Tag Archives: Documentary

The only problem I’m having is trying to figure out what to lavish praise on first.

...you can hear the music but also see where it comes from, read about that place and feel involved in the culture

Simultaneously available in limited release in theaters and on DVD, The God Who Wasn’t There is Brian Flemming’s attempt to prove that Christianity is predicated on a man/god who never existed. It is a thought-provoking and highly visual exercise. Ultimately, though, it falls short of its goal. Flemming is a …

But as Elvis Costello said years latter “What’s So Funny About Peace, Love and Understanding”.

Dust to Glory is an amazing odyssey through the deserts of Baja California from Ensenada to La Paz. It’s a thrilling, edge-of-your-seat documentary that puts the viewer smack in the middle of the Baja 1000, the longest non-stop off-road race, and quite possibly the most difficult and most dangerous race …

The Writers Guild of America has named Super Size Me, written by Morgan Spurlock, as the winner of the Guild’s first-ever Documentary Screenplay Award for outstanding achievement in documentary writing for the screen during 2004. The newly-created award was presented by producer Brian Grazer at a SRO reception for over …

A documentary look at one of the best-known fantasy illustrators of the 20th Century. . .

Blogumentary debuts tonight at the City Pages Documentary Film Festival in Minneapolis: Chuck Olsen [no relation], director. 70 minutes. A message from the blogosphere: “Hi there. My name is Chuck Olsen, and I’m producing an independent documentary about blogs. Blogs empower us to tell our story, to spout and debate …

See it even if you don't follow, or even like, indie rock.

Last weekend was the bittersweet goodbye to James Doohan as Scotty, who at 84 is just too old and sick to carry on with his appearances at conventions and so forth. Coincidentally, Trekkies 2, a documentary about hard core Star Trek fans was just released on DVD: Once wasn’t enough! …