Bill Cunningham

Bill Cunningham

Born: March 13, 1929
Died: June 25, 2016
in Boston, Massachusetts, USA
William John "Bill" Cunningham Jr. was an American fashion photographer for the New York Times, known for his candid and street photography.

Movies for Bill Cunningham...

Antonio Lopez 1970: Sex Fashion & Disco
Title: Antonio Lopez 1970: Sex Fashion & Disco
Character: Self
Released: September 13, 2018
Type: Movie
Sex Fashion and Disco is a documentary film concerning Antonio Lopez (1943-1987), the most influential fashion illustrator of 1970s Paris and New York, and his colorful and sometimes outrageous milieu.
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The Times of Bill Cunningham
Title: The Times of Bill Cunningham
Character: Self (archive footage)
Released: May 1, 2018
Type: Movie
The story of legendary New York Times photographer Bill Cunningham told through the photographer's own words, including a recently unearthed 1994 interview.
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The First Monday in May
Title: The First Monday in May
Character: Self
Released: April 15, 2016
Type: Movie
Chronicles the creation of The Metropolitan Museum of Art's most attended fashion exhibition in history, "China: Through The Looking Glass," an exploration of Chinese-inspired Western fashions by Costume Institute curator Andrew Bolton.
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Iris
Title: Iris
Character: Self
Released: October 9, 2014
Type: Movie
IRIS pairs legendary 87-year-old documentarian Albert Maysles with Iris Apfel, the quick-witted, flamboyantly dressed 93-year-old style maven who has had an outsized presence on the New York fashion scene for decades. More than a fashion film, the documentary is a story about creativity and how, even in Iris’ dotage, a soaring free spirit continues to inspire. IRIS portrays a singular woman whose enthusiasm for fashion, art and people are life’s sustenance and reminds us that dressing, and indeed life, is nothing but an experiment.
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Lost Bohemia
Title: Lost Bohemia
Character: Self
Released: May 20, 2011
Type: Movie
For over a century, Carnegie Hall rented affordable studio apartments atop the famous music hall to artistic tenants such as Marlon Brando, Paddy Chayefsky and Isadora Duncan. As a privileged tenant, director Josef Birdman Astor began to videotape his neighbors whose lives intersected with decades of artistic history, but his project changed when the landlord served everyone with eviction notices for a conversion to offices. Astor chronicles the protracted battle to save the apartments and pays homage to their rich heritage.
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Bill Cunningham New York
Title: Bill Cunningham New York
Character: Self
Released: March 16, 2011
Type: Movie
Doubling as a cartography of the ever-changing city, Bill Cunningham New York portrays the secluded pioneer of street fashion with grace and heart.