Netflix’s new documentary details the doomed dive that killed five people, including the submersible’s creator, Stockton Rush
Netflix’s new documentary details the doomed dive that killed five people, including the submersible’s creator, Stockton Rush
Joe Coleman and Whitney Ward are having a big summer. The reigning king and queen of the Coney Island Mermaid Parade also are known as two of the most original figures in a New York underground scene that flourished in the 1970s and ‘80s, and they continue to thrive as artists, performers and personalities. Coleman, a visionary painter, curated the sprawling “Carnival” group show at Deitch Projects, on view through June 28, which more than lives up to Coleman’s evocation of “a profane, holy place where the private desires, fantasies and fears of a society are given uninhibited free expression.” […]
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Exclusive: Music documentaries “It’s Never Over, Jeff Buckley” and “Monk in Pieces” will both of their NYC premieres at the 2025 edition of the festival.
Tribeca: “You Don’t Nomi” filmmaker Jeffrey McHale returns with another engrossing examination of a major cultural figure. If he bites off more than he can chew, it’s forgivable enough.
Kudos to Anonymous Content and Fremantle for putting together a project focused on the most wholesome of beauty pageants and thinking, “We need the director of Hail, Satan? for this!” Indeed, while the idea might seem absurd on its surface, it’s no more so than the notion of married women from 18 to 80 (and up) going toe to toe (or heel to heel) in evening gowns and swimsuits, sacrificing precious time and exorbitant amounts of money for the chance to wear the Mrs. America crown. And veteran filmmaker Penny Lane, whose 2023 doc Confessions of a Good Samaritan followed […]
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Mark Monroe’s documentary never feels exploitative, but it never feels particularly insightful either.
The documentarian also highlighted the importance of capturing “totally raw and totally unique” reality in his acceptance speech.
What’s in My Bag: Iris Ng
Iris Ng
Thu, 06/05/2025 – 11:54
What’s in My Bag: Iris Ng
Iris Ng
Thu, 06/05/2025 – 11:54