Last night a friend and I decided we were in the mood to catch a movie and if you’ve seen movie listings this week, you know the stuff that’s airing at the mainstream cinema is disappointing so we opted to go our the local indie/foreign theatre to watch Bill Cunningham New York, a documentary about The New York Times “On the Street” photographer.

While some of you may not recognize his name, you are surely familiar with Bill’s work and in this film we learn how Cunningham got his start as fashion’s pioneering and most-respected street style photographer as well as personal look into the absolutely adorable, 80-something-year-old man’s life.  

If that didn’t get you excited, Anna Wintour, who happens to be a total softy when it comes to Bill Cunningham makes a cameo in the film as well as Tom Wolfe, Patrick McDonald, Annette De La Renta (Oscar’s wife), Carmen Dell’Orefice, Michael Kors and Editta Sherman.

Warning: You will fall in love with Bill and have the urge to hunt him down on his little bike and squeeze him…hard. And let me just tell you…you haven’t seen anyone light up when they talk about fashion like Bill does and his passion had me shedding a few tears. Yeah, I know. I’m a big wussy.

Rating: 5/5