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Birdman (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance)

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Brett Alan Dewing
Dec 19, 2014
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Birdman is The Wrestler of theatre movies.  And, as you may know, I am a sucker for theatre movies.  This one tells the tale of an actor famous for one role – Birdman, in 3 comic book movies – who, in middle age, tries to revive his career and reinvent himself by writing, directing, and starring in a Broadway play based on Raymond Carver's story, "What …

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