Lynch/Oz
By Andrew Plimpton June 1, 2023
What is the key, if there is one, to understanding David Lynch? Filmmaker Alexandre O. Philippe has one answer: The Wizard of Oz.
What is the key, if there is one, to understanding David Lynch? Filmmaker Alexandre O. Philippe has one answer: The Wizard of Oz.
Recordings of interviews with Stanley Kubrick form the basis of this documentary and what might be described as the director’s first audio commentary.
It’s as if this re-creation of 1920s Hollywood has been feverishly whipped up by a precocious 13-year-old boy with a dirty mind and a generous allowance.
As an introduction to the work of Robert Downey Sr., the documentary is instructive and makes you want to visit his irreverent films. As a celebration of a father-son relationship, it’s sublime.
Why did the surge of Black-centered films from the late 1960s through the 1970s fade away?
Walking a tightrope between whimsy and outrage, this incisive documentary delves into the past and troubling present day of Kaua’i, Hawaii.
An absorbing documentary about how one of the most popular Broadway musicals was transformed into a hit movie.
This new work from Bill Morrison would not have existed had an Icelandic fishing boat not discovered four reels of 35mm film underwater.
Like Citizen Kane, David Fincher’s film is a puzzle that toys with time structure, interlocking past and present events with precision and wit.