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SIU Reviews: The Butler

WSIU Public Broadcasting | By Walter Metz
Published October 4, 2013 at 3:27 PM CDT

The Butler is a historical fiction drama that chronicles the life of a White House butler who eyewitnesses some of the most notable events of the 20th century.

Film critic Walter Metz takes a closer look in this edition of  SIU  Reviews.
 

The Butler is currently playing in Carbondale.  It is also scheduled for DVD release next month.

Walter Metz is the Chair of Southern Illinois University's Department of Cinema and Photography in the College of Mass Communication and Media Arts.  His critiques are a regular feature of  SIU Reviews.
 
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Walter Metz is a Professor of Film Studies in the Department of Cinema and Photography at Southern Illinois University Carbondale. He teaches film, television, theater and photography history, theory and criticism.
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