This year’s Day One US doc feature brings us past the Documentary Premieres’ halfway point: NORMAN LEAR: JUST ANOTHER VERSION OF YOU, Rachel Grady and Heidi Ewing’s profile of one of the masters of the television sitcom form.
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The next Sundance doc profile also takes on a cultural icon: MICHAEL JACKSON’S JOURNEY FROM MOTOWN TO OFF THE WALL, Spike Lee’s exploration of the transformation of the child star to the King of Pop.
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Continuing my look at this year’s Sundance docs: MAYA ANGELOU: AND STILL I RISE, Bob Hercules and Rita Coburn Whack’s celebration of the acclaimed poet.
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Tuesday’s Sundance doc preview closes with: MAPPLETHORPE: LOOK AT THE PICTURES, Randy Barbato and Fenton Bailey’s exploration of the life and work of the controversial photographer.
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Next up in today’s Sundance Film Festival documentary profiles: LO AND BEHOLD, REVERIES OF THE CONNECTED WORLD, Werner Herzog’s meditation on the Internet.
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Continuing my preview of Sundance documentaries: FILM HAWK, JJ Garvine and Tai Parquet’s portrait of beloved film industry vet Bob Hawk.
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Today’s Sundance doc previews wrap up: EAT THAT QUESTION – FRANK ZAPPA IN HIS OWN WORDS, Thorsten Schütte’s revealing look at the outspoken musician.
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Moving on from the competition categories, my Sundance previews continue with the first film in the Documentary Premieres section: BECOMING MIKE NICHOLS, Douglas McGrath’s appreciation of the legendary filmmaker.
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My third week of Sundance previews open with the final film of the World Cinema Documentary Competition: From Peru, Heidi Brandenburg and Mathew Orzel’s WHEN TWO WORLDS COLLIDE details a contentious battle between development and conservation.
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My second week of Sundance doc profiles wraps up with today’s third film, the penultimate entry in the World Doc competition: From UK/USA/Japan, WE ARE X, Stephen Kijak’s profile of the glam metal powerhouse band X Japan.
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