Review: In a diarylike conversation, a 1970s art scene comes to life in 'Peter Hujar's Day'

Noah Baumbach's New Eurotrip Family Dramedy; Intergenerational Immigrant Women in 'Queens'; 'Peter Hujar's Day' Captures NYC in 1974; 'Little Bear, Ridge Road'

Filmmaker Noah Baumbach talks about his new coming-of-age dramedy "Jay Kelly," in which an internationally recognized actor, played by George Clooney, encroaches on his daughter's Eurotrip with the help of his "friend" and manager, played by Adam Sandler. The film opens in select theaters Nov. 14 and streams on Netflix Dec. 5. The new play 'Queens' follows a group of women spanning multiple generations, living in an illegal basement apartment as…

'Peter Hujar's Day' review: Ira Sachs gently brings 1970s New York to life through a dramatic experiment

is a confined, two-character experiment that's far more about mood than plot. Set almost entirely in one apartment over the course of a single day, its mere 76 minutes are languidly paced, though that's a major part of its success. Few filmmakers have so distinctly evoked an era without so much as pointing their camera out through a window to capture the street below.The film is reconstructed from a transcript, once thought to be lost, of an int…

Review: In a diarylike conversation, a 1970s art scene comes to life in 'Peter Hujar's Day'

Ben Whishaw and Rebecca Hall play New York friends whose daylong conversation gets at the heart of some deeper ideas about work, listening, camaraderie and art.

Ira Sachs on His New Film ‘Peter Hujar’s Day,’ Coming of Age in the 80s, and the Art of Creating Art

https://youtu.be/324sYtzx46g There are really just a handful of directors whose work feels so quintessentially New York and that list doesn't exist without Ira Sachs. Which makes the fact that he's not a native New Yorker all the more fascinating and unique. Sachs was born in Memphis, Tennessee but grew up in Park City, Utah (the…

Ira Sachs on Peter Hujar’s Day, the Loneliness of the Artist, and a Lost New York

Admittedly, I hadn’t heard the name Peter Hujar before seeing writer-director Ira Sachs’ latest film, which captures a conversation between Hujar and his friend, Linda Rosenkrantz, about the former’s day in 1974. Ben Whishaw and Rebecca Hall are phenomenal as two friends chatting about art, money, New York, and all of the people they knew in the ‘70s. Peter Hujar’s Day, adapted from a transcript of Hujar talking to Rosenkrantz on a day in 1974 a…

“Peter Hujar’s Day” Makes the Ordinary Monumental

Ben Whishaw at the premiere of “Peter Hujar’s Day” (photo by Robin Marshall / Shutterstock for Sundance Film Festival)By Bailey PennickThe premise is simple enough: 51 years ago, Linda Rosenkrantz was working on a book about her friends’ days — they would talk about their errands and meetings and whatnot, and the chat would be recorded. One of those friends she recorded was photographer Peter Hujar talking about everything he did on December 18,…