Hbo Documentaries

The Right-Wing Media's Election Analysis Just Ain't That Good

Karl Frisch | Posted 11.09.2009 | Media


Karl Frisch

Back in 2001, conservative media figures were adamant. Democratic Party victories at the ballot boxes during the off-year elections had little national significance.

Where Maurice Sendak Has Been

Brian Dickie | Posted 10.16.2009 | Chicago


Brian Dickie

We watched HBO's documentary on Maurice Sendak alternately with laughter and tears. Maurice has been an important part of my life for the last 29 years.

Upcoming HBO Documentary Views Economic Crisis Through a New Lens

Bruce Raynor | Posted 10.16.2009 | Entertainment


Bruce Raynor

Anyone who cares about maintaining the middle-class in this country should see Schmatta. The film tells a storied history and raises questions that are central to the future of the American Dream.

The End of the Line

Murray Fromson | Posted 11.08.2009 | Entertainment


Murray Fromson

Not in many years has television given the American viewing public an example of as impressive a documentary as HBO did Monday evening with The Last Truck: the Closing of a GM Factory.

The Yes Men Fix The World One Prank at a Time

Liza Weisberg | Posted 08.27.2009 | Entertainment


Liza Weisberg

In their new HBO documentary The Yes Men Fix the World, the eponymous pranksters take aim at unapologetic free market profiteers.

HBO Documentary Shows Ted Kennedy's Controversial Career in Soft Focus

Liza Weisberg | Posted 08.11.2009 | Entertainment


Liza Weisberg

A tender, nostalgic profile of the Camelot clan through the eyes of its youngest member, the documentary plays eerily like a premature eulogy.

HBO Still the Undisputed Documentary Champ: Thrilla in Manila a Hit

Michael Shrage | Posted 05.09.2009 | Entertainment


Michael Shrage

Thrilla in Manila looks at the famous Muhammad Ali/Joe Frazier rivalry from Frazier's perspective in a transparent representation of the fighter's tumultuous relationship with his better known rival.

Trapped in Section 60: an Interview with the Directors of "Section 60: Arlington Nation Cemetery"

Katie Halper | Posted 11.13.2008 | Politics


Katie Halper

Matt O'Neill: The wars in Iraq and Afghanistan have become the background noise in this presidential election. No one is paying attention right now.

Bombs Over Baghdad

Juli Weiner | Posted 08.12.2008 | Entertainment


Juli Weiner

The decision to give cameras to four Baghdadi teenagers is inspired; the boys document school and warfare with neutral equality, and it's thanks to this blind prioritizing that the film is able to capture the interiority of its subjects.

The People vs. Heidi Fleiss

Juli Weiner | Posted 07.29.2008 | Entertainment


Juli Weiner

Hollywood madam Heidi Fleiss has emerged from prison with renewed entrepreneurial zest; she hopes to open what will become the first brothel that caters to female clientele. She's christened the the project "Stud Farm."

The Making Of My HBO Documentary Hard As Nails

David Holbrooke | Posted 03.28.2008 | Entertainment


David Holbrooke

Tonight at 8pm Eastern, one of the stranger relationships of my life will enter a new phase.