Podcast appearances and mentions of christopher llewellyn reed

For our 100th Episode, we bring you the Best Documentaries of 2020. We bring back one of the original hosts Christopher Llewellyn Reed, along with John Wildman and Bart Weiss.      

Justina, John, and Bart discuss their top 10 documentary lists of 2021, and former Fog of Truth co-host Christopher Llewellyn Reed chimes in his updates about him, his top 10 list, and his love life.

In this bonus episode, we invite back our former cohost Summre Garber to talk about the documentary slate at the 2021 Slamdance Film Festival, where she is co-captain of the documentary-features program. Then we all discuss, in depth, the following three films: Code Name: Nagasaki, Everyone Wants to Be the Next Weismann and Holy Frit. This episode marks the departure of Chris Reed as permanent cohost, leaving Bart Weiss in charge of the future. Should be fun! Enjoy! Group Review Documentaries: Code Name: Nagasaki (Fredrik S. Hana, 2021) Everyone Wants to Be the Next Weismann (Alberto Triano, 2020) Holy Frit (Justin S. Monroe, 2021) Other Films/Series Mentioned: Bleeding Audio (Chelsea Christer, 2020) Dick Johnson Is Dead (Kirsten Johnson, 2020) Firebones (Greg Brownderville/Bart Weiss, 2021) 306 Hollywood (Elan Bogarín/Jonathan Bogarín, 2018) Workhorse Queen (Angela Washko, 2021) Links to reviews by Christopher Llewellyn Reed: Hammer to Nail review of Code Name: Nagasaki Hammer to Nail review of Everyone Wants to Be the Next Weismann Hammer to Nail review of Holy Frit Timestamps: 00:40 – Intro 03:49 – Summre’s recap of Slamdance 2021 documentary slate 07:33 – Group discussion of Code Name: Nagasaki 13:33 – Group discussion of Everyone Wants to Be the Next Weismann 21:35 – Group discussion of Holy Frit 31:51 – Outro and End Credits Website/Email: www.fogoftruth.com disinfo@fogoftruth.com Credits: Artwork by Hilary Campbell Intro music by Jeremiah Moore Transitional music by BELLS≥ (thanks to Christopher Ernst) Editing and shownotes by Christopher Llewellyn Reed

In this bonus episode, cohosts Bart and Chris revisit their favorite documentaries of 2020, and then invite, each in turn, six guest hosts from the past year to chat about their own favorites. Those guests, in alphabetical order, are: Hannah Buchdahl, Sandie Angulo Chen, Leslie Combemale, Roxana Hadadi, Lisa Sanchelo and Debra Zimmerman. Chris and Bart each gave a Top 10, while our guests each listed a Top 5. Those lists follows, below, in the order given on the episode. Enjoy, and see you in 2021! Chris’s List (in alphabetical order): Boys State (Amanda McBaine/Jesse Moss) Capital in the Twenty-First Century (Justin Pemberton) Collective (Alexander Nanau) Crip Camp (James Lebrecht/Nicole Newnham)  Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President (Mary Wharton) John Lewis: Good Trouble (Dawn Porter) Mayor (David Osit) 76 Days (Hao Wu/Weixi Chen/Anonymous) Space Dogs (Elsa Kremser/Levin Peter) A Thousand Cuts (Ramona S. Diaz) Bart’s List (in alphabetical order): Boys State (Amanda McBaine/Jesse Moss) Capital in the Twenty-First Century (Justin Pemberton) Disclosure (Sam Feder) Feels Good Man (Arthur Jones) Jasper Mall(Bradford Thomason/Brett Whitcomb) John Lewis: Good Trouble (Dawn Porter) The Last Dance (Jason Hehir) (10-part Netflix series) Mayor (David Osit) A Thousand Cuts (Ramona S. Diaz) Totally Under Control (Alex Gibney) Sandie’s List (in alphabetical order): Boys State (Amanda McBaine/Jesse Moss) The Dissident (Bryan Fogel) John Lewis: Good Trouble (Dawn Porter) River City Drumbeat (Anne Flatté/Marlon Johnson) Time (Garrett Bradley) Hannah’s List (in order of preference): Collective (Alexander Nanau) Tie: John Lewis: Good Trouble (Dawn Porter) / The Way I See It (Dawn Porter) Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President (Mary Wharton) Tie: The Dissident (Bryan Fogel) / A Thousand Cuts (Ramona Diaz) Bruce Springsteen’s Letter to You (Thom Zimny) Debra’s List (in order of preference): Collective (Alexander Nanau) Tie: Belly of the Beast (Erika Cohn) / Coded Bias (Shalini Kantayya) Capital in the Twenty-First Century (Justin Pemberton) Tie: Dick Johnson Is Dead (Kirsten Johnson) / Time (Garrett Bradley) The Earth Is Blue as an Orange (Iryna Tsilyk) – not yet released Roxana’s List (in alphabetical order): Boys State (Amanda McBaine/Jesse Moss) Diana Kennedy: Nothing Fancy (Elizabeth Carroll) The Last Dance (Jason Hehir) (10-part Netflix series Midnight in Paris (James Blagden/Roni Moore) Time (Garrett Bradley) Lisa’s List (in alphabetical order): American Murder: The Family Next Door (Jenny Popplewell) Athlete A (Bonni Cohen/Jon Shenk) Baby God (Hannah Olson) Becoming (Nadia Hallgren) Class Action Park (Seth Porges/Chris Charles Scott III) Leslie’s List (in order of preference):  Crip Camp (James Lebrecht/Nicole Newnham)  Welcome to Chechnya (David France) The Painter and the Thief (Benjamin Ree) Boys State (Amanda McBaine/Jesse Moss) John Lewis: Good Trouble (Dawn Porter) Other Films Mentioned: Born to Be (Tania Cypriano) The Disrupted (Sarah Colt/Josh Gleason) The Fight (Eli Despres/Josh Kriegman/Elyse Steinberg) Icarus (Bryan Fogel) The Mole Agent (Maite Alberdi) The Social Dilemma (Jeff Orlowski) Timestamps: 00:52 – Intro + Chris and Bart’s respective Top 10 lists 11:31 – Sandie Angulo Chen’s top docs of the year 18:02 – Hannah Buchdahl’s top docs of the year 23:58 – Debra Zimmerman’s top docs of the year 30:03 – Roxana Hadadi’s top docs of the year 37:11 – Lisa Sanchelo’s top docs of the year 43:42 – Leslie Combemale’s top docs of the year 50:51 – Closing + End credits Website/Email: www.fogoftruth.com disinfo@fogoftruth.com Credits: Artwork by Hilary Campbell Intro music by Jeremiah Moore Transitional music by BELLS≥ (thanks to Christopher Ernst) Editing and shownotes by Christopher Llewellyn Reed

We wrap up Season 10 with returning guest host Anuradha Rana (Associate Professor, School of Cinematic Arts, DePaul University) as we review Daniel Lombroso's White Noise, a profile of some of the current leading figures among the alt-right. This leads to a discussion of the dangers of turning one's lens on problematic ideologues, given how the camera may amplify their message even as it deconstructs and criticizes it. From there, Bart and Chris interview the great Errol Morris, whose American Dharma offers a portrait of right-wing activist Steve Bannon. We've wanted to have Morris on an episode since we started, given how we named our podcast partly in homage to his The Fog of War. Though occasionally contentious, as Chris questions Morris on his approach to Bannon, our conversation proves fascinating and respectful. What a great way to end the season! Listen in and enjoy. Group Review Documentary: WHITE NOISE (Daniel Lombroso, 2020) Available now on demand. Clips provided courtesy of director. Film Featured in Interview Portion: AMERICAN DHARMA (Errol Morris, 2018) Streaming now on Topic. Other Book/Films Mentioned: Donald Trump on Citizen Kane (Errol Morris, 2002) Errol Morris's Oscar Short Film: 2002 Oscars (Errol Morris, 2002) First Person IFC/Bravo series (Errol Morris, 2000-2001) The Fog of War: Eleven Lessons from the Life of Robert S. McNamara (Errol Morris, 2003) My Psychedelic Love Story (Errol Morris, 2020) Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know about the People We Don't Know book (Malcolm Gladwell, 2019) The Thin Blue Line (Errol Morris, 1988) Triumph of the Will (Leni Riefenstahl, 1935) Twelve O'Clock High (Henry King, 1949) The Unknown Known (Errol Morris, 2013) Us Kids (Kim A. Snyder, 2020) Wormwood Netflix series (Errol Morris, 2017) Links to reviews by Christopher Llewellyn Reed: Film Festival Today review of White Noise Hammer to Nail review of American Dharma Timestamps: 00:42 – Intro 04:33 – Group Discussion of WHITE NOISE 21:49 – Bart and Chris interview Errol Morris on AMERICAN DHARMA ­­47:43 – Doc Talk 55:14 – Closing and End Credits Website/Email: www.fogoftruth.com disinfo@fogoftruth.com Credits: Artwork by Hilary Campbell Intro music by Jeremiah Moore Transitional music by BELLS≥ (thanks to Christopher Ernst) Editing and shownotes by Christopher Llewellyn Reed

We have our second new guest host of the season join us this week: Inkoo Kang, formerly of Slate and now of The Hollywood Reporter. Together, we review the new Showtime documentary Citizen Bio, which profiles the late Aaron Traywick and his (not so) merry band of biohackers at Ascendance Biomedical, and pair that with an interview that Bart and Chris conduct with Sharon Shattuck, one of the directors of Picture a Scientist, an examination of pervasive gender bias in the sciences. Yes, the nation may be riven by election madness and discord, but we thought we'd take a break from our recent political coverage to talk about different topics. Enjoy! Group Review Documentary: CITIZEN BIO (Trish Dolman, 2020) Playing now on Showtime. Film Featured in Interview Portion: PICTURE A SCIENTIST (Ian Cheney/Sharon Shattuck, 2020) Currently only available for educational and private group screenings. One can request a screening at www.pictureascientist.com. Sign up for mailing list on the website for broadcast and streaming announcements. Other Films/Podcast/Series Mentioned: All About Almodóvar podcast (Inkoo Kang/Daniel Schroeder) Borat Subsequent Moviefilm (Jason Woliner, 2020) Fyre Fraud (Jenner Furst/Julia Willoughby Nason, 2019) Fyre: The Greatest Party That Never Happened (Chris Smith, 2019) Human Nature (Adam Bolt, 2019) The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley (Alex Gibney, 2019) McMillions HBO series (James Lee Hernandez/Brian Lazarte, 2020) Radiolab podcast (Jad Abumrad, WNYC) Spaceship Earth (Matt Wolf, 2020) Surviving R. Kelly Lifetime series (now on Netflix) (Joel Karsberg/Jesse Daniels/ Dream Hampton/Tamra Simmons, 2019) The Vow HBO series (Karim Amer/Jehane Noujaim, 2020) Links to reviews by Christopher Llewellyn Reed: Hammer to Nail review of Citizen Bio Hammer to Nail review of Picture a Scientist Timestamps: 00:43 – Intro 04:11 – Group Discussion of CITIZEN BIO 21:16 – Bart and Chris interview Sharon Shattuck of PICTURE A SCIENTIST ­­40:47 – Doc Talk 50:36 – Closing and End Credits Website/Email: www.fogoftruth.com disinfo@fogoftruth.com Credits: Artwork by Hilary Campbell Intro music by Jeremiah Moore Transitional music by BELLS≥ (thanks to Christopher Ernst) Editing and shownotes by Christopher Llewellyn Reed

This week, as the conclusion to the 2020 election season looms, and everyone anxiously awaits the results, we examine the grotesque incompetence, selfishness and venality of Donald Trump and others in his administration, as evidenced by their response to the coronavirus pandemic, through the lens of Alex Gibney's latest documentary, Totally Under Control (made with co-directors Ophelia Harutyunyan and Suzanne Hillinger). New guest host Shilyh Warren makes her debut to help us express our outrage. Then, Chris interviews filmmakers Eli B. Despres, Josh Kriegman and Elyse Steinberg about their profile of the ACLU, The Fight, which we previously reviewed in Episode 906. Listen in and then, please, if you have not done so, already … VOTE! Group Review Documentary: TOTALLY UNDER CONTROL (Alex Gibney/Ophelia Harutyunyan/Suzanne Hillinger, 2020) Available on VOD from NEON. Film Featured in Interview Portion: THE FIGHT (Eli B. Despres/Josh Kriegman/Elyse Steinberg, 2020) Available on VOD from Magnolia Pictures. Other Films Mentioned: The American President (Rob Reiner, 1995) Billie (James Erskine, 2019) Chicago 10 (Brett Morgen, 2007) Couples Therapy Showtime series (Eli B. Despres/Josh Kriegman/Elyse Steinberg, 2019) Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich Netflix series (Lisa Bryant, 2020) The Kid Stays in the Picture (Brett Morgen/Nanette Burstein, 2002) Medium Cool (Haskell Wexler, 1969) The Trial of the Chicago 7 (Aaron Sorkin, 2020) The Vow HBO series (Karim Amer/Jehane Noujaim, 2020) Weiner (Josh Kriegman/Elyse Steinberg, 2016) Links to reviews by Christopher Llewellyn Reed:  Hammer to Nail review of Totally Under Control Hammer to Nail review of The Fight Timestamps: 00:43 – Intro 04:18 – Group Discussion of TOTALLY UNDER CONTROL 20:12 – Chris interviews Eli B. Despres, Josh Kriegman and Elyse Steinberg of THE FIGHT ­­38:40 – Doc Talk 49:45 – Closing and End Credits Website/Email: www.fogoftruth.com disinfo@fogoftruth.com Credits: Artwork by Hilary Campbell Intro music by Jeremiah Moore Transitional music by BELLS≥ (thanks to Christopher Ernst) Editing and shownotes by Christopher Llewellyn Reed

The internet and its many connected sites and apps is a fraught place, filled with algorithms that manipulate the user beyond what she or he comes close to realizing. Both films we discuss this week, The Social Dilemma and Feels Good Man, look at the more sinister aspects of online culture. Returning guest host Jennifer Proctor joins us a for a review of the first, and then Bart and Chris interview the director, Arthur Jones, and producer, Giorgio Angelini, of the second. Afterwards, we all share a film much on our individual minds following the recent passing of Ruth Bader Ginsburg and the rushed confirmation hearings for her chosen successor, Amy Coney Barrett. These are troubling times, so listen in and listen up. Group Review Documentary: THE SOCIAL DILEMMA (Jeff Orlowski, 2020) Available on Netflix. Film Featured in Interview Portion: FEELS GOOD MAN (Arthur Jones, 2020) Available on VOD. Other Films Mentioned: The Abortion Diaries (Penny Lane, 2005) Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Sex* But Were Afraid to Ask (Woody Allen, 1972) Finding Vivian Maier (John Maloof/Charlie Siskel, 2013) Hal (Amy Scott, 2018) Seed Money: The Chuck Holmes Story (Michael Stabile, 2015) Trapped (Dawn Porter, 2016) Vessel (Diana Whitten, 2014) Won't You Be My Neighbor? (Morgan Neville, 2018) Links to reviews by Christopher Llewellyn Reed: Film Festival Today review of The Social Dilemma Hammer to Nail review of Feels Good Man Timestamps: 00:42 – Intro 04:19 – Group Discussion of THE SOCIAL DILEMMA 18:47 – Bart and Chris interview Arthur Jones and Giorgio Angelini of FEELS GOOD MAN ­­42:19 – Doc Talk 50:02 – Closing and End Credits Website/Email: www.fogoftruth.com disinfo@fogoftruth.com Credits: Artwork by Hilary Campbell Intro music by Jeremiah Moore Transitional music by BELLS≥ (thanks to Christopher Ernst) Editing and shownotes by Christopher Llewellyn Reed

Our nation's 39th president, Jimmy Carter, is on the documentary docket this week as we review Mary Wharton's Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President, joined by returning guest host Sedika Mojadidi. That film looks at Carter's love of music and how it helped shape both his insurgent 1976 campaign and his time in the White House, revealing the compassionate humanitarian in all his glory. Then, Bart and Chris interview the great Barbara Kopple about her Desert One, which analyzes what went wrong with Carter's attempted rescue of the American hostages held in Iran following its 1979 revolution. Just as much complexity, far less glory (to tragic results). It's a fascinating combination of films, and we hope you enjoy. Group Review Documentary: JIMMY CARTER: ROCK & ROLL PRESIDENT (Mary Wharton, 2020) Available on VOD from Greenwich Entertainment. Film Featured in Interview Portion: DESERT ONE (Barbara Kopple, 2019) Available on VOD from Greenwich Entertainment. Other Films Mentioned: Harlan County U.S.A. (Barbara Kopple, 1976) Italianamerican (Martin Scorsese, 1974) John Lewis: Good Trouble (Dawn Porter, 2020) Mean Streets (Martin Scorsese, 1973) Miracle Fishing (Miles Hargrove/Christopher Birge, 2020) A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies (Martin Scorsese, 1995) The Way I See It (Dawn Porter, 2020) Winter Soldier (Winterfilm, Inc., 1972) Links to reviews by Christopher Llewellyn Reed:  Hammer to Nail review of Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President Hammer to Nail review of Desert One Timestamps: 00:42 – Intro 04:19 – Group Discussion of JIMMY CARTER: ROCK & ROLL PRESIDENT 19:16 – Bart and Chris interview Barbara Kopple of DESERT ONE ­­40:39 – Doc Talk 51:51 – Closing and End Credits Website/Email: www.fogoftruth.com disinfo@fogoftruth.com Credits: Artwork by Hilary Campbell Intro music by Jeremiah Moore Transitional music by BELLS≥ (thanks to Christopher Ernst) Editing and shownotes by Christopher Llewellyn Reed

We are back! We start Season 10 with two documentaries about the animal kingdom: Bird Island and Space Dogs. With returning guest host Leslie Combemale (owner of ArtInsights Gallery), we review the former, and then Bart and Chris interview Elsa Kremser and Levin Peter, the directors of the latter. Given the political season and the upcoming episodes that deal with all of that fraught material, we thought that we would first begin with a look at something else. But stay tuned, as more directly relevant topics to our current time are on the agenda … Group Review Documentary: BIRD ISLAND (Sergio Da Costa/Maya Kosa, 2019) Available on MUBI USA until October 24. 2020. Film Featured in Interview Portion: SPACE DOGS (Elsa Kremser/Levin Peter, 2019) Currently out in theaters and on VOD. Other Films/Websites Mentioned: Alliance of Women Film Journalists Birthright: A War Story (Civia Tamarkin, 2017) Cinema Siren An Inconvenient Truth (Davis Guggenheim, 2006) Los Reyes (Iván Osnovikoff/Bettina Perut, 2018) Kanopy streaming service Masks by Leslie's friend Julie Chandler The Mole Agent (Maite Alberdi, 2019) Motion Pictures Association The Private Life of a Cat (Alexander Hammid/Maya Deren, 1947) Links to reviews by Christopher Llewellyn Reed:  Film Festival Today review of Bird Island Hammer to Nail review of Space Dogs  Timestamps: 00:43 – Intro 07:17 – Group Discussion of BIRD ISLAND 17:44 – Bart and Chris interview Elsa Kremser and Levin Peter of SPACE DOGS ­­43:23 – Doc Talk 51:50 – Closing and End Credits Website/Email: www.fogoftruth.com disinfo@fogoftruth.com Credits: Artwork by Hilary Campbell Intro music by Jeremiah Moore Transitional music by BELLS≥ (thanks to Christopher Ernst) Editing and shownotes by Christopher Llewellyn Reed

In this special bonus episode, the last before we begin our momentous Season 10 … can you believe it? … Bart and Chris revisit some favorite moments from past shows, including: all the previous clip-montage intros; excerpts from our interviews with filmmakers Chelsea Hernandez, Stanley Nelson and Morgan Neville; an excerpt from Bart's interview with Patricia Aufderheide about Fair Use; an opening chatter sequence about Sexy Beast; a Doc Talk about James Bond; and a Doc Talk where guest host Sedika Mojadidi discussed her plans for her then new job as a college professor. You'll hear our former third cohost, the incomparable Summre Garber, in many of the early moments. Enjoy! Thanks to all who submitted suggestions of their own favorite moments from past shows. We'll be back some time in October with more (i.e., Season 10)! Films Mentioned:   A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (Marielle Heller, 2019) Becoming Bond (Josh Greenbaum, 2017) Best of Enemies: Buckley vs. Vidal (Robert Gordon/Morgan Neville, 2015) The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution (Stanley Nelson, 2015) The Black Press: Soldiers Without Swords (Stanley Nelson, 1999) Building the American Dream (Chelsea Hernandez, 2019) Casino Royale (Val Guest/Ken Hughes/John Huston/Joseph McGrath/Robert Parrish/Richard Talmadge, 1967) Facing the Dragon (Sedika Mojadidi, 2018) Freedom Riders (Stanley Nelson, 2009) Grey Gardens (Ellen Hovde/Albert Maysles/David Maysles/Muffie Meyer, 1975) Grey Gardens (Michael Sucsy, 2009) Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple (Stanley Nelson, 2006) Little Dieter Needs to Fly (Werner Herzog, 1997) Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool (Stanley Nelson, 2019)  On Her Majesty’s Secret Service (Peter R. Hunt, 1969) The Other Side of the Wind (Orson Welles, 2018) A Place of Our Own (Stanley Nelson, 2004) Rescue Dawn (Werner Herzog, 2006) Sexy Beast (Jonathan Glazer, 2000) Tell Them We Are Rising: The Story of Black Colleges and Universities (Stanley Nelson, 2017) They’ll Love Me When I’m Dead (Morgan Neville, 2018) 20 Feet from Stardom (Morgan Neville, 2013) Two Dollars and a Dream (Stanley Nelson, 1989) Won’t You Be My Neighbor? (Morgan Neville, 2018) Timestamps: 00:41 – Bart and Chris intro of show’s topic 02:03 – Clip-montage intro from Seasons 1 and 2 03:49 – Opening chatter about Sexy Beast (Episode 203) 06:30 – Doc Talk about James Bond (Episode 203) 11:27 – Clip-montage intro from Seasons 3 and 4 12:56 – Excerpt from Stanley Nelson interview (5/8/19 Bonus Episode) 21:09 – Excerpt from Chelsea Hernandez interview (Episode 602) 25:25 – Clip-montage intro from Seasons 5 and 6 27:01 – Excerpt from Patricia Aufderheide interview (8/28/19 Bonus Episode) 32:38 – Doc Talk with Sedika Mojadidi about teaching (Episode 701) 36:56 –  Clip-montage intro from Seasons 7 and 8 38:12 – Excerpt from Morgan Neville interview (1/14/20 Bonus Episode) 41:07 – Conclusion 43:01 – End credits Website/Email: www.fogoftruth.com disinfo@fogoftruth.com Credits: Artwork by Hilary Campbell Intro music by Jeremiah Moored Editing and shownotes by Christopher Llewellyn Reed

In this bonus episode, Bart and Chris interview filmmaker Laurens Grant, first briefly reviewing two of her documentaries, the 2016 Stay Woke: The Black Lives Matter Movement and the brand-new Black in Space: Breaking the Color Barrier, before launching into an in-depth examination of her career. Both a director and a producer, Grant has a lot to say about the art, craft and business of documentary cinema, as well as about the challenges of being a black woman in this industry. She offers wonderful insights that are especially relevant to the world of today, so listen in! In addition, we ask our loyal listeners, old and new, to help us out for the next bonus episode, which will drop at the end of August. Please email us at disinfo@fogoftruth.com to let us know some of your favorite moments – reviews, interviews, Doc Talk, banter and more – from past episodes, and we will put together a compilation of those excerpts for that episode. What a great way to lead us in to our 10th season! Films Mentioned/Song Featured: Black in Space: Breaking the Color Barrier (Laurens, Grant, 2020) Stay Woke: The Black Lives Matter Movement (Laurens, Grant, 2016) “Gray Area,” by Greenspan, feat Josh Lay, Obias, Ashley Alexander (excerpted from Stay Woke) Timestamps: 00:41 – Bart and Chris intro of show’s topic 04:33 – Reviews of Stay Woke and Black in Space 14:40 – Conversation with Laurens Grant 41:52 – Closing Remarks and End credits Website/Email: www.fogoftruth.com disinfo@fogoftruth.com Credits: Artwork by Hilary Campbell Intro music by Jeremiah Moored Transitional music by BELLS (thanks to Christopher Ernst) Editing and shownotes by Christopher Llewellyn Reed

Christopher Llewellyn Reed, drops by this week to discuss Spike Lee's classic film "Do the Right Thing." This 1989 film tackles racism and police brutality in a deep and engaging way. Chrisotpher Llewellyn Reed: https://chrisreedfilm.com/ Catch up with us on Twitter: @ILTMPodcast Instagram: @ILovethatMoviePodcast Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/Ilovethatmovie   Teespring: https://teespring.com/stores/i-love-that-movie-podcast Discord https://discord.gg/qe2kqA Facebook https://www.facebook.com/ilovethatmoviepodcast/ The I Love that Movie Website! https://www.ilovethatmoviepodcast.com/

In this final episode of our 9th season, film critic Hannah Buchdahl (of chickflix.net) joins us to review the upcoming documentary on the many battles fought on our behalf by the American Civil Liberties Union in the age of Donald Trump, The Fight. Then, Bart and Chris interview Ramona Diaz about her (also upcoming) A Thousand Cuts, which profiles the challenges faced by journalist Maria Ressa, CEO of the Philippine news site Rappler, under the rule of strongman Rodrigo Duterte. Both films premiered at Sundance 2020, have also just played at AFI DOCS, and together form a bracing call to action to resist authoritarianism at all costs. Care about your freedoms? Then care about these films. We’ll be back in a month or so with the first of two bonus episodes to drop before the start of season 10. Until then, stay safe and healthy. Do not, however, stay out of trouble. Group Review Documentary: THE FIGHT (Eli B. Despres/Josh Kriegman/Elyse Steinberg, 2020) Available in theaters (if possible) and on demand from Magnolia Pictures on July 31. Film Featured in Interview Portion: A THOUSAND CUTS (Ramona Diaz, 2020) Acquired by Frontline (PBS) for a Summer 2020 theatrical release (if possible) and/or Fall 2020 broadcast. Other Films/Series Mentioned: Boys State (Amanda McBaine/Jesse Moss, 2020) Charm City (Marilyn Ness, 2018) Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich (Lisa Bryan, 2020) (4-part Netflix series) The Innocence Files(Sarah Dowland/Liz Garbus/Alex Gibney/Andy Grieve/Jed Rothstein/Roger Ross Williams, 2020) Jimmy Carter: Rock & Roll President (Mary Wharton, 2020) LA 92 (Dan Lindsay, TJ Martin, 2017) Motherland (Ramona Diaz, 2017) Rebuilding Paradise (Ron Howard, 2020) Weiner (Josh Kriegman/Elyse Steinberg, 2016) Women in Blue (Deirdre Fishel, 2020) Links to reviews by Christopher Llewellyn Reed: Hammer to Nail review of The Fight Hammer to Nail review of A Thousand Cuts  Timestamps: 00:42 – Intro 04:53 – Group discussion of THE FIGHT 21:54 – Bart and Chris interview director Ramona Diaz about A THOUSAND CUTS ­­43:28 – Doc Talk Website/Email: www.fogoftruth.com disinfo@fogoftruth.com Credits: Artwork by Hilary Campbell Intro music by Jeremiah Moore Transitional music by BELLS (thanks to Christopher Ernst) Editing and shownotes by Christopher Llewellyn Reed

Money makes the world go round, does it not? Let the capital flow, so its profits may trickle down in a wellspring of bounty for all … except that the greater the flow, the faster it trickles up, away from the masses and into the hands of a rarefied, entitled elite that never seems to stop wanting more. In this week’s episode, Women Make Movies’ Executive Director Debra Zimmerman joins us for a discussion of the new Netflix series Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich, which follows the rapacious, billionaire pedophile’s life and career while giving voice to the women he abused. Then, Bart and Chris interview director Justin Pemberton about his recent Capital in the Twenty-First Century, a rousing, enraging examination of how the world is rapidly heading away from the equalizing tendencies of the 20th century’s middle period. Sad, but true. Now what are you going to do about it?          Group Review Documentary: JEFFREY EPSTEIN: FILTHY RICH (Lisa Bryant, 2020) (4-part Netflix series) Available now on Netflix. Film Featured in Interview Portion: CAPITAL IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY (Justin Pemberton, 2020) Available now in virtual theatrical screenings via Kino Lorber’s Kino Marquee initiative. Other Book/Films/Series/Songs Mentioned: Capital in the Twenty-First Century (book), by Thomas Piketty (Belknap Press, 2014) Citizenfour (Laura Poitras, 2014) Conscience Point (Treva Wurmfeld, 2019) Elysium (Neill Blomkamp, 2013) Family Guy (Seth MacFarlane/David Zuckerman, 2019 - ) (Fox TV series) #FemalePleasure (Barbara Miller, 2018) Free Solo (Jimmy Chin/Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi, 2018) The Grapes of Wrath (John Ford, 1940) The Jinx: The Life and Deaths of Robert Durst (Andrew Jarecki, 2015) (6-part HBO series) Kids in America (song), by Kim Wilde (1981) Making Unorthodox 9 to 5 (Colin Higgins, 1980) 9 to 5 (song), by Dolly Parton (1980) Paulette (Heather Rae, 2019) Pride & Prejudice (Joe Wright, 2005) Rewind (Sasha Joseph Neulinger, 2019) The Simpsons (James L. Brooks/Matt Groening/Sam Simon, 1989 - ) (Fox TV series) Sisters Rising (Brad Heck/Willow O’Feral, 2020) Unorthodox (Anna Winger, 2020) (4-part Netflix series) Waging Change (Abby Ginzberg, 2019) Wall Street (Oliver Stone, 1987) Yours in Sisterhood (Irene Lusztig, 2018) Links to reviews by Christopher Llewellyn Reed: Film Festival Today review of Jeffrey Epstein: Filthy Rich Film Festival Today review of Capital in the Twenty-First Century Timestamps: 00:42 – Intro 04:35 – Group Discussion of JEFFREY EPSTEIN: FILTHY RICH 21:04 – Bart and Chris interview Justin Pemberton of CAPITAL IN THE TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY ­­41:49 – Doc Talk Website/Email: www.fogoftruth.com disinfo@fogoftruth.com Credits: Artwork by Hilary Campbell Intro music by Jeremiah Moore Transitional music by BELLS (thanks to Christopher Ernst) Editing and shownotes by Christopher Llewellyn Reed

This week, we briefly step away from our problems at home (while never forgetting or minimizing them) to celebrate the culinary traditions of our neighbors to the south. Guest host Sandie Angulo Chen (of Common Sense Media) joins us as we review Elizabeth Carroll’s Diana Kennedy: Nothing Fancy, which profiles the titular nonagenarian, British-born specialist of Mexican cuisine. Then, Chris interviews director Nick Kovacic about his 2018 documentary Agave: The Spirit of a Nation, which brings the viewer on a journey to Jalisco, Oaxaca, and other locations in Mexico to explore agave’s place in the economy and culture. Eat and drink your fill! Group Review Documentary: DIANA KENNEDY: NOTHING FANCY (Elizabeth Carroll, 2019) Available now on VOD from Greenwich Entertainment. Film Featured in Interview Portion: AGAVE: THE SPIRIT OF A NATION (Nick Kovacic/Matthew Riggieri, 2018) Available on VOD on Amazon or on SVOD from Kanopy. Other Films/Series Mentioned: The Biggest Little Farm (John Chester, 2018) Brewmore Baltimore (Nick Kovacic, 2015) (Nick Kovacic, 2016) Homecoming: The Journey of Cardboard (Anna Thorson Mayer/Yuko Shiomaki, 2020) Ingrid (Morrisa Maltz, 2018) King Corn (Aaron Woolf, 2017) The Last Dance (Jason Hehir, 2020) (10-part ESPN series) 20 Feet from Stardom (Morgan Neville, 2013) Won’t You Be My Neighbor? (Morgan Neville, 2018)  Links to reviews by Christopher Llewellyn Reed: Hammer to Nail review of Diana Kennedy: Nothing Fancy Hammer to Nail review of Agave: Spirit of a Nation Timestamps: 00:42 – Intro 04:37 – Group Discussion of DIANA KENNEDY: NOTHING FANCY 19:51 – Chris interviews Nick Kovacic of AGAVE: SPIRIT OF A NATION ­­36:03 – Doc Talk Website/Email: www.fogoftruth.com disinfo@fogoftruth.com Credits: Artwork by Hilary Campbell Intro music by Jeremiah Moore Transitional music by BELLS (thanks to Christopher Ernst) Editing and shownotes by Christopher Llewellyn Reed

Our nation is burning, and the fire has deep roots in our past. The police violence against communities and people of color is nothing new, emerging from the legacy of slavery that taints our history. In this week’s episode, with guest host Lisa Sanchelo (of the podcast I Love That Movie!), we review Becoming, the recent documentary about Michelle Obama and her eponymous memoir. Then, Bart and Chris interview director Dawn Porter about her upcoming film John Lewis: Good Trouble, coming out on July 3. Given Congressman Lewis’ participation in the Civil Rights marches of the 1960s, the film is especially appropriate to discuss at this time. So listen in and learn about two great movies to check now and in the near future. Group Review Documentary: BECOMING (Nadia Hallgren, 2020) Available now on Netflix. Film Featured in Interview Portion: JOHN LEWIS: GOOD TROUBLE (Dawn Porter, 2020) In theaters (where possible) and on demand July 3, 2020. CNN will broadcast in September. Other Films/Podcasts/Series Mentioned: Bobby Kennedy for President (Dawn Porter, 2018) (4-part Netflix series) Crisis: Behind a Presidential Commitment (Robert Drew, 1963) Dolores (Peter Bratt, 2017) Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind (Laurent Bouzereau, 2020) Over My Dead Body (podcast) RBG (Julie Cohen/Betsy West, 2018) Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness (Rebecca Chaiklin/Eric Goode, 2020) Link to review by Christopher Llewellyn Reed: Film Festival Today review of Becoming  Timestamps: 00:00 – Pre-intro, on how current events provide context for content of episode 01:47 – Intro 05:50 – Group Discussion of BECOMING 21:54 – Bart and Chris interview Dawn Porter of JOHN LEWIS: GOOD TROUBLE ­­44:18 – Doc Talk Website/Email: www.fogoftruth.com disinfo@fogoftruth.com Credits: Artwork by Hilary Campbell Intro music by Jeremiah Moore Transitional music by BELLS (thanks to Christopher Ernst) Editing and shownotes by Christopher Llewellyn Reed

In this week’s episode, we discuss cults (or not) and the science of climate change, de-extinction, space exploration and more, all in a brief 50 minutes, as we review Spaceship Earth and interview directors David Alvarado and Jason Sussberg about their We Are As Gods. Joining us as guest host this time is film critic and fellow podcaster Jessica Baxter (whose “Paid in Puke” is worth a listen). Looking for some exciting times and ideas of how to save humanity? Tune in to our show! Group Review Documentary: SPACESHIP EARTH (Matt Wolf, 2020) Available now on VOD, on multiple platforms, courtesy of Neon. Film Featured in Interview Portion: WE ARE AS GODS (David Alvarado/Jason Sussberg, 2020) Film would have premiered at 2020 SXSW Film Festival. Distribution pending. Other Films/Series Mentioned/Referenced: Bill Nye: Science Guy (David Alvarado/Jason Sussberg, 2017) Dosed (Tyler Chandler, 2019) Fantastic Fungi (Louie Schwartzberg, 2019) Have a Good Trip: Adventures in Psychedelics (Donick Cary, 2020) The Immortalists (David Alvarado/Jason Sussberg, 2014) The Last Dance (Jason Hehir, 2020) (10-part ESPN series) Recorder: The Marion Stokes Project (Matt Wolf, 2019) Links to reviews by Christopher Llewellyn Reed: Hammer to Nail review of Spaceship Earth Hammer to Nail review of We Are As Gods Timestamps: 00:42 – Intro 04:12 – Group Discussion of SPACESHIP EARTH 20:45 – Bart and Chris interview David Alvarado and Jason Sussberg of WE ARE AS GODS ­­40:35 – Doc Talk Website/Email: www.fogoftruth.com disinfo@fogoftruth.com Credits: Artwork by Hilary Campbell Intro music by Jeremiah Moore Transitional music by BELLS (thanks to Christopher Ernst) Editing and shownotes by Christopher Llewellyn Reed

Welcome back! We kick off Season 9 with two documentaries about famous film people, starting with a group review of the biopic Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind and then cutting to an interview with French director Gregory Monro about Kubrick by Kubrick, which would have premiered at the 2020 Tribeca Film Festival, had it happened. Joining us as guest cohost is critic Danielle Solzman, of Solzy at the Movies. Get ready for a profound journey into the cinematic firmament! Group Review Documentary: NATALIE WOOD: WHAT REMAINS BEHIND (Laurent Bouzereau, 2020) Is available on HBO NOW, HBO GO and on demand. All clips from film courtesy of HBO. Film Featured in Interview Portion: KUBRICK BY KUBRICK (Gregory Monro, 2020) Film would have premiered at 2020 Tribeca Film Festival. Distribution pending. Other Films/Series Mentioned: The Art of Directing series (Allan Holzman, 2016-2019) The Art of Directing: Frank Capra (https://vimeo.com/186212170, Password = capra) The Art of Directing: John Huston (https://vimeo.com/238011168, Password = falcon) The Art of Directing: David Lean (https://vimeo.com/307867555, Password = 716) The Art of Directing: David Lynch (https://vimeo.com/93046694, Password = 716) The Art of Directing: Spielberg, Hitchcock, Truffaut (https://vimeo.com/122920103, Password = 716) Barry Lyndon (Stanley Kubrick, 1975) Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice (Paul Mazursky, 1969) Brainstorm (Douglas Trumbull, 1983) Circus of Books (Rachel Mason, 2019) A Clockwork Orange (Stanley Kubrick, 1971) Strangelove (Stanley Kubrick, 1964) Eyes Wide Shut (Stanley Kubrick, 1999) Fear and Desire (Stanley Kubrick, 1953) Five Came Back (Laurent Bouzereau, 2017, three-part Netflix series) From Here to Eternity (Buzz Kulik, 1979, three-part NBC series) Grand Budapest Hotel (Wes Anderson, 2014) The Great Race (Blake Edwards, 1965) Heading Home: The Tale of Team Israel (Seth Kramer/Daniel A. Miller/Jeremy Newberger, 2018) Miracle on 34th Street (George Seaton, 1947) Paths of Glory (Stanley Kubrick, 1957) Rebel Without a Cause (Nicholas Ray, 1955) The Shining (Stanley Kubrick, 1980) Splendor in the Grass (Elia Kazan, 1961) Tomorrow Is Forever (Irving Pichel, 1946) 2001: A Space Odyssey (Stanley Kubrick, 1968) West Side Story (Robert Wise, 1961) Links to reviews by Christopher Llewellyn Reed: Film Festival Today review of Natalie Wood: What Remains Behind Hammer to Nail review of Kubrick by Kubrick Timestamps: 00:42 – Intro 04:19 – Group Discussion of NATALIE WOOD: WHAT REMAINS BEHIND 24:08 – Bart and Chris interview Gregory Monro of KUBRICK BY KUBRICK ­­42:36 – Doc Talk Website/Email: www.fogoftruth.com disinfo@fogoftruth.com Credits: Artwork by Hilary Campbell Intro music by Jeremiah Moore Transitional music by BELLS (thanks to Christopher Ernst) Editing and shownotes by Christopher Llewellyn Reed

In this bonus episode, Bart and Chris review the new nine-part Netflix documentary series The Innocence Files and then interview Sarah Dowland, director of the final episode. The series is divided into three sections – ““The Evidence,” “The Witness” and “The Prosecution” – each of which is comprised of three episodes, some of which are linked narratively, as well as thematically, and some of which stand alone. Dowland’s film tells the story of Kenneth Wyniemko, a Michigan man who served 9 years in jail for a crime he did not commit (a short sentence compared to most of the other subjects). A profile as much of the hard-working defense attorneys at The Innocence Project (and elsewhere) as of the poor folks unjustly imprisoned, the series is both an example of fine filmmaking and a call to action to reform the criminal-justice system. Listen in to hear what Dowland has to say about guilt, innocence and … The Innocence Files. Group Review and Interview Documentary: THE INNOCENCE FILES (Sarah Dowland/Liz Garbus/Alex Gibney/Andy Grieve/Jed Rothstein/Roger Ross Williams, 2020) Now playing on Netflix Other Netflix Series Mentioned: How to Fix a Drug Scandal (Erin Lee Carr, 2020) Making a Murderer (Moira Demos/Laura Ricciardi, 2015/2018) Tiger King: Murder, Mayhem and Madness (Rebecca Chaiklin/Eric Goode, 2020) Link to review by Christopher Llewellyn Reed: Film Festival Today review of The Innocence Files Timestamps: 00:35­­ – Intro 02:14 – Discussion/review of The Innocence Files 09:33 – Interview with director Sarah Dowland 32:42 – End credits Website/Email: www.fogoftruth.com disinfo@fogoftruth.com Credits: Artwork by Hilary Campbell Intro music by Jeremiah Moore Transitional music by BELLS≥ (thanks to Christopher Ernst) Editing and shownotes by Christopher Llewellyn Reed

In this bonus episode, Bart and Chris chat with Melanie Addington, Executive Director, Oxford Film Festival (which was supposed to run March 18-22); Leslie Raymond, Executive Director, Ann Arbor Film Festival (running online March 24-29); and Lela Meadow-Conner, Executive Director, Film Festival Alliance. Together, we discuss the current state of film festivals in the age of COVID-19, and how the move to online screenings is mostly a net positive, at least for now, and how the future might see greater inclusion of online elements, even as we (hopefully) return to something resembling normalcy. The times may be fraught, but we push on, bringing art and films to all who want them! Festivals, Films and Organizations Mentioned: Ann Arbor Film Festival Art House Convergence Ashland Independent Film Festival Dallas VideoFest Film Festival Alliance Freeland (Mario Furloni/Kate McLean, 2020) Oxford Film Festival Spenser Confidential (Peter Berg, 2020) SXSW Thin Line Festival Link to review by Christopher Llewellyn Reed: Hammer to Nail review of Freeland Timestamps: 00:35 – Bart and Chris intro of show’s topic 04:36 – Introduction of show’s 3 guests and the state of their festivals 11:56 – Immediate and long-term future of festivals, and benefits of moving online 20:31 – What is missing from online (vs. live) festival experience? 25:19 – Closing remarks 27:09 – End credits Website/Email: www.fogoftruth.com disinfo@fogoftruth.com Credits: Artwork by Hilary Campbell Intro music by Jeremiah Moore Transitional music by BELLS≥ (thanks to Christopher Ernst) Editing and shownotes by Christopher Llewellyn Reed

Documentarian and educator Elizabeth Coffman joins Bart and Chris to review Andrew Goldberg’s powerful examination of the resurgent scourge of antisemitism across the globe, the just released Viral: Antisemitism in Four Mutations. Bart then interviews Allen and Cynthia Mondell, directors of the 2008 documentary The Monster Among Us, which profiled antisemitism in Europe 10 years ago. Plus ça change … It may be a dispiriting topic, but we have a spirited conversation about the films and the issue, which should be of concern to everyone, everywhere. And so concludes our 8thseason. We’ll be back with a few bonus episodes over the next 6 to 8 weeks before we launch the next season. Until then, you can go back through our now significant catalog if you need your fix of the fog. As always, enjoy, and thanks for listening! Group Review Documentary: VIRAL: ANTISEMITISM IN FOUR MUTATIONS (Andrew Goldberg, 2020) Now playing in theaters Film Featured in Interview Portion: THE MONSTER AMONG US(Allen Mondell/Cynthia Salzman Mondell, 2008) Available for rental online Other Films Mentioned: Acasă, My Home (Radu Ciorniciuc, 2020) Anti-Semitism in the 21st Century: The Resurgence (Andrew Goldberg, 2007) Flannery (Elizabeth Coffman/Mark Bosco, 2019) The Great Hack (Karim Amer/Jehane Noujaim, 2019) The Reason I Jump (Jerry Rothwell, 2020) Link to review by Christopher Llewellyn Reed: Hammer to Nail review of Viral: Antisemitism in Four Mutations  Timestamps: 00:36 – Intro 03:59 – Group Discussion of VIRAL: ANTISEMITISM IN FOUR MUTATIONS 17:55 – Bart interviews Allen and Cynthia Mondell of THE MONSTER AMONG US ­­33:08 – Doc Talk Website/Email: www.fogoftruth.com disinfo@fogoftruth.com Credits: Artwork by Hilary Campbell Intro music by Jeremiah Moore Transitional music by BELLS (thanks to Christopher Ernst) Editing and shownotes by Christopher Llewellyn Reed

Joining Bart and Chris as guest host for a robust discussion of the three-part 2018 BBC documentary series They've Gotta Have Us, just recently released on Netflix, is film critic Roxana Hadadi. We discuss that program’s approach to the history of African American and Black British actors and directors in Hollywood. Then, Bart interviews director Jacqueline Olive about her film Always in Season, which explores America’s tortured legacy of lynching (we previously reviewed the documentary on episode 705). It’s a brutal subject, but one that cannot be ignored. Group Review Documentary: THEY’VE GOTTA HAVE US (Simon Frederick, 2018) Now playing on Netflix Film Featured in Interview Portion: ALWAYS IN SEASON (Jacqueline Olive, 2019) In theaters and film festivals now Other Films/Shows Mentioned/Referenced: The Alpinist (Peter Mortimer/Nick Rosen, 2020) Amistad (Steven Spielberg, 1997) Chavela (Catherine Gund/Daresha Kyi, 2017) Color Adjustment (Marlon Riggs, 1992) Daughters of the Dust (Julie Dash, 1991) The Dawn Wall (Josh Lowell/Peter Mortimer, 2017) The Edge of Democracy (Petra Costa, 2019) Ethnic Notions (Marlon Riggs, 1986) Flannery (Elizabeth Coffman/Mark Bosco, 2019) Free Solo (Jimmy Chin/Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi, 2018) Get Out (Jordan Peele, 2017) Gone Too Far (Destiny Ekaragha, 2013) Hollywood Shuffle (Robert Townsend, 1987) The Kingmaker (Lauren Greenfield, 2019) Moonlight (Barry Jenkins, 2016) Once Upon a Time in Venezuela (Anabel Rodríguez Ríos, 2020) RBG (Julie Cohen/Betsy West, 2018) Selma (Ava DuVernay, 2014) She’s Gotta Have It (Spike Lee, 1986) She’s Gotta Have It (Spike Lee, 2017-2019 Netflix series) Wormwood (Errol Morris, 2017 Netflix series) Link to review by Christopher Llewellyn Reed: Film Festival Today review of Always in Season Timestamps: 00:37 – Intro 04:01 – Group Discussion of THEY’VE GOTTA HAVE US 22:28 – Bart interviews Jacqueline Olive of ALWAYS IN SEASON ­­43:02 – Doc Talk Website/Email: www.fogoftruth.com disinfo@fogoftruth.com Credits: Artwork by Hilary Campbell Intro music by Jeremiah Moore Transitional music by BELLS (thanks to Christopher Ernst) Editing and shownotes by Christopher Llewellyn Reed

How high above soar the stars, enchanting us with their blazing glory! Or perhaps we only project such power onto them, and they are merely ordinary beings, elevated by our own desires. In today’s episode, guest host Leslie Combemale (the Cinema Siren, herself) joins us as we review the new Taylor Swift biopic Miss Americana, which just premiered at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival and is now available on Netflix. In addition, Chris interviews director Martha Shane about her documentary Narrowsburg, a tragicomic tale of grifters bedazzling a small town with promises of Hollywood glory. Join us for a look at the pros and cons of fame and fortune.   Group Review Documentary: MISS AMERICANA (Lana Wilson, 2020) Now playing on Netflix Film Featured in Interview Portion: NARROWSBURG(Martha Shane, 2019) Now playing in festivals Other Films Mentioned: After Tiller (Martha Shane/Lana Wilson, 2013) American Factory (Steven Bognar/Julia Reichert, 2019) Analyze This (Harold Ramis, 1999) Beauty and the Beast (Gary Trousdale/Kirk Wise, 1999) Blade Runner (Ridley Scott, 1982) Crip Camp (James Lebrecht/Nicole Newnham, 2020) The Departure (Lana Wilson, 2017) T. the Extra-Terrestrial (Steven Spielberg, 1982) Four Deadly Reasons (Paul Borghese, 2002) Gaga: Five Foot Two (Chris Moukarbel, 2017) Guest of Cindy Sherman (Tom Donahue/Paul Hasegawa-Overacker, 2008) Leap of Faith: William Friedkin on The Exorcist (Alexandre O. Philippe, 2019) The Lion King (Roger Allers/Rob Minkoff, 1994) Lost in La Mancha (Keith Fulton/Louis Pepe, 2002) Memory: The Origins of Alien (Alexandre O. Philippe, 2019) 78/52: Hitchcock's Shower Scene (Alexandre O. Philippe, 2017) Young Frankenstein (Mel Brooks, 1974) Links to reviews and interviews by Christopher Llewellyn Reed: Hammer to Nail review of Miss Americana Hammer to Nail review of Narrowsburg Hammer to Nail interview with director Martha Shane of Narrowsburg Timestamps: 00:37 – Intro 04:38 – Group Discussion of MISS AMERICANA 21:53 – Chris interviews Martha Shane of NARROWSBURG ­­40:46 – Doc Talk Website/Email: www.fogoftruth.com disinfo@fogoftruth.com Credits: Artwork by Hilary Campbell Intro music by Jeremiah Moore Transitional music by BELLS (thanks to Christopher Ernst) Editing and shownotes by Christopher Llewellyn Reed

Well, the 2020 Academy Awards may have come and gone, but that’s no reason to stop watching the nominated films, even the ones that did not win. In this week’s episode, returning guest host Patricia Aufderheide joins Bart and Chris to discuss all 5 of the Oscar-nominated short documentaries, after which Chris interviews co-directors Waad al-Kateab and Edward Watts (along with al-Kateab’s husband, Hamza) about their collaboration on the (also Oscar-nominated) documentary feature For Sama. Group Review Short Documentaries: IN THE ABSENCE (Yi Seung-Jun, South Korea, 28 min.) Available in select theaters or at www.fieldofvision.org *LEARNING TO SKATEBOARD IN A WARZONE (IF YOU’RE A GIRL) (Carol Dysinger, UK, 39 min.) Available in select theaters or through shorts.tv/theoscarshorts/ *This year’s Oscar winner LIFE OVERTAKES ME (John Haptas and Kristine Samuelson, Sweden/USA, 39 min.) Available in select theaters or on Netflix LOUIS SUPERMAN (Smriti Mundhra and Sami Khan, USA, 28 min.) Available in select theaters or through shorts.tv/theoscarshorts/ WALK RUN CHA-CHA (Laura Nix, USA, 21 min.) Available in select theaters or at www.nytimes.com/video/op-docs   Film Featured in Interview Portion: FOR SAMA (Waad al-Kateab/Edward Watts, 2019) Still playing in select theaters and on PBS   Other Films/Shows Mentioned: BoJack Horseman (Raphael Bob-Waksberg, 2014-2020 Netflix series) Cheer (Greg Whiteley, 2020 Netflix series) Collective (Alexander Nanau, 2019) The Kingmaker (Lauren Greenfield, 2019) Les Misérables (Ladj Ly, 2019) Pandemic: How to Prevent an Outbreak (Doug Shultz, 2020 Netflix series) Skateistan: To Live and Skate Kabul (Orlando von Einsiedel, 2011) A Thousand Cuts (Ramona Diaz, 2020)   Links to reviews by Christopher Llewellyn Reed: Hammer to Nail reviews of all 2020 Oscar-nominated short films Film Festival Today review of For Sama Film Festival Today interview with Waad al-Kateab, Edward Watts and Hamza al-Kateab of For Sama   Timestamps: 00:37 – Intro 03:27 – Group discussion of the Oscar-nominated documentary shorts 25:55 – Chris interviews Waad al-Kateab, Edward Watts and Hamza al-Kateab of FOR SAMA ­­41:07 – Doc Talk   Website/Email: www.fogoftruth.com disinfo@fogoftruth.com Credits: Artwork by Hilary Campbell Intro music by Jeremiah Moore Transitional music by BELLS (thanks to Christopher Ernst) Editing and shownotes by Christopher Llewellyn Reed

Democracy is under worldwide threat, from dictators, would-be dictators and those followers who seek power at the expense of liberty. In this week’s episode, we discuss two recent documentaries about this very trend. First, with guest host Mirella Martinelli – a Brazilian filmmaker living in Florida – we review Petra Costa’s Oscar-nominated The Edge of Democracy, which tells the disturbing tale of Brazil’s takeover by right-wing forces. After that, Bart and Chris interview prolific documentarian Alex Gibney on his latest movie, Citizen K, about formerly imprisoned, and now exiled, Russian oligarch Mikhail Khodorkovsky. These are scary times. Be afraid, be very afraid!* Group Review Documentary: THE EDGE OF DEMOCRACY (Petra Costa, 2019) Now playing on Netflix Film Featured in Interview Portion: CITIZEN K(Alex Gibney, 2019) Now playing in theaters Other Films Mentioned: American Look (Jam Handy Organization, 1958) The Armstrong Lie (Alex Gibney, 2013) Catching Hell (Alex Gibney, 2011) Citizen Kane (Orson Welles, 1941) Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room (Alex Gibney, 2005) The Fly (David Cronenberg, 1986) Frenemies (Mirella Martinelli, 2020) George Harrison: Living in the Material World (Martin Scorsese, 2011) The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley (Alex Gibney, 2019) The Kingmaker (Lauren Greenfield, 2019) Mea Maxima Culpa:Silence in the House of God (Alex Gibney, 2012) No Stone Unturned (Alex Gibney, 2017) Steve Jobs: The Man in the Machine (Alex Gibney, 2015) Taxi to the Dark Side (Alex Gibney, 2007) Three Colors: Blue (Krzysztof Kieslowski, 1993) Links to reviews by Christopher Llewellyn Reed: Hammer to Nail review of The Edge of Democracy Film Festival Todayreview of Citizen K Timestamps: 00:38 – Intro 03:37 – Group Discussion of THE EDGE OF DEMOCRACY 16:11 – Bart and Chris interview Alex Gibney of CITIZEN K 40:43­­ – Doc Talk Website/Email: www.fogoftruth.com disinfo@fogoftruth.com Credits: Artwork by Hilary Campbell Intro music by Jeremiah Moore Transitional music by BELLS (thanks to Christopher Ernst) Editing and shownotes by Christopher Llewellyn Reed   *A quote from the ad campaign for David Cronenberg’s 1986 The Fly, which we reference within the episode.

Welcome to Season 8! In this episode, we invite back our old friend and cohost Summre Garber to talk about the documentary slate at the 2020 Slamdance Film Festival, where she is co-captain of the documentary-features program. We learn what she is up to now and hear about her favorites at this year’s fest. In addition, Bart and Chris interview the directors of two of those movies, Film About a Father Who (Lynne Sachs) and Jasper Mall (Bradford Thomason and Brett Whitcomb). Enjoy! Group Review Documentaries: BASTARDS' ROAD (Brian Morrison, 2020) BIG FUR (Dan Wayne, 2019) FILM ABOUT A FATHER WHO (Lynne Sachs, 2020) JASPER MALL (Bradford Thomason/Brett Whitcomb, 2020) LOVEMOBIL (Elke Margarete Lehrenkrauss, 2019) Films Featured in Interview Portions: FILM ABOUT A FATHER WHO (Lynne Sachs, 2020) JASPER MALL (Bradford Thomason/Brett Whitcomb, 2020) Other Films Mentioned: Almost Sunrise (Michael Collins, 2016) GLOW: The Story of the Gorgeous Ladies of Wrestling (Brett Whitcomb/Bradford Thomason, 2012) The World Before Your Feet (Jeremy Workman, 2018) Link to review by Christopher Llewellyn Reed: Hammer to Nailreview of Film About a Father Who Timestamps: 00:37 – Intro 02:55 – Group Discussion of Slamdance 2020 documentaries, Part 1: Bastards’ Road, Big Fur and Jasper Mall 10:44 – Bart and Chris interview directors Bradford Thomason and Brett Whitcomb of Jasper Mall 26:16 – Group Discussion of Slamdance 2020 documentaries, Part 2: Lovemobil and Film About a Father Who 30:35 – Bart and Chris interview director Lynne Sachs of Film About a Father Who 44:42 – Outro and End Credits Website/Email: www.fogoftruth.com disinfo@fogoftruth.com Credits: Artwork by Hilary Campbell Intro music by Jeremiah Moore Transitional music by BELLS (thanks to Christopher Ernst) Editing and shownotes by Christopher Llewellyn Reed

In this bonus episode, cohosts Bart Weiss and Chris Reed talk with Oscar-winning documentarian Morgan Neville (20 Feet from Stardom), discussing his career and thoughts on the art of filmmaking. In addition, we consider two different approaches to the same topic, comparing Neville’s 2018 nonfiction Won’t You Be My Neighbor? to Marielle Heller’s 2019 fictional A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood, each of which take the late, great Fred Rogers as their subject. Listen in for a vibrant conversation on documentaries and more! Other Films (and One Show) Mentioned: A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (Marielle Heller, 2019) Best of Enemies: Buckley vs. Vidal (Robert Gordon/Morgan Neville, 2015) Casablanca (Michael Curtiz, 1942) California's Goldwith Huell Howser( KCET, 1991 –) The Cool School (Morgan Neville, 2008) The Devil and Daniel Johnston (Jeff Feuerzeig, 2005) Grey Gardens (Ellen Hovde/Albert Maysles/David Maysles/Muffie Meyer, 1975) Grey Gardens (Michael Sucsy, 2009) Little Dieter Needs to Fly (Werner Herzog, 1997) The Music of Strangers: Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble (Morgan Neville, 2015) The Other Side of the Wind (Orson Welles, 2018) Rescue Dawn (Werner Herzog, 2006) Shotgun Freeway: Drives Through Lost L.A. (Morgan Neville/Harry Pallenberg, 1995) Metallica: Some Kind of Monster (Joe Berlinger/Bruce Sinofsky, 2004) They’ll Love Me When I’m Dead (Morgan Neville, 2018) Troubadors (Morgan Neville, 2011) 20 Feet from Stardom (Morgan Neville, 2013) Links to reviews by Christopher Llewellyn Reed: Film Festival Today review of A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood Hammer to Nail review of They’ll Love Me When I’m Dead Hammer to Nail review of Won’t You Be My Neighbor? Timestamps: 00:35 – Intro 04:24 – Morgan Neville interview 30:42 – End credits Website/Email: www.fogoftruth.com disinfo@fogoftruth.com Credits: Artwork by Hilary Campbell Intro music by Jeremiah Moore Editing and shownotes by Christopher Llewellyn Reed

Local film critics Linda DeLibero and Christopher Llewellyn Reed join columnist Dan Rodricks to review the year's best movies. (PHOTO CREDIT: Lacey Terrell/TriStar Pictures).

For our final episode of Season 7, we invite Patricia Aufderheide, of American University, back on the show (she was Bart’s interview subject, discussing her role in developing the modern rules of Fair Use, on our August 28 bonus episode). The theme this time is the role of journalism in today’s world (and how we got here), as we review the new documentary Mike Wallace Is Here and Chris interviews director Yung Chang of This Is Not a Movie, about the journalist Robert Fisk. It’s been an exciting season, with a different guest host for each episode. Stay tuned for more foggy truths ahead, first with a few more bonuses in the months ahead, and then with a new season early in 2020. Enjoy!  Group Review Documentary: MIKE WALLACE IS HERE (Avi Belkin, 2019) Still in select theaters, and out on DVD as of October 29 Film Featured in Interview Portion: THIS IS NOT A MOVIE (Yung Chang, 2019) Currently playing in festivals Other Books, Films, Shows and Sites Mentioned: Cinéma Vérité: Defining the Moment (Peter Wintonick, 1999) The Corporation (Jennifer Abbott/Mark Achbar) Decade of Fire (Gretchen Hildebran/Vivian Vazquez, 2019) Foreign Correspondent (Alfred Hitchcock, 1940) The Fruit Hunters (Yung Chang) From Beirut to Bosnia (Michael Dutfield, 1993) Independent Television Service (ITVS) Made in Boise (Beth Aala, 2019) Manufacturing Consent: Noam Chomsky and the Media (Mark Achbar/Peter Wintonick, 1992) Night Beat Owning Mahowny (Richard Kwietniowski, 2003) Picture of Light (Peter Mettler, 1994) Rush: Beyond the Lighted Stage (Sam Dunn/Scot McFadyen, 2010) Seeing Is Believing: Handicams, Human Rights and the News (Peter Wintonick, 2002) 60 Minutes 60 Minutes and the News: A Mythology for Middle America (Richard Campbell, 1991) Stories We Tell (Sarah Polley, 2012) Tell Me Who I Am (Ed Perkins, 2019) The Association of Independent Video and Filmmakers This Is Not a Film (Mojtaba Mirtahmasb/Jafar Panahi, 2011) Zelig (Woody Allen, 1983) Links to review and interview by Christopher Llewellyn Reed: Film Festival Today review of Mike Wallace Is Here Film Festival Today interview with Avi Belkin of Mike Wallace Is Here Hammer to Nail review of This Is Not a Movie Timestamps: 00:37 – Intro 04:39 – Group Discussion of MIKE WALLACE IS HERE 18:54 – Chris interviews Yung Chang of THIS IS NOT A MOVIE 42:46 – Doc Talk Website/Email: www.fogoftruth.com disinfo@fogoftruth.com Credits: Artwork by Hilary Campbell Intro music by Jeremiah Moore Transitional music by BELLS (thanks to Christopher Ernst) Editing and shownotes by Christopher Llewellyn Reed

As our seventh season enters its final third, Bart and Chris join guest host Sonali Gulati, a filmmaker and faculty member at Virginia Commonwealth University, for a review of Jacqueline Olive’s searing look back at America’s violent history of lynching, Always in Season. Then, Bart interviews Elizabeth Coffman, co-director of Flannery, a documentary about the late, great southern writer Flannery O’Connor, which was just awarded the inaugural Library of Congress Lavine/Ken Burns Prize for Film. Inspiring artists deserve inspiring discussions, and that’s what we bring to the podcast. Enjoy! Group Review Documentary: ALWAYS IN SEASON (Jacqueline Olive, 2019) In theaters and film festivals now Film Featured in Interview Portion: FLANNERY (Elizabeth Coffman/Mark Bosco, 2019) Currently playing in festivals Other Films and Sites Mentioned: Be Natural: The Untold Story of Alice Guy-Blaché (Pamela B. Green, 2019) Diary of a Harlem Family (Gordon Parks, 1968) Equal Justice Initiative Gordon Parks exhibit at the Amon Carter Museum I Am (Sonali Gulati, 2011) Just Mercy (Destin Daniel Cretton, 2019) National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) Shaft (Gordon Parks, 1971) True Justice: Bryan Stevenson’s Fight for Equality (George Kunhardt/Peter W. Kunhardt/Teddy Kunhardt, 2019) The World of Piri Thomas (Gordon Parks, 1968)   Link to review by Christopher Llewellyn Reed: Film Festival Today review of Always in Season   Timestamps: 00:38 – Intro 05:02 – Group Discussion of ALWAYS IN SEASON 20:14 – Bart interviews Elizabeth Coffman of FLANNERY 38:01 – Doc Talk Website/Email: www.fogoftruth.com disinfo@fogoftruth.com Credits: Artwork by Hilary Campbell Intro music by Jeremiah Moore Transitional music by BELLS (thanks to Christopher Ernst) Editing and shownotes by Christopher Llewellyn Reed

This week, we welcome guest host Jennifer Proctor, filmmaker and Associate Professor of Journalism and Screen Studies at University of Michigan-Dearborn, for a robust discussion of the new documentary#FemalePleasure and its examination of female agency in the modern world. Following that group review, we play Chris’s interview with director Pia Hellenthal and writer Giorgia Malatrasi, co-creators of Searching Eva, a highly stylized portrait of feminist intellectual and sex worker Eva Collé. Join us as we follow women forging their own paths, patriarchy be damned. Group Review Documentary: #FEMALEPLEASURE (Barbara Miller, 2019) Begins releasing in U.S. theaters on October 18 Film Featured in Interview Portion: SEARCHING EVA (Pia Hellenthal, 2019) Currently playing in festivals Other Films and Sites Mentioned: Born into Brothels (Zana Briski/Ross Kauffman, 2005) CinemAbility (Jenni Gold, 2012) Detrás de la Realidad (SMU Meadows School of the Arts’ Ignite/Arts Dallas Initiative/The Community Action Network, a program of Bachman Lake Together/ The Meadows School’s Division of Film and Media Arts, 2019) EDIT Media Eva Collé’s Instagram Eva Collé’s Tumblr JFK (Oliver Stone, 1991) Lincoln (Steven Spielberg, 2012) One of Us (Heidi Ewing/Rachel Grady, 2017)   Links to review and interview by Christopher Llewellyn Reed: Film Festival Today review of #FemalePleasure Film Festival Today interview with director Pia Hellenthal and writer Giorgia Malatrasi of Searching Eva   Timestamps: 00:37 – Intro 05:53 – Group Discussion of #FEMALE PLEASURE 21:53 – Chris interviews Pia Hellenthal and Giorgia Malatrasi of SEARCHING EVA 37:40 – Doc Talk Website/Email: www.fogoftruth.com disinfo@fogoftruth.com Credits: Artwork by Hilary Campbell Intro music by Jeremiah Moore Transitional music by BELLS (thanks to Christopher Ernst) Editing and shownotes by Christopher Llewellyn Reed

Joining us this week is documentarian Anuradha Rana – Associate Professor, School of Cinematic Arts, DePaul University – as we discuss Alexandre O. Philippe’s Memory: The Origins of Alien and interview director Alyssa Bolsey and cinematographer Camilo Lara of Beyond the Bolex. Both films deal, albeit in very different ways, with behind-the-scenes looks at the art of filmmaking. From blood-curdling chest-bursting scenes to the perfect windup, rotating-lens-turret camera, we’ve got you covered. Group Review Documentary: MEMORY: THE ORIGINS OF ALIEN (Alexandre O. Philippe, 2019) Now playing in theaters and on demand Film Featured in Interview Portion: BEYOND THE BOLEX (Alyssa Bolsey, 2019) Currently playing in festivals Other Films and Sites Mentioned: Alien (Ridley Scott, 1979) American Dharma (Errol Morris, 2018) The Brink (Alison Klayman, 2019) Doc of the Dead (Alexandre O. Philippe, 2014) The Fog of War: Eleven Lessons from the Life of Robert S. McNamara (Errol Morris, 2003) Jodorowsky’s Dune (Frank Pavich, 2013) Kartemquin Films The Language of Opportunity (Anuradha Rana, in progress) Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice (Rob Epstein/Jeffrey Friedman, 2019) The People vs. George Lucas (Alexandre O. Philippe, 2010) Reason (Anand Patwardhan, 2018) 78/52: Hitchcock's Shower Scene (Alexandre O. Philippe, 2017) The Thin Blue Line (Errol Morris, 1988) Twelve O'Clock High (Henry King, 1949) What She Said: The Art of Pauline Kael (Rob Garver, 2018)   Links to review and interview by Christopher Llewellyn Reed: Hammer to Nail review of Memory: The Origins of Alien Hammer to Nail review of Beyond the Bolex Film Festival Today interview with Alyssa Bolsey and Camilo Lara of Beyond the Bolex   Timestamps: 00:37 – Intro 05:58 – Group Discussion of MEMORY: THE ORIGINS OF ALIEN 19:43 – Chris interviews Alyssa Bolsey and Camilo Lara of BEYOND THE BOLEX 39:21 – Doc Talk Website/Email: www.fogoftruth.com disinfo@fogoftruth.com Credits: Artwork by Hilary Campbell Intro music by Jeremiah Moore Transitional music by BELLS (thanks to Christopher Ernst) Editing and shownotes by Christopher Llewellyn Reed

For this second episode of our current season we try something new with a look back at an important film from the past, Barbara Kopple’s 1976 Harlan County U.S.A., which won the 1977 Best Documentary Oscar. Why this trip down docu-memory lane? Two reasons: 1) our guest host this week is actually a guest historian, Betsy McLane, who not only knows just about everything there is to know about documentary history, but also knows quite a lot about Kopple; and 2) the coal miners of Harlan County, Kentucky, are once again on strike, gaining national and international attention over the summer. Plus ça change … And while we’re on the topic of great films about unions, we thought we’d also play a recent interview Chris did with directors Steven Bognar and Julia Reichert of American Factory, just recently released on Netflix, which tells the story of what happens when a Chinese glass company takes over an abandoned GM plant. It starts out so well, but then, well … you’ll just have to listen to our podcast and then watch the movie. Enjoy! Group Review Documentary: HARLAN COUNTY U.S.A. (Barbara Kopple, 1976) Available on disc and online Film Featured in Interview Portion: AMERICAN FACTORY (Steven Bognar/Julia Reichert, 2019) Now on Netflix Other Books and Documentaries Mentioned: American Dream (Barbara Kopple, 1990) Hillbilly (Sally Rubin/Ashley York, 2018) The Last Truck: Closing of a GM Plant (Steven Bognar/Julia Reichert, 2009) Monterey Pop (D.A. Pennebaker, 1968) Murder on a Sunday Morning (Jean-Xavier de Lestrade, 2001) My Generation (Thomas Haneke/Barbara Kopple, 2000) A New History of Documentary Film, 2nd Edition (BOOK), by Betsy McLane (Bloomsbury Academic, 2013) One Child Nation (Nanfu Wang/Jialing Zhang, 2019) ReFocus: The Films of Barbara Kopple (BOOK), edited by Jeff Jaeckle and Susan Ryan (Edinburgh University Press, 2019) The Staircase (Jean-Xavier de Lestrade, 2004-2018) Woodstock (Michael Wadleigh, 1970) Woodstock: Three Days That Defined a Generation (Barak Goodman, 2019)   Links to review and interview by Christopher Llewellyn Reed: Hammer to Nailreview of American Factory Film Festival Todayinterview with Steven Bognar and Julia Reichert of American Factory   Timestamps: 00:40 – Intro 04:27 – Group Discussion of HARLAN COUNTY U.S.A. 25:58 – Chris interviews Steven Bognar and Julia Reichert of AMERICAN FACTORY 43:38 – Doc Talk Website/Email: www.fogoftruth.com disinfo@fogoftruth.com Credits: Artwork by Hilary Campbell Intro music by Jeremiah Moore Transitional music by BELLS (thanks to Christopher Ernst) Editing and shownotes by Christopher Llewellyn Reed

We are back for a new season, and this time with a series of guest hosts – a new one each episode – to accompany Bart and Chris on their journey through documentary cinema. Our guest for this episode is filmmaker Sedika Mojadidi, whose Facing the DragonI mentioned on our April 17 bonus episode. We review Danish director Mads Brügger’s Cold Case Hammarskjöld, a wild romp of an investigative movie, just recently released in theaters, and interview director Stephen Maing about last year’s Crime + Punishment. Curious about the connection? Listen on … Finally, at the end, in “Doc Talk,” since Sedika has just taken up a teaching position at Savannah College of Art and Design, we discuss her planned strategies to train the next generation of documentarians. And all that in just over 50 minutes. Enjoy! Group Review Documentary: COLD CASE HAMMARSKJÖLD (Mads Brügger, 2019) Now in theaters and on demand Film Featured in Interview Portion: CRIME + PUNISHMENT (Stephen Maing, 2018) Now on Hulu Other Documentaries, Sites and Topics Mentioned: BORAT Danes for Bush (Mads Brügger, 2004) Don’t Look Back (D.A. Pennebaker, 1967) Facing the Dragon (Sedika Mojadidi, 2018) Field of Vision High Tech, Low Life (Stephen Maing, 2012) The Intercept The Surrender (Stephen Maing, 2016) The Yes Men Links to reviews/interview by Christopher Llewellyn Reed: Film Festival Todayreview of Cold Case Hammarskjöld Hammer to Nailreview of Crime + Punishment Hammer to Nailinterview with Stephen Maing of Crime + Punishment   Timestamps: 00:37 – Intro 06:02 – Group Review of COLD CASE HAMMARSKJÖLD 24:47 – Bart and Chris interview Stephen Maing of CRIME + PUNISHMENT 43:34 – Doc Talk Website/Email: www.fogoftruth.com disinfo@fogoftruth.com Credits: Artwork by Hilary Campbell Intro music by Jeremiah Moore Transitional music by BELLS (thanks to Christopher Ernst) Editing and Shownotes by Christopher Llewellyn Reed

There are no shortage of documentaries on various aspects of film history and we discuss a few of them plus we have a group review of BE NATURAL and Chris interviews Midge Costin of MAKING WAVES.   Group Review Documentary: BE NATURAL: THE UNTOLD STORY OF ALICE GUY BLACHE (2018) / USA (Director / Producer: Pamela B. Green) Now playing at select theatres nation-wide   Film Featured in Interview Portion: MAKING WAVES: THE ART OF CINEMATIC SOUND (2019) / USA (Director: Midge Costin / Producers: Bobette Buster, Midge Costin, & Karen Johnson) Now playing at select theatres nation-wide   Other Documentaries Mentioned: After Tiller / 2013 (Directors: Lana Wilson & Martha Shane) Cameraman / 2017 (Director: Jon Alpert) Cameraperson / 2016 (Director: Kirsten Johnson) Casting By / 2013 (Director: Tom Donahue) Celluloid Closet / 1996 (Directors: Rob Epstein & Jeffrey Friedman) Color Adjustment / 1992 (Director: Marlon Riggs) The Cutting Edge / 2004 (Director: Wendy Apple) Decade Under the Influence / 2003 (Directors: Ted Demme, Richard LaGravenese) Easy Riders, Raging Bulls / 2003 (Director: Kenneth Bowser) Mamadrama: The Jewish Mother in Cinema / 2001 (Director: Monique Schwarz) Natan / 2013 (Directors: Paul Duane & David Cairns) Perfect Bid: The Contestant Who Knew Too Much / 2017 (Director: C.J. Wallis) A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies / (Directors: Martin Scorsese & Michael Henry Wilson) Picture Character / 2019 (Directors: Martha Shane, Ian Cheney) Raiders! A Story of the Greatest Fan Film Ever Made / 2015 (Directors: Jeremy Coon & Tim Skousen) Score: A Film Music Documentary / 2017 (Director: Matt Schrader) Scotty and the Secret History of Hollywood / 2018 (Director: Matt Tyrnauer) The Search for General Tso / 2015 (Director: Ian Cheney) Visions of Light / 1993 (Directors: Todd McCarthy & Arnold Glassman) Women He’s Undressed / 2015 (Director: Gillian Armstrong)   Links to reviews/interview by Christopher Llewellyn Reed:   Hammer to Nail review of BE NATURAL: THE UNTOLD STORY OF ALICE GUY BLACHE Hammer to Nail review of MAKING WAVES: THE ART OF CINEMATIC SOUND     Timestamps: 00:45 - Intro discussion of photography documentaries 19:38 - Group Review of BE NATURAL: THE UNTOLD STORY OF ALICE GUY BLACHE 30:09 - Chris interviews Midge Costin of MAKING WAVES: THE ART OF CINEMATIC SOUND 49:12 - Doc Talk   Website/Email: www.fogoftruth.com disinfo@fogoftruth.com   Credits: Artwork by Hilary Campbell Intro music by Jeremiah Moore Editing by Christopher Llewellyn Reed Transitional music by BELLS (thanks to Christopher Ernst)

This week we look at documentaries about photography, polaroid film and ways of seeing as we review INSTANT DREAMS and Chris interviews Rodney Evans, the director of VISION PORTRAITS.   Group Review Documentary: INSTANT DREAMS (2018) / USA (Director: Willem Baptist / Producer: Pieter van Huystee) Now playing in select theaters nationally and internationally.   Film Featured in Interview Portion: VISION PORTRAITS (2019) / USA (Director: Rodney Evans / Producers: Rodney Evans, H. Robert Wunder) Opening in New York on August 9 (at the Metrograph) and in Los Angeles on August 23.    Other Documentaries Mentioned: At Sundance / 1995 (Directors: Michael Almereyda, Amy Hobby) The B-Side: Elsa Dorfman's Portrait Photography / 2017 (Director: Errol Morris) Born into Brothels / 2004 (Directors: Zana Briski, Ross Kauffman) Brother to Brother / 2004 (Director: Rodney Evans) Close to Home / 1998 (Direcor: Rodney Evans) Dolphin Lover / 2015 (Director: Kareem Tabsch) Don from Lakewood  / 1989 (Directors: Patrick Tierney, Eric Saks) Faces Places  / 2017 (Director: Agnes Varda) Feminists: What Were They Thinking? / 2018 (Director: Johanna Demetrakas) Finding Vivian Maier  / 2014 (Directors: John Maloof, Charlie Siskel) General Orders No. 9  / 2009 (Director: Robert Persons) The Last Resort  / 2018 (Directors: Dennis Scholl, Kareem Tabsch) Plaza de la Soledad  / 2016 (Director: Maya Goded) Recorder: The Marion Stokes Project / 2019 (Director: Matt Wolf) Salt of the Earth  / 2014 (Directors: Wim Wenders, Juliano Ribeiro Salgado) Social Animals  / 2018 (Director: Jonathan Ignatius Green) Time Zero: The Last Year of Polaroid Film  / 2012 (Director: Grant Hamilton)   Links to reviews/interview by Christopher Llewellyn Reed:   Hammer to Nail interview with Rodney Evans of VISION PORTRAITS Hammer to Nail review of  VISION PORTRAITS Hammer to Nail review of  INSTANT DREAMS   Timestamps: 00:45 - Intro discussion of photography documentaries 15:10 - Group Review of INSTANT DREAMS 29:04 - Chris interviews Rodney Evans of VISION PORTRAITS 48:05 - Doc Talk   Website/Email: www.fogoftruth.com disinfo@fogoftruth.com   Credits: Artwork by Hilary Campbell Intro music by Jeremiah Moore Editing by Christopher Llewellyn Reed Transitional music by BELLS (thanks to Christopher Ernst)

Politics is the theme this week as we discuss election and political documentaries, review KNOCK DOWN THE HOUSE, and Bart interviews David Modigliani of RUNNING WITH BETO.   Group Review Documentary: KNOCK DOWN THE HOUSE (2019) / USA (Director: Rachel Lears / Producers: Rachel Lears, Robin Blotnick, Sarah Olson) Now playing on Netflix   Film Featured in Interview Portion: RUNNING WITH BETO (2019) / USA (Director: David Modigliani / Producers: David Modigliani, Rebecca Feferman, Greg Kwedar, Rachel Ecklund, Nancy Schafer, Michelle Modigliani) Now playing on HBO   Other Films Mentioned: American Dharma / 2018 (Director: Errol Morris) American Factory / 2019 (Directors: Julia Reichert, Steven Bognar) The Brink / 2019 (Director: Alison Klayman) The Eternal Jew / 1940 (Director: Fritz Hippler) Fahrenheit 9/11 / 2004 (Director: Michael Moore) Fahrenheit 11/9 / 2018 (Director: Michael Moore) The Legend of Cocaine Island / 2018 (Director: Theo Love) Man with a Movie Camera / 1929 (Director: Dziga Vertov) Run Like the Devil / 2018 (Director: Steve Mims) Street Fight / 2005 (Director: Marshall Curry) Time for Ilhan / 2018 (Director: Norah Shapiro) Triumph of the Will / 1935 (Director: Leni Riefenstahl) Weiner / 2016 (Director: Josh Kriegman, Elyse Steinberg) This Changes Everything / 2018 (Director: Tom Donahue) Where’s My Roy Cohn? / 2019 (Director: Matt Tyrnauer)   Timestamps: 03:00 - Intro conversation about immigration documentaries 15:40 - Group review of KNOCK DOWN THE HOUSE 25:13 - Bart interviews David Modigliani of RUNNING WITH BETO 44:20 - Doc Talk   Links to reviews/interview by Christopher Llewellyn Reed:   Hammer to Nail review of KNOCK DOWN THE HOUSE Hammer to Nail transcription of KNOCK DOWN THE HOUSE interview     Website/Email: www.fogoftruth.com disinfo@fogoftruth.com   Credits: Artwork by Hilary Campbell Intro music by Jeremiah Moore Editing by Christopher Llewellyn Reed Transitional music by BELLS (thanks to Christopher Ernst)

This week we look at documentaries about immigration (and specifically about migrant workers) as we review BISBEE ‘17 and have an interview with Chelsea Hernandez of BUILDING THE AMERICAN DREAM.   Group Review Documentary: BISBEE ‘17 (2018) / USA (Director: Robert Greene / Producers: Douglas Tirola, Bennett Elliott, Susan Bedusa) Now playing on iTunes   Film Featured in Interview Portion: BUILDING THE AMERICAN DREAM (2019) / USA (Director: Chelsea Hernandez / Producers: Chelsea Hernandez, Marisol Medrano) Now playing at select screenings nation wide   Other Films Mentioned: 306 Hollywood / 2018 (Directors: Elan Bogarin, Jonathan Bogarin) The Act of Killing / 2012 (Director: Joshua Oppenheimer) Actress / 2014 (Director: Robert Greene) Close to Home (short) / 2010 (Director: Theo Rigby) Dolores / 2018 (Director: Peter Bratt) Human Flow / 2017 (Director: Ai Weiwei) The Institute / 2013 (Director: Spencer McCall) Island Soldier / 2017 (Director: Nathan FItch) King of Kong / 2007 (Director: Seth Gordon) Letters From the Other Side / 2006 (Director: Heather Courtney) Made in LA / 2007 (Directors: Almudena Carracedo, Robert Bahar) Marathon (short) / 2015 (Director: Theo Rigby) One Man Dies a Million Times / 2019 (Director: Jessica Oreck) The Silence of Others / 2018 (Directors: Almudena Carracedo, Robert Bahar) Transit / 2018 (Director: Christian Petzold) Transmilitary / 2018 (Director: Gabriel Silverman) Welcome to Shelbyville / 2011 (Director: Kim Snyder) Which Way Home / 2009 (Director: Rebecca Cammisa) The Workers / 2003 (Director: Heather Courtney)   Timestamps: 00:45 - Intro conversation about immigration documentaries 14:30 - Group review of BISBEE ‘17 26:00 - Bart & Chris interview Chelsea Hernandez of BUILDING THE AMERICAN DREAM 42:05 - Doc Talk   Links to reviews/interview by Christopher Llewellyn Reed:   Film Festival Today review of Bisbee ‘17 Hammer to Nail review of Building the American Dream Hammer to Nail transcription of Building the American Dream interview   Website/Email: www.fogoftruth.com disinfo@fogoftruth.com   Credits: Artwork by Hilary Campbell Intro music by Jeremiah Moore Editing by Christopher Llewellyn Reed Transitional music by BELLS (thanks to Christopher Ernst)

This bonus episode features an interview with the great Stanley Nelson, a prolific director telling complex and socially relevant stories in an expert and entertaining way. The episode drops the day before Nelson’s latest film, Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool, plays at the Maryland Film Festival, in co-host Chris Reed’s hometown of Baltimore.   Stanley Nelson Films Discussed: Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool / 2019 The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution / 2015 The Black Press: Soldiers Without Swords / 1999 Boss: The Black Experience in Business / 2019 Freedom Riders / 2009 A Place of Our Own / 2004 Tell Them We Are Rising: The Story of Black Colleges and Universities / 2017 Two Dollars and a Dream / 1989 Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple / 2006   Other Films Mentioned: Listen to me Marlon / 2015 (Director: Stevan Riley) Always in Season / 2019 (Director: Jacqueline Olive) Words From a Bear / 2019 (Director: Jeffrey Palmer) The Infiltrators / 2019 (Director: Cristina Ibarra & Alex Rivera)   Timestamps: 00:46 - Interview with Stanley Nelson   Website/Email: www.fogoftruth.com disinfo@fogoftruth.com   Credits: Artwork by Hilary Campbell Intro music by Jeremiah Moore Episode edited by Christopher Llewellyn Reed

Over dinner at Gertrude's in Baltimore, film critics Linda DeLibero and Christopher Llewellyn Reed talk about the 2019 Oscars and four great movies you probably won't hear much about during Sunday's Academy Awards ceremony. Take notes in case you missed them: ----If Beale Street Could Talk,---- and ----First Reformed,---- both victims of major Oscar snubs, and two foreign-language films: ----Shoplifters,---- and ----Capernaum.---- Linda and Chris handicap the major Oscar categories for us, and they debate the merits of Alfonso Cuaron's ----Roma,---- currently considered the frontrunner for Best Picture. Linda DeLibero directs film and media studies at Johns Hopkins University. Chris Reed is professor and chair of the department of film and moving image at Stevenson University.

It's the Roughly Halloween special, to get you in the mood with movies and music. Horror movie aficionado Terence Hannum returns to share some of his favorite creepy music scores, ahead of ----Dead Air,---- his annual two-hour show on WLOY at Loyola University. Film critics Christopher Llewellyn Reed and Linda DeLibero note the 200th anniversary of Frankenstein, the novel, with a look at Frankenstein in film through the years. Special thanks to WLOY and the Johns Hopkins-MICA Film Center for their help with the production of this episode.

In Part II of A Film Critic’s Favorite Films, we hear about some of Linda DeLibero’s favorites: Three Westerns (----The Searchers,---- ----The Wild Bunch,---- ----McCabe and Mrs. Miller----), one Hitchcock (----Shadow of a Doubt----), one Kubrick (----Barry Lyndon----), one film directed by Orson Welles and starring his voice (----The Magnificent Ambersons----), one Coppola (----The Conversation----), a film directed by Terence Malick (----Badlands----), one directed by Kenneth Lonergan (----Margaret----) and one film directed by someone you probably never heard of (----Killer of Sheep----).Linda DeLibero is director of film and media studies at Johns Hopkins University. You can hear Part I of A Film Critic's Favorite Films in episode 421, with Christopher Llewellyn Reed of Stevenson University.Links:https://krieger.jhu.edu/film-media/directory/linda-delibero/

Christopher Llewellyn Reed teaches filmmaking at Stevenson University, has worked on films, writes weekly reviews and monthly joins our other critic, Linda DeLibero, to talk about either classic movies or the current cinema. Today you’ll hear Chris talk about 10 of his favorites, from Spike Lee’s ----Do The Right Thing---- to ----The Godfather---- to ----The Piano---- and the 2005 film, ----Nine Lives,---- directed by Rodrigo Garcia. He even throws in a musical and a science fiction comedy. Chris starts us in the 1940s, after World War II, with ----The Best Years of Our Lives,---- directed by William Wyler, and a film you’re sure to recognize, directed by Frank Capra.Christopher Llewelyn Reed is professor and chair of the film and moving image department at Stevenson University. He is a regular contributor to Roughly Speaking. Linda DeLibero will be with us next week to list some of her top choices, Part II of A Film Critic’s Favorite Films.

Looking back at history under a contemporary lens can be a powerful tool to provide context and take action in difficult political times.This week we look at holocaust documentaries as we review THE LAST LAUGH and Bart interviews Ruth Zylberman of 209 RUE SAINT-MAUR, PARIS 10EME.   Group Review Documentary: THE LAST LAUGH - (2016) / USA (Director: Ferne Pearlstein; Producers: Robert Edwards, Amy Hobby, Anne Hubbell, Ferne Pearlstein and Jan Warner) Available to stream on Netflix   Film Featured in Interview Portion: 209 RUE SAINT-MAUR, PARIS 10EME - (2018) / France (Director: Ruth Zylberman; Producers: Céline Nusse, Paul Rozenberg)   Other Documentaries Mentioned: An American Story: Norman Mineta and His Legacy / 2018 (Director: Dianne Fukami) The Atomic Cafe / 1982 (Directors: Kevin Rafferty, Jayne Loader & Pierce Rafferty) Claude Lanzmann's Spectres of the Shoah / 2015 (Director: Adam Benzine) The Eternal Jew / 1940 (Director: Fritz Hippler) A Film Unfinished / 2010 (Director: Yael Hersonski) Five Came Back / 2017 (Director: Laurent Bouzereau) Forgiving Doctor Mengele / 2006 (Directors: Bob Hercules & Cheri Pugh) The History of the World Part I / 1981 (Director: Mel Brooks) Hitlers Hollywood / 2018 (Director: Rüdiger Suchsland) Imaginary Witness: Hollywood and the Holocaust / 2004 (Director: Daniel Anker) Kitty and Ellen / 2017 (Director: Leah Galant) Natan / 2013 (Director: Paul Duane & David Cairns) Nazi Concentration Camps / 1945 (Director: George Stevens) Night and Fog / 1955 (Director: Alain Resnais) Relocation Arkansas / 2016 (Directors: Johanna Demetrakas & Vivienne Schiffer) Shoah / 1985 (Director: Claude Lanzmann) The Silence of Others / 2018 (Directors: Robert Bahar & Almudena Carracedo) The Sorrow and the Pity / 1972 (Director: Marcel Ophüls) The Stay Proud Project / 2018 (Creators: Andrew Putschoegl and Sam Harris) Triumph of the Will / 1935 (Director: Leni Riefenstahl)   Timestamps: 02:59 - Intro discussion about Holocaust Documentaries 16:15 - Group review of The Last Laugh 26:55 - Bart Interviews Ruth Zylberman of 209 Rue Saint-Maur, Paris 10eme 48:17 - Doc Talk   Hammer to Nail Links by Christopher Llewellyn Reed: http://www.hammertonail.com/film-festivals/the-last-laugh-2017/   Website/Email: www.fogoftruth.com disinfo@fogoftruth.com   Credits: Artwork by Hilary Campbell Intro music by Jeremiah Moore Transitional music by BELLS (thanks to Christopher Ernst)

This episode is all about sports and athleticism documentaries. We review COMING TO MY SENSES which tells the story of Aaron Baker who was paralyzed in a motocross accident and is now trekking 20 miles across Death Valley and Chris interviews the director and subject of CHI-TOWN.   Group Review Documentary: COMING TO MY SENSES - (2017) / USA (Director: Dominic Gill, Producer: Nadia Gill) Available to stream on Amazon   Film Featured in Interview Portion: CHI-TOWN - (2018) / USA (Director: Nick Budabin, Producers: Nick Budabin, Neal Usatin, Terrence Elenteny)   Other Documentaries Mentioned: 30 for 30 The Bad Boy of Bowling / 2015 (Director: Bryan Storkel) Big Bang in Pyongyang / 2015 (Director: Colin Offland) Big Men, Small Dogs / 2017 (Director: Cat Mills) Birth of a Nation / 1915 (Director: D.W. Griffith) Discovering Bigfoot / 2017 (Director: Todd Standing) Hoop Dreams / 1994 (Director: Steve James) The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg / 2010 (Director: Aviva Kempner) Muhammed and Larry / 2009 (Directors: Albert Maysles, Bradley Kaplan) Murderball / 2005 (Directors: Henry Alex Rubin and Dana Adam Shapiro) Nanook of the North / 1922 (Director: Robert J. Flaherty) No Crossover / 2010 (Director: Steve James) No No: A Dockumentary / 2014 (Director: Jeff Radice) O.J.: Made in America / 2016 (Director: Ezra Edelman) Olympia / 1938 (Director: Leni Riefenstahl) Love Means Zero / 2017 (Director: Jason Kohn) Pumping Iron / 1977 (Directors: George Butler, Robert Fiore) Red Army / 2015 (Director: Gabe Polsky) Supergirl / 2016 (Director: Jessie Auritt) Touching the Void / 2004 (Director: Kevin Macdonald) Transformer / 2017 (Director: Michael Del Monte) Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson / 2004 (Director: Ken Burns)   Timestamps: 01:19 - Intro discussion about Sports Documentaries 14:54 - Group review of COMING TO MY SENSES 27:47 - Chris Interviews Nick Budabin and Keifer Sykes of CHI-TOWN 45:30 - Doc Talk   Hammer to Nail Links by Christopher Llewellyn Reed: http://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/coming-to-my-senses/ http://www.hammertonail.com/film-festivals/chi-town-review/ http://www.hammertonail.com/interviews/chi-town-interview/   Website/Email: www.fogoftruth.com disinfo@fogoftruth.com   Credits: Artwork by Hilary Campbell Intro music by Jeremiah Moore Transitional music by BELLS (thanks to Christopher Ernst)

Depicting masters of their craft through documentary is the theme this week. In FILMWORKER, Leon Vitali spent his life working with Stanley Kubrick to develop and preserve a level of quality that Kubrick is known for to this day and in our interview Chris speaks with Sam Pollard, director of SAMMY DAVIS, JR.: I’VE GOTTA BE ME.   Group Review Documentary: FILMWORKER - (2018) / USA (Director: Tony Zierra, Producers: Tony Zierra, Elizabeth Yoffe) Available in limited theatrical release   Film Featured in Interview Portion: SAMMY DAVIS, JR..: I’VE GOTTA BE ME - (2017) / USA (Director: Samuel D. Pollard  Producer: Sally Rosenthal)   Other Documentaries Mentioned: Amy / 2015 (Director: Asif Kapadia) Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story (2017) / (Director: Alexandra Dean) Crumb / 1994 (Director: Terry Zwigoff) Evil Genius / 2018 (Director: Barbara Schroeder, co-director Trey Borzillieri) Floyd Norman: An Animated Life / 2016 (Directors: Michael Fiore, Erik Sharkey) The Fourth Estate / 2018 (Director: Liz Garbus) Gaga: Five Foot Two / 2017 (Director: Chris Moukarbel) I Am Not Your Negro / 2016 (Director: Raoul Peck) Ingrid Bergman: In Her Own Words / 2015 (Director: Stig Björkman) Itzhak / 2017 (Director: Alison Chernick) Jim & Andy / 2017(Director: Chris Smith) Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold / 2017 (Director: Griffin Dunne) Listen to Me Marlon / 2015 (Director: Stevan Riley) Man on Wire / 2008 (Director: James Marsh) Miss Sharon Jones / 2015 (Director: Barbara Kopple) My Architect / 2003 (Director: Nathaniel Kahn) Room 237 / 2012 (Director: Rodney Ascher) Ryuichi Sakamoto: Coda / 2017 (Director: Stephen Nomura Schible) The Salt of the Earth / 2014 (Directors: Wim Wenders, Juliano Ribeiro Salgado) Searching for Sugarman / 2012 (Director: Malik Bendjelloul) Tig / 2015 (Directors: Kristina Goolsby, Ashley York) Tongues Untied / 1989 (Director: Marlon Riggs) What Happened, Miss Simone? / 2015 (Directors: Liz Garbus, Hal Tulchin)   Timestamps: 03:15 - Intro discussion - Documentaries about Creative Process 10:00 - Group review of FILMWORKER 23:50 - Chris Interviews Sam Pollard of SAMMY DAVIS, JR..: I’VE GOTTA BE ME 36:00 - Doc Talk   Hammer to Nail Links by Christopher Llewellyn Reed: http://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/filmworker/ http://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/sammy-davis-jr-doc/   Website/Email: www.fogoftruth.com disinfo@fogoftruth.com   Credits: Artwork by Hilary Campbell Intro music by Jeremiah Moore Transitional music by BELLS (thanks to Christopher Ernst)

This week we met up in person at AFI DOCS in Washington DC to interview the directors of some of our favorite films from the festival, which we discussed in our previous bonus episode.   Filmmakers Interviewed: Marilyn Ness (Director), CHARM CITY Erik Nelson (Director), THE COLD BLUE Richard Miron (Director), FOR THE BIRDS Michael Sparaga (Director), UNITED WE FAN   Note: Charm City is playing this week (6/20/18) at Human Rights Watch Film Festival in New York!   Other Documentaries and Television Shows Mentioned: Arrested Development (TV) / 2003 - 2006, 2013 - Present (Creator: Mitchell Hurwitz)Avatar / 2009 (Director: James Cameron)Black Panther / 2018 (Director: Ryan Coogler)Cagney & Lacey (TV) / 1982 - 1988 (Creator: Barbara Avedon and Barbara Corday)Cave of Forgotten Dreams / 2011 (Director: Werner Herzog)Chuck (TV) / 2007 - 2012 (Creator: Josh Schwartz and Chris Fedak)Crime Story (TV) / 1986 - 1988 (Creators: Chuck Adamson and Gustave Reininger,)Dreams with Sharp Teeth / 2008 (Director: Erik Nelson)Encounters at the End of the World / 2007 (Director: Werner Herzog)Firefly  (TV) / 2002 - 2003 (Creator: Joss Whedon)A Gray State / 2017 (Director: Erik Nelson)Grizzly Man / 2005 (Director: Werner Herzog)Into the Abyss / 2011 (Director: Werner Herzog)Jericho (TV) / 2006 - 2008 (Creator: Stephen Chbosky, Josh Schaer and Jonathan E. Steinberg)Koyaanisqatsi / 1982 (Director: Godfrey Reggio)Longmire (TV) / 2012 - 2017 (Creators: John Coveny and Hunt Baldwin)Memphis Belle: A Story of a Flying Fortress / 1944 (Director: William Wyler)Person of Interest (TV) / 2011 - 2016 (Creator: Jonathan Nolan)Saving Private Ryan / 1998 (Director: Steven Spielberg)Sense 8 (TV) / 2015 - 2018 (Creator: The Wachowskis and J. Michael Straczynski)The Sopranos (TV) / 1999 - 2007 (Creator: David Chase)Stranger Things (TV) / 2016 - Present (Creator: The Duffer Brothers) Veronica Mars (TV) / 2004 - 2007 (Creator: Rob Thomas)The War / 2007 (Director: Ken Burns)The Wire (TV) / 2002 - 2008 (Creator: David Simon) Timestamps: 00:45 - Introduction 03:15 - Interview with Marilyn Ness 16:49 - Interview with Erik Nelson 33:09 - Interview with Michael Sparaga 49:15 - Interview with Richard Miron   Hammer to Nail Links by Christopher Llewellyn Reed: http://www.hammertonail.com/film-festivals/charm-city-review/ http://www.hammertonail.com/film-festivals/the-cold-blue-review/ http://www.hammertonail.com/film-festivals/for-the-birds-review/   Website/Email: www.fogoftruth.com disinfo@fogoftruth.com   Credits: Artwork by Hilary Campbell Intro music by Jeremiah Moore Transitional music by BELLS (thanks to Christopher Ernst)

AFI DOCS Films Discussed: Charm City / 2018 (Director: Marilyn Ness) The Cold Blue / 2018 (Director: Erik Nelson) For the Birds / 2018 (Director: Richard Miron) United We Fan / 2018 (Director: Michael Sparaga)   Other Films Mentioned: Baltimore Rising / 2017 (Director: Sonja Sohn) The Force / 2017 (Director: Peter Nicks) Rat Film / 2018 (Director: Theo Anthony) Full AFI DOCS Lineup AFI DOCS - Charles Guggenheim Symposium   Hammer to Nail Links by Christopher Llewellyn Reed: http://www.hammertonail.com/film-festivals/charm-city-review/   Timestamps: 00:36 - Introduction discussion of the Charles Guggenheim Symposium 07:00 - Group review of UNITED WE FAN, 12:50 - Group review of CHARM CITY 15:57 - Group review of FOR THE BIRDS 20:15 - Group review of THE COLD BLUE   Website/Email: www.fogoftruth.com disinfo@fogoftruth.com   Credits: Artwork by Hilary Campbell Intro music by Jeremiah Moore Transitional music by BELLS (thanks to Christopher Ernst)

Book critic Paula Gallager recommends ----Love And Ruin,---- a new novel based on the marriage of Ernest Hemingway and Martha Gellhorn.With the release today of ----Solo: A Star Wars Story,---- film critics Linda DeLibero and Christopher Llewellyn Reed tells us what they think of the latest prequel in the Star Wars franchise while offering a retrospective of the main subject of the new movie -- Han Solo, the smuggler and starship pilot played by Harrison Ford in the original series.Our critics: Linda DeLibero is director of Film and Media Studies at Johns Hopkins University. Christopher Llewellyn Reed is chair and professor in the department of film and moving image at Stevenson University. They join us once a month to discuss the cinema, current and classic.Links:https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/534054/love-and-ruin-by-paula-mclain/9781101967386/http://www.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/sns-tns-bc-solo-movie-review-20180524-story.htmlhttps://krieger.jhu.edu/film-media/directory/linda-delibero/https://chrisreedfilm.com/

Bart gives us a brief history of interactive and transmedia documentary and we take a look at Life Underground, an immersive online documentary exploring subways and passengers in urban centers around the world. Also included is an interview between Chris and the creator, Hervé Cohen, at SXSW. Featured Documentary: Life Underground Website. Other Films/Articles/Organization Mentioned: National Film Board of Canada Tribeca Film Festival IDFA DocLab In Transit / 2015 (Director: Albert Maysles, Lynn True, David Usui, Nelson Walker, Ben Wu) Film Festival Today link by Christopher Llewellyn Reed: SXSW 2018 recap (including capsule review of Life Underground) Timestamps: 00:36 - Introduction 06:10 - Christopher Llewellyn Reed interviews Hervé Cohen of LIFE UNDERGROUND 13:06 - Group discussion of LIFE UNDERGROUND Website/Email: www.fogoftruth.com disinfo@fogoftruth.com   Credits: Artwork by Hilary Campbell Intro music by Jeremiah Moore Transitional music by BELLS (thanks to Christopher Ernst)

Documentary films about artists and the process of creating and selling art is the topic this week as we each discuss some of our personal favorites and review LEANING INTO THE WIND by Thomas Riedelsheimer. Bart and Chris also interview directors Tommy Pallotta and Femke Wolting about their new film MORE HUMAN THAN HUMAN, which discusses developments in the field of artificial intelligence.   Group Review Documentary: LEANING INTO THE WIND (2018) / UK, Germany (Director: Thomas Riedelsheimer) Screening in theatres now   Film Featured in Interview Portion: MORE HUMAN THAN HUMAN (2018) / Netherlands (Directors: Tommy Pallotta, Femke Wolting)      Other Films/Articles/Books Mentioned: Running Fence / 1977 (Director: Charlotte Zwerin, Albert Maysles, David Maysles) The Gates / 1977 (Director: Antonio Ferrara, Albert Maysles, David Maysles, and Matthew Prinzing) That’s What They Call Art (video) Extraordinary Ordinary People / 2017 (Director: Alan Governar) Finding Vivian Maier / 2014 (Director: John Maloof, Charlie Siskel) In the Realms of the Unreal / 2004 (Director: Jessica Yu) Cutie and the Boxer / 2013 (Director: Zachary Heinzerling) F for Fake / 1977 (Director: Orson Welles) Every Frame a Painting (youtube video) Exit Through the Gift Shop / 2010 (Director: Banksy) My Kid Could Paint That / 2007 (Director: Amir Bar-Lev) Long Strange Trip / 2017 (Director: Amir Bar-Lev) Art & Craft / 2014 (Director:Sam Cullman, Jennifer Grausman, Mark Becker) Art of the Steal / 2009 (Director:Don Argott) My Architect / 2003 (Director: Nathaniel Kahn) Helvetica / 2007 (Director:Gary Hustwit) Objectified / 2009 (Director:Gary Hustwit) Urbanized / 2011 (Director:Gary Hustwit) Crumb / 1994 (Director: Terry Zwigoff) Heaven is a Traffic Jam on the 405 / 2016 (Director:Frank Stiefel) Rivers and Tides / 2002 (Director: Thomas Riedelsheimer) The Last Hijack / 2014 (Directors: Tommy Pallotta, Femke Wolting) Conversations with People Who Hate Me (podcast) The Rider / 2018 (Director: Chloé Zhao) Songs My Brothers Taught Me / 2015 (Director: Chloé Zhao) Crime + Punishment / 2018 (Director: Stephen Maing)   Timestamps: 01:45 - Intro discussion of Documentaries about Art 20:48 - Group Review of LEANING INTO THE WIND 33:07 - Christopher Llewellyn Reed interviews Tommy Pallotta and Femke Wolting of MORE HUMAN THAN HUMAN 47:48 -  Doc Talk   Hammer to Nail Links by Christopher Llewellyn Reed: http://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/leaning-into-the-wind-review/ http://www.hammertonail.com/film-festivals/more-human-review/   Website/Email: www.fogoftruth.com disinfo@fogoftruth.com   Credits: Artwork by Hilary Campbell Intro music by Jeremiah Moore Transitional music by BELLS (thanks to Christopher Ernst)

The growing number of documentaries shedding light on cases of police brutality and misconduct across the country is the theme this week as we review THE FORCE and Chris interviews Craig Atkinson, director of DO NOT RESIST.   Group Review Documentary: THE FORCE (2017) / USA (Director: Peter Nicks, Producers: Linda Davis, Lawrence Lerew, & Peter Nicks) Available to stream on Netflix / iTunes / Amazon   Film Featured in Interview Portion: DO NOT RESIST (2016) / USA (Director: Craig Atkinson, Producers: Laura Hartrick & Craig Atkinson) Available to stream on iTunes / YouTube / Google Play   Other Films/Articles/Podcasts Mentioned: NY Times Op Docs Demon in the Freezer / 2016 (Director: Errol Morris) Animated Life: Mary Leakey / 2015 (Directors: Flora Lichtman & Sharon Shattuck) Ten Meter Tower / 2017 (Directors: Maximilien Van Aertryck & Axel Danielson) Baltimore Rising / 2017 (Director: Sonja Sohn) Stanford Prison Experiment / 2015 (Director: Kyle Patrick Alvarez) The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution / 2015 (Director: Stanley Nelson) Tell Them We Are Rising / 2017 (Director: Stanley Nelson) 12th and Delaware / 2010 (Directors: Rachel Grady & Heidi Ewing) Jesus Camp / 2006 (Directors: Rachel Grady & Heidi Ewing) Boys of Baraka / 2005 (Directors: Rachel Grady & Heidi Ewing) Detropia / 2012 (Directors: Rachel Grady & Heidi Ewing) Semper Fi / 2011 (Directors: Rachel Libert & Tony Hardmon) Wormwood / 2017 (Director: Errol Morris) The Thin Blue Line / 1988 (Director: Errol Morris) Repeat Podcast   Timestamps: 2:20 - Intro discussion of NY Times Op Docs 10:22 - Group Review of THE FORCE 24:02 - Christopher Llewellyn Reed interviews Craig Atkinson of DO NOT RESIST 40:15 - Doc Talk   Hammer to Nail Links by Christopher Llewellyn Reed: http://www.hammertonail.com/interviews/a-chat-with-craig-atkinson/   Website/Email: www.fogoftruth.com disinfo@fogoftruth.com   Credits: Artwork by Hilary Campbell Intro music by Jeremiah Moore Transitional music by BELLS (thanks to Christopher Ernst)

This month marks 50 years since the release of one of the most influential and popular films of all time, Stanley Kubrick's ----2001: A Space Odyssey.---- Film critic Linda DeLibero, says, ----It changed my life. It made me realize that cinema was the most important art form.---- She says no science fiction film has topped Kubrick's for its ability to convey the ----limitlessness and terror of space.---- DeLibero and critic Christopher Llewellyn Reed talk about a movie that has been variously described as a milestone and a masterpiece, but also opaque and puzzling and ----the strangest blockbuster in Hollywood history.---- Linda DeLibero is director of film and media studies at Johns Hopkins University. Chris Reed is professor and director of the department of film and moving image at Stevenson University.Links:https://www.vanityfair.com/hollywood/2018/02/behind-the-scenes-of-2001-a-space-odyssey-50-years-later

  It’s the week of the cat! We open by talking about internet cat videos, review KEDI (an observational film about cats in Istanbul) and Chris interviews the filmmakers of TROPHY.   Group Review Documentary: KEDI (2016) / Turkey, USA (Director: Ceyda Torun, Producers: Ceyda Torun & Charlie Wuppermann) Available to stream on iTunes / Amazon / Google Play   Film Featured in Interview Portion: TROPHY (2017) / UK, Namibia, South Africa, Zimbabwe, USA (Directors: Christina Clusiau & Shaul Schwarz)   Available to stream on iTunes / YouTube / Google Play   Other Films/Articles/Books Mentioned: 15:17 to Paris / 2018 (Director: Clint Eastwood) Barcroft TV Becoming Bond / 2017 (Director: Josh Greenbaum) BLT at Noah's Ark Boxing Cats / 1894 (Director: Thomas Edison) The Dodo juniperfoxx on Instagram Keyboard Cat Live and Let Die / 1973 (Director: Guy Hamilton) Nanook of the North / 1922 (Director: Robert J. Flaherty) On Her Majesty’s Secret Service / 1969 (Director: Peter R. Hunt) The Private Life of a Cat / 1947 (Directors: Alexander Hammid & Maya Deren) pumpkintheraccoon on Instagram Simon’s Cat Spook Country by William Gibson A View to a Kill / 1985 (Director: John Glen) Timestamps: 14:22 - Group Review of KEDI 28:50 - Christopher Llewellyn Reed interviews Christina Clusiau & Shaul Schwarz of TROPHY 48:28 - Doc Talk   Hammer to Nail Links by Christopher Llewellyn Reed: http://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/kedi-review/ http://www.hammertonail.com/film-festivals/trophy-review/   Website/Email: www.fogoftruth.com disinfo@fogoftruth.com   Credits: Artwork by Hilary Campbell Intro music by Jeremiah Moore Transitional music by BELLS (thanks to Christopher Ernst)

This week we discuss all things environmental documentary: What makes an effective call to action film? Do environmental docs need to do that to make an impact? And, we review IN PURSUIT OF SILENCE plus Chris interviews the directors of AN INCONVENIENT SEQUEL.   Group Review Documentary: IN PURSUIT OF SILENCE (2015) / USA / Belgium / China / Germany / Hong Kong / India / Japan / Taiwan / UK (Director/Producer/Cinematographer: Patrick Shen, Producers: Andrew Brumme & Brandon Vedder) Available to stream on iTunes / Roku / Chromecast   Film Featured in Interview Portion: AN INCONVENIENT SEQUEL: TRUTH TO POWER (2017) / USA (Directors: Bonni Cohen & Jon Shenk, Producers: Richard Berge, Jeff Skoll & Diane Weyermann) Available to stream on iTunes / Amazon / Google Play   Other Documentaries Mentioned: Mr. Fish: Cartooning From The Deep End / 2017 (Director: Pablo Bryant) An Inconvenient Truth / 2006 (Director: Davis Guggenheim) DamNation / 2014 (Directors: Travis Rummel & Ben Knight) The Islands and the Whales / 2017 (Director: Mike Day) Jane / 2017 (Director: Brett Morgen) Look & See: A Portrait of Wendell Berry / 2017 (Directors: Laura Dunn & Jef Sewell) The Great Invisible / 2014 (Director: Margaret Brown) Blackfish / 2013 (Director: Gabriela Cowperthwaite) The Cove / 2009 (Director: Louie Psihoyos) Food Inc. / 2008 (Director: Robert Kenner)The Gateway Bug / 2017 (Director: Johanna B. Kelly) Blue Planet / 2001 (Aired on BBC1) Planet Earth / 2006 (Aired on BBC1) Jacques Cousteau (Environmental Filmmaker, especially oceanic documentaries) Koyaanisqatsi / 1982 (Director: Godfrey Reggio) Chasing Coral / 2017 (Director: Jeff Orlowski) Landfill Harmonic / 2015 (Directors: Graham Townsley & Brad Allgood) Plastic China / 2016 (Director: Jiuliang Wang) The Eagle Huntress / 2016 (Director: Otto Bell) The Island President / 2011 (Director: Jon Shenk) Dirty Money / 2018 (Created by Alex Gibney) Nobody Speak / 2017 (Director: Brian Knappenberger) Circus Ecuador / 2018 (Directors: James Brassard & Ashley Bishop) The Fall - The Wonderful and Frightening World of Mark E Smith / 2005 (Director: Dione Newton)   Timestamps: 03:23 - Intro discussion about environmental documentaries 15:23 - Group review of In Pursuit of Silence 32:00 - Chris Interviews Bonni Cohen and Jon Shenk of An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power 48:07 - Doc Talk   Hammer to Nail Links by Christopher Llewellyn Reed: http://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/inconvenient-sequel-review/   Website/Email: www.fogoftruth.com disinfo@fogoftruth.com   Credits: Artwork by Hilary Campbell Intro music by Jeremiah Moore Transitional music by BELLS (thanks to Christopher Ernst)

In a very special on location episode, Chris and Bart interview four filmmakers at SXSW. Please visit our website for the video footage of these interviews: www.fogoftruth.com/video-extras   Filmmakers Interviewed: Jeremy Workman (Director) & Matt Green (Subject), THE WORLD BEFORE YOUR FEET Alexandria Bombach (Director), ON HER SHOULDERS Cristina Constantini & Darren Foster (Co-Directors), SCIENCE FAIR Yuqi Kang (Director), A LITTLE WISDOM   Other Items & People Mentioned: Walking Blog by Matt Green The Last Girl: My Story of Captivity, and My Fight Against the Islamic State by Nadia Murad The Naked Truth: Death by Fentanyl / 2016 Alan Berliner, Filmmaker   Hammer to Nail Links by Christopher Llewellyn Reed: http://www.hammertonail.com/film-festivals/on-her-shoulders-review/ http://www.hammertonail.com/film-festivals/little-wisdom-review/   Timestamps: 00:39 - Introduction by Christopher Llewellyn Reed 02:52 - On location introduction by Bart Weiss & Christopher Llewellyn Reed 04:41 - Interview with Jeremy Workman & Matt Green 22:15 - Interview with Alexandria Bombach 38:57 - Interview with Cristina Constantini & Darren Foster 54:50 - Interview with Yuqi Kang   Website/Email: www.fogoftruth.com disinfo@fogoftruth.com   Credits: Artwork by Hilary Campbell Intro music by Jeremiah Moore Transitional music by BELLS (thanks to Christopher Ernst) Video Shot by Ryan Neitzey

Critics Linda DeLibero and Christopher Llewellyn Reed give their takes on the 90th Academy Awards, the first in the post-Harvey Weinstein era. Will #MeToo plus #TimesUp plus #OscarsSoWhite lead to a power shift and lasting diversity in Hollywood?Reed is professor and chair in film and moving image at Stevenson University. DeLibero is director of the program in film and media studies at Johns Hopkins University.

This week, we review ONE OF US, an observational film about three people in the process of leaving their Hasidic communities. Then, we all hop on the phone with Leah Warshawski director of BIG SONIA to talk about her filmmaking process and telling such a personal story.   Group Review Documentary: ONE OF US / 2017 (Directors / Producers: Heidi Ewing & Rachel Grady) Available to stream on Netflix   Film Featured in Interview Portion: BIG SONIA / 2016 (Directors: Todd Soliday, Leah Warshawski)   Other Films Mentioned: Nanook of the North / 1922 (Director: Robert J. Flaherty) Quest / 2017 (Director: Jonathan Olshefski) I Am Another You / 2017 (Director: Nanfu Wang) The Blood is at the Doorstep / 2017 (Director & Producer: Erik Ljung) Do Not Resist / 2016 (Director: Craig Atkinson) Cartel Land / 2015 (Director: Matthew Heineman) City of Ghosts / 2017 (Director: Matthew Heineman) Crisis Behind a Presidential Commitment / 1963 (Director: Robert Drew) Thin Blue Line / 1988 (Director: Errol Morris) Strad Style / 2017 (Director: Stefan Avalos) Norman Lear: Just Another Version of You / 2016 (Directors: Heidi Ewing & Rachel Grady) Devil’s Playground / 2002 (Director: Lucy Walker) Bacon and God’s Wrath / 2015 (Director: Sol Friedman) Novitiate /  2017 (Director: Margaret Betts) Menashe / 2017 (Director: Joshua Z. Weinstein) Promises / 2001 (Directors: B. Z. Goldberg, Justine Shapiro & Carlos Bolado) Love Means Zero / 2017 (Director: Jason Kohn) Don't Stop Believin': Everyman's Journey / 2012 (Director: Ramona S. Diaz) I Beat Mike Tyson / 2012 (Director: Joshua Z. Weinstein) Holocaust Survivor Band / 2015 (Director: Joshua Z. Weinstein) The Last Laugh / 2016 (Director: Ferne Pearlstein) Drivers Wanted / 2012 (Director: Joshua Z. Weinstein) Ingrid / 2018 (Director: Morrisa Maltz)   Timestamps: 10:07 - Group Review of ONE OF US 22:10 - Group Interview w Leah Warshawski, director of BIG SONIA 44:55 - Doc Talk   Hammer to Nail Links by Christopher Llewellyn Reed: http://www.hammertonail.com/reviews/big-sonia-review/   Website/Email: www.fogoftruth.com disinfo@fogoftruth.com   Credits: Artwork by Hilary Campbell Intro music by Jeremiah Moore Transitional music by BELLS (thanks to Christopher Ernst)

  This week we talk about systemic racism, the rodent problem in Chris’s hometown of Baltimore and RAT FILM. We also have an interview with Erik Ljung, the director of BLOOD IS AT THE DOORSTEP. Group Review Documentary: RAT FILM (2016) / (Director: Theo Anthony / Producers: Sebastian Pardo, Riel Roch Decter) Available to stream on Amazon / iTunes / Google Play Film Featured in Interview Portion: THE BLOOD IS AT THE DOORSTEP (2017) / (Director & Producer: Erik Ljung) https://www.thebloodisatthedoorstep.tv/ Other Documentaries Mentioned: F for Fake / 1973 (Director: Orson Welles) Medium Cool / 1969 (Director: Haskell Wexler) Milhouse / 1971 (Director: Emile de Antonio) Point of Order / 1964 (Director: Emile de Antonio) Outfoxed / 2004 (Director: Robert Greenwald) The Brainwashing of my Dad (Director: Jen Senko) Trapped (Director: Dawn Porter) Abortion Stories Women Tell (Director: Tracy Droz Tragos) Misconception (Director: Jessica Yu) Starving the Beast (Director: Steve Mims) Nobody Speak (Director: Brian Knappenberger) Quest (Director: Jonathan Olshefski) Nanook of the North (Director: Robert J. Flaherty) Jim & Andy (Director: Chris Smith) Long Shot (Director: Jacob LaMendola) Miracle on 42nd St (Director: Alice Elliot) Cuba and the Cameraman (Director: Jon Alpert) The Real Story Behind the "Charm City" Baltimore Nickname: http://articles.baltimoresun.com/1995-07-18/news/1995199190_1_charm-city-bill-evans-loden Hammer to Nail Links by Christopher Llewellyn Reed: Rat Film Review Interview with Theo Anthony (Director of Rat Film) The Blood is at the Doorstep Review Interview with Erik Ljung (Director of The Blood is at the Doorstep) Timestamps: 11:52 - Group Review of RAT FILM 29:00 - Christopher Llewellyn Reed interviews Erik Ljung 47:05 - Doc Talk Official Baltimore rat bumper stickers here: http://www.ratczar.com   Website/Email: www.fogoftruth.com disinfo@fogoftruth.com Credits: Artwork by Hilary Campbell Intro music by Jeremiah Moore Transitional music by BELLS (thanks to Christopher Ernst) Music from Rat Film by Dan Deacon

Nominations for the 90th Oscars were announced in Los Angeles Tuesday morning. Listen to this latest episode of Roughly Speaking to hear reactions from our critics, Linda DeLibero and Christopher Llewellyn Reed. DeLibero is director iof film and media studies at Johns Hopkins University. Reed is professor and chair of the film and moving image department at Stevenson University. They are regular contributors to Roughly Speaking.

In this episode we look at the rise of drone usage in documentaries and have an in-depth discussion of Strad Style, a film about a charming rural eccentric who makes replicas of historical violins. And, we have an interview with Luke Korem, director of Dealt. Group Review Documentary: STRAD STYLE (2017) / (Director: Stefan Avalos, Producers: Stefan Avalos, Suzan Ortmeier) http://www.stradstyle.com/ Available to stream on Amazon / iTunes / Google Play Film Featured in Interview Portion: DEALT (2017) / (Director: Luke Korem, Producers: Russell Wayne Groves, Luke Korem) http://www.dealtmovie.com/ Available to stream on Amazon / iTunes / Google Play Other Documentaries Mentioned: Lord Montagu / 2013 (Director: Luke Korem) Making of a Murderer / 2015 (Directors: Moira Demos, Laura Ricciardi) Whitey / 2014 (Director: Joe Berlinger) Drone Boning / 2014 (Director: Ghost + Cow (Brandon LaGanke + John Carlucci)) The Keepers / 2017 (Director: Ryan White) Kedi / 2017 (Director: Ceyda Torun) Nathan for You / 2017 / Season 4, Episode 7 (Director: Nathan Fielder) Pumping Iron / 1977 (Directors: George Butler, Robert Fiore) Joan Didion: The Center Will Not Hold / 2017 (Director: Griffin Dunne) This is Congo / 2017 (Director: Daniel McCabe) Cartel Land / 2015 (Director: Matthew Heineman) Hammer to Nail Links by Christopher Llewellyn Reed: http://www.hammertonail.com/film-festivals/strad-style-review/ http://www.hammertonail.com/film-festivals/dealt-review/ http://www.hammertonail.com/interviews/luke-korem-interview/ Timestamps: 9:08 - Group Review of STRAD STYLE 21:31 - Christopher Llewellyn Reed interviews interviews Luke Korem of DEALT 34:58 - Doc Talk Website/Email: www.fogoftruth.com disinfo@fogoftruth.com Credits: Artwork by Hilary Campbell Intro music by Jeremiah Moore Transitional music by BELLS (thanks to Christopher Ernst)

This week we explore documentaries where the filmmaker is an integral part of the story, review Unrest (a personal film by Jennifer Brea who filmed her own onset and struggle with M.E.), and have an interview with the director of Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story Group Review Documentary: UNREST (2017) / UK, USA (Director: Jennifer Brea, Producers: Jennifer Brea, Lindsey Dryden, Patricia E. Gillespie, Alysa Nahmias) https://www.unrest.film Available to stream on Amazon / iTunes / Google Play and (Netflix starting January 15, 2018) Film Featured in Interview Portion: BOMBSHELL: THE HEDY LAMARR STORY (2017) / (Director: Alexandra Dean, Producers: Alexandra Dean, Adam Haggiag, Katherine Drew) https://zeitgeistfilms.com/film/bombshellthehedylamarrstory Other Documentaries Mentioned: Bowling for Columbine / 2002 (Director: Michael Moore) Where Will We Invade Next / 2016 (Director: Michael Moore) Shermans March / 1985 (Director: Ross McElwee) Icarus / 2017 (Director: Bryan Fogel) Strong Island / 2017 (Director: Yance Ford) Human Flow / 2017 (Director: Ai Weiwei) Murder Mouth / 2011 (Director: Madeleine Parry) Forks Over Knives / 2011 (Director: Lee Fulkerson) Kedi / 2017 (Director: Ceyda Torun) List of US Theaters exhibiting film (turns out there are a bunch in LA!): http://www.sprocketschool.org/wiki/List_of_analog_film_exhibitors Hammer to Nail Links by Christopher Llewellyn Reed: http://www.hammertonail.com/film-festivals/unrest-review/ Timestamps: 8:30 - Group Review of UNREST 20:45 - Bart Weiss interviews Alexandra Dean of BOMBSHELL 32:38 - Doc Talk Website/Email: www.fogoftruth.com contact@fogoftruth.com Credits: Artwork by Hilary Campbell Intro music by Jeremiah Moore Transitional music by BELLS (thanks to Christopher Ernst)

Bart Weiss, Christopher Llewellyn Reed and Summre Garber discuss sub-genres within the larger genre of “Documentary” and delve deep into Maineland, a film about two high school students from China attending a boarding school in Maine. Group Review Documentary: MAINELAND (2017) / China, USA (Director: Miao Wang, Producers: Robert M. Chang, Violet Du Feng, Damon Smith, Miao Wang) http://www.mainelandfilm.com/ Film Featured in Interview Portion: BARBECUE (2017) / Australia, Armenia, Japan, Jordan, Mexico, Mongolia, New Zealand, Philippines, South Africa, Sweden, USA, Uruguay (Director: Matthew Salleh, Producers: Daniel Joyce, Rose Tucker) http://www.urtextfilms.com/barbecue/ Available to stream on Netflix / iTunes / Google Play  Other Documentaries Mentioned: My Architect / 2003 (Director: Nathaniel Kahn) Camera Person / 2016 (Director: Kirsten Johnson) The Source Family / 2012 (Directors: Jodi Wille, Maria Demopoulos) Tongues Untied / 1989 (Director: Marlon Riggs) The Defiant Ones / 2017 (Director: Allen Hughes) The Keepers / 2017 (Director: Ryan White) Ex Libris / 2017 (Director: Frederick Wiseman) Hammer to Nail Links by Christopher Llewellyn Reed: http://www.hammertonail.com/film-festivals/maineland-review/ http://www.hammertonail.com/film-festivals/barbecue-doc-review/ http://www.hammertonail.com/interviews/matthew-salleh-rose-tucker-interview/ Timestamps: 8:19 - Group Review of MAINELAND 29:47 - Christopher Llewellyn Reed interviews Matthew Salleh and Rose Tucker of BARBECUE 48: 27 - Doc Talk Website/Email: www.fogoftruth.com disinfo@fogoftruth.com Credits: Artwork by Hilary Campbell Intro music by Jeremiah Moore Transitional music by BELLS (thanks to Christopher Ernst)

2:43: Our film critics, Linda DeLibero and Christopher Llewellyn Reed, talk about Hollywood and sexual abuse in the entertainment industry; plus, the announced resignation of former comedian (and former U.S. senator) Al Franken.13:42: Paula Gallagher, Baltimore County librarian and Roughly Speaking critic, lists books that will make good holidays gifts for the Instant Pot fanatic, the reluctant history buff, and the ----Stranger Things---- follower in your life.30:16: DeLibero and Reed recommend released (----Ladybird---- and ----The Disaster Artist----) and upcoming films to see during the holiday season, and we celebrate the late great character actor, Claude Rains, famous for his roles in ----Casablanca---- and ----Mr. Smith Goes To Washington.----Links:http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/dan-rodricks-blog/bs-md-rodricks-book-list-1208-story.html

"In The Heat of the Night," "The Graduate" and "Cool Hand Luke" were some of the best movies of 1967, a year that many film historians consider ground-breaking, even revolutionary, as Hollywood finally appeared to respond to the youth movement and break from the old studio system. Film critics Linda DeLibero and Christopher Llewellyn Reed talk about the "new Hollywood" as reflected in the films of that year, including "Bonnie and Clyde," and "Guess Who's Coming To Dinner." Linda DeLibero is director of Film and Media Studies at Johns Hopkins University. Christopher Llewellyn Reed is chair and professor in the department of film and moving image at Stevenson University.Links:http://krieger.jhu.edu/film-media/https://web.stevenson.edu/chrisreed/

2:54: Film critics Linda DeLibero and Christopher Llewellyn Reed have been binge-watching original shows on Netflix and Amazon Prime, and today they talk about what they've seen and what they like — from "The Keepers" documentary to "I Love Dick," and other series in between. Linda and Chris also discuss the phenomenon of binge-watching and how commercial streaming generally could effect the American cinema. Linda DeLibero directs the film and media program at Johns Hopkins University. Christopher Reed is chair and professor in the film and moving image department at Stevenson University.32:46: Comedian and actor Marc Unger talks about "Thespian," an original, crowd-sourced web series that he's been writing, directing and starring in, along with a troupe of Baltimore actors.Links:https://krieger.jhu.edu/film-media/directory/linda-delibero/https://krieger.jhu.edu/film-media/directory/linda-delibero/http://www.imdb.com/name/nm1328862/https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/thespian-web-tv-series-drama#/

1:38: Book critic Paula Gallagher recommends a new memoir about a man who suffers from a Truman Show delusion: "Gorilla and The Bird," by Zack McDermott.6:04: Del. Mary Washington, D-43rd, talks about what she sees as a serious problem facing low- and fixed-income Baltimoreans: Some of them could lose their homes if they don't pay their increasingly expensive water bills to the city. Washington says the Maryland General Assembly and the Baltimore City Council need to find a better way to make sure the city gets paid and that homeowners don't end up homeless.22:46: Film critics Linda DeLibero and Christopher Llewellyn Reed review "Blade Runner 2049," and offer an appreciation of Ridley Scott's 1982 original.Links:https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/zack-mcdermott/gorilla-and-the-bird/9781478966104/http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/baltimore-city/bs-md-ci-tax-sale-20170505-story.htmlhttp://www.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/sns-tns-bc-movie-blade-runner-director-20171006-story.html

With the 2017 Maryland Film Festival now underway during a busy weekend in Baltimore, our critics Linda DeLibero and Christopher Llewellyn Reed list the films they're looking forward to seeing at the festival's new home in the renovated Parkway Theater in Station North.Linda's list: "Werewolf" "Golden Exits" "Rat Film" "Motherland" "Love After Love"Chris's choices: "Beach Rats" "The Blood Is At The Doorstep" "Lemon" "Maineland" "Princess Cyd" "Person To Person" "Sylvio" "Tell Them We Are Rising"Plus, Linda and Chris review two movies in feature release: "Guardians of the Galaxy, Volume II," and "Their Finest," a movie about movie-making in wartime England.Links:http://mdfilmfest.com/schedule/http://www.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/bs-ae-weeksbest-0430-20170429-story.htmlhttp://www.baltimoresun.com/entertainment/movies/bs-ae-maryland-film-festival-parkway-2017-20170429-story.htmlhttp://mdfilmfest.com/film-guide/

Film historians consider “High Noon” to be a Western, but it’s more than that — the story of one man’s moral courage in the face of overwhelming odds. In the 1952 film, a town marshal, played by Gary Cooper, is about to retire his badge and his gun and move away with his new bride, played by Grace Kelly. But the marshal learns that a man who hates him, a vicious outlaw named Frank Miller, is coming back to the town to kill him — and he’s arriving on the noon train. High Noon is a Hollywood classic, but it was made during the post-World War II Red Scare, when Congress was looking for suspected communists among the film industry’s producers, writers, directors and actors. The screenwriter of “High Noon” was Carl Foreman, and in the middle of the film’s production he was forced to testify before the House Un-American Activities Committee about his former membership in the Communist Party. Refusing to name names, he was eventually blacklisted and fled the United States. Author Glenn Frankel, a Pulitzer Prize winning journalist, is our guest today. He has written a book, “High Noon: The Hollywood Blacklist and the Making of An American Classic.” He joins us in conversation with our film critics, Linda DeLibero and Christopher Llewellyn Reed.Links:http://www.bloomsbury.com/us/high-noon-9781620409480/

"Wonder Woman," starring Gal Gadot, debuted last week with $103.3 million in ticket sales and is expected to retain the top spot at the box office in the U.S. and Canada. Roughly Speaking film critics Linda DeLibero and Christopher Llewellyn Reed talk about "Wonder Woman" and the too few other movies that have featured female action heroes, from 1942's "Mrs. Miniver," starring Greer Garson, to Charlize Theron's Furiosa in "Mad Max: Fury Road" in 2015. Also on our list: "The Furies" (1950), "Aliens" (1986), "Jackie Brown" (1997), "Kill Bill, Volume 1" (2003), and "The Hunger Games: Mockingjay, Part 1" (2014).Links:http://www.latimes.com/business/hollywood/la-fi-ct-movie-projector-mummy-wonder-woman20170606-htmlstory.html

With a remake of “Ben-Hur” opening in theaters nationwide, film critics Linda DeLibero and Christopher Llewellyn Reed talk about the long, loud and lavish line of Hollywood epics that stand iconic in American cinematic history, including the remarkable productions of “Ben-Hur” from 1925 and with Charlton Heston in 1959. Plus, Chris and Linda review two new films, “Hell or High Water,” and “War Dogs."Links: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2nO2DPqO6Bghttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=irQdcfOZpCUhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQoqsKoJVDwhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdFIkMY1SUI

1:24: Baltimore City has been asked to finance more than half-a-billion dollars in infrastructure improvements for Under Armour CEO Kevin Plank’s Port Covington project, and that proposal has generated a lot of news this week. Luke Broadwater of the Baltimore Sun staff joins us for this update.15:39: Brendan Dorr, president of the Baltimore bartenders guild and bartender at the B----O American Brasserie, shares thoughts about new rye whiskies that are being distilled, including Baltimore’s Sagamore Rye. Brendan offers a cocktail recipe, too — for The Diamondback.33:11: John Shields of Gertrude’s restaurant in the Baltimore Museum of Art shares some recipes for finger food, the appetizers you can make and serve if you’re having a happy hour at home. John draws his ideas from the late James Beard and from a 2007 article about appetizers by Mark Bittman in The New York Times.48:42: Film critic Christopher Llewellyn Reed reviews “Sully," the new Clint Eastwood film starring Tom Hanks as Sully Sullenberger, the pilot who successfully executed an emergency water landing of US Airways Flight 1549 in the Hudson River off Manhattan in 2009.Links:http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/baltimore-city/politics/bs-md-ci-port-covington-deal-20160908-story.htmlhttp://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/19/dining/19mini.html?_r=0https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/US_Airways_Flight_1549

4:05: Will Nate Parker’s “The Birth of a Nation” be a box-office success or suffer from a boycott promised by the director’s critics? The movie, which tells the story of Nat Turner and the bloody slave rebellion he led in 1831, generated great buzz and garnered a lucrative Hollywood deal after its debut at the Sundance Film Festival. While many feel compelled or obligated to see the movie, especially in this time of Black Lives Matter and heightened tensions about race relations, others have vowed boycott because of Parker’s history with a sexual assault case. As his star rose this summer, details emerged about the rape charge Parker faced — and was acquitted of — while a student-athlete at Penn State in the late 1990s. Film critics Linda DeLibero and Christopher Llewellyn Reed discuss the film and the controversy.23:17: The Sun’s media critic, David Zurawik, talks about television coverage of the baseball playoffs, the format for Sunday night’s Clinton-Trump debate and the growing role of social media as a source for political news.49:17: Linda DeLibero and Christopher Llewellyn Reed review “The Girl On The Train,” a sex-lies-and-murder mystery starring Emily Blunt, based on the best-selling psychological thriller of the same title by Paula Hawkins.Links:http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/opinion/oped/bs-ed-shipp-0824-20160823-story.htmlhttp://www.baltimoresun.com/news/opinion/oped/bs-ed-pitts-birth-nation-20160901-story.htmlhttp://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/21/opinion/sunday/nate-parker-and-the-limits-of-empathy.htmlhttp://blogs.wsj.com/washwire/2016/09/30/poll-for-many-trump-watchers-the-social-media-is-the-message/http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/movies/la-et-mn-girl-train-review-20160930-snap-story.html

3:29: Beer aficionado Barry Hansen, Mid-Atlantic regional manager for City Brew Tours, talks about his tours of the craft breweries that have taken root in Baltimore.7:53: Coming attractions: Film critics Linda DeLibero and Christopher Llewellyn Reed have some notes to share about films to be looking for this fall.12:32: It’s one of the most delicious and comforting dishes in the world, and while there are plenty of Greek-American restaurants and carry-outs that sell them, today we discuss the do-it-yourself gyro. (Yes, you can make one at home.) John Shields from Gertrude’s Restaurant, where they’ve had gyros on the lunch menu, compares notes with Dan, and provides a recipe for all-important tzatziki sauce. For additional information, check out this DIY video from Alton Brown on the Food Network. And if you like the Gyro parody song by So Tiri that accompanies today’s episode, here’s the YouTube video.

3:04: Baltimore Sun media critic David Zurawik talks about baseball and the World Series and the final week of the presidential campaign.24:51: Film critics Linda DeLibero and Christopher Llewellyn Reed review two news films, "Moonlight," and "Certain Women," and then, with Election Day approaching, offer a short list of our favorite films about American politics.1:11:42: Ahead of his Friday night birthday bash at Baltimore Sound Stage, reggae vocalist Scott Paynter, known on stage as Scotty P, recounts his Ugandan adventure with one of his musical idols, British reggae and pop singer Maxi Priest.Links: http://scottpayntermusic.com/bio

Today marks 75 years since the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor and, soon after, the United States’ entry into World War II. The war lasted four more years. While there were many movies made about the war while it was still underway, the post-war film, "The Best Years of Our Lives," told the stories of three American servicemen returning to the states, a breakthrough movie about the pains and challenges (unemployment, adultery, alcoholism, alienation) of a soldier’s and sailor’s homecoming. The film was released in theaters 70 years ago this month and won several Oscars. Our film critics, Linda DeLibero and Christopher Llewellyn Reed, walk us through the story line of the best picture of 1946.

1:26: Mild-mannered Maryland Republican Richard Cross talks about the week in Trump, along with Kimberly Moffitt, political analyst and associate professor in American studies at the University of Maryland Baltimore County. From his cabinet picks to his criticism of the CIA to his attack on Vanity Fair for a bad review of one of his restaurants, President-elect Donald Trump seems to makes news every hour with his Twitter account. But he cancelled a press conference to address questions about his potential business conflicts, and his approach to Russia and allegations about Russian hacking have caused divisions within the Republican ranks that closed behind Trump following his election victory. 25:47: Film critics Linda DeLibero and Christopher Llewellyn Reed review “Manchester By The Sea,” “La La Land,” and “Jackie,” and Chris tells us what movies to expect in theaters over the holidays.

Film critic Christopher Llewellyn Reed says "Silence," about Jesuit missionaries to Japan in the early 17th Century, is Martin Scorsese's best work in years, a monumental film notable for the director's uncharacteristic restraint. "It's as if Scorsese had taken the title to heart," he says. Reed also reviews from the current cinema "A Monster Calls," Hidden Fences," "Patriots Day," and "20th Century Women."Christopher Llewellyn Reed is chair of the Film ---- Moving Image Department at Stevenson University. He is the lead film critic for Hammer to Nail, a website devoted to independent cinema, and he writes occasional reviews and pieces for Bmoreart and Film Festival Today.Links: https://chrisreedfilm.com/about/http://www.hammertonail.com/

Roughly Speaking film critics Linda DeLibero and Christopher Llewellyn Reed share their thoughts with Dan on nominations for the 89th Academy Awards, noting nods to African-American actors and directors following the #OscarsSoWhite controversy of 2016, a snub of actress Amy Adams and yet another (and perhaps unnecessary) nomination for the great Meryl Streep.

Our film critics, Linda Delibero (12:30) of Johns Hopkins University and Christopher Llewellyn Reed (5:08) of Stevenson University, react to the 2017 Academy Awards, and the most shocking snafu in Oscars history — the announcement of the wrong winner for best picture.

3:37: American culture commentator Sheri Parks discusses Donald J. Trump’s candidacy for president and how it has further alienated American minorities from the Republican Party. Parks is associate dean in arts and humanities at the University of Maryland, College Park, and a Roughly Speaking contributor.25:33: Baltimore Sun media critic David Zurawik reviews news coverage of the Republican convention and the forced resignation of Roger Ailes as CEO of Fox News.42:40: Book critic Paula Gallagher recommends six novels: "This Must be the Place," by Maggie O’Farrell; "Dark Matter," by Blake Crouch; "Disappearance at Devil's Rock," by Paul Tremblay; "You Will Know Me," by Megan Abbott; "The Unseen World," by Liz Moore; "How to Set a Fire and Why," by Jesse Ball.59:16: Film critic Christopher Llewellyn Reed reviews new movies and talks about films to be released in the coming weeks, including a remake of the Hollywood epic, "Ben-Hur."

2:37: We start the show with our weekly visit with Baltimore Sun media critic David Zurawik. NBC did something the other night that got stuck in David’s craw, but that does’t keep him from talking about it. The network’s nightly news program moved, anchor Lester Holt and all, to Trump Tower. Holt interviewed presumptive GOP presidential candidate Donald Trump and anchored the rest of the broadcast from the building’s gold-and-marble lobby. Says David Z: Bad idea.19:51: Today is actor George Clooney's 55th birthday. He’s in another film due for release this month: Money Monster, co-starring Julia Roberts and directed by Jodie Foster. Film critics Linda DeLibero and Christopher Llewellyn Reed discuss Clooney’s career, from his start on television through his turn to award-winning acting and directing.It’s Kentucky Derby weekend, the start of the Triple Crown races, and we have two features related to the season:50:17: Ross Peddicord, director of the Maryland Horse Industry Board, helps you get in touch with your inner horse. There are many places to do that across the state -- if you want to ride a horse, brush a horse, or just muck out a stall. Ross also has potentially good news related to the arabbers of Baltimore and an effort to preserve the horse-drawn produce wagons of the inner-city. We’ll also tell you about a one-night equine movie festival coming up at The Senator Theatre in Baltimore, featuring a film that the whole horse world has been talking about, "Harry and Snowman."1:06:48: Brendan Dorr, bartender at the B----O American Brasserie, will tell us how to make a classic Kentucky-style mint julep with love. We’ll also hear about the official drinks of the other Triple Crown races, including the Belmont Breeze. Plus, Brendan assesses the first batch of rye whiskey from the new distillery of Under Armour CEO Kevin Plank, arriving in stores just in time for the Preakness and the making of Black-Eyed Susans.

Living Questions, our monthly series on religion in the public sphere. How do shows like Showtime’s Homeland or OWN’s Greenleaf inform our perceptions about religion and spirituality? Martin Schuster from Goucher College and Christopher Llewellyn Reed from Stevenson University join Midday host Tom.

You've heard Chris mention "Clouds Of Sils Maria" a few times as one of his favorite films in recent years, and maybe you've thought, "Oh, he's just saying that to sound smart." Today's episode should convince you otherwise! This is a great film, and we brought in film critic and professor Christopher Llewellyn Reed to talk about its pleasures and its significance. We think it's fun to hear two smart people groove on a relatively obscure film we wholeheartedly recommend -- and we hope you think it's fun, too! Notes: Follow Christopher Llewellyn Reed - @chrisreedfilm Check out Chris Reed's website - https://chrisreedfilm.com/ To learn more about Chris's new novel - WarOnSoundbook.com Follow The Juggernaut - @JuggernautPod Find the Juggernaut on Facebook - www.facebook.com/groups/1792363834316273/