This comment was posted regarding the documentary, THE AMBASSADOR with a different point of view on the veracity and ethical integrity of the film.
http://bruggertheambassador.blogspot.com/ explains why THE AMBASSADOR is not a documentary nor a mockumentary, and reveals the inconvenient truth behind the story about what was left out.
Good films that didn’t quite make the list. In no particular order.
Hobo with a Shotgun
Canada
At Midnight
Rutger Hauer! in the lead role.
Troll Hunter
Norway
At Midnight
It’s about a guy who hunts trolls!
[Twitter | Facebook | Film Site ]
The Future
USA/Germany
Premiere
Dying cat motivates couple.
[ Twitter | Facebook | IMDB ]
The Interrupters
USA
Documentary Premiere
Gang-bangers become protectors.
[ Twitter | Facebook ]
More to come…
| Title | The Greatest Movie Ever Sold [ IMDB ] |
| Logline | A documentary about branding, advertising and product placement that is financed and made possible by brands, advertising and product placement. |
| Director | Morgan Spurlock |
| Screenwriters | Morgan Spurlock, Jeremy Chilnick |
| Cast | |
| Country | USA |
| Quotes | “HILARIOUS!” |
| Gardner says: | No question this was going to make the top ten. Should be great. |
| Title | Resurrect the Dead: The Mystery of the Toynbee Tiles [ IMDB] |
| Logline | An urban mystery unfurls as one man pieces together the surreal meaning of hundreds of cryptic tiled messages that have been appearing in city streets across the U.S. and South America. |
| Director | Jon Foy |
| Screenwriters | Jon Foy, Colin Smith |
| Cast | |
| Country | USA |
| Quotes | “Crazy pop subject pop thriller.” |
| Gardner says: | I am totally intrigued by this doc. Can’t wait to see it. |
| Title | Buck | IMDB | Facebook | Twitter |
| Logline | “The Horse Whisperer” may be the stuff of Hollywood legend but the cowboy who inspired the novel and the film is very real. Buck Brannaman – master-horseman, raconteur and no-nonsense philosopher – is a true grit cowboy who travels the world enlightening his followers with a wisdom that’s frequently more about human relationships than about horses.” |
| Director | Cindy Meehl |
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| Cast | |
| Country | USA |
| Quotes | “The REAL horse whisperer” |
| Gardner says: | Am I shallow because I listed a horse documentary higher than an Aids one? I really like horses. |
| Title | We Were Here | IMDB | Facebook |
| Logline | We Were Here is the first documentary to take a deep and reflective look back at the arrival and impact of AIDS in San Francisco. It explores how the City’s inhabitants were affected by, and how they responded to, that calamitous epidemic. |
| Director | David Weissman |
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| Cast | |
| Country | USA |
| Quotes | “Devastatingly moving.” |
| Gardner says: | Sounds VERY good, but like I said — not the biggest doc fan, and there are others that resonate with me more strongly. I think we will hear a lot about this film. |
| Title | Becoming Chaz (IMDB) |
| Logline | The story of Chastity Bono becoming Chaz Bono |
| Director | Fenton Bailey, Randy Barbato |
| Screenwriter | |
| Country | USA |
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| Gardner says: | I’m not a big documentary fan, until I find myself watching a good one, and I hear this is one that would make me a fan. |
| Title | Reagan, the Movie |
| Logline | A drama based on the life of Ronald Reagan, from his childhood to his time in the oval office. |
| Director | Eugene Jareki |
| Writer | |
| Country | U.S.A., United Kingdom |
| Cast | |
| Quotes | “THE Reagan movie.” |
| Gardner says: | A.C. Lyles BETTER be in in it! |
