Reviews of documentary DVDs and Blu-ray Discs.
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Directors Seek to Demystify Urban Legend in ‘Cropsey’ 6 May, 2011
Breaking Glass Pictures on May 10 releases on DVD ($19.99) the documentary ‘Cropsey,’ the work of co-directors Joshua Zeman and Barbara Brancaccio who, decades later, felt a lack of closure about the missing children from their hometown.More>>
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SnagFilms Docs Come to Boxee 20 Apr, 2011
SnagFilms documentaries now are available on Boxee’s Internet TV platform. More>>
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'Inside Job' Producer Enjoying Film's Success 10 Mar, 2011
On March 8 when her documentary 'Inside Job' was released on DVD and Blu-ray Disc, producer Audrey Marrs heard from a friend that the film had quickly risen to the top five in Amazon.com sales.More>>
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Reliving 'Woodstock' 11 Mar, 2009
Warner Home Video will release a lavish 'Ultimate Collector’s Edition' of seminal rock concert film 'Woodstock.' The 1970 Oscar-winning documentary will be released on both standard DVD and Blu-ray Disc on June 9, just two months shy of the 40th anniversary of the Woodstock Music and Art Fair.More>>
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Nat Geo Picks up Rights to YouTube's 'Life in a Day' 26 Jan, 2011
National Geographic has picked up the distribution rights for the YouTube project “Life in a Day,” which asked people across the world to video their life on July 24, 2010.More>>
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MPI to Distribute FilmBuff Titles 14 Apr, 2010
MPI Media Group has picked up the DVD distribution rights for independent VOD and digital distributor FilmBuff, a division of Cinetic Rights Management.More>>
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Amazon’s CreateSpace to Release Religious Debate DVD 1 Oct, 2009
Amazon through its CreateSpace manufature-on-demand DVD service it will exclusively release the controversial debate <i>Collision: Christopher Hutchens vs. Pastor Douglas Williams</i>.More>>
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'Cool It' Brings Different Approach to Global Warming 4 Feb, 2011
In <i>Cool It</i>, Danish economist Bjørn Lomborg advances the notion that, while climate change is occurring, the outlook has been exaggerated through the rhetoric of some politicians and environmentalists.More>>
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Summit Acquires Documentary on ‘Twilight’ Town 11 Sep, 2009
Summit Home Entertainment has acquired the documentary <i>Twilight in Forks: The Saga of the Real Town</i>, which tells of Forks, Wash., where the <i>Twilight</i> books and films are based.More>>
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‘Plastic Planet’ Doc Incites Global Changes 18 Feb, 2011
While plastic has its pronounced advantages, Austrian filmmaker Werner Boote set out on an intercontinental quest for answers regarding the hidden dangers of the ubiquitous synthetic. The resulting 10-year adventure was recorded in <i>Plastic Planet</i>.More>>
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