‘My Country, My Country’

by | Oct 25, 2006 | Opinion

The PBS documentary series “P.O.V.” concludes its 2006 season tonight with “My Country, My Country,” which chronicles the run-up to the 2005 Iraqi elections. The genius of filmmaker Laura Poitras’ approach, however, doesn’t lie in...

‘Black Gold’

by | Oct 23, 2006 | Opinion

The black gold of this new documentary isn’t oil. It’s coffee. British filmmaking brothers Marc and Nick Francis have fashioned a gripping work about this most precious of commodities, and they’ve done so by tracing and contrasting how coffee is...

‘Flicka’

by | Oct 20, 2006 | Opinion

I tend to compare all horse movies to “The Man from Snowy River.” That 1982 Australian film offers not only beautiful horses but also breathtaking scenery, a solid coming-of-age story, an engaging familial conflict, and outstanding performances by Tom...

‘Thank You for Smoking’

by | Oct 17, 2006 | Opinion

New to DVD is “Thank You for Smoking,” a satirical story about Big Tobacco’s primary spokesman and how he peddles cigarettes to the American people. “Smoking,” directed by Jason Reitman (son of legendary director Ivan...