Coming to Discovery+ tomorrow, Thursday, March 10:
LAST EXIT: SPACE
Director:
Rudolph Herzog
World Premiere:
Discovery+ (March 2022)
About:
An exploration of mankind’s desire to expand beyond Earth and into space.
Category Archives: Recommendations
Streaming: LAST EXIT: SPACE
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On VOD: CALENDAR GIRL
Coming to VOD tomorrow, Tuesday, March 8:
CALENDAR GIRL
Director:
Christian D Bruun
World Premiere:
DOC NYC 2020
Select Festivals:
Miami Jewish, LA Fashion Festival, Berkshire
About:
Ruth Finley, the nonagenarian queen of the fashion industry through her pink Fashion Calendar, founded in 1945, faces the end of an era as her iconic publication changes ownership.
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Streaming: LUCY AND DESI
Coming to Amazon Prime Video today, Friday, March 4:
LUCY AND DESI
Director:
Amy Poehler
World Premiere:
Sundance 2022
About:
Through interviews and archival, a tribute to trailblazing icons in comedy and entertainment, Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz, and the story of their lasting love.
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In Theatres & On VOD: DEAR MR BRODY
Coming to theatres and VOD tomorrow, Friday, March 4:
DEAR MR BRODY
Director:
Keith Maitland
World Premiere:
Tribeca 2020 (unscreened)
Select Festivals:
Nantucket, Telluride, SXSW, San Francisco Doc, Provincetown, Miami
About:
In 1970, eccentric hippie millionaire Michael Brody, Jr decided to give $25 million away to anyone who needed it, sparking a media frenzy and thousands of letters from strangers all requesting his help.
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On TV: FOR THE LOVE OF RUTLAND
Coming to The World Channel’s America Reframed tomorrow, Thursday, March 3:
FOR THE LOVE OF RUTLAND
Director:
Jennifer Maytorena Taylor
World Premiere:
Hot Docs 2020
Select Festivals:
DOC NYC, Atlanta, St Louis, Cucalorus
About:
Once prosperous but now reeling from the opioid epidemic, the town of Rutland, Vermont, becomes the center of an ideological debate on refugee resettlement.
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On VOD: FLEE
Coming to VOD today, Tuesday, February 1:
FLEE
Director:
Jonas Poher Rasmussen
World Premiere:
Sundance 2021
Select Festivals:
DOC NYC, Telluride, Toronto, New York, Karlovy Vary, Visions du Reel, ZagrebDox, Camden, Docs Against Gravity, Jerusalem, Melbourne, Göteborg, Hong Kong, Helsinki, Nordisk Panorama, Zurich, Busan, Reykjavik, El Gouna
Notable Recognition:
The doc has been nominated for three Academy Awards.
About:
The affecting story of a former refugee who must confront the traumas of his past to move forward with his life.
I previously wrote about the doc before Sundance here.
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On TV: LADY BUDS
Coming to Starz tomorrow, Tuesday, March 1:
LADY BUDS
Director:
Chris J Russo
World Premiere:
Hot Docs 2021
Select Festivals:
DOC NYC, Outfest, Mill Valley, Seattle Queer, Denver, Docs Mx
About:
From a Latinx LGBTQ activist to a Black Catholic school principal, six small businesswomen hit California’s newly legal cannabis trade, but struggle as aggressive regulations upend the market.
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On DVD: PRESIDENT
New to DVD this week:
PRESIDENT
Director:
Camilla Nielsson
World Premiere:
Sundance 2021
Select Festivals:
CPH:DOX, AFI Docs, Docaviv, Thessaloniki Doc, Dokufest, Encounters, DMZ Docs, Melbourne, Docville, Zurich, Montclair, Philadelphia
Notable Recognition:
The doc was shortlisted for the Academy Awards.
About:
The leader of Zimbabwe’s opposition party seeks a free and fair election.
I previously wrote about the doc before Sundance here.
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On DVD: ATTICA
Coming to DVD today, Tuesday, February 22:
ATTICA
Director:
Stanley Nelson, Traci Curry
World Premiere:
Toronto 2021
Select Festivals:
Hot Springs Doc, Montclair
Notable Recognition:
The doc has been nominated for the Academy Awards.
About:
An examination of the largest prison uprising in US history through dozens of new interviews with inmates, journalists, and other witnesses.
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On TV: SUMMER OF SOUL (…OR, WHEN THE REVOLUTION COULD NOT BE TELEVISED)
Coming to TV via ABC this Sunday, February 20:
SUMMER OF SOUL (…OR, WHEN THE REVOLUTION COULD NOT BE TELEVISED)
Director:
Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson
World Premiere:
Sundance 2021
Select Festivals:
Nantucket, Hot Docs, True/False, AFI Docs, Provincetown, DocLands, Minneapolis/St Paul, San Francisco Doc
Notable Recognition:
The doc has been nominated for the Academy Awards.
About:
A joyous and thoughtful revisitation of a long overlooked part of Black music history.
I profiled the doc before Sundance here.
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