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FilmCouch #40



A new doc about Kurt Cobain redeems years of shoddy journalism about our cultural icon. A self-indulgent Hurricane Katrina film pricks a nerve in Karina Longworth.

When filmmakers betray the documentary they’re making. Karina wrestles with The Axe in the Attic, a documentary where the filmmakers hijack their own story by inserting themselves into it. Kurt & Courtney (1998), Nick Broomfield’s attempted investigation into Kurt Cobain’s life and death, is a classic example of the same folly. But AJ Schnack’s Kurt Cobain About a Son (opening tonight) sets a new gold standard for self-restraint.

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FilmCouch #40

Kurt Cobain About a Son, Kurt & Courtney

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  1. Jen
    Posted October 10, 2007 at 6:43 am | Permalink

    This post 9/11 documentary has been circulating the web. I don’t know if you guys have talked about it on the podcast in the past but I would REALLY love to hear your take on it. I know you guys are probably sick of post 9/11 documentaries but this one seems to be raising a lot of skepticism. It’s free on this website:

    http://zeitgeistmovie.com/

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