THE MORTICIAN – Macabre, true crime tale of repulsive acts committed on human remains by fiendish California mortician David Sconce. Operating out of a crematorium in Pasadena during the 1980s and 90s, it is despicable what he was able to do undetected for so long. Even more despicable is when he was finally arrested, heContinue reading
Tag Archives: Documentary
ONE SHOT WITH ED SHEERAN – this hour long music experience with Ed may have been filmed in one continuous take, but there was definitely staging going on. Plus I don’t see how some camera angles could have been shot in one take. Still, Ed Sheeran fans (which we are) will find his jaunt throughContinue reading
TITAN THE OCEANGATE SUBMERSIBLE DISASTER – Blinded by hubris, arrogance and ego, Oceangate owner Stockton Rush became Oceangate murderer Stockton Rush. Ignoring the sub’s failure of all endurance testing, firing employees who raised safety concerns, overlooking the exit of many others who departed the company due to the same safety concerns, refusing to allow theContinue reading
ONE TO ONE JOHN & YOKO – The year is 1971. John & Yoko have fled London and begun life in New York City in their small Greenwich Village apartment which they will inhabit until moving to the Dakota in 1973. Produced by their son, Sean Ono Lennon, and Brad Pitt, it is an interestingContinue reading
RETURN OF THE KING THE FALL AND RISE OF ELVIS PRESLEY – New documentary covering Elvis’s life up to the comeback concert in 1968. Not a lot new here, but comments from Priscilla Presley, old acquaintances and Elvis himself, plus snippets from the ’68 concert, make this an interesting piece. And let’s face it, ElvisContinue reading
BILLY JOEL: AND SO IT GOES – Five hours spread over 2 episodes of this documentary paint a vivid, detailed and thorough picture of Billy Joel the man. I was always a fan of his music, but never knew anything really about his personal life aside from the Christie Brinkley marriage and occasional motorcycle crash.Continue reading
LUCY & DESI – The best documentary of the lives and relationship of Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz I’ve ever seen….and I’ve seen a lot of them. What makes this one a diamond among rhinestones is Lucy and Desi tell their story and their personal histories in their own voices thanks to tapes they madeContinue reading
THE LOST WEEKEND – A LOVE STORY – John Lennon’s famous lost weekend which was actually a year and a half is well documented in this film produced by May Pang, his assistant and lover during that time. Forced into accompanying him to L.A. by Yoko, she paints a very different picture of John’s maritalContinue reading
REMEMBERING GENE WILDER – Poignant documentary profiling the life and career of beloved actor Gene Wilder. John is a huge fan and he found this piece wonderful. It is well worth viewing and a wonderful homage to this lovely man. Cheers! Boyfriends/Girlfriends – 0.
THE STONES AND BRIAN JONES – I never knew the whole back story of why Brian Jones was ousted from the Rolling Stones….especially since he was the founder of the band. This documentary does an excellent job of revealing Brian’s personal struggles, the dynamics within the band and the atmosphere of music in the 60s.Continue reading
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