By Gregory Crofton Quincy Jones, or “Q” as his friends know him, has touched more people with his work than most realize. This producer and arranger of all types of music and shows — from Bebop to Hip Hop to…
Demi Lovato: Simply Complicated
Tell your truth — the director’s cut of “Simply Complicated,” a documentary about the pop superstar and talented singer Demi Lovato.
‘WON’T YOU BE MY NEIGHBOR?’ Humanizes Fred Rogers by Telling the Truth, the Same Way He Worked with Children
By Gregory Crofton So what’s all the fuss about the new documentary on Fred Rogers, the host and creator of the PBS show for children “WON’T YOU BE MY NEIGHBOR?” The arthouse theatre was packed when I watched the film,…
Genius Fashion Designer Documentary ‘McQUEEN’ is a Stylish, Progressive Must See Film
By Gregory Crofton Days of screenings at Nashville Film Festival 2018 were varied and wonderful. In its 49th year the festival seemed settled in at Regal Hollywood 27, just south of downtown, a venue it relocated to from Green Hills…
The Life of Artist Georgia O’ Keeffe
On the brink of the Depression in 1929, Georgia O’Keeffe – Americas first great modernist painter – headed west. In the bright light of the New Mexico desert, she forged an independent life and found the solitude she needed for…