Questlove debuts Harlem’s Summer of Soul
Senior Film Critic Kurt Brokaw reviews Summer of Soul, a documentary on the 1969 Harlem Cultural Festival that brought together some of the best performers of Jazz, Soul, Gospel, and Funk.
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Hamptons Doc Fest Call for Submission
The Hamptons Doc Fest is a 10-day festival focusd on “all docs all day,” The festival screens approximately 35 films…
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Notes From Home at this Year’s New York African Film Festival
This year’s New York African Film Festival provides the perfect start to Black History Month in the United States. The…
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The New York Jewish Film Festival Jan. 13-26, 2021
Sure, it was sorely disappointing not to view the 24 narrative dramas, documentaries and shorts up on the big screens…
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New York Film Festival – Critic’s Choices
2020 New York Film Festival – For the first time in its 58 year history, Manhattan’s NYFF wasn’t shown in its Lincoln Center home. Senior Film Critic Kurt Brokaw watched it all online, reviewing his favorite narrative dramas, documentary features, and outstanding shorts. -
The Gay Agenda is Alive and Well: These Thems
“Look at all these…thems, shes, hes, zirs…” Vero says, leaning against the bar, as the smile of a proud parent…
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The New York Jewish Film Festival Jan. 15-28
The nice curators at The Jewish Museum and Film at Lincoln Center have made their own special mitzvah to the…
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DOC NYC Film Festival Nov. 6-15 – Critic’s Choices
America’s largest documentary film festival celebrates its 10th anniversary with 300 features, shorts and events, showing on 16 downtown Manhattan screens. Senior Film Critic Kurt Brokaw focuses on features and shorts set in and around New York City, selecting two shorts plus three features saluting The Apollo theater, rocker Lydia Lunch, and Cinema 5’s legendary exhibitor and distributor Donald Rugoff.
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New York Film Festival 2019 – Critic’s Choices
Senior Film Critic Kurt Brokaw selects five narrative dramas, two documentaries and two shorts as top recommends from the 57th annual NYFF, held Sept.27-Oct.13 in Lincoln Center.
