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Sly Stone in a still from Questlove s new film Summer of Soul, which kicks off DocFest.
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Thomas Carlyle, one of the 19th century’s deep thinkers, explained the history of the world as the legacy of “great men” heroes and leaders. A 20th century innovation, documentary filmmaking, proffered its own version of the “great man theory” through its pervasive, influential offshoot: educational films.
Our schools have evolved beyond the view that Christopher Columbus and Abraham Lincoln spun the globe on its axis, and Alexander Graham Bell and Thomas Edison switched on human progress. Likewise, nonfiction filmmakers have discovered that the world is full of impactful, fascinating people whose names will never make it into history books.
68 Movies We Can t Wait to Watch in Theaters in 2021
No matter when you decide to return to theaters, there s no doubt that there will be great movies to watch in 2021.
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Back to the Movies, a special series of articles in which we’re exploring how we feel about returning to movie theaters after the pandemic. We begin with a time-honored FSR tradition: a list of the movies we can’t wait to watch in theaters in 2021.
Do you remember what you love most about seeing movies in theaters? For many of us, it’s been more than 15 months since we’ve shuffled across the tacky carpets of our local cineplex, carefully eyeing the elaborate stand-up advertisements for upcoming blockbusters while also trying desperately to keep an overflowing large popcorn from spilling before we make it to Theater 16 all the way in the back. So you’d be forgiven if you need a moment to remember.
Each Sunday, Pitchfork takes an in-depth look at a significant album from the past, and any record not in our archives is eligible. Today we revisit the brilliant 1979 album from the Mael brothers that transformed them into future-pop prophets.
The Sparks Brothers Trailer: Director Edgar Wright Goes Deep Into the Band s Legacy
The Sparks Brothers Trailer: Director Edgar Wright Goes Deep Into the Band s Legacy
Director Edgar Wright explores the life and works of cult favorite pop and rock duo, Sparks, in upcoming documentary The Sparks Brothers.
Baby Driver director Edgar Wright s upcoming documentary,
The Sparks Brothers, has now been released, and teases what to expect from the much-celebrated filmmaker s exploration of the life and times of the pop and rock duo Sparks. Featuring one-on-one interviews with all manner of different celebrity faces from across the spectrum of entertainment, and marks Wright s first foray into documentary filmmaking.