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- If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front [REVIEW]
This Academy Award 2012 nominated film centers on environmentalist Daniel McGowan, a former member of the “Earth Liberation Front”, a worldwide collective of eco-guerillas.
- “180″ Movie – Ray Comforts Hitler vs Abortion Film [REVIEW]
180 Film: You like Hitler? You don’t believe in God? Good chance you are pro-abortion then!
- Big Vinny [REVIEW]
The Big Vinny is another great short doc by the makers of the “California is a place” series and portrays “Big Vinny” Rich Lieberman, a former used car salesman from [...]
- The Absence of Silence – Tinnitus (2001) [Review]
The film starts with the classic Rock’n’Roll hit “Chantilly Lace” but before one can really get into the mood of dancing, a disturbing noise fades in and soon predominates. “What’s [...]
- Step Across the Border (1990) [Review]
A cinematic portrait of English guitarist, composer and improviser Fred Frith, Step Across the Border is a mixture of improvised music and cinema direct. Shot in black and white on [...]
- The Decline of Western Civilization (1981) [Review]
The first part of what was to become a trilogy, The Decline of Western Civilization documents the burgeoning Los Angeles punk music scene between December 1979 and May 1980. Capturing [...]
- The Kids Are Alright (1979) [Review]
A rockumentary about the English rock band The Who, featuring live performances, promotional films and interviews from 1964 to 1978. Jeff Stein, an American admirer of the band, approached guitarist [...]
Lastest Wiki ‘Guide to the Genres’ Articles
- Music Documentaries – Guide to the Genres
There are as many different types of music documentaries as there are styles of music, but one of the first instances of music actually being combined with “film” in the [...]
- War Documentaries and War Propaganda – Guide to the Genres
Aside from atrocities and brutality, war means business. Not only to the arms industry but also to film producers and military propaganda units (a recent film that dealt with war [...]
- Direct Cinema and Cinéma Vérité – Guide to the Genres
Although the terms Direct Cinema and Cinéma vérité are often described as being quite similar, they are in fact two opposing ways in trying to meet the same goal – [...]
- Mockumentary – Guide to the Genres
Fake documentaries aka Mockumentaries & Pseudo-Documentaries. The documentary genre is as old as the history of the movies – the first images put to film weren’t exactly “art stuff” but [...]



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