
Bill Cunningham New York

Bill Cunningham New York is a 2010 American documentary film directed by Richard Press and produced by Philip Gefter. "Bill Cunningham New York" is distributed by Zeitgeist Films and was released in theaters on March 16, 2011.
Synopsis.
"We all get dressed for Bill", says "Vogue" editor Anna Wintour. The Bill in question is "The New York Times" photographer Bill Cunningham. For decades, this Schwinn-riding cultural anthropologist has been obsessively and inventively chronicling fashion trends and high-society charity soirées for the "Times"s Style section in his columns "On the Street" and "Evening Hours".
Full of uptown fixtures (such as Wintour, Tom Wolfe, Brooke Astor, David Rockefeller—who all appear in the film), downtown eccentrics and everyone in between, Cunningham's enormous body of work documents its time and place as well as individual flair. "Bill Cunningham New York" portrays the man at work (on the street and at the office) and at home (a Carnegie Hall studio).
Release.
"Bill Cunningham New York" played at New York City's Film Forum from March 16 to 29, 2011, before opening in theaters in a limited release around the United States.
Reviews.
The film was critically well-received, garnering a 99% approval rating on movie review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes. "The Hollywood Reporter" described "Bill Cunningham New York" as a "Fascinating doc about a photographer surveying the highs and lows of New York society." "New York Magazine" chose "Bill Cunningham New York" as one of their Critics' Picks. Roger Ebert gave the film four out of four stars, writing "This movie made me happy every moment I was watching it." The film received a score of 76 on the aggregate website Metacritic indicating "generally favorable reviews".