Tag: documentary
Megacities
Megacities is a three part documentary series that uses five cities around the world to illustrate the rise and maintenance of the megacity. The five cities that are visited throughout the documentary are London, United Kingdom (one of the oldest); Mexico City, Mexico (one of the most hazardous); Tokyo, Japan (currently the largest); Dhaka, Bangladesh [...]
Crisis at the Castle
Crisis at the Castle is a three-part documentary series which explores the hardships that have befallen the owners of three of Britain’s beautiful stately estates. Sudeley Castle, Burton Court, and Kelburn Castle are the three examples used to demonstrate what happens as these stone buildings have aged and decayed throughout the centuries. The current owners [...]
We Women Warriors (Tejiendo sabiduria)
We Women Warriors (Tejiendo sabiduria) is an independent documentary about three women striving and surviving in Colombia the best way they know how. Amid a war between insurgents, the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Columbia (FARC), and local armed forces, the three women highlighted in this documentary figure there must be a better way of life. [...]
Marley
Marley is the definitive documentary of the late Reggae star Bob Marley, whose life began amid a humble, poverty-stricken, farming environment in 1945 in Jamaica. But in the midst of these shortcomings, Bob became the “architect” of Reggae music. The documentary, which is well written and provides an exhaustive look into the musician, revolutionary, legend, and [...]
The Story of Wales
The Story of Wales is a six-part documentary series that explores the history of Wales spanning 30,000 years. This series shows the importance of this small yet integral piece of land, to the rest of the world. Ranging from prehistory to the modern nation it is a wonderfully comprehensive look at Wales. What makes the [...]
Beautiful Planet: England/Low Countries & Germany/Austria
Beautiful Planet is a documentary series that offers a look at some of the worlds most beautiful travel destinations. It is a guided tour through some of the most scenic and culturally important places in the world. Two of the sets offer up a look at some of Europe’s places to offer: England and the [...]
Last Days Here
Bobby Liebling is probably not a name you’re familiar with. He was the lead singer for a band called Pentagram in the 70s and has been working for the past 30 plus years to give his band the break they deserve. And not in vain. Pentagram has a distinct cult following of utter fanatics, who [...]
The Rise and Fall of Wealth, Greed and Excess by Noted Filmmaker
During the French Revolution Marie Antoinette only lost her head for allegedly decrying: Let them eat cake, and by being oblivious to the reality of the world she lived in. In director Lauren Greenfield’s somewhat disturbingly allegorical documentary, Queen of Versailles, a contemporary Parisian royal couple, this time Floridians David and Jackie Siegel are billionaires [...]
A Mormon President: Joseph Smith and the Mormon Quest for the White House
While a very interesting documentary about the later life and death of Mormon Church founder Joseph Smith, I’ll be right up front with it: The film has clearly been repurposed to take advantage of the current election cycle and Mitt Romney’s presumptive nomination as the Republican presidential candidate. In fact, in its 54 minute run [...]
The Most Dangerous Game / Gow, The Headhunter
The latest must-own Blu-ray release from Flicker Alley, distributors of home video dedicated to furthering public interest in cinema heritage, collects two pre-King Kong works of Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack. Flicker Alley rightly positions The Most Dangerous Game (1932), starring Joel McCrea and Fay Wray, as the centerpiece of this release, which [...]
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