When Frederic Lilen ran away from home to avoid the family law business, becoming the cinematic chronicler of Pale Male, New York City’s most famous red-tailed hawk, wasn’t even on his radar. In fact, he’d never even heard of the bird and his loyal following until after a serendipitous lunch meeting. He was taking a… Read More »
Jacques Perrin Follows A WINGED MIGRATION
Few have had as varied and rich a career as Jacques Perrin, whose resume includes appearing in and co-producing the classic political thriller Z for Costa-Gavras, making an extended cameo in the French potboiler THE BROTHERHOOD OF THE WOLF, and making fascinating films in homage to the natural world. His MICROCOSMOS took the world by storm… Read More »
Luc Jacquet Follows the MARCH OF THE PENGUINS
There is something completely irresistible about penguins, and I can’t think of any filmmaker who has done a better job of capturing that than Luc Jacquet. His documentary about their breeding season at the bottom of the world is engaging, enlightening, and unexpectedly moving. The man himself is just as engaging when I interviewed him on… Read More »