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Stripped for Parts: American Journalism on the Brink documents a crisis: Hedge fund Alden Global Capital is quietly gobbling up newspapers across the country and gutting them. No one knows why, until journalist Julie Reynolds begins to investigate. Her in-depth reporting, over several years, triggers rebellions across the country by journalists working at Alden-owned newspapers. Backed by the NewsGuild union, the newsmen and women go toe-to-toe with their “vulture capitalist” owners in a battle to save and rebuild local journalism in America. Who will control the future of America’s news ecosystem: Wall Street billionaires concerned only with

Ruth Reichl—trailblazing New York Times food critic, groundbreaking Gourmet Magazine editor, best-selling memoirist, and, for decades, one of the most influential figures shaping American food culture—grows concerned about the fate of small farmers, ranchers, and chefs as they wrestle with both immediate and systemic challenges as the pandemic takes hold.In Food and Country, Reichl reaches across political and social divides to discover innovators who are risking it all to survive on the front lines. As one person leads her to the next, she follows the unfolding stories of ranchers in Kansas and Georgia; farmers in Nebraska, Ohio, and the Bronx; a

Adapted from the bestselling memoir by Amy Liptrot, The Outrun follows a young Scotswoman (the always-fantastic Saoirse Ronan) as she returns to the wild beauty of her native Orkney Islands hoping to come to terms with her past and heal after living life on the edge in London. The director/co-writer Nora Fingscheidt sat for an in-depth interview with Filmmaker Magazine in which she details her process -- from writing the screenplay with Liptrot, to working with Ronan, as well as the director of photography, editor, and sound designers. An excerpt:Filmmaker: Because addiction is a sensitive subject matter and in this case, it’s your co-writer Amy

This Friday we're proud to open the terrific Hong Kong drama All Shall Be Well at the Royal. Written and directed by Ray Yeung, it's about the aftermath of a death in a gay couple. It's currently rated 100% on Rotten Tomatoes. A sampling of top critics' reactions:*"The indignity of being someone’s spouse while they are alive and merely a friend after their death is the theme of this moving film, which brims with compassion and uses a silky light touch." ~ Natalia Winkelman, New York Times*"A picture of cruel realities. It’s a deliberate, nimble drama, one about major slights, class imbalance, and rampant homophobia." ~ Robert Daniels, RogerEbert

Laemmle Theatres and the Anniversary Classics Series present a 30th anniversary screening of John Dahl’s sexy neo-noir thriller, ‘The Last Seduction.’ A fantastic Linda Fiorentino plays a reincarnation of the treacherous femmes fatales of 1940s classics like ‘The Maltese Falcon’ and ‘Double Indemnity.’ Bill Pullman and Peter Berg play the patsies whom she entraps. Bill Nunn and J.T. Walsh co-star. The dark, twisty screenplay was penned by Steve Barancik. We'll screen the film at the Royal at 7 PM on Tuesday, October 8 and host Mr. Dahl for an in-person post-screening Q&A.Fiorentino plays Bridget Gregory, who steals a payoff that her crooked lawyer