A scene from Bill Cunningham New York. By John ThomasonLess than two years after The September Issue probed the life and work of fashion kingmaker Anna Wintour, a new documentary offers a look at another figure residing in the nexus of fashion and print journalism.In Bill Cunningham New York, which opens Friday in South Florida, the subject is New York Times fashion … [Read more...]
Film review: ‘September Issue’ oddly lightweight Wintour’s tale
Legendary Vogue editor Anna Wintour,in The September Issue.By John ThomasonCaricature can be an incredibly damning cross to bear. Just ask Yoko Ono, Joan Rivers and Sarah Palin, to name a few prominent women whose names have been partially or forever sullied by the media’s manipulation of their characters.When perception becomes reality, truth blurs into fiction: Sarah Palin … [Read more...]