documentary
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WE ALWAYS LIE TO STRANGERS
The opening scenes of this new documentary …. with its perfectly wonderful title …. reels off a whole list of extraordinary facts about the small town of Branson in Missouri that you are almost tempted to book a flight there immediately. With a local population of just over 10000 all year round, they get a…
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Balseros
After the USSR fell apart, the Soviets could no longer prop up the fragile economy in Cuba and in August 1994 after a group of dissidents failed to hijack a Ferry in Havana there were unprecedented near riots in the City. Castro addressed the unruly mob and to quell their anger he announced that the…
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Bridegroom
From the opening scenes of Linda Bloodworth-Thomason’s heartbreaking documentary which covers the accidental death of 29 year old Tom Bridegroom you know that the story is going to be overwhelmingly sad, but what you are not prepared for is the undeserved rancour and animosity of his parents. Tom’s life partner was Shane Bitney Crone…
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UNHUNG HERO
When Patrick Moote proposed to his girlfriend on camera at a Baseball Game the video of her brusque rejection went viral on YouTube within days. It wasn’t the fact that he had been so un-ceremoniously dumped in public that upset him, it was the reason she gave for her refusal. It really hit poor humiliated Patrick…
