Directed by James D. Cooper Produced by Cooper, Loretta Harms, and Douglas Graves Released by Sony Pictures Classics USA. 117 min. Rated R Two surviving members of the band the Who, Roger Daltrey and Peter Townshend, receive extensive coverage in this new film, but they almost play supporting roles. Instead, this unconventional rock doc centers […]
Written, Directed and Produced by Oren Jacoby Released by the Film Sales Company USA. 92 min. Not rated English and Italian with English subtitles What Americans may know of World War II’s impact on Italy is often centered on the Allies’ liberating invasion and the many World at War-type documentaries that repeat the footage of […]
Directed by Wim Wenders & Juliano Ribeiro Salgado Screenplay by Wenders, Salgado and David Rosier Released by Sony Pictures Classics English, French, and Portuguese with English subtitles France/Brazil/Italy. 109 min. Rated PG-13 At times while watching photographer Sebastião Salgado in Wim Wenders’ latest documentary (in collaboration with the subject’s son, Juliano), you wonder how Salgado […]
Directed by Andy Grieve Released by Cinema Libre Studio USA. 83 min. Not rated As the guitarist in the Police, perhaps the biggest band of the early ’80’s, Andy Summers was one of the most influential guitarists of the day. He painted with a larger sonic pallet than most rock musicians and generally used his […]
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 […]
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 […]
Directed by Denny Tedesco Produced by Denny Tedesco, Chris Hope, Jon Leonoudakis, Mitchell Linden, Claire Scanlon, Damon Tedesco & Suzie Greene Tedesco Released by Magnolia Pictures USA. 101 min. Rated PG The Wrecking Crew pays fond tribute to the musicians who were behind so much of the rock ‘n’ roll soundtrack of boomers’ lives. It’s […]
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 […]
Directed and Produced by Erik Greenberg Anjou Released by Cohen Media Group USA. 91 min. Rated PG-13 Deli Man is an extra helping of more than just a nostalgic meal at one of the shrinking numbers of genuine Jewish delicatessens in North America. Like The Search for General Tso last year, on Chinese-American cuisine, and […]