Aleksei German's Hard to Be a God is currently at Anthology Film Archives in New York and will screen from February 20 through 23 at Northwest Film Forum in Seattle. A few cities here and there follow, but for the rest of us, we'll get to see it eventually, so you must see James Kang's collection of reviews at Critics Round Up. Linking to 26 pieces by top-notch writers, James figures the overall score to be 97/100. More goings on: Tell It Like It Is: Black Independents in New York, 1968-1986; Brooklyn Boheme; films starring Charles Laughton and Katharine Hepburn; Philippe Garrel's Le Révélateur (1968); and work by Eric Baudelaire and Paul Sharits. » - David Hudson...
- 2/4/2015
- Fandor: Keyframe
Aleksei German's Hard to Be a God is currently at Anthology Film Archives in New York and will screen from February 20 through 23 at Northwest Film Forum in Seattle. A few cities here and there follow, but for the rest of us, we'll get to see it eventually, so you must see James Kang's collection of reviews at Critics Round Up. Linking to 26 pieces by top-notch writers, James figures the overall score to be 97/100. More goings on: Tell It Like It Is: Black Independents in New York, 1968-1986; Brooklyn Boheme; films starring Charles Laughton and Katharine Hepburn; Philippe Garrel's Le Révélateur (1968); and work by Eric Baudelaire and Paul Sharits. » - David Hudson...
- 2/4/2015
- Keyframe
I sat down today with my old friend Nelson George to ask about his recent and past projects. We discussed his newly finished film The Announcement, about Magic Johnson 20 years after he made the announcement that he has the HIV virus. And then we worked backwards and discussed Good Hair, Life Support, and George’s path from journalist to filmmaker.
The Announcement premiered on Espn this month and continues to air; for upcoming screenings, including one this afternoon, visit the website. George’s documentary Brooklyn Boheme is now available on iTunes.
Filmmaker: Tell me about The Announcement and how you came to direct it?
George: I owe it to a guy named Keith Clinkscales, who I’ve known for 20 years. He helped found Vibe back in the day, and he was vice president at Espn. I think they approached Spike Lee first but he was unavailable. I had done a...
The Announcement premiered on Espn this month and continues to air; for upcoming screenings, including one this afternoon, visit the website. George’s documentary Brooklyn Boheme is now available on iTunes.
Filmmaker: Tell me about The Announcement and how you came to direct it?
George: I owe it to a guy named Keith Clinkscales, who I’ve known for 20 years. He helped found Vibe back in the day, and he was vice president at Espn. I think they approached Spike Lee first but he was unavailable. I had done a...
- 3/18/2012
- by Alix Lambert
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
Showtime is celebrating Black History Month by featuring documentaries and comedy, stand-up specials that highlight the culture and experience of the Black community. This includes a new documentary from filmmaker, historian and author Nelson George. The doc, entitled Brooklyn Boheme, spotlights some of the defining black voices that rose out of Brooklyn, including: Spike Lee, Chris Rock, Common and Erykah Badu.
Check out the full rundown of Black History Month specials on Showtime below:
Brooklyn Boheme
Airs Thursday, February 2nd at 8:30 Pm (Et/Pt)
This intimate portrait from noted filmmaker, historian and author Nelson George explores the Black arts movement that exploded in the famed Fort Greene neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York in the mid-1980s-‘90s and launched the careers of such acclaimed artists as filmmaker Spike Lee, comedian Chris Rock, musicians Branford Marsalis, Common, Erykah Badu and yasiin bey (formerly known as Mos Def), among many others.
Check out the full rundown of Black History Month specials on Showtime below:
Brooklyn Boheme
Airs Thursday, February 2nd at 8:30 Pm (Et/Pt)
This intimate portrait from noted filmmaker, historian and author Nelson George explores the Black arts movement that exploded in the famed Fort Greene neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York in the mid-1980s-‘90s and launched the careers of such acclaimed artists as filmmaker Spike Lee, comedian Chris Rock, musicians Branford Marsalis, Common, Erykah Badu and yasiin bey (formerly known as Mos Def), among many others.
- 1/27/2012
- by Bags Hooper
- BuzzFocus.com
February is around the corner, and Showtime has amassed great films, documentaries, and the funniest kings and queens of comedy to honor Black History Month with its annual month-long programming initiative featuring revealing documentaries and stand-up specials spotlighting the Black experience every Thursday and Friday night. Highlights include a new documentary from noted historian Nelson George and a stand-up special from the legendary Paul Mooney. Documentaries . Each Thursday: Brooklyn Boheme Airs Thursday, February 2nd at 8:30 Pm (Et/Pt) This intimate portrait from noted filmmaker, historian and author Nelson George explores the Black arts movement that exploded in the famed Fort Greene neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York in the mid-1980s-.90s and launched the careers of such acclaimed artists...
- 1/26/2012
- by April MacIntyre
- Monsters and Critics
"Bigger and here to stay, Doc NYC returns for its second year to spread the gospel of nonfiction, showcasing 52 features in what's becoming the city's mainstream fall complement to Moma's more international and experimental Documentary Fortnight," writes Nicolas Rapold in the Voice. "Boldface names Werner Herzog, Barbara Kopple, and Jonathan Demme come bearing new work; anticipated favorites such as The Island President and an Eames doc will be rolled out; a memorial tribute to the late Richard Leacock burnishes another vérité legend; and a host of often issue-oriented other films await presumably sympathetic perusal."
The festival opens this evening with Into the Abyss, "Herzog's best documentary in many years," at least for Amy Taubin, writing for Artforum. "Herzog's subject is state-mandated execution, which he addresses via a case of triple homicide that took place in Conroe, Texas…. The movie is all the more haunting for being so straightforward in its narrative organization,...
The festival opens this evening with Into the Abyss, "Herzog's best documentary in many years," at least for Amy Taubin, writing for Artforum. "Herzog's subject is state-mandated execution, which he addresses via a case of triple homicide that took place in Conroe, Texas…. The movie is all the more haunting for being so straightforward in its narrative organization,...
- 11/4/2011
- MUBI
Since I’ve never attended the Toronto International Film Festival, or the long-running doc series Stranger Than Fiction, I was shamefully late to discover the curatorial wizard behind-the-curtain by the name of Thom Powers. But ever since Powers’s programming became, for me, the highlight of this year’s Miami International Film Festival he’s been firmly on my cine-radar. So when I noticed he’d be returning as artistic director of Doc NYC (which runs Nov. 2-10) I thought, “Oh, no.” I didn’t have time to cover Doc NYC right before I flew to Amsterdam to tackle the mother of all nonfiction fests Idfa! (Doc NYC’s close proximity to Idfa and also Cph:dox is the worst thing one can say about it.) I couldn’t squeeze in its 100-plus events, panel discussions, 52 features and 40 shorts. I didn’t have the hours to spare for the opening night...
- 11/2/2011
- by Lauren Wissot
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
When historical documentaries spotlight the dynamic past, they also reveal, if one is prone to see, an uncomfortable present. This can fuel nostalgia and a yearning to return to that great by-gone era just witnessed on the screen. While making you feel good about the past, docs can make you feel lousy about today. After watching the premier Brooklyn Boheme, and listening to the Q&A afterwards, a lot of us felt lousy about today.
For some 15 years in the 1980s and 1990s, Fort Green and to a lesser extent neighboring Clinton Hill were home to an extraordinary community of Black and Hispanic artists. In the film we hear from former and current residents, including filmmaker Spike Lee, actress Rosie Perez, jazzman Bradford Marsalis, comedian and actor Chris Rock, and rock guitarist Vernon Reid. Spike Lee calls this time “the Brooklyn equivalent of the Harlem Renaissance.”
While the Harlem movement...
For some 15 years in the 1980s and 1990s, Fort Green and to a lesser extent neighboring Clinton Hill were home to an extraordinary community of Black and Hispanic artists. In the film we hear from former and current residents, including filmmaker Spike Lee, actress Rosie Perez, jazzman Bradford Marsalis, comedian and actor Chris Rock, and rock guitarist Vernon Reid. Spike Lee calls this time “the Brooklyn equivalent of the Harlem Renaissance.”
While the Harlem movement...
- 9/25/2011
- by Stewart Nusbaumer
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
This year’s Urbanworld Film Festival in New York City covers everything from black swan theory to arranged marriage and Southern gothic tradition. The festival opens September 14 with Nelson George’s and Diane Paragas' "Brooklyn Boheme" and closes September 18 with Alrick Brown’s Sundance World Cinema Audience award winner "KinyaRwanda." Below we’ve compiled a list of eight must-see films at this year’s festival. Check them out. Yelling to the Sky Logline: ...
- 9/13/2011
- Indiewire
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