Selfie

Dove's short film Selfie premiered at Sundance this past Monday. Here's a look:

After Newtown

 PBS will be airing a Frontline documentary on the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooter and his mother on 18 February as part of its week long programming about the Newtown tragedy.  Here's a preview.

Watch Adam Lanza As a Child on PBS. See more from FRONTLINE.

Half the Sky

Watch Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide premieres on PBS tonight, October 1 and 2 at 9pm/8pm CT. This 4-hour documentary series is based on the bestselling book by Nicholas Kristof and Sheryl WuDunn. See Kristof travel with celebrity activists America Ferrera, Diane Lane, Eva Mendes, Meg Ryan, Gabrielle Union, and Olivia Wilde throughout the developing world. We will meet brave women and girls living under some of the most difficult circumstances imaginable and their courageous battle to change their lives.

DVR Alert: Oscar Hammerstein II Documentary

Watch Oscar Hammerstein II - Out of My Dreams Introduction on PBS. See more from pbs.

PBS will broadcast a documentary on Oscar Hammerstein II called Out of My Dreams in the coming weeks. Here in Chicago, it will be on March 11, 2012 at 5pm on WTTW Channel 11. To check your local listing, please click on the links above.

The First Ones

Jake Paltrow together with the New York Times asks seven actors the question: What were the first movies that had a profound impact on you? Helen Mirren, Brad Pitt, Cate Blanchett, Abbey Cornish, Leonardo DiCaprio, Ken Watanabe and Penelope Cruz give their answers in the NYT Short above (please click on the photo).

(photo from NY Times)

You've Got Mail

This came in the post today whee!

A friend from Oz sent it.

It's a dvd called In The Company of Actors, a behind the scenes documentary of the Sydney Theatre Company production of Hedda Gabler with Cate Blanchett, Hugo Weaving, Anthony Weigh, Justine Clarke, Aden young, Julie Hamilton and Annie Byron. It played not only in Sydney but also at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in 2006. In fact, Lani saw it. But alas, it was way before this blog was created.

I had heard about the existence of the documentary about a year ago from another theatre geek friend who said that it was presented at the Santa Barbara Film Festival in 2008. Shark Island Productions produced a dvd but sadly, it is currently only available in Australia. Included in the dvd is a detailed study guide of the film. Isn't that a nice touch?

I haven't seen the film yet but surely I will post about it once I have. In the meantime, the description from the back of the cover reads:

"From a rehearsal room in Sydney through to opening night in New York, a company of actors reveals the magic and struggle of creating theatre".

Here's a trailer of the film:

Can't Stop Coco

Here's the trailer for the documentary Conan O'Brien Can't Stop. Click here to see if it's showing in your area on 24 June.