All posts tagged "Documentary"
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IT AIN’T OVER – Review
It doesn’t get any more delightful than the surprising, warm documentary about beloved baseball legend Yogi Berra, IT...
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TURN EVERY PAGE – Review
What a delightful documentary is TURN EVERY PAGE – THE ADVENTURES OF ROBERT CARO AND ROBERT GOTTLIEB. This...
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SIDNEY – Review
With each passing year, the stars and filmmakers that were part of Hollywood’s “Golden Age” depart, often to,...
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GABBY GIFFORDS WON’T BACK DOWN – Review
GABBY GIFFORDS WON’T BACK DOWN is an uplifting, inspiring documentary about a woman who truly knows what it...
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FIRE OF LOVE – Review
Volcanoes and love often paired in romantic imagery but FIRE OF LOVE documents a real case of volcanic...
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HALLELUJAH: LEONARD COHEN, A JOURNEY, A SONG – Review
The new documentary HALLELUJAH: LEONARD COHEN, A JOURNEY, A SONG is a double biography of sorts, of beloved...
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“Inventions That Changed History” – TV Series Review
Despite the aura of gravitas implied by its title, “Inventions That Changed History” is a six-part documentary series...
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WRITING WITH FIRE – Review
WRITING WITH FIRE, a nominee for this year’s Best Documentary Oscar, is about India’s only women-run newspaper, a...
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THE AUTOMAT – SLJFF Review
Mel Brooks, Ruth Bader Ginsberg, Colin Powell, Carl Reiner and Elliot Gould were all fans of the Automat,...
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THE CONDUCTOR – SLJFF Review
Joyful is a good word for Bernadette Wegenstein’s delightful, inspiring biographical documentary THE CONDUCTOR, about Marin Alsop, the...
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True/False documentary film fest is Mar. 3-6 in Columbia MO
The True/False documentary film festival, March 3-6, is one of the country’s best documentary film festivals, that annually...
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THE REAL CHARLIE CHAPLIN – Review
Charlie Chaplin was the first worldwide superstar, thanks in part to the global nature of silent movies, which...
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JULIA – Review
Julia Child is a name nearly everyone recognizes, if for nothing else than she has been so often...
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BORIS KARLOFF: THE MAN BEHIND THE MONSTER – Review
BORIS KARLOFF: THE MAN BEHIND THE MONSTER is a gloriously enjoyable retrospective of the legendary actor, who is...
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THE ALPINIST – Review
Some people are driven to climb mountains, simply because they are there, as Sir Edmund Hilary famously said....
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THE BIG SCARY “S” WORD – Review
In honor of Labor Day, how about a documentary about the idea that led to labor unions? That...
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THE HIDDEN LIFE OF TREES – Review
A walk in the woods is a lovely thing but when it is nature tour is led by...
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THE LONELIEST WHALE: THE SEARCH FOR 52 – Review
A whale, apparently the only one of its kind, wandering the Pacific and persistently calling with no answer,...
