‘Once Upon a Time in Harlem’ Review: Cultural Time-Capsule Doc Invites Us to a Once-in-a-Lifetime Party
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In the documentary “Once Upon a Time in Harlem,” the legendary photographer James Van Der Zee eyes the grand piano sitting in the living room of Duke Ellington’s townhouse. We hear a voice nudge him to play. “Off the record,” the unparallel portraitist says. “I haven’t touched the piano in four or five years now.” […]