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Documentary for Dinner: W. (2008)

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W. is Oliver Stone's lighthearted but mostly true docudrama about the rise of infamous American president George W. Bush. Stone glosses over important parts of Bush's life before politics and has been criticized for his portrayal of the Bush family dynamic but succeeds nontheless in making an enjoyable and informative film.

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Though I took strong issue with Condoleeza's voice the resenblance of the cast to their real-life counterparts (and hers in particular) is simply uncanny. You can even spot Helen Thomas' double during the press conference despite the obvious difficulty in casting she presents.

I think it's all in the glare.

Documentary for Dinner: Backlight: Here Comes the Sun (2008)

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VPRO's Tegenlicht/Backlight is among my favourite documentary series. In this 2008 film the reality of the solar economy is explored with special focus on Germany's success.

Documentary for Dinner: Ireland's Secret Cults (2011)

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A look inside three cults operating in Ireland today: The House of Prayer, the Palmarian Catholic Church and Scientology.

A few of the comments made by the presenters might lead one to believe that this production is slanted in favour of the mainstream Catholic Church, but this could well be the norm in the republic.

Documentary for Dinner: Credo: Hare Krishnas (198?)

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Despite the harsh YouTube title on this video ("The Hare Krishna Cult") Credo takes a rather objective look at Hare Krishnas in 1980s Britian, with special attention to white, middle class British converts to the strongly Hindu-themed religion.

Admittedly, until watching this I didn't know much more about the Krishna's than what I had gleaned from the Airlpane! films (also excellent documentaries).

Documentary for Dinner: War Made Easy (2008)

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I'm a very big fan of documentary films and thought I might start sharing what I'm watching in this new line of articles: Documentary for Dinner. Why this name? First, I like to watch documentaries when eating alone because by the time I'm done shoveling food into my face I can at least say I've learned something. Second, I couldn't think of anything particularly clever.

On that note I'd like to share a film clever enough that I've just finished enjoying it for the third time:

Sean Penn narrates in this exploration of the timeless campaign of deception by the government of the United States against its citizens in the interest of starting, then maintaining wars past and present. Particular attention is paid to Vietnam and the wars in Iraq. Though the film could be written off as an ongoing interview of Norman Solomon (founder of the Institute for Publuic Accuracy which produced it), enough time is spent on historic news footage to make it feel well-rounded.