By Gregory Crofton Robert Drew worked with Time Life in the early 1960s to invent a documentary form known as direct cinema or cinéma vérité. Ten largely unseen films from Drew Associates are now available to stream from the SundanceNow…
‘TO MAKE A FARM’ Shows Small-Scale Healthy Farming and Lush Northern Landscapes
By Shelly Winifred Barger Documentary filmmaker Steve Suderman resumes his examination of small scale farmers in his most recent work, TO MAKE A FARM. Previously, OVER LAND (2008) explored his family’s farming challenges during a decade of increasing debt and…
Jack Kevorkian and the Right to Die
Jack Kevorkian’s unorthodox methods drew attention to assisted suicide. Decades later, Americans still struggle with whether doctors should be allowed to help suffering patients end their lives.
Albert Maysles’ Final Film ‘IRIS’ is a Fun, Thoughtful Look at Fashion, Accessorizing and Getting Older
By Gregory Crofton So cool to see the Maysles Films logo appear at the start of the film. You know it stands for quality. In this case it’s one of Albert Maysles’ final pieces of work – IRIS – about…
‘MAD MAX: FURY ROAD’ – Anatomy of a Scene
Director George Miller narrates a sequence from his recently released film MAD MAX: FURY ROAD featuring Tom Hardy, Charlize Theron and Nicholas Hoult.