Life Itself: Ebert’s Four-Star Journey
Roger Ebert. Photo: Magnolia Pictures I first approached this film because of my interest in movies and as a fan of Roger Ebert as a film critic. Would it appeal…
Roger Ebert. Photo: Magnolia Pictures I first approached this film because of my interest in movies and as a fan of Roger Ebert as a film critic. Would it appeal…
In nine chapters, this documentary offers a chance for five Stanley Kubrick enthusiasts to present more or less imaginative interpretations of his classic horror movie The Shining (1980). Is it…
Nick Broomfield, the filmmaker who inspired Michael Moore and Morgan Spurlock, takes on former Alaska Governor and GOP vice-presidential candidate Sarah Palin, portraying one side of her by talking with…
Queen Farah and Nahid Persson Sarvestani. Photo: SVT Nahid Persson Sarvestani grew up in the town of Shiraz, Iran in the 1960s and ’70s. Life was simple, but as a…
When Swedish citizen Mehdi Ghezali was released from Guantanamo Bay, Swedish media adopted a suspicious attitude toward him. This upset filmmakers Erik Gandini and Tarik Saleh enough to go to…