THE DONUT KING: AN…
I’ll admit I never gave much thought to the fact that here in Southern Californians we have a disproportionately…
THE GHOST OF PETER…
With each passing year we see more documentaries about films and filmmakers. Some get only a passing nod while…
MAKING MONTGOMERY CLIFT
This intriguing documentary was made by Robert Clift (the youngest of Montgomery’s nephews) in collaboration with Hillary Demmon. Its…
MEMORY: THE ORIGINS OF…
Alexandre O. Philippe specializes in documentaries about notable movies, including 78/52, a brilliant exploration of Alfred Hitchcock’s shower scene from Psycho. Memory is…
JIM ALLISON: BREAKTHROUGH—DOCUMENT OF…
Jim Allison is an appealing figure, a Texas native who loves honky-tonk bars and plays harmonica for fun. In…
WHERE’S MY ROY COHN?
Roy Cohn spent fifty years in the public eye, first as chief counsel to Senator Joseph McCarthy in the…
BACK ON THE SCREEN:…
I was fortunate enough to see George T. Nierenberg’s exceptional documentary when it debuted in 1982, and I’m delighted…
