With films like Fanboys being fueled entirely by the shared enthusiasm for the Star Wars franchise, the real life fanboys are now rallying around fanboys. It is a beautiful union even if it is a divided one. So when International Friend Phil3000 tipped me off to this documentary I was … [Read More]
Say what you want about Oliver Stone… the dude does what he wants, when he wants and how he wants to do it. You may not dig his films, but you gotta admire that quality in him at least a little bit. Along that theme, Stone seems to be setting … [Read More]
We have the Documentary short list for the upcoming Oscars. Our friend Kristopher Tapley over at In Contention for the following hookup: “At the Death House Door” “The Betrayal (Nerakhoon)” “Blessed Is the Match: The Life and Death of Hannah Senesh” “Encounters at the End of the World” “Fuel” “The … [Read More]
It looks like the world’s first pregnant man has landed a documentary that will be shown on the glorious BBC 4. We get the following scoop from birth canals of yahoo: British independent TV producer and distributor DCD Media Plc said on Thursday it had won worldwide rights to produce … [Read More]
This is cool. It appears that the Jumper disc will have an unfiltered making of documentary that shows all the highs and lows of production. We get the following news from our friends at MTV: Admit it, most DVD extras are self-indulgent, ego-stroking puff pieces that — if we’re lucky … [Read More]
Edward Norton is anything but a laid back subdued guy, and therefore it should come as no surprise to anyone that he’s getting himself involved in a hot political issue… the Presidential Candidacy of Barack Obama. The folks over at Variety give us this: Class 5 has engaged Endeavor partner … [Read More]
Ever since making “Prince of Peace – God of War” I have developed a major respect for those who can skillfully make documentary films. I’ll be honest with you, even though I’ve always enjoyed documentaries, I quite frankly thought it looked easy to do. I WAS WRONG. Telling a narrative … [Read More]
Sicko is just a flat out terrific documentary. I’ve said this before… but when FOX comes out and gives a Michael Moore film a positive review… you know it must be good. For those of you who don’t know, Sicko is the documentary that looks at the American system of … [Read More]
Man, I’ve been hearing just RAVE reviews of this little documentary called “The King of Kong: A Fistful Of Quarters“. I’ve got to admit that I first heard about it some time ago, but I thought it sounded just ridiculous and never bothered to go out of my way to … [Read More]
It looks like a documentary crew got a little help financially from a man named George Lucas for their film about dudes that dress up like Imperial Stormtroopers. We get the following scoop from movieweb: I recently learned that George Lucas is backing a new feature length documentary about the … [Read More]
The word on the street is that people want to hear more about the word on the street. Over the past few years my enjoyment of regular cinema has been trumped by my growing appreciation for documentaries. When people are not able to create fiction that is more entertaining than … [Read More]
Documentary deities have birthed glorious news; Mike Tyson will soon have his own documentary. We get the saucy news from the movieweb: Are you ready to be punched through the screen? Well, Director James Toback is going to try and do just that. The indie auteur is jumping back in … [Read More]