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When Paul Simon Bombed at the Movies
The musician’s new documentary In Restless Dreams briefly mentions his failed 1980 film One-Trick Pony. But that muted, uneven drama deserves a second look for what it says about the man who made it.
Tim Grierson is the Senior U.S. Critic for Screen International. His writing appears frequently in the Los Angeles Times, Vulture and Rolling Stone, and he is the author of seven books, including his latest, This Is How You Make a Movie. A member of the Los Angeles Film Critics Association and the National Society of Film Critics, he co-hosts a weekly film podcast, Grierson & Leitch.
The musician’s new documentary In Restless Dreams briefly mentions his failed 1980 film One-Trick Pony. But that muted, uneven drama deserves a second look for what it says about the man who made it.
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