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    DOC NYC 2025 Festival Roundup #1: “Artists In Residence” and “No Mercy”

    (photo, left to right: Eleanor Magid and Lois Dodd) I have so many films to talk about from this month's DOC NYC Film Festival, I've had to break them up into four "roundups." Today I'll review two excellent documentaries about the struggles of women artists in a patriarchal world.  Katie Jacob's "Artists In Residence" is a rich, soulful account of three single women artists with...

    “Angel’s Egg” in 4K Restoration Opens 11/19 in North American Theaters

    I reviewed the classic Japanese anime film "Angel's Egg" in 2022 when it screened at the Japan Society. On November 19 a new, remastered 4K edition of the Mamoru Oshii film opens in North American Theaters. Oshii's film was not a success when it was released in 1985; the near wordless, philosophically minded work later become a cult classic and Mamoru went on to direct...
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    “House of Gucci” Blu-Ray & DVD

    Gucci is still one of the world’s most famous luxury goods brands, despite the fact that the Gucci family is no longer associated with...

    “Monsieur Beaucaire” (1946) & “Where There’s Life” (1947)

    I’ve always been a huge fan of Bob Hope. His comic persona seems to leap off the screen to me no matter how old...