The first ten to fifteen minutes of the film look and feel like a national geographic film on parrots. But as the film progresses, it becomes much more. It’s about freedom — both for the birds and for Mark Bittner, the man who takes care of the birds. It’s also about social status — both in the animal kingdom and in our own world.
I’m not particularly a fan of Mike Tyson or of boxing, but there was a lot to like about this film. I can’t remember seeing any other film with a similar format. It’s basically an autobiography on film. If the director wanted to, he could probably take the transcripts as is and publish a book called Tyson. He wouldn’t even have to record an audio version. All he would have to do is take the recordings from the film.
I added this documentary to my queue based solely on the brief synopsis I read online, which basically said that it was about the auditioning process for a revival of the musical A Chorus Line. I haven’t seen the play or the movie version, but I thought it sounded like an interesting premise. Sort of a Dancing With The Stars meets American Idol. The film, however, is about much more than just the auditioning process. It’s also about the creative forces behind the original A Chorus Line and the genesis behind its creation.
Review of I Am Trying To Break Your Heart directed by Sam JonesRating *** This is a 2002 documentary about a musical group I had never hear of. The premise
When I first read about this documentary, I thought it was about the story of Eric Weihenmayer, who became the first blind person to scale Mt Everest. If you look at the image used to promote the film, you see a lone individual with arms upraised. But just minutes into the film it becomes apparent that this is not Eric’s story at all. This is the story of six blind children from Tibet who embark on a journey with Eric to scale a mountain next to Everest.
I was seventeen when Patty Hearst was kidnapped. It was a sensational story that I followed like everyone else in the country. But my parents weren’t readers and neither was I at the time. So my version of the story came solely from the nightly news. This film gives a much more complete picture of what took place.