ALEX GIBNEY The Director Goes Gonzo on Dr. Hunter S. Thompson, His Life and Work by Brad Balfour At a time when we need counter-culture heroes more than ever, Oscar-winning director Alex Gibney’s Gonzo-The Life and Work of Dr. Hunter S. Thompson explores in a relatively unvarnished fashion Rolling Stone magazine’s late wild man of journalism and a counter-culture … Continue reading
A MAN NAMED PEARL (2008) Featuring Pearl Fryar. Directed by Scott Galloway. Distributed by Shadow Distribution. 78 minutes. Rated G. Art can be uniquely tailored to the individual. Some people can look at a plant and just see a shrub. In the eyes of others, it may be a work of art. Take, for example … Continue reading
Josh Lucas and David Strathairn Lend Their Voices To Trumbo by Brad Balfour Originally posted on July 1, 2008. Though not quite the stars of Trumbo, actors Josh Lucas (Sweet Home Alabama) and David Strathairn (Good Night and Good Luck), join with Joan Allen, Brian Dennehy, Michael Douglas, Paul Giamatti, Danny Glover, Nathan Lane and … Continue reading
BIGGER, STRONGER, FASTER* (2008) Featuring Christopher Bell, Mike “Mad Dog” Bell, Mark “Smelly” Bell, Rosemary Bell, Sheldon Bell, Donald Hooton, Floyd Landis, Carl Lewis, Ben Johnson, Jay Cutler, Lyle Alzado, George W. Bush, Barry Bonds, Hulk Hogan, Sylvester Stallone and Arnold Schwarzenegger. Written by Christopher Bell, Alex Buono and Tamsin Rawady. Directed by Christopher Bell. … Continue reading
ROMAN POLANSKI: WANTED AND DESIRED (2008) Featuring Roman Polanski (archival footage), Douglas Dalton, Roger Gunson, Samantha (Gailey) Geimer, Lawrence Silver, David Wells, Jim Grodin, Phillip Vannatter, Richard Brenneman, Daniel Melnick, Mia Farrow, Robert Towne, Lorenzo Semple Jr., Marilyn Beck, Elliot Rittenband, Judge Laurence L. Rittenband (archival footage), Dino DeLaurentiis (archival footage), Nastassja Kinski (archival footage) … Continue reading
Director Stephen Walker Celebrates Being Young@Heart by Brad Balfour Of the many surprises at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, one of the most charming was a little doc called Young@Heart. Filmed over a several months’ rehearsal period leading up to a concert tour, veteran British director Stephen Walker and his wife, producer Sally George, tell the … Continue reading
MEAT LOAF: IN SEARCH OF PARADISE (2008) Featuring Marvin Lee “Meat Loaf” Aday, Kasim Sulton, John Miceli, Mark Alexander, Paul Crook, Randy Flowers, Carolyn “CC” Coletti, Aspen Miller, David Luther, Bill Barclay, William “Randy” Brown, Wayne “Wayno” Bukovinsky, Grady Champion, Tim “TC” Coakley, Don “Donny” Gordon, Cheryl Hall, Joe Lenane, Pamala Lewis, Joe Libretti, Eric … Continue reading
ALEX GIBNEY RIDES THE TAXI TO THE DARK SIDE by Brad Balfour Having previously made The Trials of Henry Kissinger and Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room, documentary director Alex Gibney has become an expert on people corrupted by and abusing their power. A prize–winner at last spring’s Tribeca Film Festival, few films resonate like Taxi to the … Continue reading
Michael Moore Heats up the Debate with SiCKO by Brad Balfour What can be said about the 53-year-old Michael Moore that hasn’t been said before? He’s probably one of the first documentary directors – if not the first – to become a household word in his own right, almost a celebrity who commands gossip-porn coverage … Continue reading
Michael Apted How Sweet the Sound by Jay S. Jacobs In 1963, when a twenty-two-year-old researcher for Granada Television in England was sent out to find a representative sampling of British children for a special program on how seven-year olds saw the world, he never realized that assignment would completely change his life. Forty-four years … Continue reading
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