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Midwest Book Review
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Gustav Stickley: American Craftsman
Herb Stratford
First Run Features
630 Ninth Avenue, Suite 1213, New York, NY 10036
www.firstrunfeatures.com
DVD, $24.95, 67 minutes, color
http://firstrunfeatures.com/gustavstickleyvod.html
Synopsis: An American furniture manufacturer, design leader, publisher, and a leading voice in the American Arts and Crafts movement. Gustav Stickley's design philosophy was a major influence on American Craftsman architecture, Gustav Stickley (March 9, 1858 - April 21, 1942) was visionary designer whose furniture work included what has become known as the Mission Style. Herb Stratford's new documentary, "Gustav Stickley: American Craftsman", offers an unprecedented look at his life and works as told through interviews, archival materials, and a close examination of his most iconic works.
"Gustav Stickley: American Craftsman" traces the development and evolution of Stickley's unique style as well as the creation of his diverse businesses, including furniture manufacturing, a ground-breaking Manhattan store, the Craftsman Magazine, and Craftsman Farms -- a forerunner of the farm-to-table movement. The documentary visits several key locations in Stickley's lifetime, including his Syracuse home, where he lived and created his first arts and crafts interior; it also details the eventual loss of his businesses, and, after several decades, the rebirth and recognition of the movement he inspired.
Critique: An inherently fascinating and impressively informative documentary, "Gustav Stickley: American Craftsman" is a 'must see' for Gustav Stickley fans, as well as anyone with an interest in the history of American furniture making. "Gustav Stickley: American Craftsman" is an especially and unreservedly recommended addition to community, college, and university library American Arts & Crafts history collections in general, and Gustav Stickley supplemental curriculum lists in particular.
For the Love of Jason, Season 1
ALLBLK
https://allblk.tv
www.us.RLJEntertainment.com
$16.96 DVD
https://www.amazon.com/Love-Jason-1-Phoebe-Holston/dp/B09DMW9XFK
For the Love of Jason, Season 1 is a series about a single, educated, financially stable black man with no children, in search of true love. Jason has experienced long-term relationships, and years of bachelor life, yet as he grew older he realized that one by one all of his closest friends were settling down. Feeling the pressure to find someone rather than spend middle age and beyond alone, he starts a string of awkward dates - fortunately, all of his friends are eager to help him! For the Love of Jason is witty, heartwarming, at times sassy, and always entertaining, highly recommended. English language with English subtitles, 2 hours and 31 min.
Kevin Can F Himself, Season 1
Starring Annie Murphy
AMC Studios
www.us.RLJEntertainment.com
$39.98 DVD / Blu-ray
https://www.amazon.com/Himself-Inboden-Petersen-Bonifer-Raymond/dp/B09F5DC7YB
Available in both DVD and Blu-ray formats, Kevin Can F Himself, Season 1 is a dark humor series about what lurks beneath the surface of a seemingly idyllic, sitcom-style marriage. Allison McRoberts is married to her self-centered husband Kevin, but when she learns that the future she hoped for will never happen, she joins forces with her neighbor Patty to wrest back control of her own life. Grim wit, human frustration, and emotional fakery abound, in this unforgettable deconstruction of the ties that bind. English, Spanish and French languages and subtitles, 5 hours 54 min.
EDITOR'S NOTE:
The Midwest Book Review is an organization of volunteers committed to promoting literacy, library usage, and small press publishing. We accept no funds from authors or publishers. Full permission is given to post any of these reviews on thematically appropriate websites, newsgroups, listserves, internet discussion groups, organizational newsletters, or to interested individuals. Please give the Midwest Book Review a credit line when doing so.
The Midwest Book Review publishes the monthly book review magazines "California Bookwatch", "Internet Bookwatch", "Children's Bookwatch", "MBR Bookwatch", "Reviewer's Bookwatch", and "Small Press Bookwatch". All are available for free on the Midwest Book Review website at www (dot) midwestbookreview (dot) com
Anyone wanting to submit books for review consideration can send them to:
James A. Cox, Editor-in-Chief
Midwest Book Review
278 Orchard Drive
Oregon, WI 53575-1129
To submit reviews of any fiction or non-fiction books, email them to Frugalmuse (at) aol (dot) com (Be sure to include the book title, author, publisher, publisher address, publisher website/phone number, 13-digit ISBN number, and list price).
James A. Cox, Editor-in-Chief
Midwest Book Review
Gustav Stickley: American Craftsman
Herb Stratford
First Run Features
630 Ninth Avenue, Suite 1213, New York, NY 10036
www.firstrunfeatures.com
DVD, $24.95, 67 minutes, color
http://firstrunfeatures.com/gustavstickleyvod.html
Synopsis: An American furniture manufacturer, design leader, publisher, and a leading voice in the American Arts and Crafts movement. Gustav Stickley's design philosophy was a major influence on American Craftsman architecture, Gustav Stickley (March 9, 1858 - April 21, 1942) was visionary designer whose furniture work included what has become known as the Mission Style. Herb Stratford's new documentary, "Gustav Stickley: American Craftsman", offers an unprecedented look at his life and works as told through interviews, archival materials, and a close examination of his most iconic works.
"Gustav Stickley: American Craftsman" traces the development and evolution of Stickley's unique style as well as the creation of his diverse businesses, including furniture manufacturing, a ground-breaking Manhattan store, the Craftsman Magazine, and Craftsman Farms -- a forerunner of the farm-to-table movement. The documentary visits several key locations in Stickley's lifetime, including his Syracuse home, where he lived and created his first arts and crafts interior; it also details the eventual loss of his businesses, and, after several decades, the rebirth and recognition of the movement he inspired.
Critique: An inherently fascinating and impressively informative documentary, "Gustav Stickley: American Craftsman" is a 'must see' for Gustav Stickley fans, as well as anyone with an interest in the history of American furniture making. "Gustav Stickley: American Craftsman" is an especially and unreservedly recommended addition to community, college, and university library American Arts & Crafts history collections in general, and Gustav Stickley supplemental curriculum lists in particular.
For the Love of Jason, Season 1
ALLBLK
https://allblk.tv
www.us.RLJEntertainment.com
$16.96 DVD
https://www.amazon.com/Love-Jason-1-Phoebe-Holston/dp/B09DMW9XFK
For the Love of Jason, Season 1 is a series about a single, educated, financially stable black man with no children, in search of true love. Jason has experienced long-term relationships, and years of bachelor life, yet as he grew older he realized that one by one all of his closest friends were settling down. Feeling the pressure to find someone rather than spend middle age and beyond alone, he starts a string of awkward dates - fortunately, all of his friends are eager to help him! For the Love of Jason is witty, heartwarming, at times sassy, and always entertaining, highly recommended. English language with English subtitles, 2 hours and 31 min.
Kevin Can F Himself, Season 1
Starring Annie Murphy
AMC Studios
www.us.RLJEntertainment.com
$39.98 DVD / Blu-ray
https://www.amazon.com/Himself-Inboden-Petersen-Bonifer-Raymond/dp/B09F5DC7YB
Available in both DVD and Blu-ray formats, Kevin Can F Himself, Season 1 is a dark humor series about what lurks beneath the surface of a seemingly idyllic, sitcom-style marriage. Allison McRoberts is married to her self-centered husband Kevin, but when she learns that the future she hoped for will never happen, she joins forces with her neighbor Patty to wrest back control of her own life. Grim wit, human frustration, and emotional fakery abound, in this unforgettable deconstruction of the ties that bind. English, Spanish and French languages and subtitles, 5 hours 54 min.
EDITOR'S NOTE:
The Midwest Book Review is an organization of volunteers committed to promoting literacy, library usage, and small press publishing. We accept no funds from authors or publishers. Full permission is given to post any of these reviews on thematically appropriate websites, newsgroups, listserves, internet discussion groups, organizational newsletters, or to interested individuals. Please give the Midwest Book Review a credit line when doing so.
The Midwest Book Review publishes the monthly book review magazines "California Bookwatch", "Internet Bookwatch", "Children's Bookwatch", "MBR Bookwatch", "Reviewer's Bookwatch", and "Small Press Bookwatch". All are available for free on the Midwest Book Review website at www (dot) midwestbookreview (dot) com
Anyone wanting to submit books for review consideration can send them to:
James A. Cox, Editor-in-Chief
Midwest Book Review
278 Orchard Drive
Oregon, WI 53575-1129
To submit reviews of any fiction or non-fiction books, email them to Frugalmuse (at) aol (dot) com (Be sure to include the book title, author, publisher, publisher address, publisher website/phone number, 13-digit ISBN number, and list price).
James A. Cox, Editor-in-Chief
Midwest Book Review
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