Trailer Link

Release Date:

September 13, 2013

Synopsis:

From IMDb: “A follow up to award winning documentary ‘Herb & Dorothy’, the film captures the ordinary couple’s extraordinary gift of art to the nation as they close the door on their life as collectors. When Herb and Dorothy Vogel, a retired postal clerk and librarian, began collecting works of contemporary art in the 1960s, they never imagined it would outgrow their one bedroom Manhattan apartment and spread throughout America. 50 years later, the collection is nearly 5,000 pieces and worth millions. Refusing to sell, the couple launches an unprecedented gift project giving artworks to one museum in all 50 states. The film journeys around the country with the Vogels, meeting artists who are famous or unknown, often controversial, striking today’s society with questions about art and its survival.”

Poster: C+

Review: Another trend that’s become a bit too ever-present is the bright yellow background. The foreground image is decent, but not striking enough to make the entire design work that well.

Trailer: B

Review: The trailer makes this look like a fairly standard documentary; however, with documentaries, the trailer only needs to convey how compelling the subject is and this trailer does that.

Oscar Prospects:

The first film didn’t crack the Oscar ceiling, but this examination of generosity and art could play well with the Academy’s documentary branch.

Revisions:

(September 8, 2013) Original