Documentary movies

Sympathy for the Devil (1968)

Tuesday, March 9th, 2010
Genres: Documentary | Music
Countries: UK
Actors: Lynch, Sean | Jagger, Mick | Jones, Brian | Richards, Keith | Watts, Charlie | Wyman, Bill | Wiazemsky, Anne | Quarrier, Iain | Dymon, Frankie | Daniels, Danny | Pedro, Illario | Stewart, Roy | Spencer, Linbert | Ansah, Tommy | McKay, Michael
Directors: Godard, Jean-Luc
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In the 60’s, having as the background the rehearsal and recording of “Sympathy for the Devil” in the classic album “Beggar’s Banquet” by the revolutionary bad boy Rolling Stones – Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Charlie Watts, Bill Wyman and Brian Jones – plus Marianne Faithful, Godard discloses other contemporary revolutionary and ideological movements – the Black Power through the Black Panthers, the feminism, the communism, the fascism – entwined with the reading of a cheap pulp political novel divided in the chapters: “The Stones Rolling; “Outside Black Novel”; “Sight and Sound”; “All About Eve”; “The Heart of Occident”; “Inside Black Syntax”; and, “Under the Stones the Beach”.

Dogtown and Z-Boys (2001)

Tuesday, March 9th, 2010
Genres: Documentary | Sport
Countries: USA
Actors: Penn, Sean | Adams, Jay | Alva, Tony | Ament, Jeff | Biniak, Bob | Caballero, Steve | Constantineau, Paul | Cullen, 'Baby' Paul | Engblom, Skip | Freidman, Steve | Friedkin, Tony | Friedman, Glen E. | Grimes, Marty | Hackett, David | Hawk, Tony
Directors: Peralta, Stacy
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In the mid-70s, surfers from Venice-Santa Monica who hung out at the Zephyr Surf Shop would skateboard when the surf was quiet. Over the course of a few heady years, riding on polyurethane wheels and copying the surfing moves of Larry Bertleman, the Z-Boys invent and polish their style on a hilly street near the shop, on the asphalt slopes ringing school playgrounds, and then in swimming pools empty during California’s drought. The Z-Boys astound upright skateboarders at the 1975 championship in Del Mar. Within a year, the team splinters as some players join better financed pro teams. The film ends with profiles of the stars, Jay Adams, Stacy Peralta, and Tony Alva.

Dinosaurs Alive (2007)

Tuesday, March 9th, 2010
Genres: Documentary | Short
Countries: USA
Actors: Douglas, Michael
Directors: Clark, David
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Join the world’s preeminent paleontologists in this eye-popping adventure as they uncover some of history’s most astonishing dinosaur finds. Travel across the exotic dunes of the Gobi Desert and along the sandstone buttes of New Mexico as scientists make brand-new discoveries about dinosaur behavior, their environments and find what could be the oldest dinosaur ever unearthed in North America. With stunningly realistic and scientifically accurate CGI, you’ll see these amazing creatures come alive… in a big way! Narrated by Michael Douglas

Collapse (2009)

Tuesday, March 9th, 2010
Genres: Documentary
Countries: USA
Actors: Ruppert, Michael
Directors: Smith, Chris
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A documentary on Michael Ruppert, a police officer turned independent reporter who predicted the current financial crisis in his self-published newsletter, From the Wilderness.

Soul Power (2008)

Tuesday, March 9th, 2010
Genres: Documentary | Music
Countries: USA
Actors: Ali, Muhammad | Brown, James | King, B.B. | King, Don | Spinners, The | Withers, Bill | Cruz, Celia | Makeba, Miriam
Directors: Levy-Hinte, Jeffrey
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A documentary on the legendary soul music concert staged in Kinshasa, Zaire in 1974.

Uncovered: The Whole Truth About the Iraq War (2003)

Thursday, March 4th, 2010
Genres: Documentary | War
Countries: USA
Actors: Albright, David | Baer, Robert | Bearden, Milton | Beers, Rand | Christison, Bill | Corn, David | Coyle, Philip | Dean, John | Eddington, Patrick | Freeman, Chas | Fuller, Graham | Goodman, Mel | Kiesling, John Brady | Lang, Patrick | MacMichael, David
Directors: Greenwald, Robert
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An impressive roster of experts is assembled to provide a generally withering commentary on the quality of evidence and possible motivations of the Neo-conservatives who provided the momentum and muscle behind America’s venture into preemptive war. Among them are veteran CIA analysts and operatives, military officers, diplomats, politicians, arms inspectors, and U.S. and British government officials. The fig leaf of the possibility of an honest mistake on the matter of WMDs is stripped away; what is left is the stark and disturbing anatomy of deliberate deceit.

The Butch Factor (2009)

Wednesday, March 3rd, 2010
Genres: Documentary
Countries: USA
Actors: Calvarese, Vincent | Lit, Harry | Nardi, Peter | Yoelin, Bil
Directors: Hines, Christopher
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From the Castro culture of the 1970s to today s Bears and gym rats, this fascinating investigation of gay men and sexuality blows the lid off old stereotypes and showcases a battalion of interviewees including muscle men, rodeo riders, rugby players and cops. The men speak candidly on topics from homophobia to metrosexuality to embracing effeminacy as they reveal what it means to be a gay man in America today.

Dreams with Sharp Teeth (2008)

Saturday, February 27th, 2010
Genres: Biography | Documentary
Countries: USA
Actors: Ellison, Harlan | Williams, Robin | Gaiman, Neil | David, Peter | Moore, Ronald D. | Olson, Josh | Snyder, Tom
Directors: Nelson, Erik
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A documentary on speculative fiction writer and essayist Harlan Ellison.

Classic Albums: Bob Marley & the Wailers – Catch a Fire (1999)

Friday, February 26th, 2010
Genres: Documentary | Music
Countries: Netherlands | UK | USA
Actors: Blackwell, Chris | Bundrick, John | Marley, Bob | Tosh, Peter | Wailer, Bunny | Marley, Rita
Directors: Marre, Jeremy
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In the late ’60s, the notion that reggae would become more than just a novelty act would have been laughed at. To break into the mainstream, the movement needed a powerful voice of prophetic proportions. This voice emerged from the collective work of three pioneering friends from Jamaica, Peter Tosh, Bunny Wailer, and Robert Nesta Marley, who sought to bring about an ideological revolution through deeply meditative, hypnotic, and spiritual music. Catch a Fire was the Wailers’ and reggae’s introduction to the world and turned Bob Marley into a mega-icon of enormous proportions. It was the first album to remain true to the traditions of reggae music while having enough elements that were accessible to popular culture.

This documentary, Bob Marley and the Wailers: Catch a Fire, returns to Dynamic Studios in Kingston, Jamaica, shedding light on the development of the album, the thought process of Bob, Peter, and Bunny, and the importance of the music on a song-by-song basis. The story of Catch a Fire is presented through interviews with the band members, studio musicians, and former head of Island Records Chris Blackwell. Throughout are raw studio rehearsal footage, BBC TV footage, and home movies that include performances of “Concrete Jungle,” “Slave Driver,” “Stir It Up,” and “Stop That Train.” The documentary wraps up with rare black-and-white footage of the Wailers’ tour in Edmonton, London, in 1973 with an electrifying performance of the Burnin’ song “Get Up, Stand Up.”

Feet of Flames (1998)

Thursday, February 25th, 2010
Genres: Documentary | Music
Countries: UK
Actors: Flynn, Bernadette | Nolan, Daire | McKenna, Leigh Anne | Norris, Gillian | Egan, Helen | Buckley, Anne | Hendry, Kelly | Nesbitt, Máiréad | Smyth, Cora
Directors: Flatley, Michael
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This release captures a 1998 concert from Irish dancer Michael Flatley, the man who broke from the troupe Riverdance to have his own solo career. Hinting that it may be his last live performance, Flatley is cheered on by an enthusiastic London crowd.