The 77-year-old artist has spent her career observing others. Now, with the documentary “Pretty Dirty: The Life and Times of Marilyn Minter,” she becomes the star.
Category: Documentary Films and Programs
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How ‘The Beatles Anthology’ Got Gen X Hooked on the Fab Four
Young people coming of age in the Fab Four’s shadow rolled their eyes at the band’s boomer bona fides. The “Anthology,” now back after 30 years, changed all that.
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‘Zodiac Killer Project’: Hooked on True Crime
Charlie Shackleton explains how he would have made a film had he won the rights to a book on a murderer. The result is a fascinating look at a whole genre.
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‘Stop the Insanity: Finding Susan Powter’ Review: When Fame Recedes
A documentary tracks the highs and lows of the 1990s fitness guru, now a food delivery driver in Las Vegas.
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‘Cutting Through Rocks’ Review: The Only Way Out
A documentary about Sara Shahverdi, the first woman elected to the council of her village in Iran, is propelled by her no-nonsense resourcefulness.
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‘Selena y Los Dinos’ Review: Still Dreaming of You
In this look back at the singer Selena, the director Isabel Castro presents home video footage and photographs that have not been seen in other documentaries.
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A.I. Video Is Threatening Our Ability to Trust Documentaries
A combination of technological developments and market forces is undermining the trust between viewer and filmmaker. What’s at stake is history itself.
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Eddie Murphy Addresses ‘S.N.L.’ Feud in “Being Eddie” Documentary
The comedian’s long-running feud with the late-night sketch show is a topic in the new Netflix documentary “Being Eddie.”
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In Death, Poet Andrea Gibson Gets a Film That Celebrates Life
“Come See Me in the Good Light” follows the writer and their wife as they experienced the pain of cancer and also the joy of living.
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‘Come See Me in the Good Light’: The Sweetness After a Terminal Diagnosis
The film chronicles the poet Andrea Gibson’s final year of living with cancer and trying to make every second count.