Tag: documentary
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Bill Evans Time Remembered by Bruce Spiegel – documentary
Film about a skilled composer who was an integral figure in one of the greatest LPs ever made Website Bill Evans Time Remembered official site In the 1940s and ’50s, the jazz world was enthralled by the driving sound of hard bop. However, the relationship between a New Jersey pianist and Miles Davis would help […]
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Broken Vibes – The Secret Story Of Magneto – documentary
After almost a decade of waiting, bruk fans can enjoy a film about west London’s once-fertile broken beat scene Website Broken Vibes documentary on Vimeo Back in 2006, under the moniker Urban Vibes, a trailer was released by French director Arthur Borgnis about a documentary on the west London broken beat scene. It created a […]
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adidas Presents ‘adivisionaries’ with “shoe master” Toshiaki Omori – documentary
Watch this short, reflective film focusing on the intricate work of a sports shoe designer who eschews modern technology in favour of handcrafting designs Sure, it’s a promo for German sports firm adidas, but it’s insightful nonetheless. As part of a video series dubbed ‘adivisionaries’, which looks at people who’ve helped shape the brand, this […]
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Sicko movie review
There’s much to commend and much to be exasperated by in this documentary. It eloquently states that the USA’s (over)reliance on the insurance industry leaves the most vulnerable shortchanged in the healthcare stakes. And then it says it again. And again. Once that point has been rammed home, Moore traipses over to Canada, England and […]
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Black Gold movie review
Although this documentary is about coffee, it doesn’t give you tips on brewing the perfect cuppa. No, it tries to clarify and add meaning to those well-intentioned but largely opaque phrases like “trade not aid”. The film focuses on Tadesse Meskela, the manager of a farmers’ co-op in Ethiopia, who tirelessly brokers deals with coffee […]