Undeterred by the recent removal of his previous “Filmumentaries” from YouTube by 20th Century Fox, Jamie Benning has embarked upon a new adventure. This time turning his attention to the first film in the Indiana Jones “Trilogy” (his words, not …
Continue ReadingI was fortunate to catch Rod Roddenberry for a quick chat about his new documentary, Trek Nation, premiering tonight on the Science Channel. We talked about what he learned about his father and himself in making the film. And how …
Continue ReadingI’m a big fan of documentaries, and music docs doubly so. Still, Andrea Blaugrund Nevins’s The Other F Word isn’t quite a music documentary in the traditional sense. Sure, latter-day punk anthems like “Bro Hymn,” “Ruby Soho” and “I Was …
Continue ReadingThe fact-lover in me is drawn to documentaries but there’s only so much I can take. The ones we see are informative, even brilliant, but they’re also relentlessly dispiriting. Maybe we’re making the wrong movie choices? Terry Pratchett: Choosing to Die looks at assisted suicide through the eyes of a writer I adore, Last Train […]
Continue ReadingThe booths have been dismantled, the games put away, the green goblin face paint washed off, and the last of the trolls, pirates and grognards have been swept from the halls of the Indiana Convention Center. Gen Con may be …
Continue ReadingActually, this article’s title is misleading: Star Wars Fan Jamie Benning (a.k.a. Jambe Davdar) actually completed his fan filmumentary trilogy with the film that started George Lucas’ original one. Building Empire was his first foray in the fan genre which …
Continue ReadingIt’s a good time to be a board gamer. There are so many fantastic game designers creating wonderful games all the time — it’s hard to keep up with all the great stuff out there. A lot of this board …
Continue ReadingAlmost exactly one year ago, a new documentary series made its debut on BBC Two. Wonders of the Solar System, presented by the then relatively unknown Professor Brian Cox with whom I share a hometown, captured the imagination of the …
Continue ReadingIt’s a safe bet YouTube’s servers have taken a battering over the last week or so, what with the release of Jamie Benning’s Star Wars Begins documentary. This release marks the final part of his own trilogy which takes Lucas’s …
Continue ReadingFans can be obsessive, Star Wars fans may be the most obsessive and Jambe Davdar may well be the most obsessive of them all. He has just released his third feature-length documentary/commentary chronicling the original trilogy of George Lucas’ beloved …
Continue ReadingReformat the Planet, the documentary film examining both the annual Blip Festival and the community that it celebrates, has just been released as a 2 DVD set. With improved audio, supplementary footage and a brand new short, it’s a more …
Continue ReadingJennero Rossi, an intern at Trossen Robotics has produced a short video to give a first hand look into the world of robotics. The goal is to inspire more people to check out robotics and show that you don’t need …
Continue ReadingLorien Green is a GeekMom: she’s got two young kids and her geek credentials include meeting her husband through Magic: the Gathering and her love of “geekumentaries” like “King of Kong.” Plus, she’s a sucker for zombies. She decided to …
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