A Tour of the Inferno: Revisiting ‘Platoon’
A documentary about the making of Oliver Stone’s Vietnam War film, Platoon (1986).
Genre: Documentary
Director: Charles Kiselyak
Actors: Charlie Sheen, Dale Dye, Forest Whitaker, John C. McGinley, Johnny Depp, Oliver Stone, Tom Berenger, Willem Dafoe
Country: USA
One Step Beyond: The Making of Alien: Resurrection
The making of Alien Resurrection (1997) is covered in this feature-length documentary, created for the film’s 2003 DVD release. The cast and crew tell us how this movie came to…
Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust
Daniel Anker’s 90-minute documentary takes on over 60 years of a very complex subject: Hollywood’s complicated, often contradictory relationship with Nazi Germany and the Holocaust. The questions it raises go…
Cameraperson
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Ricky Gervais: Armageddon
Ricky Gervais dishes out controversial takes on political correctness and oversensitivity in a taboo-busting comedy special about the end of humanity. Recorded at The London Palladium.
Joan Crawford: The Ultimate Movie Star
In this documentary on the life of Joan Crawford, we learn why she should be remembered as the great actress she was, and not only as “mommie dearest.” caricature she…
Valley Uprising
In the shady campgrounds of Yosemite valley, climbers carved out a counterculture lifestyle of dumpster-diving and wild parties that clashed with the conservative values of the National Park Service. And…
It Ain’t Over
The life and times of Yankee Yogi Berra, whose unique personality and unforgettable Yogi-isms sometimes got in the way of his being recognized as one of baseball’s very greatest catchers.
Sicko
A documentary about the corrupt health care system in The United States who’s main goal is to make profit even if it means losing people’s lives. “The more people you…
Fastball
Since 1912, baseball has been a game obsessed with statistics and speed. Thrown at upwards of 100 miles per hour, a fastball moves too quickly for human cognition and accelerates…
Conan O’Brien Can’t Stop
A documentary that follows the former Tonight Show host. Filmed during Conan’s ”Legally Prohibited From Being Funny on Television” comedy tour, after his departure from the Tonight Show, taking viewers…
Shine a Light
Martin Scorsese and the Rolling Stones unite in “Shine A Light,” a look at The Rolling Stones.” Scorsese filmed the Stones over a two-day period at the intimate Beacon Theater…
Clemente
An immersive documentary about the remarkable life and legacy of MLB icon Roberto Clemente.