I'm getting ready for the BBQ and summer film season (Harry Potter!), and that means it is time to assemble my list of top docs I want to check out in-between trips to the beach. Some great films coming out of the festival circuit are hitting screens soon:
Project Nim: The story of the chimpanzee who was raised by a human family in the 1970s as the focus of a landmark study on teaching animals to communicate via sign language. From director James Marsh (Man on Wire).
Bobby Fischer Against the World: The bizarre life of legendary chess genius Bobby Fischer, from director Liz Garbus (Shouting Fire: Stories From the Edge of Free Speech).
Life in a Day: You Tube asked its users around the world to
film a day in their lives on July 24, 2010. 80,000 hours of footage and 1 year later, here is the edited film from director Kevin McDonald (Touching the Void, Last King of Scotland).
Page One: Inside the New York Times: Director Andrew Rossi (Le Cirque: A Table in Heaven) gets an all-access pass to the Gray Lady's newsroom during a transformational time in the media industry.
Buck: A profile of the real Horse Whisperer, Buck Brannaman, from director Cindy Meehl.
So much sunshine and so many docs!
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Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Thursday, August 19, 2010
Summer
Eek, it's been a while. I've been blazing through the wintery-like Southern California summer, but of course have still found time to check out a bunch of new captivating docs.
HBO Documentaries has once again been showcasing a number of fine films in their esteemed, now annual Summer Series. I recently attended a screening for the film 12th and Delaware, an intense look at one Florida intersection where an abortion clinic and pro-life center sit within steps of each other. The incendiary abortion rights debate finds its ground zero here, in a daily battle for women at a crossroads (literally). That film stayed with me for a while.
I also have queued up on my dvr Smash His Camera, the story of pioneer paparazzo Ron Galella, whom you may remember as Jackie O's New York City street nemesis during the '70s and '80s. I can't wait to watch that one, nor Lucky - a film on the aftermath of winning the lottery.
My Sundance favorite, Gasland, also made the lineup - I'm glad their story of the consequences of natural gas fracking has reached a wider audience, to hopefully raise the level of public awareness and debate.
There are a number of other strong films - check them out Monday evenings on HBO. By the end of summer you will hopefully not only have a glowing tan, but be well versed on a plethora of fascinating stories from around the globe!
HBO Documentaries has once again been showcasing a number of fine films in their esteemed, now annual Summer Series. I recently attended a screening for the film 12th and Delaware, an intense look at one Florida intersection where an abortion clinic and pro-life center sit within steps of each other. The incendiary abortion rights debate finds its ground zero here, in a daily battle for women at a crossroads (literally). That film stayed with me for a while.
I also have queued up on my dvr Smash His Camera, the story of pioneer paparazzo Ron Galella, whom you may remember as Jackie O's New York City street nemesis during the '70s and '80s. I can't wait to watch that one, nor Lucky - a film on the aftermath of winning the lottery.
My Sundance favorite, Gasland, also made the lineup - I'm glad their story of the consequences of natural gas fracking has reached a wider audience, to hopefully raise the level of public awareness and debate.
There are a number of other strong films - check them out Monday evenings on HBO. By the end of summer you will hopefully not only have a glowing tan, but be well versed on a plethora of fascinating stories from around the globe!
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