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Penn and Teller’s new documentary, Tim’s Vermeer, is about Tim Jenison, founder of NewTek, a man with no drawing skills, deciding to paint a picture equal to one by Johannes Vermeer by using technology to aid him.  Jenison was inspired...

If the plotline of Teller’s (yes, of Penn and Teller fame and, yes, he legally changed his name to just “Teller” years ago) documentary, Tim’s Vermeer, sounds unbelievably dry and not jammed with anything resembling mainstream...

Johannes Vermeer, “A Lady Drinking and a Gentleman” (c. 1658), oil on canvas, 66.3 x 76.5 cm, Staatliche Museen, Berlin (via Web Gallery of Art) The painter Johannes Vermeer is known for his incredible treatment of light and the near-photorealism...

Host Jeff Goldsmith interviews inventor & star Tim Jenison about the documentary Tim's Vermeer. Download my podcast here Copyright © Unlikely Films, Inc. 2014. All rights reserved.

Alex2507 has characterized me as the champion of "slow" movies. While I don't necessarily agree, I did see a good slow movie tonight so here I go... Tim's Vermeer is an art movie about art and a true story. Tim Jenison is a rich inventor obsessed by...