DOC NYC Capsules:MAN FROM PRETENTIA, THOM BROWNE THE MAN WHO TAILORS DREAMS and TWO STRANGERS TRYING NOT TO KILL EACH OTHER

MAN FROM PRETENTIA
Portrait of art lover and dealer Paul Bridgewater who made a career out of finding new and upcoming artists and bringing them to the attention of the world, not for money but because he was deeply in love with the art.

This is a great look at the life and time of a man who loved what he did. It's a wonderful film in that it transfers Bridgewater's enthusiasm to the viewer. What an absolute delight.

I can't wait to see it again.

THOM BROWNE THE MAN WHO TAILORS DREAMS
A look at designer Thom Browne and his work that is less about Brown and more about the work simply because Brown is so private. Full of images of his clothes and of his fashion shows the film in some ways less a straight documentary and more like a museum gallery exhibition.

This is a visual delight.

TWO STRANGERS TRYING NOT TO KILL EACH OTHER

Bronx-born photographer Joel Meyerowitz and British artist/writer Maggie Barrett who are married now face the end of their lives.

While the film is very much a portrait of the pair, there is a point early on where it kind of shifts and becomes a kind of tone poem love letter that each them is writing to the other that makes this a unique experience. In someways its almost too personal.

I was moved.