Tag: Documentaries
The disabled hope their Oscar moment can become a movement
LOS ANGELES — Right down to its production design, the Oscars have not always felt like the most welcoming place for the disabled.
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Review: An intimate, wordless portrait of a pig in ‘Gunda’
The barnyard setting of “Gunda” could hardly be more familiar, but in Russian director Victor Kossakovsky's documentary, a pigsty is rendered an almost...
The gonzo art of writing for ‘Borat Subsequent Moviefilm’
NEW YORK — Screenplay writing, usually a fairly solitary, uneventful process, is more of a full-contact sport for a movie like “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm.”
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Helen Mirren finds bright side during the pandemic
LONDON — Helen Mirren has been finding the bright side of the pandemic.
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New film follows 2 zombie moviemakers with Down syndrome
Two best friends with Down syndrome who caused a sensation four years ago when they created their own gory zombie movie are back, this...
Vast archives at JFK Library help bring ‘Hemingway’ to life
BOSTON — A new Ken Burns documentary on Ernest Hemingway — powered by vast but little-known archives kept at the John F. Kennedy Presidential...
Bend’s last Blockbuster even more popular after Netflix show
BEND, Ore. — The Blockbuster video rental store in Bend, Oregon soared to international fame when it became the last such franchise on Earth...
Loyola’s Williamson bridges past, present in ’63 team film
CHICAGO — From a makeshift recording booth in a closet in his room, surrounded by hanging shirts and Nike boxes stacked high on a...
Twyla Tharp, nearing 80, isn’t slowing down. Next question?
NEW YORK — The new PBS documentary on dancer-choreographer Twyla Tharp is called “Twyla Moves.” In retrospect, that sounds a bit weak.
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‘Borat,’ ‘Promising Young Woman’ win at Writers Guild Awards
NEW YORK — Sacha Baron Cohen's “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm” was partly improvised and scripted by nine writers, but it still walked away Sunday night...
