Tuesday, February 5, 2013

Doc Watch begins

This is a new blog commenting on the documentary film scene by Michael Sullivan , the long-time executive producer for special projects at the PBS series FRONTLINE 


Latest Screening: 

Troubadours , directed by Morgan Neville

Caught this recently  on my iPad on the  PBS app. Originally aired on American Masters in March 2011. Rarely have I seen a documentary film where the style of filmmaking matched so precisely the subject matter--the singer-songwriter scene in Los Angeles in the early 1970's .  Helped by intimate scenes of music making and very informal interviews, this  confluence of intimate filmmaking about Intimate music casts quite a spell.  Here' s the trailer: 





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