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This Is It: A Worthy Final Farewell
Making a tribute film after the death of an icon is a difficult undertaking — how do you do justice to his or her life without making it feel overblown? But the new Michael Jackson documentary, This Is It manages to strike that balance. The anticipation for its limited release has been building for more than a month now when early ticket purchases broke sales records, and most of you said you wanted to see the film as well.
Obama's Mama Gets Her Own Feature-Length Documentary
President Obama has his own documentary coming from Edward Norton, and now Obama's mother is becoming the focus of a feature-length documentary film titled Stanley Ann Dunham: A Most Generous Spirit. The project will portray Obama's upbringing with Dunham in Indonesia and Hawaii, and will also highlight Dunham's "pioneering work in the field of Third World microfinance, which assists small entrepreneurs, mostly women, in developing countries." Executive producer Mary Aloe stated:
She gave a lot of the backbone to our current president and his compassion to the people.
Movie Preview: Art and Copy
While I have a few friends who work in advertising, I love getting a closer (though obviously dramatized) peek into the old days of the industry every week when I watch Mad Men. We're inundated by advertisements every day, and it's fascinating to see what goes on behind the scenes before an ad makes its way to our TVs, billboards, and favorite websites. To those uninvolved in the industry, it's an intriguing profession.
Movie Preview: Michael Moore's Capitalism: A Love Story
You either like him or you hate him, so chances are, if you're actually reading this post, you probably like him at least enough to be curious about his latest documentary. Having made films about General Motors, gun control, and the healthcare industry (to name a few), director Michael Moore is at it again, this time taking a look at the economy. His documentary Capitalism: A Love Story examines "the global financial crisis and the U.S.
Movie Preview: Chris Rock's Documentary, Good Hair
Chris Rock's documentary Good Hair already made me feel a little emotional back in January when I saw the video of him talking about his project just before it screened at Sundance. In that video, Rock explains that he always believed that if he told his daughter how beautiful she is and how much he loves her all the time, he could help her avoid developing self-esteem issues. But his daughter still told her dad that she didn't like her hair — she wanted "good hair."
Movie Preview: John Hughes Documentary, Don't You Forget About Me
In this little work-of-heart documentary film Don't You Forget About Me, a group of fans travels around on a quest to find and interview beloved director John Hughes. They manage to interview various Hollywood types — mostly actors from Hughes' movies who reflect back on their old director, though others, like Kevin Smith, also add in their two cents. Interestingly, Molly Ringwald apparently refused to participate in the project.
TV Tonight: Prom Night in Mississippi
Ever since I read a New York Times story about the enduring tradition of segregated proms at some Southern high schools, I've been curious to see the documentary Prom Night in Mississippi. The film, which premieres on HBO tonight, tells the story of Charleston, Mississippi, which held its first integrated prom in 2008 with the urging (and funding) of Morgan Freeman.
Sounds uplifting .
Movie Preview: The Way We Get By
Warning: If you're something of a sap, as I am, the trailer for this documentary The Way We Get By will make you cry a little. Or a lot. I've already mentioned (a few times) that I get misty at pretty much anything having to do with older folks — especially documentaries, and especially when there are poignant scenes of these older folks welcoming home soldiers returning from the Iraq War.
Movie Preview: An Arrested Development Documentary
Until that oft-discussed Arrested Development movie starts to move forward for real, there is at least another fun AD-related movie in the works. A couple of self-proclaimed "Arrested Development superfans" came up with the idea to put together an "Arrested Development Documentary Project" (working title) as a way "to take our passion for the show and couple it with the countrywide fan base to educate others and make them aware of this TV gem." Here's more:
The overall goal of the documentary is to provide awareness and education of this brilliant, witty and original comedy.
Movie Preview: It Might Get Loud
One of the things I like best about the documentary Comedian is getting to hear the perspectives of comedians from several different generations, and the new documentary It Might Get Loud looks like it does something similar with a few musicians. It Might Get Loud is "a documentary on the electric guitar from the point of view of three significant rock musicians: the Edge, Jimmy Page and Jack White." White clearly has great admiration for those who have rocked before him, and it's cool to watch these guys talk shop.
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