The ease of watching a movie at home has become something we take for granted now. There was a time however, not too long ago, that the only way to watch movies was either by going to the cinema or hoping that a movie you wanted to see was shown on TV. No other options really existed. Rewind This! is a documentary which looks at the introduction of videotapes and the impact it has had on both the industry and on movies and movie making itself. Continue reading
Everybody is used to receiving links to funny movies on Youtube, in which someone performs a stunt, falls or does something which would just make you laugh. You usually forget about them pretty quickly, but they did offer a couple of seconds of entertainment.
Sometimes we forget that behind each of these movies there is a story and a person. Putting these movies on the internet for everyone to see might have a big impact on their lives. According to this documentary the Star Wars Kid has psychological problems and went to a mental hospital.
Documentary maker Ben Steinbauer decides to try to find one of the people in these movies to listen to their personal story and find out more about them. He decides on the Winnebago Man, also known as “the angriest man in the world”. I hadn’t seen a movie of this man myself, but the documentary quickly shows why this movie became so popular.
It shows all the outtakes of a salesman who is making a promotional video for Winnebago vans. The man is only shown cursing and yelling. Steinbauer asks himself whether or not this man is the same in real life and start his search for him. Continue reading