We went to see the film 'What the bleep do we know' last night.
It's an unusual film in that interviews with lively but weighty academics is interspersed with a story about a deaf photographer. It's also difficult to say briefly exactly what it's about. One review I saw said 'at last a decent film about quantum physics', but it soon moves on what we consider reality and then how we become addicted to certain emotions.
Although it might sound either a bit airy-fairy or heavy and depressing on paper, it was actually very entertaining and humorous, as well as being very thought-provoking. It definitely made me come out not only feeling more joyful and optimistic about life, but also more hopeful about the potential of human beings as a race, which is good in any case. The website www.whatthebleep.com has more info.
I think maybe there's more documentary films at cinemas in North America because there's less chance to see such stuff on TV (unlike the good old BBC and Channel 4 in the UK). Or maybe it's just a trend that has yet to take off in the UK (Michael Moore excepted, who was already known through his TV program anyway).