Coming to Apple TV+ today, Tuesday, July 27:
FOR MADMEN ONLY
Director:
Heather Ross
World Premiere:
SXSW 2020 (unscreened)
Select Festivals:
Chicago, Cleveland, Portland, RiverRun, Boulder, Calgary
About:
Del Close, the hidden architect of modern comedy, reveals his creative process by writing an autobiographical comic book.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
Coming to PBS’s American Masters tomorrow, Tuesday, July 27:
BUDDY GUY: THE BLUES CHASE THE BLUES AWAY
Director:
Devin Amar, Matt Mitchener, Charles Todd
World Premiere:
American Masters PBS broadcast (July 2021)
About:
An exploration of the life and career of the legendary blues guitarist, a pioneer of Chicago’s West Side sound and major influence on rock titans like Jimi Hendrix and Eric Clapton.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
Coming to the Metrograph’s virtual cinema today, Monday, July 26:
LITTLE DIETER NEEDS TO FLY
Director:
Werner Herzog
World Premiere:
Telluride 1997
Select Festivals:
IDFA, San Francisco, Portland
About:
German-born Dieter Dengler relates his service as a US naval pilot in the Vietnam War, when he was shot down and taken prisoner by the Pathet Lao during his first mission.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
Coming to PBS’s POV today, Monday, July 26:
MAYOR
Director:
David Osit
World Premiere:
True/False 2020
Select Festivals:
DOC NYC, Nantucket, CPH:DOX, IDFA, Hot Docs, Full Frame, Camden, Maryland, DokuFest
About:
A portrait of the Christian mayor of Ramallah, Palestine.
I previously wrote about the doc here.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Recommendations, Releases
Coming to Disney+ today, Friday, July 23:
PLAYING WITH SHARKS
Director:
Sally Aitken
World Premiere:
Sundance 2021
Select Festivals:
Nantucket, Hot Docs, Doc Edge, Boulder, Washington DC Environmental, EarthX, Provincetown, Martha’s Vineyard, DocLands, Mountainfilm
About:
A tribute to a pioneering shark conservationist and underwater cinematographer.
I profiled the doc before Sundance here.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Film Festivals, Recommendations, Releases, Sundance
Coming to theatres today, Friday, July 23:
VAL
Director:
Ting Poo, Leo Scott
World Premiere:
Cannes 2021
About:
A portrait of Val Kilmer, constructed from more than 40 years of the actor’s self-documentation.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
Coming to theatres and VOD tomorrow, Friday, July 23:
AILEY
Director:
Jamila Wignot
World Premiere:
Sundance 2021
Select Festivals:
CPH:DOX, Tribeca, Frameline, Provincetown, Thessaloniki Doc
About:
A revealing, moving portrait of pioneering choreographer Alvin Ailey.
I profiled the doc before Sundance here.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Film Festivals, Recommendations, Releases, Sundance
Coming to Disney+ tomorrow, Friday, July 23:
STUNTMAN
Director:
Kurt Mattila
World Premiere:
Los Angeles Film Festival 2018
About:
Veteran Hollywood stuntman Eddie Braun sets out to fulfill Evel Knievel’s unfulfilled dream of crossing the Snake River in a rocket.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
Coming to HBO and HBO Max this Friday, July 23:
WOODSTOCK 99: PEACE, LOVE, AND RAGE
Director:
Garret Price
World Premiere:
HBO/HBO Max release (July 2021)
About:
The story of the ill-fated music festival, promoted to echo the unity and counterculture idealism of the original 1969 concert, but which instead devolved into riots, looting, and sexual assaults.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
Coming to theatres this Friday, July 23:
ALL THE STREETS ARE SILENT: THE CONVERGENCE OF HIP HOP AND SKATEBOARDING (1987-1997)
Director:
Jeremy Elkin
World Premiere:
theatrical release (July 2021)
About:
An exploration of the impact from the interplay between the subcultures of skateboarding and hip hop in late 80s and early 90s downtown NYC.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
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