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POPSHollywood rallies behind rapist Roman Polanski The idea that so many people are rallying behind a man who drugged and raped a 13-year-old girl simply because he's an esteemed filmmaker is incomprehensible to me. Here's the thing; had she been 18, would it then have been ok to drug her and rape her?
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POPSTop 25 best documentary 17. "Capturing the Friedmans," directed by Andrew Jarecki 18. "Born into Brothels," directed by Ross Kauffman and Zana Briski 19. "Titticut Follies," directed by Frederick Wiseman 20. "Buena Vista Social Club," directed by Wim Wenders 21. "Fahrenheit 9/11," directed by Michael Moore 22. "Winged Migration," directed by Jacques Perrin 23. "Grizzly Man," directed by Werner Herzog 24. "Night and Fog," directed by Alain Resnais 25. "Woodstock," directed by Michael Wadleigh
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POPSIbrahim Ferrer-Homage to a Gran Cantor-with Love "His latest European tour, showcasing boleros Ferrer planned to release in 2006, took him to the Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland, Britain, the Netherlands, Austria, France and Spain." "Two of his fellow Buena Vista stars, pianist Ruben Gonzalez and guitarist Compay Segundo, died in 2003. Ferrer leaves a widow, Caridad Diaz."
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POPSWings of Desire..Wim Wenders a film genius.. I loved this film by Wim Wenders, who also did Paris Texas, and The American Friend with Dennis Hooper, and Ry Cooder's the Bela Vista Social Club the rebirth of Cubano, club music..Wender's short for The PBS Blues series was also genius and on a favorite of mine the great blessed Blind Willie Johnson..