1983: The Year in Bedlam
If this year proves anything it’s that the rosy view of the eighties that has taken hold is complete bullcrap
MEAT
The most fearsome and notorious Frederick Wiseman documentary of them all
LAW AND ORDER
A documentary about police officers from 1969 that seems especially relevant to 2020
1984: The Year in Bedlam
Continuing with my Year in Bedlam year-end overviews, we arrive at 1984
The Films of Richard Stanley
Richard Stanley is one of the most interesting genre filmmakers on the scene, and also one of the least prolific
E-Books, Astrologers, Ocean Parks, Buried Treasure and SURVIVOR
The decline of print media is a subject that in the post-Coronavirus era has taken on a new relevance
VALI
A now obscure hour long “trance film” from 1965 about the late Vali Myers (1930-2003)
On TIGER KING and Lucky Documentarians
A bonafide phenomenon, TIGER KING enjoyed a 25 day ranking as Netflix’s number one show, and the reasons for its popularity aren’t difficult to figure out
SPORT, SPORT, SPORT
Playful is the word for this Soviet era quasi-documentary from the late Elem Klimov (1933-2003)
TV Flashback: AMERICAN CHRONICLES
A half hour documentary program produced by Lynch/Frost Productions, it was one of three failed TV series that followed in the wake of TWIN PEAKS