James Cameron doesn't do anything unless he's doing it big.  The guy just doesn't do half-measures.  I guess it makes perfect sense, then, that the writer-director is going to be pretty single-minded about making the Avatar sequels, of which there might be one more than we expected.  Cameron's so all-about Pandora that from here on out, he won't be developing any films that don't take place in the Avatar universe.

Opening in theaters (ironically) on April 20th (4/20) is a new documentary about legendary Jamaican singer-songwriter and musician Bob Marley simply titled Marley. The film was helmed by critically acclaimed director Kevin MacDonald (The Last King of Scotland, State of Play, The Eagle) and features interviews with Ziggy Marley, Cedella Marley, Rohan Marley, Karen Marley, Robbie Marley, and longtime Bob Marley collaborator Neville Garrick. 

IAR's Managing Editor Jami Philbrick recently had the pleasure of sitting down with two of Bob Marley's daughters, Karen and Cedella Marley to discuss Marley. The Marley daughters talked about the new documentary, what they think of director Kevin MacDonald's finished work, personal memories of their father, his health regiment, his competitive nature, his difficult childhood and family roots, the inspiration for "Corner Stone," popular misconceptions about Bob Marley, and his ultimate legacy of "One Life, One Love."

Opening in theaters (ironically) on April 20th (4/20) is a new documentary about legendary Jamaican singer-songwriter and musician Bob Marley simply titled Marley. The film was helmed by critically acclaimed director Kevin MacDonald (The Last King of Scotland, State of Play, The Eagle) and features interviews with Ziggy Marley, Cedella Marley, Rohan Marley, Karen Marley, Robbie Marley, and longtime Bob Marley collaborator Neville Garrick. 

IAR's Managing Editor Jami Philbrick recently had the pleasure of sitting down with Bob Marley's son, Rohan Marley, as well as longtime Bob Marley collaborator Neville Garick to discuss Marley. They talked about the new documentary, what they think of director Kevin MacDonald's finished work, Garrick's contributions to the film, Rohan's memories of his father, choosing the music for the movie, locating rare photos and footage of Bob Marley, popular misconceptions about him, and his ultimate legacy of "One Life, One Love."

Opening in Los Angeles theaters on April 20th is a new documentary from filmmaker P. David Ebersole (Stranger Inside) called Hit So Hard: The Life and Near-Death Story of Drummer Patty Schemel, which tells the story of drummer Patty Schemel from the seminal grunge band Hole. The film utilizes Schemel's home videos from her time in the group, as well as interviews with bandmates Courtney Love, Eric Eriandson, and Melissa Auf der Maur, and other musicians such as Nina Gordon of Veruca Salt, Kate Schelenbach of Luscious Jackson, Gina Shock of The Go-Go's, Alice de Buhr of Fanny, Debbi Peterson of The Bangles, Roddy Bottum of Faith No More, and author Sarah Vowell. 

IAR's Managing Editor Jami Philbrick recently had the immense pleasure of sitting down with Patty Schemel, and Eric Eriandson to discuss Hit So Hard: The Life and Near-Death Story of Drummer Patty Schemel. The two iconic musicians talked about the new film, the origin of the project, the interview process, remembering the past, what went wrong with Celebrity Skin, Schemel's downward spiral as well as her triumphant comeback, Courtney Love's trouble with numbers, Patty and Eric's joyful reunion, the film's tribute to female drummers, and their favorite bands from the '90s. 

Opening in theaters (ironically) on April 20th (4/20) is a new documentary about legendary Jamaican singer-songwriter and musician Bob Marley simply titled Marley. The film was helmed by critically acclaimed director Kevin MacDonald (The Last King of Scotland, State of Play, The Eagle) and features interviews with Ziggy Marley, Cedella Marley, Rohan Marley, Karen Marley, Robbie Marley, and longtime Bob Marley collaborator Neville Garrick. 

IAR's Managing Editor Jami Philbrick recently had the pleasure of sitting down with two of Bob Marley's children, Robbie and Ziggy Marley to discuss Marley. The Marley brothers talked about the new documentary, how they think director Kevin MacDonald did bringing their fathers life story to the big screen, Bob Marley's political influence, popular misconceptions about him, and his ultimate legacy of "One Life, One Love."

Opening in theaters (ironically) on April 20th (4/20) is a new documentary about legendary Jamaican singer-songwriter and musician Bob Marley simply titled Marley. The film was helmed by critically acclaimed director Kevin MacDonald (The Last King of Scotland, State of Play, The Eagle) and features interviews with Ziggy Marley, Cedella Marley, Rohan Marley, Karen Marley, Robbie Marley, and longtime Bob Marley collaborator Neville Garrick. 

IAR's Managing Editor Jami Philbrick recently had a chance to sit down with director Kevin MacDonald to discuss his work on Marley. The director discussed the new film, the legacy of Bob Marley, forming the film's narrative, discovering lost footage, interviewing Bob's half-sister, his difficult childhood and his political influence, choosing the movie's music, and the director's favorite rock documentary. 

Opening in theaters on April 6th is a new movie from documentary filmmaker Morgan Spurlock (Super Size Me) called Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope. The film takes an inside look at the annual Comic-Con International in San Diego, California and was produced by Spurlock, Joss Whedon (The Avengers), Harry Knowles (Ain't It Cool News), and comic book legend Stan Lee (Spider-Man). In addition to Whedon, Knowles, and Lee, the film also features interviews with Kevin Smith (Cop Out), Seth Rogen (The Green Hornet), Eli Roth (Inglorious Basterds), Matt Groening (The Simpsons Movie), and Frank Miller (The Spirit).

IAR's Managing Editor Jami Philbrick recently had a chance to sit down with documentary filmmaker Morgan Spurlock, as well as cosplay expert Holly Conrad to discuss Comic-Con Episode IV: A Fan's Hope. The director and his subject talked about the new film, the genesis of the project, the "Geek Dream-Team" of Spurlock, Whedon, Knowles, and Lee, what types of people he was looking to document with the project, how he chose his subjects, Conrad's obsession with cosplay, her love for Mass Effect 2, and why every nerd who sees the film will fall completely in love with Holly. 

Anytime I hear a story on the news of a teenager committing suicide because they felt that there was simply no other way out of the hell that is bullying, I stop what I am doing and cry out of sheer frustration and a feeling of enormous helplessness. I became a writer in the hopes that my words would reach out and heal others. It is for this purpose that I share my personal story of bullying.

Playing in select theaters on February 16th and February 23rd only is the new music documentary Re:Generation Music Project. The movie is directed by Amir Bar-Lev (The Tillman Story) and follows five DJs including DJ Premier, Mark Ronson, Skrillex, Pretty Lights, and The Crystal Method, as they remix, recreate and re-imagine five traditional styles of music. The film also features appearances by musical artists such as NAS, Erykah Badu, Ziggaboo Modeliste, Mos Def, Trombone Shorty, Members of The Dap-Kings, Ray Manzarek, Robby Krieger, and John Densmore of The Doors, LeAnn Rimes, Dr. Ralph Stanley, Martha Reeves, and The Funk Brothers. 

IAR's Managing Editor Jami Philbrick recently had the pleasure of sitting down with Erykah Badu, LeAnn Rimes and Pretty Lights, and The Crystal Method to discuss their work on both the film and soundtrack for Re:Generation Music Project. The artists discussed how they became involved with the project, what it says about musicians, Badu's unlikely songwriting inspiration, and The Crystal Method's bittersweet tour of Detroit with Motown legend Martha Reeves. 

If you haven't seen co-directors Henry Joost and Ariel Schulman's 2010 documentary Catfish, you're sorely missing out on a propulsive and fascinating examination of online relationships, digital deceit, and, ultimately, the narratives we create to make our lives livable.  It's a movie that inevitably sparks conversations about the nature of truth, particularly in a technological age where social media allows us to craft online personas, creating fictitious versions of ourselves.  Now, a new MTV series focusing on Online Double Lives is set to continue exploring the themes of Catfish, and the documentary series is currently casting.