Category: Documentary
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URSULA VON RYDINGSVARD: INTO HER OWN is pandemic comfort via wood art
by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent Once in a generation an artist comes along who can speak to the human condition in an unexpected way, specifically with large-scale wooden sculpture for Ursula von Rydingsvard. Her extraordinary journey is chronicled in documentary film URSULA VON RYDINGSVARD: INTO HER OWN from director Daniel Traub, available on Sept.…
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3 Star Michelin Chef David Kinch: US kitchen to France, A CHEF’S VOYAGE
by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent France is the undisputed home to, and originator of the term, haute cuisine and yet? 3 Star Michelin Chef David Kinch is brazen enough to take a pop-up kitchen to the heart of French cooking to collaborate with other legendary Michelin starred madmen in A CHEF’S VOYAGE from First Run Features.…
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New Doc Follows Tinder-Addicted Pilot, Lands on VOD Sept. 15: Director’s POV
by Al Bailey, Special Correspondent Introduction: Al Bailey’s DTF, a documentary about one pilot’s search for love and sex through Tinder and the friendly skies. DTF will premiere at LA’s Dances With Films before a VOD launch in the United States. DTF will be available to rent or own September 15th on Amazon, iTunes, Comcast,…
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THE PASSION OF ANNA MAGNANI: They don’t make them like that anymore
Curated by Screenmancer Staff MHz Choice Announces the premiere of the Cannes documentary THE PASSION OF ANNA MAGNANI for Sept, 15, 2020. Using archival footage, some never-before-seen from Magnani’s family, journalist Orana Fallaci paints a portrait of the Italian actress who became a symbol of neorealism and an icon of the film industry. Filmmaker Enrico…
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Shut up & play, but first catch some glory ways to rock stardom from InstaBAND
by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent How many of you picked up an instrument during COVID-19 lockdown, or heard some twangy old school Silvertone from a neighbor’s garage? Everybody loves music, even the President, as he keeps getting shut down by name bands for playing their tunes at a rally. Now, wouldn’t it be great…
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REBUILDING PARADISE, #CaliforniaWildfires, by Ron Howard is no small feat, see it July 31
by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent Ron Howard is known for so many accomplishments in the (in quotes) Hollywood firmament. He was a child actor, much loved boy (Opie Taylor of “The Andy Griffith Show” from 1960 to 1968), and director/producer with partner Brian Grazer of Imagine. Equally significant, he has never had a significant…
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Boys Will Be BOYS STATE, In This Raucous Caucus Set for Summer
by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent Boys, Texas, a mock election, what could go wrong? Sundance Grand Jury Prize winner for 2020, BOYS STATE, chronicles 1100 eager teenage mini-men as they vie for a week-long bid to make their own state government, in this Apple Original to hit theaters on July 31. Directed by Jesse…
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Director Betsy Kalin on the Future of LA in VISION 2030 with EMMY Nom & It’s a Microcosm
by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent For a while now we’ve been thrilled to follow filmmaker Betsy Kalin and her remarkable camera’s eye. Kalin, who we found through the Santa Barbara International Film Festival (SBIFF) years ago when Carol Marshall and staffers set up these great indie filmmaker roundtables, previously filmed an East LA exploration, that you can find…
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Decoding the Fascinating Appeal of “Tiger King” Joe Exotic, Why Not?
by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent By now if you haven’t heard proverbial ‘Everybody’ talking about the Netflix special “Tiger King Murder, Mayhem and Madness” and its titular jailhouse-made “star” Joe Exotic, then you’re not paying attention to the COVID19 lockdown zeitgeist. In just seven episodes, dating from March 20 and nearly coinciding with Coronavirus…
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Matzo Fast: Laemmle Online Has You Covered with Streits
by Screenmancer Staff from Laemmle Here’s Greg Laemmle, of Carl Laemmle (founder of Universal Pictures) family’s line, with his latest letter to all at home during the Coronavirus (COVID19) stay-home era. The next generation Laemmle mentions one film in his note to rent from Laemmle Virtual Cinema that is relevant to Passover, coming on the evening of…
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Or You Could Just Watch Scorsese in ONCE WERE BROTHERS & Robertson, Dylan, Clapton, at Home
by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent So Martin Scorsese appears as “Self” in this documentary film, ONCE WERE BROTHERS: ROBBIE ROBERTSON AND THE BAND. Producers Ron Howard and Brian Grazer are also behind this coming-to-life of The Band’s homespun journey from backing Bob Dylan and touring with Ronnie Hawkins, to alternative fame in the 1970’s. A…
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MAGIC PILLS vs Science Doc Streams & This Is COVID-19 Timely for Debate
by Quendrith Johnson, Los Angeles Correspondent If you’ve been listening to the coverage of the “pandemic” AKA Coronavirus AKA COVID-19, the novel superbug sweeping the world, you’ve probably heard a lot of science and speculation or both. From heads of nations to heads of research teams, talking heads are in triage mode over this RNA…
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NEON Scores Rights: GUNDA, from Victor Kossakovsky & EP Joaquin Phoenix, Oscar Winner
Curated by Screenmancer Staff NEW YORK, NY (2/25/20): NEON announced today that it has acquired North American rights to Gunda, directed by Victor Kossakovsky, which made its World Premiere in the new competitive section Encounters at the Berlinale, where it was nominated for the Berlinale Documentary Award and debuted to rave reviews. Critics have hailed the…
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