My Smorgasbord at the Festival by Alex Hentloff

The Brothers Warner is as well made movie business doc as I’ve seen. It is more than that. It is a rich family portrait not only of a Hollywood success, but of that special American something that relies on freedom to create, to imagine, to inspire, and be inspired. These four immigrant brothers saw a nickelodeon show when they were kids, pooled their nickels to start their own showings, and went on to create a studio with a social conscience. Harry Warner said, “It’s not the challenge of dollars, it’s the challenge of ideals, and ideas…If the producers see only the dollar, I believe, those production efforts will fail.” Cass Warner, Harry’s granddaughter, has created a multi-layered gift to history and to her family.

( Alex Hentloff is a member of the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences with over 40 years experience in the theatre and has spent most of his professional career as an actor.)