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Archive for the ‘Documentary’ Category

November 13th, 2008

Michael Moore Takes on Economy - Not Exactly a News Flash

Maybe Michael Moore should team up with Roland Emmerich for a “2012″ companion movie. Word is that Moore’s follow-up to “Fahrenheit 9/11″ was originally supposed to focus on foreign policy. But since the economy’s nose-dive in recent months, he’s decided to focus on that instead.
The still-untitled project is said to contain an end-of-the-empire […]

By Jane Boursaw -- 0 comments

November 12th, 2008

Jerry Garcia Gets a Biopic!

Really, it’s amazing that it’s taken so long for this movie to get made, isn’t it? A biopic on Jerry Garcia is in the works, based on Robert Greenfield’s book “Dark Star.”
The movie will focus on Garcia’s early life in the Bay Area before he joined the band that would become “The Grateful Dead. […]

By Jane Boursaw -- 0 comments

November 9th, 2008

Kirsten Dunst in for Voting Documentary

Maybe Kirsten Dunst needs a serious project to help balance out “Spider-Man” 4 and 5. She’s making a documentary about how the nation votes, working with filmmaker Jacob Soboroff on the project.
Both Dunst and Soboroff are directing and producing the film, which explores why American voter participation lags behind turnout in other countries. Soboroff […]

By Jane Boursaw -- 0 comments

November 2nd, 2008

"Witch Hunt" Eyes Cable and Theatrical Release

MSNBC Films, a feature banner of the cable network, is deciding what to do with its documentary, “Witch Hunt.”
It seems like there’s a lot of crossover among cable/DVD/theatrical releases these days. Films that could easily be theatrical releases, such as HBO’s “John Adams,” are playing on TV. And some films are released simultaneously […]

By Jane Boursaw -- 0 comments

October 15th, 2008

"War/Dance" Review - Blog Action Day 2008

In honor of Blog Action Day, which is focusing on poverty this year, I’m reviewing “War/Dance,” a thoughtful, heartbreaking, and inspiring film. It made the film festival circuit last year, had a limited theatrical release on Nov. 9, 2007, and hit DVD shelves on April 15, 2008.
The documentary follows several children who’ve been […]

By Jane Boursaw -- 7 comments

October 4th, 2008

Controversy Surrounds Michael Moore - Really?

Several web sites linking to Michael Moore’s freebie film Slacker Uprising have received cease-and-desist letters demanding removal of the links.
What? That makes no sense whatsoever. I’m sure he wants publicity for the film, which he released online in September as a free gift to his fans in the U.S. and Canada. He […]

By Jane Boursaw -- 0 comments

September 17th, 2008

New on DVD: Sept. 16, 2008

Speed Racer (Widescreen Edition). Emile Hirsch plays Speed Racer, the younger brother of deceased racing legend Rex (Scott Porter), and son of car designer Pops (John Goodman). A candy-colored thrill ride. [Gecko Review] [Official Site]
Made of Honor. Patrick Dempsey plays Tom, a serial dater with a girlfriend in every zip code of New York. […]

By Jane Boursaw -- 0 comments

September 9th, 2008

Dream Team on Allen Ginsberg Biopic

David Strathairn, Alan Alda, Jeff Daniels, Mary-Louise Parker, Paul Rudd, and as of today’s announcement, James Franco are attached to the Allen Ginsberg biopic “Howl.” I wonder if Franco’s turn as a pothead in Pineapple Express had anything to do with it.
Is that a dream team or what? The 1950’s era film will […]

By Jane Boursaw -- 0 comments

September 8th, 2008

New on DVD: Sept. 9, 2008

Baby Mama. Kate (Tina Fey) is a single, successful career woman who wants something more: a baby. But she gets more than she bargained for when she hires Angie (Amy Poehler), a free spirit from South Philly, to be her surrogate in a hysterical mama match-up. Gecko Review. Buy It.
The Forbidden Kingdom. Jet […]

By Jane Boursaw -- 0 comments

September 7th, 2008

DVD Giveaway: "The Presidents" from PBS Home Video

One of the coolest political DVD sets to come out recently is The Presidents from PBS Home Video, which retails for anywhere from $110 on up. I’m offering it to the winner of this contest, Day 7 in Jane’s September Contest Slam. Is this the coolest contest slam on the Internet or what?!
“The […]

By Jane Boursaw -- 331 comments