Amy doccie to hit theatres

Asif Kapadia, the director of Senna, the hit documentary about the Brazilian F1 driver, is about to release another documentary on the rise and tragic death of a young star.

This time it's Amy Winehouse, whose life is the subject of Kapadia's Amy, which will be released in the UK in July, almost four years after the singer's death at the age of 27.

The man who's spent his life creating one of the most recognisable characters in the world - Sesame Street's Big Bird - is unknown to most people. That's about to change thanks to I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story, a new documentary about the man inside the costume.

If you care about the environment and the future of the planet, then the South African Eco Film Festival is for you. It highlights local and international eco docs at The Bioscope in Johannesburg from March 26 to April 2.

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Mcfarland

Can a white coach, played by Kevin Costner, turn a track team of poor, mostly Mexican-American kids into cross-country champions? Silly question. Would Disney make the movie otherwise? Though more than a spoonful of sugar is slathered over the fact-based script, the movie delivers as promised on the thrill of the race and the lump in the throat.

Peter Travers, Rolling Stone

Insurgent

Half-baked as its universe might be, the second movie in The Divergent Seriesrattles and glimmers with an undeniable allure. Though the rules and mythology that author Veronica Roth has cobbled together still don't quite work for me, director Robert Schwentke has crafted something that's often compelling, startlingly violent, and yet graceful, too.

Richard Lawson, Vanity Fair

Love sick

With the reek of straight-to-video wafting from every frame, Lovesick astonishes most by its appearance in an actual theatre.

Jeannette Catsoulis, nytimes.com