The overriding atmosphere is cosmopolitan and multicultural, but limber frontman David Byrne brings things closer to science fiction with his spotlight-commanding dance moves.This spellbinding behind-the-scenes doc by Fax Bahr and George Hickenlooper dishes all the dirt about the making of Francis Ford Coppola's (1979). “Bathtubs Over Broadway” is about the strange history of these bespoke shows, seen by few and forgotten by most.
Bad trips prevail even before the Hells Angels stab a concertgoer—and puncture the era's utopian dreams. Reporters attack Dylan, rabid fans want a piece of him, and everything is reduced to an info-overload blur. Déjà vu! Unlike most clans, however, this one would be torn apart by sexual abuse, incest and a criminal conviction. A brash and brazen new talent had clearly arrived.The modernizing Soviet Union swirled around filmmaker Dziga Vertov, who, working with his brilliant editor wife, Elizaveta, decided to capture chaotic urban life in Ukraine. Jade’s Journey Marked by Drugs and Death | The New York Times by The New York Times. Dr. Lisa Sanders crowdsources diagnoses for mysterious and rare medical conditions in a documentary series based on her New York Times Magazine column. While taking a closer listen to the wailing voices on some classic rock songs — by the Rolling Stones, David Bowie, Lou Reed, Elton John and others — the director Morgan Neville and the producer Gil Friesen combine nostalgic reminiscences with slice-of-life scenes. ... high-wire routine performed between New York City's World Trade Center's twin towers in 1974, what some consider, "the artistic crime of the century". As protests and anger over racism grip the nation, a clip from a 1976 documentary about a hateful attack on a group of black children in New York City still resonates. “Bombshell” covers all of that, and touches on her tumultuous personal life as well. Déjà vu! The footage of Jimi Hendrix playing "The Star-Spangled Banner" is Just as the shred-metal kings' castle was crumbling, they opened up their recording sessions to a curious crew led by Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky, who caught them at their ugliest.
Don't get me wrong, I'm not trying to undermine the books in any way. From her early days in Europe making scandalous art films, to her reinvention in Hollywood as a glamorous and exotic leading lady — and later as an independent movie producer — Lamarr took more chances with her career than the average 20th-century screen queen. Ostensibly, we're following a world traveler as he journeys between locations, from San Francisco to Africa, from Iceland to Japan. Admit it: You wish you had thought of this.Premiering less than a year after the Tet Offensive, Emile de Antonio's scathing indictment of the Vietnam War excels at using the contradictory statements of the military brass, troops and politicians against them. Structured like a whodunit thriller, Morris's case study proved that documentaries could become popular hits, and ended up exonerating an innocent man. It's an insightful portrait of Ali as a 20th-century icon transformed into a symbol of tenacity for a beleaguered continent—and proof that the charismatic champ was indeed "the greatest. But the filmmaker was also crafting a meta-statement about the concept of truth itself, and it treats what could have been a typical investigative film into a real-life . It's both an angry film and a compassionate one—a true watershed in the gay-rights struggle.Filmed in dramatically crisp black and white yet far from didactic, Tony Kaye's landmark examination of the smoldering battleground of abortion leaves no conviction untested.
Try another? Originally made for the BBC, Watkins's wake-up call was quickly banned by the network for being too harsh, yet it still nabbed a Best Documentary Oscar in 1966. He'd pushed the nonfiction form into bold, exciting territory: Once he'd crossed that line, a legion of other filmmakers followed.Any discussion of Holocaust documentaries must include Alain Resnais's sober, deeply affecting half-hour short. “The idea was, how do I come up with the ultimate Baldwin?” the director The latest fashion news, beauty coverage, celebrity style, fashion week updates, culture reviews, and videos on Vogue.com.The best new culture, style, and beauty stories from Vogue, delivered to you daily.Photo: Courtesy of Sony Pictures / Everett CollectionPhoto: Courtesy of Zeitgeist Films / Everett CollectionPhoto: Courtesy of Magnolia Picture / Everett CollectionPhoto: Courtesy of Flower Films / Everett CollectionPhoto: Lynsey Addario / Courtesy of Janus Films / Everett CollectionPhoto: Courtesy of Superior Pictures / Everett CollectionPhoto: Courtesy of Magnolia Pictures / Everett CollectionPhoto: Courtesy of Producers Distribution Agency / Everett CollectionPhoto: Courtesy of Janus Films / Everett CollectionPhoto: Courtesy of Sony Pictures Classics / Everett CollectionPhoto: Courtesy of Maysles Films / Everett CollectionPhoto: Courtesy of Zeitgeist Films/ Everett CollectionPhoto: Courtesy of Janus Films / Everett CollectionPhoto: Courtesy of Cabin Creek / Everett CollectionPhoto: Courtesy of American Zoetrope / Everett CollectionPhoto: Courtesy of Fine Line Features/ Everett CollectionPhoto: Courtesy of Magnolia Pictures/ Everett CollectionPhoto: Courtesy of Grasshopper Film / Everett CollectionPhoto: Courtesy of Oscilloscope / Everett CollectionPhoto: Courtesy of Magnolia Pictures/ Everett CollectionPhoto: Courtesy of Off White Productions / Everett CollectionPhoto: Courtesy of Sundance Selects/ Everett CollectionPhoto: Courtesy of Sony Pictures/ Everett CollectionPhoto: Courtesy of Roadside Attractions/ Everett CollectionPhoto: Courtesy of New Yorker Films/ Everett CollectionPhoto: Courtesy of Roadside Attractions/ Everett CollectionPhoto: Courtesy of Samuel Goldwyn Films/ Everett CollectionPhoto: Courtesy of American Playhouse / Everett CollectionPhoto: Courtesy of Black Sand Productions / Everett CollectionPhoto: Courtesy of Sony Pictures Classics / Everett CollectionPhoto: Courtesy of Sundance Selects / Everett CollectionPhoto: Olivia Fougeirol / Courtesy of Sony Pictures Classics / Everett Collection A new documentary looks at how the cartoonist Matt Furie’s creation Pepe the Frog became a symbol of hate.