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A New Leaf; Chico & Rita; Something From Nothing: The Art of Rap
A New Leaf
(Olive Films, $25)
Elaine May is “a master of the comedy of discomfort,” said the A.V. Club. In this “big-hearted black comedy” from 1971, the director plays a daffy heiress wooed by a cynic who’s plotting to marry and murder her, and she and Walter Matthau “prove a perfect pairing of opposites.”
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Chico & Rita
(Docurama, $30)
“A delightful work of modernist animation,” Chico & Rita was one of this year’s great surprises, said Salon.com. A love story about a Cuban jazz pianist and the singer he follows to New York, it features a great soundtrack and a grand romantic climax that will leave you “weeping in the dark.”
Something From Nothing: The Art of Rap
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(Indomina, $20)
This documentary was “made for hip-hop fiends,” but even novices can learn a lot from it, said the San Francisco Chronicle. Eminem, Kanye West, and Dr. Dre are among those who sit for interviews, and rapper-turned-actor Ice-T plays host.
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