Posts with the tag 'documentary'
REMOTE AREA MEDICAL- 2014. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “During the U.S. debate about healthcare reform, the media-reporters and news crews and filmmakers-failed to put a human face on what it means to not have access to healthcare. This documentary fills that gap-it is a film about people, not policy.”
11/28/14– Good critical review and audiences have uniformly liked it. The NY Times did not, feeling that the documentary did not take any stand. TRDB.
Tags: documentary
November 30th, 2014
THE KINGDOM OF DREAMS AND MADNESS- 2014. Synopsis by Netflix. “Granted near-unfettered access to the notoriously insular Studio Ghibli, director Mami Sunada follows the three men who are the lifeblood of Ghibli: the eminent director Hayao Miyazaki, the producer Toshio Suzuki, and the elusive and influential ‘other director’ Isao Takahata over the course of a year as the studio rushes to complete two films, Miyazaki’s The Wind Rises and Takahata’s The Tale of The Princess Kaguya.”
11/28/14- Very good reviews for this documentary. TRDB.
Tags: documentary
November 29th, 2014
THE IMMORTALISTS- 2014. Synopsis by Rotten Tomatoes. “‘Cure ageing… or die trying.’ So goes the rallying call of Bill Andrews, the American scientist searching for a solution to the great inevitable.”
11/28/14- Fair reviews from critics but good ones from audiences. TRDB.
Tags: documentary
November 29th, 2014
ANTARCTICA: A YEAR ON ICE- 2014. Synopsis by Netflix. “Spending long stretches in Antarctica for more than a decade, documentarian Anthony Powell uses his camera to capture the extremes of human and animal existence, as well as the polar landscape’s icy beauty.”
11/28/14- Very good critical review and audiences have liked it very much. TRDB.
Tags: documentary
November 29th, 2014
LITTLE WHITE LIE- 2014. Synopsis by Netflix. “In this intimate documentary, Lacey Schwartz reflects on her experiences growing up in a typical Jewish household, remaining unaware of her true parentage until her mother shares the long-held secret of her affair with a black man.”
11/24/14- Great early reviews. TRDB.
6/23/15- An excellent documentary just as much about family dynamics as about the topic itself. TRDB. Netflix Streaming.
Tags: documentary
November 24th, 2014
MONK WITH A CAMERA- 2014. Synopsis by Netflix. “This inspiring documentary charts the journey of photographer Nicholas Vreeland, grandson of fashion icon Diana Vreeland, who left behind the jet-set world he was born into and turned toward a spiritual path that led to his becoming a Buddhist monk.”
11/21/14- Excellent reviews. TRDB.
4/22/15- A fascinating documentary but I couldn’t help wondering if the movie would have been as interesting if the subject had not been from a famous family. TRDB.
Tags: documentary
November 21st, 2014
LITTLE HOPE WAS ARSON- 2014. Synopsis by Netflix. “After arson fires destroy 10 East Texas churches in the space of a few weeks, the resulting police investigation fails to turn up any leads. Eventually, a citizen’s tip points detectives in the direction of two young locals.”
11/21/14- Excellent reviews for this documentary. TRDB.
Tags: documentary
November 21st, 2014
FOOD CHAINS- 2014. Synopsis by Netflix. “This documentary call to arms details the questionable ethics of the food supply industry, pointing out the power of huge supermarket chains to dictate low wages and inhumane labor conditions for farmworkers in the United States.”
11/21/14- Excellent reviews. TRDB.
Tags: documentary
November 21st, 2014
FLAMENCO, FLAMENCO- 2014. Synopsis by Netflix. “Veteran flamenco performers are joined by a new generation of artists in this sizzling performance captured at the Seville Expo ’92 pavilion. Oversized replicas of paintings by Spanish masters prove a dramatic backdrop.”
11/21/14- Excellent reviews for this documentary. TRDB.
Tags: documentary
November 21st, 2014
DEATH METAL ANGOLA- 2014. Synopsis by Netflix. “In Huambo, Angola’s second-largest city, a hard-core rock scene has flourished for years. This absorbing documentary follows two heavy metal devotees as they organize a rock festival to aid the thousands of orphans created by Angola’s long civil war.”
11/21/14- Very good professional reviews. TRDB.
Tags: documentary, Foreign
November 21st, 2014
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