Movies: Documentary

Mondovino, Communino.  Tom(ay)to, tom(ah)to.  I thought since Sideways is currently up, I would go ahead and post this.  No matter how you pronouce it, this film has one agenda that can best be summed up by a statement from one of the peasants in the film--"The poor also have a right to make wine."  The beauty of it is that despite the films intent... (See the whole review)

Now available on DVD this is one of the highlights of BBC production from the past 30 years. Clark does not apologise for being an  elitist, he does not try to sink to the level of the average viewer. He is not interested in the viewer but the art and therefore we take him seriously.

Perhaps the most widely read philosopher of the 20th century, Ayn Rand has delighted and infuriated people of all ideologies and, like it or not, has helped to create the political realities we deal with every day. With Ayn Rand: A Sense of Life you can follow her life story, from her childhood in the turbulent years of revolution in her native Rus... (See the whole review)

A remarkable film on this architectural genius ably demonstrates both his genius and his struggle - the reasons for his struggle can be deduced from the commentary, while the visual presentation of the products of his genius is worth the price of admission ten times over! (See the whole review)

"If you want to bake an apple pie from scratch, you first need to invent the universe." ... (See the whole review)