Tag Archives: Documentary

Kodachrome 2010: A short documentary about the Kodak film

Posted on 02/08/2012 by Zed

To celebrate its 75th year, Xander Robin made a short doc about Kodachrome film. Here’s a look at the first color film and the last lab–Dwayne’s Photo in Parsons, Kansas, that processed it. Source: petapixel.

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Room 237: A documentary about The Shining

Posted on 01/24/2012 by Zed

Rodney Ascher’s Room 237 is a documentary which explores various theories about Stanley Kubrick’s The Shining and its many hidden meanings and metaphors. Through interviews with fans and various scholars, Room 237 delves deeper into a closer reading of Kubrick’s magnificent horror … Continue reading →

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Academy overhauls documentary rules for Oscars

Posted on 01/09/2012 by Zed

This week the Academy of Motion Picture Arts And Sciences will announce new rules that govern the documentaries eligible for the Best Feature Documentary Oscar competition. The last few years the documentary nominations have been inundated with works made to run only on … Continue reading →

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The Rep: A documentary about repertory cinema

Posted on 11/30/2011 by Zed

Morgan White’s documentary The Rep–which looks at the culture of repertory cinemas, follows the first year of business for Alex, Charlie, and Nigel as they try to make their theatre, The Toronto Underground Cinema, a success in the dying world of … Continue reading →

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Oscar 2012 Documentary Semi-Finalists Announced

Posted on 11/21/2011 by Zed

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced the 15 semi-finalists for the 2012 Best Documentary Feature Academy Award. One hundred twenty-four pictures had originally qualified in the category. Documentary Branch members will now select the five nominees … Continue reading →

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Pianomania: A documentary to see

Posted on 11/07/2011 by Zed

“Pianomania” is a documentary about one man– Stefan Knüpfer, the chief technician and tuner at Steinway & Sons in Austria. Filmmakers Robert Cibis and Lilian Franck spent a few years traveling with Knüpfer as he worked with world-class pianists to make sure their … Continue reading →

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This Space Available: A Documentary

Posted on 11/01/2011 by Zed

“This Space Available” is a documentary about the grassroots movement against outdoor advertising. The world around us is full of ads. We are not even conscious of them; billboards, bus stops, cafes and many public spaces are full of them. … Continue reading →

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“People vs George Lucas”: A must-see documentary

Posted on 10/25/2011 by Zed

At what point does a piece of work by a filmmaker belong to the culture? Few creative endeavors have a place in our modern culture as the Star Wars saga. One would think that George Lucas–the creative genius behind the … Continue reading →

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“The Typewriter (In the 21st Century)”: A documentary

Posted on 10/20/2011 by Zed

As a teen I had started a weekly “newspaper” on my father’s Remington portable typewriter. In 1983, when I started my first year in college, I went and bought a used typewriter for $65 in the town of Northampton, Mass. … Continue reading →

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“Press Pause Play” a documentary about modern creativity

Posted on 10/14/2011 by Zed

We are living in an amazing time. The digital revolution is moving through global cultures like a juggernaut. New tools and new mediums have allowed new forms of creativity for many people, who previously had no access to such mass … Continue reading →

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