documentary

Trailer for ‘Freakonomics’ Documentary

Published on: 13th August, 2010

Magnolia Pictures has released the official trailer for Freakonomics, a documentary adaptation of the bestselling non-fiction book by Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner. The film, which features an impressive list of exceptional filmmakers, closed the Tribeca Film Festival in May to mostly positive reviews. It will play On Demand on Apple iTunes, Xbox Live, Playstation, Amazon and Vudu on September 3 and in select theaters October 1.

Exit Through the Gift Shop Review

Published on: 13th May, 2010

“I’m not sure what I’m here to see, but I’m excited about it.” — an art aficionado outside a crowded “Mr. Brainwash” exhibit.

Such is the documentary Exit Through the Gift Shop, an indescribable blend of wild narrative and rare footage chronicling the fascinating rise of street art’s back-alley origins to its upscale gallery openings. With fresh insight into the continuing “what is art?” conversation and a debate over whether graffiti is vandalism or a valid form of expression, the film exists in the spray-can gray area of art itself. Rumors of the story as an elaborate hoax only muddy the canvas further.

Babies Review

Published on: 5th May, 2010

Thomas Balmes’ Babies is nothing more than a collection of cute moments, yet his documentary is special in its simplicity.
The film follows four infants in the earliest stages, chronicling their lives from birth to first steps.  His camera captures the adorable activities of Ponijao on the desert plains of Opuwo, Namibia; Bayar of the rural [...]

Casino Jack and the U.S. of Money Review

Published on: 25th April, 2010

Alex Gibney, director of the documentaries Enron: Smartest Guys in the Room and the Oscar-winning Taxi to the Dark Side, has a knack for simplifying the “what” of complex issues and drawing out the “how” and the “why.”  Casino Jack and the United States of Money is his best film yet, probing into the corrupt [...]

Oceans Review

Published on: 22nd April, 2010

The recent spike in the popularity of 3D movies has been driven by the audience’s desire to be completely immersed in our entertainment.  We want to plug in.  Oceans, the new underwater documentary from Disneynature, is a marvelous two-dimensional reminder of how effectively a film can transport you completely to a foreign world without the [...]

Double Down: New KFC Menu Item + Food Inc.

Published on: 18th April, 2010

This weekend, a mix of curiosity, boredom, and bravery took hold and I decided to try KFC’s new fast food choice: the Double Down sandwich.  Since it’s release on April 12, all anyone has been talking about is how this bun-less wonder combines two fried chicken breasts, strips of bacon, two kinds of cheese, and [...]

We Live in Public Review

Published on: 17th April, 2010

We Live in Public chronicles the blended public and private life of dot-com entrepreneur Josh Harris, a prophetic visionary who predicted the evolution of the Digital Age before short-circuiting under the pressure of his own innovations.
The matter-of-fact title suggests a rumination on our eroding privacy, but while Ondi Timoner’s fascinating documentary touches on the increasing [...]

First Clip from Alex Gibney’s Eliot Spitzer Doc

Published on: 16th April, 2010

It has been two years since Eliot Spitzer resigned in disgrace as Governor of New York amidst a prostitution scandal.  Reports starting with the New York Times tallied up to $100,000 spent on high-priced call girls over a period of several years while in office, possibly using campaign funds to pay for his illegal liaisons.
Meanwhile, [...]

Erasing David Review

Published on: 7th April, 2010

Due to the progression of technology and the increasing scope of the Internet during the Information Age, we live in an exposed digital environment.  To test the limits of our privacy in this modern era, filmmaker David Bond attempted to disappear for 30 days in his documentary Erasing David.
After receiving a letter of apology from [...]

Magnolia Picks Up ‘Freakonomics’ Documentary

Published on: 5th April, 2010

Magnolia Pictures has acquired domestic distribution rights to a documentary based on the bestselling non-fiction book, Freakonomics.  The doc will also premiere as the closing film at the Tribeca Film Festival on May 2.  No release date has been announced, but the press release says to expect it in the fall.
The film combines some of [...]

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