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LA’s First Couple of Helicopter Reporting is Revisited with Whirlybird
In addition to the Simpson footage, these pioneers of helicopter reporting, Zoey Tur, (known then as Bob) nabbed numerous monumental moments in L.A. history, including the 1992 riots. This intense…
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Sesame Workshop and HBO Create Mental Wellness Doc Through Our Eyes for All
The families spotlighted are the exceptional few who've have learned to straddle that line with an expert's eye. Kudos to them all and to the Sesame Workshop in creating a…
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Ronan Farrow’s Catch and Kill Podcast Blows Lid off Weinstein Allegations
The whole thing feels like a film noir doc where your stomach stays in knots and one's insatiable curiosity is continuously kept on the line from one episode to the…
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The Loneliest Whale Sings His Way into Hearts of Millions
Directed by Joshua Zeman and beautifully captured cinematically by Nelson Hume and Alan Jacobsen, The Loneliest Whale: The Search for 52 delves into the psyche of this misunderstood creature and…
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Coming Attractions, Documentary Film Review, entertainment, Film Festivals, Film Reviews, Sundance Film Festival
Archival Black Joy and Blood Memories Eloquently Captured Life of AILEY
A student of Martha Graham, his mother was the center of his world as he searched truth to movement. Never knowing or seeing his father, Alvin often struggled with his…
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Anthony Bourdain was a True Roadrunner Struggling in Life and Love
Anthony Bourdain was a handsome, acerbic, chain smoking, culinary genius who simply loved food from all over the world. His book and wildly successful show Kitchen Confidential made him a…
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Queen of Flash and Trash Jackie Collins was a True Lady Boss
Directed by Laura Fairrie, Lady Boss: The Jackie Collins Story breaks down the facade of a woman who was bigger than life in persona, as well as, thorugh her racy,…
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9-11: One Day In America Honors First Responders and Survivors
Seeing those planes hit the twin towers didn't feel real. It felt like watching a really intense action movie. But, it wasn't a film...it was a horrific, cowardly act that…
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Coming Attractions, Documentary Film Review, entertainment, Film Festivals, Film Reviews, Sundance Film Festival
Mavis, Mahalia, Afro Sheen Hit Harlem for a Summer of Soul
Many of the festival attendees gleefully shared their experiences about how they came to attend the festival, performers like The Fifth Dimension shared their excitement at having the opportunity to…
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The One and Only Dick Gregory is Necessary Right Now
Moments like seeing a photo of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. laugh at Gregory, that pivotal moment where his activism stepped up after Medgar Evers was slain and watching him…
