2004 NR Rated NR 60 mins Memorialized in numerous movies, the Battle of the Alamo is once again brought to life in this PBS documentary that hews to the facts: Conflict seemed inevitable in the Mexican-ruled Texas of the 1830s, when Tejanos tried to live side by side with both Mexicans and Americans. As many Texas residents decided to seek their independence, everyone was forced to pick sides - a painful choice captured in this detailed account. Rent DVDs for only .99 a month. Start Your Free Month More like Remember the Alamo Movie Details Cast Director Genres Documentary, Military Documentaries, Historical Documentaries, PBS Documentaries, PBS, TV Documentaries, Pre-20th Century Period Pieces Format DVD Ratings NR Not rated. This movie has not been rated by the MPAA. Screen Formats Widescreen Full Screen Closed captioned Closed captioned Language and sound English: Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo Spanish ( Neutral Dolby Digital 2.0 Stereo Other features Color; interactive menus; scene access; producer interview. Member Reviews Loading We're sorry an error occurred while processing your request.
click to enlarge But what happened, Miss Simone? asked poet Maya Angelou, after interviewing the jazz singer in 1970. Specifically, what happened to your big eyes that quickly veil to hide the loneliness? That's the question that Liz Garbus tries to answer in her new documentary on Netflix, What Happened, Miss Simone? Loneliness is a basic tenet of Nina Simone's life. From a childhood practicing classical music alone at the piano to the isolation of mental illness later in life, Simone suffered heavily in her quest to (unsuccessfully) become the first black classical pianist in America and (successfully) become a rich black bitch. Garbus, responsible for docs like The Farm: Angola, USA and Bobby Fischer Against the World, walks us skillfully through the Wikipedia points of Simone's life. With so many interviews and lushly filmed performances, there's no need for a voiceover narrator — Simone's unique voice is strong enough to carry the viewer through the movie. As the 1960s burned, Simone took her godhead of talent to voice the passion of the times. As a documentarian, Garbus' best work comes in the layering of Simone's civil rights catalog with images from the movement. To me, American society is nothing but a cancer and it must be exposed before it can be cured, Simone says, over a montage of National Guard soldiers firing on demonstrators. I am not the doctor to cure it. All I can do is expose the sickness. As Simone finishes her diagnosis, the stream shows a young black man struck with the butt of a rifle, going down to the concrete hard, visibly concussed, in the way that all her white audiences in America and Europe had never heard before. After The Struggle, it would have been nice to see a little more of Simone's personal melees for happiness. Not out of a couch-side schadenfreude drive, but to witness just how great the spectrum was between glamour and.
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