Directed by Douglas Kass and Roger Kass
Produced by Roger Kass
Released by Music Box Films
English, Italian, French & German with English subtitles
USA/Italy/Germany/France/Cyprus. 77 min. Not rated
In 2010, famed novelist and occasional essayist Jonathan Franzen published a long piece in The New Yorker titled “Emptying the Skies,” about the illegal trapping of migratory songbirds, like warblers, wrens, […]
Directed by Rupert Goold
Produced by Dede Gardner, Jeremy Kleiner and Anthony Katagas
Written by Goold and David Kajganich, based on the book by Michael Finkel
Released by Fox Searchlight Pictures
USA. 99 min. Rated R
With Jonah Hill, James Franco, Felicity Jones, Robert John Burke, Gretchen Mol and Ethan Suplee
On the heels of HBO’s fantastic The Jinx, the true […]
Directed by Justin Benson and Aaron Moorhead
Released by Drafthouse Films
USA. 109 min. Not rated
With Lou Taylor Pucci and Nadia Hilker
In this new supernatural romance film, an isolated, directionless young American named Evan (Lou Taylor Pucci) flees to Italy to find himself. It’s obvious that he needs a chance to make a fresh start in new […]
Directed by Nicolas Rossier
Produced by Tami Woronoff and Naashon Zalk
South Africa/USA 75 min. Not rated
Nelson Mandela is likely one of the most famous and admired figures of the 20th century. His story is well-known. After 27 years as a political prisoner, he became the first democratically elected president of South Africa. He orchestrated a peaceful […]
Written and Directed by Orlando von Einsiedel
Produced by von Einsiedel and Joanna Natasegara.
Available on Netflix
UK.97 min. Not rated
In 2013, Netflix released the Oscar-nominated documentary The Square, chronicling the ongoing dangers following the Egyptian revolution. With Virunga, the digital content giant continues its trend of releasing compelling, timely documentaries about some of the most […]
Written and Directed by Michael Almereyda, based on the Shakespeare play
Produced by Michael Benaroya, Anthony Katagas and Almereyda
Released by Lionsgate
USA. 98 min. Rated R
With Ethan Hawke, Ed Harris, Milla Jovovich, John Leguizamo, Penn Badgley, Dakota Johnson, Anton Yelchin, Peter Gerety, Kevin Corrigan, Vondie Curtis-Hall, James Ransone, Spencer Treat Clark, Bill Pullman and Delroy Lindo
If nothing […]
Directed by Ethan Hawke
Produced by Ryan Hawke, Greg Loser and Heather Joan Smith
Released by Sundance Selects
USA. 81 min. Not rated. Rated PG
Proving that not all music teachers are of the terrifyingly mean J.K. Simmons variety, this moving, intimate documentary portrait tells of the life and passion of Manhattan concert pianist Seymour Bernstein. One often […]
Directed by Gabriel London
Produced by Daniel J. Chalfen, London, and Charlie Sadoff
Released by City Drive Entertainment Group
Canada/USA. 100 min. Not rated
Telling a story that could only transpire in our weirdest state, the new documentary The Mind of Mark DeFriest recounts the life and crimes of Florida handyman Mark DeFriest. In 1980 at the age of […]
Written, Produced, and Directed by Brian Knappenberger
Released by Film Buff/ Participant Media
USA. 104 min. Not rated
What happens when an idealistic computer genius tries to hack the most obstinate system of all, American corporate capitalism? By turns touching and infuriating, the documentary The Internet’s Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz recounts the short but meaningful […]
