Milton Glaser: To Inform & Delight

2008

1h 13m

Documentary

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80%

Tomatometer

15 Reviews

67%

Popcornmeter

2,500+ Ratings

Filmmaker Wendy Keys examines the life and work of graphic designer Milton Glaser.

Mark Feeney

Boston Globe

Diverting as Glaser is being retrospective, it's so much more interesting -- not to mention truer to his achievement -- watching him being creative.

Rated: 2.5/4

Jul 2, 2009

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Kenneth Baker

San Francisco Chronicle

...will leave an audience feeling both lightened and illuminated.

Rated: 3/4

Jun 19, 2009

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Joe Neumaier

New York Daily News

Collaborators testify to the continuing influence of Glaser, now almost 80, but seeing is believing in director Wendy Keys' pleasantly conversational documentary. Expect to mutter "He made that too?" at least a dozen times.

Rated: 3/4

May 22, 2009

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Philip Martin

Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

a wonderfully intelligent portrait of a surprisingly verbal visual artist. At 80, Glaser is a wise and ever engaged advocate for improving the worldthrough stylistic invention.

Rated: 88/100

May 1, 2010

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Jerry Portwood

New York Press

Unfortunately, the portrait first-time director Wendy Keys paints of the 80-year-old is more about myth building than anything else.

May 27, 2009

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Avi Offer

NYC Movie Guru

An illuminating, compelling and well-focused documentary. Just like Milton Glaser's artworks, it concurrently informs and delights.

Rated: 8.0/10

May 24, 2009

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Audience Member

I enjoyed this doc quite a bit, and was surprised to see that Glaser was responsible for the I Heart NY design, which hasn't made him rich, but rather proud that art can inspire others through its reappropriation.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/19/23

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Audience Member

What an inspiring artist.

Rated 4 out of 5 stars

02/10/23

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Audience Member

Milton Glaser's omnipresence in New York city is uncanny.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/24/23

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Audience Member

Interesting subject! Helvetica and Objectified are better movies. Q+A with filmmaker added to overall film viewing experience -- her first film. Maybe next time she won't be seen on film asking questions. Worth seeing. [walker art center theater, 2009-05]

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/25/23

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Audience Member

its the best of my movie

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

02/13/23

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Wendy Keys

Director

Wendy Keys

Producer

Edgar Howard

Executive Producer

David W. Leitner

Cinematographer

Thomas Piper

Film Editing

Hayes Greenfield

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Synopsis

Filmmaker Wendy Keys examines the life and work of graphic designer Milton Glaser.

Director: Wendy Keys
Producer: Wendy Keys
Production Co: Checkerboard Foundation
Genre: Documentary
Original Language: English
Release Date (Streaming): Oct 10, 2017
Runtime: 1h 13m