Musings on movies, suitable for reading before or after you see them. I write about things I liked WITHOUT SPOILERS. The only thing I hate more than spoilers is reviewers' trashing movies because they think it makes them seem smart. Movie title links are usually links to blog posts. Click here for an alphabetized index of movies on this blog with a count.
Monday, November 25, 2013
Joe Papp in Five Acts (2010)
This fascinating documentary about the former Joseph Papirovsky was another popular entry in this year's Jewish Film Festival, profiling the producer of New York's free Shakespeare in the Park (starting in 1956), Hair (1967), A Chorus Line (1975), For Colored Girls Who Have Considered Suicide When the Rainbow is Enuf (1975), The Normal Heart (1985), and much more. With Kevin Kline reciting Shakespeare quotes and footage of Olympia Dukakis, James Earl Jones, Martin Sheen, Meryl Streep, Christopher Walken, and others, filmmakers Tracie Holder and Karen Thorsen have a winner. Here's the trailer. I saw it several weeks ago and don't remember the music anymore, but imdb says jazz clarinetist Don Byron composed the music, so here's a fun track of his instrumental work. I don't know when the movie will be out on DVD, but theatre lovers should see it.
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