Standard Operating Procedure

Posted on May 7, 2008 by Lincoln Spector

Political Documentary Directed by Errol Morris We all know Lynndie England…or we think we do. She’s the young, seemingly carefree soldier photographed taunting prisoners in those infamous Abu Ghraib prison photos. In other words, she’s the very bad apple that ruined the worldwide image of the brave American soldier. Errol Morris want you to see [...]

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SFIFF: Up the Yangtze

Posted on May 7, 2008 by Lincoln Spector

Tuesday evening I caught Up the Yangtze, a documentary by Canadian director Yung Chang. China’s Three Gorges Dam, still under construction, may be the largest hydroelectric project ever attempted, and Chang’s film takes an unusual but effective approach to examining the project’s repercussions. He focuses his camera on two teenagers working a cruise ship that [...]

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