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LINDA RONSTADT: THE SOUND OF MY VOICE – Review by Marilyn Ferdinand

September 5, 2019September 8, 2019 Marilyn Ferdinand (Archived Contributor) 0 Comments biodocs, documentaries, linda ronstadt the sound of my voice, Rob Epstein

Linda Ronstadt busted through every barrier niche marketers of the recording industry put in her way and sang every style of music she wanted to tackle. Folk, country, rock, pop, R&B, mariachi, classics from the American songbook, operetta, opera—she did it all, and did it well. The round-faced phenom from Tucson deserves a great documentary, and she gets one with Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice

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LINDA RONSTADT: THE SOUND OF MY VOICE – Review by Martha K Baker

August 28, 2019 Martha K. Baker 0 Comments documentaries, dolly parton, emmylou harris, linda ronstadt the sound of my voice, Rob Epstein

Rob Epstein, who directed The Celluloid Closet, among other award-winning documentaries, adds nothing to the art form of the documentary film with “Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice.” All Epstein does with this exquisite documentary is provide a platform for that sound. And, in this case, it’s enough, for that voice has been silenced.

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OSCAR NOMINATED DOCUMENTARY SHORTS 2019 — Review by Diane Carson

February 7, 2019February 9, 2019 Diane Carson 0 Comments documentary shorts, Ed Perkins, Jeffrey Friedman, marshall curry, oscars, Rayka Zehtabchi, Rob Epstein, Skye Fitzgerald

Each year, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences nominates five films for the Short Documentary Oscar. This year’s five contenders are in equal measure heartbreaking and uplifting. Each confronts a calamitous problem, and yet individuals achieve breakthroughs to impressive awareness or astonishingly respond admirably to those in dire need.