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SPLIT: A DEEPER DIVIDE- 2012. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. ” Split: A Deeper Divide carries the riveting investigation into the partisanship paralyzing our politics initiated by the critically-acclaimed SPLIT: A Divided America – further revealing a shocking political portrait of a nation even more profoundly polarized and deeply divided than before. The thought-provoking documentary explores the historically unprecedented partisan rancour plaguing our country and our politics through extraordinary access to some of the sharpest minds analyzing politics and society today including Senator Bayh (D-IN), Senator Hagel (R-NE), Lawrence Lessig (Director, Foundation of Ethics; Harvard), Grover Norquist (American for Tax Reform) Jacob Hacker (Director, Institution for Social and Policy Studies; Yale), Ezra Klein (MSNBC), Robert Kaiser (Washington Post), Norm Ornstein (AEI), Thomas Frank (Wall Street Journal), Noam Chomsky (MIT), Robert Putnam (Harvard), Jesse Jackson (Rainbow/PUSH Coallition), Nicholas Kristof (NY Times), Tucker Carlson (Fox News), Amy Goodman (Democracy Now) among others – for commentary as insightful as it is entertaining. The film moves beyond the headlines of sound-bite battles pitting conservatives vs. liberals to the deeper questions of why – why have we become two Americas? what are the forces – social, cultural, economic – that divide our nation so deeply that we are unable to even discuss our differences? SPLIT: A Deeper Divide is an unflinching look at our fractured nation that offers a much needed non-partisan perspective on what lies beneath the divides splitting the country. The documentary is an absolute must-see before the election.”
10/12/12- A fair at best review in today’s NY Times. TRDB.
Tags: documentary
October 23rd, 2012
A WHISPER TO A ROAR- 2012. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “This rousing documentary examines how protesters dedicated to democracy and nonviolence have changed the political landscapes in five tumultuous countries — Venezuela, Egypt, Malaysia, Ukraine and Zimbabwe — that have been ruled by corrupt regimes.”
10/12/12- Good review in today’s NY Times. TRDB.
Tags: documentary
October 23rd, 2012
THE PROSECUTION OF AN AMERICAN PRESIDENT- 2012. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “This electrifying film documents the efforts of Vincent Bugliosi, one of our nation’s foremost prosecutors, as he presents his case that former president George W. Bush should be prosecuted for the deaths of American soldiers in Iraq because he deliberately took our nation to war under false pretenses. Based on Bugliosi’s New York Times bestseller, the movie discloses shocking hidden details of how Bush and his people systematically lied to Congress and the country. He shows incontrovertible evidence that Bush, Cheney, Rice, et al committed a monumental crime under our constitution and the laws of this land. He leads us through a legal understanding of what is needed to bring a formal prosecution, setting the stage for what would be the biggest and most important trial in U.S. history.”
10/12/12- Good review of this film in today’s NY Times. TRDB.
Tags: documentary
October 23rd, 2012
JANEANE FROM DES MOINES- 2012. Synopsis by Rottten Tomatoes. “Janeane Wilson is a conservative Iowa housewife who works as a home health aide, keeps busy in her garden, and attends a local women’s bible study group. But as the 2012 presidential election draws near, she is determined to find a Republican candidate who will take America back from the Democrats, repeal Obamacare, defund Planned Parenthood and get rid of gay marriage – issues that she feels are destroying the country she loves. She dives into Iowa Tea Party politics and the lead-up to the Iowa caucus, but a crumbling economy causes her to lose everything she holds dear — her job, her marriage, her health, and her home. As Mitt Romney, Michele Bachmann, Rick Santorum, Rick Perry and Newt Gingrich criss-cross Iowa during her hour of need, Janeane presses them for answers that she and many of her fellow Americans would like to hear.”
10/12/12- Fairly good review in today’s NY Times. TRDB.
Tags: documentary
October 23rd, 2012
LEAST AMONG SAINTS- 2012. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Returning home to a broken marriage and an uncertain future, combat veteran Anthony Hayward (Papazian) believes there is no hope for himself. Yet when a troubled ten year-old neighbor, Wade (Tristan Lake Leabu), calls out for help, Anthony cannot turn away. To the dismay of the boy’s social worker (Laura San Giacomo), Anthony sets out on a fool’s quest to help this heartbroken and hard-to-reach child find his long-lost father. In the midst of this new mission – the first that seems to matter since his return – Anthony begins to come to grips with both the costs of war and the universal power of human connection.”
10/12/12- Weak reviews in general. TRDB.
Tags: drama
October 23rd, 2012
SIMON AND THE OAKS- 2012. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “An epic drama spanning the years 1939 to 1952, this is the gripping story of Simon (Bill Skarsgaard), who grows up in a loving working class family on the outskirts of Gothenburg but always feels out of place. He finally convinces his father to send him to an upper-class grammar school, where he meets Isak, the son of a wealthy Jewish bookseller who has fled Nazi persecution in Germany. Simon is dazzled by the books, art and music he encounters in the home of Isak’s father Ruben (Jan Josef Leifers), which makes Simon long to know more about his own family background. Isak, on the other hand, draws comfort from learning to do something with his hands, helping Simon’s dad (Stefan Godicke) make boats. When Isak faces trouble at home, he is taken in by Simon’s family and the two households slowly merge, connecting in unexpected ways as war rages all over Europe.”
10/12/12- A very good review in today’s NY Times but just average ones in general. TRDB.
Tags: drama
October 23rd, 2012
TWO YEARS AT SEA- 2012. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Ben Rivers renewed his relationship with Jake Williams, a man living in a decrepit house in the Scottish Highlands who had served as the subject of his earlier short film, This Is My Land (2006), in this feature-length exploration of solitude and the present’s slow crawl into the future. Situated squarely within what seems to be the perfect environment for his sensibility and temperament, Jake goes about his daily routine across the four seasons in the near-complete absence of any human ties, with Rivers’s camera functioning as the lone connection between him and the world beyond his self-imposed isolation.”
10/12/12- Very good review in today’s NY Times. TRDB.
Tags: documentary
October 23rd, 2012
BESTIARE- 2012. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Curious, compelling and compassionate, Denis Côté’s contemplative portrait of animals in captivity is, put simply, a series of beautifully framed and composed tableaux of a variety of animals at Quebec’s Parc Safari; but it’s also a complex meditation on the relationship between man, beast and environment. Côté lets his often startling imagery speak for itself, giving us, the viewer, plenty time, and food, for thought.”
10/19/12- Good review in today’s NY Times and good reviews by professionals in general but audience have not liked it. TRDB.
Tags: documentary
October 23rd, 2012
YOGAWOMAN- 2012. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “Yoga was brought to the west from India by a lineage of male teachers. Now there’s a generation of women who are leading the way and they’re radically changing people’s lives. From the busy streets of Manhattan to the dusty slums of Kenya, from the golden beaches of Australia Yogawoman uncovers a global phenomenon that has changed the face of yoga forever.”
10/19/12- Just fair reviews for this documentary. TRDB.
Tags: documentary
October 23rd, 2012
SEXY BABY- 2012. Synopsis by Netflix. “This provocative documentary examines what it’s like to be female in today’s sex-obsessed culture, from a pre-teen battling with her parents over social media to a young woman undergoing plastic surgery and an ex-porn star teaching exotic dancing.”
10/19/12- Mixed critical reviews but audiences have liked this one very much. TRDB.
Tags: documentary
October 23rd, 2012
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