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Fly Fishing in Montana
(00:30:01)
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An ancient pastime explored in the lives, lore and literature of anglers.
House of the Lord
(00:29:33)
From: Helen Borten
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The Children of Logan
(00:28:58)
From: Helen Borten
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Vietnamese Homecoming Part Two
(00:29:01)
From: Helen Borten
Conflict breaks out between the Vietnamese and Cajun shrimpers and the fate of both hangs in the balance.
Vietnamese Homecoming Part One
(00:29:07)
From: Helen Borten
Fishermen and their families escape from Vietnam to a new home in Louisiana and struggle to earn a living along the Gulf Coast.
Summer Camp
(00:29:03)
From: Helen Borten
From the mouths of kids and the memories of grownups comes a rambunctious portrait of a peculiarly American institution.
Sunset Hall
(00:28:57)
From: Helen Borten
Leftist causes continue to invigorate residents of a Los Angeles retirement home for radicals.
Lost in America
(00:28:59)
From: Helen Borten
Drug addicts, a prostitute and a blind woman recount their journeys through homelessness to a new life.
Broadway Memories
(00:29:35)
From: Helen Borten
From a riot in 1849 to today’s regulars at Barrymore’s Bar, how a street became the universal symbol of live theater.
Nightfall in Chester County
(00:29:29)
From: Helen Borten
In Pennsylvania farmland that was the first stop on the Underground Railroad, a strike by Mexican mushroom pickers polarizes a Quaker community.
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A no-holds-barred look at the strip club scene through the eyes of strippers, patrons, bouncers and a sociologist. What draws them to America's thriving sex industry? Who are they? In suburban Detroit, Los Angeles and New York City, their voices are riveting, consistently surprising and guaranteed to rock widely held assumptions and shatter stereotypes. This is a fly-on-the-wall documentary that will have your phones buzzing. Strip Club USA was included in the second season of A SENSE OF PLACE and distributed by PRI. One :15 promo for parts 1 & 2(click "listen" page, promo labeled "Segment 2") One :30 promo for parts 1 & 2(click "listen" page, promo labeled "Segment 3")
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Review of Strip Club USA Part TwoIn this second installment of Strip Club USA, Borten continues to explore the much maligned and misunderstood world of the strip club. Part two has a slightly darker edge, filling out the introductory chapter with an exploration of the psychological aftermath of prolonged exposure to the club scene. Borten delves into the mutual fantasies of the strippers and their clients and deflates both. Part two also strays a little further from the story-telling vox format of the first to offer some grander pronouncements and “voice of the clinician” statements. But Borten still continues to offer small moments of the mundane work-a-day life that all-at-once open up onto greater psycho-sexual, emotional truths. And there’s something about hearing stories aided along by the not-so-distant strains of Bon Jovi coming off a dance stage that really makes you feel like you’re there. Borten’s project attempts to foster understanding, and I think she succeeds without pandering. |
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matt kanninen
Posted on July 08, 2005 at 04:36 PM | Permalink
Review of Strip Club USA Part Two
Even better then the first part. It looked into the psychology behind the participants.