Lisa Hurwitz Traveling Back to The Automat by Jay S. Jacobs The automat. It is a world lost in time, but for much of the 20th century, it was a little haven for the people of New York and Philadelphia. Horn & Hardart restaurants, which were just in those two big cities, nonetheless became legendary … Continue reading
THE AUTOMAT (2021) Featuring Mel Brooks, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Colin Powell, Carl Reiner, Elliott Gould, Howard Schultz, Ron Barrett, Paul Hardart, Marianne Hardart, Norris Horn, Alex Shuldiner, Lorraine Diehl, Wilson Goode, Lisa Keller, John W. Romas and Apache Ramos. Directed by Lisa Hurwitz. Distributed by A Slice of the Pie Productions. 79 minutes. Not Rated. … Continue reading
LUCY AND DESI (2022) Featuring Lucie Arnaz Luckinbill, Bette Midler, Carol Burnett, Laura Laplaca, Eduardo Machado, Charo, Journey Gunderson, Gregg Oppenheimer, David Daniels, Norman Lear, Desi Arnaz Jr. and archival footage of Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz. Narrated by Michele Spitz. Written by Mark Monroe. Directed by Amy Poehler. Distributed by Amazon Studios. 102 minutes. … Continue reading
CITIZEN ASHE (2021) Featuring Neil Amdur, Johnnie Ashe, Lucia Ashe, Ingrid Bentzer, Charles Brown, John Carlos, Art Carrington, Carole Dell, Donald Dell, Cliff Drysdale, Harry Edwards, Saad El-Amin, Richard Evans, Jaleesa Hazzard, Irwin Holmes, Billie Jean King, Bill Malkemes, John McEnroe, Jeanne Moutousammy-Ashe, Charlie Pasarell, Lenny Simpson, Odessa Cunningham Staggers, Gertie Bea Cunningham Taylor, Steve … Continue reading
BRIAN WILSON: LONG PROMISED ROAD (2021) Featuring Brian Wilson, Jason Fine, Al Jardine, Don Was, Bruce Springsteen, Elton John, Nick Jonas, Jim James, Jakob Dylan, Gustavo Dudamel, Linda Perry, Taylor Hawkins, Steven Page, Bob Gaudio, Blondie Chaplin, Stephen Kalinich, Melinda Wilson and Andy Paley. Written by Brent Wilson and Jason Fine. Directed by Brent Wilson. … Continue reading
DEAN MARTIN: KING OF COOL (2021) Featuring Frankie Avalon, Jerry Blavat, Josh Homme, Alec Baldwin, RZA, Jon Hamm, George Schlatter, Michael Gregory, Norman Lear, Barbara Rush, Florence Henderson, Lainie Kazan, Deana Martin, Angie Dickinson, Tommy Tune, Peter Bogdanovich, Dick Cavett, Regis Philbin, Bob Newhart, Henry Jaglom, Bill Hinsche, Todd Fisher, Barry Levinson, Carol Burnett, James … Continue reading
MAYOR PETE (2021) Featuring Pete Buttigieg and Chasten Buttigieg. Written by Amanda McBaine, Jesse Moss, Jeff Gilbert. Directed by Jesse Moss. Distributed by Amazon Studios. 96 minutes. Rated R. Screened at the 2021 Philadelphia Film Festival. Pete Buttigieg came from out of nowhere (well, South Bend, Indiana) to briefly (for the eight days between the … Continue reading
LISTENING TO KENNY G (2021) Featuring Kenny G, Clive Davis, James Gardiner, Ben Ratliff and Will Layman. Directed by Penny Lane. Distributed by HBO. 96 minutes. Not Rated. Screened at the 2021 Philadelphia Film Festival. It must be kind of a weird to be Kenny G. He is a man who has worked hard at … Continue reading
Kevin Smith A Chat with Silent Bob By Jay S. Jacobs It’s been a long, winding road since the Quick Stop. In the early 1990s, Kevin Smith was a film school dropout, living in his native New Jersey and working part time at downtrodden convenience store in a little local strip mall. Little did he … Continue reading
JULIA (2021) Featuring Alex Prud’Homme, Barbara Fairchild, Susie Davidson, Sara Moulton, Pat Pratt, Dorothy Zinburg, José Andrés, Ina Garten, Marcus Samuelsson, Phila Cousins, Stephanie Hersh, Anne Willan, Jane Friedman, Ruth Reichl, Danièle Delpeuch, Franςois Simon, André Cointreau, Jean-Franςois Thibault, Paul Bogaards, Russ Morash, Alex Pirie, Jacques Pépin, Marian Morash, Cecile Richards, Charlie Gibson and archival … Continue reading
