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04.03.13Tragically Underrated: Peter Kuran’s ‘Trinity and Beyond: The Atomic Bomb Movie’Film fans might recognize the name Peter Kuran thanks to his visual effects work on blockbusters like Star Wars, Robocop, and Drop Dead Fred. What some might not realize is he actually helmed a series of documentary films in the 90's focusing on the history of nuclear weapons testing throughout the 40's and 50's. The first of his trilogy, 'Trinity and Beyond: The Atomic Bomb Movie' was released in 1995 and had a huge impact on me. I remember seeing it multiple times on PBS (I think?), and was completely astonished by the ambitiously cinematic presentation and Kuran's operatic use ...
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03.22.13‘102 Minutes That Changed America': One of the Most Underrated Docs Ever?If you haven't seen the History Channel's '102 Minutes That Changed America', set some time aside and be sure to check this thing out. I know the promise of a 9/11 made for TV documentary isn't the most enticing, but directors Nicole Rittenmeyer and Seth Skundrick (and producers Jon Siskel and Greg Jacobs) make use of an ingeniously simple approach to overcome the challenges of reframing a historical event that's been repeated by the news media ad nauseam. The film combines multiple sources (16mm film footage, amateur home video, news) and edits them into an almost real-time replay of the terrorist ...
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03.05.13The History Channel’s ‘WWII From Space’ Looks at War From an Interesting Perspective'WWII From Space' hits blu ray on May 7th.
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01.16.12Watch it For Free: DA Pennebaker and Chris Hegedus’ ‘Delorean’An awesome look at the prototyping, production and testing of John Delorean's infamous stainless steel car from the future!
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01.02.11Watch It For Free: High on Crack Street: Lost Lives in LowellIf any of you caught David O. Russell's awesome boxing film The Fighter this past month, you probably left the theatre as curious as I was about the HBO documentary crew that played such a big role in the movie. Dickie Edlund (played by Christian Bale) was one of three featured subjects in the 1995 made for television documentary film High on Crack Street: Lost Lives in Lowell. Guess what it's about? I'll tell you: crack addicts. This film came out in a time when HBO was known for their edgy non-fiction programming (most of which were under the subtitle ...
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11.25.10The Documentary Blog Recommends: AFOL A BlocumentaryWho didn't love Lego as a kid? I loved it even back before all of the franchise tie-ins (Star Wars, Harry Potter, Spider-Man). I have to say it isn't surprising to discover that a group of dedicated adult Lego fans have created their own society of builders called AFOL (Adult Fans of Lego) It's even less surprising that there's a documentary about them! AFOL A Blocumentary is a short film directed by Jess Gibson which examines the 'love for the brick', highlighting the passion and creativity behind one of the world's most open-ended and expressive toy products. As with ...
