Although the free jazz movement of the 1960s and ‘70s was much maligned in some jazz circles, its pioneers – brilliant talents like Ornette Coleman, Cecil Taylor, Sun Ra, Albert Ayler, and […]
Fire Music: The Story of Free Jazz
ECHO: The Music of Harold Budd and Brian Eno
A documentary revisiting the seminal works ‘The Plateaux of Mirror’ (1980) and ‘The Pearl’ (1984), by artists Harold Budd and Brian Eno. Rare interviews and anecdotes from the artists accompany a fan-crafted […]
The Weather Underground
When the Beatles land in America in the early 1960s, young men wearing their hair long strike the nation as an abomination. But within a few years, youthful rebellion grows more severe: […]
Oscars sets new diversity rules for movies to qualify for ‘Best Picture’
From 2024, for a movie to be nominated for an Oscar as ‘Best Picture’, it must meet a new set of diversity standards both on camera and behind the scenes. The move […]
JAPAN CUTS 2020
JULY 17–30, 2020 North America’s largest festival of contemporary Japanese cinema returns for its unprecedented 14th edition as an entirely virtual experience. Featuring a diverse slate of 30 feature films and 12 […]
“Blacks’ Britannica” (1978 banned film on immigration and racism)
This documentary was produced by Musindo Mwinyipembe and David Koff for the Public Broadcasting (PBS) affiliate in Boston, Massachusetts. PBS refused to air the film as the creators intended, and instead broadcast […]
Surf’s Up: Pōhaku
Previous NOWNESS contributor Bradley Tangonan, a Hawaiian-born director and producer, presents this thoughtful new film taken from an ongoing series exploring native Hawaiian culture, craftsmanship, and the spiritual energy (or ‘mana’) of […]
Kraftwerk – Pop Art
BBC documentary 2013.
Watch the stunning 1931 silent movie ‘Limite’ directed by Mário Peixoto
The Brazilian filmmaker just made this one movie. But, according to Martin Scorsese and others, one of the finest ever made. And listen to the soundtrack! Read more about this legendary movie […]
Kyle MacLachlan talks fame and the legacy of ‘Twin Peaks’
Kyle MacLachlan’s unique blend of darkish wholesomeness made him the perfect posterboy for director David Lynch – starring in “Dune”, “Blue Velvet” and “Twin Peaks”. That cryptic TV series is back with […]
