Michael Dominic’s documentary SUNSHINE HOTEL takes us to one of the last of the flophouses that once teemed in New York’s Bowery. From a high of two hundred half a century ago, there are now only eight, housing tenants in cubicles with chicken wire instead of ceilings, tenants who cling to those cubicles as an… Read More »
TRIBUTE
So what is it exactly that makes a person want to become someone else, even for a few hours up one a stage? Thats an interesting enough question, but Rich Hall and Kris Curry goes a bit deeper than that with their endlessly fascinating documentary, TRIBUTE, a look at the people in tribute bands and,… Read More »
JAMES’ JOURNEY TO JERUSALEM (Massa’ot James Be’eretz Hakodesh)
When we first meet the eponymous James (Siyabonga Melongisi Shibe) of JAMES JOURNEY TO JERUSALEM, hes basking in the presence of that city. His bright face is aglow with a smile that can light up the farthest corners of the universe. That glow is reflected in the sun-drenched image of such familiar landmarks as The… Read More »
SUPER SIZE ME!
About a hundred years ago, the United States government decided that it needed to get involved in regulating the food processing industry and created what would eventually become the Food and Drug Administration. It was a radical idea at the time and there were a few who grouched that it was an impediment to free… Read More »
EDGE OF THE WORLD. THE
In the late 20s or early 30s, a story about the exodus of Scottish island folk from their home captured the imagination of Michael Powell, the British director of such classics as BLACK NARCISSUS and THE RED SHOES. The result was 1938s THE EDGE OF THE WORLD, long difficult to find and recently released by… Read More »
IMELDA
Ramona Diazs mesmerizing documentary IMELDA is not a recounting of the rise and fall of Ferdinand and Imelda Marcos, the quintessential power couple that ruled the Philippines for twenty years, though that aspect of Imeldas remarkable life is not neglected. Rather, its a study of the mystique of the lady herself. And make no mistake… Read More »
NAPOLEON DYNAMITE
It was a bold move to make NAPOLEON DYNAMITE, a wry and sober comedy about family neglect and social ostracism that is deeply, truly funny. This is a film that dares to delve into the realms of the truly unlikable and to then go on to make the audience care about them. Maybe not enough… Read More »
FIVE OBSTRUCTIONS, THE (De Fem benspænd)
Lars von Triers, the infuriating Danish enfant terrible of film, has long been obsessed with 1967s THE PERFECT HUMAN, an experimental film from Jorgen Leth. Because von Triers is now in a position to act on his obsessions, and because he is, as you might have noticed from BREAKING THE WAVES and DOGVILLE, a perverse… Read More »
THE PASSION OF JOAN OF ARC
There are some films that transcend their genre, that are so exquisitely realized, that so precisely capture the essence of what it means to be human, good and bad, that they take their place in the pantheon of great art, not just great art films. Such is Carl Theodore Dreyer’s THE PASSION OF JOAN OF… Read More »
UNDERGROUND ZERO
Before we are inundated with what will no doubt be a lions share of indifferent movies about the events of 9/11, take the time to see UNDERGROUD ZERO, a thoughtful, intelligent take on what that day and its aftermath mean. The film is an anthology of thirteen short films commissioned by producers and filmmakers Jay… Read More »
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