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The grim contemporary relevance of Paul Schrader's 1978 union noir
by Saul Austerlitz
posted Jun 9, 2009
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Yaphet Kotto, Richard Pryor and Harvey Keitel in Blue Collar
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Paul Schrader | Blue Collar | film review | Richard Pryor | Harvey Keitel | Martin Scorsese | New Hollywood | film noir | comedy | social classesTHE AUTHOR
Saul Austerlitz is at work on a book on the history of American film comedy.
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