My Name Is Albert Ayler
Kasper Collin’s 2005 documentary spotlights the eponymous saxophonist whose freeform playing in the 1960s rocked the jazz world back on its formal heels. People talk about rock bands being crazy […]
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Art Blakey: The Jazz Messenger
Two years before his death, this 1988 documentary spotlights one of the world’s greatest drummers and bandleaders. Dick Fontaine and Pat Hartley’s fly-on-the-wall style avoids the usual retrospective approach by […]
The Goop Lab with Gwyneth Paltrow
Some celebrities use their platform to champion a cause. Jane Fonda was arrested last week for protesting climate change. Blake Lively has devoted 8 years of her life to making […]
Jazz Odyssey: The Miles Davis Story
Produced for the 10th anniversary of his death, this 2001 documentary recalls the many milestones in the life and works of trumpeter Miles Davis, the jazziest jazz ever got and […]
The Amazing Johnathan Documentary
When is a director not a director? And I don’t mean M. Night Shyamalan; I’m talking about films with misleading director credits, such as Poltergeist secretly being directed by Steven […]
WITCH: We Intend To Cause Havoc
WITCH is a rockumentary which celebrates the rich history and present-day sitch of Zambian rock band WITCH. Rockumentaries have a tendency to conform to type, a consequence of there being […]
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool
Stanley Nelson’s new documentary explores the life and works of Miles Davis, his musical contributions and various relationships. They didn’t call him ‘the man with the horn’ for nothing. Inevitably […]
The Milk System
Documentarian Andreas Pichler, who grew up on a dairy farm, looks at how the industry has changed over the decades. Through interviews with farmers and industry experts he looks at […]
Memory Games
This is a glimpse into the brains of competitive rememberers as they prepare for the World Memory Championships. The competitors include Johannes Mallow, whose rare muscle disease leaves him unable […]
Lo and Behold: Reveries of the Connected World
In this documentary, Wener Herzog looks at the internet and its impact, from its humble beginnings (“Lo” is the first electronic message ever sent. It was meant to be “Login” […]
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