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Filmmaker Anthony Baxter revisits Donald Trump's Scottish golf course, and tracks his election campaign in his latest documentary.

Following hot on the heels of Michael Moore’s TrumpLand film, that premiered the week before last, British filmmaker Anthony Baxter has effectively finished of his Donald Trump movie trilogy with You’ve Been Trumped Too. Inevitably threatened by lawyers acting for the American presidential candidate, the film made it into distribution courtesy of a last minute crowdfunding campaign. It premiered widely on Facebook yesterday.

It’s a piece of work that accepts many won’t have caught up with You’ve Been Trumped and A Dangerous Game, Baxter’s earlier documentaries that in turn focused on Donald Trump building a golf course against the wishes of residents and environmentalists, and then a broader look at the golf industry, centred around a face to face interview with Trump himself.

Baxter, as he admits,...

Recently, ABC dropped the new,official synopsis/description for their upcoming "Castle" episode 11 of season 8. The episode is entitled, "Dead Red," and it turns out that we're going to see some very dangerous and interesting stuff go down as Castle and Beckett's latest outing has them getting into some major danger with the Russian community, and more! In the new, 11th episode press release: Beckett And Castle Are Forced To Play A Dangerous Game Of Russian Politics. Press release number 2: When the son of a Russian diplomat turns up murdered, Beckett and Castle will find themselves in a dangerous game of international crime and punishment, with Castle having to entertain a jovial Russian security officer that winds up more involved than anyone planned. Guest stars feature: Ann Cusack as Rita, Nikita Bogolyubov as Grigory Mishkin and Endre Hules as Pavel Oborin. The episode was written by Jim Adler, and...

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50 fabulous documentary films, covering hard politics through to music, money and films that never were...

Thanks to streaming services such as Netflix, we’ve never had better access to documentaries. A whole new audience can discover that these real life stories are just as thrilling, entertaining, and incredible as the latest big-budget blockbuster. What’s more, they’re all true too. But with a new found glut of them comes the ever more impossible choice, what’s worth your time? Below is my pick of the 50 best modern feature length documentaries.

I’ve defined modern as being from 2000 onwards, which means some of the greatest documentaries ever made will not feature here. I’m looking at you Hoop Dreams.

50. McConkey (2013)

d. Rob Bruce, Scott Gaffney, Murray Wais, Steve Winter, David Zieff

Shane McConkey was an extreme skier and Base jumper who lived life on the edge, and very much to the full.

Read More: Exclusive: Donald Trump Gives Himself An Award In Clip From Documentary 'A Dangerous Game' In light of Donald Trump's recent political campaign and saturation of the media, Emerging Pictures has announced that it will re-release "You've Been Trumped," the documentary exposé of the entrepreneur. The documentary chronicles the conflict between Trump and a small Scottish community as the business magnate attempts to build a luxury golf course on a protected wildlife reserve. "Whether you support him or not, Donald Trump is everywhere these days," Emerging Pictures' VP of Marketing Ryan Markowitz said. "This documentary gives insight into a project of his and how it was conducted which is ever more important as he touts his business credentials as the mainstay of his presidential bid." Emerging Pictures will release "You've Been Trumped" through wannawatch.it, where potential viewers can request screenings in their area...

Recently, CBS served up the new promo/spoiler clip (below) for their upcoming "Days Of Our Lives" July 27th, 2015 episode, and it gives us new looks at some very dramatic and passionate stuff as Chad tells Abby he straight up loves her. Then Ben drops a marriage proposal on Abby, and more! A few spoilers for the week of July 27th, read like this: A dangerous game of vengeance will be played by one fired-up Salemite. One couple is going to take a hard look at their future and reaches a conclusion. One Salemite can't seem to stop playing wicked games. One Salemite will become a worrywart, wondering what her future will hold. The new July 27th episode is scheduled to air on Monday afternoon, July 27th at 12pm central time on CBS.

Recently, Soapcentral released some new teaser spoilers for the upcoming "Days Of Our Lives" week of July 27th, 2015, and it turns out that we're going to see some very intense and dramatic stuff go down as a dangerous vengeance game goes down. Wicked games get played, and more! The new, week of July 27th teaser spoilers, read like this: A dangerous game of vengeance will be played by one fired-up Salemite. One couple will take a hard look at their future and reaches a conclusion. One Salemite can't seem to stop playing wicked games. One Salemite is going to become a worrywart, wondering what her future will hold.

As far as cinematic careers go, director Anthony Baxter has certainly carved out a curious niche. His debut documentary, "You've Been Trumped," chronicled the promises made and rules broken as Donald Trump endeavored to build a world-class golf course on a pristine and environmentally diverse piece of Scotland shoreline. Now, a few years on from that film, Baster returns with Trump in his sights again for "A Dangerous Game." Baxter is clearly angry about the real estate tycoon's arrogance and the politicians in Scotland's parliament who cater to his whims. However, the filmmaker's fury is often unfocused and the documentary swings wildly in a bunch of directions but rarely lands any crucial punches. You won't need to have seen 'Trumped' (I haven't) to dive into "A Dangerous Game," as you're given the basics of what you need to know, with the scope of 'Dangerous Game' expanding to allow...

Well, Donald Trump is running for President, which means at the very least we're in for an entertaining year. But it also means the real estate tycoon's wheeling and dealings will be scrutinized even more than normal, and the timing couldn't be better for filmmaker Anthony Baxter, who continues to shine a shameful light on Trump with "A Dangerous Game," his followup to "You've Been Trumped." And today we have an exclusive clip from the doc. In "You've Been Trumped," Baxter investigated Trump's aggressive and ultimately successful push to build a golf course in Aberdeen, Scotland, where local political figures gladly pushed aside environmental laws and other regulations to allow construction on pristine shoreline. Trump has always acted with plentiful hubris, which gets a clear demonstration in this scene from "A Dangerous Game," in which his golf course is honored with a fancy hospitality award from The American Academy Of Hospitality.

A dangerous game is played in a very hostile environment in Beyond the Reach, the latest film from director Jean-Baptiste Léonetti. The story opens up on Ben (Jeremy Irvine), a young tracker in the southwest who gets an offer he can’t refuse from a rich and powerful businessman named Madec (Michael Douglas).

Madec hires Ben to take him to a vast and barren part of the Mojave Desert where he hopes to add to his hunting collection. But in his hastiness to get a kill, Madec accidentally shoots a man and is forced to cover up his crime. Ben, however, doesn’t want to play along. Not willing to go down for murder, Madec turns the gun on Ben and forces him to walk across the desert with nothing on other than his underwear. With the hot sun bearing down on him, Ben has to use his knowledge of...

Last night, Fox released the new promo/spoiler clip (below) for their upcoming "The Following" episode 9 of season 3, and it offers up new looks at some extremely intense and interesting stuff as Ryan realizes he's totally cornered by the new killer, prompting him to seek out advice from Joe Carroll, and more! The episode is titled, "Kill The Messenger." In the new, 9th episode official description: A Dangerous Game Of Cat And Mouse Ensues. Description number 2: After the latest shocking discovery, Ryan is going to find himself being tracked by the new illusive killer and a game of cat-and-mouse will begin leading them both back to Joe Carroll for different reasons. Meanwhile, Max and Mike will look for a stolen clue ,and Mark is going to make a shocking decision. Episode 9 is scheduled to air on Monday night, April 20th at 8pm central time on Fox.

Recently, Fox served up the new,official synopsis/spoilers for their upcoming "The Following" episode 9 of season 3. The episode is entitled "Kill The Messenger," and it turns out that we're going to see some very interesting and intense action go down when Ryan gets tracked down by the illusive killer, setting up a game of cat and mouse, and more. In the new, 9th episode press release: A Dangerous Game Of Cat And Mouse Ensues. Press release number 2: After the latest shocking discovery, Ryan will find himself being tracked by the new illusive killer and a game of cat-and-mouse will begin leading them both back to Joe Carroll for different reasons. In the meantime, Max and Mike are going to look for a stolen clue ,and Mark will make a shocking decision. Guest stars feature: Mike Colter as Nick Donovan; Evan Arthur Hall as Gary; Bill Dawes as Robert Tubbs...

Anthony Baxter’s documentary to be distributed on all major VoD platforms in June.

Bond/360 has acquired the rights to A Dangerous Game.

Anthony Baxter’s documentary looks at how luxury golf courses for the super rich around the world can be environmental calamities. Bond/360 will distribute the film on all major VoD platforms in June.

Baxter commented: “I am delighted that we will bringing A Dangerous Game to a global audience through Bond/360. Their reputation for cutting edge distribution is a perfect fit for a film with such an urgent theme, and which is striking a chord all over the world.”

The deal was negotiated by Marc Schiller and Amanda Lebow from Bond/360.

“It is rare to discover a documentary that incorporates grass roots activism and local issues with globe-spanning journalism so seamlessly and in such an entertaining, visually-interesting way,” added Schiller.

A Dangerous Game will screen at Thom Powers’ Stranger Than Fiction doc series in [link...

The first thought that pops into the mind watching filmmaker Anthony Baxter’s follow-on film to You’ve Been Trumped (2011), A Dangerous Game is, can there really be that many people needing to play golf on Planet Earth? The rest is a powerful expose of the usual greed, arrogance and miscommunication that such documentaries are so apt at stoking. This second film is no exception, with the filmmakers getting right under the international skin while tussling Trump’s quiff once more. It’s as thrilling at getting the wealthy’s back up as it is educational and genuinely concerning.

In A Dangerous Game – doubling up as a nickname for ‘golf’ here, Baxter and team (writer Richard Phinney) go up against other corporate ‘villains’, picking up where the previous film/investigation left off, including revisiting at the Menie Estate in Aberdeenshire, Scotland. They also delve into the effects a proposed luxury...

★★★★☆Anthony Baxter's You've Been Trumped was one of the unexpected gems of 2011; a blood-boiling j'accuse at American fat cat Donald Trump and, more specifically, his construction of a luxury golf course for the super-rich on a portion of Aberdeenshire's vast and pristine coastal sand dunes. Fobbed off by Trump's cronies at every turn and even arrested by local police without due cause, Baxter succeeded in exposing the same type of expansionist greed so fabulously lampooned in Bill Forsyth's Local Hero (1983). What a pleasant surprise, then, to see Baxter 'trump' his own inaugural outing with follow-up A Dangerous Game (2014), which takes the fight to Donald and his capitalist kind across the globe.

A local story with global implications, the British director Anthony Baxter’s debut documentary You’ve Been Trumped grabbed news headlines, positive reviews and festival prizes back in 2011. A classic underdog yarn about a ragtag group of citizens protesting against property tycoon Donald Trump’s scheme to bulldoze a luxury golf resort across environmentally sensitive coastline in northeast Scotland, Baxter’s film was full of folksy humor and quirky character studies, self-consciously drawing on Bill Forsyth’s thematically similar 1983 comedy Local Hero. Now Baxter has made a follow-up documentary bringing the saga up to date. But A Dangerous Game is more

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