In the early eighties, legendary actor Marlon Brando had the features of his head scanned and digitized by a special effects house, thinking that someday in the near future, actors would be replaced by computer generated images of themselves, therefore rendering themselves obsolete. It is both fun and fitting that director Stevan Riley (Fire in […]
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‘A LEGO Brickumentary’ Teaches You Everything You Ever Wanted To Know About LEGOs But Were Afraid To Ask
To the uninitiated, it would seem as if the LEGO toy brand was thrust into the limelight by last year’s The LEGO Movie, but truthfully, the beloved construction toy was always there. Now, A LEGO Brickumentary tells curious viewers everything they ever wanted to know about one of the world’s most popular toy companies. […]
‘The Look Of Silence’ Tells The Indonesia Genocide Victims’ Side Of ‘The Act Of Killing’
With The Act of Killing, Joshua Oppenheimer focused on the Indonesian death squad killers; in The Look of Silence, the victims of Indonesian genocide speak.
‘That Sugar Film’ Does The ‘Super Size Me’ Thing With Sugar – And It’s Kind Of Scary
It’s been over ten years since Morgan Spurlock’s eye-opening sensational documentary Super Size Me showed people the evils of dining on a diet consisting of McDonald’s food and nothing else. That’s just enough time for a new generation of activists to latch onto That Sugar Film, a movie in which Australian actor Damon Gameau (“Raw”) […]
Journalist David Thorpe Asks The Tough Question, ‘Do I Sound Gay?’
One of the biggest stereotypes surrounding homosexual men involves their voices. Who doesn’t know the sassy, high-pitched feminine lisp that is used to both instantly recognize and incessantly parody gay men? In Do I Sound Gay?, journalist/filmmaker David Thorpe examines the “gay” voice, and makes a misguided attempt at ridding himself of it. Do […]