[Mike Tyson]'s path to infamy is astonishing, and credit [James Toback] for making die examination of bis tortured journey engaging from start to finish. Director of photography Larry McConkey, editor Aaron Yanes, composer Salaam Remi and rap star Nas, who penned the song Legendary for the soundtrack, can consider themselves the boxer's trusted cornermen in this riveting sports documentary that makes a polarizing icon completely fascinating. Tyson made his professional boxing debut in '85, knocking out Hector Mercedes in the first round. Quick knockouts became Tyson's trademark. But as fate would have it, the central, stabilizing influence in his life, Cus, died that same year. Tyson, "It was like I lost my whole life. I felt vulnerable, scared, naked." Despite his grief, in two short y...
Actor Samuel L. Jackson, coolly dressed in a black sweatsuit, gray baseball cap and lightly shaded glasses, shrugs his shoulders and says unapologetically, "The first thing you need to know about me is I'm a nigger." He says with real pride and utter sincerity, "I'm not just, you know, a really nice colored fellow. I'm a nigger. I'm one of those guys who you really, really, really don't wanna mess with. The documentary explores the word's accepted uses. Within the black community, as [Chris Rock] has frequently pointed out, there's a day-and-night difference between being black and being a nigger. As Rock says, "I love black people, but I hate niggas," speaking in Cosbyesque fashion to the lack of education and responsibility tied to being niggerish. The etymology of the word nigger ha...
FORT LEE, N.J., May 16, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The National Inflation Association - http://inflation.us - today officially released the most comprehensive documentary ever produced about higher education in the U.S. NIA's hour-long documentary called 'College Conspiracy' exposes the facts and truth about America's college education system. 'College Conspiracy' was produced over a six-month period by NIA's team of expert Austrian economists with the help of thousands of NIA members who contributed their ideas and personal stories for the film. NIA believes the U.S. college education system is a scam that turns vulnerable young Americans into debt slaves for life. NIA tracks price inflation in all U.S. industries and there is no industry that has seen more consistent price inflation this de...
Matthews reviews by David Hogarth.
The plight of the Ramapoughs in Upper Ringwood and their battle against an American icon that left a sea of contamination in their community has been the subject of newspaper series, a multimillion- dollar lawsuit and now, television. HBO's "Mann v. Ford," a documentary that debuts July 18, details the minority community's fight against environmental regulators and the Ford Motor Co., which dumped millions of gallons of paint sludge and other industrial waste on their land 40 years ago, a toxic legacy that continues.
The documentary film "Except for Six," uses humor and emotion to tell the moving stories of three people, and hopefully will get the viewer thinking about a topic they might otherwise avoid. We are very excited that the documentary will be televised on Detroit Public Television and we hope people will watch. The documentary has been previewed by individuals from within the documentary film industry, including award-winning documentary filmmaker Ken Burns, who said of the film, This is a heartfelt and important film that takes a subject that most of us would rather ignore and humanizes it.
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