Film
Jul 2, 2021 • View in browser
Several different summer film festivals have been in motion recently, and we have the scoop on both Miami’s Third Horizon festival and the special in-person “do-over” for last year’s New York Film Festival. We have both a review of a new documentary about No Wave musician Lydia Lunch and an interview with its director, Beth B. Plus reviews of movies about sex work, a vital but forgotten Black musical festival, a heist gone wrong, and more. Enjoy!
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— Dan Schindel, Associate Editor for Documentary
Beth B on No Wave, Lydia Lunch, and “Speaking the Unspeakable”
The Forgotten “Black Woodstock” of 1969
A Queer Love Story Blooms Across Borders
What to Watch
From "Lovers Rock" (2020), dir. Steve McQueen
From "Lovers Rock" (2020), dir. Steve McQueen
Nadine Smith has some great recommendations for documentaries to seek out if the colorful world of professional wrestling intrigues you.
Film at Lincoln Center is running a “do-over” of last year’s New York Film Festival, playing many of the films from the program over the course of the summer, now that people can see them in theaters. It’s your chance to see films like Smooth Talk and Lovers Rock on a big screen!
Zola, the movie adaptation of an infamous Twitter thread, is now in theaters! Read Monica Castillo’s review from last year’s Sundance Film Festival.
See you in the theater!
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