Parker posey, from so many fun things, introduces this documentary on books and booksellers. Even the buildings where the bookseller's show take place have their own really interesting history. Commentary from fran lebowitz and gay talese. Great discussion of then and now.... in the old days, you went on the hunt for whatever or who ever you were collecting. Now, with ebay and the internet, there are twenty copies available, somewhere. The long hunt is just about extinct. If it's out there, it's available for a price. The inter webs have killed off most of the bookstores, and there are only a few left in new york city. People who collect something specific, and really like the hunt... will probably love this. The others, probably not so much. Interesting spotlight on the actual alice, of the famed alice in wonderland. It ends with a discussion of time spent reading and appreciating older, rare books. Good stuff. Directed by dw young, who seems to specialize in short films and documentaries.

I chanced upon this documentary on Amazon Prime. Because I have quite a large collection of books and have spent much of my life haunting used bookstores, I was intrigued. It was fun to see the passion for the items themselves. All collectors have a bit of an unhealthy connection to whatever they are collecting. But why is the question that is most important. Here we see people who have connections going back generations or those who are contemporary. I enjoyed it, but I have to say that at times it really dragged. Sometimes people can be too philosophical. Still, many questions that have evaded me were answered reasonably well.

One if these documentaries that can be quite fascinating one moment then quite dull the next. So, for me, a mixed bag here.

Gives an inside look at the seldom seen world of antique booksellers and collectors in NYC.. The film also offers a little more optimism about the field being carried on by out younger generation, although the modalities will be most different.

For those viewers that can get through the, at tines, stodginess, the doc does offer some good rewards.