The Pleasures of Being Out of Step

Name: The Pleasures of Being Out of Step
Genre: Biography, History, Music, Documentary
Released: June 25, 2014
Duration: 87 min
Rating: 68

2014

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First Run Features | Release Date: June 25, 2014 | Not Rated

Summary: Nat Hentoff is one of the enduring voices of the last 65 years, a writer who championed jazz as an art form and who also led the rise of 'alternative' journalism in America. This unique documentary wraps the themes of liberty, identity and free expression around a historical narrative that stretches from the Great Depression to the PatriotNat Hentoff is one of the enduring voices of the last 65 years, a writer who championed jazz as an art form and who also led the rise of 'alternative' journalism in America. This unique documentary wraps the themes of liberty, identity and free expression around a historical narrative that stretches from the Great Depression to the Patriot Act. At the core of the film are three extraordinary, intimate conversations with Hentoff. Commentary and perspective are offered through additional interviews with such luminaries as Amiri Baraka, Stanley Crouch, Floyd Abrams, Aryeh Neier and Dan Morgenstern. Interwoven through it all is the sublime music of Duke Ellington, Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Charles Mingus and Bob Dylan, along with never-before-seen photographs and archival footage of these artists and other cultural figures at the height of their powers. [First Run Features]… Expand

Director: David L. Lewis

Genre(s): Biography, History, Music, Documentary

Rating: Not Rated

Runtime: 87 min

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Peter Rainer

Jul 11, 2014

The documentary includes peerless clips of Billie Holiday and Lester Young from a TV show Hentoff coproduced as well as snatches of an interview with a young Bob Dylan, a clip of Hentoff on William Buckley’s “Firing Line” TV show, and lots more worth your time. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Glenn Kenny

Jun 26, 2014

One might not think that bouncing back and forth between Jazz Hentoff and First Amendment Hentoff would make for consistently engaging viewing, but the movie is in fact remarkably fluid and never less than compelling. Read full review

Alan Scherstuhl

Jun 24, 2014

The film has its insights, but perhaps its greatest value is in how it offers something of a record of what time with the talkative, tireless Hentoff is like. Read full review

Nicolas Rapold

Jun 24, 2014

This succinct documentary sticks smoothly to its beat. Read full review

Ronnie Scheib

Jul 14, 2014

Hentoff presides over a film rich in the sounds and occasional sights of legendary cultural figures, from Lenny Bruce and Malcolm X to Bob Dylan and Coleman Hawkins. Read full review

John DeFore

Apr 30, 2014

A sharp-looking and enjoyable doc that celebrates the writer's legacy but, in its willfully obscure structure, seems a bit too bent on echoing his famous nonconformity. Read full review

Joe Neumaier

Jun 26, 2014

This mellow chronicle of Nat Hentoff is like a tour through New York’s past. Read full review

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