I Shot Andy Warhol

The New York City art scene is a perennial source of American Myth that every hipster- no matter what generation they're from- romanticizes at some point in their life. From the Velvet Underground to Basquiat, the amount of books, movies, and music generated that deal with these various icons seems endless- and most of it …

Short Cuts

Robert Altman's greatest film is quite easily Short Cuts, which combines his sloppy, fly-on-the-wall filmmaking approach with Raymond Carver's poignant short stories about human drama to create the ultimate version of what Altman did his whole life- observe the modern human comedy with a detached, and slightly ironic, tone. There are so many brilliant performances …

Household Saints

Back in the 90's, a promising Italian-American filmmaker named Nancy Savoca managed to put out three wonderful indie films before she relegated herself to the world of TV directing. Household Saints- her last- barely made a splash, and has never even come out on DVD. This wonderful and quirky story should have solidified Savoca's place …