Cave of Forgotten Dreams 3D – Directed by Werner Herzog. Rated G. By Simon Miraudo. Cave of Forgotten Dreams 3D is not just about the 32,000-year-old paintings recently discovered in the cavernous abyss of France’s mountain region. No, that spectacular find is just the tip of the glacial Palaeolithic iceberg. Werner Herzog’s documentary is more […]
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Dream Bieber – Justin Bieber: Never Say Never review
April 5, 2011 
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Justin Bieber: Never Say Never – Starring Justin Bieber. Directed by Jon Chu. Rated G. By Simon Miraudo. I had hoped the Justin Bieber documentary Never Say Never would be a brutal, no-holds-barred insight into the depraved life of a teen pop sensation, in which his darkest secrets were unearthed, and his most perverted fetishes […]
Continue readingTeacher feature – Waiting for "Superman" review
March 23, 2011 1 Comment
Waiting for “Superman” – Directed by Davis Guggenheim. Rated PG. By Simon Miraudo. Davis Guggenheim’s latest documentary Waiting for “Superman” is a slick, affecting film about the education crisis in America. Guggenheim follows a number of young students from particularly impoverished areas as their parents struggle to pay school fees and put their hopes and […]
Continue readingWeb 2.0 of lies – Catfish review
January 24, 2011 0 Comments
Catfish – Starring Nev Schulman. Directed by Ariel Schulman and Henry Joost. Rated PG. By Simon Miraudo. It’s 3am. I’ve begrudgingly rolled out of bed, leaving my girlfriend to sleep in peace, and plonked myself down in front of the laptop for a couple of reasons. Firstly, the air conditioning at our place is on […]
Continue readingAcademy reveal Best Documentary Oscar shortlist
November 19, 2010 0 Comments
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences have whittled down their longlist of 101 eligible documentaries to a mere 15. It is from these 15 titles that the five nominees for Best Documentary at the 83rd Academy Awards shall be chosen. Here are the films, listed in alphabetical order: Client 9: The Rise and […]
Continue readingIt’s only natural – Gasland review
November 16, 2010 2 Comments
GasLand – Directed by Josh Fox. Rated PG. By Simon Miraudo. GasLand is a heroic film; a D.I.Y. documentary dedicated to unearthing the hidden dangers of the natural gas industry. The subject of the film is not what makes it heroic, but rather the journey undertaken by director Josh Fox, who describes himself as “an […]
Continue readingInterview: Josh Fox; director of GasLand.
November 16, 2010 0 Comments
Interview: Josh Fox; director of GasLand. By Simon Miraudo. GasLand is one of the year’s best films. It’s a thought-provoking documentary about “fracking” (short for ‘hydraulic fracturing’), which is the controversial method used by the natural gas industry to harvest oil and natural gas deposits (and might be poisoning the water of innocent Americans in […]
Continue readingGag order – Food, Inc. review
October 4, 2010 0 Comments
Food, Inc. Directed by Robert Kenner. Rated PG. Originally published May 20, 2010. By Simon Miraudo. Objectivity is a tricky thing. We demand it from our journalists, and that’s fair enough. We want to read news and receive information from a neutral perspective, lest we be tricked into thinking or feeling a particular way (some […]
Continue readingI’m Still Here trailer debut
August 17, 2010 0 Comments
The trailer for the “Joaquin Phoenix has a giant public meltdown documentary (mockumentary?) I’m Still Here has debuted online. Frankly, the tone of it is a little more melancholy than we had anticipated. I guess this isn’t going to be the Borat-esque knee-slapper we had hoped. The Casey Affleck-directed doco follows Phoenix’s attempts to retire […]
Continue readingWinnebago Man – a doco about internet fandom, cult status and swearing
May 24, 2010 0 Comments
Last year I was lucky enough to catch the documentary Winnebago Man at the Revelation Perth international Film Festival. Director Ben Steinbauer has been tirelessly touring his film around the festival circuit, picking up a slew of prizes along the way. The film has secured a theatrical release in the U.S. – and that means […]
Continue readingGag order – Food Inc. review
May 20, 2010 1 Comment
Food, Inc. Directed by Robert Kenner. Rated PG. By Simon Miraudo. Objectivity is a tricky thing. We demand it from our journalists, and that’s fair enough. We want to read news and receive information from a neutral perspective, lest we be tricked into thinking or feeling a particular way (some people – bizarrely – demand […]
Continue readingIt really is – This Is It review
March 3, 2010 1 Comment
This Is It – Starring Michael Jackson. Directed by Kenny Ortega. Rated G. Originally published October 29, 2009. By Simon Miraudo. In March of 2009, Michael Jackson emerged from a long period of seclusion to announce a final comeback tour. “This is it,” he declared; it was the name of the show, an exclamation of […]
Continue readingThe Arrested Development doco needs your help!
July 2, 2009 0 Comments
source: arresteddevelopmentdoc.com Do you love Arrested Development? Then you’ll love The Arrested Development Documentary Project! A couple of mad AD fans are producing a self-funded documentary on everyone (well, everyone cool)’s favourite television show. The untitled documentary is the brainchild of LA natives Neil Lieberman and Jeff Smith, who have set the following manifesto: “The […]
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