“I am Burt Reynolds” (1976) Documentary Running Time: 91 minutes Written & directed by: Adrian Buitenhuis Burt Reynolds: “Having done 300 television shows and almost 60 movies, I'm tired of having guys who are younger than some sandwiches I've had telling me to turn left at the couch. There's no appreciation of actors and no sense of …
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“My Old School (2022) Documentary Running Time: 115 minutes Directed by: Jono McLeod Featuring: Alan Cumming, Clare Grogan and Lulu Narrator: “So, many of us would think, if we had our time over again, what would we do? In fact, he tried to do exactly the same thing he had done the first time.”"My Old School" is a 2022 documentary …
“Klimt & Schiele - Eros and Psyche” (2018) Documentary Running Time: 93 minutes Written by: Arianna Marelli Directed by: Michele Mally Featuring: Lorenzo Richelmy, Lily Cole, Maxi Blaha and Rudolf Buchbinder Gustav Klimt: "No part of life is so small and insignificant that it does not offer space for artistic aspirations" Released recently on DVD is the documentary “Klimt & Schiele - Eros …
“Elizabeth A Portrait In Parts” (2022) Documentary Running Time: 108 minutes Produced by: Kevin Loader Directed by: Roger Michell Featuring: Queen Elizabeth II Queen Elizabeth II: "Like all the best families, we have our share of eccentricities, of impetuous and wayward youngsters and of family disagreements." Released recently on DVD is the documentary “Elizabeth A Portrait In Parts” …
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“Amazing Grace” (2018) Documentary Running time: 87 minutes Directed by: Sydney Pollack Featuring: Aretha Franklin, James Cleveland, C. L. Franklin and the Southern California Community Choir “Oh oh Mary Oh, Mary, don't you weep, don't you mournOh, Mary, don't you weep, don't you mournDidn't Pharaoh's army get drowned?Oh, Mary, don't you weep Well, Satan got mad and he knows …
“Apollo 11” (2019) Documentary Running time: 93 minutes Directed by: Todd Douglas Miller Featuring: Buzz Aldrin, Neil Armstrong and Michael Collins Neil Armstrong: “One small step for a man... one giant leap for mankind.” Released on Blu-ray/DVD is the documentary that hit all the right buttons last year in the recently found footage that made “Apollo 11” (2019) a must …
“Liam Gallagher: As it was” (2019) Music Documentary Running time: 85 minutes Directed by: Gavin Fitzgerald, Charlie Lightening Featuring: Liam Gallagher, David Adcock, Paul Arthurs “You're getting toldYou greedy soulYou've been telling liesThe slippery kind” – Greedy Soul, Liam Gallagher “Liam Gallagher: As it was” (2019) is a music documentary (of sorts, back to that later) that takes a broad …
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Trailer: "Miss Americana" (2020) Netflix has released the trailer for “Miss Americana,” Taylor Swift’s new documentary which shortly gets a high profile Sundance Film Festival premiere ahead of a rollout on the streaming platform on January 31st. https://videopress.com/v/TXvUrM8G?preloadContent=metadata The doco takes its title from a track from Swift’s 2019 album “Lover” and is a deep …
“Memory: The Origins of Alien” (2019) Documentary Running time: 90 minutes Written & Directed by: Alexandre O. Philippe Featuring: Dan O’Bannon, Veronica Cartwright, Roger Corman Mark Twain: “If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything.” Recently released on DVD is the documentary “Memory: The Origins of Alien” (2019) a very original movie about …
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“Mystify: Michael Hutchence” (2019) Documentary Running time: 95 minutes Directed by: Richard Lowenstein Featuring: Michael Hutchence, Andrew Farriss, Tim Farriss, Garry Gary Beers and Jon Farriss “Eternally wild with the powerTo make every moment come aliveAll those stars that shine upon youWill kiss you every night”– INXS, Mystify Released this month on DVD/Blu-ray is the documentary “Mystify: Michael Hutchence ” (2019), which …
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“Mystify: Michael Hutchence ” (2019) Documentary Running time: 95 minutes Directed by: Richard Lowenstein Featuring: Michael Hutchence, Andrew Farriss, Tim Farriss, Garry Gary Beers and Jon Farriss “Eternally wild with the powerTo make every moment come aliveAll those stars that shine upon youWill kiss you every night”– INXS, Mystify Released this month in cinemas is the documentary “Mystify: Michael Hutchence ” (2019), which …
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"Free Solo" (2018) Documentary Running Time: 96 minutes Directed by: Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin Featuring: Alex Honnold, Sanni McCandless, Jimmy Chin and Tommy Caldwell Alex Honnold:"My friends are like, Oh, that'd be terrible, but if I kill myself in an accident, they'll be like, Oh, that was too bad, but like life goes on, you know, like …
"Born Racer" (2018) Documentary Running Time: 88 minutes Directed by: Bryn Evans Featuring: Scott Dixon, Emma Davies-Dixon and Kenny Szymanski Emma Davies-Dixon:"...unless he's going really fast, he doesn't feel alive." Released this month on DVD is the documentary "Born Racer" (2018) based mostly around New Zealand born car racer Scott Dixon who now makes his …
"Studio 54: The Documentary" (2018) Documentary Running Time: 98 minutes Directed by: Matt Tyrnauer Featuring: Ian Schragerand Steve Rubell Andy Warhol:"The key of the success of Studio 54 is that it’s a dictatorship at the door and a democracy on the dance floor." This week sees the release of yet another documentary on DVD, the rather unimaginatively titled, …
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"Westwood: Punk, Icon, Activist" (2018) Documentary Running Time: 83 minutes Directed by: Lorna Tucker Featuring: Christina Hendricks, Kate Moss, André Leon Talley and Vivienne Westwood Vivienne Westwood:"This film about me is mediocre. I am not." This week we see the release of one of the more oddly put together documentaries from last year on DVD, that is the average "Westwood: …
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“McQueen” (2018) Documentary Directed by: Ian Bonhôte and Peter Ettedgui Featuring: Alexander McQueen, Bernard Arnault, Joseph Bennett, Detmar Blow Alexander McQueen:"You can only go forward by making mistakes." This week we see the release of yet another great documentary from last year on DVD, that is the excellent “McQueen” (2018). The past year has been an excellent year for documentaries …
"RBG" (2018) Documentary Running Time: 97 minutes Directed by: Betsy West & Julie Cohen Featuring: Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Jane Ginsburg, James Steven Ginsburg, Nina Totenberg, Clara Spera, Gloria Steinem Sarah Grimké: "I ask no favor for my sex. All I ask of our brethren is that they take their feet off our necks." This week we …
"McKellen: Playing the Part" (2017) Documentary Running Time: 92 minutes Directed by: Joe Stephenson Featuring: Ian McKellen Sir Ian McKellen: "What woke me up was AIDS." This week sees the release of the documentary "McKellen: Playing the Part" (2017) on DVD, which is less a traditional example of the genre, instead opting for a subjective talk to …
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"Working Class Boy" (2018) Documentary Running Time: 104 minutes Directed by: Mark Joffe Featuring: Jimmy Barnes, Diesel, Ian Moss, Mahalia Barnes and David Campbell Jimmy Barnes:"I was born James Dixon Swan. This is the story of how I became Jimmy Barnes." This week marks the release of the Jimmy Barnes documentary "Working Class Boy" (2018) based on his …
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"Jane" (2017) Documentary Running Time: 90 minutes Written & directed by: Brett Morgen Featuring: Hugo Arndt Rodolf van Lawick, Jane Goodall and Hugo Eric Louis Jane Goodall: "The more I learned, the more I realized how like us they were in so many ways." The new documentary released this month on DVD, "Jane" (2018) is …
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