Reviews on documentaries new to DVD.
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Frozen Planet (Blu-ray Review) 6 Apr, 2012
The 'Planet Earth' team is back with 'Frozen Planet,' a spin-off of sorts that delves deeper into...More>>
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Being Elmo: A Puppeteer’s Journey (DVD Review) 31 Mar, 2012
For Muppets enthusiasts, 'Being Elmo' is a great peek behind the curtain of the puppet empire....More>>
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Corman’s World: Exploits of a Hollywood Rebel (Blu-ray Review) 26 Mar, 2012
Even if he were nothing more than the marketer who managed to book Ingmar Bergman’s 'Cries and...More>>
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War Room, The (Blu-ray Review) 26 Mar, 2012
The Chris Hegedus and D.A. Pennebaker look at the “new breed” strategists who got Bill Clinton...More>>
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Chasing Madoff (Blu-ray Review) 25 Mar, 2012
The film is less about Barnie Madoff’s crimes and victims and more about the fight to expose him....More>>
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Life Ascending, A (DVD Review) 22 Mar, 2012
Ruedi Beglinger was born for a life in the mountains. Following in the footsteps of his father,...More>>
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Man Nobody Knew: In Search of My Father, CIA Spymaster William Colby, The (DVD Review) 18 Mar, 2012
The film includes stunning footage, recordings and photos — all in great condition — as well as...More>>
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American Experience: Clinton (Blu-ray Review) 12 Mar, 2012
Barak Goodman’s Bill Clinton portrait is right up there with other “American Experience”...More>>
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No Subtitles Necessary: Laszlo & Vilmos (DVD Review) 12 Mar, 2012
There’s a special and very specific tale to tell in this documentary about cinematography that...More>>
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Frontline: The Interrupters (Blu-ray Review) 5 Mar, 2012
As a subdivision of the Chicago Project for Violence Prevention, the central initiative profiled...More>>
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American Experience: Billy the Kid (DVD Review) 27 Feb, 2012
I appreciated this documentary, in which even former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson throws in a...More>>
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Enemies of the People (DVD Review) 26 Feb, 2012
This film offers a fascinating study of humanity, how one man could have so many killed and how...More>>
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On the Bowery: The Films of Lionel Rogosin Vol. 1 (Blu-ray Review) 20 Feb, 2012
John Cassavetes, who mentored Martin Scorsese early in the latter’s career, regarded the late...More>>
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Woody Allen: A Documentary (DVD Review) 20 Feb, 2012
Though this is so much an authorized biography that it utilizes the same opening-credits font style...More>>
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Blank City (Blu-ray Review) 18 Feb, 2012
During the 1970s and ’80s an artistic movement known as No Wave was born in New York’s Lower...More>>
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I Ain’t Scared of You: A Tribute to Bernie Mac (DVD Review) 16 Feb, 2012
'I Ain’t Scared of You: A Tribute to Bernie Mac' is a compilation of video footage and memories...More>>
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Under the Boardwalk: The Monopoly Story (DVD Review) 13 Feb, 2012
Competitive 'Monopoly' gets its day in a portrait that’s more interesting around the edges (the...More>>
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Battlefield Detectives (DVD Review) 11 Feb, 2012
The 2003-06 History Channel series “Battlefield Detectives” sorts out fact from the legend by...More>>
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Project Nim (DVD Review) 6 Feb, 2012
James Marsh’s new documentary makes it clear that Nim Chimpsky didn’t relish his time in the...More>>
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Elephant in the Living Room, The (Blu-ray Review) 5 Feb, 2012
Director Mike Webber’s engrossing, thought-provoking and, in some cases, heart-wrenching...More>>
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