Film Recommendations

Overview Following last month’s selection, December’s selections tell the true stories of art heists from around the world, the artworks that were recovered and the others that are still missing. The Painter and the Thief Not Rated | 1hr 47min | 97% Rotten Tomatoes Desperate for answers about the theft of her two paintings, Czech […]

Overview This month’s selections are all about fakes and forgeries and the wily practitioners that create them. F for Fake Rated PG | 1hr 29min | 88% Rotten Tomatoes This Orson Welles film documents the lives of infamous fakers Elmyr de Hory and Clifford Irving. De Hory, who later committed suicide to avoid more prison

Overview This month’s films take us to the streets to celebrate street art in New York, Berlin, San Francisco, Hollywood, along the U.S.-Mexico border, Cleveland, and Philadelphia. Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child Not Rated | 1hr 28min | 86% Rotten Tomatoes Featuring extensive interviews conducted by Basquiat’s friend, filmmaker Tamra Davis, the production reveals how

Struggle: The Life and Lost Art of Szukalski Not Rated | 1h 44min This documentary recounts the remarkable life and work of the overlooked Polish-American artist Stanislav Szukalski (1893–1987). A one-time renowned avant-garde artist in Chicago and pre-war Poland, Szukalski ended up leading a humble, mysterious existence in Burbank, California. Where to Watch Stream: Netflix

Marcel Duchamp: The Art of Possible Not Rated | 1h 26min What is art? This was the question posed by Marcel Duchamp when he put a urinal in an art show in 1917. The film highlights the singular impact of Duchamp’s philosophy and art, and, more importantly, examines how Duchamp’s revolutionary ideas from the early

Miss Hokusai PG-13| 1h 33min | 93% Rotten Tomatoes O-Ei is a talented artist who works with her father, Tetsuzo, later known as Hokusai, on the woodblock prints that would make Edo famous worldwide. This film is beautiful. Any fan of Hokusai or his famous The Great Wave print will enjoy this story and appreciate

Ferris Bueller’s Day Off PG-13 | 1h 43min | 80% Rotten Tomatoes This John Hughes 1980s coming of age film follows high school senior Ferris Bueller (Matthew Broderick), who decided to skip school to hang out with his girlfriend and best friend. The friends visit several Chicago landmarks, including a trip to the Art Institute

Cézanne et Moi R | 1h 57min | 54% Rotten Tomatoes This historical drama explores the long and often volatile friendship of painter Cézanne and writer Émile Zola, who first met as schoolboys. Another beautiful film and it includes cameo appearances by Manet, Pissarro, and Renoir. If you want an introduction to this friendship, check