On today, the 4th of July, Americans celebrate their independence as a sovereign nation. It’s a day of such folksy traditions as fireworks, parades and barbecues. But let’s not forget the truly revolutionary intent of the founders of these United States. With that in mind, here are 5 documentaries that deserve viewing on this most patriotic of days, as a reminder of America’s values, and the values it’s betrayed.
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- Also Like Life: Shooting Down Pictures
- American Film Institute – afi.com
- British Film Institute – bfi.org
- Cineaste – cineaste.com
- Cinema-Scope – cinema-scope.com
- Cinematheque Ontario Blog
- Cinesia
- Film Ireland Magazine
- Film Society of Lincoln Center
- Filmmaker Magazine
- Girish
- Good Plot
- GreenCine Daily – daily.greencine.com
- Independent Films & Festivals – IndependentFilms.org
- IndieWire
- Irish Film Institute
- JoanneNucho.com
- Jonathan Rosenbaum at the Chicago Reader – chireader.com/movies
- Ken Foree's Official Website
- Moving Image Source
- Museum of the Moving Image
- My Five Year Plan: Brendon Bouzard's blog
- New York City Museum of Modern Art – moma.org/visit_moma/momafillm
- Nick's Flick Picks
- Notes from the Range
- Out 1 Film Journal
- Reverse Shot
- Salon (Andrew O'Hehir)
- Screendaily – screendaily.com
- Senses of Cinema – sensesofcinema.com
- Slant
- Spielberg Films – spielbergfilms.com
- The Criterion Collection
- The Daily at the Auteurs (David Hudson)
- The Film Experience
- The House Next Door
- The Reeler
- Under the Influence
- Wildlight Blog – wildlight.typepad.com
- Wildlight Channel (Indie films on your mobile phone) – wildlight.tv
