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Filmmaker Alexander Jorgensen On Documentaries & 9/11 Truthers [Indie Beat Podcast]

February 16, 2020 9:35 am

Fans of Indie Beat, rejoice… we have returned. On this episode we spoke to filmmaker Alexander Jorgensen. READ MORE: The Best Documentaries Of The Decade Jorgensen, originally hailing from Canada, has m...

’16 Bars’ Trailer: Potent Music & Messages Are Caged No More In New Documentary

Andrew Hrip

October 6, 2019 3:26 pm

News, Trailers

History and/or experience proves that perception can be an asset or a detractor. It speaks to the former when a potentially perilous situation is avoided but can also lead to unwise judgments elsewhere. The wor...

‘Murder In The Front Row: The San Francisco Bay Area Thrash Metal Story’: Poseurs Take Heed & Hide, This Doc Bleeds With Pride

Alex Arabian

May 5, 2019 3:33 pm

News, Reviews

The '80s had arrived. Disco was dead, and for many, new wave synth wasn’t cutting it. People hungered for a new sound. Before hip-hop would take shape in the region, thrash metal was born in the Bay Area. If yo...

‘Hail Satan?’: This Hilarious Doc Shows Modern-Day Satanists Care More About Freedom (And Trolling) Than The Devil [Review]

Charles Barfield

April 19, 2019 3:46 pm

News, Reviews

Social media and internet ubiquity has ushered in trolls as a cornerstone of our digital lives. Racist bastards and sexist assholes, are pervasive, but there are others out there just trying to push your button...

War Doc ‘Combat Obscura’ Is An Unflinching Microcosm Of War In Afghanistan

Gary Garrison

March 16, 2019 11:44 am

News, Reviews

War is "boredom punctuated by moments of terror," as the old adage goes. Boredom, however, has never made for a good film, which has led to a cinematic century of war presented as an exciting, if horrifying end...

‘Shooting The Mafia’: A Photographer Takes On The Sicilian Mob [Sundance Review]

Ted Pillow

January 27, 2019 9:00 am

Festivals, News, Reviews

“Shooting the Mafia” is the latest in a career’s worth of socially conscious, politically charged documentaries from director Kim Longinotto. Having previously explored issues ranging from sex trafficking (“Dre...

The 20 Best Documentaries Of 2018

Jessica Kiang

December 28, 2018 12:19 pm

Features, News

In what has become a rewarding Christmas tradition, the last couple of weeks have been spent, in between shopping, cooking, arguing, eating, boozing and crying jags, catching up on some of the non-fiction relea...

Rare 1-Hour Japanese Documentary Goes Behind-The-Scenes With Steven Spielberg

Samantha Vacca

August 12, 2016 4:43 pm

News

Throughout his four decade career, Steven Spielberg has delivered a wide range of emotions to audiences; he's made us cry; he's made us laugh; he's created archetypal characters, scenes, and films that changed ...

80-Minute ‘Final Cut: The Making And Unmaking of Heaven’s Gate’ Explores Michael Cimino’s Misunderstood Masterpiece

Charles Barfield

July 5, 2016 10:57 am

News

With the news of Michael Cimino’s passing, many people are going to revisit the award-winning director’s films. Best known for directing the classic “The Deer Hunter,” Michael Cimino also is responsible for one...

‘Tickled’ Is A Profoundly Strange, Absurd & Disturbing Documentary [Review]

Katie Walsh

June 17, 2016 3:32 pm

Reviews

The profoundly strange, shocking, and absurd documentary “Tickled” is one of those once-in-a-lifetime docs where a story lands in the lap of someone who is smart enough to pick up the thread and start to unrave...

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