Ramin Bahrani’s first documentary feature profiles Richard Davis, the irrepressible inventor of a modern bulletproof vest.
Category: Documentary Films and Programs
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‘2nd Chance’ Review: Just Shoot Me
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‘Tantura’ Review: Unearthing the Past
The New York Times – Movies:Revisiting a graduate thesis that caused controversy in Israel two decades ago, this documentary examines evidence of a possible massacre in 1948.
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‘Sr.’ Review: The Downeys, Father and Son, Compare Notes
The New York Times – Movies:This documentary highlights Robert Downey Sr.’s charisma and curiosity even when it shows him in decline.
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Andy Jassy Declines to Say If Amazon Will Add Disclaimer To Antisemitic Film
The New York Times – Business:He said the company has a panel that reviews content that might be objectionable, but that cases were not always “straightforward.”
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Stream These Three Great Documentaries
The New York Times – Movies:This month’s picks include an experimental film on border crossings, a tribute to a wildlife explorer and a chronicle of a civil rights leader.
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Jean-Marie Straub, Uncompromising Filmmaker, Is Dead at 89
The New York Times – Movies:Emerging from the French New Wave, driven by artistic purity, he and his wife and directing partner, Danièle Huillet, didn’t care if audiences walked out on their films.
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‘The Corridors of Power’ Review: The Human Cost of Foreign Policy
The New York Times – Movies:This documentary illuminates America’s ever-shifting approach to conflicts abroad and how politics at home can even lead to inaction.
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‘All the Beauty and the Bloodshed’ Review: Nan Goldin’s Art and Activism
The New York Times – Movies:A new documentary focuses on the photographer’s struggle with OxyContin and her protest against the art establishment that took money from its makers.
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Buffy Sainte-Marie Broke Boundaries in Folk. A Documentary Tells Her Story.
The New York Times – Music:She brought attention to Indigenous issues in her music, and was the first Indigenous person to win an Oscar. “Buffy Sainte-Marie: Carry It On” makes the case for her continued importance.
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This Mars Documentary Required Many Sols
The New York Times – Movies:“Good Night Oppy” chronicles the work and passion of the scientists who shepherded the Mars rover program.
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‘Bad Axe’ Review: A Pandemic Family Portrait
The New York Times – Movies:The filmmaker David Siev chronicles his family’s struggle to keep their Michigan restaurant afloat through the pandemic in this hermetic documentary.
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‘Mickey: The Story of a Mouse’ Review: Disney’s Clown Prince
The New York Times – Movies:Jeff Malmberg’s film traces the back story of the animated animal that made cinema history and became a global symbol of wholesome, helium-pitched happiness.