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Richard Brody on why”Chronicle of a Summer,” the Criterion DVD of which was released Tuesday, makes history (and there’s still more on the cutting-room floor): http://nyr.kr/XFsSgi
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"There’s no question that Beyoncé is a terrible judge of what is interesting about Beyoncé…"
— Jody Rosen reviews “Life is But a Dream,” a documentary that débuted Saturday on HBO and is starred-in, narrated, produced, co-directed, and co-written by Beyoncé (“Her most telling appearance in the credits, though, is under a curious heading: “Additional Cameras.”): http://nyr.kr/UJ5dMd(Source: newyorker.com)
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…the series shows the gradual inner development of empathy and sympathy—on the part of its participants and on the part of its maker. It demands the same enlarging sympathy from its audience. It’s strenuous viewing. It insists that we care, deeply, as we watch Apted and his subjects grow up, and as we follow them down.
- Rebecca Mead on “56 Up,” the latest installment of Michael Apted’s landmark “7 Up” documentary series. Continue reading: http://nyr.kr/WAVFxT
(Photograph: First Run Features)
