put it broadly and simply — is a short one, lasting approximately from 1980 to 1985. In a new and appropriately DIY (that's Do It Yourself) documentary, Rachman and Blush mix interviews with a massive who's who of hardcore with gritty live footage, piecing together an oral history of hardcore told by those who were there. Read more...

 



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