A new look at ‘An American Family’

A new look at ‘An American Family’
The groundbreaking documentary series about the Loud family is the focus of a new HBO movie, ‘Cinema Verite.’ PBS also plans to re-run the series, which created a media firestorm in 1973 and spawned reality TV. There has never been a truly “normal” family on television, just as there’s never been a truly “normal” family in real life. But perhaps the closest anyone ever came to either notion was …
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At least we don’t live in Trump-land
Betsy Nolan reports how Richard Sher , host of “Says You!” opened a recent taping of the program at the JCC in San Francisco: “You know you’re in San Francisco when you see a bumper sticker that says ‘ Donald Trump for…
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DVD Review: Queen of Blood
Solid B-movie from the 1960s.
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Indie Picks: At The Movies This Weekend
Film buffs in Austin have plenty of choices this weekend as an eclectic batch of four documentaries and an acclaimed French comedy hit area theaters. Most of the opening films did not screen in advance for local critics, but we’ll tell you everything we know so you can figure out what flicks to go see! [ more › ]
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