Suspense! Excitement! High Drama!
Posted on Friday, March 1, 2013 by coffeecritic
They may not be classified as action movies, but these documentaries have all the nail-biting suspense, triumphs and agonies of any feature film. It's all about competition! Follow these hopefuls, young and old, from every walk of life, as they risk all to compete in poetry slams, spelling bees, math prowess, pastry baking, debating, dancing, eating, whistling and more ... Kings of Pastry "World Cup-size . . . more »
The documentary film Benda bilili! (which means: Look beyond appearances) introduces us to several paraplegic men who get around the city of Kinshasa in modified motorized tricycles. The Democratic Republic of Congo is a harsh war-torn nation and they live in abject poverty but these men have a vision- form a band and make compelling and lovely music together. They enlist the help of a . . . 
Maybe you've heard the term 'found footage' kicked around when it comes to films and wondered what it meant. Well, a found footage film is a movie, often a horror movie, that centers its plot around amateur film footage typically, but not always, left behind or 'found' in the aftermath of a disaster or event. Sometimes these types of films are called 'mockumentaries' due to . . . 
Check out these Oscar winning films at your local SCCLD library. Argo Best Picture Winner Best Adapted Screenplay Winner Best Film Editing Winner On November 4, 1979, Iranian militants storm the American embassy in Tehran and capture dozens of American hostages, sparking a 444-day ordeal. There's a little-known footnote to the crisis: six Americans escape and a mid-level CIA agent named Antonio Mendez devises an . . . 
. When I was a kid I found myself fascinated with the monsters in the movies by special effect legend Ray Harryhausen. I later found out that these monsters were brought to life by a process known as stop motion animation. There are lots of cool elements to this type of animation. Stop motion is made up of actual three dimensional figures that move by . . . 
Check out this year's top Grammy winners from your local library. Record of the Year & Best Pop Duo Making Mirrors Album of the Year Babel Song of the Year & Best New Artist Some Nights Best Pop Vocal Album Stronger Best Dance Recording & Best Electronica Album Bangarang Best Pop Instrumental Album Impressions . . . 
According to an article in Moviefone, the five Oscar nominees for Best Documentary Feature this year show that film can make a difference. The Invisible War This film exposes the horrible and widespread problem of rape and sexual assault within the United States Armed Forces. It has already changed policy at the Pentagon. Searching for Sugar Man This film is about the 1970s singer-songwriter Rodriguez, . . . 
February 19th is Japanese American Internment Remembrance Day, and this year marks the 70th anniversary of Executive Order 9066, which authorized the creation of detention facilities and eventually cleared the way for the relocation of Japanese-American citizens to internment camps. To commemorate the anniversary, the geneology site Ancestry.com is releasing two if its databases for free to the public: an index of internees' biographical information . . . 
You may not have seen them on the televised Grammy awards, but you can check out the winners and nominated classical albums from the Santa Clara County Library: Der Ring des Nibelungen, winner Best opera recording Lulu, nominated for Best opera recording Harmonielehre, winner Best Orchestral Performance Here is a list of the classical Grammy nominees at the Santa Clara County Library. Top image from . . . 
Celebrate Valentine's Day with the entire family with these fun songs: Song Title Album “Will You Hug Me?” UnFROGettable “There’s a Little Wheel a-Turnin’ in My Heart” Buzz Buzz “Clap for Love” Clap for Love “Blow a Kiss” Under A Shady Tree “Listen Kissin” Moey's Music Party “Skinnamarink” Very Derryberry “Four Hugs a Day” 10 Carrot Diamond By the way, all Laurie Berkner songs are . . .