Tag Archives: Documentary

2010 Oct 01 Friday

Playboy Foundation funding for American Arab | Kartemquin Films

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Playboy Foundation funding for American Arab | Kartemquin Films.

by Dr. Agonize @ 11:03 pm

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2010 May 10 Monday

Filmmaker ‘Shocked’ by Judge’s Order for Subpoena – ArtsBeat Blog – NYTimes.com

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Joe Berlinger, the director of the documentary “Crude,” said he was dismayed by a judge’s ruling to allow Chevron to subpoena the footage from his film but that he would comply with a subpoena if one is issued, after exhausting his legal remedies. Filmmaker ‘Shocked’ by Judge’s Order for Subpoena – ArtsBeat Blog – NYTimes.com

by Dr. Agonize @ 2:03 am

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2010 Apr 03 Saturday

Casino Jack and the United States of Money

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From Oscar-winning filmmaker Alex Gibney: This portrait of Washington super lobbyist Jack Abramoff—from his early years as a gung—ho member of the GOP political machine to his final reckoning as a disgraced, imprisoned pariah—confirms the adage that truth is indeed stranger than fiction. A tale of international intrigue with Indian casinos, Russian spies, Chinese sweatshops, [...]

by Dr. Agonize @ 2:54 pm

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2010 Jan 28 Thursday

“The Most Dangerous Man In America” trailer

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Are you sick and tired of powerful and depressing documentaries, or do you have room for one more? Apple – Movie Trailers – The Most Dangerous Man In America

by Dr. Agonize @ 9:54 am

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2010 Jan 22 Friday

“House of Numbers” looks beneath the surface of HIV/ AIDS

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It should be no surprise that a huge amount the knowledge that we all carry in our heads bears very little resemblance to reality. Our first-hand knowledge of the world is adulterated by our own sloppy memory systems and emotional filters. The reliability of the second-hand knowledge we have is orders of magnitude more suspect. [...]

by Dr. Agonize @ 11:41 pm

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2009 Nov 19 Thursday

New documentary: “Collapse”

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Collapse is surely a documentary meant to strike fear in all of us. World History is littered with examples of empires that grow, peak, and collapse. The USA should be no exception to that rule, but when the Portuguese, Spanish, French and British empires all finally became undone, how was it felt on “Main Street”? [...]

by Dr. Agonize @ 10:40 pm

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2009 Jul 01 Wednesday

“The New Americans” on PBS July 5th!!!

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If you like documentaries you don’t want to miss this amazing story. Several filmmakers (including the good people at Kartemquin Films) spent 4 years following families before and after they became American immigrants. The re-broadcast starts on July 5th. Check the schedule at ITVS’ Global Voices website. Starting in five nations, covering four years, with [...]

by Dr. Agonize @ 11:22 am

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2009 Apr 09 Thursday

“In a Dream” (via Apple)

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This looks like a fascinating documentary. Art and madness are strange–yet frequent–bedfellows, and together form compelling stories. Isaiah Zagar’s mosaic murals in Philadelphia are probably the inspiration for the work done over the last couple years underneath Lake Shore Drive on Bryn Mawr Ave., around the corner from my apartment. (And, in turn, it’s easy [...]

by Jeff @ 4:05 pm

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2009 Mar 20 Friday

Boing Boing Video’s Remix of “RiP: A Remix Manifesto” – Boing Boing

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Today’s episode of Boing Boing Video is a remixed series of snips from RiP: A Remix Manifesto, an “open source documentary” about copyright and remix culture. Yes, a remix of a remix of a remix! We’re nothing if not meta around here. Watch it! It’s good! Boing Boing Video’s Remix of “RiP: A Remix Manifesto” [...]

by Jeff @ 9:51 am

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2008 Dec 29 Monday

The People’s Republic of America

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Sounds like a scary title. Sounds so…Chinese. But according to this video, a democracy is the last thing we want in America (ok, second or third to the last thing we want). Unlike we products of public schools, the Founding Fathers of our country knew the difference between a republic and a democracy. That difference [...]

by Jeff @ 5:33 pm

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