Page One is a documentary, as the rest of the title states, “Inside the New York Times,” albeit in a very small nutshell. As Bruce Jay Friedman memorably once told Richard Pryor, he would demur on an invitation to get high, explaining that the 3 reasons why there are so few Jewish junkies are: they [...]

Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead is basically the antithesis of Morgan Spurlock’s Supersize Me of 2004. Back then, a healthy Spurlock subjected himself to a 30 day experiment, eating only McDonald’s menu items three meals a day, to prove the detrimental effect a fast food diet has on overall health. Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead [...]

Did you ever notice the groupings of photos of colorful New Yorkers in the Style section of The New York Times? It’s there, along with the black and white society photos, all taken by Bill Cunningham, every week since the 1970′s. Bill Cunningham New York is a documentary about this man who seems to be [...]

“I’m the least entitled person in the world.” So says the subject of Conan O’Brien Can’t Stop, a rough-hewn documentary about the months immediately following his much-publicized departure from the Tonight Show last year. The film doesn’t attempt to challenge his statement, which is wise, as asking whether O’Brien (who received a multi-million dollar severance [...]

I had been looking forward to this ever since I saw Doug Block‘s earlier documentary, 51 Birch Street. Director Block was horrifiedly fascinated with his father’s behavior after the death of his wife (the director’s mother). His father proceeded, within 3 months of his wife’s death, to re-connect romantically with his ex-secretary. The director’s curiosity [...]