Review of The Red Tent written by Ennio de Concini, Richard L. Adams, Richard Adams and directed by Mikhail Kalatozov Rating **** One of the reasons I have this blog is to bring attention to nonfiction books, films, and documentaries that others might have missed. A few posts back I wrote about … [Read more...] about My nonfiction film discovery for this year
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Osama Bin Laden: truth not as exciting as fiction
Within hours of the raid on Osama Bin Laden's compound, one of the major networks played an animation of the dramatic Navy Seal operation. There was a firefight. A helicopter was forced to land in the compound. It was right up Hollywood's alley (note: The people behind the Hurt Locker are already … [Read more...] about Osama Bin Laden: truth not as exciting as fiction
Air France black box found
After almost two years of searching, they've finally located and recovered the black box of Air France Flight 447. This is the flight that crashed in the Atlantic, killing all on board. You can read the full story at Investigators find Air France black box. There is going to be a lot of interest … [Read more...] about Air France black box found
Review of Silkwood
Review of Silkwood written by Alice Arlen and Nora Ephron and directed by Mike Nichols Rating **** One advantage of using an online service like Blockbuster or Netflix is the ability to watch older movies that the stores no longer carry. This movie, released in 1983, was mentioned in a story … [Read more...] about Review of Silkwood
Two more great nonfiction films
The two films I'm writing about in this post were both nominated for best picture last year - 127 Hours and The Fighter. So it's not like they need any help from me. That's why I'm combining both reviews. But both films deserve to be on my end of year best of list. This past year there were four … [Read more...] about Two more great nonfiction films
Review of The Tiger
Review of The Tiger: A True Story of Vengance and Survival by John Vaillant Rating *** This is a book about a tiger in the Russia Primorye region that attacked and killed a Russian hunter. The story isn't just about this one incident, but covers the reasons behind this first killing, subsequent … [Read more...] about Review of The Tiger