Documentary films you really enjoyed, what they are and why they’re good.
Prophet’s Prey. Based on a book by the P.I. who helped take down Warren Jeffs. Chilling and riveting.
Taking My Parents to Burning Man. Just what it says on the tin. Young hip gay kid and his young hip friends take his sixty-something parents to Burning Man. A little slow in spots, but funny.
Wordplay, because I competed in the annual crossword tournament at Stamford CT several times, and knew many of the contestants and puzzle constructors profiled in this movie.
Under The Sea, 3D nature film from IMAX; my grandson kept ducking everytime something swam “over his head”.
Grey Gardens- interviews with Jaqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis’s aunt and cousin (both named Edie Beale) in their dilapidated waterfront mansion- it’s great as camp and character study.
The Wreck and Rescue of the Schooner J.H. Hartzell. An amazing historical re-creation made in a snow-storm by northern Michigan film-maker Richard Brauer.
The Man Who Skied Down Everest. It’s about a man who skis down Mount Everest. What’s not to like??
Mandela, a documentary produced by Jonathan Demme. Nelson Mandela could’ve been angry and embittered from all those years unjustly lost in prison, but emerged as a peacemaker and inspiring leader. I was practically in tears by the end of this film.
The Smashing Machine: The Life and Times of Extreme Fighter Mark Kerr, a riveting and sometimes hard-to-watch doc about the titular cage fighter. Amazing look at the early, “Wild West” days of mixed martial arts, a growing fringe sport.
OOG: As much as I find Nelson Mandela an inspiring individual, every time I hear a reference to his imprisonment on Robben Island, I’m reminded of Chris Rock’s summation: “Marriage is tough, man. Marriage is real fucking tough, man. Marriage is so tough. Nelson Mandela got a divorce. Nelson Mandela got a fucking divorce. Nelson Mandela spent twenty seven years in a South African prison, got beaten and tortured every day for twenty seven years, and did it with no fucking problem. Made to do hard labor in hundred degrees South African heat for twenty seven years and did it with no problem. He got outta jail after twenty seven years of torture, spent 6 months with his wife and say I can’t take this shit no more!”
Documentary films you really enjoyed, what they are and why they’re good.
Prophet’s Prey. Based on a book by the P.I. who helped take down Warren Jeffs. Chilling and riveting.
Taking My Parents to Burning Man. Just what it says on the tin. Young hip gay kid and his young hip friends take his sixty-something parents to Burning Man. A little slow in spots, but funny.
Wordplay, because I competed in the annual crossword tournament at Stamford CT several times, and knew many of the contestants and puzzle constructors profiled in this movie.
Under The Sea, 3D nature film from IMAX; my grandson kept ducking everytime something swam “over his head”.
Grey Gardens- interviews with Jaqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis’s aunt and cousin (both named Edie Beale) in their dilapidated waterfront mansion- it’s great as camp and character study.
The Wreck and Rescue of the Schooner J.H. Hartzell. An amazing historical re-creation made in a snow-storm by northern Michigan film-maker Richard Brauer.
The Man Who Skied Down Everest. It’s about a man who skis down Mount Everest. What’s not to like??
Mandela, a documentary produced by Jonathan Demme. Nelson Mandela could’ve been angry and embittered from all those years unjustly lost in prison, but emerged as a peacemaker and inspiring leader. I was practically in tears by the end of this film.
The Smashing Machine: The Life and Times of Extreme Fighter Mark Kerr, a riveting and sometimes hard-to-watch doc about the titular cage fighter. Amazing look at the early, “Wild West” days of mixed martial arts, a growing fringe sport.
Youngstown: Still Standing. Mini history of the 20th century in Youngstown, and the mob, and various colorful locals.
Documentary films you really enjoyed, what they are and why they’re good.
Prophet’s Prey. Based on a book by the P.I. who helped take down Warren Jeffs. Chilling and riveting.
Taking My Parents to Burning Man. Just what it says on the tin. Young hip gay kid and his young hip friends take his sixty-something parents to Burning Man. A little slow in spots, but funny.
Wordplay, because I competed in the annual crossword tournament at Stamford CT several times, and knew many of the contestants and puzzle constructors profiled in this movie.
Under The Sea, 3D nature film from IMAX; my grandson kept ducking everytime something swam “over his head”.
Grey Gardens- interviews with Jaqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis’s aunt and cousin (both named Edie Beale) in their dilapidated waterfront mansion- it’s great as camp and character study.
The Wreck and Rescue of the Schooner J.H. Hartzell. An amazing historical re-creation made in a snow-storm by northern Michigan film-maker Richard Brauer.
The Man Who Skied Down Everest. It’s about a man who skis down Mount Everest. What’s not to like??
Mandela, a documentary produced by Jonathan Demme. Nelson Mandela could’ve been angry and embittered from all those years unjustly lost in prison, but emerged as a peacemaker and inspiring leader. I was practically in tears by the end of this film.
The Smashing Machine: The Life and Times of Extreme Fighter Mark Kerr, a riveting and sometimes hard-to-watch doc about the titular cage fighter. Amazing look at the early, “Wild West” days of mixed martial arts, a growing fringe sport.
Youngstown: Still Standing. Mini history of the 20th century in Youngstown, and the mob, and various colorful locals.
Grizzly Man: Story of Timothy Treadwell, a failed actor who went off to Alaska to act as self-appointed “protector” to grizzly bears. Includes Treadwell’s own self-shot footage (much of it quite stunning, even if he was more than half a nut).
Documentary films you really enjoyed, what they are and why they’re good.
Prophet’s Prey. Based on a book by the P.I. who helped take down Warren Jeffs. Chilling and riveting.
Taking My Parents to Burning Man. Just what it says on the tin. Young hip gay kid and his young hip friends take his sixty-something parents to Burning Man. A little slow in spots, but funny.
Wordplay, because I competed in the annual crossword tournament at Stamford CT several times, and knew many of the contestants and puzzle constructors profiled in this movie.
Under The Sea, 3D nature film from IMAX; my grandson kept ducking everytime something swam “over his head”.
Grey Gardens- interviews with Jaqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis’s aunt and cousin (both named Edie Beale) in their dilapidated waterfront mansion- it’s great as camp and character study.
The Wreck and Rescue of the Schooner J.H. Hartzell. An amazing historical re-creation made in a snow-storm by northern Michigan film-maker Richard Brauer.
The Man Who Skied Down Everest. It’s about a man who skis down Mount Everest. What’s not to like??
Mandela, a documentary produced by Jonathan Demme. Nelson Mandela could’ve been angry and embittered from all those years unjustly lost in prison, but emerged as a peacemaker and inspiring leader. I was practically in tears by the end of this film.
The Smashing Machine: The Life and Times of Extreme Fighter Mark Kerr, a riveting and sometimes hard-to-watch doc about the titular cage fighter. Amazing look at the early, “Wild West” days of mixed martial arts, a growing fringe sport.
Youngstown: Still Standing. Mini history of the 20th century in Youngstown, and the mob, and various colorful locals.
Grizzly Man: Story of Timothy Treadwell, a failed actor who went off to Alaska to act as self-appointed “protector” to grizzly bears. Includes Treadwell’s own self-shot footage (much of it quite stunning, even if he was more than half a nut).
IMAX Hubble 3D - Saw it once here at our museum then a second time at Kennedy Space Center. So far, the closest thing to seeing what space is like.
Documentary films you really enjoyed, what they are and why they’re good.
Prophet’s Prey. Based on a book by the P.I. who helped take down Warren Jeffs. Chilling and riveting.
Taking My Parents to Burning Man. Just what it says on the tin. Young hip gay kid and his young hip friends take his sixty-something parents to Burning Man. A little slow in spots, but funny.
Wordplay, because I competed in the annual crossword tournament at Stamford CT several times, and knew many of the contestants and puzzle constructors profiled in this movie.
Under The Sea, 3D nature film from IMAX; my grandson kept ducking everytime something swam “over his head”.
Grey Gardens- interviews with Jaqueline Bouvier Kennedy Onassis’s aunt and cousin (both named Edie Beale) in their dilapidated waterfront mansion- it’s great as camp and character study.
The Wreck and Rescue of the Schooner J.H. Hartzell. An amazing historical re-creation made in a snow-storm by northern Michigan film-maker Richard Brauer.
The Man Who Skied Down Everest. It’s about a man who skis down Mount Everest. What’s not to like??
Mandela, a documentary produced by Jonathan Demme. Nelson Mandela could’ve been angry and embittered from all those years unjustly lost in prison, but emerged as a peacemaker and inspiring leader. I was practically in tears by the end of this film.
The Smashing Machine: The Life and Times of Extreme Fighter Mark Kerr, a riveting and sometimes hard-to-watch doc about the titular cage fighter. Amazing look at the early, “Wild West” days of mixed martial arts, a growing fringe sport.
Youngstown: Still Standing. Mini history of the 20th century in Youngstown, and the mob, and various colorful locals.
Grizzly Man: Story of Timothy Treadwell, a failed actor who went off to Alaska to act as self-appointed “protector” to grizzly bears. Includes Treadwell’s own self-shot footage (much of it quite stunning, even if he was more than half a nut).
IMAX Hubble 3D - Saw it once here at our museum then a second time at Kennedy Space Center. So far, the closest thing to seeing what space is like.
Behind the Mask: The Story of ‘The Phantom of the Opera’–Incredibly interesting tale, and it’s amazing the musical got made at all. And it was really Hal Prince’s doing.
Next up: Song titles that mention articles of clothing (and let’s see if they can be 13 different ones)