Coming to NYC’s IFC Center this Friday, March 1: LEVIATHAN
Lucien Castaing-Taylor & Véréna Paravel’s stunning immersion into seafaring made its world premiere at Locarno last year. It followed with Toronto, New York, Chicago, CPH: DOX, Göteborg, Portland, RIDM, and True/False, among others.
I previously included the film in my New York Film Festival roundup here.
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Coming to DVD today, Tuesday, February 26: ESCAPE FIRE: THE FIGHT TO RESCUE AMERICAN HEALTHCARE
Matthew Heineman and Susan Froemke’s analysis of the problems with our healthcare system debuted at last year’s Sundance. Since then, the doc has screened at Full Frame, Silverdocs, Hot Springs, Dallas, Heartland, Rehoboth Beach, Nantucket, Martha’s Vineyard, and Woods Hole, among others.
My pre-Sundance profile of the film may be found here.
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Coming to VOD next Tuesday, February 26: BEWARE OF MR BAKER
Jay Bulger’s profile of the notorious rock musician Ginger Baker had its world premiere a year ago at SXSW, where it won the Best Documentary Award. It went on to screen at other notable events, including Hot Docs, Seattle, Silverdocs, and London, and enjoyed a limited theatrical release in the late Fall. It now comes to Cable VOD as well as iTunes, Amazon, Google Play, and Vudu.
I previously wrote about the doc out of SXSW here.
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Coming to DVD this coming Tuesday, February 26: HOW TO SURVIVE A PLAGUE
David France’s revisitation of the pivotal activism that led to vital AIDS treatments had its world premiere at Sundance last year. A robust festival circuit has followed, including True/False, Silverdocs, New Directors/New Films, San Francisco, and Outfest, among others, in addition to a theatrical release. Having already won the Gotham Award for Best Documentary and the New York Film Critics Circle Award for Best First Film, it is one of the five finalists for the Best Documentary Feature Oscar, which will be announced this weekend.
My pre-Sundance profile of the doc may be found here.
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Coming to DVD next Tuesday, February 19: UNDEFEATED
Dan Lindsay and TJ Martin’s look at a coach and his underfunded high school football team premiered at SXSW in 2011. It went on to Toronto, Dubai, Chicago, and Philadelphia, among other festivals, and enjoyed a successful theatrical release, culminating in winning last year’s Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.
I wrote about the film upon its theatrical release here.
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Coming to NYC’s IFC Center and to VOD tomorrow, Friday, February 15: THE JEFFREY DAHMER FILES
Chris James Thompson’s exploration of the infamous serial killer had its world premiere at last year’s SXSW (under the original title JEFF). Its festival circuit has included Hot Docs, BFI London, and Milwaukee, among others. The film expand theatrically to select cities next week and into March. It will be available on Cable VOD platforms including Comcast, Cox, Cablevision, and Time Warner, DirecTV, and via iTunes, Xbox, and SundanceNOW.
I included the doc in my SXSW coverage here.
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Coming to Showtime this weekend on February 15 and 16: HISTORY OF THE EAGLES PART ONE and PART TWO
The first part of Alison Ellwood’s comprehensive portrait of the rock band legends made its world premiere last month at Sundance. The second part will have its premiere in broadcast this Saturday evening.
I profiled part one before Sundance here.
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Coming to VOD today, Tuesday, February 12: BEAUTY DAY
Jay Cheel’s look at the career of a cult cable access show host made its world premiere in 2011 as part of MoMA’s Canadian Front. It went on to screen at Hot Docs, Global Visions, and Flyway, among others, and was released in select Canadian theatres. The doc comes to VOD via FilmBuff.
I wrote about the film out of Hot Docs here.
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Coming to DVD today, Tuesday, February 12: PHOTOGRAPHIC MEMORY
Ross McElwee’s personal exploration of youth and memory made its world premiere at Venice in 2011. Its fest circuit has included Full Frame, Sheffield, DocLisboa, Mar del Plata, and Silverdocs, and a limited theatrical followed this past Fall.
I included the doc in my Silverdocs coverage here.
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Coming to DVD tomorrow, February 12: BULLY
Lee Hirsch’s look at bullying had its world premiere at Tribeca in 2011. Its festival circuit included Hot Docs, the Hamptons, Silverdocs, and the Los Angeles Film Festival, among many others, while the Weinstein Company released the film in theatres unrated, after a controversial rating proposed by the backwards-thinking MPAA. The doc made the Oscar shortlist and received the Audience Choice Prize at the Cinema Eye Honors.
I wrote about the film out of Tribeca (under its original title, THE BULLY PROJECT) here.
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