The Little Girl of Hanoi (1975)

The Little Girl of Hanoi (1975)

Filmed amid the rubble of a recently bombed Hanoi, this harrowing tale of a girl searching for her soldier father after losing the rest of her family during a bombardment is a powerful drama and a very rare look at life in the city during the Vietnam War. Film critic Jonathan Rosenbaum said, “the film is remarkable not only for its sincerity and emotional directness but for its accomplished visual style.”

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Control Room (2004)

Control Room (2004)

A chronicle which provides a rare window into the international perception of the Iraq War, courtesy of Al Jazeera, the Arab world's most popular news outlet. Roundly criticized by Cabinet members and Pentagon officials for reporting with a pro-Iraqi bias, and strongly condemned for frequently airing civilian causalities as well as footage of American POWs, the station has revealed (and continues to show the world) everything about the Iraq War that the Bush administration did not want it to see. (IMDB Sujit R. Varma)

Found (2012)

Found (2012)

A horror-obsessed boy discovers his older brother is a serial killer.


I almost didn't watch this one. Glancing around at various viewer comments many mentioned the low budget. A few claimed that it was the worst movie they ever saw. That reminded me of all the no budget horror that I have sat through basically waiting for it to get over. Don't know why I decided to watch it anyway. I found it worthwhile.

At first it impressed me as your typical light weight horror. Then came a scene where a lady was bound, mutilated and decapitated. Then the killer gouged out her eyes and ate them and had sex with her severed head. Okay, so much for the fluffy horror idea.

Realizing that I never noticed the cheap aspect of the film, I went back and took a peek again and it was obvious that it was shot on video. That didn't stand out to me on the initial viewing, even though it is pretty noticeable. According to IMDB it was shot with a Canon 7D. That appears to be a still photography camera with HD video capability. Id that is the case, it did quite a good job for what me be such a low end camera for movie making.