In the fall of 2008, as Citigroup was slashing tens of thousands of jobs, Lehman Brothers was folding, and AIG was right behind it, documentarian Marc Levin got a call from HBO, for whom he was ...

Christmas and culture make for friendly fellows — particularly in Houston. Where the city’s art scene usually has distinct lines of demarcation throughout the year — art lovers can go to galleries, ...

After watching “Schmatta: Rags to Riches to Rags,” which premieres tonight on HBO, you won’t be buying a $10 frock from H&M; anytime soon. Or maybe you will, but you’ll feel terrible about it. And you ...

Those famous images of John F. Kennedy campaigning for president from the back of a car, driving through throngs of tens of thousands of New Yorkers? They were shot in Manhattan's garment district.

A documentary, a call to action and a requiem all at the same time, “Schmatta: Rags to Riches to Rags” (8 p.m., HBO) recalls the rise, decline and fall of New York City’s garment district and presents ...

Forty years ago, the amount of American clothing actually manufactured in America was around 95%. Today, the number has plummeted to an unsettling, shocking, downright scary 5%. It's one of many ...

Marc Levin, who is best known for his feature debut, "Slam," is back in Toronto with "Schmatta," an HBO documentary on the rise and fall of the garment district and the fashion industry in New York.

In good times, most of us don't give much thought to capitalism — we simply live within it. All that changes when things go bad, which is why we're now seeing a flood of movies about the economy. The ...

Fashion mavens treasure the memory of a 2006 Yeshiva University Museum exhibit, “A Perfect Fit: The Garment Industry and American Jewry, 1860-1960,” which inspired a slim catalogue. Earlier this year, ...

A documentary, a call to action and a requiem all at the same time "Schmatta: Rags to Riches to Rags" (9 p.m., HBO) recalls the rise, decline and fall of New York City's garment district and presents ...

“Schmatta: Rags to Riches to Rags,” which airs Monday, Oct. 19, at 9 p.m. on HBO, is a solid documentary with a strong social viewpoint and exceptional archival footage, which chronicles the rise and ...