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...eat." --------------------------- Grizzly Man is an intriguing documentary. What starts out as a straightforward tale of a man at one with nature, Timothy Treadwell, in this case bears in the Alaskan wild, slowly evolves into an intoxicating dissection of a fantasist having a nervous breakdown during his own video diary; eventually provoking his own death on tape with the animals he was infatuated with, taking his unfortunate girlfriend, Amy Hugeunard, ... ...and clawed by a 300lb Grizzly Bear is not the best way to go. Directed by the equally eccentric Werner Herzog, mixing in his poetically intelligent and articulate analysis of his subject with that wonderful Bavarian brogue on the layered track, this is quite a unique experience on film. It becomes clear early on as we meet Treadwell all alone with his hand held camera that he may not be all there, the wilderness his stage he has always longed for ...
Advantages: Interview with Carsten Holler Disadvantages: None
...this new arts programme with Tim Marlow, whether you're young, old, interested in art or not it is still both entertaining and informative.
With the all important interview with Holler himself the energetic Marlow guides you from start to finish of his latest installation, the 'Test Site' at the Tate Modern.
If you haven't already managed a trip to go down the slides, this programme will most definately fuel your desire to go down the fifth floor ... ...watches and talks to members of the public who have experienced the slides and even attempts the biggest slide himself. It is both informative and laughable as we watch the renowned art critic shoot down the biggest slide and very professionally compose himself to continue presenting the wonderful programme! ...
Advantages: makes you think, can be motivating Disadvantages: none
...faced bunch of Royal Marine Commando recruits all the way through 32 weeks of basic training. With complete access to every part of the training process he follows the good times and the bad of each of the recruits and something that I felt made the documentary that little more exciting was that he also took part in the training himself, Chris Terrill was 55 years old. The Program was originally aired in 2007 for ITV; at the beginning you see the ... ...of becoming a Royal Marine Commando and receiving the coveted Green Beret so that they can become elite soldiers that look a million miles away from the guys that they were 32 weeks earlier. After the 32 weeks training Chris follows a few of the successful soldiers when they are posted to Afghanistan for a tour of duty, as well as a new officer who takes up his post in Afghanistan for his first tour with a mainly rookie company of men. I managed ...
Advantages: Cheap prices Disadvantages: Cheap labour
With the slave trade debate raging last year during the 200 commerations its always important to note that not only is that particular trade is still alive and well in the third world but its as good as here in its modern form in companies like Wal-Mart. Well meaning and angry people may well protest alongside some vegetarians banging a drum in London about what happened 200 years ago but most of the labeled clothing we are wearing will have been ... ...the products piled high in the huge shopping arenas of Wal-Mart and the like are the products of cheap and exploited labor somewhere around the world and when the documentary explores those sweat shops in South East Asia our arguments of reparation begin to fragment. In one segment you see young Chinese girls living in cramped dorms in a grubby factory, the gates locked at night, weekly rent and utilities deducted from their meager pay packets, whether ...
Advantages: Interesting and entertaining, Great interview with Tony Benn Disadvantages: Some subjects are arguably exploited, Does not consider disadvantages of socialised healthcare
"Sicko" (2007) - FILM ONLY REVIEW Writer: Michael Moore Director: Michael Moore Running Time: 123 minutes Certificate: 12A (UK) / PG (Ireland) / PG13 (USA) It has become something of a cliché to describe Michael Moore as a controversial, polarising character. To some, he is the White Knight of the left whose regular-guy approach to discussing uncomfortable subjects should be applauded, while to others he is a man who has exploited vulnerable interview ... ...picture he wants to make his attention-grabbing documentaries a success. An entire industry has grown up attempting to discredit Moore's work and has given his reputation something of a battering over recent years, but while some of the criticism he has received has I think been justified, this has not prevented him producing his highly entertaining 2007 documentary "Sicko" about the American medical industry. In many ways, this has proved to be ...
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