Ray Pride

Married couple Chris Hegedus and D. A. Pennebaker, whose work is primarily music docs--Pennebaker directed Bob Dylan in "Don't Look Back"--take a look at life after Stax Records for several 1960s Memphis music stars. Lively performances by Wilson Pickett, Isaac Hayes, the Chi-Lites and Rufus Thomas are interspersed with the reminiscences in this loose but amiable shot-on-video documentary. 95m.

"Only the Strong Survive" opens Friday.

(2003-05-07)

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X appeal
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(2003-04-30)

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(2003-04-30)

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(2003-04-22)

Short Runs
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The day the clown cried
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Tip of the Week
(2003-04-15)

Short Runs
(2003-04-15)

This American guff
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Growing up
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