Posts with the tag 'documentary'
THE HORSE BOY- Premise by Netflix. “THE HORSE BOY- Premise by Netflix. “When conventional therapies fail to help their autistic son, Rupert and Kristin Isaacson travel with Rowan to Mongolia in the hopes that a combination of traditional shamanic healing and horseback riding will benefit him. Director Michel O. Scott’s documentary juxtaposes scenes of the family at home in Texas with their journey on horseback across the breathtaking Mongolian countryside in search of reindeer herders and a powerful shaman.” Fairly good reviews for this documentary.
4/10- Great photography and very interesting movie. Painful to watch at times. Netflix Streaming.
Tags: documentary
September 7th, 2009
NO IMPACT MAN- Premise by Netflix. “A Fifth Avenue family goes very green when writer Colin Beavan leads his wife, Michelle Conlin, and their baby daughter on a yearlong crusade to make no net impact on the environment in this engaging documentary. Among their activities: eating only locally grown organic food, generating no trash except for compost and using no carbon-fueled transportation. Laura Gabbert and Justin Schein‘s film premiered at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival.”
1/31/10- I found this movie very interesting, especially the disagreements between Beavan and his wife who took longer to “come around” on the project. TRDB.
Tags: documentary
September 7th, 2009
CRUDE- Premise by Netflix. “Filmmaker Joe Berlinger‘s provocative documentary explores the ongoing battle waged by 30,000 indigenous Ecuadorans and their lawyers against Chevron for dumping billions of gallons of toxic oil waste into the Amazon. Berlinger examines the environmental catastrophe — dubbed the “Amazon Chernobyl” — from all sides, following the drama as it moves from the contamination site to the courtroom and beyond, even landing on the cover of Vanity Fair.” Very good reviews.
3/10- Fascinating documentary, especially the second half and I highly recommend it. TRDB.
Tags: documentary
September 7th, 2009
HERB AND DOROTHY- Premise by Rotten Tomatoes. “This documentary film tells the extraordinary story of Herb, a postal clerk, and Dorothy, a librarian — an ordinary couple of modest means who managed to build one of the most important contemporary art collections in history.” Good reviews.
Premise by Netflix. “HERB AND DOROTHY- Premise by Netflix. “Chronicling the story of unlikely art collectors Herb Vogel and Dorothy Vogel, filmmaker Megumi Sasaki demonstrates that it’s not necessary to be wealthy in order to build a significant collection in this fascinating documentary. A postal clerk and a librarian, the Vogels share a passion for art, which they pursued over decades, becoming two of the most important collectors of minimalist and conceptual art with more than 4,000 pieces.” Very good reviews.
12/23/09- I saw this and found it very interesting and I’d definitely recommend it. TRDB.
Tags: documentary
September 7th, 2009
Premise by Netflix. “Set in the wake of the 1996 race riots in St. Petersburg, Fla. — which erupted when a white cop killed a black motorist during a traffic stop — this episodic drama follows three rudderless adolescents trying to make sense of their world. Amid a landscape churning with intolerance and violence, punk rocker Jason (Travis Maynard), auto mechanic Cale (Lewis Brogan) and promiscuous waitress Nicole (Kayla Tabish) connect — and disconnect.” Mixed reviews on this movie.
1/10- I watched for half hour and turned it off. What garbage!! Netflix.
Tags: documentary
September 7th, 2009
2008. A documentary about Charlie Shopsin who has owned and operated a neighborhood restaurant in Greenwich Village for 32 years. The movie is mostly a running dialogue by Shopsin and his family about the restaurant and about life in general. A clever idea but I did get tired of watching. Netflix Streaming.
Tags: documentary
August 30th, 2009
2009. A documentary about Vogue magazine and in particular the preparation for the all important September issue, this one from 2007. I enjoyed the film and especially got a kick out of the negative comments about the editor-in-chief Anna Wintour. It’s tough to be boss. TRDB.
Tags: documentary
August 29th, 2009
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