Category Archives: Art

Best TV, Cable & Streaming 2020/2021 – Supplemental

Posted on April 27, 2021 by Ted Hicks

For those who would like to go a little deeper, here is a selection of interviews, discussions, and featurettes for some of the titles covered in parts 1 and 2. Running times for videos are indicated. Pick and choose, as … Continue reading →

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Best TV, Cable & Streaming – 2020 & 2021 (so far) – Part 2

Posted on April 20, 2021 by Ted Hicks

Here are twelve more titles to wrap up this survey of what I’ve liked on the small screen in 2020 and so far this year. ________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________ Miss Scarlet and the Duke (PBS Masterpiece)  Set in Victorian London of 1882, … Continue reading →

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Best Documentaries 2020 – Supplemental

Posted on February 9, 2021 by Ted Hicks

For those who would like to go a little deeper, here is a selection of interviews, discussions, reviews, and performance clips for the documentaries in the previous post. Running times for videos are indicated. ________________________________________________ The Bee Gees: How Can … Continue reading →

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What I Saw Last Year – Best Documentaries 2020

Posted on February 8, 2021 by Ted Hicks

I didn’t see nearly as many documentaries in 2020 as I have in previous years. When Film Forum and the IFC Center closed down last March (along with all other movie theaters in New York City), the venues where I’d … Continue reading →

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Shooting “Barry Lyndon” – John Alcott & Stanley Kubrick

Posted on November 30, 2020 by Ted Hicks

A few days ago on Facebook someone posted a link to an interview with cinematographer John Alcott on how Stanley Kubrick’s Barry Lyndon (1975) was shot. This appeared in the March 1976 issue of American Cinematographer. The interview covers technical … Continue reading →

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Dieselpunk – Retro Futures

Posted on September 15, 2020 by Ted Hicks

As often happens, when I was recently looking online for one thing, I came across something else entirely that took over my attention. These are images depicting such things as flying locomotives and aircraft carriers, which are highly detailed, simultaneously … Continue reading →

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Happy New Year 2020- Part 2

Posted on December 31, 2019 by Ted Hicks

Here’s some stuff I didn’t have when I put yesterday’s post together. I could save it until next New Year’s, but if the presidential election goes sideways, I might be in the hills with the Resistance. But more likely I’d … Continue reading →

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“Shooting the Mafia” – Supplemental

Posted on November 22, 2019 by Ted Hicks

KIM LONGINOTTO – Director (From press notes provided by Cohen Media Group, the film’s distributor) Kim Longinotto is a multi-award-winning documentary filmmaker, well known for making films about female outsiders and rebels. Among her 20 films, she has followed a … Continue reading →

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“Shooting the Mafia” – An Archive of Blood

Posted on November 21, 2019 by Ted Hicks

“I was saved by photography. I was a young, intelligent, desperate woman. My encounter with photography allowed me to express my thoughts, my rebellion, my social and political commitment.” — Letizia Battaglia This astonishing documentary, directed by Kim Longinotto, is … Continue reading →

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The Family Frankenstein – Supplemental

Posted on October 29, 2019 by Ted Hicks

Frankenstein Fake News It was initially planned by Universal that Bela Lugosi would take the role of the Monster in the original Frankenstein (1931). Due to the heavy makeup required and the fact that the character does not speak, Lugosi … Continue reading →

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