Documentary Post

Louis, Martin and Michael

Published on 2011-05-12 03:34:00

After losing out to Martin Bashir for an opportunity to produce an official Michael Jackson documentary, Louis Theroux tries his best to obtain an interview with Michael, but cannot. In the process, we get to see Louis meet with Uri Geller and Michael’s father Joseph Jackson. Louis had to pay $5000 to interview Michael’s father. The fee was negotiated through a person named Majestik Magnificent, who claims to be Michael Jackson’s (and, previously, Muhammad Ali’s) personal magician. Majes

Hitler’s Private World

Published on 2011-05-12 03:29:00

When Adolf Hitler bought Eva Braun a movie camera, to film the people and parties which occurred at their Bavarian retreat, the technology to include synchronized sound had not yet been developed. So when soldiers discovered Hitler’s private home movies, in the Berlin bunker where the Nazi leader took his own life, the tantalizing clips they unearthed, featuring leading members of the SS in a more relaxed mode, remained silent for 60 years. Now, leading edge lip reading software has enabled

Being Different

Published on 2011-05-12 03:12:00

A tribute to the spirit and humanity of people who are physically different from the average: very tall and very large men and women, a bearded woman and her long-time husband, Siamese twins joined at the midsection, and several little people including actor Billy Barty. We meet some at Gibsonton, Florida, where carnival folk winter. They talk about their lives and accomplishments. The camera also goes on the road to visit a grandfather with a distinctive face, a legless mechanic from Kentucky