It’s been a banner year for Formula 1 racing at the movies; Ron Howard’s “Rush” was an adrenaline fueled thrill ride about the rivalry between Niki Lauda and James Hunt during the 1976 season. Five years before the real Lauda and Hunt were battling f …Read more
A talking head can be a boring thing. Documentary directors will usually break up their interview segments with archival or new footage, because they know that an audience doesn’t want to sit and look at the same face for 90 minutes. Without those br …Read more
The New York Police Department of the 1970s was well documented as a corrupt force. Films like “Serpico” have already brought attention to some brave officers who swam against the tide of their crooked brethren, but a new name has emerged at this yea …Read more
“Web” will make its world premiere at DOC NYC this Saturday at the IFC Center. Four years in the making, “Web” is a firsthand look at the effects of the One Laptop per Child program on the citizens of underdeveloped areas of Peru. The goal of One Lap …Read more
Living in the most connected country in the world, it’s easy for Americans to forget that portions of this planet are still living without the most basic technological advances. When President Bill Clinton spoke at his college graduation about interd …Read more
When you think of the greatest entertainment cities of the country, you likely think of New York City or Las Vegas, but lying between those East and West Coast havens is the neon-lit entertainment strip of Branson, Missouri. This piece of America’s h …Read more
The controversial French film “Blue Is The Warmest Color” has been making headlines since it premiered at the Cannes Film Festival earlier this year. Centering on a high school girl on a journey of self discovery, the film features multiple scenes of …Read more
The feminist movement is stronger now more than ever thanks to the global connectedness provided by the internet. Many more voices now have a forum to share stories and hopefully effect change on a world that for some reason still treats women as sec …Read more
Imagine a movie that combines the warm, musical charm of “Once”, the soul-crushing realism of “Blue Valentine”, and children with cancer. If you read that and thought “yes, that’s something I’d like to watch”, then you’ll adore “The Broken Circle Bre …Read more
New York’s Documentary Festival, or DOC NYC, opens to the public on November 14 at the SVA Theater. The night shall be one to remember for documentary fans, as Academy Award-winning filmmaker Errol Morris will be on hand to discuss his new movie, “Th …Read more
