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The Thin Blue Line, the Vagaries of Memory, and the Death Penalty

Posted April 4th, 2008 by sdiener
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In part 1 of documentary film-maker Errol Morris' column in the New York Times, he is being too modest regarding the role of reenactments in The Thin Blue Line.

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