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Dec 09, 2014 Books Web Exclusive

George Clinton’s memoir is an insightful and informative trip through the wild and crazy world of P-Funk, told with all the intelligence, openness, and honest that the story deserves.

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The Night Porter Blu-ray

Studio: Criterion

Dec 09, 2014 DVDs Web Exclusive

The Night Porter‘s subject matter—a romantic relationship between a camp survivor and one of her Nazi oppressors—was controversial in 1974, and feels just as taboo today.

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The Last Impresario

Studio: FilmBuff
Directed by Gracie Otto

Dec 09, 2014 Cinema Web Exclusive

The Last Impresario is unfortunately a fine example of a documentary that reveals a natural path in its subject but decides to avoid it.

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Dec 09, 2014 Music Web Exclusive

Eighteen years. That’s how long Scotland’s most whimsical indie ensemble Belle and Sebastian has been around. For a band that’s barely scratched the mainstream surface, it’s some achievement, especially as Stuart Murdoch’s wistful troupe still look a long way off from calling it quits.

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Murder of a Cat

Studio: Gravitas Ventures
Directed by Gillian Greene

Dec 08, 2014 Cinema Web Exclusive

Murder of a Cat takes a classic noire-esque murder mystery to an absurdly banal suburban setting.

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Dec 08, 2014 Music Gruff Rhys

Sometime Super Furry Animals frontman and Neon Neon mouthpiece, Gruff Rhys, uses his solo albums as a vehicle for travel and self-discovery. On his fourth venture, American Interior, it was not enough to produce only an album; Rhys has also filmed a documentary film, written a book, and developed an app.

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Dec 05, 2014 Music Web Exclusive

It’s an unproven medical fact that one in five children born between 1983 and 1985 were conceived while an 8-track tape of Roxy Music’s Avalon was playing. A night may begin innocently with roses and a candlelit dinner, but once Bryan Ferry‘s voice drifts out from the stereo speakers there’s little doubt where that evening is heading.

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Zero Motivation

Studio: Zeitgeist Films
Directed by Talya Lavie

Dec 05, 2014 Cinema Web Exclusive

Israeli military comedy Zero Motivation follows a group of young, female soldiers serving out their nation’s mandatory two years of service within the administrative department of a quiet, regional base.

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