Veteran documentary maker Nick Broomfield returns to the subject of one of his early films, America's first female serial killer Aileen Wuornos, in this compelling and compassionate film.
Kurt & Courtney, despite the title, is not really a film about the late Nirvana singer and his wife. Rather, in the gonzo style familiar from other Broomfield productions (Heidi Fleiss: Hollywood Madam, Biggie & Tupac), it's a film about making a film about the late Nirvana singer and his wife. The approach is initially engaging, as Broomfield's self-conscious haplessness is a refreshing change from the infallible omniscience that documentary presenters usually seek to project. But by the end it's difficult to avoid the conclusion that Broomfield is hamming it up somewhat to distract attention from his failure to produce anything substantial. Broomfield sets out to delve into the persistent rumours that Cobain's death was not suicide, but murder possibly arranged with Love's connivance. By way of investigation, he speaks to people who claim, with wildly varying levels of plausibility, acquaintance with Cobain and Love. Some are interesting, particularly Love's arrestingly unpleasant father, who believes that his daughter killed her husband, and Kurt's charmingly guileless aunt. Too many of the rest are stoned, stupid or palpably insane, and Broomfield ends up little the wiser for speaking to any of them. Between interviews, Broomfield tries to manufacture tension with a series of heavy but never-quite-substantiated hints that Love is pulling strings to hamper his progress. The final confrontation between filmmaker and subject is one of the most colossal anti-climaxes ever caught on tape. --Andrew Mueller
Their words. His picture. A 6-disc collection of the master documentarian's early forays into the medium. Featuring: 1.Who Cares (18 mins 1970) 2.Proud to Be British (30 mins 1973) 3.Behind the Rent Strike (50 mins 1979) 4.Juvenile Liaison (97 mins 1975) 5.Juvenile Liaison II (87 mins 1990) 6.Tattooed Tears (85 mins 1978) 7.History Reel (70 mins) 8.Driving Me Crazy (85 mins 1988) 9.Monster in a Box (88 mins 1991)
This Nick Broomfield box set features both His Big White Self and his follow-up documentary The Leader His Driver and The Driver's Wife. For more than 20 years Nick Broomfield has been getting into trouble with his documentary subjects - and making scintillating films in the process. The scourge of Maggie Thatcher Courtney Love and Suge Knight (whom Broomfield alleged killed the rapper Tupac Shakur) has become a hero to a generation of documentary filmmakers includi
Nick Broomfield is Britain's most acclaimed documentary filmmaker attracting huge cinema and TV audiences for his work. His investigations into the US sex trade and his hounding of such formidable characters as Maggie Thatcher and the Afrikaner neo-Nazi leader Eugene Terre Blanche have earned international praise and a peerless reputation for investigative filmmaking. This collection comprises of Broomfield's three classic sex documentaries: Chicken Ranch Heidi Fleiss: Hollywood M
Aileen - Life And Death Of A Serial Killer (2002): Acclaimed documentary film director Nick Broomfield's vision takes you behind the sensational headlines of America's first female serial killer and into the true life and unbalanced mind of a woman trying to deal with a brutal past and an even more deadly future. Both timely and terrifying this powerful film provides an unsparing look at a madwoman's trial appeal and execution. Filmed at Aileen Wuornos' request and containing her last interviews this unflinching film recounts Aileen's life at the margins of society and shows her escalating psychological unraveling as she approaches her execution. Kurt and Courntney (1998): A characteristically unflinching daring and contentious work Nick Broomfield's Kurt and Courtney sheds fascinating new light on the life and death of Nirvana leader and iconic generational spokesperson Kurt Cobain. After interviewing various Cobain associates in an attempt to examine the unexplained circumstances surrounding the singer's apparent suicide the acclaimed documentarist suddenly finds his progress strenuously obstructed by Courtney Love Cobain's wife who becomes a fearsome adversary. Could Love now a respected Hollywood actress and musician in her own right be somehow implicated in Cobain's untimely demise? Seemingly putting his own life at risk by posing the questions that others dare not ask Kurt And Courtney is both a compelling search for truth and a revealing and insightful look into Cobain's troubled life. A fascinating examination of power and corruption it's also a telling peek into the paranoid world of celebrity and a testimony to the importance of free speech and the freedom of the press. Biggie and Tupac (2002): Nick Broomfield's Biggie And Tupac is a no-holds barred investigation into the unsolved murders of two of the biggest superstars rap has ever produced: Christoper Wallace aka Biggie Smalls (the notorious B.I.G.) and Tupac Shakur. Answering the crusading calls for justice from Biggie's mother Voletta acclaimed director Broomfield (Kurt & Courtney) hits the streets from East Coast to West Coast putting his own life at risk as he uncovers sensational new evidence that points directly to the involvement of the LAPD and imprisoned Death Row records co-founder Marion 'Suge' Knight in the violent slayings that shocked the hip hop world. Provocative uncompromising and unbelievably hard-hitting Biggie And Tupac is more than just a movie it's a revelation.
Filmed at Pandora's Box an S & M parlour in New York Fetishes reveal in both a humorous and informative manner the full range of fetishes from rubber and infantilism to asphyxiation and mummification. Clients pay upwards of $10 000 per night to submit to a mistress who creates a highly elaborate role - playing scenarios designed to meet her clients specific needs. Meet Mistresses Natasha Catherine and Delilah and especially Raven the founder of Pandora's Box who says Mr Broomfi
Broomfield brings a humorous and revealing look into the political and private worlds of former British Prime Minister Lady Margaret Thatcher to the screen. Both Lady Thatcher and those responsible for her day-to-day affairs refuse to cooperate and grant Bloomfield an interview. Bloomfield is drawn into a complex web of intrigue surrounding not only Lady Thatcher but also members of her family. However by consistently refusing to grant Bloomfield an interview Lady Thatcher inadvert
Nick Broomfield's quest for the real Sarah Palin involves battling the icy snows of Alaska in mid-winter, the school friends, family and Republican colleagues that in previous days gave their heart, soul and belief ot the charismatic, charming and intoxicating ex-hocxkey mum. But it's not all plain sailing. people are frightened to talk, and Wasilla makes Twin Peaks look like a walk in the park - a devout evangelical community of 6,000 people and the crystal meth capital of Alsaka.
Chronicles the action in a legalised brothel 50 miles outside of Las Vegas. It's fifteen girls live in large trailers and the majority of the customers fly in on the brothels own plane. Broomfield records the lives of the colourful characters working and 'visiting' the Chicken Ranch.
Kurt and Courtney รจ un film crudo e disturbante su cause e circostanze del suicidio della rockstar avvenuto nel 1994. Il plot riguarda in particolare la teoria della cospirazione in base alla quale Kurt Cobain sarebbe stato ucciso. Scioccante anche se priva di reale peso la testimonianza del rocker balordo El Duce che racconta di aver ricevuto un'offerta di 50,000$ da parte di Courtney Love per sistemare Cobain. Il film affronta questa tematica con realismo e cinismo al tempo stesso, con uno stile investigativo molto interessante. Vincitore del Sierra Award 1998 per il miglior documentario.
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