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As Smart As They Are: The Author Project (2005)

NR ★ 10.0/10 63 min Documentary United States English
Director: Joe Pacheco
Writer: Joe Pacheco
Streaming: Not available

Description

A documentary film tracing the collaboration between One Ring Zero, the Brooklyn house-band for McSweeney's Publishing, and an ensemble cast of award-winning authors, each of whom contributed original lyrics. Author Myla Goldberg torments guest singer Syd Straw with tongue twisting, five star vocabulary words. Paul Auster riffs on the ills of Cincinatti and the Iraq war. The film's title, in fact, comes from the inspired dialogue of a talking cockroach.

Top Cast

Joshua Camp Himself
Michael Hearst Himself
Paul Auster
Paul Auster Himself
Rick Moody
Rick Moody Himself
Jonathan Lethem Himself
Dave Eggers
Dave Eggers Himself
Jonathan Ames
Jonathan Ames Himself
Myla Goldberg Herself

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