Rabble Rousers: Frances Goldin and the Fight for Cooper Square co-director Kelly Anderson with Anne-Katrin Titze on Thom Powers and Hunter College: “It’s really nice that Doc NYC makes the space for students of Mfa programmes.”
Rabble Rousers: Frances Goldin and the Fight for Cooper Square co-director and producer Kelly Anderson (Chair of Film & Media Studies at Hunter College) will present her documentary (co-directed with Kathryn Barnier and Ryan Joseph) at the Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute at Hunter College this evening starting at 6:00pm. Following the screening she will be joined by Laura Wolf-Powers (Hunter College Associate Professor of Urban Policy and Planning) for a discussion on the Cooper Square Committee fight against the Robert Moses 1959 New York City “slum clearance plan” that would have levelled their Lower East Side Manhattan neighbourhood displacing the residents and small businesses.
Rabble Rousers co-director Kelly Anderson with Laura Wolf-Powers...
Rabble Rousers: Frances Goldin and the Fight for Cooper Square co-director and producer Kelly Anderson (Chair of Film & Media Studies at Hunter College) will present her documentary (co-directed with Kathryn Barnier and Ryan Joseph) at the Roosevelt House Public Policy Institute at Hunter College this evening starting at 6:00pm. Following the screening she will be joined by Laura Wolf-Powers (Hunter College Associate Professor of Urban Policy and Planning) for a discussion on the Cooper Square Committee fight against the Robert Moses 1959 New York City “slum clearance plan” that would have levelled their Lower East Side Manhattan neighbourhood displacing the residents and small businesses.
Rabble Rousers co-director Kelly Anderson with Laura Wolf-Powers...
- 5/11/2023
- by Anne-Katrin Titze
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Warning: The following article contains major spoilers for the Netflix film "The Good Nurse."
Any show or film "based on a true story" is guaranteed to have a built-in creep factor. In the case of "The Good Nurse," the story rips pages from Charles Graeber's 2013 book " The Good Nurse: A True Story of Medicine, Madness, and Murder," which details how real-life serial killer Charles "Charlie" Cullen murdered dozens (possibly hundreds) of people. The film, co-starring Eddie Redmayne as Cullen and Jessica Chastain as the eponymous good nurse Amy Loughren, is the latest in a long string of serial killer adaptations to hit Netflix, for better or worse.
While the film itself falls a little flat, there is plenty to admire about both Chastain's and Redmayne's performances. Redmayne, in particular, makes a disturbing turn as the deadly nurse, who insidiously wields his power to kill people under the guise of simply doing his job.
Any show or film "based on a true story" is guaranteed to have a built-in creep factor. In the case of "The Good Nurse," the story rips pages from Charles Graeber's 2013 book " The Good Nurse: A True Story of Medicine, Madness, and Murder," which details how real-life serial killer Charles "Charlie" Cullen murdered dozens (possibly hundreds) of people. The film, co-starring Eddie Redmayne as Cullen and Jessica Chastain as the eponymous good nurse Amy Loughren, is the latest in a long string of serial killer adaptations to hit Netflix, for better or worse.
While the film itself falls a little flat, there is plenty to admire about both Chastain's and Redmayne's performances. Redmayne, in particular, makes a disturbing turn as the deadly nurse, who insidiously wields his power to kill people under the guise of simply doing his job.
- 11/9/2022
- by Bee Scott
- Slash Film
If you live in New York or have travel plans to the city April 19-21...... The folks at Creatively Speaking, spearheaded by Michelle Materre, are hosting the film event Urban and Green: Stories of Environmental Injustice this month at Mist (My Image Studios) in Harlem, NY (46 W 116th Street). The event, which includes a few of our film favorites, will feature Byron Hurt's Soul Food Junkies, Kelly Anderson's Brooklyn gentrification documentary My Brooklyn, Luisa Danta's New Orleans-set documentary Land of Opportunity and Heidi Ewing/Rachel Grady's documentary on Detroit's ills titled Detropia. See more information below, along with links to purchase tickets: "The End of Poverty by...
- 4/5/2013
- by Vanessa Martinez
- ShadowAndAct
Over at the Ifp website, Filmmaker‘s Associate Editor Dan Schoenbrun has a comprehensive case study of Kelly Anderson’s My Brooklyn. The doc has had unprecedented success at the reRun Theater, selling out countless shows and bringing highly engaged audiences to the theater to both watch the film and discuss the issues it tackles surrounding local gentrification. Here’s a few choice extracts. Firstly, Anderson discussing “event-izing” screenings: I think that it gets at this deep question of – why do you make films? Maybe that’s what people need to do – sit back and think about why they made the film that they made. Do you just …...
- 3/6/2013
- by Nick Dawson
- Filmmaker Magazine-Director Interviews
When she graduated form college in 1988, Kelly Anderson (director of My Brooklyn) had her heart set on moving to New York City and immersing herself in the independent documentary world. Working with the Association for Independent Video and Filmmakers (Aivf) provided a great springboard for contacts, but not much in terms of paying the bills. Pairing the practical obligations of a recent NYC transplant with a draw towards the progressive and activist attitudes that permeated neighborhoods like Park Slope at the time, Anderson moved to Brooklyn and immediately embraced the diverse lifestyle of its communities. What would become My …...
- 1/25/2013
- by Billy Brennan
- Filmmaker Magazine-Director Interviews
This weekend sees the wide releases of J.A. Bayona's well-received, heart-tugging tsunami drama "The Impossible," starring Naomi Watts and Ewan McGregor, and of Gus Van Sant's divisive fracking drama "Promised Land," starring co-screenwriters Matt Damon and John Krasinski. Michael Apted's "56 Up," the most recent installment in his documentary series following Brit everypeople from age seven onwards, is getting glowing reviews from critics, while Kelly Anderson's gentrification examination "My Brooklyn" is also sitting well on the Tomatometer. Spare yourself from "Texas Chainsaw 3D." "The Impossible" Dir. Juan Antonio Bayona, Spain | Summit | Cast: Naomi Watts, Ewan McGregor, Tom Holland | 79% Fresh | Time: "I hesitate to use this term, since it is so often equated with hokey, but The Impossible is life-affirming." | Toh! Interviews Watts and McGregor. "Promised Land" Dir. Gus Van...
- 1/4/2013
- by Beth Hanna
- Thompson on Hollywood
Currently traveling the film screening series circuit, written and directed by Kelly Anderson, the award-winning feature documentary, My Brooklyn, explores the ways public policy is fueling gentrification and displacement in Brooklyn. It follows director Kelly Anderson's journey, as a "Brooklyn gentrifier," and her attempts to understand the forces reshaping her neighborhood. The film documents the redevelopment of Fulton Mall, a bustling black commercial district that - despite its status as the third most profitable shopping area in New York City - is much maligned for its inability to appeal to the affluent residents who have come to live around it. As...
- 12/21/2012
- by Courtney
- ShadowAndAct
Written and directed by Kelly Anderson, the award-winning feature documentary, My Brooklyn, explores the ways public policy is fueling gentrification and displacement in Brooklyn. It follows director Kelly Anderson's journey, as a "Brooklyn gentrifier," and her attempts to understand the forces reshaping her neighborhood. The film documents the redevelopment of Fulton Mall, a bustling black commercial district that - despite its status as the third most profitable shopping area in New York City - is much maligned for its inability to appeal to the affluent residents who have come to live around it. As 100 small businesses are replaced by highrise luxury...
- 8/22/2012
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
The seventh annual Big Sky Documentary Film Festival, which ran on Feb. 12-21 in Missoula, Montana, has given out awards to a dozen films. There are four main awards: Best Feature, the Big Sky Award, Best Short Film and Mini Doc, which were each judged by a different panel of jurors.
In addition, each panel also awarded an Artistic Vision or Artistic Excellence award to another deserving film in each category. Plus, there were four Programmers Choice awards given out for cinematography, editing and in “natural facts.” The full list of winning films is below.
Best Feature:
Last Train Home, dir. Lixin Fan
Artistic Vision:
GasLand, dir. Josh Fox
(Jurors: Doug Pray, Jeanie Finlay and Cliff Froehlich)
Big Sky Award:
Next Year Country, dir. Joseph Aguirres
Artistic Excellence:
Sweetgrass, dir. Lucien Castaing Talors and Ilisa Barbashs
(Jurors: Shirley Sneve, Thomas Phillipson and Tim Huffman)
Best Short Film:
Danza Del Viejo Inmigrante...
In addition, each panel also awarded an Artistic Vision or Artistic Excellence award to another deserving film in each category. Plus, there were four Programmers Choice awards given out for cinematography, editing and in “natural facts.” The full list of winning films is below.
Best Feature:
Last Train Home, dir. Lixin Fan
Artistic Vision:
GasLand, dir. Josh Fox
(Jurors: Doug Pray, Jeanie Finlay and Cliff Froehlich)
Big Sky Award:
Next Year Country, dir. Joseph Aguirres
Artistic Excellence:
Sweetgrass, dir. Lucien Castaing Talors and Ilisa Barbashs
(Jurors: Shirley Sneve, Thomas Phillipson and Tim Huffman)
Best Short Film:
Danza Del Viejo Inmigrante...
- 2/20/2010
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
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