By michael murray on October 17, 2012
beauty is embarrassing, bloor cinema, Documentary, hot docs, michael murray, pee-wees playhouse, wayne white
INTERVIEWS, Reviews, Special Events
by michael murray for FILMbutton Beauty is Embarrassing, the first time effort of writer and director Neil Berkeley, is a documentary about visual artist Wayne White. White, who hails from Tennessee, has beautiful and gentle eyes. He’s charming, articulate and alert, and in him you can see a George Clooney fighting to get out. He’s […]
By michael murray on May 10, 2010
als, carla zilbersmith, hot docs, John Zaritsky, leave them laughing, lou gehrig's disease
Hot Docs 10, Spotlight Reviews
by Michael Murray for FILMbutton.com “Leave Them Laughing. It’s a documentary about a stand-up comic who’s dying of Lou Gehrig’s disease.” I think I sighed. “But it’s supposed to be absolutely hilarious!” he quickly added. This, I knew, was a movie I absolutely did not want to see. Like a lot of people, I’ve had […]