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Movie Review: ‘Free Trip To Egypt’
'Free Trip To Egypt' is a wonderful movie about a brave experiment in overcoming people's pre-conceptions and prejudices to help find common ground.
Read More »NAB 2019: The Making of ‘Apollo 11’
Rarely does a documentary film not only relate past events, but along the way preserve the culture and set new standards for future filmmaking: Apollo 11, currently in theaters, does just that. At the 2019 NAB Show, the National Association of Broadcasters industry meetup in Las Vegas, April 5-11, filmmaker …
Read More »SXSW 2019 Documentary Review: ‘Autonomy’: Self-Driving Cars: Can You Sleep at the Wheel?
If people stopped owning cars, what would our cities, currently configured with huge parking structures and optimized for rush hour traffic, evolve into?
Read More »SXSW 2019 Film Review: Two with Twang – ‘The Journey of Johnny Cash’ and ‘Bluebird’
Before seeing these films, I thought I knew all about Johnny Cash. I was wrong. And, I knew nothing about the music at Bluebird Cafe, and that made me sad.
Read More »SXSW World Premiere Documentary: ‘Any One of Us’
Fernando Villena's new documentary provides an unflinching look at people who have suffered traumatic spinal cord injuries and how their lives have changed.
Read More »SXSW 2019 World Premiere: ‘Stuffed’
Director Erin Derham’s documentary Stuffed in its World Premiere at SXSW 2019 is a fascinating eye-opener about the preservation and celebration of animals and birds in a most unique way, through taxidermy. Through interview clips of artists who have perfected the science of taxidermy and elevated it into a gorgeous …
Read More »SXSW 2019 Border Wall Documentary Premiere: ‘The River and the Wall,’ Winner of Lewis Black ‘Lone Star’ Award
Ben Masters' film 'The River and the Wall' is a must-see documentary exploring the land, ecosystems, and people who are and will be affected by Trump's border wall.
Read More »SXSW World Premiere Film: ‘Stuffed,’ A Taxidermy Documentary
Erin Derham's eye-opening documentary explores the world of taxidermy, revealing the art and beauty of this misunderstood practice.
Read More »SXSW 2019 Film Premiere, ‘Raise Hell: The Life & Times of Molly Ivins’ with Rachel Maddow, Dan Rather
Viewing this documentary you will get better acquainted with Molly Ivins, the six-foot-tall, hard-drinking, wisecracking, strong-willed friend of Texas Governor Ann Richards. You'll wish you had known her personally.
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