I enjoyed it until Ray Charles started bitching about Elvis. So many falsehoods went unchallenged by the filmmakers and help perpetuate a distorted version of history. Disappointing.
I saw the Hellstorm Chronicles. I first saw it close to 50 years ago. It's a mockumentary rather than a documentary, though the information about the insects was researched and correct and the footage was outstanding.
The Orange Years: The Nickelodeon Story (2018) - IMDb It was OK, sort of hagiography. I was a little too old for this channel, only vaguely remember some stuff.
Three Identical Strangers. I like documentaries that start out with feel good stories because I know they're going to take a dark turn. A similar one is My Kid Could Paint That.
My father took me to Horn and Hardart all the time when I was a kid, there were a lot of them in Manhattan.
For some reason I never knew about this, well maybe forgot...not exactly a feel good flick but quite powerful.
I watched a Lovecraft Doc, Fear of the Unknown, that was over long at almost 90 mins. it was one of those types that was full of too frequent insertions of talking heads, popular directors and writers, that did little to illuminate or inform and padded the running length. other than that it was pretty good for someone that has a shaky knowledge of H.P.Lovecraft's history and work or just likes his stuff.
Just last night for Father's Day we watched a film called The Other F Word, a documentary about various Punk rock musicians who have become fathers. After having rejected authority their entire lives, finding themselves having to become the authority figure.
We were able to see this one in the theater. Kansas City's Glenwood Arts showed it for a week. As always, Mel Brooks is a complete mench, going out of his way to give the first time filmmaker not just a great interview, but a whole bunch of really excellent advice about promoting a film, and even writing a theme song!
The Pixar Story. Am off to see this one next: "By introducing philosophical debates into the classroom, teacher Kevin McArevey encourages a generation of marginalised, working-class boys to express themselves and their emotions and hope for a better future..."
Pretty short to be actual documentaries I suppose, but two episodes of "Rock Legends": Chuck Berry and Ray Charles. 1/2 hour each, less that that if you take out commercials...
agree with all you say Chris. we saw this recently at a fundraiser for a local Jewish community center. went right out and pre-ordered the dvd.
