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September 18, 2018 By iluvcinema Leave a Comment

The Public Image is Rotten (2018)

I entered The Public Image is Rotten, a portrait of Sex Pistols’ frontman Johnny Rotten (John Lydon), not knowing exactly what to expect. Frankly, it is how I approach all musical documentaries – I feel like the less one knows about the subject the better. In the past, this exercise has served me well – that is watching documentaries on folks I may not know and whose music I cannot pretend to listen to. It is a fun project, a musical journey of sorts in which I venture into a musical arena I may not have otherwise explored.

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September 13, 2018 By iluvcinema Leave a Comment

Three (+4) to See this Fall

The world of cinema is currently abuzz – from superheroes falling out of the sky, to the festival frenzy of Venice, Toronto, London, Telluride and New York – the change of the season also means that our collective cinema-going is about to get a whole lot more serious.

This ‘for your consideration’ time brings with it a plethora of amazing viewing options to satisfy even the most cynical among us. Keeping that in mind, let me present my personal “must-see” films from the upcoming release schedule. Please note: each “Official Line” below is directly from that particular films’ Production Notes/Press Releases.

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August 31, 2018 By iluvcinema Leave a Comment

Won’t You Be My Neighbor? (2018)

Full Disclosure

I am quite biased and immovable when it comes to the subject of this Focus Features documentary Won’t You Be My Neighbor? (Fred Rogers). No one can tell me that Fred Rogers was not an angel sent down from the very heavens as an example of what we should all aspire to emulate. His ability to talk to and more importantly, to LISTEN to youngsters in a way that made us who were brought up watching Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood feel important and special is unrivaled.

And to the folks (as featured in the film) who taken a more misanthropic look back on Rogers’ life and impact on culture – sorry but you are wrong.  Very much like the film suggests, I do not think Rogers’ message to young people ever carries any self-importance, privilege or sense of entitlement. In fact, the message is quite the opposite; we are all different – physically, emotionally, spiritually. The lesson he taught us is to never be ashamed of those differences; instead we should make sure to value and hold dear those things that make us uniquely who we are. This is the thread which runs through the documentary.

Won’t You Be My Neighbor? is not the first documentary to probe into the life and work Fred Rogers. And like all the profiles I have seen, this one continued the streak of leaving me with more than a couple of tears in my eyes at its conclusion.

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