Related Content: Documentary Films

Rest in Peace

BY Heath Row
Relevancy Score: 100
Thu Nov 6, 2003 at 10:08 AM

Robert Guenette, a documentary filmmaker who helped change the way documentaries are made, died Friday. Guenette, who cofounded the International Documentary Association and produced "Monsters! Mysteries or Myths?" -- the ...READ»

MICHAEL CANNELL | Comment

Watch Your Back Depp: Design Films Are On a Roll

BY Michael Cannell
Relevancy Score: 75
Tue Jul 7, 2009 at 10:42 AM

A wave of design documentaries are unlikely crowd pleasers.READ»

BUSINESS BOOKS | 5 comments

Year of the Economist

BY Lucas Conley
Relevancy Score: 68
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 8:00 AM

Freakonomics, economic hit men, undercover economists. This ain't Adam Smith.READ»

TWITTER | 1 comment

7 Fascinating Filmmakers to Follow on Twitter

BY Thomas Clifford
Relevancy Score: 53
Sun Sep 20, 2009 at 2:43 PM

Think today’s filmmakers are stuck behind the camera? Or the edit room? Think again.Many filmmakers are harnessing the power of the web to tell another side of the story– their story. Readers enjoyed my earlier post, “7 ...READ»

ETHONOMICS | 1 comment

The Rats Guarding (Your) Cheese

BY Chris Rabb
Relevancy Score: 51
Thu Mar 1, 2007 at 4:58 PM

Today while passively watching CNN, I saw a faux PSA-style commercial for the Community Financial Services Association of America asking consumers to be careful not to abuse their member payday loan establishments' loan services. No, ...READ»

POLITICS + GOVERNMENT | 6 comments

The Big Boys

Relevancy Score: 51
Thu Feb 1, 2007 at 2:02 PM

Last night, I went to see "An Unreasonable Man," a new documentary about Ralph Nader. What, you might ask, does he have to do with Fast Company magazine? Quite a bit, actually. Nader's detractors pelt him with insults, some of his ...READ»

ENTERTAINMENT | Comment

Chatter

BY Cheryl Della Pietra
Relevancy Score: 50
Wed Dec 19, 2007 at 12:48 AM

Thanks, Mom!READ»

NEWS + CURRENT EVENTS | 5 comments

Fast Food Nation

Relevancy Score: 45
Mon Nov 13, 2006 at 4:49 PM

This Friday, November 17, Eric Schlosser's best-seller, "Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal," hits the big screen. Directed by Richard Linklater of "A Scanner Darkly," fame, the film takes audiences on a tour of ...READ»

GLOBALIZATION | 5 comments

Measuring "Made in China"

BY Kevin Ohannessian
Relevancy Score: 43
Tue Apr 11, 2006 at 2:47 PM

Yesterday I watched a documentary called A Decent Factory: Made in China on the Discovery Times channel. It's a rather candid look at labor conditions in China. At the program's start, when Nokia executives debate whether they are ...READ»

CULTURE | 5 comments

Howdy, Jury Duty

BY Heath Row
Relevancy Score: 41
Fri Apr 8, 2005 at 1:30 PM

Yesterday, for the first time in my life, I served jury duty -- well, not quite yet. Awhile ago, I received a notice in the mail that I was a telephone stand-by juror, and when I called Wednesday night, the message indicated I needed ...READ»

CULTURE | 1 comment

Fast Company... on Film!

BY Heath Row
Relevancy Score: 39
Wed Aug 6, 2003 at 10:56 AM

Three years ago, Fast Company featured Craig Newmark, founder of the popular online resource exchange Craig's List. Soon, the mailing list will be a documentary movie. Bay Area filmmaker Michael Ferris Gibson is chronicling 24 hours ...READ»

FINANCE + INVESTING | 2 comments

Extra Credit

BY Heath Row
Relevancy Score: 34
Mon Dec 20, 2004 at 5:35 PM

Ever been curious about the emergence of the credit card industry? Frontline and the New York Times have joined up to develop a documentary about the secret history of the credit card. The program has come at a good time, too. In ...READ»

JONATHAN IVE | 1 comment

Jonathan Ive and Marc Newson Gripe About Design's Current State

BY Cliff Kuang
Relevancy Score: 33
Thu Apr 23, 2009 at 11:00 AM

At a recent London screening of the new documentary about industrial design, Objectified, Apple's lead designer Jonathan Ive joined Marc Newson to introduce the film. The event wasn't exactly a love-note to contemporary ...READ»

AURORA CARES | Comment

"We Care"

BY Robert Renteria
Relevancy Score: 33
Tue Oct 28, 2008 at 7:33 PM

More than 300 students, teachers, parents and community leaders turned out on Thursday, Oct. 23, 2008 for the premiere of “We Together,” a riveting new documentary by Aurora Cares Corporation in an effort to create awareness and ...READ»

ARTS | Comment

New Documentaries Draw Attention to Autism

BY Laura Palotie
Relevancy Score: 32
Thu Mar 27, 2008 at 2:46 PM

At their most thought-provoking, works of art can provide a welcome news hook for resurfacing otherwise overlooked societal issues . Such is the case with two recent autism-related documentaries that delve into thedaily lives of ...READ»

SUPREME COURT | 2 comments

Dog Fight Case Could Urge Supreme Court Crackdown on Creativity

BY Clay Dillow
Relevancy Score: 32
Tue Oct 6, 2009 at 1:26 PM

As the Supreme Court goes back to work this week it once again will determine just how far the First Amendment stretches. But rather than the usual "prayer in school" or "mandatory pledge of allegiance" cases that generally clog the ...READ»

ROOFTOP COMEDY | Comment

Summer Movies We're Afraid to See: Activia, March of the Probiotics

BY Rooftop Comedy
Relevancy Score: 31
Thu Aug 6, 2009 at 11:39 AM

With Hollywood prepping big-budget versions of Monopoly, Bazooka Joe, and Stretch Armstrong, what's next? Here's another blockbuster that Rooftop Comedy came up with.READ»

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A Lesson in Contrasts

Relevancy Score: 30
Tue Jan 31, 2006 at 5:20 PM

It's been a rough few weeks for the boys in Mountain View. Even while criticism continues to pour in regarding Google's controversial, ideologically-opposed actions in China (where the company is helping The Man) and at home (where ...READ»

Topic: Documentary Films