Reviews on documentaries new to DVD.
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Woody Herman: Blue Flame — Portrait of a Jazz Legend (DVD Review) 19 Nov, 2012
This new Woody Herman portrait (which runs about an hour and 50 minutes) follows a template using a...More>>
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What Happened to Kerouac? (DVD Review) 18 Nov, 2012
This documentary paints an intimate portrait of American novelist and poet Jack Kerouac, the poster...More>>
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We Can’t Go Home Again (DVD Review) 14 Nov, 2012
The 1976 film was made with students and Nicholas Ray at the helm. The result is like a car crash...More>>
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Queen of Versailles, The (Blu-ray Review) 12 Nov, 2012
In most ways other than nutritional or those involving overall taste and judgment, the...More>>
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Ken Burns Turns to 'Dust' 9 Nov, 2012
Director Ken Burns' four-hour documentary 'The Dust Bowl' airs in two parts on PBS Nov. 18 and 19...More>>
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Neil Young Journeys (Blu-ray Review) 5 Nov, 2012
These are predominantly tight close-ups of a professional doing his job, which means this is a...More>>
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This Is Cinerama (Blu-ray Review) 15 Oct, 2012
For all the printer’s ink they generated from their mammoth annual box office tallies throughout...More>>
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Yoga Is: A Transformational Journey (DVD Review) 14 Oct, 2012
Yoga is much more than a fitness regimen. There’s a deep spiritual aspect to it that brings...More>>
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Pink Ribbons, Inc. (DVD Review) 23 Sep, 2012
'Pink Ribbons, Inc.' is an honest, arresting look at the cause marketing campaigns for breast...More>>
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Ballplayer: Pelotero (DVD Review) 4 Sep, 2012
The documentary, narrated by John Leguizamo and executive produced by Bobby Valentine, gives a...More>>
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Fidel (DVD Review) 3 Sep, 2012
This release, which includes a 23-minute featurette (“Cuba and Fidel”) and lots of illuminating...More>>
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Ric Burns Reflects on 'Death and the Civil War' 31 Aug, 2012
The treatment of the dead of the Civil War is explored in a two-hour segment of PBS’s “American...More>>
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Foreign Parts (DVD Review) 23 Aug, 2012
Nestled in the shadow of the New York Mets’ stadium is a desolate world where the scrapyards meet...More>>
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Marley (Blu-ray Review) 5 Aug, 2012
The documentary 'Marley' looks at the musical and cultural icon through the accounts of Bob...More>>
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Marilyn in Manhattan (Web Review) 25 Jul, 2012
Marilyn Monroe is most often thought of as a sex symbol, not a respected actress or a...More>>
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Never Stand Still: Dancing at Jacob’s Pillow (DVD Review) 15 Jul, 2012
'Never Stand Still' is a 74-minute masterpiece, part history lesson, part performance art about the...More>>
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Spurlock Turns Cameras on Comic-Con 11 Jul, 2012
For director Morgan Spurlock, the pop culture phenomenon known as San Diego Comic-Con International...More>>
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Mary Pickford: The Muse of the Movies (DVD Review) 9 Jul, 2012
The bountiful audio-track interviews of Mary Pickford partly make up for this documentary’s...More>>
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Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan’s Hope (DVD Review) 6 Jul, 2012
Morgan Spurlock’s documentary emerges as a celebration of the spirit of San Diego Comic-Con...More>>
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Jiro Dreams of Sushi (DVD Review) 23 Jun, 2012
Besides making your mouth water, this film provides a small peek into Japanese culture, the fishing...More>>
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