documentary

Viral Video: “Rebirth” at Ground Zero

Kara Swisher in Media on July 22, 2011 at 12:02 am PT

The terrorist attack on the World Trade Center in New York happened 10 years ago this fall. So, what’s the best way to remember?

Ready for His Digital Close-Up: The NYT’s Media Dude, David Carr, Talks About “Page One”

Kara Swisher in Media on June 15, 2011 at 11:35 am PT

A documentary about the New York Times and its fight to survive the onslaught of the Internet called “Page One: Inside the New York Times” opens Friday. So, it seemed like a good idea to talk to the film’s star, media columnist David Carr, to find out what he thinks will happen to the Gray Lady in the multi-colored digital future.

Viral Video: "Conan O'Brien Can't Stop" (at SXSW)

Kara Swisher in News on March 15, 2011 at 1:43 am PT

Conan O’Brien has been all over the South by Southwest festival this week, hawking a new documentary about his time wandering in the late-night talk television wilderness after he left “The Tonight Show” last year, titled “Conan O’Brien Can’t Stop.” His hysterical journey, of course, was deftly played out by O’Brien all over the Internet, which was definitely on “Team Coco.”

Sit Back, Relax and Do Some Research: Qwiki Opens Information Visualizations to the Public

Liz Gannes in Social on January 24, 2011 at 11:54 am PT

Qwiki today will start letting the public into its site, which constructs narrated visualizations using photos, videos and text for three million topics.

Exclusive: SnagFilms Snags $10 Million in Funding at $50 Million Valuation

Kara Swisher in News on January 16, 2011 at 4:15 pm PT

SnagFilms, the online video distribution site for professional documentaries, has nabbed $10 million in funding from Comcast’s investment arm and New Enterprise Associates, and will also now be distributing fictional independent releases. That and the new investment giving SnagFilms a valuation of $50 million should be big news at the 11th Sundance Film Festival, the famous independent film gathering opening in Park City, Utah, on Thursday.

Voices

From the iPhone to a Theater Near You

Jaeyeon Woo, Reporter, The Wall Street Journal in News on January 11, 2011 at 5:00 am PT

Park Chan-wook, one of South Korea’s best directors, gets lots of attention when he introduces a new movie. About 100 reporters showed up Monday morning for a screening of his latest work, a 30-minute short called “Paranmanjang,” which is Korean for “Ups and Downs.”

Viral Video: CNBC's "The Facebook Obsession" Features More Mark Z (Plus BoomTown)

Kara Swisher in News on January 7, 2011 at 6:05 am PT

Facebook co-founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg is certainly in the midst of a media bonanza. Now CNBC has just aired a documentary on the huge social networking site, titled–appropriately–”The Facebook Obsession.” At least by the press.

Oracle Sets Database Speed Record; Larry Ellison Disses HP

Arik Hesseldahl in Enterprise on December 2, 2010 at 3:53 pm PT

On the day of the premiere of a Bloomberg TV documentary that promises to burnish his legend, Oracle CEO Larry Ellison also got to brag that Oracle had retaken the current land speed record in database computing from IBM. Of course he used the opportunity to engage in his favorite new hobby: Taunting Hewlett-Packard.

Viral Video: "Waiting for Superman" Gets Taiwanesed

Kara Swisher in News on October 29, 2010 at 3:53 am PT

Failing schools in the U.S. is not a funny topic. But somehow the odd CGI animators over at Next Media Animation did a very good job with this take on the bracing documentary “Waiting for Superman,” using a clown to signify bad teachers.