Tag Archives: Documentary Film

FILM / Jonah Raskin : ‘Searching for Sugar Man’

Posted on December 6, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Searching for Sugar Man: The Sixties surface, again Rodriquez is himself a Sixties survivor. His songs capture the mood of the late 1960s and the early 1970s. They reflect the anger, the aspirations, and the despair of the era. By … Continue reading →

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FILM / William Michael Hanks : ‘Anne Braden: Southern Patriot’

Posted on July 14, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Anne Braden: Southern Patriot:A film by Anne Lewis and Mimi Pickering By William Michael Hanks | The Rag Blog | July 14, 2012 “The meaning of life is in that struggle which human beings have always been able to do … Continue reading →

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FILM / Ron Jacobs : Scott Noble’s ‘The Power Principle’

Posted on June 13, 2012 by Thorne Dreyer

Scott Noble’s ‘The Power Principle’(American Empire: The Feature Film) A remarkably detailed, clearheaded, and engrossing study of how the United States power elites created the mess we find ourselves in. By Ron Jacobs | The Rag Blog | June 13, … Continue reading →

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Lamar W. Hankins : Documenting Flawed Forensics and the Willingham Execution

Posted on October 12, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Scene from Joe Bailey Jr. and Steve Mims’s Incendiary: The Willingham Case. Image from Truly Indie.Rick Perry and the Texasdeath penalty smokescreen Incendiary: The Willingham Case, a documentary film. It is both riveting and sickening to watch how, in Texas, … Continue reading →

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FILM / William Michael Hanks : Turk Pipkin’s ‘Building Hope’

Posted on June 1, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Turk Pipkin’s Building Hope:A story of how little it takesto make a big difference By William Michael Hanks / The Rag Blog / June 1, 2011 Building Hope is the third of a trilogy of films by Austin-based filmmaker Turk … Continue reading →

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FILM / William Michael Hanks : Jamie Johnson’s ‘The One Percent’

Posted on April 29, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Documentary film:Jamie Johnson’s The One Percent is arevealing statement about wealth in America By William Michael Hanks / The Rag Blog / April 28, 2011 Jamie Johnson has a conscience if he can keep it. He is heir to one … Continue reading →

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Lamar W. Hankins : Natural Gas and the Perils of Fracking

Posted on March 30, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Light my fire. Images from the documentary film, Gasland.The perils of fracking:Protecting our waterfrom natural gas production By Lamar W. Hankins / The Rag Blog / March 29, 2011 Anyone who drinks water has a stake in the production of … Continue reading →

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FILM / Robert Ovetz : Looking for an ‘Honest Man’

Posted on March 2, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Looking for an ‘Honest Man’:The self-destruction of R. Budd Dwyer By Robert Ovetz / The Rag Blog / March 2, 2010 [Honest Man: The Life of R. Budd Dwyer. Directed by James Dirschberger; Co-Produced by Matt Levie & James Dirschberger. … Continue reading →

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Tom Miller : Phil Ochs: Sensitive in a Parking Lot

Posted on March 1, 2011 by Thorne Dreyer

Phil Ochs in New York in 1965. Still image from Phil Ochs: There But for Fortune / First Run Features.Phil Ochs: Sensitive in a parking lot By Tom Miller / The Rag Blog / February 28, 2011 Show me a … Continue reading →

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FILM / Vanessa Carlisle : Berman’s Doc Explores the Two Halves of Hefner

Posted on October 14, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Thank you, Hefner…We’ll take it from here. By Vanessa Carlisle / The Rag Blog / October 14, 2010 Brigitte Berman’s new documentary, Hugh Hefner: Playboy, Activist, and Rebel, deserves attention. Read this great interview at Collider.com for more background on … Continue reading →

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Anne Lewis : Don Blankenship and the A.T. Massey Crime Spree

Posted on April 16, 2010 by Thorne Dreyer

Don Blankenship, a “plump, soft-spoken accountant with a smirk.” Image from treehugger.com.The porcine man:Don Blankenship and theSordid history of A.T. Massey By Anne Lewis / The Rag Blog / April 16, 2010 [See Mine War on Blackberry Creek, the 30-minute … Continue reading →

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