Tag: Documentary (61-70 of 135)

Apr 20 2012 07:52 PM ET

'One Day on Earth' documentary: Visit every country in the world this Earth Day

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Sunday is Earth Day, and as a result, Hollywood is offering such nature-oriented entertainment choices as the Disney ape documentary Chimpanzee and the IMAX short film To the Arctic 3D. But a third and decidedly more indie option is One Day on Earth, a grassroots documentary that compiled more than 3,000 hours of footage from every country in the world and whittled it down to a 104-minute movie. The footage was shot by more than 19,000 amateur and professional filmmakers during the course of a single day: October 10, 2010. And now the film will be screening this Sunday at select theaters in more than 160 countries.

If this all sounds familiar, last year’s Ridley Scott-produced documentary Life in a Day pulled off a similar feat by gathering video shot by YouTube users. But One Day on Earth, the brainchild of first-time filmmakers Kyle Ruddick (director) and Brandon Litman (executive producer), was initially set in motion four years ago. And unlike Life in a Day, which was backed by YouTube and Scott Free Productions and was distributed by National Geographic Films, Ruddick and Litman turned to nonprofit partners including the United Nations and World Wildlife Fund.

I’m a big fan of Life in a Day, but I see no reason why we can’t have two of these crowdsourcing “Earth in a single day” films. And if this Beirut-scored trailer is any indication, One Day on Earth seems to have the goods. Check out the trailer below: READ FULL STORY »

Apr 20 2012 05:48 PM ET

Trippy motion poster for 'Marley' documentary: See it here! -- EXCLUSIVE

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Step one: know your audience. Step two: entice said audience with appropriately-crafted promotional materials.

It’s an easy two-step process, and it’s one that’s perfectly executed by the folks behind the new film Marley, the documentary about reggae legend Bob Marley, which opens in theaters today and is available on demand. EW got an exclusive look at one of film’s video posters, which features various shots of Marley beneath some smooth, soothing reggae jams from the famous friend of Mary Jane.

Enjoy the hypnotic poster below: READ FULL STORY »

Apr 20 2012 09:00 AM ET

Shepard Fairey poster for Tribeca doc 'Let the Fury Have the Hour' revealed -- EXCLUSIVE

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Street artist Shepard Fairey became a household name in 2008, when his posters for the Obama presidential campaign using the ‘Hope’ slogan became ubiquitous. Now, he’s designed the movie poster for a new documentary premiering at the Tribeca Film Festival this week, Let the Fury Have the Hour, in which he also stars. Named for a song by The Clash, the film explores how art and activism intertwined in the post-Reagan 80s and early 90s. Musicians, artists, and commentators including Joe Strummer of The Clash, Eve Ensler, Chuck D (Public Enemy), Lewis Black, and Billy Bragg are featured in the film. Check out the poster for below and follow our Tribeca Film Festival coverage all week.
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Apr 17 2012 08:10 PM ET

Kenny G, film composer? How Matt Damon led two filmmakers to a surprising doc about the smooth jazz superstar -- VIDEO

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He’s one of the top-25-selling musicians of all time in the U.S. His name arguably defines an entire genre of music for many listeners. He reportedly holds the record for the longest sustained note ever played on a saxophone. But it turns out that what Kenny G really wants to do is break into movies.

That’s in part the premise of Kenny: A Documentary in G, an in-the-works film by directors Rod Blackhurst and Brian McGinn about the smooth jazz icon, chronicling his attempt to launch a second career as a feature film composer. Fittingly, it was a surreptitious encounter with a movie star, Matt Damon, that helped bring the project together. McGinn was working on another documentary, American Teacher, that Damon had signed on to narrate. ”We needed a [recording] studio near where Matt was shooting We Bought a Zoo,” says McGinn. “Kenny’s house, funnily enough, was the closest studio.”  READ FULL STORY »

Apr 16 2012 12:36 PM ET

Tribeca Film Festival: 'New Yorker' cartoonists in 'Every Tuesday' -- EXCLUSIVE VIDEO

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In Every Tuesday, a documentary short making its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival, director Rachel Loube examines The New Yorker’s submission process for cartoons. Whether you think the magazine’s one-panels are perfect absurdist nuggets or fusty jokes for Upper East Siders, the documentary captures a series of interesting illustrators and their work. And as shown in the clip below, just because a cartoon has been rejected doesn’t mean that’s the end. “Everybody has a couple that are their favorites that don’t stand a chance in hell getting in,” says Zach Kanin, one of the film’s subjects. “But you just keep submitting hoping that you’ll somehow wear them down.” READ FULL STORY »

Apr 12 2012 06:59 PM ET

'Marley' documentary will premiere in theaters -- and on Facebook -- on 4/20

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On April 20 —that release date must be a coincidence, right? — Marley, a long-in-the-works documentary about reggae legend Bob Marley, will hit theaters. But that’s not all: The doc will also simultaneously stream on Facebook.

As the Associated Press initially reported, the social network will allow users to rent the film for $6.99 starting the same day it opens in theaters. This is unprecedented territory; though Facebook has been offering movie rentals since March 2011, it has never hosted a film that’s also appearing on movie screens.

“It’s a unique opportunity for a film that’s not a blockbuster,” says Sandi Hemmerlein, General Manager of Tuff Gong Worldwide — Marley executive producer Ziggy Marley’s record label. “One of our goals is to give as many people as we can access to it.” The streaming will be available in Caribbean territories including Jamaica, Puerto Rico, and the Bahamas as well as the U.S.  READ FULL STORY »

Apr 12 2012 04:00 PM ET

Tribeca Film Festival: Get a grip on 'Knuckleball!' trailer

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How do you catch a knuckleball? is a question that has baffled major league backstops for decades. Wise old Bob Uecker seemed to have the best philosophy: “Wait until it stops rolling and then pick it up.”

The most enigmatic of pitches, the knuckleball is one of baseball’s great lost arts. Even when it’s working best, the pitcher really has no idea where it’s going. It darts, it flutters, it sinks. It taunts a hitter — just sitting there begging to be smashed, and then it’s gone again. Though it’s always been a rare pitch mastered by only a handful of hurlers, it practically disappeared from the game once stadiums installed radar guns and began flashing the speed after every pitch. (Knuckleballs barely break the speed limit.) With Tim Wakefield of the Red Sox (above) retiring, R.A. Dickey of the Mets is the lone oddball pitcher is still flicking the knuckler. The two right-handers are featured in a new documentary about the pitch that will premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival on April 21.

Take a look at a short teaser for Knuckleball!. READ FULL STORY »

Apr 5 2012 01:26 PM ET

Cinematic Lin-sanity! A Jeremy Lin doc is in the works

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Like America’s fervor for Pogs, Sudoku, and classic literature combined with horror movie monsters, Lin-sanity — our collective obsession over Jeremy Lin — has swiftly come and gone. In February, the nation couldn’t get enough of that Harvard-educated New York Knicks player and his pun-friendly last name. After a string of losses and an unfortunate knee injury, though, Lin’s star stopped burning quite so brightly — and our fanatical fixation faded.

But an upcoming film might bring Lin back into the collective consciousness. EW has confirmed that director Evan Jackson Leong is currently assembling footage for a documentary about Lin’s meteoric rise and humble roots. READ FULL STORY »

Apr 3 2012 04:28 PM ET

'Bully' producer responds to allegations that the doc ignored key information -- EXCLUSIVE

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Critics everywhere have hailed Bully as an important, engaging documentary. EW’s Owen Gleiberman calls it “sensitive and eye-opening”; the film has also earned a near-perfect 93 percent “Fresh” rating from the reviews aggregated by Rotten Tomatoes. But in an article posted late last week, Slate‘s Emily Bazelon alleged that some crucial parts of Bully are “utterly one-sided” and “factually questionable.” Her piece focused on Tyler Long, one of the doc’s featured subjects; when he was just 17, Long took his own life, apparently because he was bullied by his classmates.

But according to Bazelon, that isn’t the whole story. She wrote that Tyler also suffered from ADHD, bipolar disorder, and Asperger’s syndrome; additionally, his girlfriend broke up with him a few weeks before his suicide. It seems likely that these factors contributed to Tyler’s decision to commit suicide, Bazelon wrote. She asserted that by not mentioning them — and by possibly exaggerating the treatment Tyler received in school — director Lee Hirsch and producer Cynthia Lowen oversimplified and distorted the facts to create a smoother narrative.
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Mar 29 2012 06:06 PM ET

'Bully': Carmike Cinemas to screen unrated doc as if it were R rated

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Carmike Cinemas, the country’s fourth-largest movie theater chain, will release the contentious documentary Bully as an R-rated film, as it was initially designated by the Motion Picture Association of America.

A rep for Carmike Cinemas told EW: “It’s just like any other movie content that’s out there being distributed. It was originally rated an R picture. We certainly respect the MPAA and all that they do and how they evaluate and review pictures, and that’s the rating that it received, and that’s how we’ll handle it. It was rated R and that’s how we’ll present it in theaters.” The decision means minors will need to be with a parent or guardian to see the film.  READ FULL STORY »

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