Patrice: The Movie Jetter coolly begins her film by saying, “I am a totally cool person with a disability who can do almost anything,” and as expected, all her friends and the people around her support her for her claim that “she might as well be Madonna.” After watching this 100-minute video which is a […]
Jim Henson: Idea Man: This is so familiar to most of the individuals of my age range and is revolved around Jim Henson’s art, my younger years were so raised and captivated by it. “The Muppet Show” was crazy and completely different from the less interesting children program across the board at that time offered—a
An exploration in documentary style about the American indie group Pavements that intertwines narratives with the documented footage of the band as well as a selection of their songs on the soundtrack. Pavements is a band that constantly resonates for a particular demographic of both ’90s and the 2000s rock audience while the rest of
In the film “Amy,” the Oscar winning docu-drama on the pop legend Amy Winehouse directed by Asif Kapadia (and also in sections of biographical documentaries- Senna and Diego Maradona), there is an emotional cadence created by the British director as though the subject’s tragic fate was already sealed from the outset. Perhaps “2073,” his latest
Skywalkers: A Love Story: The characterization of the protagonists in this film as daredevils who would risk their lives just for the purpose of seeking social network likes is the complete opposite of the films Man on Wire, Free Solo, or Fire of Love. As the title suggests, writer Jeff Zimbalist doesn’t mind framing this
#UNTRUTH: The Psychology of Trumpism: For those who regularly follow this blog, what I have to say is unexciting. It is a case of preaching to the already converted. The audiences that are likely to benefit from the message of this motion picture will, unfortunately, not be watching the motion picture. That is regrettable. This
A TEDXWomen Talk by Angela Patton in September 2013 became all the rage for the speech that she delivered encouraging love packed luncheons between daughters and their jailed fathers. This includes a petition she initiated in 2005 under her Patrick Patton Foundation in Richmond, Virginia that encouraged all attending to feel welcomed and loved. The
Springsteen has his own signature style that has not changed over the years. With his guitar resting behind him, cocked and ready to go, his awed silence, or the way he looks around the audience, the ‘Young Abraham Lincoln’ holding an ax over his shoulder becomes the iconic. It is a nearly feudal portrayal of
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Black Box Diaries: Not every woman is the heroine of her own story and most of them never get a chance to fight for others as well. Shiori Ito, a 28-year-old Japanese journalist came out as a woman who was sexually assaulted by a journalist two years back and called out the perpetrator, Noriyuki Yamaguchi,
This story has been told many times, but it still brings the same tears to one’s eyes. In Billy & Molly: An Otter Love Story, National Geographic Documentary Films found the focus on the delicate connection between a human and a mammal. It is a part of the Documentary Spotlight section of SXSW Film Festival,
