Documentaries
Leonard Cohen ready to go out on tour, circa late 2000s. (Photo courtesy of Sony Pictures, via Cohen estate)
June 25, 2022, 9:42 pm
New Leonard Cohen documentary focuses on his faith, his career and ‘Hallelujah’
A fresh look at an iconic career
By Ethan Beck
Documentary filmmaker Ken Burns filming interviews for "The Roosevelts" in 2014. (Daniel J. White/PBS)
April 12, 2022, 2:44 pm
Ken Burns’ next documentary is about the US response to the Holocaust
The series dispels the competing myths that Americans either were ignorant of what was happening to Jews in Europe, or that they merely looked on with callous indifference.
By Andrew Lapin
”Love It Was Not” is an Israeli documentary examining the relationship between an Auschwitz guard and his Jewish prisoner. (Photo courtesy of Greenwich Entertainment)
December 7, 2021, 6:42 am
Israeli documentary chronicles a real-life relationship between an Auschwitz prisoner and an SS officer
As its title indicates, the actual dynamics at play in this affair were not easy to define.
By Andrew Lapin
“Morale officers” were asked to take German officers holiday shopping in order to eventually gather intel on Germany V-2 rocket production. (Image courtesy of Netflix)
November 10, 2021, 2:12 pm
‘Camp Confidential’ asks if ends justify means
Some WW II Jewish soldiers served as "morale officers," catering to German officers to gain information on the country’s V-2 rocket production.
By Sasha Rogelberg
Lou Reed proclaimed that “My God is rock ’n’ roll,” hoping to become a famous musician at a young age. (Photo courtesy of AppleTV+)
October 6, 2021, 11:50 am
‘Velvet Underground’ withstands test of time
Reed wanted to be cemented as a rock star, a feat which couldn’t have been made possible without Pittsburgher Andy Warhol.
By Sasha Rogelberg
A cheer squad in The Villages (Photo courtesy of Magnolia Pictures)
January 11, 2021, 2:04 pm
Paradise Eluded in ‘Some Kind of Heaven’
Documentary offers a deep dive into life in The Villages, which markets itself as a Disneyland for seniors.
By Sophie Panzer
Washington Post opinion writer Alyssa Rosenberg. Photo by Amber Wilkie
July 17, 2019, 4:36 pm
Washington Post’s Alyssa Rosenberg talks culture prior to Pittsburgh appearance
Documentaries and superhero movies are the seeds of civil discourse.
By Adam Reinherz
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