Death Race
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Race car drivers, we know, go very, very fast, but rarely with the thoughtfulness and integrity shown by Brazilian Formula 1 superstar Ayrton Senna. In the ultra competitive speed-freak world of car racing, it seems slightly out of the norm for a racer to regularly consult with God mid-race. Then again, very little about the driver, who died from a racing injury in 1994, suggests he was run-of-the-mill. The documentary Senna makes a convincing case for the spirit the three-time Formula 1 world champion brought to the sport.
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Hatfield's memoir, When I Grow Up, spans her life, from her teenage rock star daydream to the fun, angst and controversy along the way.
It is easy to dismiss the documentary, The Harvest, as a liberal infomercial with political goals. It is more difficult to deny the fact that these children ? these American children ? are migrant farm workers who live here and spend their lives working like asses for peanuts and are unable to finish school due to the constant moving.
Director Jonathan Levine ("The Wackness") has a knack for conveying unconventional drama with enough droll spice to make the medicine go down easily even if the subject is cancer.