Category Archives: Documentary

SXSW Announces 2011 Film Award Winners

Posted on March 16, 2011 by Nat Almirall

It seems like only yesterday when our planes were touching down, we were packing into our roach-heavy hotels, and ordering that first pint at the Alamo Drafthouse, eager to welcome SXSW 2011, but those days are long gone, and the … Continue reading →

Posted in Awards, Documentary, Events, Movies, News, SXSW | Tagged Dragonslayer, Natural Selection, Robbie Pickering, SXSW, Tristan Patterson | 1 Comment

SXSW Film Review: ‘A Matter of Taste’

Posted on March 16, 2011 by Nat Almirall

Like most folks, I love food. Its sheer edibleness, its eat-tastic-tude, its ability to be eaten…anything that better facilitates the process of receiving nourishment from something is tops in my book. Paul Liebrandt, however, might disagree. He views food as … Continue reading →

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Film Review: ‘Waste Land’

Posted on February 25, 2011 by Grace Suh

Nominated for an Academy Award for Best Feature-Length Documentary, Lucy Walker’s film Waste Land follows Brazilian artist Vik Muniz as he returns to his hometown of Sao Paolo for a project involving two factors most of us shirk from thinking … Continue reading →

Posted in Academy Awards, Documentary, Reviews | Tagged Academy Awards, Documentary, Jardim Gramacho, Lucy Walker, Movies, Vik Muniz, Waste Land | Comments Off

‘Reagan’ Documentary Premieres Tonight on HBO

Posted on February 7, 2011 by Chris Ullrich

No matter your political leanings, most people can’t deny that Ronald Reagan, the 40th President of the United States, was a fascinating character. The story of a man going from humble beginnings as a small-town lifeguard through his time as … Continue reading →

Posted in Documentary, HBO, Movies, News | Tagged Documentaries, Eugene Jarecki, HBO, President of the United States, Regan, Ronald Regan | 2 Comments

Review: ‘127 Hours’

Posted on November 24, 2010 by Shannon Hood

When director Danny Boyle announced that he was going to take on the true story of mountain climber Aron Ralston, I thought he had gone crazy. Boyle’s last film, Slumdog Millionaire, won eight Oscars, including Best Motion Picture and Best Director, … Continue reading →

Posted in Documentary, Drama, Movies, Reviews | Tagged "Between a Rock and a Hard Place", 127 Hours, Amber Tamblyn, Aron Ralston, Danny Boyle, James Franco, Kate Mara | 1 Comment

Review: ‘The Tillman Story’

Posted on October 29, 2010 by Shannon Hood

We’ve seen a slew of movies about the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, but the fictionalized ones simply haven’t connected with the public. Even last year’s Oscar winning The Hurt Locker couldn’t manage to pull in large numbers at the box … Continue reading →

Posted in Documentary, Drama, Indie, Movies, Reviews | Tagged Amir Bar-lev, Documentary, Pat Tillman, The Tillman Story | Comments Off

Sean Young Takes Us Behind the Scenes of David Lynch’s ‘Dune’

Posted on October 20, 2010 by Chris Ullrich

You have to love the Internets. Things tend to come out or people are more likely to release things these days because they know they will probably end up with a pretty decent sized audience. Recently, we had video of … Continue reading →

Posted in Documentary, Geek, Movies, News, Sci-Fi, Video | Tagged Behind the Scenes, Blade Runner, David Lynch, Dune, Frank Herbert, Kyle MacLachlan, Movies, Sean Young, Video | 1 Comment

DVD Review: ‘S&Man’ (Sandman)

Posted on October 12, 2010 by Shannon Hood

Sandman is a fascinating documentary that made the festival rounds way back in 2006. It played at both South By Southwest, and the Toronto International Film Festival. Today the film is finally being released on DVD and Blu-Ray. It is … Continue reading →