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Last Of The Mississippi Jukes
- Screen Reviews
- November 16, 2016
Take one last look at the Subway Lounge, home of the last juke joint in Clarksville, Mississippi.
George Crumb: Voice Of The Whale
- Screen Reviews
- August 2, 2016
An early documentary by Robert Mugge explores the world of Avant Garde composer George Crumb.
Black Wax
- Screen Reviews
- January 14, 2016
Check this ultra-hip 1982 doc on Gil Scott-Heron; he’s a master musician and poet and he explains his career and inner artistic vision.

Giving Up The Ghosts
- Screen Reviews
- December 28, 2015
Famed music venue “Doc’s Music Hall” in Muncie, Indiana survived urban decay but can’t make through a civic revival.
Deep Sea Blues / All Jams on Deck
- Screen Reviews
- September 21, 2015
Two full documentary films about the art of white men playing black music for more white men. But on a boat…
Bob Hope Entertaining the Troops: American Entertainers in World
- Screen Reviews
- June 18, 2015
Archival footage and interviews show us the entertainers of the 1940’s as they do their part for the war effort.

Saxophone Colossus: Sonny Rollins
- Screen Reviews
- September 17, 2009
Idiosyncratic and in relentless pursuit of perfection, Sonny Rollins cut a swath through jazz music that has yet to fade out. Scott Adams examines this documentary of his musical achievements.
Gospel According to Al Green
- Screen Reviews
- April 9, 2009
Robert Mugge’s documentary about Al Green’s tragedy-strewn return to the Church is given the deluxe 25th Anniversary DVD treatment. Can Scott Adams get an amen?

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- Print Reviews
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- Music Reviews
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- Music Reviews
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- Screen Reviews
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- Features
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