Tag: documentary

“A TALE OF TWO QUEENS” at the Trylon Cinema

Paul McGuire Grimes

Feb 17, 2020

A TALE OF TWO QUEENS Last June, I was joined by My Talk 1071.1’s Bradley Traynor for an LGBTQ film series at the Trylon Cinema in honor of the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall riots. We showed The Boys in the Band and The Celluloid Closet which concluded with an insightful Q&A with the audience.…
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Movie Review: HOMECOMING

Paul McGuire Grimes

Apr 25, 2019

HOMECOMING Director: BeyoncéStarring: Beyoncé, Jay-Z, Solange, Michelle Williams, Kelly Rowland It’s one thing to go to enjoy a concert and sing along to your favorite artists’ songs. It’s another thing to feel like you’re in the middle of a movement. That’s how it must have felt to be in the audience watching Beyoncé and crew…
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Movie Review: HORROR NOIRE

Paul McGuire Grimes

Feb 28, 2019

HORROR NOIRE Writer/Director: Xavier BurginFeaturing: Meosha Bean, Ashlee Blackwell, Robin R. Means Coleman, William Crain, Rachel True, Jordan Peele, William Crain If you love scary movies and/or film history, you should check out the documentary Horror Noire now streaming on Shudder. It takes a look back at black cinema in the horror genre and is…
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Movie Review: FYRE

Paul McGuire Grimes

Feb 14, 2019

FYRE Director: Chris SmithStarring: Billy McFarland, Ja Rule, Grant Margolin, Andy King, Brett Kincaid, James Ohliger, Samuel Krost, Mdavid Low The Fyre Festival was marketed to be the next great big music festival for the millennial generation. It was going to be held on an island once owned by Pablo Escobar. His notoriety combined with…
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Movie Review: FYRE FRAUD

Paul McGuire Grimes

Feb 5, 2019

FYRE FRAUD Director: Jenner Furst, Julia Willoughby NasonStarring: Billy McFarland, Austin Mills, Matthew Burton Spector, Ja Rule, Cameron Davidson, Maria Kinnikova The Fyre Festival was thought to be the next great music festival to rival Woodstock and Coachella. It was created by business mogul Billy McFarland and hip hop artist Ja Rule. Word about the…
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Movie Review: LOVE, GILDA

Paul McGuire Grimes

Jan 22, 2019

LOVE, GILDA Director: Lisa D’ApolitoStarring: Gilda Radner, Gene Wilder, Amy Poehler, Melissa McCarthy, Maya Rudolph, Bill Hader, Chevy Chase, Martin Short The new documentary Love, Gilda is a love letter to comedienne Gilda Radner. It takes a traditional approach to its structure starting with her childhood days continuing on in her early days of improv,…
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Movie Review: THREE IDENTICAL STRANGERS

Paul McGuire Grimes

Aug 2, 2018

THREE IDENTICAL STRANGERS Director: Tim Wardle Starring: David Kellman, Robert Shafran, Eddy Galland, Lawrence Wright Three Identical Strangers is a fascinating documentary about triplets separated at birth who ultimately meet during college not knowing they were brothers. That’s just the beginning of their story. Here’s my review. Don’t forget to click SUBSCRIBE on my You…
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Movie Review: WON’T YOU BE MY NEIGHBOR?

Paul McGuire Grimes

Jul 11, 2018

WON’T YOU BE MY NEIGHBOR? Director: Morgan Neville Starring: Fred Rogers, Joanne Rogers, François Scarborough Clemmons, David Newell, Joe Negri Won’t You Be My Neighbor? is one of the best movies of the year. Here’s my video review on my You Tube channel. Don’t forget to click SUBSCRIBE as I’ll be doing more video reviews…
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IN CONVERSATION: THE FILMMAKERS BEHIND “AN INCONVENIENT SEQUEL”

Paul McGuire Grimes

Aug 13, 2017

IN CONVERSATION: THE FILMMAKERS BEHIND “AN INCONVENIENT SEQUEL” with Bonni Cohen and Jon Shenk In 2006, Vice President Al Gore made the documentary An Inconvenient Truth to shed light on the issue of global warming and the climate crisis at hand. It has been the major focus of his career since leaving politics. It led…
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Movie Rewind: JOAN RIVERS: A PIECE OF WORK (2010)

Paul McGuire Grimes

Sep 10, 2014

JOAN RIVERS: A PIECE OF WORK (2010) Director: Ricki Stern, Anne Sundberg Starring: Joan Rivers, Melissa Rivers, Jocelyn Pickett, Bill Sammeth, Kathy Griffin I first saw Joan Rivers: A Piece of Work a couple of years ago when it first started streaming on Netflix. I had a second viewing of it tonight, but this time…
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