A SMALL ACT (2010) Featuring Chris Mburu, Jane Wanjuiru Muigai and Hilde Beck. Written by Jennifer Arnold. Directed by Jennifer Arnold. Distributed by HBO Documentary Films. 88 minutes. Not Rated. Charity begins at home, perhaps, but the reach can be much farther than you can even imagine. A Small Act is a fascinating look at how … Continue reading
STONES IN EXILE (2010) Featuring Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts, Bill Wyman, Mick Taylor, Martin Scorsese, Anita Pallenberg, Jimmy Miller, Andy Johns, Dominique Tarlé, Bobby Keys, Sheryl Crow, Jack White, will.i.am, Don Was, Liz Phair, Jake Weber and Benicio Del Toro. Directed by Stephen Kijak. Distributed by Eagle Rock Entertainment. 59 minutes. Not Rated. … Continue reading
180° SOUTH (2010) Featuring Jeff Johnson, Yvon Chouinard, Doug Tomkins and Makohe. Directed by Chris Malloy. Distributed by Magnolia Pictures. 85 minutes. Not Rated. 180° South can’t quite seem to decide whether it is a sports documentary, a travelogue, a love letter to nature or a piece of geo-political agitprop – but it succeeds fairly well … Continue reading
DIRTY HANDS – THE ART AND CRIMES OF DAVID CHOE (2010) Featuring David Choe, Mama Choe, Papa Choe, Shepard Fairey, David Kinsey, Eric Nakamura, Saber and Martin Wong. Directed by Harry Kim. Distributed by Upper Playground. 92 minutes. Not Rated. Can you go from graffiti artist and petty thief to celebrated modern artist without letting … Continue reading
Doc Director’s Powerful Burma VJ Gets an Oscar Nom by Brad Balfour When Danish documentarian Anders Østergaard took on the challenge to make Burma VJ, he had no idea how much he would advance the cause of citizen journalism. A collective of 30 anonymous and underground video journalists (VJs), The Democratic Voice of Burma, recorded the 100,000+ protestors … Continue reading
CAPITALISM: A LOVE STORY (2009) Featuring Michael Moore, Thora Birch, William Black, Congressman Elijah Cummings, Baron Hill, Marcy Kaptur, Wallace Shawn, Elizabeth Warren and archival footage of George W. Bush, Jimmy Carter, Nancy Davis, Martin Luther King, Helmut Kohl, Bela Lugosi, John McCain, Barack Obama, Sarah Palin, Robert Powell, Ronald Reagan, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Arnold … Continue reading
THE END OF POVERTY? (2009) Featuring Alvaro Garcia Linera, Abel Mamani Marca, Maria Luisa Mendonça, Eric Mgendi, Mashengu Wa Mwachofi, Mshindi Godrey Ngao, Okoth-Ogendo, Oscar R. Olivera, Maria Marcela Olivera, John Perkins, Jim Shultz, Amartya Sen, Joseph Stiglitz, Joặo Pedro Stedile, Eric Toussaint, Michael Watts and Eduardo Yssa. Narrated by Martin Sheen. Written by Philippe … Continue reading
THE YES MEN FIX THE WORLD (2009) Featuring Andy Bichlbaum and Mike Bonanno. Written by Andy Bichlbaum and Mike Bonanno. Directed by Andy Bichlbaum, Mike Bonanno and Kurt Engfehr. Distributed by Shadow Distribution. 96 minutes. Not Rated. In the modern world, comedy and politics are increasingly often married. Everything from Jon Stewart to Bill Maher, … Continue reading
EARTH (2009) Narrated by James Earl Jones. Written by Alastair Fothergill, Mark Linfield and Leslie Megahey. Directed by Alastair Fothergill and Mark Linfield. Distributed by DisneyNature. 90 minutes. Rated G. Disney Nature’s Earth has some of the most majestic, awe-inspiring shots you will ever see on screen. Earth is actually a shortened version of an 11-hour BBC documentary … Continue reading
JONAS BROTHERS – THE 3D CONCERT EXPERIENCE (2009) Starring Kevin Jonas, Joe Jonas, Nick Jonas, “Big Rob” Feggans, Demi Lovato, Taylor Swift, John Lloyd Taylor, John Cahill Lawless, Ryan Matthew Liestman, Gregory Robert Garbowsky, Caitlin Evanson, Ben Clark, Denise Jonas and Kevin Jonas, Sr. Directed by Bruce Hendricks. Distributed by Walt Disney Pictures. 76 minutes. … Continue reading
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