"THE TIMES OF BILL CUNNINGHAM"

William John "Bill" Cunningham Jr.
March 13, 1929-June 25, 2016
American fashion photographer for The New York Times, known for his candid and street photography.
(Film Attendee)

“The Times of Bill Cunningham”
What a delightful Film!

Excerpt from Variety
"Only 74 minutes long, yet it’s a snapshot of a life that leaves you grateful for having encountered it. Cunningham insists he wasn’t an artist, and in a way the movie recognizes that he was right. He was a natural photographer who anticipated the digital era, but his gift wasn’t so much for crafting impeccable images. It was a talent for living that he expressed through his lens. He was a reporter who forged his own unique beat: the beauty of other people."
(See Link)

Producers: Mark Bozek, Russell Nuce.
Executive producers: Dan Braun, Brendan FitzGerald, Kathleen FitzGerald, Stephanie Marsil, Michael Phillips, Susan Rockefeller.
Director, screenplay: Mark Bozek.
 Editor: Amina Megalli.
(Amina with Mark Bozek)

"Photographer Bill Cunningham democratized fashion by showing that style wasn't dependent on money or status in his photos for The New York Times."
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Amina Megalli

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LINKS

Full Variety Review

https://variety.com/2018/film/reviews/the-times-of-bill-cunningham-review-1202978349/

Read NPR brief Interview
https://www.npr.org/2018/09/13/647329126/bill-cunningham-and-fashion-climbing

Details of a Life
 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Cunningham_(American_photographer)

FILM FESTIVAL - ROCK DOVES - DRAMA

Monday

10.8.2018

Thanks to the generosity of Mary and Amina Megalli I saw

Maria by Callas

"An adoring profile of the Greek-American opera legend, is a one-sided documentary, using Callas’ own words in journals, letters and interview appearances to narrate her personal history. Yet this is not meant as criticism; it’s only fair that Callas’ voice finally gets heard off the stage, given how much the tabloids reinforced her image as a tempestuous diva, when the real person was much more complicated.

 READ

https://variety.com/2018/film/reviews/maria-by-callas-review-1202935470/

Misty rain greeted our exit and my focus was off

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Meanwhile

At Columbus Circle

On my way to Lincoln Center,

I spent time with these rock doves

 

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This might be my favorite

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AFTERMATH

Drama on the cross town bus home when a little kid projectile-vomited and the bus had to be declared 'disabled' in order to be cleaned up (poor kid)--all passengers were evacuated to wait for another bus. Since I was so close to home I walked on, stopping at a CVS to get a few copies of the photos. Home at last! Then I discovered my back pack was missing! Ha! No rest yet. Many phone calls ensued. The theater has it with all the contents and it awaits me at the managers office any time I come tomorrow. Whew.