OK, that makes sense. Now that I think about it, I probably watched it near the beginning of 2004. My sense of time is a little off.

If it was released anywhere in the United States in 2003 then it's not elegible for this year's Oscars.

Ya know, my first repsonse was that it wouldn't really be a doc since its all images and music, and beautitul ones at that. But, I checked ol' trusty IMDB and they have it listed in the Documentary genre.... so there ya go.

Lipstick & Dynamite- neat documentary about female wrestling in the 40's,50's & 60s- filled out with archival footage and current interviews with several gal grapplers.The DVD has deleted scenes and director commentary. B+


The latest documentary from Dana Brown the guy behind Step Into Liquid & Endless Summer 2. D2G follows a recent running of the Baja 1000- a 24 hour off road race in Mexico - filled with stunning footage,compelling characters & entrancing storylines this documentary drags you from the green flag to the checkered flag.My favorite sequence was Coco's Corner - an outpost in the middle of nowhere decorated with beer cans,borken motorcycles & found objects.The Baja has been run by NASCAR drivers,Indy racers,Steve McQueen,James Garner & others- btu the real star of the film is the race itself- part cannonball run ,part deathrace2000 and all fun.

B

Academy Award nominee for Best Documentary feature - and deserving.This follows an illegitimate's son journey to discorver more about his world famous father - a man that had 3 families and buildings in Bangladesh,India,Trenton,Philly and other places.A mixture of touching personal scenes with some bizarre grudge hatred( the scene with the guy in charge of the downtown Philly renovation was Zell Milleresque) to innovative- his music boat was fun- his capital building for Bangladesh breathtaking. A compelling documentary from beginning to end

A