
Chronicles a man who is obsessively interested in only one thing,the pictures he takes that document the way people dress. The 80-year-old New York Times photographer has two columns in the paper's Style section, yet nobody knows who he is.... (Full plot summary below)
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Chronicles a man who is obsessively interested in only one thing,the pictures he takes that document the way people dress. The 80-year-old New York Times photographer has two columns in the paper's Style section, yet nobody knows who he is.
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| Film Journal InternationalDavid NohMere fashionistas pale alongside the tenacious commitment of the utterly obsessed subject of this diverting documentary-one of New York's great characters. |
| Kansas City StarRobert W. ButlerLots of us are interested in clothes. But few can match Bill Cunningham's passion for fashion. |
| MovielineStephanie ZacharekWhat Press comes up with in the end isn't just a portrait of individual eccentricity. Its larger subject is the way one man, just by being alive to what's around him, has created a vast, detailed anthropological record of how New Yorkers present, and feel, about themselves. |
| Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertHere is a good and joyous man who leads a life that is perfect for him, and how many people do we meet like that? This movie made me happy every moment I was watching it. |
| Flicks.co.nzRebecca Barry HillA heart-warming insight into one man's extraordinary life, a window to the fabulous veneer of the Big Apple and a must-see for anyone interested in the creative process. |
| Boston HeraldJames Verniere"Bill Cunningham New York" is a day in the life and a look at the lifelong career of Boston-born Bill Cunningham. Here is a man whose job is to go out into Manhattan on his bicycle every working day to seek and find beauty. |
| amNewYorkRobert LevinThe film offers a portrait that's revealing and mysterious, as the folksy subject welcomes Press' camera into his routine while keeping a tight-lipped distance from it. |
| Urban CinefileAndrew L. UrbanThis is a fascinating portrait of a unique character who has built his own world out the worlds of others. Quite unlike poseur photographers, he dresses, eats sleeps and talks simply; he gets around on a push bike. And he smiles a lot |
| Milwaukee Journal SentinelCarol DeptollaA fascinating, endearing portrait of the man who for decades has documented trends born on the streets and beau-monde parties for a worthy cause. |
| MovieFreak.comSara Michelle FettersThe movie has a refreshing allure that goes beyond fashion, beyond journalism, moving from moment to moment and scene to scene with a remarkable precision that is as emotional as it is fascinating. |