Checked out the new documentary Won’t You Be My Neighbor. This is the film about Fred Rogers… aka Mr. Rogers… and his show. It’s got a terrific trailer that risks making you tear up… now imagine the whole movie. Wow. … Continue reading
Watched a new HBO sports documentary (in association with the WWE) Andre the Giant. This is, surprisingly, a documentary about Andre the Giant!! Who knew! I’m not a fan of pro wrestling but I do acknowledge the guys who do … Continue reading
Rented – though I suspect after that I had access to it free – the documentary We Brought Back MST3K. A doc about the Kickstarted Mystery Science Theater 3000 reboot that landed on Netflix after crushing the campaign goals. I … Continue reading
I inexplicably watched the typewriter documentary California Typewriter. Yes, that’s a documentary about typewriters and the people who love them. You’d think this would be deadly boring but the movie actually makes a convincing argument that typewriters are interesting, maybe … Continue reading
And, finally, watched the HBO documentary Spielberg, about (shocking, I know) Stephen Spielberg. It’s an adoring documentary with only a few negatives to say about the man and his movies. It’s also very long (2 1/2 hours) and covers a … Continue reading
Also rented on iTunes (apparently available on YouTubeRed) a documentary called Kedi… it’s about cats… street cats… and the people who take care of them… in Istanbul. Seventy minutes of cute cats living on the streets of an ancient city, … Continue reading
Checked out a documentary on iTunes/Apple TV called 78/52: Hitchcock’s Shower Scene which is about the shower scene in Psycho. 90 minutes worth. You know if you are interested in behind-the-scenes and making-ofs if you can sit through this! … Continue reading
The documentary film “24×36: A Movie about Movie Posters” is, indeed, a movie about movie posters. When I saw this on iTunes I said to myself, “Self, can they possibly make an entire 72 minute documentary about movie posters?” so … Continue reading
Netflix put up a new “show” this weekend – really three hour-long documentaries called Five Came Back. It’s about five Hollywood directors who joined the armed forces during WW2 – primarily to make films for the government (don’t call it … Continue reading
Caught up on the new HBO film Bright Lights which is a pre-death documentary about the close relationship between Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds. It was finished last year and includes a lot of interviews and footage of the two … Continue reading