Spin is a 1995 documentary which gives an interesting behind-the-scenes glimpse of the media in the early 90s. Filmmaker Brian Springer spent an entire year (1992) watching raw satellite feeds, focusing mostly on politicians, newscasters and their manipulations.
Raw satellite feeds show the viewer everything being broadcast live, without any editing. The feed keeps rolling when [...]
Tyson is a 2008 documentary that takes an inside look at the turbulent life of former world heavyweight boxing champion Mike Tyson, directed by filmmaker/screenwriter James Toback. The documentary is interviews done last year with Tyson while he was in rehab, as well as highlights of fight clips from his boxing career.
The documentary Tyson traces [...]
Born Rich is a 2002 HBO documentary about the kids of the “insanely rich”. Filmed by one of the great-grandsons of the founder of Johnson & Johnson, Jamie Johnson. Both a filmmaker, and an heir to the Johnson & Johnson fortune, Johnson is able to gain special access to the offspring of the rich American [...]
Heckler is a humorous documentary by Michael Addis that follows actor/comedian Jamie Kennedy as he takes on his critics and hecklers. The documentary explores why people choose to heckle, and how the heckled might respond, both verbally and physically. There are many comedians speaking about their experiences, including Joe Rogan (a heckler magnet, check Youtube), [...]
Lagerfeld Confidential is an up-close look at fashion icon Karl Lagerfeld. In this documentary, French filmmaker Rodolphe Marconi manages to spend exclusive time (3 years) with one of the most successful and influential fashion designers of the late 20th century.
In Lagerfeld Confidential, Marconi is not afraid to ask Lagerfeld questions that other filmmakers might have [...]
Louis Theroux’s African Hunting Holiday is Louis Theroux’s latest documentary and adventure where he visits private game reserves (hunting farms) in South Africa.
Louis Theroux is a popular journalist, probably best known for his faux-naif (marked by a false show of innocent simplicity) interviewing style. He has created a number of documentaries for BBC on marginal [...]
This Film Is Not Yet Rated is a documentary that takes us through the MPAA ratings board and how it works. Director Kirby Dick interviews a number of filmmakers (Darren Aronofsky, Kimberley Peirce, Matt Stone, John Water, among others) about perceived biases between Hollywood blockbusters and independent films, homosexual and heterosexual sexual situations, and violence [...]
Monster Camp is a documentary that follows the Seattle, Washington chapter of a U.S. LARP (live action role-playing) game organization. Software engineers, department store managers and high school students, for one weekend each month get to become warriors, sorcerers, dwarves and lizard people. People can be anything, dress in any way, and have almost any [...]
American Movie follows filmmaker Mark Borchardt as he pursues his American dream, to make films. With his Mastercard, and $3,000 from uncle Bill, he works on his short horror film Coven with the aid of relatives, the local theater talent, and a number of his friends.
The most memorable characters in American Movie apart from Mark [...]
Super High Me (a play on Morgan Spurlock’s documentary Super Size Me) stars comedian Doug Benson. Benson is no regular comedian though, he is also High Times Stoner of the Year (for ‘06).
To “study” (used loosely) the effects of marihuana, Benson smoked it daily for 30 days, after going 30 days without any marihuana, and [...]
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