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‘Merchant Ivory,’ The Panoptic About The Formidable Film Team

© Modenist | Film and Stephen Soucy Productions The documentary directed by Stephen Soucy retraces one of the longest partnerships in the history of film. Merchant Ivory delves deep into the audacious company formed by Ismail Merchant as producer, James Ivory as director, Ruth Prawer Jhabvala as screenwriter and Richard Robbins as composer. Merchant Ivory…

AKA Mr. Chow : Exclusive Interview with an Oscar Nominated Producer Diane Quon and Writer/Executive Producer Jean Tsien

Synopsis : AKA MR. CHOW details the vibrant and varied life of Michael Chow. Born Zhou Yinghua in 1930s Shanghai, he would use creativity to triumph over childhood trauma, personal loss, and systemic prejudice, growing up to become the actor and artist before inventing a new identity, Mr. Chow, when he opens the first of…

FLC Unveils 61st New York Film Festival Poster by Jim Jarmusch, Image of Japanese Star Yûzô Kayama

Film at Lincoln Center unveils the 61st New York Film Festival poster by iconic filmmaker Jim Jarmusch, director of seven NYFF selections including NYFF24 Opening Night film “Down by Law.” NYFF posters are a yearly artistic signature of the film festival, and Jarmuschjoins a stellar lineup of renowned artists who have contributed their work to…

Mickey: The Story Of A Mouse, Examines The Cultural Significance Of The Iconic Character

“It was all started by a mouse,” are the famous words pronounced by Walt Disney when describing his career as an animator. The documentary directed by Jeff Malmberg and produced by Oscar-winning Morgan Neville, Mickey: The Story Of A Mouse, takes us back to the origins of that glorious character and his evolution through the…

Magnolia Pictures Has Acquired Chelsea Hotel Documentary

Magnolia Pictures acquired the North American rights to a documentary on the legendary Chelsea Hotel in New York entitled “Dreaming Walls” which is executive-produced by Martin Scorsese. The film had a world premiere in the Panorama section of the Berlinale in February, co-directors Amélie van Elmbt and Maya Duverdier delved into an iconic Chelsea Hotel,…

Netflix’s The Andy Warhol Diaries Takes Us On A Journey Inside The Artist’s Mind

The most important artist of all times is homaged by a Ryan Murphy Production, in Netflix’s The Andy Warhol Diaries. Every episode is introduced by eden ahbez’s song Nature Boy, that not only captures the hippie era that Warhol traversed, but also epitomises his essence of a wandering soul who wanted to love and be…

New York Film Festival : Review / It’s a Rough Ride Through “The Velvet Underground”

Writer/Director Todd Haynes is no stranger to the world of rock music. Among the dramas and thrillers of his filmography are music centric films such as Velvet Goldmine and I’m Not There. He’s now ready to unleash his first officially documentary onto the world; an “in-depth” look at the revolutionary rock band, The Velvet Underground….

TV Review: Halston, The CliffNotes Of An Icon

Roy Halston Frowick, simply known as Halston, became a legend in the field of fashion in the United States in the lates 1960s, and rose to international fame in the 1970s. The brand Halston remained a household name — despite the ownership vicissitudes — through the decades, and it continues to be considered one of…