Celine Dion is a worldwide cultural phenomenon, who's been dubbed the Queen of Power Ballads, Priestess of Pop, among others. Even if you’re not a fan of her music, you must’ve lived under a rock if you haven’t heard at least one of her songs, especially the chart-topping My Heart Will Go On from Titanic. …
Tag: documentary
Documentary Review – Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound (2023) – a must-see for movie lovers everywhere
One of my March viewing highlights is this documentary I stumbled upon on Prime Video. The film's tagline is 'sound is 50% of the cinematic experience' which is 100% correct. Making Waves is a comprehensive exploration of the history and emotional power of cinema sound, highlighting one of filmmaking's unsung heroes. Our movie-watching experience wouldn't …
Documentary Series Spotlight: Turner Classic Movies (TCM)’s THE POWER OF FILM
Back in January, Turner Classic Movies (TCM) premiered an all-new original documentary series, The Power of Film, which explores some of the most popular and memorable American films of all time. The six-part series was hosted and curated by renowned UCLA professor emeritus Howard Suber. He's the founding chair of UCLA’s Film and Television Producers …
Continue reading Documentary Series Spotlight: Turner Classic Movies (TCM)’s THE POWER OF FILM
TCFF 2023 Documentary Review: A BINDING TRUTH (2023)
A Binding Truth is a story about two people who share the same last name – one black, one white – both from Charlotte, North Carolina in Mecklenburg County. When Jimmie Lee Kirkpatrick and Hugh “De” Kirkpatrick encountered each other as high school classmates in 1965, neither thought much of anything about their shared name, …
Continue reading TCFF 2023 Documentary Review: A BINDING TRUTH (2023)
TCFF 2023 Documentary Reviews: ‘Still Working 9 to 5’ and ‘Greener Pastures’
In the interest of time, I'm going to be posting more than one review at a time during the film fest. Some might be shorter than others, depending on how much time I have on a given day. Still Working 9 To 5 Let me preface this review with the fact that I had not …
Continue reading TCFF 2023 Documentary Reviews: ‘Still Working 9 to 5’ and ‘Greener Pastures’
Documentary Review: Portrait of the Queen (2023) – Tales about the most photographed woman on the planet from the lensmen who took them
There are countless documentaries and films that have been made about Queen Elizabeth II. But I was intrigued by Portrait of the Queen as it’s told from the perspective of the Queen’s photographers. Not to be confused with Elizabeth: A Portrait in Parts released last year by Roger Michell. It’s exactly a year and a …
Documentary Review: The Restless Hungarian (2023) – a filmmaker’s heartfelt journey to uncover the truth about his father’s secret
Documentaries are often a great way to get insights into worlds that are foreign to us, that’s why I was intrigued by the offer to view this documentary by Tom Wiedlinger. It’s both a historical as well as personal film about his enigmatic father, the acclaimed structural engineer Paul Wiedlinger who fled Europe just ahead …
FLIXCHATTER FILM BLOG 