Movies We Watch

A documentary about design and how it changes the use and perception of common items. imdb.com A feature-length documentary about our complex relationship with manufactured objects and, by extension, the people who design them.

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A documentary on Origami and the folding of paper. It actually inspired me to want to fold paper into various things. I even made a small origami bowl last Thursday. Who knew that your job title could be “Computational origamist and theorist”? How cool is that? imdb.com Depicts a cast of fine artists and eccentric [...]

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A look at how free speech is and has been treated in the United States. This film looks at various cases of free speech being prosecuted on the left and right. It brings into focus that speech you don’t like still needs to be protected. Though I have to say that lies masquerading as free [...]

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This charming documentary follow the sweetest little couple (a librarian and postal worker) and the fact that they are major movers and shakers in the NYC art community. They have been collecting art since the 50′s when they married and had the rule that it had to be affordable and fit in their apartment. Amazing [...]

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A documentary on Cirque du Soleil putting together the Beatles Love performance. It took a long time. It was expensive. The surviving Beatles are much mellower about their music than are the widows of the Beatles we have lost. Looks like it would be an interesting show. But being not near Vegas, not wealthy and [...]

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Ok, I lived within a short subway ride of Broadway and I only saw 2 shows in a decade and I only saw them because a guest wanted to see a Broadway show and they were willing to pay (at TKTS, not full price, who the hell can afford that?) I remember 3 of these [...]

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I was a drama geek in high school. We did plays, sometimes musicals, 3 a year. It was no big deal, the budgets were small, no one stood out that much, though some people consistently got the leads. The competition wasn’t cut throat and there was no expectation this would launch anyone to stardom. These [...]

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We didn’t start watching Project Runway until the second season, so we had to catch up on the first season. We enjoyed it and especially like Jay McCarroll and Austin Scarlet. So it was nice to see Jay do this film and get a show at Fashion Week. This documentary shows the issues involved with [...]

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