In New Orleans, an elder care worker named Samantha Montgomery writes songs, records them acapella, and uploads them to YouTube under the internet name Princess Shaw. Half a world away in Israel, an eccentric musician named Ophir Kutiel, better known in the online world as Kutiman, scours the web for videos of musicians plying their […]
Documentary
‘Strange Septembers: The Hill Abduction & The Exeter Encounter’ Is A Good Old Fashioned UFOsploitation Documentary
On September 19, 1961, Betty and Barney Hill were driving along a road in rural New Hampshire when they were reportedly abducted by extraterrestrials. Four years later, on September 3, 1965, Norman Muscarello saw a UFO while hitchhiking near Exeter, NH, and reported it to police, which resulted in New Hampshire Police Officers Eugene Bertrand […]
‘Hitchcock/Truffaut’ Gives Movie Buffs And Cinephiles A Little Glimpse Into The Minds Of Not One, But Two Iconic Filmmakers
Kent Jones brings Truffaut’s book to life by combining the actual audio tapes of the interview conversations with select clips from films by both Hitchcock and Truffaut that illustrate the concepts that are being discussed.
‘Heart of a Dog’ Lets Audiences Help Laurie Anderson Heal By Paying Tribute To One Charismatic Doggie
The last few years have been rough ones for Laurie Anderson. The musician and performance artist has suffered through the deaths of her husband (who happened to be legendary rocker Lou Reed), her mother, and her beloved rat terrier. It is this last loss, that of her dog, Lolabelle, which is at the center of […]
‘Janis: Little Girl Blue’ Gives Janis Joplin Fans A Glimpse At The Girl Behind The Icon
I’m a sucker for a good music documentary, and this year has had more than its share. From The Wrecking Crew to Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck, 2015 has kept my ears ringing and my toes tappin’. Well, we can add one more to the list: Janis: Little Girl Blue. As one could […]
