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Conan O'Brien Can't Stop

Presented by The Colonial Theatre at The Colonial Theatre

July 30-August 4, 2011

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“There’s a line of thought that asserts celebrities can’t possibly be actual people. They make too much money; they ask for trouble because they crave the limelight; they’re barely worthy of our time and attention unless they’re doing the job of, you know, pleasing us. Conan O’Brien Can’t Stop is an assured and revealing show-biz documentary not just for the way it chronicles the arduous task of putting together a show, but for the way it suggests that even the most gregarious performers might dare to have inner lives too, guided by certain principles of conduct.

It’s great fun to watch O’Brien perform, to see him reel off a succession of one-liners as if they were mini-Frisbees or rattle through one of his crazy, wooden-peg puppet dances. But it’s even more gratifying to watch him stand up for things that he cares about, or to stand against things he knows are just wrong, without being a killjoy or a scold. As Flender captures him in this perceptive and humane piece of filmmaking, he’s that rare show-off who’s also capable of leading by example.” (Stephanie Zacharak, Movieline.com)

Directed by Rodman Flender. US. 2011. R. 89 min. Abramorama. DVD.