Posts filed under 'Documentary/History'
INGRID BERGMAN: IN HER OWN WORDS- 2015. Synopsis by Netflix. “Although she was one of cinema’s most legendary stars, Ingrid Bergman managed to keep her private life invisible to the public. This intimate documentary explores the actress’s revealing and eloquent diaries, as well as her personal film collection.”
11/11/15- Excellent reviews. TRDB.
9/8/16- A wonderful documentary about the legend mostly in her own words but also from her adult children. TRDB. Netflix.
Tags: documentary
November 11th, 2015
ROCK IN THE RED ZONE- 2015. Synopsis by Netflix. “Training her lens on the city of Sderot, Israel, documentarian Laura Bialis offers an intimate look at the town and its people. The home of a vibrant rock ‘n’ roll scene, Sderot is also hit by up to 50 rockets per day, launched from the Gaza Strip.”
11/10/15- Just 2 reviews and they are both very good. TRDB.
Tags: documentary
November 10th, 2015
WHAT OUR FATHERS DID: A NAZI LEGACY- 2015- Synopsis by Netflix. “Traveling together, two sons of high-ranking Nazi officials and a Jewish human-rights attorney whose family was decimated in the German death camps make a solemn journey to the grim landscapes of their fathers’ World War II experiences.”
11/6/15- Very good reviews by critics and fair ones by audiences. A few excellent reviews tossed in as well. TRDB.
4/21/16- A fascinating documentary about 2 sons of mass murderers who see their fathers very differently from each other. TRDB. Netflix Streaming.
Tags: documentary
November 7th, 2015
PEGGY GUGGENHEIM: ART ADDICT- 2015. Synopsis by Netflix. “This engaging documentary recalls the remarkable and often-scandalous life of one of the 20th century’s greatest art collectors: Peggy Guggenheim, who helped establish the reputations of several landmark artists of her era, including Jackson Pollock.”
11/6/15- I’ve seen 4 reviews– 3 up and 1 down. Audiences have liked it very much. TRDB.
Tags: documentary
November 7th, 2015
PALIO- 2015. Synopsis by Netflix. “Focusing on two of the primary jockeys — a smug veteran and his former apprentice — this engrossing documentary pulls back the curtain on the world’s oldest horse race, the Palio, where bribery, intrigue and corruption are considered de rigueur.”
11/6/15- Great reviews from critics and audiences alike. TRDB.
Tags: documentary
November 7th, 2015
OF MEN AND WAR- 2015. Synopsis by Netflix. “They left home as boys and returned as men, unable to find their place in a once-familiar world. This documentary profiles a group of U.S. veterans of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars as they struggle to overcome post-traumatic stress disorder”
11/6/15- Excellent reviews from everybody. TRDB.
Tags: documentary
November 7th, 2015
IN THE BASEMENT- 2015. Synopsis by Netflix. “Behind their manicured yards and ordinary façades, all the houses in this documentary have basements, and it’s here that the occupants satisfy their obsessions — from belting out arias to collecting Nazi memorabilia to acting out sexual fantasies.”
11/6/15- Very good reviews by the critics but poor ones from audiences. Sounds like it could be interesting. TRDB.
Tags: documentary
November 7th, 2015
THE ROYAL ROAD- 2015. Synopsis by Netflix. “The oldest road in California — the more-than-600-mile-long El Camino Real — serves as the jumping-off point for this cinematic rumination on both the Spanish colonization of California and the filmmakers’ own odyssey through life and longing. ”
10/30/15- Very good reviews. TRDB.
Tags: documentary
November 1st, 2015
THE PRICE WE PAY- 2015. Synopsis by Netflix. “As this disturbing documentary reveals, the use and abuse of international tax regulations in recent decades has enabled global corporations to avoid paying billions of dollars in corporate taxes by exploiting transnational financial havens.”
10/30/15- Excellent reviews. TRDB.
Tags: documentary
November 1st, 2015
McCULLIN- 2013. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “The made-for-cinema documentary shows how Don McCullin created some of the latter twentieth-century’s most iconic images of man’s inhumanity to man. Working at a critical time in global photojournalism, he witnessed the change of ethos to publishing and editorial freedom for newspapers to print what they wanted”
10/30/15- Great reviews. TRDB.
Tags: documentary
November 1st, 2015
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