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Documentaries Watch: August 25 to 31, 2013 26 Aug 2013 | 09:26 am
Three compelling biographical documentaries chronicle the lives and times of two politicians and one pimp. Additionally, a Palestinian farmer turned filmmaker chronicles his son's early childhood in ...
Review: 'Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf's' 26 Aug 2013 | 09:04 am
Scatter My Ashes at Bergdorf's enlists famous fashionistas - clothing designers and clothes horses -- to extol the treasures of New York's poshest emporium, which they elegantly and earnestly tout as ...
Review: 'Free Angela and All Political Prisoners' 19 Aug 2013 | 11:17 am
Free Angela and All Political Prisoners unreels as what filmmaker Shola Lynch refers to as 'historical verite,' or an investigation of the relatively short period of time -- approximately two years du...
Review: 'The Law In These Parts' 19 Aug 2013 | 10:46 am
The Law in These Parts is a lean and mean investigative documentary about the administration of Israeli law in occupied Palestinian territories over the last 45 years. Filmmaker Ra'anan Alexandrowicz...
Review: 'The 99ers' 19 Aug 2013 | 10:28 am
Erin Leyden's The 99ers, the latest in ESPN's Nine For IX series, tracks the talented and highly spirited United States national women's soccer team -- Mia Hamm, Julie Foudy, Brandi Chastain and mates...
Documentaries Watch: Week of August 19 to 25, 2013 19 Aug 2013 | 10:19 am
These excellent documentaries are becoming accessible for viewing during the week of August 19 to 25 via various platforms, including wide or limited theatrical release, broadcast or cable premiere, V...
'Runner' Premieres on ESPN Aug. 13, 2013 13 Aug 2013 | 03:31 pm
Tracking the career of American Olympic contender Mary Decker Slaney, Runner is the latest women-in-sports documentary to be produced under the banner of ESPN's Nine for IX series. Through in depth i...
Documentaries Watch: August 12 to 18, 2013 12 Aug 2013 | 01:35 am
During the week of August 12 to 18, several wonderful new documentaries about artists and the creative process are releasing in theaters, on DVD and VOD. Read my annotated list, and see them all.
Review: 'Cutie and The Boxer' 12 Aug 2013 | 01:27 am
Filmmaker Zachary Heinzerling's Cutie and The Boxer follows the daily routines of New York artists Ushio Shinohara and Noriko Shinohara as they work tirelessly at their individual artistic endeavors, ...
Documentaries Watch: Opening August 9, 2013 9 Aug 2013 | 08:01 pm
Documentary lovers: Head for the theater to see Off Label, for a startling expose about America's big pharma industry and medical pill pushers, and Zipper, a nostalgic ride on a Coney Island amusement...
