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July 4, 2020

Film: John Lewis: Good Trouble

I just watched the great documentary about civil rights icon John Lewis, and half of my ticket goes to my local movie theater, The Roxie.

It is remarkable to know how much work and self-sacrifice effective mass movements require, and how deeply impressive it is that heroes and heroines dedicate so much of their lives so directly to making things better for all of us.

John Lewis: Good Trouble | John Lewis: Good Trouble – Virtual Cinema
Using interviews and rare archival footage, JOHN LEWIS: GOOD TROUBLE chronicles Lewis’ 60-plus years of social activism and legislative action on civil rights, voting rights, gun control, health-care reform and immigration.

Also: MASS MOVEMENTS WORK.

June 1, 2020

Film: Kickstarter: Inside Scofield by Joerg Steineck

My filmmaker friend in Berlin has launched a Kickstarter to support editing this new documentary on Jazz Legend John Scofield. Go throw money at him!

INSIDE SCOFIELD
Joerg Steineck is raising funds for INSIDE SCOFIELD on Kickstarter! A film about master guitarist and jazz legend JOHN SCOFIELD.

May 17, 2020May 16, 2020

Film: The Booksellers by D.W. Young

As part of my ongoing efforts to support my ICONIC local non-profit movie theater, The Roxie, I paid an indie ticket price through this link, so the money is split 50-50 with my local theater. How nice is that?

This is a documentary film about the rare booksellers of New York City, who are themselves becoming rare.

The film allows you to see their shops, their warehouses, and a completely over-the-top private library as you learn about the rare book business, and how difficult it is (and in some ways, always has been, Internet notwithstanding).