Zachary Heinzerling’s Cutie and the Boxer divulges the life stories of Japanese artists Ushio and Noriko Shinohara. It focuses on the pair’s onerous journey toward prominence in the art world, as well as representing the consequences of the lives they chose. While the approaches to art differ, it is clear that the thing they have […]
Read MoreJean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child, by Dru Miller
The biographical film Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child tells the story of the young influential artist Jean-Michel Basquiat. The film was done by Basquiat’s friend Tamra Davis, and his story is told through interviews conducted by Tamra of his friends and even himself. Being a very gentle young man in New York in the late […]
Read MoreCutie and the Boxer, by Nick Martelli
The film Cutie and the Boxer is a heartwarming story about an elderly Japanese couple in New York City. The husband is an artist who tries to keep him and his wife afloat by selling his work at art shows. During the 1960’s in Japan Ushio’s work was very popular, he decided to move to […]
Read MoreCutie and the Boxer, by Joslin Licata
Cutie and the Boxer is a documentary film about the story of two talented, different minded Japanese artists, Ushio and Noriko and their relationship. They had just met when she moved to New York City at a young age to try and become a successful artist. She only had the money her parents sent her […]
Read MoreJean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child, by Hannah Heddings
The movie Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child is a very informative and enjoyable documentary in the sense that it is presented to the viewer differs from that of your typical documentary. The overall atmosphere of the movie is very upbeat and keeps your attention on the content of the film. Throughout the movie, you get […]
Read MoreJean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child, by Madison Brumley
Jean Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child, A documentary directed by Tamra Davis focused on bringing Jean-Michel Basquiat’s life into view for those of us who did not have the pleasure of knowing such an incredibly talented artist. Jean-Michel was born in Brooklyn on December 22, 1960, and by the time he was the mere age […]
Read MoreJean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child, by Maria Babb
I recently watched the film, Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child, directed by Tamara Davis, 2010. The movie was packed full of facts, live interviews, art and Jean-Michel himself. Jean-Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child draws your attention within minutes and keeps your focus until the end credits. Sadly, if you know Basquiat than you know how […]
Read MoreThe Radiant Child, by Gabriella Levy
Jean Michel Basquiat: The Radiant Child was a documentary directed by Tamera Davis to highlight the astonishing painter Jean Michel Basquiat. Jean Michel Basquiat was born in Brooklyn and by age 17 he was found living homeless in lower Manhattan, NY. He was a graffiti artist and became a full- fledged painter. Throughout his life […]
Read MoreCutie and the Boxer, by Jada Lewis
In the documentary Cutie and the Boxer, I like how the movie portrayed how the couple met through one of Cutie’s sketches, almost like an animation. I also like how right before the scene that portrays how they met we get to see how Ushio views their relationship even though it is through Noriko’s sketches. […]
Read MoreThe Mystery of Picasso, by Katerin Rodriguez
Finding My Way Around the Mystery of Picasso Let’s start by saying that one would die to know what was on Picasso’s mind. In the movie Mystery of Picasso at the opening we see Mr. Pablo Ruiz Picasso sitting down on a chair looking to a certain direction as he smokes a cigarette. In this […]
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