Mickey Cottrell, the PR executive who specialized in the indie film business and worked both as an actor and a producer, died on New Year’s Day at the Motion Picture & Television Fund in Woodland Hills. He was 79.
His death was confirmed by his sister, Suzie Cottrell-Smith, who told Deadline he suffered from Parkinson’s disease. Cottrell experienced a stroke in 2016 and had gone to live with his sister in Arkansas before returning to Los Angeles in 2019.
Cottrell was born September 4, 1944, in Springfield, Il, and spent part of his childhood in Monroe, LA. At age 8, he moved with his family to Little Rock, Ar, where he grew up. He attended the University of Arkansas and spent more than 30 years in the film and PR industries, co-owning multiple firms including most recently Inclusive PR, repping pics including Bill Cunningham: New York, Stones in Exile, Ballets Russes, Down to the Bone,...
His death was confirmed by his sister, Suzie Cottrell-Smith, who told Deadline he suffered from Parkinson’s disease. Cottrell experienced a stroke in 2016 and had gone to live with his sister in Arkansas before returning to Los Angeles in 2019.
Cottrell was born September 4, 1944, in Springfield, Il, and spent part of his childhood in Monroe, LA. At age 8, he moved with his family to Little Rock, Ar, where he grew up. He attended the University of Arkansas and spent more than 30 years in the film and PR industries, co-owning multiple firms including most recently Inclusive PR, repping pics including Bill Cunningham: New York, Stones in Exile, Ballets Russes, Down to the Bone,...
- 1/3/2024
- by Patrick Hipes and Matthew Carey
- Deadline Film + TV
Bill Cunningham New York is a joyous documentary that explores the life of the late chronicler of clothes, who shot fashion’s biggest names and well-dressed nobodies
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In 2016, legendary New York street photographer Bill Cunningham died, aged 87. The fashion industry, and everyone who was lucky enough to be photographed by him, collectively remembered how he captured the best fashion show there ever was: the one on the street.
Cunningham began taking photos in the 1960s after shutting up shop as a milliner and a brief stint in the army. Rising to prominence in the 80s with his On the Street column for the New York Times, it is clear just how expertly Cunningham sees pavement and pedestrian crossings as a catwalk of their own.
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In 2016, legendary New York street photographer Bill Cunningham died, aged 87. The fashion industry, and everyone who was lucky enough to be photographed by him, collectively remembered how he captured the best fashion show there ever was: the one on the street.
Cunningham began taking photos in the 1960s after shutting up shop as a milliner and a brief stint in the army. Rising to prominence in the 80s with his On the Street column for the New York Times, it is clear just how expertly Cunningham sees pavement and pedestrian crossings as a catwalk of their own.
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- 12/12/2023
- by Maddie Thomas
- The Guardian - Film News
Film Independent is currently in the middle of a Matching Campaign to raise support for the next 30 years of filmmaker support. All donations make before or on September 15 will be doubled—dollar-for-dollar up to $100,000. To kick off the campaign, we’re re-posting a few of our most popular blogs.
Filmmakers often feel so attached to a song that it becomes a crucial and indispensable element of their story. A scene, or even an entire film, can revolve around a single piece of music. What many directors don’t realize is that the process of clearing that song can be very difficult and expensive. Brooke Wentz, the music supervisor behind Kings Point, Bully and Bill Cunningham New York cleared up some of the confusion and little-known realities of music licensing during a recent Film Independent education event.
The most important thing to know is that there are two rights to every song.
Filmmakers often feel so attached to a song that it becomes a crucial and indispensable element of their story. A scene, or even an entire film, can revolve around a single piece of music. What many directors don’t realize is that the process of clearing that song can be very difficult and expensive. Brooke Wentz, the music supervisor behind Kings Point, Bully and Bill Cunningham New York cleared up some of the confusion and little-known realities of music licensing during a recent Film Independent education event.
The most important thing to know is that there are two rights to every song.
- 8/1/2023
- by Film Independent
- Film Independent News & More
Inga Swenson, best known for playing German cook Gretchen Kraus on 1980s TV sitcom “Benson”, has died at the age of 90.
Swenson’s son confirmed the news to TMZ, revealing that she died of natural causes on Sunday, July 23; he noted that her health had been declining for the past few months, and that her death was not unexpected.
Swenson portrayed the character for more than 150 episodes of the series, throughout its entire seven-season run from 1979-1986; she earned three Emmy nominations for her “Benson” role.
The “Benson” cast (L-r): Caroline McWilliams, Rene Auberjonois, James Noble, Inga Swenson, Ethan Phillips, Missy Gold, Robert Guillaume. Photo: The Everett Collection
Swenson also appeared in numerous TV series, including “The Golden Girls”, “Newhart” and “Hotel; in fact, her TV credits span back to the 1950s, and she appeared in such classic shows as “Bonanza”, “Dr. Kildare” and “The Defenders”.
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Swenson’s son confirmed the news to TMZ, revealing that she died of natural causes on Sunday, July 23; he noted that her health had been declining for the past few months, and that her death was not unexpected.
Swenson portrayed the character for more than 150 episodes of the series, throughout its entire seven-season run from 1979-1986; she earned three Emmy nominations for her “Benson” role.
The “Benson” cast (L-r): Caroline McWilliams, Rene Auberjonois, James Noble, Inga Swenson, Ethan Phillips, Missy Gold, Robert Guillaume. Photo: The Everett Collection
Swenson also appeared in numerous TV series, including “The Golden Girls”, “Newhart” and “Hotel; in fact, her TV credits span back to the 1950s, and she appeared in such classic shows as “Bonanza”, “Dr. Kildare” and “The Defenders”.
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- 7/28/2023
- by Brent Furdyk
- ET Canada
Bill Cunningham, the voice behind Mattel’s original Ken Doll in the early 1960s, died on Saturday, July 15, just six days before the release of the new Barbie movie. He was 96. Cunningham’s passing was confirmed by Cesd Talent Agency, the company he founded more than 50 years ago, who told Deadline that he died at his home in West Hollywood. No other details were provided. Born on January 2, 1927, in San Francisco, Cunningham got his break in Hollywood after serving in the U.S. Navy during World War II. A talented singer, Cunningham began touring with Fort Emory Drum and Bugle Corp during his service before appearing on NBC’s Voices of Walter Schumann and The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Cesd Talent Agency (@cesdtalent) In addition to providing the original voice of Barbie’s boyfriend, Ken, Cunningham sang on several movie soundtracks and commercials throughout the early 1960s.
- 7/28/2023
- TV Insider
Bill Cunningham has died. The original voice of the Ken doll died earlier this month in West Hollywood, California, the Cesd Talent Agency, which Cunningham founded, confirmed on Instagram. He was 96.
Born in San Francisco in 1927, Cunningham, a World War II veteran, had a love of movies from a young age, according to Deadline.
Cunningham got his start on “Voices of Walter Schumann” and “The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show”, before singing on soundtracks for multiple studios and appearing in many commercials.
On top of that, Cunningham, who was the original voice of Ken for Mattel, toured with Judy Garland and had his debut album, I’m Always Chasing Rainbows, financed by Fred Astaire.
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At the urging of Peggy Taylor, in 1963, Cunningham invested his life savings in Pacific Artists Agency. Four years later, the Los Angeles-based company became Cunningham & Associates.
Born in San Francisco in 1927, Cunningham, a World War II veteran, had a love of movies from a young age, according to Deadline.
Cunningham got his start on “Voices of Walter Schumann” and “The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show”, before singing on soundtracks for multiple studios and appearing in many commercials.
On top of that, Cunningham, who was the original voice of Ken for Mattel, toured with Judy Garland and had his debut album, I’m Always Chasing Rainbows, financed by Fred Astaire.
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At the urging of Peggy Taylor, in 1963, Cunningham invested his life savings in Pacific Artists Agency. Four years later, the Los Angeles-based company became Cunningham & Associates.
- 7/28/2023
- by Melissa Romualdi
- ET Canada
Bill Cunningham, the original voice of Barbie’s boyfriend, Ken, and a singer once backed by Fred Astaire who 60 years ago launched the company now known as the Cesd Talent Agency, has died. He was 96.
Cunningham died July 15 at his home in West Hollywood, the agency announced.
The founder was “among the great innovators and gentlemen of the talent representation business,” Cesd partners Ken Slevin and Paul Doherty said in a statement. “Bill set the template for client and customer service, particularly in commercial, voice-over and print. He was a warm, gregarious, classy man who made a positive impact on all those he represented and employed. It was our honor to know him and to learn from him.”
With the encouragement of friend and singer Peggy Taylor, Cunningham in 1963 invested his life savings into starting the Pacific Artists Agency, one of the first commercial and voice-over agencies in Los Angeles.
Cunningham died July 15 at his home in West Hollywood, the agency announced.
The founder was “among the great innovators and gentlemen of the talent representation business,” Cesd partners Ken Slevin and Paul Doherty said in a statement. “Bill set the template for client and customer service, particularly in commercial, voice-over and print. He was a warm, gregarious, classy man who made a positive impact on all those he represented and employed. It was our honor to know him and to learn from him.”
With the encouragement of friend and singer Peggy Taylor, Cunningham in 1963 invested his life savings into starting the Pacific Artists Agency, one of the first commercial and voice-over agencies in Los Angeles.
- 7/27/2023
- by Mike Barnes
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
William “Bill” Cunningham, who more than 50 years ago founded the company that became Cesd Talent Agency, has died at 96. The agency said he died July 15 at his West Hollywood home but gave no other details.
Starting out as Cunningham & Associations in the early 1970s, Cesd now is led by partners Ken Slevin and Paul Doherty. Specializing in commercial, voice-over, print, digital influencer, theatrical/TV-film and young performer talent, it has 32 agents spread over two offices in Los Angeles and New York.
Born on January 2, 1927, in San Francisco, Cunningham was enamored with the movies at an early age and eventually found his way to Hollywood. But his country called, and Cunningham enlisted in the U.S. Navy and served aboard the PGM11 minesweeper craft during World War II. He also was a singer, and joined and toured with Fort Emory Drum and Bugle Corp, playing to audiences throughout the Pacific theater.
After...
Starting out as Cunningham & Associations in the early 1970s, Cesd now is led by partners Ken Slevin and Paul Doherty. Specializing in commercial, voice-over, print, digital influencer, theatrical/TV-film and young performer talent, it has 32 agents spread over two offices in Los Angeles and New York.
Born on January 2, 1927, in San Francisco, Cunningham was enamored with the movies at an early age and eventually found his way to Hollywood. But his country called, and Cunningham enlisted in the U.S. Navy and served aboard the PGM11 minesweeper craft during World War II. He also was a singer, and joined and toured with Fort Emory Drum and Bugle Corp, playing to audiences throughout the Pacific theater.
After...
- 7/27/2023
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
Bill Cunningham, the renowned chronicler of fashion, once wrote of himself, “I just loved to see wonderfully dressed women…That’s all there is to it.”
That fascination abided over a long lifetime as he roamed the streets of New York on bicycle, stopping to snap candid photos of the city’s most fashionably dressed. At night he kept at it, capturing the fashion choices of New York’s elite at glittering events. His astonishing career comes into focus in the Oscar-contending documentary The Times of Bill Cunningham, directed by Mark Bozek.
“He documented everything,” Bozek tells Deadline. “He never left his place without a camera since 1966, when he covered Truman Capote’s Black and White Ball at The Plaza.”
Cunningham was deeply self-effacing. Despite himself, he became a kind of New York institution, most notably through his work for the New York Times, where he was employed from 1978 until...
That fascination abided over a long lifetime as he roamed the streets of New York on bicycle, stopping to snap candid photos of the city’s most fashionably dressed. At night he kept at it, capturing the fashion choices of New York’s elite at glittering events. His astonishing career comes into focus in the Oscar-contending documentary The Times of Bill Cunningham, directed by Mark Bozek.
“He documented everything,” Bozek tells Deadline. “He never left his place without a camera since 1966, when he covered Truman Capote’s Black and White Ball at The Plaza.”
Cunningham was deeply self-effacing. Despite himself, he became a kind of New York institution, most notably through his work for the New York Times, where he was employed from 1978 until...
- 2/4/2021
- by Matthew Carey
- Deadline Film + TV
Christian D Bruun's Calendar Girl on Ruth Finley, the creator of the Fashion Calendar, is a Doc NYC highlight. Other feature films of note include Chris McKim’s Wojnarowicz (on David Wojnarowicz); Nathan Grossman’s I Am Greta (on Greta Thunberg); Ulrike Ottinger’s Paris Calligrammes; Petra Epperlein and Michael Tucker’s The Meaning of Hitler; Oliver Murray’s Ronnie’s (on Ronnie Scott’s Jazz Club); Katja Hogset, Margreth Olin, and Espen Wallin’s Self Portrait (Selvportrettet) (on photographer Lene Marie Fossen); Yael Bridge’s The Big Scary "S" Word; and two shorts, Jennifer Callahan’s Making The Case on Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s handbags (thank you to Alessandro Nivola and Emily Mortimer) and Alison Klayman’s Flower Punk (on artist Azuma Makoto).
Calendar Girl (written with producer Natalie Nudell) features interviews with the who’s who of the fashion world (including Bill Cunningham; Carolina Herrera, who designed the white pantsuit and pussy-bow blouse.
Calendar Girl (written with producer Natalie Nudell) features interviews with the who’s who of the fashion world (including Bill Cunningham; Carolina Herrera, who designed the white pantsuit and pussy-bow blouse.
- 11/18/2020
- by Anne-Katrin Titze
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Rear Window It was World Photography Day on August 19, so this week our streaming spotlight is putting the focus on snappers at the cinema - both fictional and real. Catch up with last week's streaming spotlight on heist films here and, if you're still looking for inspiration, check out our latest Stay-At-Home Seven. Got a topic in mind that you'd like us to cover? Tell us on Facebook or Twitter.
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Photographer Bill Cunningham became such a fixture in New York up until his death in June 2016, at age 87, that he was named a "living landmark" in 2009 by the city's Landmarks Conservancy. Richard Press' superior documentary gives a good idea as to why. Whether he was riding his bicycle round NYC, capturing the latest fashion trends at ground level or attending high-society bashes...
Bill Cunningham, New York, YouTube, Amazon and other platforms, from £2.99
Photographer Bill Cunningham became such a fixture in New York up until his death in June 2016, at age 87, that he was named a "living landmark" in 2009 by the city's Landmarks Conservancy. Richard Press' superior documentary gives a good idea as to why. Whether he was riding his bicycle round NYC, capturing the latest fashion trends at ground level or attending high-society bashes...
- 8/21/2020
- by Amber Wilkinson
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
The indie distributor Neon is becoming the cool, popular kid in Hollywood and on the box office playground since they dominated the Oscars with the multiple Parasite wins. This weekend, the distributor, founded by Tim League and Tom Quinn, saw the return of Portrait of a Lady on Fire in theaters, while Parasite took a victory lap after winning four Oscars, upping its theater count to 2001 for the President’s Day holiday weekend.
Portrait of a Lady on Fire was previously released in New York in Los Angeles at the end of last year for a one-week awards season qualifying run. Céline Sciamma’s French period romantic drama starring Noémie Merlant and Adèle Haenel opened on 22 screens across six markets, with an estimated $440,907. It is on track for an estimated 4-day weekend cume of $633,310.
This is a strong start for the pic, which had an estimated gross of $67K in its exclusive one-week run,...
Portrait of a Lady on Fire was previously released in New York in Los Angeles at the end of last year for a one-week awards season qualifying run. Céline Sciamma’s French period romantic drama starring Noémie Merlant and Adèle Haenel opened on 22 screens across six markets, with an estimated $440,907. It is on track for an estimated 4-day weekend cume of $633,310.
This is a strong start for the pic, which had an estimated gross of $67K in its exclusive one-week run,...
- 2/16/2020
- by Dino-Ray Ramos
- Deadline Film + TV
As Neon basked in the afterglow of four Oscar wins including Best Picture for “Parasite,” the movie doubled its gross on its 19th weekend, by far its best showing. Universal’s Oscar-winner “1917” also stayed strong in even more theaters, grossing higher still.
Neon also ruled the roost with another potential crossover film, Valentine’s Day weekend entry “Portrait of a Lady on Fire.” Céline Sciamma’s period bodice-ripper, which returned to theaters after a one-week Oscar qualifying multi-city run, showed significant success in most locations, not only core specialized, but also more mainstream theaters.
Otherwise, weekend results continue mixed. Searchlight released marriage story “Downhill” wide to less than enthusiastic response, while Bleecker Street went limited with a modest reaction to their serious romantic drama “Ordinary Love.” This was a weekend to spotlight films about couples, but Valentine’s Day didn’t deliver any significant boost.
The other standout opener...
Neon also ruled the roost with another potential crossover film, Valentine’s Day weekend entry “Portrait of a Lady on Fire.” Céline Sciamma’s period bodice-ripper, which returned to theaters after a one-week Oscar qualifying multi-city run, showed significant success in most locations, not only core specialized, but also more mainstream theaters.
Otherwise, weekend results continue mixed. Searchlight released marriage story “Downhill” wide to less than enthusiastic response, while Bleecker Street went limited with a modest reaction to their serious romantic drama “Ordinary Love.” This was a weekend to spotlight films about couples, but Valentine’s Day didn’t deliver any significant boost.
The other standout opener...
- 2/16/2020
- by Tom Brueggemann
- Indiewire
Bill Cunningham on the move at The Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Manus x Machina: Fashion in an Age of Technology press preview. Photo: Anne-Katrin Titze
The last time I encountered Bill Cunningham was on the first Monday in May of 2016 at The Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Manus x Machina: Fashion in an Age of Technology press preview. The exhibition, organised by Andrew Bolton, Wendy Yu Curator in Charge of The Costume Institute, included the work of Rei Kawakubo (Comme des Garçons), Karl Lagerfeld (Chanel), Yves Saint Laurent, Raf Simons (Christian Dior), Miuccia Prada, Pierre Cardin, Gabrielle Chanel, and Yohji Yamamoto.
Mark Bozek on Bill Cunningham: “I'd point him in one direction and suddenly he'd go 20 minutes on Diana Vreeland.” Photo: Anne-Katrin Titze
James Crump's documentary Antonio Lopez 1970: Sex Fashion & Disco, Richard Press’s Bill Cunningham New York and Kate Novack's The Gospel According To...
The last time I encountered Bill Cunningham was on the first Monday in May of 2016 at The Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Manus x Machina: Fashion in an Age of Technology press preview. The exhibition, organised by Andrew Bolton, Wendy Yu Curator in Charge of The Costume Institute, included the work of Rei Kawakubo (Comme des Garçons), Karl Lagerfeld (Chanel), Yves Saint Laurent, Raf Simons (Christian Dior), Miuccia Prada, Pierre Cardin, Gabrielle Chanel, and Yohji Yamamoto.
Mark Bozek on Bill Cunningham: “I'd point him in one direction and suddenly he'd go 20 minutes on Diana Vreeland.” Photo: Anne-Katrin Titze
James Crump's documentary Antonio Lopez 1970: Sex Fashion & Disco, Richard Press’s Bill Cunningham New York and Kate Novack's The Gospel According To...
- 2/15/2020
- by Anne-Katrin Titze
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
The memory of Bill Cunningham will likely loom large during 2020 Fashion Month, or at least generate buzz among some of his beloved front-row fixtures, due to a new documentary about the late New York Times photographer set to open Friday (through Greenwich Entertainment). Director Mark Bozek’s film, The Times of Bill Cunningham, is the second film about the Boston-born lensman, following on from Bill Cunningham New York, the thoughtful 2010 portrait directed by Richard Press.
When Bozek set out to produce his own take on the tenacious photojournalist (who was famous for crossing Manhattan on a bicycle while clad in a ...
When Bozek set out to produce his own take on the tenacious photojournalist (who was famous for crossing Manhattan on a bicycle while clad in a ...
- 2/13/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
The memory of Bill Cunningham will likely loom large during 2020 Fashion Month, or at least generate buzz among some of his beloved front-row fixtures, due to a new documentary about the late New York Times photographer set to open Friday (through Greenwich Entertainment). Director Mark Bozek’s film, The Times of Bill Cunningham, is the second film about the Boston-born lensman, following on from Bill Cunningham New York, the thoughtful 2010 portrait directed by Richard Press.
When Bozek set out to produce his own take on the tenacious photojournalist (who was famous for crossing Manhattan on a bicycle while clad in a ...
When Bozek set out to produce his own take on the tenacious photojournalist (who was famous for crossing Manhattan on a bicycle while clad in a ...
- 2/13/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
“The only way to last is never to let anyone really know you,” photographer Bill Cunningham wrote at the end of his memoir “Fashion Climbing,” published posthumously after his death in 2016. There was a documentary made about Cunningham in 2010 called “Bill Cunningham New York,” which followed him as he took street fashion photos for The New York Times, and now we get this new film from director Mark Bozek, which is centered on an interview Bozek did with Cunningham in 1994. Cunningham remains elusive in both of these films and in his book, and the reason for that feels fairly obvious.
Asked about romantic relationships in “Bill Cunningham New York,” Cunningham replied, “Do you want to know if I’m gay?” He deflected this question, saying it “never occurred to me.” In “The Times of Bill Cunningham,” he speaks briefly about his conservative upbringing in Boston and how his parents disapproved...
Asked about romantic relationships in “Bill Cunningham New York,” Cunningham replied, “Do you want to know if I’m gay?” He deflected this question, saying it “never occurred to me.” In “The Times of Bill Cunningham,” he speaks briefly about his conservative upbringing in Boston and how his parents disapproved...
- 2/12/2020
- by Dan Callahan
- The Wrap
It's Christmas party time, which also means it's ugly Christmas sweater season! Release details for the Ugly Sweater Party Blu-ray and the cast and crew signing at Dark Delicacies kick off today's Highlights. Also: Automatons: The Book of the Movie's Amazon premiere and a look at the On the Trail of UFOs trailer.
Ugly Sweater Party Blu-ray Signing at Dark Delicacies: "For ten long years, the ghost of executed serial killer Declan Rains (Sean Whalen) has been trapped inside of an ugly Christmas sweater, waiting to kill again! But when goody-goody Cliff (Charles Chudabala) wears the haunted garment to an ugly sweater party, he is possessed by Declan and forced to murder the party guests. As the sweater’s grip becomes stronger, not even an aggressively horny bible thumper (Felissa Rose) can pull the sweater away from Cliff’s corrupted flesh. With each new victim, the blood-powered sweater transforms Cliff into something more unspeakable,...
Ugly Sweater Party Blu-ray Signing at Dark Delicacies: "For ten long years, the ghost of executed serial killer Declan Rains (Sean Whalen) has been trapped inside of an ugly Christmas sweater, waiting to kill again! But when goody-goody Cliff (Charles Chudabala) wears the haunted garment to an ugly sweater party, he is possessed by Declan and forced to murder the party guests. As the sweater’s grip becomes stronger, not even an aggressively horny bible thumper (Felissa Rose) can pull the sweater away from Cliff’s corrupted flesh. With each new victim, the blood-powered sweater transforms Cliff into something more unspeakable,...
- 12/6/2019
- by Tamika Jones
- DailyDead
"Suddenly all the doors open, and everything I'd known I could record." Greenwich Ent. has unveiled an official trailer for a documentary called The Times of Bill Cunningham, which first premiered at the New York Film Festival last year. This is yet another great documentary about an iconic photographer - Bill Cunningham. He sadly passed away in 2016 at the age 87, but this film is based on an extensive interview he gave in 1994 discussing his entire life history and multitude of remarkable experiences around the world. Not to mention his work as a photographer and his eye as an observer of humanity. This doc is described in reviews as, "a snapshot of a life that leaves you grateful for having encountered it." There was also a biopic doc film from 2011 about him, Bill Cunningham: New York, which is a bit different from this. Have a look. Here's the official trailer (+ poster...
- 12/5/2019
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
It’s been a decade since R.J. Cutler’s “The September Issue” and Matt Tyrnauer’s “Valentino: The Last Emperor” proved fashion documentaries could be big moneymakers at the box office. The years following brought the release of many glamorous entries into the genre, including “Diana Vreeland: The Eye Has to Travel,” “Bill Cunningham New York,” “The Gospel According to Andre,” and “McQueen.” Hoping to make a similar splash is “House of Cardin,” an authorized documentary about the legendary Italian-born French designer, Pierre Cardin. IndieWire is premiering this exclusive first-look trailer ahead of the film’s New York debut at Doc NYC.
Known for his geometric shapes and avant-garde styles, Cardin has amassed many celebrity fans over the years, many of whom appear in the film wearing their favorite of his designs. They include Naomi Campbell, Sharon Stone, Jenny Shimizu, Jean-Paul Gaultier, Alice Cooper, and even Dionne Warwick, among others.
Known for his geometric shapes and avant-garde styles, Cardin has amassed many celebrity fans over the years, many of whom appear in the film wearing their favorite of his designs. They include Naomi Campbell, Sharon Stone, Jenny Shimizu, Jean-Paul Gaultier, Alice Cooper, and even Dionne Warwick, among others.
- 10/31/2019
- by Jude Dry
- Indiewire
Exclusive: Greenwich Entertainment has acquired North American distribution rights to The Times of Bill Cunningham, a documentary about the famed street and fashion photographer that is narrated by Sarah Jessica Parker. The Mark Bozek-directed film, which premiered at last year’s New York Film Festival, will now hit theaters in February 2020.
The movie features photographs chosen from more than 3 million previously unpublicized images and is told in Cunningham’s own words, culled from an unearthed 1994 interview, about a life that included living in France during the Korean War, his unique relationship with Jackie Kennedy and his four decades at the New York Times.
Cunningham was also the subject of the 2010 documentary Bill Cunningham: New York, directed by Richard Press.
“There are not many people whose lives and personality can sustain two very different but both thoroughly compelling documentaries,” said Greenwich’s Ed Arentz. “Bill Cunningham is one of those rare individuals.
The movie features photographs chosen from more than 3 million previously unpublicized images and is told in Cunningham’s own words, culled from an unearthed 1994 interview, about a life that included living in France during the Korean War, his unique relationship with Jackie Kennedy and his four decades at the New York Times.
Cunningham was also the subject of the 2010 documentary Bill Cunningham: New York, directed by Richard Press.
“There are not many people whose lives and personality can sustain two very different but both thoroughly compelling documentaries,” said Greenwich’s Ed Arentz. “Bill Cunningham is one of those rare individuals.
- 8/27/2019
- by Patrick Hipes
- Deadline Film + TV
Maggie Gyllenhaal and Ralph Fiennes are starring in the independent drama “Farnsworth House.”
Gyllenhaal will play Dr. Edith Farnsworth and Fiennes will portray the Bauhaus architect Mies van der Rohe. Their efforts to build the first glass house in the 1940s led them into a passionate but tempestuous love affair.
“Farnsworth House” will be directed by Richard Press (“Bill Cunningham New York”) from his own screenplay. HanWay Films will oversee international sales and distribution and will commence sales at next month’s European Film Market at the Berlin Film Festival, with ICM Partners handling the U.S. sale.
Gyllenhaal is also producing “Farnsworth House” with Albert Berger and Ron Yerxa through Bona Fide Production and Matt Flanders of In Your Face Entertainment. The film is currently in pre-production.
The Farnsworth House was designed and constructed by van der Rohe between 1945 and 1951 as a weekend retreat southwest of downtown Chicago. The...
Gyllenhaal will play Dr. Edith Farnsworth and Fiennes will portray the Bauhaus architect Mies van der Rohe. Their efforts to build the first glass house in the 1940s led them into a passionate but tempestuous love affair.
“Farnsworth House” will be directed by Richard Press (“Bill Cunningham New York”) from his own screenplay. HanWay Films will oversee international sales and distribution and will commence sales at next month’s European Film Market at the Berlin Film Festival, with ICM Partners handling the U.S. sale.
Gyllenhaal is also producing “Farnsworth House” with Albert Berger and Ron Yerxa through Bona Fide Production and Matt Flanders of In Your Face Entertainment. The film is currently in pre-production.
The Farnsworth House was designed and constructed by van der Rohe between 1945 and 1951 as a weekend retreat southwest of downtown Chicago. The...
- 1/25/2019
- by Dave McNary
- Variety Film + TV
Film is set in 1940s Chicago.
Maggie Gyllenhaal and Ralph Fiennes will lead the cast of Farnsworth House, from writer-director Richard Press.
Set in 1940s Chicago, Chicago, Gyllenhaal plays Dr. Edith Farnsworth, a woman ahead of her time whose ambitious project with the revolutionary Bauhaus architect Mies Van Der Rohe (Fiennes) to build the first glass house led them into a passionate but tempestuous love affair.
Producers on the project are Albert Berger and Ron Yerxa through Bona Fide Productions, Matt Flanders of In Your Face Entertainment, and Maggie Gyllenhaal. Director Press has credits including feature documentary Bill Cunningham New York.
Maggie Gyllenhaal and Ralph Fiennes will lead the cast of Farnsworth House, from writer-director Richard Press.
Set in 1940s Chicago, Chicago, Gyllenhaal plays Dr. Edith Farnsworth, a woman ahead of her time whose ambitious project with the revolutionary Bauhaus architect Mies Van Der Rohe (Fiennes) to build the first glass house led them into a passionate but tempestuous love affair.
Producers on the project are Albert Berger and Ron Yerxa through Bona Fide Productions, Matt Flanders of In Your Face Entertainment, and Maggie Gyllenhaal. Director Press has credits including feature documentary Bill Cunningham New York.
- 1/25/2019
- by Tom Grater
- ScreenDaily
Maggie Gyllenhaal and Ralph Fiennes are to star in the true story of Farnsworth House.
The Kindergarten Teacher and Crazy Heart star is teaming up with The White Crow and Spectre actor in the feature, which is set in late 1940s Chicago. Gyllenhaal plays Dr. Edith Farnsworth, a whose ambitious project with the revolutionary Bauhaus architect Mies Van Der Rohe, played by Fiennes, to build the first glass house led them into a passionate but tempestuous love affair. Jeff Bridges was reportedly previously linked to the project.
Richard Press, known feature documentary Bill Cunningham New York, wrote the screenplay and will direct. HanWay Films will oversee international sales and distribution and will commence sales in Berlin at the European Film Market with ICM Partners handling the Us sale.
It is produced by Albert Berger and Ron Yerxa through Bona Fide Productions, Matt Flanders of In Your Face Entertainment, and Gyllenhaal. The film is currently in pre-production.
Gyllenhaal said, “I am always looking for projects about real women, with complicated, interesting minds. They are far and few between and Farnsworth House is a rare find. In Edith Farnsworth is the opportunity to express a full and exciting spectrum of thoughts and feelings. But there is also the opportunity for the most exciting kind of artistic experience: a collaboration. Farnsworth House is a love story between two iconoclasts, two equally interesting players. I’m thrilled to see what Ralph and I will create together with this exceptional script and Richard Press at the helm.”
HanWay Films MD Gabrielle Stewart added, “Richard Press’ background in architecture, design and photography shines through when he describes making a film where passion and creativity collide. Maggie and Ralph will make extraordinary sparring partners and we will be able to witness the building of one of the pillars of modern architecture.”...
The Kindergarten Teacher and Crazy Heart star is teaming up with The White Crow and Spectre actor in the feature, which is set in late 1940s Chicago. Gyllenhaal plays Dr. Edith Farnsworth, a whose ambitious project with the revolutionary Bauhaus architect Mies Van Der Rohe, played by Fiennes, to build the first glass house led them into a passionate but tempestuous love affair. Jeff Bridges was reportedly previously linked to the project.
Richard Press, known feature documentary Bill Cunningham New York, wrote the screenplay and will direct. HanWay Films will oversee international sales and distribution and will commence sales in Berlin at the European Film Market with ICM Partners handling the Us sale.
It is produced by Albert Berger and Ron Yerxa through Bona Fide Productions, Matt Flanders of In Your Face Entertainment, and Gyllenhaal. The film is currently in pre-production.
Gyllenhaal said, “I am always looking for projects about real women, with complicated, interesting minds. They are far and few between and Farnsworth House is a rare find. In Edith Farnsworth is the opportunity to express a full and exciting spectrum of thoughts and feelings. But there is also the opportunity for the most exciting kind of artistic experience: a collaboration. Farnsworth House is a love story between two iconoclasts, two equally interesting players. I’m thrilled to see what Ralph and I will create together with this exceptional script and Richard Press at the helm.”
HanWay Films MD Gabrielle Stewart added, “Richard Press’ background in architecture, design and photography shines through when he describes making a film where passion and creativity collide. Maggie and Ralph will make extraordinary sparring partners and we will be able to witness the building of one of the pillars of modern architecture.”...
- 1/25/2019
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
With the European Film Market in Berlin less than two weeks away, the first crop of talent-driven projects are starting to emerge.
Among them is Farnsworth House, with Maggie Gyllenhaal and Ralph Fiennes set to star. Developed by Richard Press, the film — announced Friday — is being produced by Oscar and BAFTA nominees Albert Berger and Ron Yerxa (Nebraska, Little Miss Sunshine) through Bona Fide Productions, Matt Flanders (Goldbricks in Bloom, Ted K) of In Your Face Entertainment and Gyllenhaal.
Press, known for his multiple award-winning feature documentary Bill Cunningham New York, wrote the screenplay and will direct. HanWay Films will oversee ...
Among them is Farnsworth House, with Maggie Gyllenhaal and Ralph Fiennes set to star. Developed by Richard Press, the film — announced Friday — is being produced by Oscar and BAFTA nominees Albert Berger and Ron Yerxa (Nebraska, Little Miss Sunshine) through Bona Fide Productions, Matt Flanders (Goldbricks in Bloom, Ted K) of In Your Face Entertainment and Gyllenhaal.
Press, known for his multiple award-winning feature documentary Bill Cunningham New York, wrote the screenplay and will direct. HanWay Films will oversee ...
- 1/25/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
With the European Film Market in Berlin less than two weeks away, the first crop of talent-driven projects are starting to emerge.
Among them is Farnsworth House, with Maggie Gyllenhaal and Ralph Fiennes set to star. Developed by Richard Press, the film — announced Friday — is being produced by Oscar and BAFTA nominees Albert Berger and Ron Yerxa (Nebraska, Little Miss Sunshine) through Bona Fide Productions, Matt Flanders (Goldbricks in Bloom, Ted K) of In Your Face Entertainment and Gyllenhaal.
Press, known for his multiple award-winning feature documentary Bill Cunningham New York, wrote the screenplay and will direct. HanWay Films will oversee ...
Among them is Farnsworth House, with Maggie Gyllenhaal and Ralph Fiennes set to star. Developed by Richard Press, the film — announced Friday — is being produced by Oscar and BAFTA nominees Albert Berger and Ron Yerxa (Nebraska, Little Miss Sunshine) through Bona Fide Productions, Matt Flanders (Goldbricks in Bloom, Ted K) of In Your Face Entertainment and Gyllenhaal.
Press, known for his multiple award-winning feature documentary Bill Cunningham New York, wrote the screenplay and will direct. HanWay Films will oversee ...
- 1/25/2019
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
The following essay was produced as part of the 2018 Nyff Critics Academy, a workshop for aspiring film critics that took place during the 56th edition of the New York Film Festival.
Photographers Richard Billingham and Bill Cunningham, across decades and continents, made themselves invisible as they captured people with their cameras. They constantly played with distances — and ideas of distancing — and that allowed their photos to develop into historical documents of their times, capable of collapsing the personal and the social, the indoor and outdoor, and — most startlingly — the private and the public.
Both artists set out on a journey of self-exploration and self-determination that is determined through a long process of photographing others, and both artists created biographies for thousands of nameless people by focusing on the intersections of history, politics, and geography. And now, both artists have inspired films that turn the camera around and do the same for them.
Photographers Richard Billingham and Bill Cunningham, across decades and continents, made themselves invisible as they captured people with their cameras. They constantly played with distances — and ideas of distancing — and that allowed their photos to develop into historical documents of their times, capable of collapsing the personal and the social, the indoor and outdoor, and — most startlingly — the private and the public.
Both artists set out on a journey of self-exploration and self-determination that is determined through a long process of photographing others, and both artists created biographies for thousands of nameless people by focusing on the intersections of history, politics, and geography. And now, both artists have inspired films that turn the camera around and do the same for them.
- 11/10/2018
- by Bedatri Datta Choudhury
- Indiewire
In “The Times of Bill Cunningham,” the late New York Times fashion photographer Bill Cunningham appears before us as a blissed-out aging choirboy. He sits in his small apartment, surrounded by file cabinets jammed with his work, a geek in his element, with a shock of gray hair and two jutting front teeth that give him a big rabbity smile so eager it’s giddy — and the thing is, he means it. That antic grin lights up the room.
“The Times of Bill Cunningham” is the second documentary to be made about the Times’ legendary on-the-street photographer and shutterbug of society, and it contains a revealing story about the first, “Bill Cunningham New York.” That film was released in 2011, when Cunningham was in his early eighties (he died in 2016), and it was a profile made with his ardent approval and cooperation. So you’d assume that he might have wanted...
“The Times of Bill Cunningham” is the second documentary to be made about the Times’ legendary on-the-street photographer and shutterbug of society, and it contains a revealing story about the first, “Bill Cunningham New York.” That film was released in 2011, when Cunningham was in his early eighties (he died in 2016), and it was a profile made with his ardent approval and cooperation. So you’d assume that he might have wanted...
- 10/13/2018
- by Owen Gleiberman
- Variety Film + TV
I was skeptical about another Bill Cunningham documentary. I mean, Richard Press’s Bill Cunningham: New York (2010) was so good, why would you even bother? Cunningham’s pretty charming, but he is, after all, a fairly insignificant figure—he was just a staff photographer for the Times, right? And indeed, the film does cover mostly the same ground as its predecessor. As an aesthetic object, admittedly, it’s not particularly imaginative. Director Mark Bozek presents us mostly with Cunningham’s voice and Cunningham’s images. And yet, surprisingly, I enjoyed and was moved by this movie more than by almost any of the other films I saw at the festival because it gave us the portrait of a vibrant human intelligence. And what should art be, other than that?The movie’s structure is simple: Bozek had interviewed Cunningham on video once back in 1994. Originally planned as just a simple ten-minute talk,...
- 10/13/2018
- MUBI
A number of great artists found their start in fashion photography, the glamor and fastidiousness of the industry attracting all sorts of imagistic visionaries. Man Ray, Stanley Kubrick, and Bruce Weber, to name a few, began there while serving as an additional creative outlet for others such as Robert Bresson and Spike Jonze. However, not all fashion photographers aspire to make moving pictures, content with the capability for the still image to, as the cliche goes, tell a thousand words. Bill Cunningham approached the craft differently, finding a modest, philosophically altruistic method to capturing his subjects. “I’m really doing this for myself. I’m stealing people’s shadows, so I don’t feel as guilty when I don’t sell them,” Cunningham attests when asked about his dislike for being paid for his photos. In Mark Bozek’s solid documentary The Times of Bill Cunningham the eponymous photographer provides intimate insight into his background,...
- 10/12/2018
- by The Film Stage
- The Film Stage
James Crump’s new film Antonio Lopez 1970: Sex Fashion & Disco is a fascinating portrait of fashion illustrator Lopez, his partner Juan Ramos, and their creative milieu in late 1960s and early ‘70s New York and Paris. Lopez is credited with discovering many of the women whom he surrounded himself with as muses and friends such as Grace Jones, Pat Cleveland, Jessica Lange, Jerry Hall and Warhol Superstars Donna Jordan and Jane Forth, regarded as unconventional beauties by the style arbiters of the time.
The film explores the blurred lines between Lopez’s personal and creative lives, his process of working and his relationships with prominent fashion and art figures such as Andy Warhol and Karl Lagerfeld. There are compelling and often intimate insights from those who knew Lopez well including American Vogue’s Grace Coddington and Oscar-winning actress Jessica Lange, with a poignant final interview from the late iconic...
The film explores the blurred lines between Lopez’s personal and creative lives, his process of working and his relationships with prominent fashion and art figures such as Andy Warhol and Karl Lagerfeld. There are compelling and often intimate insights from those who knew Lopez well including American Vogue’s Grace Coddington and Oscar-winning actress Jessica Lange, with a poignant final interview from the late iconic...
- 9/14/2018
- by James Kleinmann
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
The unthinkable happened when a 16-year-old boy in Cincinnati ended up trapped in the back of his own van in his high school parking lot, called the police twice, and wasn't found until six hours later when it was too late. While more information is still coming out about whether or not police mishandled his case and lead to his untimely death, people are still perplexed as to what actually happened to Kyle Plush, and how. Police have revealed that they think he was in the third row of his 2004 Honda Odyssey when he leaned over the back seats to grab a tennis raquet from the truck. The van's third row has the ability to fold backwards to create more truck space, and it seems that they weren't locked properly when he leaned over. They folded back, pinning him against the hatch of the trunk upside-down, so the weight of...
- 5/14/2018
- by Emy LaCroix
- In Touch Weekly
James Crump on Antonio Lopez seen at work with Karl Lagerfeld in admiration: "He has this magnetic aura that draws people in."
In the final installment of my New York conversation with James Crump at the Mercer Hotel in SoHo we discuss Bill Cunningham's relationship to the world of Antonio Lopez, Luca Guadagnino and Call Me By Your Name, Francis Bacon and the "void of the mouth", and Charles James as inspiration for Daniel Day-Lewis's character in Paul Thomas Anderson's Phantom Thread.
Antonio Lopez 1970: Sex Fashion & Disco, the magnetic documentary on the famed fashion illustrator, executive produced by Ronnie Sassoon, features Jessica Lange, Grace Jones, Jerry Hall, Bill Cunningham, Yves Saint Laurent, Donna Jordan, Pat Cleveland, Jane Forth, Corey Tippin, Grace Coddington, Patti D’Arbanville, Karl Lagerfeld, Joan Juliet Buck, Bob Colacello, Paul Caranicas, Juan Ramos, Tina and Michael Chow.
James Crump: "I like the magic...
In the final installment of my New York conversation with James Crump at the Mercer Hotel in SoHo we discuss Bill Cunningham's relationship to the world of Antonio Lopez, Luca Guadagnino and Call Me By Your Name, Francis Bacon and the "void of the mouth", and Charles James as inspiration for Daniel Day-Lewis's character in Paul Thomas Anderson's Phantom Thread.
Antonio Lopez 1970: Sex Fashion & Disco, the magnetic documentary on the famed fashion illustrator, executive produced by Ronnie Sassoon, features Jessica Lange, Grace Jones, Jerry Hall, Bill Cunningham, Yves Saint Laurent, Donna Jordan, Pat Cleveland, Jane Forth, Corey Tippin, Grace Coddington, Patti D’Arbanville, Karl Lagerfeld, Joan Juliet Buck, Bob Colacello, Paul Caranicas, Juan Ramos, Tina and Michael Chow.
James Crump: "I like the magic...
- 3/25/2018
- by Anne-Katrin Titze
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
While there’s no easy way to sum up the momentous contributions Bill Cunningham has made to the fashion industry, it’s probably simplest to say he’s the man who invented street style photography. But that hardly does justice to the industry icon, who had an encyclopedic memory of runway shows and trends, noticed the smallest sartorial details (while often missing that they were often worn by enormously famous people) and who celebrated everyday New Yorkers’ style while wearing his trademark blue jacket in all weather. As Anna Wintour once said, “We all dress for Bill.”
Though he passed away in June,...
Though he passed away in June,...
- 10/18/2016
- by Emily Kirkpatrick
- PEOPLE.com
Above: French grande for El Topo (Alejandro Jodorowsky, Mexico, 1970). Artist: “Moebius,” aka Jean Giraud, aka “Gir” (1938-2012).You might expect something wilder from the fecund paired imaginations of Alejandro Jodorowsky and the artist known as Moebius. But this striking yet unusually restrained poster for El Topo (courtesy of Film/Art Gallery who provided a second, that’s-more-like-it Italian poster for the film that also made the top 20) was the most popular poster on Movie Poster of the Day over the last three months by a long stretch of desert.Collecting the posters with the most likes and reblogs yields a particularly attractive and typically diverse collection of art. There are Danish posters for French films, Polish posters for Italian films, Italian posters for Russian films and Russian posters for American films. Plenty of great artists are represented: from the Sternberg Brothers to John Alvin, from Andrzej Onegin-Dabrowski to Georges Kerfyser,...
- 9/2/2016
- MUBI
Bill Cunningham, the iconic photographer whose ground-level view of New Yorkers’ fashion senses endeared him to the city for decades, died yesterday in Manhattan at 87. He had recently been hospitalized after suffering a stroke. A U.S. Army veteran and Harvard dropout, Cunningham first published a series of candid street photos for the New York Times in 1978; he soon became a mainstay of the paper, where he remained until his death.
Read More: Interview | Director Richard Press on Capturing the Elusive “Bill Cunningham”
The photographer was both respected and beloved for his approach, which found him on the streets of Manhattan (often on his bicycle) photographing passersby whose taste in clothing caught his eye. After becoming famous for his work, Cunningham eschewed the very notion of his own celebrity. “Bill was an extraordinary man, his commitment and passion unparalleled, his gentleness and humility inspirational,” said Michele McNally, director of photography for the Times.
Read More: Interview | Director Richard Press on Capturing the Elusive “Bill Cunningham”
The photographer was both respected and beloved for his approach, which found him on the streets of Manhattan (often on his bicycle) photographing passersby whose taste in clothing caught his eye. After becoming famous for his work, Cunningham eschewed the very notion of his own celebrity. “Bill was an extraordinary man, his commitment and passion unparalleled, his gentleness and humility inspirational,” said Michele McNally, director of photography for the Times.
- 6/26/2016
- by Michael Nordine
- Indiewire
Decades before Instagram and iPhones, Bill Cunningham was the godfather of street-style photography. The longtime fashion photographer for The New York Times who died Saturday at the age of 87 didn’t care about celebrity for celebrity’s sake. The latest movie and TV stars in the front row at fashion shows held no interest to him. He just cared about style, and anyone could have it. Even when he became a celebrity himself, after the release of Richard Press’ 2010 documentary film Bill Cunningham New York, he dodged the spotlight, covering his eyes when people asked to take photos or
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- 6/25/2016
- by Booth Moore
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Bill Cunningham, the legendary street-style photographer for the New York Times, died on Saturday at the age of 87. According to the Times, Cunningham was hospitalized following a stroke, and died in New York City after nearly 40 years of photographing New York style and building a reputation as one of the most iconic fashion photojournalists in the world. The 2010 documentary “Bill Cunningham New York” by filmmaker Richard Press, featured some of the most influential people in culture and fashion singing the praises of Cunningham’s work. “We all get dressed for Bill,” Vogue editor Anna Wintour famously said of the...
- 6/25/2016
- by Reid Nakamura
- The Wrap
Bill Cunningham at Andrew Bolton's Manus x Machina exhibition Photo: Anne-Katrin Titze
The New York Times has reported that Bill Cunningham, the subject of Richard Press's 2010 documentary Bill Cunningham New York, died this Saturday, June 25, 2016 at the age of 87. He had been hospitalised recently after suffering a stroke.
I last saw Bill at The Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Manus x Machina: Fashion in an Age of Technology press preview on the first Monday in May of this year. He was his usual spry self then, stalking the mannequins as he did when he came upon an interestingly dressed person on the streets of New York to photograph. He was dressed in his trademark uniform - blue jacket, khaki pants and black sneakers.
Bill Cunningham capturing L’Eléphant Blanc dress by Yves Saint Laurent Photo: Anne-Katrin Titze
Over the years you could tell that he was downtown...
The New York Times has reported that Bill Cunningham, the subject of Richard Press's 2010 documentary Bill Cunningham New York, died this Saturday, June 25, 2016 at the age of 87. He had been hospitalised recently after suffering a stroke.
I last saw Bill at The Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Manus x Machina: Fashion in an Age of Technology press preview on the first Monday in May of this year. He was his usual spry self then, stalking the mannequins as he did when he came upon an interestingly dressed person on the streets of New York to photograph. He was dressed in his trademark uniform - blue jacket, khaki pants and black sneakers.
Bill Cunningham capturing L’Eléphant Blanc dress by Yves Saint Laurent Photo: Anne-Katrin Titze
Over the years you could tell that he was downtown...
- 6/25/2016
- by Anne-Katrin Titze
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Bill Cunningham, the New York Times‘ ubiquitous man-on-the-street photographer whose life and work was the subject of Richard Press’ acclaimed 2010 documentary Bill Cunningham New York, died Saturday in New York at 87. His death was confirmed by the Times, which disclosed that he’d recently been hospitalized following a stroke. Though technically a fashion photographer, Cunningham’s tireless work for the newspaper’s Style section was noted – and loved – for its social…...
- 6/25/2016
- Deadline
Bill Cunningham, who photographed fashion trends for the New York Times for almost 40 years, has died at 87, the newspaper confirmed. According to the paper, Cunningham died in New York City on Saturday after having recently been hospitalized for a stroke. The photographer was known for riding around the city on a bike, capturing pictures of trendy fashion items (recent entries included off-the-shoulder tops, ripped jeans and the color pink) to craft photo essays for his "On the Street" and "Evening Hours" columns. A 2009 profile of Cunningham in the New Yorker described these columns as "frequently playful" while still conveying "an...
- 6/25/2016
- by Andrea Park, @scandreapark
- PEOPLE.com
Bill Cunningham, who photographed fashion trends for the New York Times for almost 40 years, has died at 87, the newspaper confirmed. According to the paper, Cunningham died in New York City on Saturday after having recently been hospitalized for a stroke. The photographer was known for riding around the city on a bike, capturing pictures of trendy fashion items (recent entries included off-the-shoulder tops, ripped jeans and the color pink) to craft photo essays for his "On the Street" and "Evening Hours" columns. A 2009 profile of Cunningham in the New Yorker described these columns as "frequently playful" while still conveying "an...
- 6/25/2016
- by Andrea Park, @scandreapark
- PEOPLE.com
By Anjelica Oswald
Managing Editor
Directed by John Maloof and Charlie Siskel, Finding Vivian Maier documents Maloof’s journey to discover more about Vivian Maier after purchasing a box of her negatives in 2007. He began the search a few years later, after he realized the negatives consisted of some of the best undeveloped street photography of the 20th century. After some searching, it was revealed that Maier was a career-nanny who had died in 2009.
Since the documentary is in serious contention for a best documentary feature Oscar, we thought we’d check to see how many other photography-related films have managed to resonate with the Academy’s documentary branch and land a nomination in the same category. We found six.
The Naked Eye (1956)
Directed by two-time Oscar winner Louis Clyde Stoumen, this documentary celebrates photography through history by looking at pioneers in the field, such as Margaret Bourke-White. Though he covers works by multiple photographers,...
Managing Editor
Directed by John Maloof and Charlie Siskel, Finding Vivian Maier documents Maloof’s journey to discover more about Vivian Maier after purchasing a box of her negatives in 2007. He began the search a few years later, after he realized the negatives consisted of some of the best undeveloped street photography of the 20th century. After some searching, it was revealed that Maier was a career-nanny who had died in 2009.
Since the documentary is in serious contention for a best documentary feature Oscar, we thought we’d check to see how many other photography-related films have managed to resonate with the Academy’s documentary branch and land a nomination in the same category. We found six.
The Naked Eye (1956)
Directed by two-time Oscar winner Louis Clyde Stoumen, this documentary celebrates photography through history by looking at pioneers in the field, such as Margaret Bourke-White. Though he covers works by multiple photographers,...
- 11/7/2014
- by Anjelica Oswald
- Scott Feinberg
The movie journalist is always caught up in scandal, gossip and invasions of privacy. Though plenty of movies have been made about authors, poets, and other writers, the physical act of writing and editing rarely makes it into Hollywood journalism. Thankfully, the more sensational aspects of media have made for scathing satire and commentary, loathsome anti-heroes, and pulpy, investigative reporting that the camera loves.
This week’s Nightcrawler features Jake Gyllenhaal as a crime journalist in L.A., but he’s more Travis Bickle than Anderson Cooper. Even other films released this year have fit the template of being more about something else than actually about journalism, from a theater critic in Birdman trying to destroy Riggan Thompson’s career to Jeremy Renner in Kill the Messenger about how noble voices get squashed.
The best movies about journalism are more than the newsroom politics, so in honor of Nightcrawler’s release,...
This week’s Nightcrawler features Jake Gyllenhaal as a crime journalist in L.A., but he’s more Travis Bickle than Anderson Cooper. Even other films released this year have fit the template of being more about something else than actually about journalism, from a theater critic in Birdman trying to destroy Riggan Thompson’s career to Jeremy Renner in Kill the Messenger about how noble voices get squashed.
The best movies about journalism are more than the newsroom politics, so in honor of Nightcrawler’s release,...
- 10/30/2014
- by Brian Welk
- SoundOnSight
In the age of the internet, marketing a documentary is all about targeting influencial bloggers and cultivating online communities
Most films find an audience through a few well-chosen ads in newspapers and a handful of reviews. Not Bill Cunningham New York, Richard Press's Oscar-nominated documentary about the 84-year-old New York Times fashion photographer. UK distributor Dogwoof made a conscious decision to target fashion bloggers, creating buzz about the film. About 50 of these so-called fashion "influencers" blogged about the film, creating what Dogwoof's chief executive, Andy Whittaker, calls "the perfect social storm". Welcome to marketing documentaries in the age of the internet.
"One of the key tricks is identifying influencers and tapping into them and co-ordinating that into the campaign," says Whittaker. "The first people we wanted to reach were those who understood the importance of Bill Cunningham."
Whittaker, who founded the independent distribution label eight years ago, used to be an executive at eBay,...
Most films find an audience through a few well-chosen ads in newspapers and a handful of reviews. Not Bill Cunningham New York, Richard Press's Oscar-nominated documentary about the 84-year-old New York Times fashion photographer. UK distributor Dogwoof made a conscious decision to target fashion bloggers, creating buzz about the film. About 50 of these so-called fashion "influencers" blogged about the film, creating what Dogwoof's chief executive, Andy Whittaker, calls "the perfect social storm". Welcome to marketing documentaries in the age of the internet.
"One of the key tricks is identifying influencers and tapping into them and co-ordinating that into the campaign," says Whittaker. "The first people we wanted to reach were those who understood the importance of Bill Cunningham."
Whittaker, who founded the independent distribution label eight years ago, used to be an executive at eBay,...
- 6/10/2012
- The Guardian - Film News
Sarah Jessica Parker threw on a vintage Oscar de la Renta ball gown, paired with a cardigan, to attend last night's Carnegie Hall Medal of Excellence gala at NYC's Waldorf-Astoria. The event was held to honor legendary New York Times photographer Bill Cunningham, who was the subject of the 2010 documentary Bill Cunningham New York. Bill was there to receive his praise, some of which was provided by Vogue's Anna Wintour and Hamish Bowles. In addition to honoring Bill, who spoke about his lengthy career, the bash raised $1.5 million for the music education programs at Carnegie Hall. Arts education is a cause Sjp is particularly passionate about. She announced yesterday that she, along with other celebs like Kerry Washington and Forest Whitaker, are teaming up with President Obama to help increase student achievement at underperforming schools in the Us by donating funds to increase access to arts programs. View Slideshow ›...
- 4/24/2012
- by Allie Merriam
- Popsugar.com
Sarah Jessica Parker threw on a vintage Oscar de la Renta ballgown, paired with a cardigan, to attend last night's Carnegie Hall Medal of Excellence gala at NYC's Waldorf-Astoria. The event was held to honor legendary New York Times photographer Bill Cunningham, who was the subject of the 2010 documentary Bill Cunningham New York. Bill was there to receive his praise, some of which was provided by Vogue's Anna Wintour and Hamish Bowles. In addition to honoring Bill, who spoke about his lengthy career, the bash raised $1.5 million for the music education programs at Carnegie Hall. Arts education is a cause Sjp is particularly passionate about. She announced yesterday that she, along with other celebs like Kerry Washington and Forest Whitaker, are teaming up with President Obama to help increase student achievement at under-performing schools in the Us by donating funds to increase access to arts programs. View Slideshow ›...
- 4/24/2012
- by Allie Merriam
- Popsugar.com
There are some big hitters out this week for your viewing pleasure.
There’s a buddy-cop action comedy, a high-octane crime thriller, a chilling exorcism based horror and a film about someone buying a Zoo. The latter is the current front-runner for the much coveted “least imaginative film title of the year” award by the way.
Last week’s big releases John Carter and The Raven both opened to fairly mixed reviews, arguably slightly more weighted towards the negative in both cases. Will this week’s offerings fare any better?
Here’s what we think.
If you want to check to see if any of these films are playing near you, you can visit Find Any Film and they’ll be able to help.
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Two under achieving cops are sent back to High School on an undercover mission to bust a drug ring.
There’s a buddy-cop action comedy, a high-octane crime thriller, a chilling exorcism based horror and a film about someone buying a Zoo. The latter is the current front-runner for the much coveted “least imaginative film title of the year” award by the way.
Last week’s big releases John Carter and The Raven both opened to fairly mixed reviews, arguably slightly more weighted towards the negative in both cases. Will this week’s offerings fare any better?
Here’s what we think.
If you want to check to see if any of these films are playing near you, you can visit Find Any Film and they’ll be able to help.
21 Jump Street *Pick of the Week* Iframe Embed for Youtube
Two under achieving cops are sent back to High School on an undercover mission to bust a drug ring.
- 3/16/2012
- by Rob Keeling
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
★★★☆☆ Bill Cunningham is for fashion photography what Spike Jonze is for the music video, with his work continuously interesting and visually innovative. Richard Press 2010 film Bill Cunningham New York documents the much-loved shutterbug brilliantly, but in a fashion as non-invasive as the work of its subject, allowing for a sensitive and heart-warming depiction of a man adored by many in the world of fashion.
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- 3/8/2012
- by CineVue
- CineVue
This weekend isn't just about the Oscars, for the record. Saturday night, as is traditional, sees the warm-up for the big show with the 2012 Spirit Awards, Film Independent's antidote to the Academy Awards, intended to honor the best of independent cinema. With recent winners of the top prize including "Juno," "The Wrestler," "Precious" and "Black Swan," they've provided the opportunity for films that are perhaps a little too dark, small or offbeat to win Best Picture from the Academy the chance to grab some gold.
This year, things may be a little different, with oscar front-runner "The Artist" nominated in multiple categories, so we could end up seeing the two ceremonies mirroring each other more closely than ever. But will that actually be the case? True to their name, the Independent Spirits have been known to go their own way. We've run down our predictions below, and stay tuned for...
This year, things may be a little different, with oscar front-runner "The Artist" nominated in multiple categories, so we could end up seeing the two ceremonies mirroring each other more closely than ever. But will that actually be the case? True to their name, the Independent Spirits have been known to go their own way. We've run down our predictions below, and stay tuned for...
- 2/24/2012
- by Oliver Lyttelton
- The Playlist
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