To Save and Project: The 19th MoMA International Festival of Film Preservation – See Screening Dates
The Museum of Modern Art announced in early December the To Save and Project: The 19th MoMA International Festival of Film Preservation, the latest edition of the annual festival dedicated to celebrating newly preserved and restored films from archives, studios, distributors, foundations, and independent filmmakers from around the world. Running from January 12 to February 2, 2023, this year’s program will open and close with the restoration premieres of two major silent films from MoMA’s archive: Paul Leni’s horror comedy The Cat and the Canary (1927) and Ernst Lubitsch’s comedy The
Marriage Circle (1924), respectively. To Save and Project is organized by Dave Kehr, Curator, Department of Film, The Museum of Modern Art, and Cindi Rowell, independent curator, with special thanks to Olivia Priedite, Film Program Coordinator, and Steve Macfarlane, Department Assistant, Department of Film.
The 2023 program includes the highly anticipated new version of Tod Browning’s insidious silent horror film...
Marriage Circle (1924), respectively. To Save and Project is organized by Dave Kehr, Curator, Department of Film, The Museum of Modern Art, and Cindi Rowell, independent curator, with special thanks to Olivia Priedite, Film Program Coordinator, and Steve Macfarlane, Department Assistant, Department of Film.
The 2023 program includes the highly anticipated new version of Tod Browning’s insidious silent horror film...
- 12/27/2022
- by Movies Martin Cid Magazine
- Martin Cid Magazine - Movies
Sopranos star Michael Imperioli’s art-rock trio Zopa are back with a new song, “Red Sky.” The track marks the group’s first bit of new music since they dropped their debut album, La Dolce Vita, last year.
“Red Sky” feels like a quintessential NYC track, with a tight mix of jangle and drone, all of which builds to a cathartic chorus. The song arrives with a music video, directed by Victoria Imperioli and Lisa Rinzler, that sticks with the NYC theme, following two characters whose lives are changed when...
“Red Sky” feels like a quintessential NYC track, with a tight mix of jangle and drone, all of which builds to a cathartic chorus. The song arrives with a music video, directed by Victoria Imperioli and Lisa Rinzler, that sticks with the NYC theme, following two characters whose lives are changed when...
- 2/16/2022
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
Sara Driver on her friend Robert Frank: "His straight forward photos often speak volumes." Photo: Lisa Rinzler
Sara Driver, director of Boom for Real: The Late Teenage Years Of Jean-Michel Basquiat, Sleepwalk, and You Are Not I, and recently seen in Jim Jarmusch's 2019 Cannes Film Festival opener The Dead Don't Die, sent the following personal remembrance in honour of her and Jim's friend Robert Frank, who died on September 9, in Inverness, Nova Scotia, at the age of 94, and his wife June Leaf, who survived him.
Sara Driver: “Wim Wenders sent a picture from Butte Montana that was taken a week before Robert’s death. It is out of the same window in the same hotel where Robert photographed Butte for The Americans in 1950.” Photo: Anne-Katrin Titze
"Weirdly enough a week before Robert Frank died. I checked the news. I had a feeling. I realise after contacting many of his friends and admirers.
Sara Driver, director of Boom for Real: The Late Teenage Years Of Jean-Michel Basquiat, Sleepwalk, and You Are Not I, and recently seen in Jim Jarmusch's 2019 Cannes Film Festival opener The Dead Don't Die, sent the following personal remembrance in honour of her and Jim's friend Robert Frank, who died on September 9, in Inverness, Nova Scotia, at the age of 94, and his wife June Leaf, who survived him.
Sara Driver: “Wim Wenders sent a picture from Butte Montana that was taken a week before Robert’s death. It is out of the same window in the same hotel where Robert photographed Butte for The Americans in 1950.” Photo: Anne-Katrin Titze
"Weirdly enough a week before Robert Frank died. I checked the news. I had a feeling. I realise after contacting many of his friends and admirers.
- 9/27/2019
- by Anne-Katrin Titze and Sara Driver
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Don't Blink: Robert Frank director Laura Israel: "When Robert and I had our first meeting about 'The Present' he drew two parallel lines on a page." Photo: Lisa Rinzler
When I heard about the passing of Robert Frank, I contacted cinematographer/photographer Edward Lachman for a remembrance on the photographer/filmmaker who died on September 9, in Inverness, Nova Scotia, at the age of 94. Ed also provided me with a contact for Laura Israel, who edited Robert Frank's shorts and Ed's film Life For A Child. He was the Dp with Lisa Rinzler on Laura’s Don't Blink: Robert Frank, which featured archival footage of Allen Ginsberg, William S Burroughs and Robert Downey Sr., with interviews with June Leaf and Robert Frank. The documentary had its world premiere at the New York Film Festival in 2015 with a soundtrack that features Lou Reed, Bob Dylan, The Rolling Stones, White Stripes, Yo La Tengo,...
When I heard about the passing of Robert Frank, I contacted cinematographer/photographer Edward Lachman for a remembrance on the photographer/filmmaker who died on September 9, in Inverness, Nova Scotia, at the age of 94. Ed also provided me with a contact for Laura Israel, who edited Robert Frank's shorts and Ed's film Life For A Child. He was the Dp with Lisa Rinzler on Laura’s Don't Blink: Robert Frank, which featured archival footage of Allen Ginsberg, William S Burroughs and Robert Downey Sr., with interviews with June Leaf and Robert Frank. The documentary had its world premiere at the New York Film Festival in 2015 with a soundtrack that features Lou Reed, Bob Dylan, The Rolling Stones, White Stripes, Yo La Tengo,...
- 9/24/2019
- by Anne-Katrin Titze and Laura Israel
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Ed Lachman and New York remember Robert Frank: "Robert was the truest of poets but without words...his heart, mind and eye will always be missed...." Photo: Ed Bahlman
Robert Frank died on September 9, in Inverness, Nova Scotia, at the age of 94. He was the director of Me And My Brother on Julius and Peter Orlovsky, co-written by Sam Shepard; an infamous Rolling Stones documentary; Candy Mountain with Rudy Wurlitzer, and the short Pull My Daisy with Alfred Leslie, written by Jack Kerouac. Robert Frank, best known for his photography book The Americans, has been the subject of two recent documentaries.
The last time I saw Robert Frank and his wife June Leaf, was on June 1. They were sitting on the bench pictured here on Bleecker Street ... Photo: Anne-Katrin Titze
There is Laura Israel’s Don't Blink: Robert Frank, shot by Edward Lachman and Lisa Rinzler, featuring archival footage of Allen Ginsberg,...
Robert Frank died on September 9, in Inverness, Nova Scotia, at the age of 94. He was the director of Me And My Brother on Julius and Peter Orlovsky, co-written by Sam Shepard; an infamous Rolling Stones documentary; Candy Mountain with Rudy Wurlitzer, and the short Pull My Daisy with Alfred Leslie, written by Jack Kerouac. Robert Frank, best known for his photography book The Americans, has been the subject of two recent documentaries.
The last time I saw Robert Frank and his wife June Leaf, was on June 1. They were sitting on the bench pictured here on Bleecker Street ... Photo: Anne-Katrin Titze
There is Laura Israel’s Don't Blink: Robert Frank, shot by Edward Lachman and Lisa Rinzler, featuring archival footage of Allen Ginsberg,...
- 9/15/2019
- by Anne-Katrin Titze
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Wim Wenders at L'Adresse: "Cinema is a very communal place. And community that's in many ways what Pope Francis is preaching." Photo: Anne-Katrin Titze
During lunch at L'Adresse across the street from Bryant Park in New York the day after the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences screening and reception of Pope Francis: A Man Of His Word at The Whitby Hotel, Wim Wenders told me about his collaboration with cinematographer Lisa Rinzler and sound engineer Régis Muller (Wenders and Juliano Ribeiro Salgado's documentary The Salt Of The Earth) when they were filming an interview with Pope Francis in the Vatican Gardens.
Wim Wenders on filming Pope Francis in the Vatican Gardens: "We chose this quiet beautiful little spot because of its peacefulness. And all of a sudden this flock of parrots appeared and they made a hell of a noise."
Wim had just visited The Met Cloisters,...
During lunch at L'Adresse across the street from Bryant Park in New York the day after the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences screening and reception of Pope Francis: A Man Of His Word at The Whitby Hotel, Wim Wenders told me about his collaboration with cinematographer Lisa Rinzler and sound engineer Régis Muller (Wenders and Juliano Ribeiro Salgado's documentary The Salt Of The Earth) when they were filming an interview with Pope Francis in the Vatican Gardens.
Wim Wenders on filming Pope Francis in the Vatican Gardens: "We chose this quiet beautiful little spot because of its peacefulness. And all of a sudden this flock of parrots appeared and they made a hell of a noise."
Wim had just visited The Met Cloisters,...
- 5/21/2018
- by Anne-Katrin Titze
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Wim Wenders with Lisa Rinzler, his cinematographer for Pope Francis: A Man Of His Word at The Whitby Hotel reception Photo: Anne-Katrin Titze
At the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences screening of Wim Wenders' Pope Francis: A Man Of His Word at The Whitby Hotel in midtown Manhattan, the director spoke about how he commandeered Patti Smith into writing a song (These Are The Words) for the documentary and shared her recount of a premonition she voiced to the friars of Assisi.
Wim Wenders with Anne-Katrin Titze on what Pope Francis told him on their first meeting: "I've heard a lot about you. But you have to know, I haven't seen any of your films." Photo: Lisa Rinzler
The reception following the screening was attended by Donata Wenders, Paul Auster, Siri Hustvedt, Lisa Rinzler (Kent Jones's Hitchcock/Truffaut), Tom Farrell, Ulla Zwicker, Annette Insdorf, Kate Davis,...
At the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences screening of Wim Wenders' Pope Francis: A Man Of His Word at The Whitby Hotel in midtown Manhattan, the director spoke about how he commandeered Patti Smith into writing a song (These Are The Words) for the documentary and shared her recount of a premonition she voiced to the friars of Assisi.
Wim Wenders with Anne-Katrin Titze on what Pope Francis told him on their first meeting: "I've heard a lot about you. But you have to know, I haven't seen any of your films." Photo: Lisa Rinzler
The reception following the screening was attended by Donata Wenders, Paul Auster, Siri Hustvedt, Lisa Rinzler (Kent Jones's Hitchcock/Truffaut), Tom Farrell, Ulla Zwicker, Annette Insdorf, Kate Davis,...
- 5/18/2018
- by Anne-Katrin Titze
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
Along with Sandi Sissel, Ellen Kuras, Lisa Rinzler and Nancy Schreiber, Maryse Alberti was a groundbreaking female cinematographer at a time when the field was overwhelmingly male (more so than today). Even as more women have steadily entered the field, Alberti still stands out for her versatility and inventiveness. Since starting out in the late 1980s working on a short film with Christine Vachon, Alberti has worked steadily with some of the boldest directors of our time. She's shot a wide range of films, alternating between nonfiction and fiction, with directors including Todd Haynes ("Velvet Goldmine," "Poison"), Darren Aronofsky ("The Wrestler"), Terry Zwigoff ("Crumb"), Michael Apted ("Moving the Mountain," "Incident at Oglala") and Liz Garbus ("Love, Marilyn") and Amy Berg ("West of Memphis"), among others. She received Sundance Film Festival Best Cinematography honors for documentaries...
- 9/15/2015
- by Paula Bernstein
- Indiewire
Amy Hobby and Anne Hubbell’s female-centric banner Tangerine Entertainment works hard to put women’s pictures front and center. They’re currently exec producing “The Erotic Fire of the Unattainable,” with Harry Hamlin (“Mad Men”) and Finnish superstar Irina Bjorklund (“The American”) set to star. Brazilian-born still photographer and short filmmaker Emilia Ferreira makes her feature directing debut with veteran cinematographer Lisa Rinzler (“Pollock”) shooting the feature in New York. Gay Walley adapted the screenplay from her book of aphorisms of the same title. Rounding out the cast are Edoardo Ballerini and Margot Bingham (both from “Boardwalk Empire”) and Kevin Kilner (“House of Cards”).Here’s the official synopsis:The Erotic Fire Of The Unattainable is an unflinching, slyly humorous journey through a woman's mind - a complicated, sensuous world of lovers and ex-husbands, travel and solitude, money and inner rebellion.
- 11/14/2013
- by Beth Hanna
- Thompson on Hollywood
Vol. I Issue 4
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Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God
Directed by Alex Gibney
In Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God, Oscar®-winning filmmaker Alex Gibney examines the abuse of power in the Catholic Church through the story of four courageous deaf men who, in the first known case of public protest, set out to expose the priest who abused them. The film follows a cover-up that winds its way from the row houses of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, through the bare ruined choirs of Ireland's churches, all the way to the highest office of the Vatican.
Like Woodward and Bernstein covering the story of Watergate, Gibney uses the keyhole of the first known protest against clerical sexual abuse in the Us to show that the Pope knew (or should have known) that there is wide spread child abuse within the ranks of Catholic priests, not just in the U.S. but worldwide. Not exactly a pretty picture. This powerful, beautifully crafted film builds a case that screams out for reform of an institution that, like our military, is run by men with little or no outside supervision. One feels that like Nixon after the proven Watergate charges, the Pope should resign along with others who have allowed this outrageous behavior and its cover up to be so institutionalized.
Gibney’s films have a logical clarity that reinforces their intelligence. Smart, clear and wrenchingly powerful they explore institutions and the people who are part of them. From governors to prison guards he shows little patience for lies and incompetence. The chain he establishes in Maxima Culpa links the victims to the priests to their supervisors and on to Rome to the office formally run by the man who is now the Pope. What can you say? They knew, they had to know, the links are compelling. Why would this institution shelter these men (and women) who were abusing children and in some cases adults? Who would tolerate this behavior? Why would the Church tolerate this behavior? Yet the cover up continues.
In a year of films dealing with institutions, such as government officials slowly trying to find a cure for HIV/AIDS, or the military dealing with women being abused, or the Israel army ignoring the rights of the provocative Palestinians or even government failures to act on global warming, this is the best and it should be one of the nominees.
The Filmmaker
Alex Gibney is the founder of Jigsaw Productions. An Oscar, Emmy, and Grammy Award-winning producer, he is well known for producing one of the highest grossing documentaries of all time, Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room.
His work as a writer and director includes the recent hit Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer, as well as the 2006 Oscar-nominated Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room and the 2008 Oscar-winning Taxi to the Dark Side. Alex attended the film program at UCLA.
Credits:
Director/Producer/Writer: Alex Gibney
Producers:Trevor Birney, Alexandra Johnes, Ruth O’Reilly, Kristen Vaurio, Jedd Wider, Todd Widler
Executive Producers: Jessica Kingdon, Sheila Nevins, Lori Singer
Writer: Mark Monroe
Cinematography: Lisa Rinzler
Original Music Composer: Ivor Guest
Editor: Sloane Klevin
Production Companies: Jigsaw Productions, Wilder Film Projects, Union Editorial
Distribution: Content Media, HBO Documentary Films, HBO
Paperman a short animated film by John Kahrs
Paperman is an original seven-minute-long short animated film produced by Disney Animation.
It tells the story of a lonely young man in mid-century New York City, whose destiny takes an unexpected turn after a chance meeting with a beautiful woman on his morning commute. Convinced the girl of his dreams is gone forever, he gets a second chance when he spots her in a skyscraper window across the avenue from his office. With only his heart, imagination and a stack of papers to get her attention, his efforts are no match for what the fates have in store for him.
Director John Kahrs was the animation supervisor on Tangled, an animator on Bolt and Ratatouille, and worked on Pixar’s The Incredibles, Mike’s New Car, Monsters, Inc., Toy Story 2 and A Bug’s Life. Kahrs now gets his break as a director at Disney. 14 years of work in the animation department at Pixar, that’s paying dues! Now, I understand why this “Disney” animation film looks and feels like a “Pixar” film. It’s brilliant, polished, and elegant and, like the Simpson short, silent. Expressive muted black and white images with a slight color tint in this perfect short film dramatizes love at first sight. Tasteful, romantic and above all beautifully executed, I look forward to Kahrs’ feature film debut. A little Pixar goes a long way and this work is expressive of adult feelings that any child could enjoy. No need to dumb the story down, it works for audiences of all ages. A perfect 10.
Original music by Christophe Beck (who has 105 scoring credits) this work is produced by Kristina Reed (from Disney) and Executive Produced by Pixar’s John Lasseter. Written by Clio Chiang and Kendrelle Hoyer, it shows that “less” can be plenty. Short films don’t get better than this!
Credits:
Directed by: John Kahrs
Produced by: Kristina Reed
Executive Producer: John Lasseter
Art Direction: Jeff Tuley
Written by: Chio Chiang and Kendelle Hoyer
Music by: Christophe Beck
Film Editing: Lisa Linder
Produced by: Walt Disney Animation
Distributed by: Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
Running time: 7:00
Short Notes and Update:
The Invisible War is on the New York Times' and Christian Science Monitor's and Newsweek's 10 Best Films of 2012. The Gate Keepers is on the Wall Street Journal’s 10 Best Films of 2012.
Academy announces 10 animated films shortlisted for the Animation Short Film Nomination
The Short Films and Feature Animation Branch Reviewing Committee viewed all 57 eligible entries for the preliminary round of voting at screenings held in New York and Los Angeles. I’ve seen all of the films and this is one of the strongest group shortlisted in years, from the elegant Pixar/Disney film Paperman to the wildly funny Simpsons’ Daycare. These films are a treat for the eyes and mind. Stunning, moving, original, powerful and frankly amazing they will both amuse and entertain and each of the 10 films is special. The styles range from traditional animation to computer designed. A number of students made it with entries which are testimony to their vigorous programs and their talent. This is a year where handicapping is impossible.
At screenings of the short listed films, Short Films and Feature Animation Branch members have selected three to five nominees from among these 10 titles for its nominations.
The 85th Academy Awards nominations will be announced live on Thursday, January 10, 2013, at 5:30 a.m. Pst in the Academy's Samuel Goldwyn Theater.
Adam and Dog, Minkyu Lee, director (Lodge Films)
Web Link: https://vimeo.com/34849443
Length: 16 min.
Language: none
Country: USA
Combustible,Katsuhiro Otomo, director (Sunrise Inc.)
Web Link: None available
Length: 13 min.
Language: none
Country: Japan
Dripped, Léo Verrier, director (ChezEddy)
Web Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wk9keXSBbhY
Length: 8 min.
Language: none
Country: France
The Eagleman Stag, Mikey Please, director, and Benedict Please, music scores and sound design (Royal College of Art)
Web Link: https://vimeo.com/mikeyplease/eaglemanstag
Length: 9 min.
Language: none
Country: England
The Fall of the House of Usher, Raul Garcia, director, and Stephan Roelants, producer (Melusine Productions, R&R Communications Inc., Les Armateurs, The Big Farm)
Web Link: http://youtu.be/5So_E6yPW40
Length: 17 min.
Language: none
Country: USA
Fresh Guacamole, Pes, director (Pes)
Web Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQMO6vjmkyI
Length: 2 min.
Language: none
Country: USA
Head over Heels, Timothy Reckart, director, and Fodhla Cronin O’Reilly, producer (National Film and Television School)
Web Link: https://vimeo.com/timr/headoverheels
Length: 10 min.
Language: none
Country: England
Maggie Simpson in The Longest Daycare, David Silverman, director (Gracie Films)
Web Link: http://youtu.be/gV-NRwLV2qU
Length: 5 min.
Language: none
Country: USA
Paperman, John Kahrs, director (Disney Animation Studios)
Web Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jsoiEpuvTeQ
*note this about the technology in this film, but not a true trailer
Length: 7 min.
Language: none
Country: USA
Tram, Michaela Pavlátová, director, and Ron Dyens, producer (Sacrebleu Productions)
Web Link: http://youtu.be/a_QT-JaDswY
Length: 7 min.
Language: none
Country: French
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Errata
Volume 1 Issue 3 In Chasing Ice the film was edited by Davis Coombe (and not Mark Monroe); Distributor (Us) Submarine Deluxe (not National Geographic).
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Block Doc Workshops in Los Angeles
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Join us twice weekly. Send us links to your sizzle reels and film sites.
Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God
Directed by Alex Gibney
In Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God, Oscar®-winning filmmaker Alex Gibney examines the abuse of power in the Catholic Church through the story of four courageous deaf men who, in the first known case of public protest, set out to expose the priest who abused them. The film follows a cover-up that winds its way from the row houses of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, through the bare ruined choirs of Ireland's churches, all the way to the highest office of the Vatican.
Like Woodward and Bernstein covering the story of Watergate, Gibney uses the keyhole of the first known protest against clerical sexual abuse in the Us to show that the Pope knew (or should have known) that there is wide spread child abuse within the ranks of Catholic priests, not just in the U.S. but worldwide. Not exactly a pretty picture. This powerful, beautifully crafted film builds a case that screams out for reform of an institution that, like our military, is run by men with little or no outside supervision. One feels that like Nixon after the proven Watergate charges, the Pope should resign along with others who have allowed this outrageous behavior and its cover up to be so institutionalized.
Gibney’s films have a logical clarity that reinforces their intelligence. Smart, clear and wrenchingly powerful they explore institutions and the people who are part of them. From governors to prison guards he shows little patience for lies and incompetence. The chain he establishes in Maxima Culpa links the victims to the priests to their supervisors and on to Rome to the office formally run by the man who is now the Pope. What can you say? They knew, they had to know, the links are compelling. Why would this institution shelter these men (and women) who were abusing children and in some cases adults? Who would tolerate this behavior? Why would the Church tolerate this behavior? Yet the cover up continues.
In a year of films dealing with institutions, such as government officials slowly trying to find a cure for HIV/AIDS, or the military dealing with women being abused, or the Israel army ignoring the rights of the provocative Palestinians or even government failures to act on global warming, this is the best and it should be one of the nominees.
The Filmmaker
Alex Gibney is the founder of Jigsaw Productions. An Oscar, Emmy, and Grammy Award-winning producer, he is well known for producing one of the highest grossing documentaries of all time, Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room.
His work as a writer and director includes the recent hit Client 9: The Rise and Fall of Eliot Spitzer, as well as the 2006 Oscar-nominated Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room and the 2008 Oscar-winning Taxi to the Dark Side. Alex attended the film program at UCLA.
Credits:
Director/Producer/Writer: Alex Gibney
Producers:Trevor Birney, Alexandra Johnes, Ruth O’Reilly, Kristen Vaurio, Jedd Wider, Todd Widler
Executive Producers: Jessica Kingdon, Sheila Nevins, Lori Singer
Writer: Mark Monroe
Cinematography: Lisa Rinzler
Original Music Composer: Ivor Guest
Editor: Sloane Klevin
Production Companies: Jigsaw Productions, Wilder Film Projects, Union Editorial
Distribution: Content Media, HBO Documentary Films, HBO
Paperman a short animated film by John Kahrs
Paperman is an original seven-minute-long short animated film produced by Disney Animation.
It tells the story of a lonely young man in mid-century New York City, whose destiny takes an unexpected turn after a chance meeting with a beautiful woman on his morning commute. Convinced the girl of his dreams is gone forever, he gets a second chance when he spots her in a skyscraper window across the avenue from his office. With only his heart, imagination and a stack of papers to get her attention, his efforts are no match for what the fates have in store for him.
Director John Kahrs was the animation supervisor on Tangled, an animator on Bolt and Ratatouille, and worked on Pixar’s The Incredibles, Mike’s New Car, Monsters, Inc., Toy Story 2 and A Bug’s Life. Kahrs now gets his break as a director at Disney. 14 years of work in the animation department at Pixar, that’s paying dues! Now, I understand why this “Disney” animation film looks and feels like a “Pixar” film. It’s brilliant, polished, and elegant and, like the Simpson short, silent. Expressive muted black and white images with a slight color tint in this perfect short film dramatizes love at first sight. Tasteful, romantic and above all beautifully executed, I look forward to Kahrs’ feature film debut. A little Pixar goes a long way and this work is expressive of adult feelings that any child could enjoy. No need to dumb the story down, it works for audiences of all ages. A perfect 10.
Original music by Christophe Beck (who has 105 scoring credits) this work is produced by Kristina Reed (from Disney) and Executive Produced by Pixar’s John Lasseter. Written by Clio Chiang and Kendrelle Hoyer, it shows that “less” can be plenty. Short films don’t get better than this!
Credits:
Directed by: John Kahrs
Produced by: Kristina Reed
Executive Producer: John Lasseter
Art Direction: Jeff Tuley
Written by: Chio Chiang and Kendelle Hoyer
Music by: Christophe Beck
Film Editing: Lisa Linder
Produced by: Walt Disney Animation
Distributed by: Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures
Running time: 7:00
Short Notes and Update:
The Invisible War is on the New York Times' and Christian Science Monitor's and Newsweek's 10 Best Films of 2012. The Gate Keepers is on the Wall Street Journal’s 10 Best Films of 2012.
Academy announces 10 animated films shortlisted for the Animation Short Film Nomination
The Short Films and Feature Animation Branch Reviewing Committee viewed all 57 eligible entries for the preliminary round of voting at screenings held in New York and Los Angeles. I’ve seen all of the films and this is one of the strongest group shortlisted in years, from the elegant Pixar/Disney film Paperman to the wildly funny Simpsons’ Daycare. These films are a treat for the eyes and mind. Stunning, moving, original, powerful and frankly amazing they will both amuse and entertain and each of the 10 films is special. The styles range from traditional animation to computer designed. A number of students made it with entries which are testimony to their vigorous programs and their talent. This is a year where handicapping is impossible.
At screenings of the short listed films, Short Films and Feature Animation Branch members have selected three to five nominees from among these 10 titles for its nominations.
The 85th Academy Awards nominations will be announced live on Thursday, January 10, 2013, at 5:30 a.m. Pst in the Academy's Samuel Goldwyn Theater.
Adam and Dog, Minkyu Lee, director (Lodge Films)
Web Link: https://vimeo.com/34849443
Length: 16 min.
Language: none
Country: USA
Combustible,Katsuhiro Otomo, director (Sunrise Inc.)
Web Link: None available
Length: 13 min.
Language: none
Country: Japan
Dripped, Léo Verrier, director (ChezEddy)
Web Link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wk9keXSBbhY
Length: 8 min.
Language: none
Country: France
The Eagleman Stag, Mikey Please, director, and Benedict Please, music scores and sound design (Royal College of Art)
Web Link: https://vimeo.com/mikeyplease/eaglemanstag
Length: 9 min.
Language: none
Country: England
The Fall of the House of Usher, Raul Garcia, director, and Stephan Roelants, producer (Melusine Productions, R&R Communications Inc., Les Armateurs, The Big Farm)
Web Link: http://youtu.be/5So_E6yPW40
Length: 17 min.
Language: none
Country: USA
Fresh Guacamole, Pes, director (Pes)
Web Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQMO6vjmkyI
Length: 2 min.
Language: none
Country: USA
Head over Heels, Timothy Reckart, director, and Fodhla Cronin O’Reilly, producer (National Film and Television School)
Web Link: https://vimeo.com/timr/headoverheels
Length: 10 min.
Language: none
Country: England
Maggie Simpson in The Longest Daycare, David Silverman, director (Gracie Films)
Web Link: http://youtu.be/gV-NRwLV2qU
Length: 5 min.
Language: none
Country: USA
Paperman, John Kahrs, director (Disney Animation Studios)
Web Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jsoiEpuvTeQ
*note this about the technology in this film, but not a true trailer
Length: 7 min.
Language: none
Country: USA
Tram, Michaela Pavlátová, director, and Ron Dyens, producer (Sacrebleu Productions)
Web Link: http://youtu.be/a_QT-JaDswY
Length: 7 min.
Language: none
Country: French
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Lightning in a Bottle
Screened
Berlin International Film Festival
BERLIN -- Yet another film in a series about blues music, which Martin Scorsese exec produces, "Lightning in a Bottle" simply lets the sinfully gorgeous music and emotions sweep over an audience. Director Antoine Fuqua, who directed music videos before launching his feature career, brought his cameras to New York's Radio City Music Hall in February 2003 to capture a benefit concert by more than 50 artists spanning several generations from Indie.Arie and Bonnie Raitt to Natalie Cole and B.B. King. The result is pure pleasure for fans of the blues. One can only hope this series will create more fans of an American musical form whose adherents are small in number but passionate.
Interspersed with the concert footage are occasional interviews backstage with artists and archival footage of legendary performers no longer living. Mostly, though, Fuqua goes to the source --vibrant, stirring, soothing sounds that put a chill down one's back and a serious tap in one's feet.
Blues is a wonderful contradiction, a joyous music usually about incredible sorrow. Reflecting its roots in spirituals and gospel music, blues bypasses the mind for the heart. The artists Fuqua records, who are among the very best, have special abilities with voice and instruments that go beyond mere talent. They have the ability to put their lives, the sum of all their joys and sorrows, into this music.
The concert itself is designed to follow a geographical and historical line, beginning with the music's African roots, then up the Mississippi Delta to Chicago and over to Memphis, where other influences come into play.
Yet Fuqua chooses not to press these points. This is no music lecture, just a straightforward concert film, smoothly videotaped by cameramen under the direction of cinematographer Lisa Rinzler. The energy emanating from the stage is tremendous. Marcy Gray doing "Hound Dog" the way it was meant to be sung, Cole teaming up with Ruth Brown and Mavis Staples for the jocular "Men Are Like Streetcars", Buddy Guy performing Jimi Hendrix's "Red House", Indie.Arie performing Billie Holiday's signature song "Strange Fruit" -- these are all special moments.
But this is an art form that is losing its audience. The crowd shots at Radio City fail to turn up many black faces. Hip-hop and rap now consume young black -- and most white -- music listeners. This leaves blues to an older generation for the most part. But Fuqua has caught lightning in a bottle, so there may be hope yet that young people will get inspired by this movie from one of Hollywood's hottest directors.
Lightning in a Bottle
Vulcan Prods. presents in association with Cappa Prods. and Jigsaw Prods.
Credits:
Director: Antoine Fuqua
Producers: Alex Gibney, Margaret Bodde, Jack Gulick
Executive producers: Paul G. Allen, Jody Patton, Martin Scorsese
Director of photography: Lisa Rinzler
Musical director: Steve Jordan
Co-producers: Richard Hutton
Editors: Bob Eisenhardt, Keith Salmon
Running time -- 109 minutes
No MPAA rating...
Berlin International Film Festival
BERLIN -- Yet another film in a series about blues music, which Martin Scorsese exec produces, "Lightning in a Bottle" simply lets the sinfully gorgeous music and emotions sweep over an audience. Director Antoine Fuqua, who directed music videos before launching his feature career, brought his cameras to New York's Radio City Music Hall in February 2003 to capture a benefit concert by more than 50 artists spanning several generations from Indie.Arie and Bonnie Raitt to Natalie Cole and B.B. King. The result is pure pleasure for fans of the blues. One can only hope this series will create more fans of an American musical form whose adherents are small in number but passionate.
Interspersed with the concert footage are occasional interviews backstage with artists and archival footage of legendary performers no longer living. Mostly, though, Fuqua goes to the source --vibrant, stirring, soothing sounds that put a chill down one's back and a serious tap in one's feet.
Blues is a wonderful contradiction, a joyous music usually about incredible sorrow. Reflecting its roots in spirituals and gospel music, blues bypasses the mind for the heart. The artists Fuqua records, who are among the very best, have special abilities with voice and instruments that go beyond mere talent. They have the ability to put their lives, the sum of all their joys and sorrows, into this music.
The concert itself is designed to follow a geographical and historical line, beginning with the music's African roots, then up the Mississippi Delta to Chicago and over to Memphis, where other influences come into play.
Yet Fuqua chooses not to press these points. This is no music lecture, just a straightforward concert film, smoothly videotaped by cameramen under the direction of cinematographer Lisa Rinzler. The energy emanating from the stage is tremendous. Marcy Gray doing "Hound Dog" the way it was meant to be sung, Cole teaming up with Ruth Brown and Mavis Staples for the jocular "Men Are Like Streetcars", Buddy Guy performing Jimi Hendrix's "Red House", Indie.Arie performing Billie Holiday's signature song "Strange Fruit" -- these are all special moments.
But this is an art form that is losing its audience. The crowd shots at Radio City fail to turn up many black faces. Hip-hop and rap now consume young black -- and most white -- music listeners. This leaves blues to an older generation for the most part. But Fuqua has caught lightning in a bottle, so there may be hope yet that young people will get inspired by this movie from one of Hollywood's hottest directors.
Lightning in a Bottle
Vulcan Prods. presents in association with Cappa Prods. and Jigsaw Prods.
Credits:
Director: Antoine Fuqua
Producers: Alex Gibney, Margaret Bodde, Jack Gulick
Executive producers: Paul G. Allen, Jody Patton, Martin Scorsese
Director of photography: Lisa Rinzler
Musical director: Steve Jordan
Co-producers: Richard Hutton
Editors: Bob Eisenhardt, Keith Salmon
Running time -- 109 minutes
No MPAA rating...
- 7/9/2004
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Lightning in a Bottle
Screened
Berlin International Film Festival
BERLIN -- Yet another film in a series about blues music, which Martin Scorsese exec produces, "Lightning in a Bottle" simply lets the sinfully gorgeous music and emotions sweep over an audience. Director Antoine Fuqua, who directed music videos before launching his feature career, brought his cameras to New York's Radio City Music Hall in February 2003 to capture a benefit concert by more than 50 artists spanning several generations from Indie.Arie and Bonnie Raitt to Natalie Cole and B.B. King. The result is pure pleasure for fans of the blues. One can only hope this series will create more fans of an American musical form whose adherents are small in number but passionate.
Interspersed with the concert footage are occasional interviews backstage with artists and archival footage of legendary performers no longer living. Mostly, though, Fuqua goes to the source --vibrant, stirring, soothing sounds that put a chill down one's back and a serious tap in one's feet.
Blues is a wonderful contradiction, a joyous music usually about incredible sorrow. Reflecting its roots in spirituals and gospel music, blues bypasses the mind for the heart. The artists Fuqua records, who are among the very best, have special abilities with voice and instruments that go beyond mere talent. They have the ability to put their lives, the sum of all their joys and sorrows, into this music.
The concert itself is designed to follow a geographical and historical line, beginning with the music's African roots, then up the Mississippi Delta to Chicago and over to Memphis, where other influences come into play.
Yet Fuqua chooses not to press these points. This is no music lecture, just a straightforward concert film, smoothly videotaped by cameramen under the direction of cinematographer Lisa Rinzler. The energy emanating from the stage is tremendous. Marcy Gray doing "Hound Dog" the way it was meant to be sung, Cole teaming up with Ruth Brown and Mavis Staples for the jocular "Men Are Like Streetcars", Buddy Guy performing Jimi Hendrix's "Red House", Indie.Arie performing Billie Holiday's signature song "Strange Fruit" -- these are all special moments.
But this is an art form that is losing its audience. The crowd shots at Radio City fail to turn up many black faces. Hip-hop and rap now consume young black -- and most white -- music listeners. This leaves blues to an older generation for the most part. But Fuqua has caught lightning in a bottle, so there may be hope yet that young people will get inspired by this movie from one of Hollywood's hottest directors.
Lightning in a Bottle
Vulcan Prods. presents in association with Cappa Prods. and Jigsaw Prods.
Credits:
Director: Antoine Fuqua
Producers: Alex Gibney, Margaret Bodde, Jack Gulick
Executive producers: Paul G. Allen, Jody Patton, Martin Scorsese
Director of photography: Lisa Rinzler
Musical director: Steve Jordan
Co-producers: Richard Hutton
Editors: Bob Eisenhardt, Keith Salmon
Running time -- 109 minutes
No MPAA rating...
Berlin International Film Festival
BERLIN -- Yet another film in a series about blues music, which Martin Scorsese exec produces, "Lightning in a Bottle" simply lets the sinfully gorgeous music and emotions sweep over an audience. Director Antoine Fuqua, who directed music videos before launching his feature career, brought his cameras to New York's Radio City Music Hall in February 2003 to capture a benefit concert by more than 50 artists spanning several generations from Indie.Arie and Bonnie Raitt to Natalie Cole and B.B. King. The result is pure pleasure for fans of the blues. One can only hope this series will create more fans of an American musical form whose adherents are small in number but passionate.
Interspersed with the concert footage are occasional interviews backstage with artists and archival footage of legendary performers no longer living. Mostly, though, Fuqua goes to the source --vibrant, stirring, soothing sounds that put a chill down one's back and a serious tap in one's feet.
Blues is a wonderful contradiction, a joyous music usually about incredible sorrow. Reflecting its roots in spirituals and gospel music, blues bypasses the mind for the heart. The artists Fuqua records, who are among the very best, have special abilities with voice and instruments that go beyond mere talent. They have the ability to put their lives, the sum of all their joys and sorrows, into this music.
The concert itself is designed to follow a geographical and historical line, beginning with the music's African roots, then up the Mississippi Delta to Chicago and over to Memphis, where other influences come into play.
Yet Fuqua chooses not to press these points. This is no music lecture, just a straightforward concert film, smoothly videotaped by cameramen under the direction of cinematographer Lisa Rinzler. The energy emanating from the stage is tremendous. Marcy Gray doing "Hound Dog" the way it was meant to be sung, Cole teaming up with Ruth Brown and Mavis Staples for the jocular "Men Are Like Streetcars", Buddy Guy performing Jimi Hendrix's "Red House", Indie.Arie performing Billie Holiday's signature song "Strange Fruit" -- these are all special moments.
But this is an art form that is losing its audience. The crowd shots at Radio City fail to turn up many black faces. Hip-hop and rap now consume young black -- and most white -- music listeners. This leaves blues to an older generation for the most part. But Fuqua has caught lightning in a bottle, so there may be hope yet that young people will get inspired by this movie from one of Hollywood's hottest directors.
Lightning in a Bottle
Vulcan Prods. presents in association with Cappa Prods. and Jigsaw Prods.
Credits:
Director: Antoine Fuqua
Producers: Alex Gibney, Margaret Bodde, Jack Gulick
Executive producers: Paul G. Allen, Jody Patton, Martin Scorsese
Director of photography: Lisa Rinzler
Musical director: Steve Jordan
Co-producers: Richard Hutton
Editors: Bob Eisenhardt, Keith Salmon
Running time -- 109 minutes
No MPAA rating...
- 2/17/2004
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Film review: 'Three Seasons'
PARK CITY, Utah -- "Three Seasons" is a luminous, delicate and powerful saga of modern-day Saigon. The winner of both the Jury Prize and the Audience Award at the Sundance Film Festival, the film moved audiences throughout the fest and should be a hit on both the festival and select-site circuit for October Films.
A narrative pastiche weaving four separate stories in present-day Vietnam, "Three Seasons" is an eloquent depiction of life in that tumultuous country. Filmmaker Tony Bui, who directed and co-wrote, has painted a provocative picture of the hard life that many Saigon residents face.
Reminiscent of Italian neo-realism, Bui focuses on those who are barely scraping by, including a cyclo driver, a prostitute, a young man who hustles trinkets on the streets and a girl who has been hired to be a personal assistant to a reclusive spiritual master.
Winding between these unconnected, but ultimately inclusive stories, Bui's storytelling is packed with hard city images. Indeed, "Three Seasons" is most eloquent and powerful in its visuals: the kaleidoscope of the scurrying chaos of big-city Saigon is both frightening and dignified.
Unfortunately, the dialogue and writing is often of an expositional nature and occasionally "Three Seasons" is over-arching in making its thematic points. During these junctures, the storytelling takes on a somewhat glossy, "National Geographic" patina.
Overall, "Three Seasons" is an exceptional film, capturing the roiling nature of a country that's torn by its past and gyrating between the old ways and the new. The acting is special as the well-chosen cast members embody their character's everyday essences.
Particularly noteworthy is Ngoc Hiep, whose radiant and fragile nature literally blossoms as she comes to gain strength and uncommon insights in her routine work with a religious master. Don Duong is also noteworthy for his engaging performance as a love-smitten cyclo driver. Harvey Keitel, who also executive produces, is solid as an American G.I. searching for the daughter he left behind during his Vietnam war days.
It's in its technical aspects that "Three Seasons" is most bountiful. Cinematographer Lisa Rinzler deservedly won the festival's Cinematography Award for her masterful lensing, eloquently and touching and conveying the heart and soul of the fractured city. In addition, composer Keith Reamer's full-bodied music, with its dissonant as well as mellifluous tones, also captures the vibrant qualities of Vietnamese life.
THREE SEASONS
A Film by Tony Bui
Producers: Jason Kliot, Joana Vicente, Tony Bui
Screenwriter-director: Tony Bui
Executive producer: Harvey Keitel
Co-executive producer: Charles Rosen
Co-producer: Timothy Linh Bui
Story: Tony Bui, Timothy Linh Bui
Director of photography: Lisa Rinzler
Production designer: Wing Lee
Costume designer: Ghia Ci Fam
Editor: Keith Reamer
Music: Richard Horowitz
Vietnamese songs by: Vy Nhat Tao
Line producer: Trish Hofmann
Casting director: Quan Lelan
Sound: Curtis Choy, Brian Miksis
Color/Stereo
Hai: Don Duong
Kien An Nguyen: Ngoc Hiep
Teacher Dao: Tran Manh Cuong
James Hager: Harvey Keitel
Lan: Zoe Bui
Woody: Nguyen Huu Duco
Truck Driver: Minh Ngoc
Huy: Hoang Phat Trieu
Running time -- 113 minutes
MPAA Rating: PG-13...
A narrative pastiche weaving four separate stories in present-day Vietnam, "Three Seasons" is an eloquent depiction of life in that tumultuous country. Filmmaker Tony Bui, who directed and co-wrote, has painted a provocative picture of the hard life that many Saigon residents face.
Reminiscent of Italian neo-realism, Bui focuses on those who are barely scraping by, including a cyclo driver, a prostitute, a young man who hustles trinkets on the streets and a girl who has been hired to be a personal assistant to a reclusive spiritual master.
Winding between these unconnected, but ultimately inclusive stories, Bui's storytelling is packed with hard city images. Indeed, "Three Seasons" is most eloquent and powerful in its visuals: the kaleidoscope of the scurrying chaos of big-city Saigon is both frightening and dignified.
Unfortunately, the dialogue and writing is often of an expositional nature and occasionally "Three Seasons" is over-arching in making its thematic points. During these junctures, the storytelling takes on a somewhat glossy, "National Geographic" patina.
Overall, "Three Seasons" is an exceptional film, capturing the roiling nature of a country that's torn by its past and gyrating between the old ways and the new. The acting is special as the well-chosen cast members embody their character's everyday essences.
Particularly noteworthy is Ngoc Hiep, whose radiant and fragile nature literally blossoms as she comes to gain strength and uncommon insights in her routine work with a religious master. Don Duong is also noteworthy for his engaging performance as a love-smitten cyclo driver. Harvey Keitel, who also executive produces, is solid as an American G.I. searching for the daughter he left behind during his Vietnam war days.
It's in its technical aspects that "Three Seasons" is most bountiful. Cinematographer Lisa Rinzler deservedly won the festival's Cinematography Award for her masterful lensing, eloquently and touching and conveying the heart and soul of the fractured city. In addition, composer Keith Reamer's full-bodied music, with its dissonant as well as mellifluous tones, also captures the vibrant qualities of Vietnamese life.
THREE SEASONS
A Film by Tony Bui
Producers: Jason Kliot, Joana Vicente, Tony Bui
Screenwriter-director: Tony Bui
Executive producer: Harvey Keitel
Co-executive producer: Charles Rosen
Co-producer: Timothy Linh Bui
Story: Tony Bui, Timothy Linh Bui
Director of photography: Lisa Rinzler
Production designer: Wing Lee
Costume designer: Ghia Ci Fam
Editor: Keith Reamer
Music: Richard Horowitz
Vietnamese songs by: Vy Nhat Tao
Line producer: Trish Hofmann
Casting director: Quan Lelan
Sound: Curtis Choy, Brian Miksis
Color/Stereo
Hai: Don Duong
Kien An Nguyen: Ngoc Hiep
Teacher Dao: Tran Manh Cuong
James Hager: Harvey Keitel
Lan: Zoe Bui
Woody: Nguyen Huu Duco
Truck Driver: Minh Ngoc
Huy: Hoang Phat Trieu
Running time -- 113 minutes
MPAA Rating: PG-13...
- 2/1/1999
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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