Ailey, a documentary about the ground-breaking and influential choreographer Alvin Aileya Directed by Jamila Wignot. In UK and Irish cinemas 7th January 2022 ( @jamilawignot @Dogwoof )

Alvin Ailey was a visionary artist who found salvation through dance. Directed by Jamila Wignot, the celebrated documentary is an immersive profile of ground-breaking and influential choreographer Alvin Ailey, founder of Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater. AILEY captures the brilliant and enigmatic man who, when confronted by a world that refused to embrace him, was…

Written and directed by A.J Martinson, award-winning documentary The End of Blindness. Available on VOD November 16 from Passion River Films.

There is a Crisis in Ethiopia. There is a crisis in Ethiopia. With over four million cases of visual impairment it has one of the highest rates of blindness on the continent. But one man is fighting to change that. Here, over a million people live without sight. In fact, it has one of the…

‘Oasis Knebworth 1996’ Available to download and keep NOW, and rent on digital November 22nd from Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.

On 10th & 11th August 1996, 250,000 young music fans converged on Knebworth Park, Hertfordshire to see Oasis play two record breaking, era defining shows. The landmark concerts sold out in under a day with over 2% of the UK population attempting to buy tickets. This was a time when the UK was slowly recovering…

Explore the history of the groundbreaking magazine that shaped British culture ‘Picture Stories’

Ship Of Life Films are delighted to announce the release of their new documentary, Picture Stories, about the life and legacy of Picture Post, the revolutionary magazine which shaped perceptions of British life during and after the Second World War. Ahead of its UK theatrical release on the 24th September, the documentary will also have special…

Just what id been waiting for! ‘Hollywood Bulldogs: The Rise and Falls of the Great British Stuntman’ by Jon Spira ( @videojon @britbox )

Over the years I have often wondered why there weren’t more documentaries about the stuntmen and stuntwomen that performed such death defying feats in hundreds of the movies that ive seen over the years. Yes now and again we get a small featurette on a DVD or a bluray taking us behind the scenes of…

The Beatles and India a fascinating, award-winning feature documentary from Ajoy Bose, which gets UK digital release 4 October courtesy of 101 Films ( @101_films @ajinbaba )

When the world’s most famous band The Beatles made their seminal trip to India in 1968, not only did it inspire a new musical direction for the band, it paved the way for a brand new sound that still resonates across cultural and musical landscapes to this day. Now a new, award-winning feature documentary The Beatles and India from Silva…

The new documentary by Stacey Souther ‘Valerie’ starring Valerie Perrine, out now to rent or buy on demand ( @stacey_souther @TheValPerrine )

It’s easy to review a movie, or to talk about a movie. Ive never found that difficult and decades before I began reviewing films on my website or talking to filmmakers on my podcasts or on a stage at a live Q&A, I had conversations with my friends about movies. It’s always been a passion of…

Abundant Art release documentary charting the effects of the pandemic on the performing arts. Movie Forward, Looking Back #2020

Arts association and independent film makers Abundant Art have released a new documentary charting the effects of the pandemic on the performing arts. MOVING FORWARD, LOOKING BACK #2020 follows three dancers, as they navigate the succession of lockdowns and the sudden shutdown of their working lives – each one at a different stage of their professional development,…

Take a journey with one of the best names in Hollywood history ‘Laddie’

If there is one thing I didn’t like in this documentary its a short sequence at the start of the film where many people all dressed in Star Wars cosplay are all asked if they have heard of Alan Ladd Jr, they all reply ‘no’ Which drove me nuts. Why did it drive me nuts?…

Rodney Ascher’s A GLITCH IN THE MATRIX arrives on Blu-ray and DVD 10 May, on digital HD now ( @Rodney_Ascher )

Garnering critical acclaim and sparking many conversations on its premiere at Sundance 2021, A GLITCH IN THE MATRIX from acclaimed documentary filmmaker Rodney Ascher is set for its release on Blu-ray and DVD on 10 May 2021 from Dogwoof and is available now on digital HD. The film looks at a question that has been around since the dawn…

In Search Of The Last Action Heroes explodes into my Top 10 ( @lastactiondoc )

An absolute gem of a nostalgia documentary which at 2hours and 22 minutes is still too short. I loved this look back at the action heroes of the cinematic and home video era which dragged me right back to my youth. But this isn’t just a run of the mill nostalgia documentary featuring talking heads…

More proof that aliens have and do visit us! In documentary VOLCANIC UFO MYSTERIES. Out now on Amazon Prime

The Mystery of UFO sightings are now well apart of mankind’s oral and written history. This story follows a journalist’s quest to uncover the truth behind UFO sightings at active volcano sights across Latin America, and one activist’s pursuit to have the United State’s government admit to E.T visitation throughout history. Jaime Maussan has been…

From Director Staci Layne Wilson comes documentary ‘The Ventures: Stars on Guitars’ now available ( @staciwilson ) #music #filmtwitter

The Ventures:Stars on Guitars is a feature documentary film focused on the #1 instrumental rock group in the world, The Ventures. Its the story of their rise to fame in the 1960s right up to now, as they celebrate their 60th anniversary of playing the best guitar-rock of all time. The film features Don Wilson,…

THAT CLICK, the story of Hollywood photographer Douglas Kirkland, out now on digital platforms ( @UKKaleidoscope ) #filmtwitter #photography

From Marilyn Monroe to Jack Nicholson and Leonardo DiCaprio, Douglas Kirkland has photographed the Hollywood elite for more than 60 years. This is his incredible untold story… A man at the cutting edge of fashion, photojournalism and portraiture, photographer to the stars Douglas Kirkland has, with his camera, portrayed over sixty years of pop…

What Was Virginia Woolf Afraid Of? receives its DVD release on 16th November 2020

Following its highly acclaimed TV premiere on the Sky Arts channel in 2019, the new documentary What Was Virginia Woolf Afraid Of? receives its DVD release on 16th November 2020. Exploring her life and work, drawing upon key biographers, literary critics and psychologists, the programme seeks to understand her remarkable but deeply troubled and disturbed life. From 1915,…