Dec 29 2019
Street and fashion photographer Bill Cunningham candidly tells his story in his own words in the documentary The Times of Bill Cunningham. He was involved with the papers from the very start, as a young newspaper delivery boy on a bike, and then attended university at Harvard. After dropping out of Harvard, Cunningham began his …
Jul 27 2019
French singer and actress Isabelle Aubret was born Thérèse Coquerelle on July 27, 1938, in Lille, Nord, France. Her film repertoire consists of Les aventures de Saturnin (1965), Very Happy Alexander (1968), and Un Flic (1972). However she may be most famous for winning the Eurovision Song Contest in 1962, singing “Un Premier Amour,” written by Claude-Henri Vic and Roland …
Jun 23 2019
This month I had the pleasure of visiting Palm Springs, and of watching the recently released documentary on Frank Sinatra’s life in Palm Springs, and I must say that the film paints an accurate portrait of the beautiful desert oasis. One of the narrators of the film describes a Palm Springs neighborhood looking exactly the …
Jun 09 2018
In this gorgeous short film from Sherpas Cinema, viewers get a personalized look at life as a sherpa, their incredible surroundings, and the struggles they encounter. Loved By All: The Story of Apa Sherpa was produced by Malcolm Sangster, directed by Eric Crosland, and narrated by Apa Sherpa. Maximize your screen and enjoy.
Mar 26 2018
Director and producer Ai Weiwei gives us a powerful view of the 65 million migrants escaping climate change, war, and famine in the documentary Human Flow. The Chinese artist and activist traveled for a year through 23 different countries on his own journey as a migrant to offer a realistic perspective of the refugee crisis, …
Sep 17 2017
Kunstglaser: A Breakwater Original “When you don’t love, don’t do it. And when somebody says, ‘Nobody can do this,’ then I say, ‘hey, my name is Nobody.’” -Norbert Sattler Norbert Sattler is a master stained glass craftsman living Pleasantville, Nova Scotia who creates amazing modern glass pieces in conjunction with artists. In this film Sattler shares …
Jul 11 2017
When it was released in 2011, I found The Trip wonderfully entertaining and it remains one of my default go-to movies to this day. The Trip and its sequels are essentially a compilation of highlights from the BBC show. In The Trip, Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon explore the English countryside as in search of …
Feb 15 2017
The topic of this documentary is simple, yet brilliant. They are a daily part of our lives, living in most every corner of the world, both outdoors and indoors and close to many of us. Yet as often as we encounter them, they are still endlessly fascinating. Yes, Kedi is a documentary about cats, and the …
Jul 17 2016
Apple now has five gorgeous trailers available for the film Kubo and the Two Strings, which is slated to be released August 19th, 2016 from Focus Features and the animation studio LAIKA. It was directed by Travis Knight, who is probably best known for his work on Coraline and ParaNorman. The movie is based on Japanese folktales and promises “mystical …
May 01 2016
King Hu’s classic movies Dragon Inn, which was originally released in 1967, and his 1971 film A Touch of Zen have been restored in 4K from the original camera negatives. A Touch of Zen started playing in theaters April 22nd, and Dragon Inn will be re-released in theaters on May 6th. Hu’s films have been very influential in the world of …
