Review: Defending one’s homeland and the right to make art become common cause in ‘Porcelain War’
By Robert Abele Guns, paintbrushes and cameras are tools of national defense for the Ukrainian artists at the center of “Porcelain War,” a sublime and stirring documentary from American filmmaker Brendan Bellomo and Ukrainian ceramicist Slava Leontyev about living, fighting and creating under siege. The Sundance-honored film is more timely now, not only because of how pivotal […]
Bob Berney, Paula Ossandón Cabrera, Toni Kamau Join Board Of International Documentary Association
By Matthew Carey Three prominent members of the filmmaking community are joining the board of directors of the nonprofit International Documentary Association. The trio includes Bob Berney, CEO of Picturehouse, the marketing and distribution company founded in 2005; Paula Ossandón Cabrera, director of Chiledoc, an organization that “promotes Chilean talents, their films and series worldwide”; and Oscar-shortlisted producer Toni Kamau, […]
PORCELAIN WAR // Critics Choice Documentary Award Nominations
By Hilary Lewis Sugarcane leads the nominations for the 2024 Critics Choice Documentary Awards, with eight nods, including for best documentary feature. Billy & Molly: An Otter Love Story, Daughters and Super/Man: The Christopher Reeve Story received six nominations each, including for best documentary feature. The other best documentary feature nominees are The Greatest Night in Pop, Jim Henson Idea Man, Music by John […]
Oscar Contender ‘Porcelain War,’ Documentary On Remarkable Artists In Wartime Ukraine, Acquired By Picturehouse
By Matthew Carey August 14, 2024 Picturehouse has acquired North American rights to Porcelain War, winner of the Grand Jury Prize for U.S. Documentary at the Sundance Film Festival. The film directed by Brendan Bellomo and Slava Leontyev will be released in theaters throughout North America in the fall, in advance of an expected Oscar run. “Porcelain War is the story of […]
Picturehouse Acquires Nicholas Ma’s ‘Leap of Faith’ Documentary
By Andrés Buenahora Picturehouse has announced the acquisition of all distribution rights for Nicholas Ma’s documentary “Leap of Faith.” Picturehouse has set a theatrical roll out nationwide beginning Oct. 4, partnering with organizations around the country for conversations surrounding the film. The film will feature in-theater appearances from Nicholas’ father, cellist Yo-Yo Ma, in St. Louis, Washington, D.C. and Boston. […]
“Great Absence” New York Times Review – A Mystery of Disappearance
By Alissa Wilkinson
Tatsuya Fuji Returns as a Father Battling Dementia in Family Drama ‘Great Absence’ — Watch the Trailer
BY SAMANTHA BERGESON JUNE 13, 2024 When memory slips away, what do we know to be real anymore? That’s the question asked by “Great Absence,” a new film that sees legendary Japanese actor Tatsuya Fuji return to the big screen in a father-son drama about life, death, mortality, and morality. Filmmaker Kei Chika-ura writes and directs the feature […]
Frank Miller Documentary ‘American Genius’ Reveals Trailer, Sets One-Night Theatrical Showing
by Borys Kit The longtime coming documentary Frank Miller: American Genius is getting a one-night-only theatrical showing, announced the film’s distributor Picturehouse, which also unveiled the trailer for the feature. Set to screen simultaneously in Cinemark theaters nationwide Monday, June 10, the event will feature a live introduction with Miller, moderated by actress Rosario Dawson, and all […]
Review: ‘Carol Doda Topless at the Condor’ takes a fresh, frisky look at a 1960s rebel
By Robert Abele March 21, 2024 San Francisco’s own Botticelli’s Venus was nightclub dancing goddess Carol Doda, her scallop shell a white baby grand piano supported by hydraulics and descending from a hole in the ceiling rather than surfacing from the sea. But also, in perhaps the key difference from that painting, hardly so modest as to […]
Va-Va-Voom: Picturehouse’s Docu ‘Carol Doda Topless At The Condor’ Sets Live Burlesque Pre-Shows During Pic’s Opening Weekend
By Anthony D’Alessandro EXCLUSIVE: Picturehouse is spicing up the opening weekend of their documentary Carol Doda Topless at the Condor on March 22-24 with a live revue of top burlesque dancers before the movie screens. Carol Doda Topless at the Condor documents the life, history and impact of the legendary topless dancer who ignited the 1960s sexual revolution. The “Doda-esque Burlesque” […]
