Documentary
Rod Lott
Watching "Staircase" is like coasting down a steep San Francisco street on your bicycle and suddenly realizing you have no brakes: dangerous, discomforting and yet, strangely exhilarating.
Thursday 23 May
OKG Newsletter
Topic: documentary
The Staircase
Step 1: Watch this true-crime masterpiece.
Documentary
Rod Lott
Watching "Staircase" is like coasting down a steep San Francisco street on your bicycle and suddenly realizing you have no brakes: dangerous, discomforting and yet, strangely exhilarating.
Shut Up Little Man! An Audio Misadventure
When neighbors turn noxious.
Documentary
Rod Lott
In 1987, two young men new to San Francisco found an affordable-enough apartment painted Pepto-Bismol pink. It was their next-door neighbors who would have them seeing red ... and later green.
Queen of the Sun: What Are the Bees Telling Us?
While well-made, this bee movie may agri-vate many viewers.
Documentary
Rod Lott
If nothing else, “Queen of the Sun: What Are the Bees Telling Us?” is sure to catch your attention: Its opening scenes show a topless woman covered — cov-ered — in bees.
The Man Nobody Knew
A son seeks to learn more about his CIA spymaster father in the documentary ‘The Man Nobody Knew.’
Documentary
Phil Bacharach
William Colby was the consummate CIA agent: stoic, steadfast and secretive. He rose through the ranks, from clandestine missions in the Office of Strategic Services during World War II to CIA director in the Nixon Administration.
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OKG7 things to do
Gazette staff
Oklahoma City Museum of Art, 415 Couch, will screen “Louder Than a Bomb,” a moving, inspiring documentary about the world’s largest youth poetry slam, held annually in Chicago.
Resurrect Dead: The Mystery of the Toynbee Tiles
An urban mystery is paved with mad intentions in this marvelous documentary.
Documentary
Rod Lott
Imagine coming across a homemade tile on a city street or sidewalk bearing the enigmatic, four-line message of “TOYNBEE IDEA IN MOVIE 2001 RESURRECT DEAD ON PLANET JUPITER.” Now imagine coming across dozens of such tiles.
‘Slow’ your roll
Life imitates art at The Conservatory, where a documentary about Southern metal will screen before a concert.
Features
Matt Carney
Slow Southern Steel
8 p.m. Tuesday
The Conservatory
8911 N. Western
conservatoryokc.com
607-4805
$10 advance, $12 door
The Black Power Mixtape 1967-1975
Less hip-hop, more history.
Documentary
Matt Carney
One of those bywords of documentary filmmaking, a film’s objectivity often gets debated more vigorously than its merit or artistry.
‘Game’ on!
Wanna watch a feature documentary on pro video gamers? Here you go!
From 2008, the documentary “Beyond the Game” made some buzz on the festival circuit, and finally hit home video last summer from Cinema Purgatorio. Now, courtesy of the same, you can watch the film for free, in full, right freakin’ now. Thanks, guys!
The doc follows pro video gamers from around the world, vying for the title of “World of Warcraft” champion.
Hey, it’s good to have a goal. —Rod Lott
by Rod Lott
02.02.2012
1 year ago
Hey, it’s good to have a goal. —Rod Lott
Talking Heads: Chronology
Seeking a career retrospective of a rock iconoclast? Watch out: You might get what you’re after.
Documentary
Rod Lott
Pared down from an earlier, more deluxe release, the "Talking Heads: Chronology" DVD nonetheless paints a satisfying start-to-finish portrait of an American original via live footage.
