"Quiet Days in Clichy" (not rated, 1 hour, 40 minutes DVD, Blu-ray) Danish artist Jens Jorgen Thorsen s explicit 1970 French New Wave-style comedic drama, based on Henry Miller s semi-autobiographical novella, is notorious for its sexuality, not for its fine filmmaking. It concerns an American writer and his French friend as they share an apartment in the Parisian district of Clichy and enjoy numerous sexual adventures. Originally declared obscene in the U.S., the film was eventually was cleared, then mysteriously disappeared. This is a restored version assembled from a recently discovered original 35mm negative. With Paul Valjean, Wayne Rodda; music by Country Joe McDonald, Ben Webster, Lasse Lunderskov and Andy Sundstrom.
HBO has set broadcast dates for Hostages, a four-part docuseries on the 1979 Iranian hostage crisis, with the first two episodes dropping back to back on September 28 and the .
There were LGTBQ soldiers who braved the wars and went to protect their nations even when they were hidden, dismissed, and just plainly discriminated against.
The Hamptons Doc Fest is highlighting two short films on Friday, Feb. 4 that celebrate the talent of two African American artists, but tell their stories from very different perspectives: one focusing on contemporary African American portrait artist Kehinde Wiley and the second on the works of art that sprang up in response to the tragic death of Breonna Taylor, focusing on one artist, Amy Sherald.