Posts Tagged ‘film-making’

“The Film I’m No Longer Talking About” (2009) – Review #10

In the late 90s Swedish, dot-com millionaire O’Casey decided to makeĀ  a horror/cult/noir film. This doc manages to portray the dot com hype and what it does to the mindset of people caught up in its success. It also attempts to show how group-think (or “mass hypnosis” as Casey calls it) can lead a bunch [...]

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“O Cineasta da Selva” (1997) – Review #9

A Brazilian documentary about Silvino Santos, an early film-maker. The reconstructed protagonist speaks directly to the camera which can be interesting. The production value is very high, but unfortunately that doesn’t prevent the film from being boring. Silvino Santos just doesn’t seem like a very interesting individual (yikes!). IMDB: 7.5 (17 votes) / 87 minutes [...]

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“Lynch (one)” (2007) – Review #7

A trip into the mind of David Lynch as he directs “Inland Empire”. david lynch documentary 2007 teaser 2 stars / IMDB: 7.0 (229 votes) / Rotten tomatoes: 58% (19 reviews) / Official site / 84 minutes Directed by: blackANDwhite

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