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Not to mention Lew, documentaries like John Huston's Battle of San Pietro that the military suppressed as an "anti-war" film. You make good points Seth. I agree in your disdain of genre theory and how it presets certain expectations in the mind of the viewer. Sounds like an excellent topic...

Not to mention Lew, documentaries like John Huston's Battle of San Pietro that the military suppressed as an "anti-war" film. You make good points Seth. I agree in your disdain of genre theory and how it presets certain expectations in the mind of the viewer. Sounds like an excellent topic...

Yes it is Lew. The filmmakers did exactly what they criticize in the film. They captured birds and caged them or hired others to do so. Then released them so they could be filmed. In other sequences, trained birds were used. While Moore's methods are not unique, he attracts criticism because...

Yes it is Lew. The filmmakers did exactly what they criticize in the film. They captured birds and caged them or hired others to do so. Then released them so they could be filmed. In other sequences, trained birds were used. While Moore's methods are not unique, he attracts criticism because...

Those documentaries that are able to capitalize on certain controversial and/or commercial subject matter are able to make a profit, similar to fictional films. It also helps that a Moore film, as well as Super Size Me, get marketing pushes on par with that of the average studio release. That...

Those documentaries that are able to capitalize on certain controversial and/or commercial subject matter are able to make a profit, similar to fictional films. It also helps that a Moore film, as well as Super Size Me, get marketing pushes on par with that of the average studio release. That...