This experimental documentary follows three students as they compete in an annual Braille tournament in Los Angeles.
Category: Documentary Films and Programs
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‘Brailled It’ Review: A Matter of Perspective
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‘Give It a Shot’ Review: Birth Control for Men
The New York Times – Movies:There’s a new birth control method — and this documentary asks men to take the title of the film seriously.
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‘Katy Perry: The Lifetimes Tour’ Review: Back to Space She Goes
The New York Times – Movies:Katy Perry’s sci-fi concert film from Paris shines brightest during simple, back-to-basics pop moments.
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The Best Movies and TV Shows Coming to Disney+, MGM+, Apple TV, Peacock and More in September
The New York Times – Movies:A Ryan Reynolds and Kenneth Branagh movie, a “Reacher” spinoff and a “LEGO Star Wars” are among this month’s highlights.
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John Boorman Reflects on Why ‘Exorcist II’ Bombed in 1977
The New York Times – Movies:The filmmaker John Boorman speaks candidly in a new documentary that aims to reassess the notorious failure. (For one, it wasn’t really scary.)
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Three Great Documentaries to Stream
The New York Times – Movies:This month’s picks explore an anarchic New Jersey school, an apartment hidden in a mall and the very nature of true-crime documentaries.
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Venice Film Festival: Wim Wenders Talks About Architecture and More
The New York Times – Movies:The director talks about his documentary on Peter Zumthor, the Pritzker Prize-winning Swiss architect, which is premiering at the Venice Film Festival.
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In This Part of the Venice Film Festival, Students Pick the Winners
The New York Times – Movies:The Venice Classics section offers students a chance to award a top price to remastered classics and documentaries about cinema.
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Venice Film Festival: A Street-Level View of the Minneapolis ICE Crackdown
The New York Times – Movies:The filmmakers of “They’re Here” were on the ground during the Trump administration’s violent immigration crackdown.
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A New Documentary Gives Butthole Surfers Their Due
The New York Times – Music:A new movie explores Butthole Surfers’ musical legacy, with layers of loss and regret. “It’s kind of vindicating,” the singer Gibby Haynes said.
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‘Boorman and the Devil’ Review: Behind a Plagued Production
The New York Times – Movies:A documentary looks back at what went wrong — and right — during the making of “Exorcist II: The Heretic,” the director John Boorman’s maligned 1977 sequel.