TINY: THE LIFE OF ERIN BLACKWELL- 2019. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Thirty years in the making, Tiny: The Life of Erin Blackwell continues to follow one of the most indelible subjects of Streetwise, a groundbreaking documentary on homeless and runaway teenagers.
7/19/19- Just 1 review noted and it is very good. TRDB.
Add comment July 20th, 2019
DAVID CROSBY: REMEMBER MY NAME- 2019. Synopsis by Netflix. “In this illuminating documentary, trailblazing rocker David Crosby shares — with brutal candor — a slew of personal observations and reminiscences from a 50-year musical career that’s far from over.”
7/19/19- Excellent reviews for this documentary. TRDB.
1/26/20- An excellent documentary- I enjoyed it very much. TRDB.
Add comment July 19th, 2019
BEFORE STONEWALL- 2019. Synopsis by Netflix. “From 1920s Harlem to the McCarthy era, this documentary reconstructs the history of gay and lesbian life leading up to the 1969 Stonewall riots, which ignited the modern-day gay rights movement.”
7/15/19- Very good reviews. TRDB.
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AMERICAN HERETICS: THE POLITICS OF THE GOSPEL- 2019. Synopsis by Netflix. “This documentary follows a group of Bible Belt faithful who — alarmed by extremist attitudes among fundamentalist Christians — advocate a “Gospel of Inclusion,” which aims to keep Christianity free of racism, xenophobia and other bigotry.”
7/12/19- Excellent reviews. TRDB.
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SEA OF SHADOWS- 2019. Synopsis by Netflix. “Using illegal nets in the Sea of Cortez to harvest the prized bladders of totoaba fish, poachers are devastating the population and ecosystem of the vaquita, a rare type of porpoise. This documentary charts efforts to save the animal from extinction.”
7/12/19- Excellent reviews. TRDB.
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CLARENCE CLEMONS: WHO DO I THINK I AM- 2019. Synopsis by Netflix. “After Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band’s marathon “Rising Tour” came to an end in 2003, Clarence Clemons felt like he needed a break. So he packed up his saxophone and voyaged to China, where he could be more-or-less a nameless traveler in a foreign land. Follow Clarence after China and document his transcendent awakening and then tragedy struck. While in Florida Clarence suffered a stroke and passed away.”
7/9/19- No reviews as yet. TRDB.
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THE CAT RESCUERS- 2019. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “With over 500,000 streets cats struggling to survive in NYC, and the city unwilling to address the problem, spirited volunteers like Sassee, Claire, Stu and Tara have come to their aid. Their beat is Brooklyn, where the problem has exploded. Combing the borough’s alleys, backyards and housing projects, they trap the cats, get them fixed and returned to their colonies, or adopted.”
7/5/19- Just 2 reviews noted and they are both good. TRDB.
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MARIANNE & LEONARD: WORDS OF LOVE- 2019. Synopsis by Netflix. “Documentarian Nick Broomfield chronicles the relationship between writer turned musician Leonard Cohen and his muse, Marianne Ihlen, who met in 1960 on the Greek island of Hydra — where they found love and Cohen began to find his artistic voice.”
7/5/19- Very good reviews. TRDB.
10/28/19- I enjoyed this documentary very much and definitely recommend it. TRDB. Netflix Disc.
Add comment July 5th, 2019
TONI MORRISON: THE PIECES I AM- 2019. Synopsis by Netflix. “This in-depth documentary looks at the life and works of Pulitzer Prize-winning writer Toni Morrison, who gives voice to the African-American experience through fiction that exposes a point of view counter to the establishment.”
6/21/10- Excellent reviews. TRDB.
Add comment June 21st, 2019
BACK TO THE FATHERLAND- 2019. Synopsis by Netflix. “BACK TO THE FATHERLAND is the story of young people leaving their home country to try their luck somewhere else. A universal tale in today’s globalized world, weren’t these young women and men moving from Israel to the countries where their families were persecuted and killed less than a century ago, Germany and Austria.”
6/14/19- Poor reviews for this movie. TRDB.
Add comment June 17th, 2019