ESPN Films’ Nine for IX Coming to DVD in October
ESPN Films’ award-winning “30 for 30” documentary series has become a staple in many sports and documentary fans’ DVD collections. I’m sure that those who loved that series were completely…
Smash and Grab: The Story of the Pink Panthers Movie Review
Title: Smash & Grab: The Story of the Pink Panthers Director: Havana Marking A delightful documentary that dances along the edge between intellectual think-piece and ring-a-ding, “Ocean’s”-style criminal lifestyle celebration,…
Spark: A Burning Man Story Movie Review
Title: Spark: A Burning Man Story Directors: Steve Brown, Jessie Deeter Burning Man, an annual week-long event held in the Black Rock Desert of northern Nevada, would seem to be…
The United States of Autism Movie Review
Title: The United States of Autism Director: Richard Everts A unique road trip documentary that attempts to throw a spotlight on the broad range of autistic spectrum disorder, “The United…
Cutie and the Boxer Movie Review 2
Title: Cutie and the Boxer Director: Zachary Heinzerling Winner of the director’s prize in the U.S. documentary competition at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, Zachary Heinzerling’s “Cutie and the Boxer”…
When Comedy Went to School Movie Review
Title: When Comedy Went to School Directors: Ron Frank, Mevlut Akkaya A grand-scale survey of Jewish humor from the middle portion of the 20th century, shambling documentary “When Comedy Went…
Boom Varietal: The Rise of Argentine Malbec Movie Review
Title: Boom Varietal: The Rise of Argentine Malbec Directed by: Sky Pinnick Running time: 72 minutes, Unrated Special Features: Behind the scenes, Music Video: Sounds of Nuthin; Filmmaker Biography; Documentary…
Off Label Movie Review
Title: Off Label Directors: Michael Palmieri, Donal Mosher Acute moments of heartbreak punctuate the new documentary “Off Label,” a collage-type snapshot of runaway pharma-culture which otherwise struggles to find a…
Casting By Movie Review
Title: Casting By Director: Tom Donahue If the explosion in the coverage of celebrities’ lives has given rise to literally hundreds of websites and magazines, it’s done little to illuminate…