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‘The Comedy’ a fascinating if deliberately vague exercise about hipster culture

The Comedy Directed by Rick Alvorson Written by Rick Alvorson, Robert Donne, and Colm O’Leary USA, 2012 What purpose is there in an insincere life? Perhaps an aimless movie couldn’t dare answer such a heady question, but The Comedy, a new independent film starring Tim Heidecker of the TV show Tim and Eric Awesome Show, …

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LCD Soundsystem doc ‘Shut Up and Play the Hits’ is lively and probing

Shut Up and Play the Hits Directed by Will Lovelace and Dylan Southern UK, 2012 Hundreds of white balloons descend upon the Madison Square Garden audience during LCD Soundsystem’s final live show. A notable and influential band in their own right, frontman James Murphy decided to disband the group at the peak of their popularity …

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