Parker Film Company

18/10/2023

Thank you to everyone who came out to see our movie Carol Doda Topless at the Condor at the Mill Valley Film Festival! We were so delighted to see you there. Sterling Hedgpeth led the Q&A at Saturday night's screening at the Rafael theater with great questions for Producer Lars Ulrich and Co-directors Marlo McKenzie and Jonathan Parker.

03/10/2023

Great interview with Jonathan Parker on the podcast How Did They Get There.

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-did-they-get-there/id1099500604?i=1000627398842&mt=2

‎Show How Did They Get There, Ep Ep. 47 - Jonathan Parker on Carol Doda Topless at the Condor, (Untitled) and The Architect - Sep 10, 2023

19/09/2023

R. Gallyot at KWMR radio interviewed CAROL DODA TOPLESS AT THE CONDOR co-directors Marlo McKenzie and Jonathan Parker this morning live on the radio!

September 19, 2023 - Documentary film, Carol Doda: Topless at the Condor with the writer, producer and director team: Marlo McKenzie and Jonathan Parker.

09/03/2022

Researching for our documentary about Carol Doda and The Condor Club, we came across this article and we are asking a related question: What has "impelled societies to legislate or regulate women’s choices" throughout history?
https://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/28/world/europe/france-burkini-bikini-ban.html?_r=0

What is it about women’s swimwear and general attire that has repeatedly compelled societies to legislate or regulate women’s choices?

05/05/2021

Our documentary film research introduced us to Margo St. James. What an inspiring woman. And, befitting her personality, her celebration of life was truly like no other.

https://www.sfweekly.com/culture/remembering-margo-st-james/?fbclid=IwAR0e0-9h9b8pdwXjEFxSe3ll4iGbgp39WHgDi2YJQuXWM2JmzQeBMjY16jA

The memorial for the crusading s*x worker and San Francisco icon was exactly as raucous as you’d imagine.

12/02/2021

Looking for something intelligent AND a bit steamy watch this weekend for Valentine's day? 💖 We recommend, SHOW ME WHAT YOU GOT, directed by our colleague & friend Svetlana Cvetko https://buff.ly/3d84SjM

13/01/2021

Art and Artists are necessary for many reasons, right now artists could help us rediscover ourselves and begin anew with more compassion for one another. https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/13/arts/design/arts-stimulus-biden.html?smtyp=cur&smid=tw-nytimesarts

The pandemic has decimated the livelihoods of those who work in the arts. How can the new administration intervene and make sure it doesn’t happen again? A critic offers an ambitious plan.

29/04/2020

Hollywood studios are quietly turning to video-game technology as they look to get production shoots delayed by the coronavirus back on schedule, The Post has learned. Armed with virtual-reality to…

09/04/2020

10 Films with amazing architecture to stream during the lockdown. https://buff.ly/2JS1ARR

If you're in isolation or lockdown, here are 10 feature films that use architecture in exciting ways to watch as a distraction from coronavirus anxiety.

30/01/2020

THE ARCHITECT is now available to watch on Tubi TV. Check it out!
https://buff.ly/38RVafZ

A couple hires an uncompromising modernist architect to build them a dream house. The problem is that the house he builds is his dream, not theirs.

22/01/2020

This exhibition at the Whitney sounds truly delicious. https://buff.ly/37efKXK

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A new show at the Whitney contemplates produce.

08/10/2019

This reminded us of our movie (UNTITLED). -themovie

Employees and customers of Long Island’s Be.you.tiful Hair Salon were startled Saturday when a deer smashed through the window of the store.

17/09/2019

Here's breaking news in the saga of the stolen golden toilet for your reading pleasure.

The 18-carat gold toilet was unveiled at Blenheim Palace in Oxfordshire as part of an exhibition by controversial Italian artist Maurizio Cattelan on Friday, but stolen hours after on Saturday.

21/08/2019

"What exactly makes something qualify as a piece of art? For Whit Deschner, nothing is out of the question, especially if it’s a well-licked salt block."
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The sculptures on display at the Great Salt Lick Contest in Oregon are the work of cattle, horses, sheep and deer

30/07/2019

The screenwriting book, "Save the Cat" by Blake Snyder is put to good use around here. I always have this beat sheet scanned from the book at my desk.

22/07/2019

When film-makers are lured to the small screen, things don’t always go smoothly – but the situation is barely any better in the movies

17/07/2019

This book is new to me and I find it really helpful to have in my filmmaking arsenal.

15/05/2019

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Saying anything is possible isn’t as powerful as seeing that anything is possible.⠀⠀
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Learn more about our research and what we can do to make a change.⠀⠀

https://seejane.org/gender-in-media-news-release/female-characters-film-tv-motivate-women-ambitious-successful-even-given-courage-break-abusive-relationships-release/

02/05/2019

THE ARCHITECT is now streaming at Amazon Prime again.
https://buff.ly/2JbmCvJ

13/02/2019

The movie Velvet Buzzsaw has people talking about (UNTITLED) again: "(UNTITLED) (2009), a spritely, buoyant satire of the New York art scene, manages to be both wryly amusing...and, curiously, warm-hearted." https://buff.ly/2S11N6W

08/02/2019

Why it's time to celebrate Spike Lee, a director who never shies away from controversy https://buff.ly/2TEnxqO

05/02/2019

Our movie (UNTITLED) has a brief mention in this article.

The film, starring Jake Gyllenhaal as a pompous art critic, is an embarassment. “Velvet Buzzsaw” proves why art-world parodies almost always fail.

24/01/2019

"We were trying to break new ground for a type of story being told where there is no formula...”

In order to truly say an appetite for Asian films exists, indie films need to succeed alongside studio productions, sociologist Nancy Wang Yuen said.

23/01/2019

A fascinating read. https://buff.ly/2WbkwjB

Thirty years after his death, Martin Chilton remembers the father of Surrealism’s curious forays into the moving image

19/12/2018

Wishing you a happy holiday season!

13/12/2018

If you're looking for a one of a kind holiday gift, we have posters and t-shirts available here:

Designed by award winning agency Turner Duckworth and printed on matte finish bond paper, this 27X40 inch poster has a high color saturation and superb imaging.

16/11/2018

THE ARCHITECT DVD is finally here. It goes on sale this weekend, just in time for holiday shopping! https://buff.ly/2TihBE4

15/11/2018

For everyone who is still working on their dream and haven't yet broken through to where they'd hope to be, this is an inspiring read from Ann Dowd.

'For some reason, I had an unshakable faith that all would work out.'

23/08/2018

Beware of giant holes that are actually art installations! https://buff.ly/2w5pPpq

Like a real-life version of a Looney Tunes cartoon, a visitor to a Portuguese museum was injured last week when he stepped into an art installation resembling an inky void. Currently on exhibit at the Serralves Museum in Porto, Descent Into Limbo by Anish Kapoor includes an actual eight-foot hole th...

23/08/2018

This video series shows films that were greatly inspired by art. https://buff.ly/2FKtsaX

19/07/2018

We love Parker Posey who starred in our movie THE ARCHITECT. She has a new memoir out called, You're on an Airplane! Check out this interview by The New York Times. https://buff.ly/2mrpNTj

12/07/2018

"In feature films the director is God; in documentary films God is the director." --Alfred Hitchcock

11/07/2018

The Phoenix Art Museum is hosting a screening of (Untitled) August 15th at 6:30pm as part of the Contemporary Forum Film Festival that explores the art world through a satirical lens. https://buff.ly/2mczc16 -themovie

23/05/2018

Looking for a movie for the coming weekend? Catch THE ARCHITECT here:

Parker Posey and Erin McCormack star in this comedy about a couple who set out to build a new home and enlist the services of an uncompromising modernist architect who proceeds to build his dream house, instead of theirs.

23/05/2018

Great news for Australians! You can now watch THE ARCHITECT. Head over here to stream the movie from the comfort of your own home. https://buff.ly/2s0fh90

26/04/2018

Visiting Sutter's Fort in Sacramento, famously owned by John Sutter whose land about an hour away at Sutter's Mill was the discovery site of Gold, sparking the CA Gold Rush.

19/04/2018

Love these inspiring women in CA history I am learning about: "Juana has been called the 'Mother of San Francisco.' Compassionate and resourceful, she was renowned for caring for the sick and for the medicinal tea she made." https://buff.ly/2J9efOb

03/04/2018

“Grotesque and amazing at the same time.”

The Parisian art collector Nicolas Laugero-Lasserre bought a new artwork created by an artificial intelligence for around $12,000.