Review of Phil Ochs: There But for Fortune (2011) by Jane Stevenson for Jam! Movies — 18 Feb 2011

First-time filmmakers Wes Orshoski and Greg Olliver trained their cameras on Lemmy for three years and the results paid off.

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This review of Phil Ochs: There But for Fortune (2011) was written by Jane Stevenson and published by Jam! Movies on 18 Feb 2011.

Phil Ochs: There But for Fortune has generally received very positive reviews.

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By Joseph Jon Lanthier (108) for Slant Magazine (8,298) on 10 Jan 2011

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By Rick N (47) on 27 Jul 2011

The synopsis below on A 1989 compilation is about just that, an album, not the excellent documentary released in Jan. 2011…

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By Joan B (70) on 02 Sep 2011

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