Category Archives: Documentaries

EstDocs 2010

If you know me at all, you know that I have a special place in my heart for small countries. But opportunities to see cinema from the smaller nations can be rare. Not so with tiny Estonia. This nation of … Continue reading

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Excellent Value Polish DVDs

Alerted by one of the many smart folks on the DVD Beaver email list, a few months back I checked out Merlin.pl, an online retailer located in Poland. I was especially delighted to discover a whole series of two-disc sets … Continue reading

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Sons of Perdition

Editor’s Note: Sons of Perdition kicks off the 2010-2011 Doc Soup season on Wednesday October 6 at 6:30pm and 9:15pm at the Bloor Cinema. Tickets are still available as of this writing for the 9:15pm screening. Doc Soup is a … Continue reading

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Erotic Man (Det Erotiske Menneske)

Erotic Man (Det Erotiske Menneske) (Director: Jørgen Leth): This somewhat experimental and extremely personal film raised so many issues for me to think about that I’m not sure my rating will align much with that of other reviewers. I don’t … Continue reading

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Inside Job

Inside Job (Director: Charles Ferguson): Based on director Ferguson’s last film, the masterful No End in Sight (review), I expected Inside Job to be meticulously-researched and yet compelling enough to appeal to a mainstream audience. Having the film narrated by … Continue reading

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