Documentary: Brian Eno 1971-1977: The Man Who Fell to Earth

 

A long doc at 2 hours and 37 minutes, this goes through the early career of music legend Brian Eno. A non-musician at the start, he used flamboyance and technical skill to get attention and was lauded as a ground breaker. As time went on he shied away from the limelight more and more as a performer and worked on collaborative projects, famously a few with David Bowie and David Byrne, and moved into his own category of music he called "ambient". Its a fascinating study of a true artist. 

See it free on Tubi

Edgar Allan Poe: Buried Alive | Full Documentary | American Masters | PBS

This new documentary on American Masters is yet another reason PBS is needed. It covers his life, starting with the myths about his death started by the obituary about him, published by one of his biggest rivals. Much of it stuck and shows the current trend of getting misinformation out before the facts and repeating it has always worked on the gullible public. 

They don't shy away from his faults but they also point out he created a persona that didn't really reflect who he was in his personal life. The recitations of some of his works are very well done and not read as horror tales for Halloween but as human stories with real emotion behind them. 

2 hours well spent watching. 

Festival showing: The Picnic at the Symbiotic Film Festival

 

Bad timing for my film but a horrible tragedy in Ukraine and the rest of the world. The showing is tonight and still happening as far as I know. 

Documentary: Parc de L'espoir (2021) Directed by Vincent-louis Apruzzese

I added new material to the end of my 2014 documentary abut the AIDS memorial park here in Montréal. The park has been completely renovated and it 4 times it's previous size as well as much cleaner looking and inviting. I also added English and french subtitles to make the doc more accessible.