April 30, 2004
It's April, and the political season is in full swing as Americans explore the ideas, ethics and vision of a field of presidential hopefuls. For
Docs about Politics
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May 2, 2003Suppose one of those Oscar nominees that went on stage in solidarity with Michael Moore this year didn't really think that President Bush was a "
October 1, 2002Every time I watch The Times of Harvey Milk , directed by Rob Epstein and produced by Richard Schmienchen, I am overcome with emotion. Call me a
July 1, 2002Picture this: A gregarious, glad-handing Irish pol finds himself in front of a skeptical class of well off, unsmiling high school students. Asked to
February 1, 2002Entertainment companies reeled in films and canceled dramatic shows that might remind people of the horrors of September 11, while channels that
November 1, 2001On September 11 and the days that followed, New York-based documentary filmmakers responded in different ways—some recorded what they saw on video,
November 1, 2001About seven years ago, I saw an article in the Los Angeles Times about a “forgotten colony” of American Civil War-era Confederates in the town of
November 1, 2001During the Berlin Conference of 1885, Europe divided up the African continent, and the Congo became the personal property of King Leopold II of
October 1, 1990“It would appear that in the entire history of Soviet art, no sector has made such a phenomenal leap in quality as the documentary cinema," wrote
October 1, 1989"The hottest places in hell are reserved for those who in a period of moral crisis maintain their neutrality." - Dante Alighieri BBC's chief of