Tag: Documentary
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Movie Review ~ We Live Here: The Midwest
The Facts: Synopsis: Highlights the individual experiences of LGBTQI+ families who, in the face of discriminatory laws and rising hostility, are attempting to establish lives in their communities.Stars: Heather KeelerDirector: Melinda MaerkerRated: NRRunning Length: 53 minutesTMMM Score: (7/10)Review: We only now understand the mighty impact of the changes affecting our country over the past seven years.
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Movie Review ~ Sly
The Facts: Synopsis: Explores Sylvester Stallone’s life and nearly 50-year career, from a rough childhood in Hell’s Kitchen to struggling actor to action filmmaker and star of Hollywood franchisesStars: Sylvester Stallone, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Frank Stallone, Henry Winkler, Talia Shire, John Herzfeld, Wesley Morris, Quentin TarantinoDirector: Thom ZimnyRated: RRunning Length: 95 minutesTMMM Score: (8/10)Review: Ultimately, I
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AFI DOCS Film Festival – Part 2
Try HarderThese movies like TRY HARDER! about teens waiting on college admission decisions stress me out to no end. When I got into college, I waited for an envelope stuffed with confetti that exploded all over my living room. Nowadays, they wait by their phones or laptops refreshing a webpage to see what their future
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Movie Review ~ Gunda
The Facts: Synopsis: Experiential cinema in its purest form chronicling the unfiltered lives of a mother pig, a flock of chickens, and a herd of cows with masterful intimacy. Stars: Gunda Director: Viktor Kosakovskiy Rated: G Running Length: 93 minutes TMMM Score: (4.5/10) Review: I couldn’t have known it at the time but I’m sort of miffed at myself for busting out my
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Special Series ~ 56th Chicago International Film Festival – Update
I’m currently providing coverage for the 56th Chicago International Film Festival. Click here for my latest updates on the documentary Finding Yingying from director Jiayan ‘Jenny’ Shi.
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Movie Review ~ The 2014 Oscar Nominated Short Films – Documentary
Oscar Nominated Short Films…anyone that has ever done an office Oscar pool is familiar with these categories. These are the nominees with names of films you’ve never heard of and if you’re like me you usually pick the one that sounds the most Oscar-y or the one with the craziest title. For the past few
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The Silver Bullet ~ “Queen of Versailles” Trailer
Synopsis: A documentary that follows a billionaire couple who live in a 90,000-square-foot mansion inspired by Versailles, built on the success of the time-share industry. Release Date: July 20, 2012 Thoughts: A good documentary on greed is appreciated by this reviewer and Queen of Versailles seems to fit the bill. Then again, I’m also one
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Movie Review – 2012 Oscar Nominated Documentary Shorts
While I would have also liked to have seen the Oscar Nominated Animated Shorts and Live Action Shorts, I decided instead to focus on the Documentary Shorts. I’m a huge documentary fan (any suggestions on your favorites?) and seem to gravitate toward these first if my Oscar viewing gets down to the wire. Showing 4
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Hi Bruce, I think it definitely ranks in strong PG level, especially near the finale where it gets pretty intense.…
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