June seems to be the month for well-stirred documentaries about drinking: “SOMM,” a hit at the Seattle International Film Festival (and opening for a regular run next week) focuses on a group of ...

The craft cocktail scene really started to gain traction in L.A. back in 2007 with the debut of Cedd Moses’ downtown whiskey bar Seven Grand. Cut to six years later and a well-done cocktail program ...

The drinks and their consumption look mighty glamorous in "Hey Bartender," Douglas Tirola's tidy and ingratiating documentary ode to high-end mixologists. This film celebrates "craft cocktails" and ...

Watching the documentary Hey Bartender is like spending a night at a good bar: It’s fun, easygoing, and it lasts just a little longer than it should. And the conversation, while delightful in the ...

Moseying up to the bar at Dunville’s, you’ll find Steve Carpentieri serving up a lot more than just beers and shots. The owner of the Westport watering hole, Carpentieri (or Carpi, as he is known to ...

As the movie heads into wide release, we chatted with Tirola about why he opted to tell the story of this community, what he was trying to capture, and how making a movie about bartending changed the ...