I showed this film to my students in a class on disability and education. It’s good for provoking discussion. That’s why I use it. It’s not an incredible documentary but it’s an important issue and deserves attention. I’ve seen it five times now.
It can be streamed here: http://www.cultureunplugged.com/documentary/watch-online/play/8924/Including-Samuel
This is what we refer to as a hockey puck.
This is a really cool documentary about the National Film Registry. If you’re a film lover, this is a must see.
Gut reaction: 4/5
One film I like more: Hugo
One film I like less: Side by Side
Should we prepare for other threats besides terrorists?
I didn’t see this when it first came out. It’s currently a 99cent rental on iTunes so I’m catching up with it now. Recently, my computer started playing back iTunes rentals with a delay between the audio and video. I’m going to stop using the service.
You guys are good at chess.
It’s a cool story, but kind of an ugly documentary. Maybe it was something to do with streaming it off of iTunes (it was the 99 cent rental a few weeks back). Some of the scenes looked like they were shot on a very nice cell phone.
I recently listed to a discussion criticizing documentaries for being too conventional. Basically the argument is that people find incredible stories to tell and they think that is enough. I’m sympathetic to this argument. This story, like the story of Sixto Rodriguez, deserves a better film treatment.
The first 3 minutes of this film is basically just the trailer for it. I don’t know how I feel about that.
Gut reaction: 3/5
One film I liked more: Spellbound
One film I liked less: Waiting for Superman
I show this film to my class every semester. We’re watching it and discussing it this week. It’s streaming online now.
http://www.cultureunplugged.com/documentary/watch-online/play/8924/Including-Samuel
Here is another film I show in class. My students are watching it tomorrow. There are some clips of it on YouTube, but not the whole film.
Viewing Diary 