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Notes from the Weather Underground

A 2003 documentary on the radical group known as the Weathermen could shed some light on the relationship between Barack Obama and Bill Ayers.

Politics

An Interview with Kurt Schmoke

The former Baltimore mayor talks to Gelf about 'The Wire' and how the failed War on Drugs is keeping his city down.

Film

Class-Conscious Cinema

English film director Ken Loach believes class, not country, is at the heart of his art.

Film

Perverted Twangin'

'Dirty Country' star Larry Pierce summons both Randy Travis and 2 Live Crew in his raunchy—and hilarious—odes to all sorts of sex.

Film

Will 'Sicko' Influence the Election?

Michael Moore's new film compellingly explains why the American health-care system is broken. But will it kick up enough dust to cause any real changes?

The Blurbs

Shrek the Turd

In this week's edition of The Blurbs—the feature in which we take a close look at those critic blurbs that are a fixture of ads for movies—see breakdowns of blurbs for 'Shrek the Third,' 'Georgia Rule,' 'The Wendell Baker Story,' and more.

Film

He Lives to Run

Sébastien Foucan, the Frenchman responsible for the most-exhilarating moments of the latest James Bond film, expounds on his art of Freerunning.

Film

Driving Mr. Borat

The driving instructor who tutored Sacha Baron Cohen's Kazakh alter ego tells Gelf what audiences missed and how his unexpected film stardom has affected his life.

Film

Broken Levees, Broken Promises

Spike Lee's HBO documentary When The Levees Broke is a damning and intimate look at the government-sponsored catastrophe that followed in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.

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