Robert Naiman wrote:
> According to the review in the Chicago Sun-Times, Stone's crew
> included "legendary documentarian Albert Maysles." I think this
> further suggests that whatever your sister-in-law didn't like about
> the film should not be attributed to lack of experience or technical
> skill.

Again, I haven't seen the film. But just because a "legendary
documentarian" is on board doesn't mean that a well-made documentary
results. A lot of badly-made films have been produced by good
directors, while their subordinates complain in vain.

BTW, I really want to see the film, whether or not it has good
"production values." Any source of information that breaks with the
orthodoxy of the New York TIMES, NPR, PBS, etc. from the left is a
good thing. The idiotic critique of the film in the NYT makes me want
to see it even more.
-- 
Jim Devine
"All science would be superfluous if the form of appearance of things
directly coincided with their essence." -- KM
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