The Loving Story

An Anecdotal Account Of A Landmark Supreme Court Ruling Brought About By Two Unlikely Heroes
"The Loving Story" is a remarkable chronicle of history that tells an incredibly important story. For subject matter alone, I highly recommend this earnest endeavor by filmmaker Nancy Buirski. The documentary tells the tale of Richard and Mildred Loving, an interracial couple who became reluctant heroes in the Civil Rights movement. Living in Virginia, the couple was persecuted, prosecuted and exiled by state officials who were staunch supporters of an anti-miscegenation campaign. The couple didn't realize they were violating any laws, they were simply in love and wanted to reside in the place that they considered home. Their dogged determination to fight to stay in Virginia had long-standing repercussions across the nation. Their case made it to the Supreme Court in 1967, and Loving v. Virginia declared that anti-miscegenation legislation was not enforceable under the fourteenth amendment. It was a landmark case, made all the more inspiring by the fact that Richard and Mildred...

Impact on me
I am a 76 year old male and for rhe first time in my life I can now understand what life must of been like for my parents in Alabama.
My father was German and Native American and my mother Native American and African American. I was very touched by the story and it was like watching the history of my family. I believe there are many familes that can relate to THE LOVING STORY which is an American tragedy and awe inspiring heroes that lived during this time of history.
A well told story of two people in love that stood for their equality to love each other and the right to marry.Sounds like today's fight to marry the person you love.

More of a "Time Capsule" about a historic trial than an involving film,
Rather than rehash what my fellow Amazon reviewer K. Harris has said in detailing the story which this brief (77-minute) film covers, I'll suggest, up front, that you read K's review. I had the same feeling when watching this film. It's historically importan - this was a landmark case during the civil rights era of the 1960s, one not usually covered. But the personalities of the major characters make even the 77 minutes seem long. I'm a huge documentary fan but this one just didn't grab me. For those interested in the cilvil rights movement - or human rights in general - this is worth watching. It just could have been better.

The film was shown on HBO and the DVD contains no special (bonus) features.

I hope you found this review both informative and helpful.

Steve Ramm
"Anything Phonographic"

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Charge

A Motorcycle Documentary Focused On The Development Of Zero-Emissions Racing
Director Mark Neale is quickly becoming the premiere niche filmmaker for all things related to motorcycles. He teamed with fellow biking enthusiast Ewan McGregor for two previous feature length documentaries: "Faster" and "Fastest." McGregor provided narration for those films and returns for Neale's "Charge." I hadn't followed racing too closely prior to seeing "Faster" and "Fastest," but those movies were stuffed with racing footage, championship riders, and more information about MotoGP than I had ever experienced. As a lay person, in fact, the presentations had almost too much material! "Fastest," in particular, seemed to overflow with potential stories. Neale's narrative never stayed on one topic for very long and instead of telling a straightforward account, it jumped back and forth through years of racing as the subjects veered all over the place. It had so much information, it was almost exhausting to try to keep up (maybe that's why it was called Fastest)! Racing...

Racing with Electrons Through Motorcycle History.
With the release of this film/movie 'Motorcycles' are starting to reclaim their name. Unlike "Internal Combustion Engines" (ICEcycles), the motorcycles in this documentary are run solely on electricity, and motors. It mainly documents two teams preparing, and competing in the first 'Isle of Man' TT race for electric motorcycles. The film starts with a trailer type preview of upcoming events with flash-forward of what the viewer is about to see. The main story begins with Michael Czysz and his wanting to start a USA grand prix motorcycle racing company after seeing a New Zealand built motorcycle (ICEcycle) 'Britten V1000'. The story then shifts to the UK and tells the story of Cedric Lynch, his building electric motors, and his own electric motorcycle. There is archival BBC footage on him in 1980, and then it tells how he and a friend started Agni Motors an India based company. It then shifts back to Mr. Czysz, as his business begins to fail, and he hears about the TTXGP. He and his...

Awesome technology, awesome movie, awesome soundtrack
I thoroughly enjoyed this documentary, especially the inner workings of the Moto Cysz team at their base in America. The soundtrack made the already good movie 3x better and it fits the high technology being documented. I would have liked to have seen more than the small clips from the 2011 and 2012 races though as they represent big leaps forward. Perhaps a sequel?

Its so awesome to know the end of oil is approaching. These extremely fast bikes are a welcome change to the whole industry. When people see how smooth, relaxing, and extremely fast these electric bikes are, no one will miss the black poison oil from the past age and the corruption and wars that surrounded it. If the next documentary by Mark Neale and Ewan McGregor isn't a sequel to this great movie, I hope its about a new era of electric bikes in MotoGP. If you're thinking about buying or renting this movie on Amazon, I highly recommend it.

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