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By Gregory Crofton Most people interviewed in HEAVEN believe that “yes” there is a better place than Planet Earth. They could be right. Who knows? The documentary, released in 1987 and directed by the late Diane Keaton, best known for…
By Gregory Crofton From the start you can see this is a meticulously crafted and well-paced documentary. The subject, German filmmaking legend Leni Riefenstahl, is equally fascinating, and in turn this archival film by Andres Veiel is impossible to turn…
By Gregory Crofton This movie works on a lot of levels, but primarily because it’s a real love story that involves a brave person open enough to share her life as she approaches death. There don’t appear to be many…
By Gregory Crofton “Crumb” arrived in 1994, when I was 22 years old. A lot of cool and influential movies and music were released around then, but it was “Crumb,” about Robert Crumb, a nerdy underground cartoonist, that stuck with…
By Kate Myers The endeavor of art as a collaborative process can often get lost in the enjoyment of the finished product, but if one follows the threads each artists leaves in a piece of work, so many fascinating new…
By Gregory Crofton Celia Maysles wanted to get to know her Dad. She opened the door of his beige Mercedes and sat behind the wheel. “I like this car,” she said with a smile. Later on the subway she wears…
