I dunno. There is an avoidance of the larger gun problem here that forces the focus onto the shooter even as the filmmaker tries (and fails) to belittle and negate him. Samantha Fuentes makes it worth watching.
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The Only Girl in the Orchestra 2023
This lost me toward the end when the filmmaker became more present. I also totally understood Orin's refusal to accept the laurels of "artist" as something other than modesty. That is, Orin completely understands Classical Music and her essential role in it. And it's clear to me that Molly O'Brien doesn't really understand the milieu in which Orin was a trailblazer.
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It's Not Just You, Murray! 1964
A highly accomplished student film by Scorsese that establishes one of the director’s major themes while giving a nice glimpse into the influences that shaped him.
Specifically, the theme is the Criminal Life, and the influences range from the French New Wave (particularly Truffaut; I was reminded of both Shoot the Piano Player and Jules and Jim), classical American cinema (the movie both spoofs and pays hommage to the gangster film, and there’s also a musical number looking forward to…
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The Cry of Jazz 1959
A fascinatingly flawed movie, not in ideology (jazz as a mirror of black experience) or thesis (the reliable standby, jazz is dead) or certainly not in calling out whitey on his/her shit (frankly, I got a kick out of how thin-skinned, arrogant and obtuse the Caucasians are in this movie; it felt a lot like 2015); the weaknesses pertain to more simple matters such as acting quality, written dialogue and bluntness of message. These issues are counterbalanced by the boldness of concept; this is undisguised social filmmaking, and its inclusion in the National film Registry makes total sense. Also; Sun Ra!
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