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The Big Year was alright.  It was neither horrible nor outstanding, neither fully factual nor completely made-up, neither completely engaging nor totally alienating.  I would give it a solid “B-” as a birder whether I was grading on a curve or not.  If you are a birder you should, of course, see the movie.  If [...]

Timothy Barksdale is a birder, Prairie Chicken documentarian, and wildlife videographer well-known for his stunning Adventures with Birdman. He’s got a different view on how bird watchers should respond to The Big Year than the one Corey recently expressed here. We’re pleased to share his thoughtful perspective and plea for your consideration… Dear Friends and [...]

blaxploitation (noun) - the exploitation of black people (especially with regard to stereotyped roles in movies) birdersploitation (noun) – the exploitation of birders (especially with regard to promotion of movies)* The entire birding world has been abuzz with talk about the upcoming movie The Big Year which will apparently, to judge from the breathless pre-release buzz, bring birding [...]

Another clip from The Big Year.  Is anyone else looking forward to 14 October?

The moment birders everywhere have been waiting for is almost here.  No, it is not an epic morning of birding full of a host of life birds but the theatrical release of The Big Year, the movie about competitive birding based on the book by Mark Obmascik.  It will star Steve Martin, Owen Wilson, and [...]

Does anyone out there in the birding world know anything about the 2010 film Pelican Blood?  IMDb gives this as the storyline: Pelican Blood tells the story of Nikko, a funny but left-of-center young man living in London. Following a disastrous break up with his girlfriend, Stevie, he’s taking life one day at a time, throwing [...]

Lucky bird blogger that I am, I was invited to attend a screening of Ghost Bird , a documentary film about the search for (and controversy surrounding) the alleged rediscovery of the Ivory-billed Woodpecker , which will be playing at 7 PM nightly from 28th April to 4th May at the Anthology Film Archives in New York [...]

I just watched Opposable Chums: Guts and Glory at the World Series of Birding and it was a heck of a documentary.  Some of birding’s brightest stars provide commentary and the filmmaker, Jason Kessler, manages to capture the essence, not just of the World Series of Birding, but of birding more generally, in his 65-minute [...]