And Everything is Going Fine (2010)

Documentary on the life of the late actor and monologist Spalding Gray (1941-2004). The film consists almost entirely of Mr. Gray talking, other then a few snippets from interviewers. The documentary contains no talking heads and is composed of footage from Mr. Gray's monologues, interviews, home movies, ect. You don't really even need to watch this as a movie, you can listened to it as a monologue, which is exactly what it was constructed to be. There is a lot interesting information here, I am a Spalding Gray fan and I learned new stuff I didn't know. Of particular interest is material pertaining to how Mr. Gray first came up with idea of doing monologues, and information about the June 2001 auto accident in Ireland which set in motion events leading to his January 2004 suicide. This film however is just not as good as an actual Spalding Gray monologue, and a recording of his first one "Sex and Death to Age Fourteen" recorded in 1982 is included as a special feature on the DVD. The documentary feature is directed by Steven Soderbergh. **1/2