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Posted inFilm

New Biopics of Elvis and the Sex Pistols Share Weaknesses

by Jake Cole June 29, 2022July 1, 2022

Baz Luhrmann’s film Elvis and Danny Boyle’s miniseries Pistol are both overly fixated on the influence their respective musicians’ managers had on them.

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They Tried to Make a Sexy Movie About the Eiffel Tower Engineer

by Jake Cole May 25, 2022August 2, 2022

Eiffel inadvertently paints its protagonist not as a great man worthy of scrutiny or praise, but as the Elon Musk of his day.

Posted inFilm

A Portrait of Trans Masculinity in the Story of a Jazz Musician

by Caden Mark Gardner December 23, 2020December 21, 2020

The documentary No Ordinary Man is not just a biography of Billy Tipton, but also a critical lens on how culture has depicted trans men.

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Yayoi Kusama Gets Her First Graphic Novel Biography

Avatar photo by Elisa Wouk Almino September 14, 2020November 5, 2020

In this excerpt of Kusama: The Graphic Novel, illustrator Elisa Macellari time travels to Kusama’s life in 1960s New York City, when the artist became “the high priestess of love and pacifism.”

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A Documentary’s Attempt to Protect Flannery O’Connor at All Costs

Avatar photo by Seph Rodney July 24, 2020November 5, 2020

Flannery expresses the author’s genius but goes to tortured lengths to excuse her racism.

Posted inBooks

A Writer’s Portrait of Louise Bourgeois

by John Yau June 6, 2020November 5, 2020

Now, Now Louison is a book that will trouble purists who believe in strict categories, such as biography, art criticism, and novel.

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Ruth Asawa’s Life and Legacy, in Both Art and Education

by Eva Recinos May 4, 2020November 23, 2021

Marilyn Chase’s new biography sheds light on Asawa’s contributions to San Francisco’s public schools and its artistic community at large.

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How Alexander Calder Made Modern Art Move

Avatar photo by Edward M. Gómez April 25, 2020April 24, 2020

In the second volume of a definitive biography, the art critic Jed Perl recalls how the innovative artist revolutionized sculpture.

Posted inBooks

A Poet Takes Up Biography

by Carl Little December 7, 2019December 7, 2019

Baron Wormser offers empathetic but unflinching portraits of a diverse group of historical figures.

Posted inFilm

Linda Ronstadt’s Passionate Life of Song

by Karen Corday September 6, 2019November 4, 2019

Like its subject, the documentary Linda Ronstadt: The Sound of My Voice builds on familiar elements to make something new and beautiful. 

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Kronos Quartet Tells Its Story in a Live Documentary

Avatar photo by Dan Schindel April 24, 2019

The venerable string quartet is touring A Thousand Thoughts, playing live accompaniment for a documentary about its history and music.

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Celebrating Marriage Equality in the US with Tom of Finland

by Jillian Steinhauer June 26, 2015

Today the United States Supreme Court ruled that same-sex marriage — henceforth known simply as “marriage” — is protected by the Constitution.

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