"Lambert & Stamp": The Duo Behind The Who
on Friday, April 3, 2015
Lambert & Stamp, about the two enterprising Brits who managed The Who, may sound like just another music biz recap of "My Generation." But it's considerably more than that. The debut documentary by James D. Cooper probes the unlikely symbiosis ...
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"The Search for Israeli Cuisine" Is On
on Thursday, April 2, 2015
Of all the inspirations for visiting the Holy Land, food has not traditionally ranked on high. Happily, in recent years the Israeli kitchen has come into its own. These days a foodie can go from the Lebanese border to Eilat and experience culinary ...
"Merchants of Doubt": An Exchange with Filmmaker Robert Kenner
on Wednesday, March 4, 2015
What do "merchants of doubt" do? The question arises now that Robert Kenner has come out with Merchants of Doubt. Like his Oscar-nominated documentary, Food, Inc., this engrossing new exposé once again sounds a caveat emptor for American ...
Filmmaker Melissa Donovan Salutes Dr. Rick Hodes and "Zemene"
on Tuesday, February 24, 2015
By its title alone, Zemene, Melissa Donovan's captivating documentary says there's something special about its name character. There is. Right away when we meet this Ethiopian 10 year old, her spark and lucidity pull us in.
Zemenwork (Zemene) is ...
"The Salt of the Earth": Photographer Sebastiaõ Salgado Gets His Close-up
on Wednesday, February 11, 2015
Sebastiaõ Salgado has spent more than 40 years photographing humanity across 100 countries. Capturing such headline issues as a gold miners' strife in his native Brazil, genocide in Rwanda, war in Yugoslavia, famine in Ethiopia and ...
