A Celluloid Detective’s Adventures in the World’s Deepest, Darkest Vaults and Beyond
By Russell Merritt
When I remember David Shepard, I think of high adventure, the kind that turns film reclamation into a series of quests, conspiracies, improbable partnerships, witty banter, and second story work.
TIT FOR TAT (La Piene du talion)
(d. Gaston Velle, France, 1906)
by Gary Meyer
“Jacques Pépin really was the first person to land on the American scene and say technique matters, craft matters,” says journalist Fareed Zakaria.
The new documentary, Jacques Pépin: The Art of Craft, produced and directed by Peter L. Stein and narrated by Stanley Tucci, premieres nationally Friday, May 26 on PBS as part of the 31st season of American Masters (check local PBS station listings for repeat showings). It is also available on-demand and online at American Masters’ Chef’s Flight along with other shows in the series about Alice Waters, James Beard and Julia Child.
By Emily Kaiser Thelin with photography by Eric Wolfinger
EatDrinkFilms is pleased to offer an excerpt from Unforgettable. We have chosen the first part of the Introduction and two wonderful recipes found here.
Shining a spotlight on two unsung cinematic heroes.
By Daniel Raim and Jennifer Raim
Husband and wife team Harold and Lillian Michelson were a secret weapon for many Hollywood producers, directors, writers, and production designers. Harold was one of the most talented storyboard artists in Hollywood, creating images for everything from The Ten Commandments (1956) to The Fly (1986); he also became an accomplished two-time Academy Award-Nominated production designer and art director on Star Trek: The Motion Picture (1979) and Terms of Endearment (1983) respectively. For her part, Lillian was one of the most talented and sought after film researchers in Hollywood for decades, providing a real-life reference for the designs of The Birds (1962), Rosemary’s Baby (1968), Fiddler on the Roof (1971), Chinatown (1974), Rocky (1976), Full Metal Jacket (1987), and hundreds more.
The Dick Fregulia Trio will perform a “Tribute to Bill Evans” before the bay area premiere of the new film Bill Evans Time Remembered on Saturday evening, May 13th at JB Piano Company. Advance tickets, $15 online at JBPiano and $20 at the door.
Here he remembers meeting Bill Evans and reviews the new documentary about the great jazz pianist.
DON MALCOLM DISCUSSES THE SHOCKING ABUNDANCE OF LONG-LOST FOREIGN FILM NOIR
A Rare Noir Is Good to Find 2: International Noir Revisited makes its appearance at the Roxie in San Francisco on May 5-8, featuring twelve noirs from eleven countries spanning twenty post-WWII years (1947-1966). The complete schedule with notes and images can be found here. There are also trailers and clips at the end of the interview.
Robert Bloomberg has written about animation for EatDrinkFilms and presented numerous 3D film shows around the world. His new exhibit at the Fairfax Library features samples of his graphic designs, photography and 3D work.
EatDrinkFilms requested a few recipes from renowned chef Jeremiah Tower and he sent his “Duck with Endive Salad” and “Consommé Marijuana” to tie in with the theatrical release of Jeremiah Tower: The Last Magnificent opening at theaters across the U.S. in late April and early May. Current scheduled openings are here. Read Gaetano Kazuo Maida’ review here.
Tower’s book Start with Fire has been newly revised and reissued. Continue reading
A Film Review by Gaetano Kazuo Maida
(Jeremiah Tower: The Last Magnificent opens at theaters across the U.S. in late April and early May. Current scheduled openings are here. )
This is that rare work that will surprise anyone with preconceptions about what a food film, or a film about a chef, can be. True, it starts conventionally enough, with a series of talking heads, some well-known, some less so, describing the twice famous chef Jeremiah Tower. But after that quick feint, it begins to explore a poor little rich boy narrative, and very soon we are in new territory.
