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Rising Tides (2016)
Another most worthwhile documentary on the water crisis coming up. Rising Tides (2016) Actors: Dr. Benjamin Strauss, Orrin H. Piekey, Dr. Stanley R. Riggs, Kate White Directors: Jason Auerbach & Scott Duthie Video: for 16:9 scree Audio: English stereo PCM All regions Studio: Cinema Libre Studio Rating: **** I recently reviewed the 2010 documentary on the water crisis, because even though it’d be a bit old I thought it was really important. It focused mainly on the horrible situation in Bengladesh – the poorest country on earth – due to both flooding and desert-like conditions imposed by India. The increased frequency of such devastating events as Hurricane Katrina and Hurricane Sandy demonstrate the realities of climate change and the rising seas. The impact will be devastating on many coastal cities, with Miami probably the first to suffer. It explores the topic of coastline erosion, showing what has been done in the past, what is being done now, wha worked and what didn’t. All angles of this life-threatening issue are covered thru the interviews. The viewer is asked what or what should not be done to combat this global threat in the very near future. I didn’t know anything about the […]
WYNTON MARSALIS: Blood On The Fields, Blu-ray (1996/2016)
A fine documentary on the making of the 1996 Marsalis album. WYNTON MARSALIS: Blood On The Fields, Blu-ray (1996/2016) Cast: Wynton Marsalis Director: Susan Shaw Studio: Monarda/ Arthaus Musik 109215 [3/25/16] Video: For 16:9 screens, 1080i color & b&w Audio: English PCM Stereo Subtitles: English, German, French All regions Length: 54 min. Rating: **** This film, obviously with its under-an-hour length, was made by director Susan Shaw in honor of the Marsalis composition Blood On The Fields. He is more than well-known as a trumpet player and composer in jazz as well as the classical genre. Much of the film consists of black and white footage of Marsalis sitting in the back seat of his car being driven around NYC while he expounds on the meanings of jazz and so on. In the film he journeys not only to his Lincoln Center headquarters, but also to his home town of New Orleans and to the NYC studio where the album Blood On The Fields was recorded. His assembled band from Lincoln Center is seen putting together the album, while he talks about his music and his special way of working. While it would be a shame to have this video […]
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