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CITIZENFOUR: Laura Poitras and Reframing Edward Snowden – Quendrith Johnson comments

January 21, 2015June 8, 2020 Johnson (Archived Contributor) Quendrith 0 Comments citizenfour, documentaries, Edward Snowden, laura poitras, Palm Springs International Film Festival

Just as the biggest breaking story drops in her lap, filmmaker Laura Poitras is thinking ‘why did he choose me?’

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CITIZENFOUR – Review by MaryAnn Johanson

October 23, 2014October 23, 2014 MaryAnn Johanson 0 Comments citizenfour

If “Citizenfour” sounds like something out of 1984 or The Prisoner, well, it’s even worse. It’s the pseudonym Edward Snowden

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52nd New York Film Festival: Provocation and Pleasure – Rania Richardson Comments

October 15, 2014June 8, 2020 Rania Richardson (Archived Contributor) 0 Comments Alice Rohrwacher, ben affleck, birdman, blue room, citizenfour, david fincher, Gone Girl, inherent vice, Joaquin Phoenix, laura poitras, mathieu Amalric, New York Film Festival, nyff, paul thomas anderson, reese witherspoon, rosamond pike, the wonder

Many of the films in the recently concluded 52nd New York Film Festival will fill theaters, fuel discussions, and collect awards for months to come. Topping the list is Citizenfour, a late edition to the tightly edited festival’s main slate of 31 features. Other films of particular interest include Birdman, Inherent Vice, and The Wonder.