This week’s streaming premieres bring two documentaries about cultural legends — one more complicated than the other — that bowed at Sundance and will now charm audiences at home. For something a bit more understated, there’s also a trance-inducing horror curio backed by one of the hottest indie distributors around.
The contender to watch this week: “Little Richard: I Am Everything”
Little Richard has long deserved a documentary that explores his hyper-stylized rock ‘n’ roll innovations, which inspired the likes of Elvis Presley, Mick Jagger, and David Bowie. Lisa Cortés (“All In: The Fight for Democracy‘) was up to the task, directing a spirited tour of the “Tutti Frutti” singer’s legacy. It’s not all glitter, though: Little Richard established popular music’s Black, queer roots, only to become a born-again Christian who denounced homosexuality. After opening this year’s Sundance Film Festival, “I Am Everything” is playing in...
The contender to watch this week: “Little Richard: I Am Everything”
Little Richard has long deserved a documentary that explores his hyper-stylized rock ‘n’ roll innovations, which inspired the likes of Elvis Presley, Mick Jagger, and David Bowie. Lisa Cortés (“All In: The Fight for Democracy‘) was up to the task, directing a spirited tour of the “Tutti Frutti” singer’s legacy. It’s not all glitter, though: Little Richard established popular music’s Black, queer roots, only to become a born-again Christian who denounced homosexuality. After opening this year’s Sundance Film Festival, “I Am Everything” is playing in...
- 4/22/2023
- by Matthew Jacobs
- Gold Derby
Very Semi-serious HBO Films Reviewed by: Harvey Karten for Shockya. Databased on Rotten Tomatoes. Grade: A- Director: Leah Wolchok Written by: Leah Wolchok Cast: Bob Mankoff, David Remnick, Roz Chast, Mort Gerberg, Liana Finck Screened at: HBO, NYC, 9/9/15 Opens: November 20, 2015 When I was taking freshman English with Professor Charles Vivian in […]
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- 4/15/2017
- by Harvey Karten
- ShockYa
Cameraperson's Kirsten Johnson on Jacques Derrida: "He is present." Photo: Anne-Katrin Titze
Abigail Disney, director of The Armor Of Light and executive producer of Cameraperson with Gini Reticker, director of Pray The Devil Back To Hell, hosted an intimate, cosy and warm reception for Kirsten Johnson. Kirsten as cinematographer has filmed Laura Poitras's Citizenfour, Risk, and The Oath; Dawn Porter's Trapped; Kirby Dick's The Invisible War and This Film Is Not Yet Rated; Linda Hoaglund's The Wound And The Gift with Vanessa Redgrave; Amy Ziering and Dick's Derrida; Leah Wolchok's Very Semi-Serious; Johanna Hamilton's 1971; Christy Turlington's No Woman, No Cry; Catherine Gund's Born To Fly: Elizabeth Streb Vs. Gravity; Katy Chevigny's Election Day and Deadline co-directed by Kirsten.
Election Day director Katy Chevigny and Deadline co-director with Kirsten Johnson Photo: Anne-Katrin Titze
Cameraperson, which was featured in Doc NYC's Short List programme,...
Abigail Disney, director of The Armor Of Light and executive producer of Cameraperson with Gini Reticker, director of Pray The Devil Back To Hell, hosted an intimate, cosy and warm reception for Kirsten Johnson. Kirsten as cinematographer has filmed Laura Poitras's Citizenfour, Risk, and The Oath; Dawn Porter's Trapped; Kirby Dick's The Invisible War and This Film Is Not Yet Rated; Linda Hoaglund's The Wound And The Gift with Vanessa Redgrave; Amy Ziering and Dick's Derrida; Leah Wolchok's Very Semi-Serious; Johanna Hamilton's 1971; Christy Turlington's No Woman, No Cry; Catherine Gund's Born To Fly: Elizabeth Streb Vs. Gravity; Katy Chevigny's Election Day and Deadline co-directed by Kirsten.
Election Day director Katy Chevigny and Deadline co-director with Kirsten Johnson Photo: Anne-Katrin Titze
Cameraperson, which was featured in Doc NYC's Short List programme,...
- 12/18/2016
- by Anne-Katrin Titze
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Net 8Pm 8:30Pm 9Pm 9:30Pm 10Pm 10:30Pm ABC The Great Christmas Light Fight The Great Holiday Baking Show CBS Supergirl Scorpion NCIS: La CW Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show Jane the Virgin Fox Gotham (R) Bones (R) Fargo (FX) NBC The Voice Adele Live in New York City Misc Childhood’s End (Syfy) Very Semi-Serious: A Partially […]...
- 12/14/2015
- by theTVaddict
- The TV Addict
HBO has rescheduled U2’s “Innocence + Experience” for Dec. 7 after its original air date on Nov. 14 was canceled due to the terror attacks on Paris. On Nov. 13, HBO announced that U2 had canceled its planned Paris concert and that the special broadcast of it will not take place. The rescheduled special will be available on HBO Go and HBO Now simultaneously with its world premiere on HBO. “Innocence + Experience Live in Paris” will be shot live at the Accorhotels Arena in Bercy. “Very Semi-Serious: A Partially Thorough Portrait of New Yorker Cartoonists,” originally scheduled for Dec. 7,...
- 11/23/2015
- by Beatrice Verhoeven
- The Wrap
Leah Wolchok’s funny documentary, subtitled ‘A Partially Thorough Portrait of New Yorker Cartoonists’, illuminates just what makes for a good New Yorker cartoon
“They make the strange familiar or the familiar strange.” So explains Bob Mankoff, the droll, keenly observant central figure in Leah Wolchok’s droll, keenly observant documentary Very Semi-Serious: A Partially Thorough Portrait of New Yorker Cartoonists.
The title could be a nod to one of the single-panel cartoons in the New Yorker, and the film is a wry, slightly cerebral snapshot. It’s a minor work that knows its place in the margins, but is thought-provoking and surreptitiously insightful – and very funny.
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“They make the strange familiar or the familiar strange.” So explains Bob Mankoff, the droll, keenly observant central figure in Leah Wolchok’s droll, keenly observant documentary Very Semi-Serious: A Partially Thorough Portrait of New Yorker Cartoonists.
The title could be a nod to one of the single-panel cartoons in the New Yorker, and the film is a wry, slightly cerebral snapshot. It’s a minor work that knows its place in the margins, but is thought-provoking and surreptitiously insightful – and very funny.
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- 11/19/2015
- by Jordan Hoffman
- The Guardian - Film News
Nearly just as iconic as the publication itself are The New Yorker's hilarious and often baffling pencil-drawn comics. To help solve some of the mysteries behind the cartoons is the documentary "Very Semi-Serious: A Partially Thorough Portrait of New Yorker Cartoonists." Read More: Project of the Day: A 'Very Semi-Serious' Doc about New Yorker Cartoons Providing a glimpse into the process behind the creation of the artwork, the film follows cartoon editor Bob Mankoff as he reveals the inner-workings of the quirky department and the past and future of the beloved institution. Directed by Leah Wolchok, "Very Semi-Serious" will air on HBO on December 7, after its limited theatrical release on November 20. Read More: HBO Acquires Tribeca Doc 'Very Semi-Serious: A Partially Thorough Portrait of New Yorker Cartoonists'...
- 11/6/2015
- by Aubrey Page
- Indiewire
As you catch up on the best films of the year’s first 10 months, know that there’s still a great number of features worth seeking out as we near the end of 2015. November brings promising animated offerings, top-notch documentaries, the latest entry into a certain long-running spy franchise, my favorite film of the year, and more. Check out the list below and let us know what you’re most looking forward to.
Matinees to See: Theeb (11/6), The Hallow (11/6), Democrats (11/18), The Night Before (11/20), The Secret in Their Eyes (11/20), Very Semi-Serious (11/20), The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 (11/20), Killing Them Safely (11/27), The Danish Girl (11/27), Janis: Little Girl Blue (11/27)
15. The Peanuts Movie (Steve Martino; Nov. 6th)
Synopsis: Snoopy embarks upon his greatest mission as he and his team take to the skies to pursue their arch-nemesis, while his best pal Charlie Brown begins his own epic quest back home.
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Matinees to See: Theeb (11/6), The Hallow (11/6), Democrats (11/18), The Night Before (11/20), The Secret in Their Eyes (11/20), Very Semi-Serious (11/20), The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 2 (11/20), Killing Them Safely (11/27), The Danish Girl (11/27), Janis: Little Girl Blue (11/27)
15. The Peanuts Movie (Steve Martino; Nov. 6th)
Synopsis: Snoopy embarks upon his greatest mission as he and his team take to the skies to pursue their arch-nemesis, while his best pal Charlie Brown begins his own epic quest back home.
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- 11/2/2015
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
Titles include Asif Kapadia’s Amy Winehouse documentary, Michael Moore’s Where To Invade Next and Matthew Heineman’s Cartel Land.
Among those in consideration for the 88th Academy Awards are Cartel Land, He Named Me Malala, Amy, Janis: Little Girl Blue, Sherpa, Where To Invade Next, Winter On Fire, Wolfpack, Meet The Patels and A Sinner In Mecca.
Several of the submissions have not yet had their Los Angeles and New York qualifying releases.
A shortlist of 15 films will be announced in December.
The 88th Academy Awards nominations will be announced on January 14 2016 and the ceremony takes place on February 28 2016 at the Dolby Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center in Hollywood .
The submitted features in alphabetical order are:
Above And Beyond
All Things Must Pass
Amy
The Armor Of Light
Ballet 422
Batkid Begins
Becoming Bulletproof
Being Evel
Beltracchi – The Art Of Forgery
Best Of Enemies
The Black Panthers: Vanguard Of The Revolution
Bolshoi Babylon
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Among those in consideration for the 88th Academy Awards are Cartel Land, He Named Me Malala, Amy, Janis: Little Girl Blue, Sherpa, Where To Invade Next, Winter On Fire, Wolfpack, Meet The Patels and A Sinner In Mecca.
Several of the submissions have not yet had their Los Angeles and New York qualifying releases.
A shortlist of 15 films will be announced in December.
The 88th Academy Awards nominations will be announced on January 14 2016 and the ceremony takes place on February 28 2016 at the Dolby Theatre at Hollywood & Highland Center in Hollywood .
The submitted features in alphabetical order are:
Above And Beyond
All Things Must Pass
Amy
The Armor Of Light
Ballet 422
Batkid Begins
Becoming Bulletproof
Being Evel
Beltracchi – The Art Of Forgery
Best Of Enemies
The Black Panthers: Vanguard Of The Revolution
Bolshoi Babylon
[link...
- 10/23/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
Among those in consideration for the 88th Academy Awards are Cartel Land, He Named Me Malala, Amy, Janie: Little Girl Blue, Sherpa, Where To Invade Next, Winter On Fire, Wolfpack, Meet The Patels and A Sinner In Mecca.Several of the submissions have not yet had their Los Angeles and New York qualifying releases.A shortlist of 15 films will be announced in December.The 88th Academy Awards nominations will be announced on January 14 2016 and the ceremony takes place on
Among those in consideration for the 88th Academy Awards are Cartel Land, He Named Me Malala, Amy, Janie: Little Girl Blue, Sherpa, Where To Invade Next, Winter On Fire, Wolfpack, Meet The Patels and A Sinner In Mecca.
Several of the submissions have not yet had their Los Angeles and New York qualifying releases.
A shortlist of 15 films will be announced in December.
The 88th Academy Awards nominations will be announced on January 14 2016 and the ceremony takes place on...
Among those in consideration for the 88th Academy Awards are Cartel Land, He Named Me Malala, Amy, Janie: Little Girl Blue, Sherpa, Where To Invade Next, Winter On Fire, Wolfpack, Meet The Patels and A Sinner In Mecca.
Several of the submissions have not yet had their Los Angeles and New York qualifying releases.
A shortlist of 15 films will be announced in December.
The 88th Academy Awards nominations will be announced on January 14 2016 and the ceremony takes place on...
- 10/23/2015
- by jeremykay67@gmail.com (Jeremy Kay)
- ScreenDaily
One hundred twenty-four features have been submitted for consideration in the Documentary Feature category for the 88th Academy Awards.
Last year’s winner was Citizenfour (Laura Poitras, Mathilde Bonnefoy and Dirk Wilutzky)
The submitted features, listed in alphabetical order, are:
“Above and Beyond”
“All Things Must Pass”
“Amy”
“The Armor of Light”
“Ballet 422”
“Batkid Begins”
“Becoming Bulletproof”
“Being Evel”
“Beltracchi – The Art of Forgery”
“Best of Enemies”
“The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution”
“Bolshoi Babylon”
“Brand: A Second Coming”
“A Brave Heart: The Lizzie Velasquez Story”
“Call Me Lucky”
“Cartel Land”
“Censored Voices”
“Champs”
“CodeGirl”
“Coming Home”
“Dark Horse”
“Deli Man”
“Dior and I”
“The Diplomat”
“(Dis)Honesty – The Truth about Lies”
“Don’t Think I’ve Forgotten: Cambodia’s Lost Rock and Roll”
“Dreamcatcher”
“dream/killer”
“Drunk, Stoned, Brilliant, Dead: The Story of the National Lampoon”
“Eating Happiness”
“Every Last Child”
“Evidence of Harm”
“Farewell to Hollywood...
Last year’s winner was Citizenfour (Laura Poitras, Mathilde Bonnefoy and Dirk Wilutzky)
The submitted features, listed in alphabetical order, are:
“Above and Beyond”
“All Things Must Pass”
“Amy”
“The Armor of Light”
“Ballet 422”
“Batkid Begins”
“Becoming Bulletproof”
“Being Evel”
“Beltracchi – The Art of Forgery”
“Best of Enemies”
“The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution”
“Bolshoi Babylon”
“Brand: A Second Coming”
“A Brave Heart: The Lizzie Velasquez Story”
“Call Me Lucky”
“Cartel Land”
“Censored Voices”
“Champs”
“CodeGirl”
“Coming Home”
“Dark Horse”
“Deli Man”
“Dior and I”
“The Diplomat”
“(Dis)Honesty – The Truth about Lies”
“Don’t Think I’ve Forgotten: Cambodia’s Lost Rock and Roll”
“Dreamcatcher”
“dream/killer”
“Drunk, Stoned, Brilliant, Dead: The Story of the National Lampoon”
“Eating Happiness”
“Every Last Child”
“Evidence of Harm”
“Farewell to Hollywood...
- 10/23/2015
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Temperamentally, geographically and/or demographically, there’s seldom been a film that seemed a better fit for the Tribeca Film Festival than Leah Wolchok’s “Very Semi-Serious,” about the cartoons of the New Yorker magazine. Sophistication without constipation. Humor without frivolity. Punchlines. Fun. Characters? Wolchok’s got characters. Central to her offbeat crew is Bob Mankoff, the New Yorker’s current cartoon editor, who also drew what may be the greatest cartoon of the modern era. (Exec on phone: “No, Thursday’s out. How’s never – is never good for you?”). But they also include the wry veteran Mort Gerberg and – in a field that includes the venerable 88-year-old George Booth, of the dogs, cats and flea-ridden humans – such relative newcomers as Emil Flake, Liana Finck and Zach Kanin, all of whom joined Calvin Trillin Sunday for a panel after the movie. Mankoff is a garrulous sort who, as the movie shows,...
- 9/29/2015
- by John Anderson
- Thompson on Hollywood
HBO has acquired U.S. rights to Leah Wolchok’s documentary Very Semi-Serious: A Partially Thorough Portrait Of New Yorker Cartoonists, with the pic premiering on the network December 7 following an Oscar-qualifying run starting November 20 in New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco. The pic, which had its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival, offers a window into single-panel cartoon king The New Yorker, offering up a glimpse into the process behind their creation…...
- 7/29/2015
- Deadline
Read More: Tribeca: New Yorker Cartoonists Get 'Very Semi-Serious' in Leah Wolchok's Insightful Doc HBO Documentary Films has acquired Leah Wolchok's directorial debut, "Very Semi-Serious: A Partially Thorough Portrait of New Yorker Cartoonists," which follows cartoon editor Bob Mankoff as he works throughs both submissions and the pitching process behind the infamous New Yorker cartoons. Through interviews with The New Yorker's staff members, success stories like Roz Chast and Mort Gerberg and budding cartoonists like Liana Finck, Wolchok shows The New Yorker's process of curating cartoons and sorting through submissions. The documentary also follows Mankoff as he looks for new cartoonists who will represent the company's tradition, while also helping it to evolve and maintain its relevance. "Very Semi-Serious" will run from November 20 to December 3 during a limited theatrical run in New York at Lincoln Plaza, in San Francisco at the Roxie Theater...
- 7/29/2015
- by Kaeli Van Cott
- Indiewire
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