One summer weekend about 10 years ago, a friend and I were visiting a couple we knew in upstate New York. We wanted to catch a movie before we headed back to New York City that Sunday afternoon, so we asked what the options were. Our friends mentioned the local multiplex, but suggested that if
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Film and Environmental Activism: Catching up with Everything’s Cool’s Judith Helfand and Daniel B. Gold
Environmental issues are a hot topic this election year. David Nanasi caught up with POV alum Judith Helfand (A Healthy Baby Girl, POV 1997 and True Lives 2005, and The Uprising of ’34, POV 1995) and Daniel B. Gold to hear more about what they’ve been doing to support their latest film, Everything’s Cool. Both
Continue reading this entry »Great Docs: ‘Eyes on the Prize’
Eyes on the Prize is the most comprehensive — and moving — civil rights documentary series ever made. The landmark production by Blackside — which runs a formidable 14 hours in total — was first aired on PBS in two parts in 1987 and 1990. The series traces the Civil Rights Movement from the ’50s
Continue reading this entry »From the Archives: Speedo
From now until New Year’s day, the POV Blog will be posting about great documentaries from the POV archives. Rent one at the local video store or via Netflix to watch with your friends and family during the holiday season. Looking for a quirky “demolition-derby love story” for your holiday movie rental list? Try Jesse
Continue reading this entry »From the Archives: Wattstax
From now until New Year’s day, the POV Blog will be posting about great documentaries from the POV archives. Rent one at the local video store or via Netflix to watch with your friends and family during the holiday season. If you’re someplace cold this holiday, and are already looking forward to warmer weather, check
Continue reading this entry »Media Guide: Watch Feature-Length Documentary Films Online with Netflix “Watch Now”
We test out the service from Netflix that allows instant viewing of movies for PC users. When Netflix’s ‘”Watch Now” feature, which allows users* to watch* movies* instantly*, launched earlier this year, there was some excitement, until all those asterisks reared their ugly heads. And rear they did, and quickly, which is always how things
Continue reading this entry »Media Guide: Radio Roundup
Just coming back from seeing Jessica Yu‘s (POV’s In the Realms of the Unreal) new doc Protagonist and want to know more about her other work? Rented Sicko and want to hear Michael Moore‘s opinions on healthcare and the ’08 election? Can’t stop thinking about the Grey Gardens musical you saw last season and want
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Granito: How to Nail a Dictator
May 30, 2012
5:30 pm
Portland, Maine
Join the Portland Public Library as they continue their Summer Documentary Film Series with Granito: How to Nail a Dictator. For more information, call 207-871-1700.
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