the ride is a documentary on professional bull riders .

it was produced by vice media and directed by meredith danluck , after originally being created for vbs.tv .

it premiered at the sxsw film festival in 2010 .

the ride ( 2010 film )

the ride is one of the official “spotlight premieres” at the 2010 sxsw film festival . for screening info , here .
ride the divide - a feature film about world ' s toughest mountain bike race .
so far , the best animated movie of 2010 . [ full review in spanish ]
on december 15 2010 , a group of friends set out for a day ' s mountain bike ride . 4 days later , a search and rescue team retrieved a helmet mounted video camera . last ride is the complete . . . see full summary »
for more information on how to visit the sxsw music and film festivals , march 12 – 25 , 2010 , austin , texas , u . s . a . , go to
for 2013 , simon starling invites you to take a ‘rollercoaster ride on invisible rails’ through histories and memories of tate britain’s famous duveen galleries with phantom ride .
there are no critic reviews yet for ride the divide . keep checking rotten tomatoes for updates !
though it ' s a ridiculous ride , it offers the heightened pulse of a great race .
there are no featured audience reviews yet . click the link below to see what others say about ride the divide !
never underestimate the power of a well - crafted film to make a difference .
crew : camera ( color , hd ) , jake burghart ; editor , lauren cynamon ; music , the weight . reviewed on dvd , houston , march 21 , 2010 . ( in sxsw film festival - - spotlight premieres . ) running time : 91 min .
undoubtedly dreamworks ' best film yet , and quite probably the best dragon movie ever made .
we are proud to announce , reveal the path , our follow up film to ride the divide . your incredible support has been inspiring to say the least . we’re beyond excited to be producing another heartfelt film about grand adventures by bike . production will start july 2011 . please visit reveal the path . | | urltoken
you ' ve got to give full marks for the look of the film . it looks absolutely great .
we ' re doing a variety of things to benefit livestrong with the release of this film .
on july 14 , 2016 , the comic - con schedule listed a panel on the maximum ride adaptation , referring to it now as a feature - length film rather than a webseries , but this panel was later cancelled . [ 7 ]
the ride takes us along the annual 300 - mile journey through the south dakota badlands , where young lakota sioux ride horseback and reflect upon the history of their ancestors , many of whom were massacred at wounded knee in 1890 . this intimate , stunningly photographed account captures the thoughts and emotions of the young riders and the guidance and wisdom of the adults .
the film was released on digital hd on august 30 , 2016 and on demand on sept 30 .
november 2015 saw the release of the highly anticipated ski movie streif : one hell of a ride . the film is about the legendary downhill run of the same name in kitzbühel , regarded as one of the toughest ski race courses on the planet . charting the bravery and determination of those who race the streif course , this ski film isn’t short of jaw - dropping crashes and showcases the courage and dedication required to compete at the highest level of downhill racing .
take a complete tour of hogwart ' s castle and a pov ride on harry potter and the forbidden journey at the wizarding world of harry potter located at islands of adventure at the universal orlando resort . i filmed the queue and castle with my video camera and used my sunglasses camera to film on the ride to avoid violating any park rules . it ' s a very dark on the ride , so my camera had a hard time picking up everything on the ride . filmed on june 30th , 2013 watch in hd ( 1080p ) for best quality . theme park videos from all of florida ' s theme parks on my channel : urltoken subscribe to my youtube channel : urltoken 2nd channel : urltoken twitter urltoken facebook urltoken
every season , with the development of new technology and the popularity of events such as the banff mountain film festival world tour , production budgets seem to be stretching further and further . all this allows some of the world’s top skiers and snowboarders to push themselves ( and their film crew ) to new extremes , all in the hope of producing the next big ski film .
the phantom ride was a genre of film popular in the very early days of cinema . a camera was fixed to a moving vehicle to simulate a journey for an immobile cinema audience . they sat pinned to their seats , white - knuckled for fear they might derail on the next precipitous bend . the train tracks or the road anticipated the trajectory of the ‘phantom’ vehicle . here though , the way has vanished . the highly precise and repeatable movements of the huge robotic arm on the similarly track - bound ‘motion control camera’ used to make this film facilitate a rollercoaster ride on invisible rails . the film’s soundtrack is the only remaining evidence of the camera’s week - long presence in the duveens – the audible contractions and expansions , the ascents , descents and contortions , of a very real machine . simon starling
to the deserts of the southwest pursuing glory and a paycheck in a winnebago . beyond the excitement and danger ( one rider died during production ) of the rodeos , the film follows these men—often boys , really—in the long stretches of boredom and discovery as they ride their motor home steeds across this great land . the exteriors alone , shot by director
paced with the bucolic ease of downing beers on a front porch at sunset ( the acronym of the professional bull riding circuit is conveniently pbr ) , the film is interspersed with shit - kicker action and road - life but follows many riders on through candid disappointment , injury , and even tragedy ( one rider died during production ) . after the jump , we have the official trailer for the ride , images , and thoughts from / film’s exclusive screening…
unstoppable is a pure thrill ride from beginning to end . well - staged action , strong performances and great direction make it one of the most exciting films of the year .
the tomatometer score — based on the opinions of hundreds of film and television critics — is a trusted measurement of critical recommendation for millions of fans . it represents the percentage of professional critic reviews that are positive for a given film or television show .
although the film was not well - received in a fangoria magazine review , the title
hard ride to hell
( which originated solely with the screenwriters ) was later taken by fangoria as the name for one their
fangoria eye scream
horror - themed ice cream products during 2011 ' s halloween season .
tron 3 , according to kosinski , would have been an invasion movie starring garrett hedlund’s sam flynn and olivia wilde’s quorra , who returned to the real world from the virtual one in the 2010 film . tron 3 had been in the works , but was never greenlit , and was shelved in 2015 following tomorrowland ’s disappointing release . an animated series , tron : uprising , aired for a single season in 2012 .
plus : a booklet featuring essays by critic godfrey cheshire and edward e . leslie , author of the devil knows how to ride : the true story of william clarke quantrill and his confederate raiders
this 72 - page report gives a digestible overview of the film , vod and television sectors in europe , covering 41 countries .
in 2010 , masters and two friends completed a 2 , 000 - mile ride along the continental divide trail . for the journey , they adopted some $ 125 mustangs from the bureau of land management to supplement their string of quarter horses . they were surprised to find the mustangs outperformed the domestic horses . intrigued , masters looked into the wild horse controversy and found a sad and complex situation : tens of thousands of unadopted wild horses and burros living in holding pens and pastures . wanting to inspire adoptions and raise awareness for the horses , the unbranded idea was born .
the ride revolves around the professional bull riding ( pbr ) circuit , a tour that includes 45 of the worlds top riders . the film is bookended with explosive competition footage brimming with hulking bulls , airborne riders , and high - wattage pyrotechnics . sandwiched in the middle is a journey across the back roads of america that reveals the rides cast of characters , each with genuine wit and that unmistakable cowboy aura .
unstoppable may be a predictable , unsubtle and clichéd variation of speed , but that doesn ' t stop it being the most exhilarating thriller of the year . strap yourselves in for one hell of a ride .
in many ways the film plays out like a bargain basement version of race with the devil with a group of ordinary folk in a winnebago being chased across country by a bunch of crazy satanists . obviously it pales in comparison to peter fonda’s film but director , penelope buitenhuis , does keep the…
interview : vice ' s jesse pearson on where the wild things are , spike jonze , and the future of vice films & vbs . tv – / film
has the promise of being a film that can satisfy both of their specific group desires at the same time . now , speaking as someone who has seen the movie , i am
nine lives ( 2005 ) - clip 4 of 14 / film starring robin penn , glenn glose , sissy spacek , etc .
the film certainly deserves to stand alongside such films as gallipoli ( 1981 ) , kokoda , the odd angry shot ( 1979 ) and breaker morant ( 1979 ) .
an award - winning feature film about the world ' s toughest mountain bike race , which traverses over 2700 miles along the continental divide in the rocky mountains . the film weaves the story of three characters ' experiences with immense mountain beauty and small - town culture as they attempt to pedal from banff , canada to a small , dusty crossing on the mexican border .
we felt that the interactions between the characters and how they live their lives gives the film this air of melancholy . did you at all pick up on that while you were filming ?
just over halfway through ang lee’s masterful civil war drama ride with the devil , the small group of men at the story’s center , young , southern - sympathizing bushwhackers fighting in divided missouri , meet up with other ragtag bands of rebels . …
last ride is a movie starring hugo weaving , tom russell , and anita hegh . a young boy travels across australia with his father , who ' s wanted by the law for committing a violent crime .
but the films that were actually inspiring to us for the ride were much more mainstream or indie films . slacker by richard linklater was a big influence for us ; the relationships between characters and how one character kind of goes into another one in a seamless way . a film like that or big fish . those were what we wound up referring to along the way and not necessarily a western .
hunter stephenson : hi jesse . vice has released a film issue that arrives during a very interesting , chaotic time for cinema , especially in the states . and spike jonze’s where the wild things are is an important film that i think signifies a steamy unification between two of the aughts’ biggest influential youth movements ; to the eye rolls of many on both sides : the geeks and the hipsters . and as such , it seems a great time for / film and vice to have a chat . since spike is the creative director at vice ‘s urltoken , what are your thoughts on his latest film in terms of its cultural relevance and do you agree with these notions ?
the ballad of narayama
is a japanese film of great beauty and elegant artifice , telling a story of startling cruelty . what a space it opens…
hard ride to hell is a cheap direct - to - video horror film that mainly gets by on its silly premise and the decent actors slumming it in roles way beneath their talents . the plot revolves around a group of friends on a road trip through texas who stumble upon a black magic biker gang . soon they are fighting for their lives as the cannibalistic devil worshippers work their insidious magic .
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a group of family and friends on a camping trip through the texas badlands are taken on a one - way ride to hell after they inadvertently witness a ritual sacrifice at a deserted campsite . . . . see full summary »
i ' m actually getting ready for my next film which is being shot in siberia . i ' m trying to figure out what the hell you wear in siberia .
disney is considering booting the grid back up . that’s the word from the hollywood reporter , which broke the news that the company was considering resurrecting the franchise for another outing , with suicide squad star jared leto eyed for the lead role . this is at a very early stage , thr cautions . no writers or directors have been attached , although tron : legacy ’s producer , justin springer , will reportedly produce the film along with leto ( if he ends up starring in the film ) .
a documentary that revolves around the professional bull riding ( pbr ) circuit , a tour that includes 45 of the world ' s top riders . the film is bookended with explosive competition footage . . . see full summary »
at least twice during “ the ride , ” documaker meredith danluck’s behind - the - scenes look at competitors , entertainers and other participants on the professional bull riders circuit , announcers warn cheering crowds : “this is not a rodeo ! ” no bull : the man - vs . - beast matchups depicted here appear to be , quite literally , death - defying encounters — for the riders , if not the bucking bulls — and even auds who neither know nor care anything about the sport will be enthralled . outside the arenas , however , pic often dawdles as danluck spends too much time with some subjects , not enough with others . a shorter “ride” could work on cable and homevid .
i believe audiences will enjoy
north face .
i did . but there ' s too much baggage along for the ride . it involves not only luise but also the nazis . a love story is not needed here , particularly when the reputed lovers got along perfectly well apart for 10 years . and as for the nazis , must every german film set in the ' 30s involve nazism ? do you climb a mountain for hitler , and think about him all the way up ? not these climbers . they don ' t give a damn about hitler .
the uk represents a massive 21 % of the european tv market 1 , 203 tv channels out of 3 , 005 in the eu ( 28 ) are based in the uk the uk is the second largest exporter ( after france ) of film titles exported to other eu28 countries for projection in cinemas and broadcast on tv .
if the film had stayed there , it might have been devastatingly good . it ' s powerful enough as it is . but consider the 2004 film
touching the void ,
about a climber who broke his leg , driving a bone through a knee socket and later fell into an ice crevice and agonizingly , unbelievably , made his way alone back down the mountain . that semi - documentary by kevin macdonald showed only the two climbers . that was more than enough .
just watched it for the sake of the great miguel ferrer who unfortunately passed away recently . this mess of a film takes a couple of cliches , mashes tham together and serve it quite amateurish to the audience . at least you know what to expect .
two train operators must stop a runaway train . the opening credits claim that this film is based on a true story , but there are moments that are so implausible that i thought tony scott was pulling a coen brothers ' fargo on me . real or not , the film is exciting and fun and perfect for all of scott ' s gimmicks - - his ever - moving camera , quick cuts , big ( unrealistic ) explosions , hyper - masculine dialogue . it ' s all predictable but enjoyable , much like 1994 ' s speed . overall , this film is unsubstantial fun .
at least twice during
the ride ,
documaker meredith danluck ' s behind - the - scenes look at competitors , entertainers and other participants on the professional bull riders circuit , announcers warn cheering crowds :
this is not a rodeo !
no bull : the man - vs . - beast matchups depicted here appear to be , quite literally , death - defying encounters - - for the riders , if not the bucking bulls - - and even auds who neither know nor care anything about the sport will be enthralled . outside the arenas , however , pic often dawdles as danluck spends too much time with some subjects , not enough with others . a shorter
ride
could work on cable and homevid .
i started in spring of 2008 . and we finished it . . . what is finished when you talk about a film ? i guess we finished it a few months ago .
anchor bay ' s new thriller
frozen
to be released february of 2010 . synopsis from urltoken a typical day on the slopes turns into a chilling nightmare for three snowboarders when they get stranded on the chairlift before their last run . as the ski patrol switches off the night lights , they realize with growing panic that theyve been left behind dangling high off the ground with no way down . with the resort closed until the following weekend and frostbite and hypothermia already setting in , the trio is forced to take desperate measures to escape off the mountain before they freeze to death . once they make theirmove , they discover with horror that they have much more to fear than just the frigid cold . as they combat unexpected obstacles , they start to question if their will to survive is strong enough to overcome the worst ways to die . i do not own any rights to this film . etc enjoy !
at least twice during “the ride , ” documaker meredith danluck’s behind - the - scenes look at competitors , entertainers and other participants on the professional bull riders circuit , announcers warn cheering crowds : “this is not a rodeo ! ” no bull : the man - vs . - beast matchups depicted here appear to be , quite literally , death - defying encounters — for the riders , if not the bucking bulls [ … ]
this nineties snowboard film captures its time period perfectly . the soundtrack has some great indie tunes by the likes of placebo , feeder and the stone roses to go along with the portrayal of the huge hype surrounding snowboarding at the time – although in the clip below it ' s all about the jazz flute . the story is simple : a group of pro riders , including k2 poster boy travis parker , sets off in a bus around the us to hit the best powder and jumps in the country .
a native texan , masters graduated from texas a & m with a degree in wildlife biology . during college , he attended classes in the spring , led horseback rides in yellowstone during the summer , guided pack trips in the fall , and managed the jacalon ranch in south texas over the winter . masters is the main author of the book unbranded . since the unbranded ride , he has made numerous wildlife and conservation films . to see more of his work visit urltoken or follow @ bencmasters .
critics have called it
open water on a ski lift
and
jaws in the snow .
it remains perhaps the most intense and terrifying film of 2010 : as sunday evening falls , three snowboarding friends decide to take one last run down the slope . halfway up the mountain , their chair lift stops , the lights go out , and the resort closes for the week . they are stranded , but the worst is still to come . a storm is approaching . frostbite is setting in . and on the ground below them , a pack of hungry wolves have gathered to wait . kevin zegers ( dawn of the dead , wrong turn ) , shawn ashmore ( x - men , the ruins ) , and emma bell star in the relentlessly chilling thriller from writer / director adam green ( hatchet ) that harry knowles of ain ' t it cool news hails as
a vicious , scary and horrifying experience . . . frozen is a howling good time !
the first zaz film was the kentucky fried movie , which they only fell back on when they couldn ' t get airplane ! financed . and since they didn ' t know the first thing about film - making , they hired a then - unknown young director called john landis to direct it ; landis would go on to become a colossus of the 80s and 90s , the maker of the blues brothers , an american werewolf in london and the thriller music video . kentucky fried , a wholesale transfer to film of their stage spoofs of tv ads and bad dramas , included , in its 20 - minute chop - socky spoof a fistful of yen , the germ of airplane ! . although they liked landis , says david , they wanted their suggestions adhered to
100 % of the time – not just 89 %
.
the hollywood reporter ’ s sources say that this potential new film won’t be a direct sequel to tron : legacy . instead , it will be “built out of the source code of the deleted tron 3 script , ” with leto playing a character from that screenplay named ares .
there is this guy who is doing the world ' s largest artwork , in a shaman village in siberia , and we ' re going to film him . it ' s going to be a drawing on a frozen lake the size of paris .
let’s switch it up . i’m curious to know what you consider your top three favorite films . can you tell me a little about why you consider each film to be superlative and the personal appeal they have for you ?
short but spectacular nonetheless , this ski film is a visually stunning work of art . shot in the deep powder of the esplanade range , canada , at night , it captures skiers weaving through a blend of colours and lights , accompanied by poetic narration . the crew used eight 4 , 000 - watt lights to illuminate the mountain and filmed for over six weeks to create the perfect edit . plus the futuristic led jackets they wear in some of the scenes would make any style - savvy skier jealous . the full film was made in association with electronics company philips as part of an advertising campaign to support its new ambilight tv .
cauldron was meant to be grand , a generation - defining work of animation . it was the first disney feature filmed in 70mm widescreen since sleeping beauty . it boasted 6 - track dolby sound and the first computer animation ever in a disney film . the company even planned for the cauldron - born sequence to include a special holographic sequence that would bring the deathless swordsmen into the theater .
the black cauldron would change all that . in an era of dungeons and dragons and the face - melting action of raiders of the lost ark , a darker , swords - and - sorcery epic seemed like a gamble worth taking . hale plucked one of the series ' minor villains , the horned king , to be the big bad of his movie . and he made the film ' s action centerpiece the gruesome transformation of dead warriors into the zombie - like cauldron - born .
a group of family and friends on a camping trip through the texas badlands are taken on a one - way ride to hell after they inadvertently witness a ritual sacrifice at a deserted campsite . pursed by the devil worshiping biker gang responsible , they hole up in an abandoned church near the border , only to discover that they are pawns in a decades - old battle between good and evil .
a group of family and friends on a camping trip through the texas badlands are taken on a one - way ride to hell after they inadvertently witness a ritual sacrifice at a deserted campsite . pursued by the devil worshiping biker gang responsible , they hole up in an abandoned church near the border , only to discover that they are pawns in a decades - old battle between good and evil .
a group of family and friends on a camping trip through the texas badlands are taken on a on - way ride to hell after they inadvertently witness a ritual sacrifice at a deserted campsite . pursued by the devil worshiping biker gang responsible , they hole up in an abandoned church near the border , only to discover that they are pawns in a decades - old battle between good and evil .
due date is a movie starring robert downey jr . , zach galifianakis , and michelle monaghan . high - strung father - to - be peter highman is forced to hitch a ride with aspiring actor ethan tremblay on a road trip in order to make it to his child ' s birth on time .
this movie adapts the angel experiment only up to the flock ' s escape from the school .
it wouldn ' t be a ski movie list without a warren miller film . the legendary miller started out narrating his own home movies , and went on to make 750 sports films during his directing career . after over 50 years of making ski movies , warren miller films are still being made today despite him not being directly involved . many moods of skiing is one of his early classics , released in 1961 . the film follows three skiers as they hit the slopes of four different countries , and was ground - breaking as one of the first ski movies to be shot around the world in one feature .
a documentary that revolves around the professional bull riding ( pbr ) circuit , a tour that includes 45 of the world ' s top riders . the film is bookended with explosive competition footage brimming with hulking bulls , airborne riders , and high - wattage pyrotechnics . sandwiched in the middle is a journey across the back roads of america that reveals the cast of characters , each with genuine wit and that unmistakable cowboy aura .
one of the first ever professional ski movies features american ski legends glen plake ( check out the first outing of the american ' s crazy mohican ! ) , mike hattrup and scot schmidt , in undeniably retro outfits , with an undeniably eighties soundtrack . all three skiers are the inspiration for many pros on the scene today , and this rockumentary - style film sees them tear up the mountain . made in 1988 by the pioneering director greg stump , it really marked the start of freeride skiing .
there are uncomfortable moments , but those were also some of the most interesting moments in the film , at least to us . the duality of rocky and shorty and their take on living in border towns was interesting . shorty takes the stance of ,
this is our country and we don ' t want people crossing over the border ,
and there ' s some derogatory terms used , and then rocky is the opposite and wants to help the immigrants .
sure . with wtwta , i don’t recall another film that vice has supported this much . however , last year vice films released heavy metal in baghdad , which saw one of the company’s co - founders , suroosh alvi , interviewing a civilian rock band over there for several years and encountering numerous realizations along the way . that film is my fave about the u . s . occupation of iraq thus far—it’s an incredibly intimate look at life outside the green zone . it was also one of my top 10 films of 2008 . as one of the senior dudes at vice , what is the future of vice films ? i know that you’re releasing white lightnin’ next…
as the nhs turns 70 , the university of hertfordshire reflects on the benefits its successful , collaborative relationship have brought to both the university and the nhs . . . .
the much - anticipated film about british ski jumper eddie “the eagle” edwards and his hapless turn at the 1988 winter olympics burst onto cinema screens in march 2016 . starring taron egerton as eddie and hugh jackman as his coach , the feature - length underdog tale left us believing that maybe , just maybe , anything is possible if you put your mind to it . . .
scott sanders ' s uproarious blaxploitation spoof , just released in the uk , shows how the zuckers ' legacy keeps on giving . those airplane ! scenes in which the superfly dialogue of two black men is treated to subtitles ( and later translated by an old white woman ) touched on taboos film - makers today are applauded for even approaching .
people outside of texas have this idea of how people behave in texas and the bull riding circuit is a different beast from that , but it is of the same species . when we think about growing up , some of those impressions of what a cowboy is were drawn from songs , country songs and also western films . were there any specific songs or movies that inspired you to make the ride or informed your views on what a cowboy should be ?
ari and the erasers corner max , only for the flock to arrive with the bomb . max leaps out of the way and escapes safely .
inspired by true events , healing is a story of redemption , the discovery of hope and the healing of the spirit - in the most unlikely place for the most unlikely men .
a charming , likeable animated story concerning an insecure boy ( voiced by jay baruchel ) who forms an unlikely friendship with a dragon named toothless after being tasked with capturing one as the last step to becoming a man . the thing that makes this movie so special is its fearlessness and willingness to take big risks that do not fall into the cookie - cutter norm that we have come to accept with some animated films . because of this , it possesses a degree of unpredictability which proves to be original and much more enjoyable . the voice acting is terrific , and the action scenes are fun and the film ' s versatility to all age ranges cannot go unnoticed . this is a stellar , near - perfect film .
no it wasn ' t that surprising . you go into these things really open and we had an idea of who was who , and who was charismatic , who we wanted to film and why we wanted to film them , and apart from that we didn ' t really have any expectations or any agenda of what we were going to get or not get or try to get or whatever . i wouldn ' t say i was surprised , because i didn ' t really have any expectations .
some things just happened incidentally . our title cards for the ride are almost exactly like the title cards in the wild bunch but we didn ' t do that on purpose . it was just one of those things where jake burghart , who was also the cinematographer , designed the title cards and then afterward we realized ,
oh my god , it ' s exactly like the wild bunch ! that ' s so cool !
one of the most bad ass western of all time and here it looks like we ' re really smart making this reference . it was actually just one of those accidental , subconscious influences .
using video , film , photography , slide projection and sculpture , simon starling reworks existing objects and architectural spaces , adding layers to their histories to create compelling poetic narratives . his works often use historical or geological research as a point of departure , and explore the origins of materials and the processes which transform them into functional objects .
the tef award is the government’s assessment of teaching excellence in higher education ; ranking institutions as bronze , silver or gold . the gold award recognises the outstanding teaching at the university of hertfordshire .
kosinski noted that at the time he was shooting legacy , disney had yet to pick up marvel or lucasfilm . owning those huge properties would likely mean that any sort of re - reboot of the tron story would come up against a high bar , given the box office success of those properties . that said , tron : legacy did a decent job of picking up from a film that was almost three decades old . kosinski’s plans for a sequel “invasion” movie makes perfect sense given what legacy established about programs coming to the real world , and it would be interesting to see just what “source code” this potential third film could draw from , and what role this new character would play in it .
riveting and visionary tale that gives new life to dreamworks animation skg . how to train your dragon has crisp animation and a compelling story , which helps justify this film to be ranked one of the top animated films for dreamworks ( as well as top animated films of all time ) . 4 . 5 / 5
the self - proclaimed
best ski movie ever
does its best to live up to its own humorously arrogant assessment . it’s the last feature length film to star canadian skiing icon shane mcconkey before he died in a basejump ski accident in 2009 . the pioneer of modern freeride skis ( he strapped water - skis to his feet to tackle the deep powder ) , he was able to adapt to both freestyle and freeride skiing scenes with ease . a scene set to the final countdown sucks you into the high octane spirit of the movie , when all the riders fist pump after landing incredible drops .
welcome to the nominations page for the 2018 school of life and medical sciences dean’s awards . the dean’s awards were inaugurated in 2017 to recognise the exce . . .
what do you think of when someone says the word
cowboy ?
for us , we imagine leathered faces , dirty hands , saddles and the open range , but there is a different kind of cowboy that exists in america : the professional bull rider—daredevils who put their neck on the line , literally , every night , entertaining crowds of eager fans with their feats of bravery , tempered with what we would consider insanity . in her newest film ,
the norwegian tourist board must have had huge grins when this film was released ; it brilliantly captures the beautiful landscapes and expansive freeriding in norway . it also showcases the immense amount of talent scandinavia has when it comes to alpine snow sports – as well as american freestyle skier tom wallisch and snowboard legend terje håkonsen . a guest appearance by world cup ski race star aksel lund svindal freeriding in deep powder instead of bullet - proof ice race tracks is one of the big highlights .
gritty australian bio - pic about one of the unsung heroes of the first world war .
to celebrate the 100th anniversary of international women’s day and 2018 the year of engineering , over 100 young women were given the opportunity to delve into the world of engineering . . .
getting all the actors on board took some persuasion : there was peter graves of mission : impossible , who plays captain oveur ; nielsen , the star of forbidden planet , who plays dr rumack ; lloyd bridges of sea hunt , the man in the tower ; and the stony , growly robert stack of written on the wind and the untouchables , playing rex kramer , the man who talks the aircraft down .
i look at wtwta as a possible gateway film—this weekend’s box office , willing—in that it looks to kick start a time when original , mainstream films from visionary artists are more acceptable and accepted by studios . michel gondry’s the green hornet and david gordon green’s your highness are further examples . such cultural movements in cinema are said to be cyclic , the ’70s being a primary example . what do you think ?
i hate lists . that question was a trick . in the film issue , you once again interview david lynch , who , it must be said is a fellow practioner of transcendental meditation . you’re obviously a fan of his work . here’s a hypothetical for fun : what does a where the wild things are directed by lynch look and play like in your head ? how would it compare to jonze’s ?
it wasn ' t like i saw a bunch of westerns and then decided to do this . it was kind of the opposite . we went to a professional bull riders ( pbr ) event and it was like ,
oh my god , this would be such a good film .
and then we watched some sam peckinpah movies and clint eastwood movies . during the course of our filming we learned so much about music just from the cowboys .
the earl of wessex kg gcvo , trustee of the duke of edinburgh award , visited the university of hertfordshire on tuesday 26 june to view displays and demonstrations showcasing the diverse . . .
granted , i don’t want you to get the wrong idea here – hard ride to hell is not , by any means , a remake of or trying to cash in on rwtd – but the filmmakers did obviously take some of the storyline and make it their own , and i don’t hate them for that – in fact , i applaud them . there’s a great story in there that goes back decades and the way it all culminates in modern times in the final showdown is pretty damned well done . plus , they put their own little spin on immortality and what the vampirish demons have to do to stay that way that i really dug into , and it left me wanting to know more and see more – always a great sign .
what i really like about vice ‘s film issue , and vice in general , is that you guys don’t apologize or offer elitist standpoints for featuring directors therein like werner herzog , gaspar noé , jonze , and david lynch . they aren’t presented as under - appreciated per usual or working beneath an “indie shield . ” these are simply smart guys who represent the best today’s cinema has to offer , and they are filmmakers everyone should know about . as an editor who works in culture , is this something you gave thought to or have started to ? and do you feel a responsibility , because i definitely do , to tip the spotlight away from the hacks and on to guys ( and women ) who make cool fucking movies—not just for art and film school kids but essentially for everyone ?
who risk life and limb to keep the spirit of the american cowboy alive in our times .
the boys found themselves in los angeles in the 1970s and by 1975 were running their own sketch - revue show , the cultish kentucky fried theatre .
the pace you see in airplane ! developed through the live theatre show ,
jerry says .
we weren ' t really actors , just performers , so we were cheaper . we didn ' t even have the ability to make characters . all we could do was write jokes and act them out . we literally couldn ' t stand being on stage and not getting a laugh . a lot of people said their jaws ached after the show – and we wanted to get that on to film .
jesse pearson : i’m looking forward to hearing more about your highness , and it’s interesting that gondry is doing hornet . but to my thinking , the closest recent parallel to that ’70s era you’re talking about would be there will be blood . i read your review of it , so i am assuming that you agree . [ me : definitely . ] that film , to me , is on the same scale as some of those big , heavy ’70s motherfuckers like the deerhunter .
basically the story of a man forced to finally see the injustice around him . riley’s movie is designed to do the same thing to you . …
last words : with a little more money in the budget and another polish or two on the script , this could have easily been one of my favorite movies so far this year . as it stands now though , i’m still not complaining at all . with equal parts race with the devil and rosemary’s baby ( and call me crazy , but i could swear there was more than one nod to warlock : the armageddon thrown in there ) making for a great story , ferrer in top form , isabelle looking her hot self as always , and a nice little spin on the “keeping your immortality by feasting on humans” story , there’s more than enough here for genre fans to get their geek on with , and i highly recommend you take the hard ride to hell as soon as possible !
from the early days of film , america turned to the cowboy , that stoic dust - covered hero in leather and denim , to create a origin myth about ourselves , to define ourselves as we trotted out of our isolationist past into a global future . now that bronco - ridin’ figure , so much as he ever existed in true life , is in his sunset years—the movie theaters are no longer filled with blackhats and buckaroos and those factory - bred cattle no longer need much rustlin’ . but
a young scientist arrives to a small fishing town to fight against the creature living under the water .
what’s interesting about the ride is how the pbr circuit seems to have cultivated a self - sustaining culture and business that—perhaps not dissimilarly to vice —empowers and endorses an image - and ideal - conscious lifestyle . yet the pbr lifestyle and business cannily and protectively harkens back to a rural , romanticized past . one of the doc’s more memorable scenes is when a stretch - limo customized with lambo - doors and blacked out lights chugs into a dirt - clomped arena and cocksure riders , competing for millions of dollars , exit in cowboy hats to fanfare . what might read like a scene of condescending americana for some reason plays lighter and less irritating than , say , a comparably flamboyant entrance involving skateboarders on espn .
the movie shares the novels ' distrust of glory won in battle , and makes the peril taran and his friends face feel very real . the three witches who guard the cauldron are as creepily funny as they are in the books . and despite the cuts that removed its goriest details , the cauldron - born sequence is still a glorious outlier in the disney canon—loud , gross , and delightfully scary , with dramatic gouts of green flame and melting fiery skulls .
marks the welcome return of the epic war movie , in this post - gallipoli true life story of heroism , mateship , and the consequence of warfare .
a great deal of the books ' power comes from the development of assistant pig - keeper taran from callow youth to reluctant hero to lost soul to , in the end of the series , wise leader of men . but at the time disney opposed sequels , so the full , five - volume epic was merely grist for the disney mill : joe hale plucked story elements from the first two books and discarded the rest . even before it flopped , the black cauldron would always be the only prydain movie ; that it fumbled such terrific material just made it worse .
in 1985 , a single movie almost killed disney animation . with an announced budget of $ 25 million—later accounts place it closer to $ 40 million— the black cauldron was at the time the most expensive animated film ever made . based on lloyd alexander ' s fantasy series the chronicles of prydain , cauldron ' s scary villain and dark themes earned it disney animation ' s first - ever pg rating . in its opening weekend it made only $ 4 million at the box office , good for fourth place—behind an e . t . re - release , the month - old back to the future , and , at no . 1 , national lampoon ' s european vacation . its final domestic gross was just over $ 21 million .
hearing their perspectives is interesting . shorty is annoyed with it . he is annoyed that he has to deal with these guys coming on his property , and that his wife has to have a loaded gun . it ' s threatening and i can imagine feeling the same way and i can also imagine feeling bad for these guys . i can keep those perspectives crystal clear . it ' s a very complex issue . it ' s also not a new issue , you know going back to sam peckinpah , the american - mexican relationship is part of the western identity . the issue of immigration and the border and the american dream just cropped up throughout the film . even at the end , when the brazilian bull rider wins , that ' s another part of it . this national identity of the cowboy is actually steeped in these other foreign identities and the american dream , which involves not just americans , but also people coming to this country to achieve something .
the duveen sculpture galleries opened to the public in 1937 . stretching over 300 feet , the two long galleries with high , barrel - vaulted ceilings were the first public galleries in england designed specifically for the display of sculpture . they were founded by sir joseph duveen and designed by the architects romanie - walker and gilbert jenkins .
she was right . this badly behaved schoolkid would go on to reinvent us screen comedy with a movie called airplane ! , which he co - directed and co - wrote . today , speaking in manhattan , david is feeling a little rough . he was out the night before , it turns out , celebrating the film ' s 30th anniversary with the movie ' s co - creators , his younger brother jerry and their lifelong friend jim abrahams .
i just couldn ' t get out of bed this morning ,
he says .
this is a fascinating insight into the life of a world cup alpine ski racer . lindsey vonn is the most successful woman in the history of skiing and is still competing at a top level in the speed events . this documentary follows how she overcomes the many challenges of recovering from a serious knee injury before the sochi 2014 olympics . it reveals the complex sports science and psychological battles that go into maintaining a position at the top .
has every chance of joining the ranks of gallipoli and breaker morant . it may even contribute to future generations ' understanding of the australian experience in the great war .


the portrait is a 1993 american made-for-television drama film adapted from the play painting churches , directed by arthur penn , and starring gregory peck and lauren bacall .

cecilia peck , who plays the daughter in the film , is the real-life daughter of actor gregory peck and his second wife veronique peck .

the film was broadcast on tnt on february 13 , 1993 .

the portrait ( 1993 film )

with the headline : reviews / film ; a revisionist portrait of an apache warrior .
n is a number : a portrait of paul erdos is a 1993 biographical documentary about the life of mathematician paul erdos , directed by george paul csicsery .
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cast : circé lethem , julien rassam , joëlle marlier dir . chantal akerman , 1993 , 60 mins .
actually an american remake of the 1993 french film les visiteur . a french nobleman and his servant time travel from the 12th century and wind up in chicago in the ‘90s . christina applegate takes care of them ; it’s terrible .
in the 1993 film , the roles were played by hugo weaving ( tick / mitzi mitosis ) , guy pearce ( adam / felicia ) and terence stamp ( bernadette ) – so the lead cast have big , well , stilettos to fill .
‘the portrait’ ( 1993 ) is a poignant movie about the tie that binds – we love each other for who we are and not for who we are not . gregory peck , lauren bacall and cecilia peck star in this made - for - tv movie exploring the emotions that bond families together .
a riotous film that finds depth , clarity and refreshment in even the shallowest of pools .
future learning and skills – giving everyone the opportunity to build a lifelong relationship with film .
barbra streisand in the movie funny girl - barbra streisand . film still from funny girl , 1968
based on the 1993 road movie starring terence stamp , hugo weaving and guy pearce , this south african production has all the glitz , all the glamour and all the laughs . we go behind the scenes to talk to the cast and crew
donald bogle , a film historian and author , said that the film remains fresh even today because , as he put it ,
america hasn ' t changed that much .
chantal akerman ' s 1993 film… is a beautiful and haunting evocation of female adolescence and its discontents desire , loss and the complicated , ambiguous relationship to the transitions between girlhood and womanhood . . . portrait of a young girl is in many ways a coming out story , for the love of one girl for another moves the film forward . . . but it will come as no surprise to those familiar with akerman ' s work that this is no transparent coming out tale , and that the film resists any of the simple oppositions between inside and outside , past and present , before and after , which are suggested by the very term ' coming out ' .
there are occasions when we are unsure of the identity of a sitter or artist , their life dates , occupation or have not recorded their family relationships . sometimes we have not recorded the date of a portrait . do you have specialist knowledge or a particular interest about any aspect of the portrait or sitter or artist that you can share with us ? we would welcome any information that adds to and enhances our information and understanding about a particular portrait , sitter or artist .
commissioned by channel 4 for visions strand , which offered film makers and artists a carte blanche .
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the great beauty is an utterly ravishing portrait of listless luxuriance , a fantasy of decadent wealth and beauty that evokes fellini ' s la dolce vita by way of baz luhrmann .
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he said he was moved by the suffering , indignation and frustration of the characters in the film , adding that at the height of the drama television stations never failed to
stop the film and go to a commercial , to a woman worried about a ring around her sink and the concern of a woman about how clean her towels are .
like that film ,
bopha !
was shot on location in zimbabwe , and captures the beauty as well as the unhappiness of southern africa .
an interview with writer / director boots riley about his incendiary new film ,
sorry to bother you .
there was 1969 , when he was the youngest director to get a long - term contract for television work based on the strength of a short film .
alfre woodard , who struggles to preserve her family in the middle of the rising anarchy , is also very strong here , and the film ' s ending has some of the power of classical tragedy .
how can i rate it when all i got to see was a review ? i was not able to get to the actual film . disappointing
according to the legend of the 1943 philadelphia experiment , the us navy managed to render the uss eldridge invisible to enemy devices . but in the film , the alleged philadelphia experiment has a much stranger result : it catapults to of the sailors to the year 1984 , when scientists are trying to replicate the experiment .
after a long absence , artist margaret church returns to her aging parent’s home to finish a portrait of them . her parents , gardner and fanny church , unbeknownst to margaret have sold the family home and are moving .
if you like the adventure of priscilla , queen of the desert ( 1993 ) – an oscar - winning road movie that follows a trio of drag queens across the australian outback in a lavender - painted bus – chances are you will enjoy the musical that is stopping off in hong kong for almost a month starting on september 29 .
the ballad of narayama
is a japanese film of great beauty and elegant artifice , telling a story of startling cruelty . what a space it opens…
the portrait was the last sanctioned by jarman and includes a quotation from lorca in mirror - writing . in translation this reads : ' enjoy the luscious landscape of my wound . . . but hurry ! . . . time meets us , and we are destroyed . '
he revolutionized special effects with “close encounters of the third kind” in 1977 and in 1982 created a new sort of kids’ film with “e . t . : the extra terrestrial . ”
i had some problems with the very end of the film . it seemed to me there should have been one more scene , explaining how the policeman arrives at his final destination . the sense was that the viewer was required to read his mind . perhaps that was the idea .
after a long absence , artist margaret church returns to her aging parent ' s home to finish a portrait of them . her parents , gardner and fanny church , unbeknownst to margaret have sold the . . . see full summary »
the main issue between the parents and mags seems to be the fact that mags has always resented her parents’ close relationship because she has always felt like the third wheel . fanny and gardner are always seen laughing and talking together . we see mags’ exasperation at their behavior during their portrait sitting . she has difficulty getting them to sit still and pose , which makes her think it’s because they don’t take her career choice seriously . i laughed when they held up a fork and teased her about their portrait being the next american gothic by grant wood .
' nothing but a man ' suggests what you can do with a subject if the humanity is the first consideration ,
said stanley crouch , the writer and cultural critic .
then all of the politics and everything else can function , but you don ' t think you ' re being beaten over the head with a message . the film is about manhood , about assuming adult responsibility , whatever the demands might be . the question of adult responsibility is not a racial question ; that ' s why the film speaks to people .
a powerful and intimate portrait , joan mitchell : portrait of an abstract painter captures mitchell ' s independent spirit and testifies eloquently to mitchell ' s art . one of the great abstract painters of the twentieth century , mitchell was an active participant of new york ' s dynamic abstract expressionist scene and hung out with fellow painters franz kline , willem de kooning and philip guston , as well as poets frank o ' hara , james schuyler and john ashbery . in the mid - fifties , she moved to paris , where she was part of a circle of friends that included pierre matisse , samuel beckett and alberto giacometti . this elegantly edited documentary weaves together interviews with the acerbic mitchell and other leading painters and critics , while letting her stunning pictures dominate the film .
many israelis complained that “munich” inappropriately put the palestinian terrorists and israeli mossad agents on the “same moral plane . ” spielberg even hired the services of an israeli advisor to try and turn israeli opinion on the film . i personally recall staying up late into the night at a bar arguing about this masterpiece with people who were both more right - wing and left - wing than i . ( consider me the ralph bunche of film critics that year . ) none of this is mentioned in the new documentary .
mags church ( cecilia peck ) is an artist who lacks confidence in her artistic abilities . when she is given the chance to exhibit some of her artwork in a small gallery with an excellent reputation , she decides to go back to her childhood home to recharge her creative batteries after a break - up and to finish a portrait of her parents ( fanny and gardner ) she had begun long ago and never finished . however , we quickly discover that the portrait is not the only thing left unresolved in the church household . there are many complex emotions and miscommunications lurking just beneath the surface of this seemingly happy little trio .
an italian socialite , depressed with the high life , seeks moving aesthetic expression . so heavily influenced by fellini is this film that i was tongue - in - cheek surprised that it was directed by paul sorrentino , the great beauty is neo - realism at its best . the beautiful shots of jep staring at the giraffe , the party sequences , the crazy artists who dye their pubic hair red and shave the hammer and sickle into it , the luxuriant shots of the eternal city - - all these threads create a hypnotic fabric for the film . toni servillo ' s jep embodies artistic ennui at its most pretentious and its most human , and the film ' s story is slight and subtle but still captivating . overall , this is not the
next step on fellini ' s road ,
but its a fitting homage .
as played by wes studi , who was so formidable and effective as magua in
the last of the mohicans ,
geronimo is more often made to seem gently perplexed than fierce . this is more a dramatic problem than a political one , since all the film ' s actors share a placid , reasonable demeanor that becomes unexpectedly dull . as the film recounts the last battles , in the 1880 ' s , between the chiricahua apache and the american and mexican soldiers who overwhelmingly outnumbered them , it adopts an attitude of undifferentiated regret . almost no one dares play the villain in the fight that destroyed the indians ' independence and altered their destiny .
bopha !
( which means to arrest or detain in zulu ) is based on a play by percy mtwa and is the first film directed by morgan freeman , whose acting career has included two oscar nominations (
street smart
and
driving miss daisy
) and who starred in
the power of one
( 1992 ) , a much more innocent film about south africa .
mr . roemer said that in researching the film , which was made for $ 230 , 000 , he was struck by the systematic destruction of the black family in the south . as a german jew who had watched as his father and others he respected were humiliated by the nazis , he said he could identify with the experience of american blacks .
the father of the time travel story himself , herbert george wells ( malcolm mcdowell ) is the hero of this film , in which he pursues jack the ripper to the year 1979 , like one does . the serial killer decides he quite likes the future and starts up his murders in san francisco . while wells works to stop the ripper , he also finds something in the future to love : a bank employee played by mary steenburgen .
( michael ) derek elworthy jarman ( 1942 - 1994 ) , film - maker , painter , stage designer , gardener and campaigner for gay rights . sitter in 16 portraits .
what transforms the musical into a glamorous spectacle are the lights , colours , energy and , of course , those tunes . as in the film , priscilla features an array of iconic drag - friendly pop songs spanning three decades including gloria gaynor’s i will survive and it’s raining men by the weather girls .
also in the film , and showing some of its few signs of life , is robert duvall as one of the story ' s maverick characters , a veteran indian scout named al sieber . sieber sometimes voices a healthy skepticism that would have been welcome elsewhere in the story .
if the baby , so to speak , is geronimo ' s dauntless fighting spirit , it has been thrown out with the bath water of outmoded film stereotypes regarding american indians . shooting evocatively amid utah landscapes that summon john ford ' s westerns , mr . hill finds ample opportunities to settle old scores . the contempt and condescension with which indian warriors were so often treated has given way to a warm bath of noble sentiments , none of which advances this film ' s dramatic purposes at all .
with all this land , why is there no room for the apache ?
asks geronimo , on one of the many occasions when the film ' s characters seem to speak their lines in capital letters .
why does the white - eye want all land ?
commissioned by amnesty international as part of a portmanteau project to highlight the fate of the murdered , the detained and the tortured .
throughout the film , sorrentino delivers gorgeous images , crazy images , startling and sexy and serene images ; it ' s a visual bath of sorts - the great beauty is everywhere , jep ( and we ) just have to be open to it .
( eternal flame ) in a synagogue . he was raised in a deeply religious family , denied his faith , then ultimately became one of its most important chroniclers thanks to the love of an outsider . sounds like something out of the movies ? well , it is , and it’s one of the many fascinating narrative threads in hbo’s october 7 ( lengthy ) portrait , “spielberg . ”
mr . young , who was also the cinematographer , said the impetus for making the film came after nbc had refused to broadcast a documentary he and mr . roemer had made on a slum in sicily because , in his words ,
they thought it was too powerful for an american audience .
determined , he said , to make a
meaningful film that no one could take away from us ,
the two men , who are white , set out for the south . mr . young had been there earlier when he was making a documentary for the network on the sit - in demonstrations of the civil rights movement .
after a long absence , artist margaret church returns to her aging parent ' s home to finish a portrait of them . her parents , gardner and fanny church , unbeknownst to margaret have sold the family home and are moving . while coming to grips with the loss of her childhood home and the memories it held , margaret must deal with many issues ranging from her father ' s frequent and disturbing memory lapses , to her feelings of isolation from her parents . fanny and gardner are totally devoted to each other and absorbed in their love and life together , making their daughter feel left out . while struggling to get her parents to sit still long enough to paint their portrait , margaret thinks they don ' t take her or her painting seriously . a conversation with her father makes margaret finally come to the realization that her parents love her , appreciate her painting career and that they can ' t and won ' t change at their ages . returning to ny for her premier art showing with the finished portrait , margaret . . .
the problems the film addresses still go on ,
said mr . bogle , whose most recent book is
blacks in american film and television : an encyclopedia
( garland , 1988 ) .
a black man still has to struggle to be a man the way he would define it . we still live in a world where we constantly find ourselves struggling against attitudes and misconceptions and insensitivities . so ' nothing but a man ' doesn ' t seem old at all .
based on the french short film la jetée , terry gilliam’s super dark dystopia is set in the 2030s , where humanity has all been almost wiped out . their only hope is to jettison future prisoners on possibly suicide missions back to the 1990s in hoping of stopping the plague that took out most of the world’s population . also , almost everyone is just a little bit crazy .
louise bourgeois : the spider , the mistress and the tangerine is a cinematic journey inside the life and imagination of an icon of modern art .
when
nothing but a man
was first shown , in 1964 , it was credited with creating a new sensitivity in its presentation of black life in the american south . now , nearly 30 years later , the film has again been released to theaters in the hope that it can speak to a new generation .
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we stayed with black families in their houses , going from family to family , in places where no white people had ever been as we wrote the story ,
mr . young said .
we wanted to take people into these homes where we had been so that all people , black and white , could experience black people as people . i remember in 1964 when we were showing our film , white people were surprised because they had never seen a black woman sitting on a black guy ' s lap . or they were surprised when he lovingly put a piece of pie in her mouth or when they were in the bedroom . of course , we are all the same , and that ' s what we were trying to make the film about .
film maker uses his memories
spielberg’s career was building to 1993 . that summer he released “jurassic park , ” which some consider as good as “jaws . ” ( i don’t , but it’s close . i mean , richard dreyfus vs . jeff goldblum is pretty evenly matched . ) it was a major success but also a step forward in the use of digital technology . “jurassic park” represented advances in spielberg’s popcorn side , but that december — building on some of his more serious work like “the color purple” and “empire of the sun” — he released “schindler’s list . ”
things get worse . fanny and gardner won ' t sit still for their portrait - making it clear they don ' t take mags ' career seriously . frustrated and furious , mags is already packed when gardner ' s disappearance changes the family picture forever . directed by arthur penn , three - time best director oscar nominee for the miracle worker , 1962 ; bonnie and clyde , 1967 ; and alice ' s restaurant , 1969 .
actor liam neeson describes the near manic drive spielberg had on that set . he did not work from storyboards and oftentimes hand - held the camera himself . ( most movie directors don’t do this . ) spielberg , who had so defined himself with clever shots and studio trickery threw all those techniques away and shot many sequences in the film as if it were a documentary .
revel in the art of the craft and in the occasional sublime monologue to stave off the feeling that maybe this whole thing is entirely as hollow as so many of the characters on display . full review later .
a cinematic tour through the effects of the technological revolution , specifically the invention of aviation , the creation of cinema and their interdependent influence on artists pablo picasso and georges braque .
“many musicals made today are what we call the jukebox musical , ” says anton luitingh , the resident director of the touring production .
“i can still see the big picture – it’s the little details that confound me . ”
these movies ( and others ) represented a string of popular successes that had never been matched , and perhaps never will be . but some critics suggested that spielberg was a whiz with “film grammar” ( a snooty phrase meaning “where to put the camera” and “when to cut” ) but dealt only in surface and sentimentality .
go behind the scenes of the mission : impossible movies , check out the latest videos and trailers , and see which spy movies topped the box office in our mission : impossible guide .
; a concrete cast of the inside of a victorian terraced house in east london . controversy was caused by the work itself , by it winning the turner prize , and by the decision of tower hamlets council to demolish the sculpture .
in 2005 spielberg and jewish - american writer tony kushner collaborated on “munich , ” which is half action - adventure film , half essay about the futility of vengeance . its subject is the aftermath of the 1972 terrorist attack against the israeli olympic team by the palestinian group black september . in “spielberg , ” this notch on the director’s resume gets significant attention for its brilliant use of blocking , editing and tension , but also points to an increasing ambivalence spielberg had about the post - 9 / 11 war on terror . ( you can examine that further in 2002’s “minority report , ” 2005’s “war of the worlds” and even 2015’s “bridge of spies . ” )
after a nigh catastrophic shoot ( the shark didn’t work ! ) his masterpiece “jaws” radically changed the business side of the movie business in 1975 .
for all the crying the time travel aspect , this movie was both intriguing and had an enticing bit of time travel on the water planet . it also uses the long and arduous time gap between earth and the wormhole world quite beautifully .
we’re convinced that the only reason that will smith’s agent j goes back in time to stop an alien from killing a young agent k in the third men in black movie is because someone realized that josh brolin does a brilliant tommy lee jones impression and just had to commit it to film . it certainly wasn’t because they had a stockpile of great time - travel jokes lying around .
basically the story of a man forced to finally see the injustice around him . riley’s movie is designed to do the same thing to you . …
america just before and during the civil war , as seen through the eyes of an artist correspondent .
david dennis’ bernadette gives off an air of grace even in the most outrageous costumes . the award - winning shakespearean actor was approached by the creative team to audition for the role and is returning to the stage after a decade’s hiatus to act on screen .
the sole survivor of a lost whaling ship relates the tale of his captain ' s self - destructive obsession to hunt the white whale , moby dick .
mags church ( cecilia peck , torn apart ) is an aspiring artist about to get her first manhattan gallery showing . but she needs to return home and complete an unfinished portrait of her parents , fanny ( bacall , to have and have not ) and gardner ( peck , academy award winner , best actor , to kill a mockingbird , 1962 ) . their lifelong - strained relationship surfaces when mags finds her parents have sold their house without telling her !
obviously , times have changed . the revisionist view of geronimo is apparent in
geronimo : an american legend ,
an earnest , leaden epic directed by walter hill from a reverential screenplay by john milius and larry gross . no matter that this film ' s narrator is actually britton davis , played as a bland young west point graduate by matt damon and urging the story forward with colorless observations . the real flavor of davis ' s account , and of the ferocity that earned geronimo his place in history , is nowhere evident on screen .
aurore clément is welcoming , above all eager to get chantal ' s help with a rehearsing for her part in another film . the battle to pronounce ' cheated ' without the inevitable mispronouncing of a french speaker takes up all their energy . her american companion , an actress , complains bitterly about the casting process , usually a matter of intimate meetings late at night . meanwhile word is received : chantal ' s uncle has gone to new york . like alice , chantal must chase her white rabbit .
this award - winning documentary recounts the remarkable life of john g . morris , the revered life magazine photo - journalist who was involved in the d - day normandy landings .
czechoslovakia is divided into two countries : the slovak republic ( slovakia ) and the czech republic . the division was peaceful and democratic and so became known as the ' velvet divorce ' , recalling the ' velvet revolution ' of 1989 by which communism in czechoslovakia was overthrown through peaceful mass demonstrations .
i am so happy i grew up seeing gregory peck and lauren bacall throughout their careers . this is a wonderful family film with warmth and some comedy . i believe this was the last movie gregory peck made before he passed away . what a loss to all who loved talented respectful actors we don ' t really see anymore on the screen or television . lauren bacall is one of the most talented actresses that does great work with any part she is to play . enjoy and add this movie to your library .
“the songs are chosen to make us remember a time or a feeling , ” says the play’s music director bryan schimmel .
marty and the doc reteam to go back to the future where everything is nike , pizza hut , pepsi cola awesome .
in his short career , jean - michel basquiat was a phenomenon . he became notorious for his graffiti art under the moniker samo in the late 1970s on the lower east side scene .
this video is special to my sister debi and me because we both were extras in the movie . one segment of the movie was shot in the north carolina governor ' s mansion . my late father mr . james otis blount also had a role as an extra . he played the role of the cab driver .
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directed by michael roemer and written and produced by mr . roemer and robert young , the independent production stars ivan dixon and abbey lincoln in the story of a young black laborer in the south who falls in love with and marries the daughter of a preacher . the movie follows him as he struggles to affirm his worth in the face of relentless racial prejudice and his own emotional conflicts . currently playing at the harlem victoria five theater , 233 west 125th street ,
nothing but a man
is scheduled to open in los angeles and chicago later this month and elsewhere in the country later in the year .
rather , this explores how lesbian desire is both shaped and repressed by the codes and conventions of heterosexual romance . on the surface , the could be described as a somewhat conventional girl - meets - boy tale . but what shapes the girl - meets - boy story is the simultaneous desire , for the girl , to connect to another girl and to tell stories . ln other words , this is a lesbian narrative with a difference ; girl still meets boy , but that classical and timeworn plot is the pretext for the connection between two girls .
bacall and peck are absolutely wonderful together . what i enjoyed most about this movie was seeing this couple who was still crazy in love despite their age . in a world where so many marriages end in divorce , it was refreshing to see two people who could make it work and keep things interesting and fun after so many years . it was a beautifully honest portrait of a happy marriage and two people who truly cared about one another . for example , they kid around about sick people they know and how much money she spent on a fancy french designer hat she found in a thrift shop . it was the type of relationship and marriage i’ve always wanted for myself .
another highlight of the show will have to be the 500 - plus outlandish costumes , including the iconic flip - flop sheath dress , designed by tim chappel and lizzy gardiner , who won an academy award and a bafta for best costume design . they also took home tony awards in 2011 , when they recreated the costumes for the broadway production .
the great beauty is an alleged condemnation of the decadence of rome and its high society , but inasmuch as it approaches coherence at all .
set in the future where time travel is outlawed , but still used by the mob . a looper is a hit man in the past who waits for future bosses to send back whomever they want to kill . but the looper’s job is a short one as they all eventually end up “closing their own loop” and killing their future selves to keep things tidy for the people in charge . but eventually one gets away , and it’s up to the younger version of the target to hunt him down .
the conservative party is attacked in the media for ' sleaze ' . two mp ' s resign over sex scandals , two over the ' cash - for - questions affair ' , and one dies in bizarre and embarrassing circumstances . journalist max clifford was responsible for exposing many of the scandals .
in one of the most poignant scenes , mags and her mother bond over the seriousness of the situation . fanny explains to mags that she felt something physical when she married gardner , saying that the emptiness she had always felt as a child was finally filled . she was a happy child , but she became an even happier adult . i almost cried when she explained that she could still look across the room and marvel at the fact that he married her out of all the women he could have possibly chosen .
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the dialogue (
it is good to see the great warrior
) does not seem any weightier by virtue of its having been translated into the apache language in some places . the scenery is automatically vivid , especially when it takes advantage of the landscape ' s stark contrasts , but lloyd ahern ' s cinematography is sometimes suffused with dusty reddish tones . even the musical score by the resourceful ry cooder has a droning , authentic quality , suggesting that earnestness has taken precedence over energy . it has , every time .
jean - claude van damme is a member of the future time traveling crime fighting organization time enforcement commission ( tec ) . at one point he does the splits in his kitchen to avoid getting shot at . the end .
it’s the future and all the animals are dead . meanwhile , rich people get their kicks traveling back in time to kill a real - life dinosaur . the tour group that runs the show picks a specific t - rex that is going to die anyway ( so as not to disturb the future ) , but on one trip back a guest steps on a butterfly , thus changing the future into what could only be described as a jumanji world .
then there is trouble . the local students strike against a government decree that they be taught in afrikaans instead of english . both are european tongues , but afrikaans is spoken only in south africa , while english seems to them the language of the winds of change from outside , the language of freedom .
a gigantic , human - hating killing machine is sent back in time to kill the woman who will one day give birth to the savior of humanity in the future human vs . robot wars . don’t worry , the humans send back their own warrior , michael biehn , for sexy times and fighting .
mangena gets orders from his boss to raid a secret protest meeting they ' ve heard about - a fairly innocent meeting , they ' re sure .
use minimum force ,
the white man says . the raid goes as planned , and the area would probably have remained relatively tranquil , but a few days later new faces appear in the district : de villiers ( malcolm mcdowell ) , the hard - line officer from the special branch , and his thuggish assistant . they insist on extreme measures , eventually involving torture and death , to put down the protests . and then the black policeman ' s whole world comes crashing down around his ears . for his son is one of the protesters .
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“he had the entire weight of his tribe on him , ” neeson recalls .
with the release of yet another time travel movie this week ( terminator genisys ) , it’s time for us to look back at the great time travel movies of our past . here are all the major time travel movies ever , ranked .
a complicated and very messy look into time travel . the premise is simple : two friends build a time machine . but the result is infinitely more complicated .
a young man discovers that he belongs to a family of time travelers . and while this seems pretty simplistic , the way in which this drama / romantic comedy uses the time paradox is pretty great . as the character gets older , there are certain times in existence he cannot cross or he will forever change the his own future . for example , crossing past the birth of your child might mean you come back to the present and discover you have an entirely new child .
and plenty of humour , too . filled with sassy lines , foul language and offensive jokes , the show had audiences in johannesburg howling with laughter throughout the performance .
biopic of general douglas macarthur covering his war exploits during ww2 and the korean war .
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first adapted for stage in 2006 by the original director , stephen elliott and co - author of the musical’s script ( known as the book ) , allan scott , this production comes from south africa , where it ran between april and june this year .
a 14th - century boy believes he can save his fellow townsfolk by tunneling into the earth . when they emerge on the other side , the ancient people have been transported to 1988 new zealand . naturally , they lose their shit . it’s so great .
four friends get drunk in a hot tub in their old ski resort high school stomping grounds . the next day they wake up in the bodies of their old selves back in the ‘80s . and they take advantage of this in really wonderfully horrific ways .
a chronicle of the work and times of an american artist , taking us from searing images of interrogations and torture to the ironies and dark humor of old - age .
director susan lacy ( an executive behind 80 + pbs “american masters” specials ) frames her film with a quote from spielberg about his life - altering screening of “lawrence of arabia” as a young man . he recognized that movies weren’t just about story , they were about themes . this revelation allows lacy room to use interview footage and clips to riff on recurring topics . it doesn’t lead to any grand epiphany , but there are enough “ah , would you look at that” moments to keep things interesting .
critics have said that unlike other movies about blacks made at the time ,
nothing but a man
avoided the conventional pitfalls of sentimentality , preachiness and demeaning stereotypes and instead presented its characters with the full range of human qualities . humanity first , then messages
“i love the story , particularly the relevance with the world we live in today . i’m tired of paying lip service to gender and racial equality . we as creative people . . . can change notions and perceptions , it’s our job to do that , ” says dennis , who sees the role as an opportunity to fight prejudice against sexual minorities .
in a twist , an ape from the planet of the apes future is sent back in time to the human world . it does not go well . ( planet of the apes could also be included here if we want to but we thought this was more time - traveling back in time being aware of it so we chose to highlight escape . )
possibly the best plot premise ever created . rich people from the future are kidnapping folks from the past ( right at their moment of death ) to harvest their bodies for themselves . race car driver emilio estevez is taken and escapes his future captors . but now he has to survive in the future world . also , mick jagger is in this movie .
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a heroic guerilla group fights back against impossible odds during the 1941 nazi invasion of russia .
an interview with terry gilliam , director of
the man who killed don quixote .
“nobody’s safe , nobody is free from ridicule . but that’s all it’s about , ” says luitingh . “you wouldn’t be able to find a platform out of the theatre and say these things . but when you’re in the magic of the theatre space , anything goes . ”
the role of tick went to daniel buys , who took hints from his drag queen friends on how to craft his persona , mitzi . “i watch them with closer scrutiny and try to understand and see all the nuances they bring to their performance – the gentle hands and eyes , the subtle looks and even how they shape their mouths , ” says buys .
funny and sad , poignant and profound , elegant and elegiac , ambitious and ambiguous , the great beauty is one of the most utterly enjoyable movies i ' ve seen in years .
the less exciting sequel to bill & ted’s excellent adventure where ted and bill are murdered .
us president barack obama presents the presidential medal of freedom to movie director steven spielberg at the white house , washington , dc , november 24 , 2015 . ( afp / nicholas kamm )
after i recovered from initial
hey , this is just fellini in color
i realized that fellini is fellini because he ' s italian , as is sorrentino and there is just no escaping the beauty that is rome . that said , this is a profound look at what early success means in the arts , especially the literary arts : can you ever top it ? can you ever see the world fresh , or is it always through the glasses of the previous work that made you ? or , as the character himself says ,
i was waiting for the great beauty
and in the meantime i decided to have a party , i guess . i especially liked the mysterious man upstairs who ( spoiler alert ) turns out to be a high class crook , but who cried out as he is being taken away ,
i work hard so bums like you can just party
or something like that . it ' s an interesting take on how the money manipulation crowd sees artists . only nit - pick : i could have used a smaller dose of the nun / saint . i want to see it again .
this screening of shorts is part of the continuing chantal akerman retrospective presented by a nos amours .
in addition to changing costumes , the performers also have to frequently switch in and out of drag , and to reveal an industry trick , they are in fact masks the actors put on .
“they are all based on one famous singer’s songs . . . or a combination of pop songs , hence the jukebox reference . very often they fall flat because they rely heavily on the music .
a south african political prisoner is tortured to obtain information on apartheid conspirators . ten years later , the head officer in charge of the questioning is similarly held as prisoner . . . see full summary »
i was looking for the great beauty , but . . . i didn ' t find it !
wonderful franchise back to the future runs out of ideas and decides , “fuck it , let’s just make a western . ” and it’s almost worth it just for the zz top old - timey band .
all movies that bring people back in time to fictional realms of the past are all equally terrible .
adrien brody plays a struggling veteran who is mistakenly blamed for a murder and imprisoned in a mental hospital where the doctor runs odd experiments on him by tying him up in a jacket and locking him in a morgue shelf . imprisoned in the jacket , brody begins to travel to the future… or does he ?
once the father returns home from the hospital , mags has a heart - to - heart with him . i think it helps that this is a real - life father and daughter on the screen , as it makes the emotions seem more genuine . mags asks what her father thinks about her art and he tells her that he believes she is on the verge of finding herself and that crazy courage we all need to invade our privacy if we’re going to hold nothing back in our work . she seems pleased with this answer . the movie ends at her art show in new york and her parents coming to support her .
this was a treat . . . . loved the movie , and would love to see it again !
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also quite a daunting role is that of adam , portrayed by phillip schnetler . he won the role as he has a decade of experience as an acrobat and hence the flexibility and strength required of his character .
a remake of the original time machine movie , and while it’s not bad… it’s not very good either .
journalist jep gambardella ( the dazzling toni servillo , il divo and gomorrah ) has charmed and seduced his way through the lavish nightlife of rome for decades . since the legendary success of his one and only novel , he has been a permanent fixture in the city ' s literary and social circles , but when his sixty - fifth birthday coincides with a shock from the past , jep finds himself unexpectedly taking stock of his life , turning his cutting wit on himself and his contemporaries , and looking past the extravagant nightclubs , parties , and cafés to find rome in all its glory : a timeless landscape of absurd , exquisite beauty . ( c ) janus
a modern aircraft carrier goes back in time to 1941 , just hours before the japanese attack on pearl harbor . what do you think happens next ? update : apologies sorry this wasn’t on the first list , added !
he is a proud south african police sergeant , the second generation in the job , and he wants his son to follow him onto the force . in classes for new cadets , he tells them they ' ll be called
pig ,
and then he explains that the word ' s initials stand for pride , integrity , and guts and glory . he is good at his job and believes in it . and he is black .
barbra streisand turns 75 - we look back at the singers fabulous career from broadway shows to sell out concerts .
in “spielberg , ” the director ( and his sisters ) explain how he was ashamed of being in the only jewish family in their phoenix , arizona , suburb . it wasn’t part of the american dream vision he had of himself . he recalls when his russian - jewish grandfather shouted for him across the street using his hebrew name shmuel , and how the other kids teased him . it was after his marriage to capshaw that he decided to finally make “schindler’s list” and that experience made him , as he puts it , “so proud to be a jew . ”