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Daniel Day-Lewis and Vicky Krieps in Paul Thomas Anderson’s "Phantom Thread" (2017).
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One difference between “Indie” and “Mainstream”: Money

Senior Film Critic, Kurt Brokaw, reviews Phantom Thread, the new Paul Thomas Anderson movie
starring Daniel Day Lewis as a 50’s London dress-designer-to-royalty.  In the film, Lewis falls in love
with a simple country girl, makes her his muse, and then pushes her away—as he’s done to some many others. But she’s determined to hold on to him… Find out why Brokaw recommends you see this Christmas Day opener.
Adrienne Barbeau at the Coolridge Corner Theatre.
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The Fog Rolls into Boston

This fall, the Coolidge Corner Theatre in Brookline, Massachusetts ran a retrospective of Adrienne Barbeau’s major cult films. Mike Sullivan attended the final event—a screening of The Fog and presentation of the Coolidge Corner Theatre’s “After Midnite Award” to Barbeau. Sullivan spoke briefly with Barbeau just before the screening and also attended the robust Q&A.

Janet Connor holding a discussion in documentary Circle Up

New Doc Explores Benefits of Restorative Justice Practice

In Circle Up, Boston-based filmmaker Julie Mallozzi explores the power of peacemaking circles in restorative justice. She documents women using this indigenous practice to cope with extreme violence and loss. Marie-Emmanuelle Hartness met with Julie after a screening and Q&A at the Brattle Theater in Cambridge to discuss the film’s production and its use in activism.

Poster for 2017 DOC NYC Festival

DOC NYC Film Festival Nov. 9-16

Senior Film Critic Kurt Brokaw has been a tireless champion of shorts for years. In this 8th edition of DOC NYC, America’s largest documentary festival, he views over 60 curated shorts from ten separate programs. Four are chosen for their timely and timeless quality.

New Documentary on Historic “Rumble in the Jungle” Boxing Match
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New Documentary on Historic “Rumble in the Jungle” Boxing Match

The Independent’s Editor speaks with Gnimbin Ouattara, Associate Professor of History and International Studies at Brenau University on his new documentary Ali, mbomayé’s. The film centers on four African people who vividly remember the 1974 “Rumble in the Jungle” fight in Zaire, where Muhammad Ali, former heavyweight champion, defeated George Foreman, the undefeated world heavyweight champion in a knockout.

 

 

Katerina Cizek is Opening up Documentary at MIT’s new Co-Creative Studio

Katerina Cizek is Opening up Documentary at MIT’s new Co-Creative Studio

Courtney Sheehan reports on digital media pioneer Katerina Cizek, who has brought a new documentary project to the Toronto International Film Festival.  Cizek is leading the co-creation of the MIT Open Documentary Lab, a research center for emerging new media technologies.  Sheehan discusses Cizek’s newest film project and the exciting innovations in documentary filmmaking that are being explored.