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Documentary
Tuesday, 29 June 2004 |
Written by
Paul Lingas
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title:
The Living Sea
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studio:
Image Entertainment
MPAA rating:
NR
starring:
Narration by Meryl Streep
film release year:
1995
DVD release year:
2004
film rating:
Three Stars
sound/picture:
Four and a Half Stars
reviewed by:
Paul Lingas
While I have seen many films in IMAX and OMNIMAX, this is the first DVD
transfer of any of the large format films that I have had the pleasure
to view. Due to the large format of the IMAX film, something I’ll get
into in greater depth, the transfer to DVD is a tenuous prospect at
best, as the sheer size of the film guarantees high resolution and
clarity, but also a bigger area to contaminate with dust, as well as a
bar for visual impact that is already incredibly high, due to the fact
that these films are designed to be projected onto eight-story-high
screens.
Tuesday, 03 February 2004 |
Written by
Paul Lingas
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This is a documentary that really emphasizes how little I know about large sections of this country. Director Bradley Beesley sets out to learn more about the tradition of noodling in his home state of Oklahoma. For those of you uncouth enough not to know, noodling is another word for hand-fishing, mainly for catfish, which is apparently legal in only four states: Oklahoma, Louisiana, Mississippi and Tennessee.
Tuesday, 14 October 2003 |
Written by
Jeff Fish
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title:
The Journey
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studio:
Aspyr Media
MPAA rating:
Unrated
starring:
Eric Saperston, Dave Murcott, Paige O’Brien, Kathleen Kelly
release year:
2003
film rating:
Three-and-a-Half Stars
sound/picture:
Three-and-a-Half Stars
reviewed by:
Jeff Fish
“We are drowning in information, but starving for knowledge” -- John Naisbitt.
This is how “The Journey” begins. “The Journey” is the story of Eric
Saperston and his quest for knowledge, which he embarks on by asking
questions of the generations that have traveled it previously.
Saperston just graduated from college and is asking himself that
age-old question, “What is life about?” His journey starts with him
selling “sexy kind” grilled cheese sandwiches “made with love,”
traveling to Grateful Dead shows. He decides to go and ask some very
prominent and influential people to share their views. The first person
was none other than Jerry Garcia, only two months prior to his death.
Garcia was intrigued and invited Saperston to San Francisco, but time
wasn’t on their side. This doesn’t stop Saperston; ...
Tuesday, 19 August 2003 |
Written by
Bill Warren
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title:
Roger & Me
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studio:
Warner Home Video
MPAA rating:
R
starring:
As this is a documentary, there is no cast list per se, though director Michael Moore is onscreen a lot
release year:
1989
film rating:
Four and a half stars
sound/picture:
Four Stars
reviewed by:
Bill Warren
With this, his first movie, writer-producer-director established
himself as the gadfly of corporate America, a knowledgeable,
cynical-but-optimistic buttinsky who just won't go away. Picked up,
surprisingly, by very mainstream studio Warner Bros., "Roger & Me"
played in far more theaters than documentaries ever do. It received
strongly positive reviews and great word of mouth, resulting it its
becoming the largest-grossing documentary ever released.
Tuesday, 01 July 2003 |
Written by
Paul Lingas
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title:
The Real Cancun
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studio:
New Line Home Entertainment
MPAA rating:
R
starring:
A bunch of college kids.
release year:
2003
film rating:
Two Stars
sound/picture:
Three and a Half Stars
reviewed by:
Paul Lingas
For those who enjoy watching MTV’s “The Real World,” this is a
condensed, racier and somewhat more ridiculously funny version of the
long-running, documentary-style show. MTV’s “Spring Break” fans will
also find this entertaining, as it gives the behind the scenes version
of what happens after all of those wet t-shirt contests that Carson
Daly and others have hosted over the years. If you haven’t happened to
have ever seen or heard of MTV but like movies that have no plot or
point except to show a bunch of good-looking college kids in bathing
suits drinking in Mexico, and I know there are a lot of you, then this
is also for you.
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