Tag: Documentaries
100 Must See Documentary Films – File Seven
“I’ve been encouraging documentary filmmakers to use more and more humor, and they’re loath to do that because they think if it’s a documentary it…
100 Must See Documentary Films – File Six
“When you’re shooting a feature that costs $200,000 a day with a crew of 250, you don’t want accidents; you want to know exactly what’s…
100 Must See Documentary Films – File Five
“I try to learn from both, from features and documentaries. In both cases you have to find a way to make the camera as discreet…
100 Must See Documentary Films – File Four
“I like the idea of the documentary as a portrait. There’s not a chronological beginning, middle, and end structure. You build something in the editing…
100 Must See Documentary Films – File Three
“You kind of form a bond with your subjects, in a way. You’re in it together. To a degree that people don’t realize, documentary films…
Filmotomy Podcast Episode 23:
Welcome to episode 23. In this episode, Bee hosts Rob, Jonathan, and Al as we discuss the results of her Twitter poll questions about films…
100 Must See Documentary Films – File Two
“If you want to tell the untold stories, if you want to give voice to the voiceless, you’ve got to find a language. Which goes…
100 Must See Documentary Films – File One
“My hat’s off to documentary filmmakers. I don’t know if I’m ever going back to it. You’re treated like a second-class citizen at most film…
Documentary Review – SHOT! The Psycho-Spiritual Mantra of Rock
With a name like Mick Rock, you would have been more surprised if he hadn’t pursued a life of Rock N’ Roll. SHOT! Is an odyssey…
Documentary Review – David Lynch: The Art Life
David Lynch is a larger than life film director and artist who has over the years brought us such surreal delights as Eraserhead (1977), Twin Peaks…
Documentary Review – The Karma Killings
India and the rest of the world were left shaken in 2006, when a pair of serial killers were caught after killing 19 children, what made…
Documentary Review – Mommy Dead and Dearest
A mother is supposed to take care of their child through any sickness, and on the surface this seemed to be the case with mother Dee…
Documentary Review – Dawson City: Frozen Time
There’s a high chance that you haven’t heard of Dawson City, a small town in Yukon, Canada, with a population of 1,375, but for a brief…
Review – 78/52: Hitchcock’s Shower Scene
Psycho (1960) was revolutionary, it’s hard to fathom just how one film managed to change to entire direction of cinema, striking fear into the hearts of…