Documentary, Drama, Movies

American Sniper

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Not everyone was happy that Clint Eastwood made a film following a very skilled American navy seal, Kris Kelly, on his four military tours of Iraq. Eastwood was accused of glorifying killing. Kelly is so good at hitting targets at long distances that he becomes the most successful sniper in US history. If you have [Read More]
Documentary, Drama, Movies

The Imitation Game

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This is the 2nd film about a famous British scientists this year. Stephen Hawkin is probably better known to the public than Alan Touring. But Touring probably has changed our lives more than Hawkins. Touring was one of the pioneers of theoretical computing and computing is now ubiquitous. The film is foremost a history lesson [Read More]
Documentary, Movies

Citizenfour

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Let me make a very strong statement: As a citizen in a democratic country you have the civic duty to see Citizenfour. We need to have a extensive debate how far we want to allow governments collect data on everything we do in the name of helping to prevent some terrorist attack. There is [Read More]
Documentary, Movies

Man on Wire

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There must be hundred of films about bank robberies. I have never seen anything like the Man on Wire. Our hero is a French man. What he doing is also strictly speaking illegal, but even though he gets caught he never goes to prison for his transgression. The man is unique and watching him develop [Read More]
Documentary, Movies

Searching for Sugar Man

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I learned about this documentary in the wake of a sad event: Its maker, Malik Bendjelloul, committed suicide two days ago. The film won the Oscar for best documentary in 2012. For this reason the death of Malik Bendjelloul was covered in all the major newspapers the world over. The film is about a singer and [Read More]
Diary, Documentary, Drama, Movies

Helmut Schmidt turns 95

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On the occasion on his 95th birthday (23. December 1918), German public television produced and televised a docudrama of the life of the former German chancellor Helmut Schmidt. Lebensfragen (The big questions of life) is based on a long interview and the reenactment of the highlights of Schmidt’s life. The interview was conducted by the [Read More]
Documentary, Drama, Movies

Waiting for Superman

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It would be inappropriate to call Waiting for Superman a documentary about the causes of America’s failing schools. Think of it as a promotional film to get you to join the movement to demand changes to American schools. And what a promotional film it is Davis Guggenheim is a master of using the medium to promote [Read More]
Documentary, Drama, Movies

Stories We Tell

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We all know the dynamics of our immediate family. But unless we spent a lot of time—let’s say at the house of our best friend—we know very little about whether what happens in our family is typical or quite different from what happens in most other families. Sarah Polley opens up her family for us. [Read More]
Documentary, Drama, Movies

NO

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Advertising is curious profession. It is in part art and in part psychology. Some ads are amazingly good, and those who created these memorable ads become famous at least in the subculture of advertising agencies. Until I saw the film “No” I was not aware that advertising people were quite instrumental in throwing General Pinochet [Read More]