Archive for 'Documentary' Category

Sicko written and directed by Michael Moore (2007)

16 February 2008

Moore’s amazing follow up to Fahrenheit 9/11 is this time about the American Health Care industry, and it instead of being killed was in fact universally lauded, even liked by FOX News. This is an a film about the American Health Care system, ranked very low in the world, and the only high level country […]

Mr. Conservative: Goldwater on Goldwater by Julie Anderson (2006)

26 September 2006

Honestly until very shortly ago I knew very little about Senator Barry Goldwater, and he didn’t really come into the forefront of my mind until I read the Goldwater Conservative John W. Dean’s book, CONSERVATIVES WITHOUT A CONSCIENCE. WIth that I found out about a man who I did not agree with on many issues, […]

An Inconvenient Truth by Davis Guggenheim (2006)

11 June 2006

This is a really well done and enjoyable, though horribly scary documentary based on former Vice President Al Gore’s slide show he presents on the environment, and on Global Warming. It is filled with facts that really refute the G.O.P.’s contention that Global Warming is just a theory and that the climate changes are cyclical, […]

The Battle Over Citizen Kane by Michael Epstein and Thomas Lennon (1995)

16 February 2006

This is included on the CITIZEN KANE DVD, but was a TV show from 1995, and is just under 2 hours long. It is the story of the making of Citizen Kane, as well as the story of Orson Welles and William Randolph Hearst and how he tried to stop and destroy this film. With […]

Mondovino by Jonathan Nossiter (2005)

4 February 2006

While filled a huge amount of very interesting information about the state of the wine world today, and with Interviews with so many of the people who are important, it is the production and editing that mars this film. The camera is so shaky it gives me a constant headache, often the camera wanders off […]

Magnificent Desolation: Walking on the Moon 3D by Mark Cowen (2005)

5 November 2005

Tom hanks produced and narrated this excellent documentary and 3 dimension recreation of the the Apollo moon landings, meant to bring that sense of wonder to a new generation of children and including the best 3D effects I have ever seen in a film. Sure it is a little short on science, and more into […]

John Cleese: Wine for the Confused by David Kennard (2004)

4 November 2005

As as aspiring wine aficionado, at least since my trip to Napa with my girlfriend, I have wanted to learn more and more about wine, especially since my trip to Berringer, and since I am also a very large fan of John Cleese I thought this would be an ideal show, and it is, though […]