tansy is a 1921 british silent drama film directed by cecil hepworth and starring alma taylor , gerald ames and james carew .

the film was based on a popular rural novel of the time by tickner edwardes , and was filmed largely on location on the sussex downs .

tansy is a rare survival among hepworth 's feature-length films of the late 1910s and early 1920s , most of which are believed to have been irretrievably lost following hepworth 's bankruptcy in 1924 , when his film stock was seized and melted down by administrators to release its saleable silver nitrate content .

a full print of the film is held in the british film institute 's national archive .

hepworth once remarked : " it was always in the back of my mind from the very beginning that i was to make english pictures with all the english countryside for background and with english idiom throughout . "

critical assessment of tansy tends to confirm the ability to capture beautiful english rural landscapes on film as hepworth 's greatest skill , albeit sometimes to the detriment of dramatic narrative when the scenery seems to command more of his attention than the actors or the plot .

tansy ( film )

al hirt - tansy [ from the film no , my darling . . . lyrics
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ironically , katana’s brief yet powerful introduction is arguably the best of the film .
yes , the women in the film have been victimized before the film starts . but the film doesn ' t revel or delight in this victimization , or even show it . instead , the film begins with all of them taking control of their destinies and fighting to change their world . that is the plot of fury road and it is a powerful one .
however , not everyone agrees with my take on the film . among them is author george kelly .
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deanna strasse ( tansy mcginnis ) – deanna is so excited to be playing tansy again ( post - high school ) . favorite roles include jean ( funny money ) at waukesha civic , carol / america / velda / et al ( the amish project ) with the off - book players , christina ( murder on the nile ) at sunset playhouse , and elvira ( blithe spirit ) with the hartford players .
we discover this after the film’s second scene , a dinner / bridge party hosted by norman and tansy for norman’s colleagues and their wives . the audience senses a palpable mistrust between tansy and the other wives during this dinner scene . at this point , we interpret this as career jealousy on the part of the wives toward norman’s quick and smooth rise up the academic ladder . the minute the guests leave , tansy desperately scours the house in search of something , eventually finding an evil doll strapped to a lamp ( by one of the wives , we assume ) . meanwhile , norman discovers a talismanic object hidden in his coat , as well as other black magic objects hidden throughout the house . norman , already suspicious of his wife’s strange post - dinner behavior , confronts tansy , who is forced to tell him that she has been using witchcraft to protect him from evil forces that she claims are out to sabotage his career ( shades of rosemary’s baby ) .
a young woman ( tansy parkinson ) who possesses the supernatural powers and visions of an upcoming apocalypse is aided by a retired bounty hunter who must protect her from those who wish to use her abilities for evil .
the film builds to its climax with a series of effective set - pieces . a tape of norman’s lecture is used by flora to spin her bad fortune ( the use of modern technology such as tape recorders and telephones foreshadows the hugely successful japanese series , ring ) . flora tells norman that she too is a witch , and then starts a fire at his beachhouse by igniting a stack of playing cards . norman rushes off to save his wife from the burning house . norman’s search for his wife along a rocky beachfront , though marred by over zealous music , is one of the film’s visual highlights . tansy eludes norman by hiding out among the rocks before her suicidal walk into the ocean . norman , with his rationalist front now severely impaired , enters a deserted churchyard where he performs a candle - lit incantation that summons a dripping wet tansy back from the land of the dead . this leads to a dreyeresque sequence where norman carries the unconscious tansy to a friend for observation . in this latter scene , director hayers startingly switches the narration to an impressionistic subjective point of view , beginning with a point of view shot from tansy’s supine position as she is being carried in norman’s arms ( inspired by the famous subjective point of view coffin shot from carl dreyer’s vampyr , 1932 ) ; and in the following scene by the camera assuming tansy’s physical space looking out subjectively at norman and a male friend observing her . in this latter sequence tansy’s semi - comatose state is suggested by the camera’s smeared edges , an effect reminiscent again of vampyr ‘s gauze - effect .
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following this scene , and faster than you can say ouiji board , norman’s comfortable world begins to crumble . the spiral of bad luck begins when a female student accuses him of rape and her jealous boyfriend accosts him in a series of increasingly violent confrontations . while his life turns into a living nightmare , tansy decides that her only recourse to saving her husband is a sacrificial suicide . up until this moment the only possible reason the film offers as cause of norman’s bad luck is a trip mentioned to jamaica , where they encountered a witchdoctor who resurrected a dead girl ( in contrast to tansy , the skeptic norman holds out for a natural explanation for the girl’s resurrection . ) . the plot finally reveals that tansy was in fact saving norman from another witch , his gimpy - legged female colleague flora , played to evil perfection by margaret johnston ( the film’s best female performance ) . with this narrative knowledge , we now understand in hindsight the wary glances shared by tansy and flora during the dinner scene , as well as the scene’s coy dialogue ( “jinx” “dark horse” , etc . ) , and can read the scene as two witches staking each other out .
while there ' s much to admire , the film also falls victim to the pitfalls that plague many found footage movies .
actually , almost everyone has a singular name – guy some , tansy bestigui – but this is a convention of detective fiction . there are at least half a dozen potential suspects , and we can’t afford to get them mixed up .
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hepworth picture plays production ; distributed by hepworth picture plays . / produced by cecil m . hepworth . scenario by george dewhurst , from the novel tansy by tickner edwardes . cinematography by geoffrey faithfull . / released september 1921 . / standard 35mm spherical 1 . 33 : 1 format . / the film was released in the usa by burr nickle productions in april 1923 .
the science fiction author joan d . vinge wrote a novelization of the film , also called return to oz ( 1985 ) .
this film is a very good example of one of cecil hepworth ' s most positive qualities : his photography of the english countryside .
i hope mad max : fury road keeps bringing in the money . maybe then hollywood will try to learn from this amazing film . urltoken
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why not join us for afternoon tea accompanied by a rare showing of the 1921 silent movie ‘tansy’ by cecil hepworth and starring alma taylor . the movie will be accompanied by a unique recorded piano score by concert pianist colin peters so it can be enjoyed in a 1920’s style .
while there are no real plot holes between this film and 1939 ' s the wizard of oz beyond dorothy ' s knowledge of the deadly desert - - though someone could have easily explained it to her
off - camera
- - a few aspects are slightly changed . she seems younger in this film , and many previous characters look slightly different than before . the cowardly lion does not stand on two legs in this film either .
this tense yet ambiguous film doesn’t waste a frame , yet it still leaves us with questions . at the end of the film , there’s a delicious circularity in seeing taylor sprawled against the same blackboard where “i do not believe” is still written . one of those four words is obliterated as he presses , in wild - eyed terror , against it ; the muddled message which remains , by accident or design , is perhaps the best way to summarise this fantastic film .
, in which a group of antiheroes band together over the course of one film to do good things despite being bad people over a soundtrack of hits . unlike james gunn’s crowdpleaser , ayer’s film feels more like a first assembly reel than a finished product , and a first assembly that requires extensive edits and reshoots at that .
if you can look past the poor acting this low budget film has some interesting ideas but as you can see by the poster this is pulling on the more famous film london is falling . the plot is a mix of taken / firestarter / random zombie plot and you get an idea of what your in store for .
cecil hepworth was a major british filmmaker of the early days . only a few of his feature films have survived . tansy is a straightforward story of a country lass ( alma taylor ) who is taken in at a sheep farm where she becomes the romantic target of two brothers . neither brother seems to realize the other ' s attraction for tansy . nor do they realize the secret she has . set against the beautiful sussex downs , hepworth ' s simple style may seem flat even to seasoned silent film buffs , but his art is in telling a story and not in fancy camera angles and editing techniques . indeed , his camera never moves . each scene is set up and the actors go through their paces . next set up . but hepworth captures an england of long ago , ancient farming techniques , and simple lifestyles that even in 1921 must have seemed quaint . in some ways , hepworth was a british version of d . w . griffith , but he seems to have lacked griffith ' s energy and innovation . alma taylor , a major star of her day , is quite good as tansy and was hepworth ' s most frequent leading lady . gerald ames is good as clem . hugh clifton and james carew are the feuding brothers . and rolph leslie is tansy ' s pathetic grandfather . worth looking for to see cecil hepworth ' s work , the beautiful countryside , and alma taylor .
tom burke plays cormoran strike , the private detective , in strike : the cuckoo’s calling . photograph : colin hutton / bbc / bronte film & tv / colin hutton
boomerang may be a historically white character in the comics , but so is deadshot . in my experience , the film is greatly improved by imagining miranda tapsell in the role .
provided to youtube by sony music entertainment tansy ( from the film
no , my darling daughter
) · al hirt honey in the horn and our man in new orleans ℗ originally released 1962 . all rights reserved by rca records , a division of sony music entertainment released on : 1999 - 01 - 05 producer : steve sholes producer : chet atkins / 卻特亞金斯 recording engineer : bill porter composer , lyricist : norrie paramor mastering engineer : jim malloy associated performer : chorus associated performer : orchestra auto - generated by youtube .
tristin hall is currently a junior at columbia college majoring in musical theatre and minoring in stage combat . credits include : the nerd ( tansy ) , crimes of the heart ( meg ) at matchbook theatre , carrie and francine ( carrie ) at haven theatre . at columbia : bridal dance ( deb ) , love and information ( ensemble ) .
despite being sold as a team of wacky crooks going on laugh - a - minute hijinks , the film takes itself very seriously ; it’s quite a while into the film before there is even an attempt at a laugh , and many of the jokes fall flat . this feeling is compounded by the fact that there are gags in the trailers that aren’t in the movie , which would have gone unnoticed if the comedy that made the cut wasn’t so thin on the ground . part of the problem is the pacing of ayer’s own screenplay—after a slow start , the film struggles to find its feet and even when it’s racing through action sequences , it still seems to drag . this affects the entire narrative , not just the jokes , and contributes further to the feeling that the film is a rough first draft ; the first third of the film constantly rehashes itself , introducing characters many times in different contexts without adding anything new .
in the film’s opening classroom scene norman writes the words “i do not believe” on the board as an antidote to any form of non - rational thinking . being a devout man of science and reason , norman does not take kindly to his wife’s dabbling in the black arts . since norman sees himself as self - made man , the implication that tansy’s black magic has secured his success is a major service blow to his ego . as we would suspect from such a character , norman does not heed her cautionary explanation and forces her to burn all her paraphernalia .
an hour and half of life gone forever . crap acting . . . sums the whole film up . felt like an attempt to rip off
stranger things
with
jurassic park
.
if you ' re relatively easily scared or are in a theater full of people who are , the film might be good for a few screams . but only if you ' re the patient sort .
struggling to decide on just how much to shit on this film , i relented and doubled my rating , in an attempt to be nice . just because people can gather the resources to make a film doesn ' t mean that they should be allowed to . this is dire . a few decent minor touches help to stop it from becoming completely unbearable , but it ' s a bloody close call .
in many ways directors tansy michaud and adam carboni’s cinematic presence is similar to hi - way drive - in’s owner roger babcock’s presence . they each have a seemingly meditative approach and presence where the viewer can sense the amount of intuitive focus they have for their craft . in some ways this can be attributed to the great respect they seem to have for one another resulting from the trusting relationship developed over the course of the film’s development . the directors tell us “there was a series of weekends where we wanted to bond with roger and sharon , not interview or press them . after that , our new - found friendship allowed us truer emotion and openness in the interviews and footage that followed . ” that intimacy and respect developed during the making of this film certainly translated to the final product .
i was entertained by the story for the most part but about halfway through the whole tone of the film changes . it starts out with more drama / action and then turns into a over the top zombie / action film . overall it ' s okay for what it is and its free on amazon prime so if you have a membership all it will cost you is time . 2 / 5 stars .
what sets this film appart from other found footage movies is the fact that it tries to be a documentary at times , adding more credibility to what we see on screen . [ full review in spanish ]
my curiosity about a film entitled burn , witch , burn has been peaked ever since purchasing an original one - sheet of the film in the mid - 1970’s . with the film still unavailable on video , i had written off the likelihood of every seeing the film . however , thanks to mitch davis , regular fantasia festival programmer and recent addition to the cinema du parc programming team , my wait ended on october 8th . and i was not at all disappointed . in fact , davis is not far off when he refers to it in the program notes as a “masterpiece . ” burn witch burn ( original british title being night of the eagle ) is an extremely interesting entry in the supernatural horror sub - genre with strong characterisation , effective black & white cinematography ( reg wyer ) and set - pieces that rank with the best of hammer and universal .
but during my discussion with kelly one thing he said stuck with me . while i praised mad max : fury road for not presenting women as victims , he said the film did exactly that . according to kelly while the abuse was off - screen it still triggered everything that came after , meaning the women in fury road were still victims . so the film is merely a retread of how hollywood always deals with these issues .
the murky aesthetic that dc seems to have settled on as their house style is in full effect here , a step away from the film’s bright marketing campaign . those who are tired of the ‘destruction in darkness’ playbook of
the frothy experiences of a vain little flapper . her father induces an actor friend to become a gentlemanly cave man and the film becomes another variation of the ' taming of the shrew ' . . . see full summary »
in a book adaptation of the film , instead of trying to eat the gump first , the nome king eats mombi and her cage , and dorothy ' s wish to restore the emerald city brings her back to life .
return to oz is a 1985 fantasy adventure film by walt disney pictures . it was produced by paul maslansky , directed by walter murch from a screenplay by murch and gill dennis . star wars veteran gary kurtz was executive producer .
and believe it is a new action film classic , with director george miller wrapping a smart mix of plot , world - building and character development into an edge - of - your - seat thrill ride . equally as important ,
the film’s final scenes are full of clever and ironic touches . for the most part director hayers maintains a subtle approach to the depiction of horror . the single exception being the stone eagle atop the school façade that , through flora’s witchery , animates itself and sweeps down toward an unsuspecting norman . though hayers includes far too many ominous cutaways to the stone eagle throughout the film , the scenes with the eagle still remain effective . hayers reverts to a restraint approach by keeping the eagle mostly offscreen . in one particularly ironic moment norman is backed up against his classroom chalkboard by the eagle , his jacket erasing the word “not” from the board phrase “i do not believe . ” even the scene of norman chased by the oversized eagle through the school corridors , achieved through cutting and miniatures , holds up well . as a note , according to the film’s production history the stone eagle , like the demon in night of the demon , was not in the original script and only added to bolster commercial potential . the film does resolve itself in an all too pat manner . flora , who has been using a tape recorded incantation , voodoo dolls , and the power of suggestion to sabotage norman’s career / life , is fittingly crushed to death by the stone eagle she reanimated to try and kill norman . meanwhile tansy is resurrected to resume her marriage with norman .
taylor is a success story , with a successful career , a beautiful and charming wife ( janet blair ) and two homes , although it’s wife tansy , in the main , who seems to use their seaside cottage . he’s also in the frame for promotion within the university , despite a few problems rumbling along in his life – a female student who seems to be skating dangerously close to an inappropriate interest in him , her envious ( and academically weak ) boyfriend and perhaps most insidiously of all , other women in his life – colleagues and the wives of colleagues – who are bastions of passive - aggressive carping and bitter jealousy regarding him , though with characteristic 60s swagger , taylor brushes this off , perhaps too readily . tansy is less convinced , regarding one of the wives in particular as a ‘middle - aged medusa’ , but it seems that she has her secrets , too .
one of the few big - budget action movies in which none of the women in the movie are treated as victims . in the long run i believe this will make the film an influential one in changing how hollywood does business .
the film bears some slight similarities to prince caspian : beyond taking place in a magical world with talking animals and unique ways to get there , the main villain is a king ( whereas the main villain of the first film is a witch ) who conquers the land while the main character ( s ) is gone , and unsure as to whether they will return . also , princess ozma and prince caspian are both the rightful rulers who must be restored to the throne .
after a dreary friday night playing bridge with a selection of oblivious males and watchful females , tansy begins to act strangely . after their guests leave , tansy becomes frantic , looking for something which she claims is a shopping list . eventually , she finds what she’s looking for : an effigy , like a voodoo doll , woven into the fringes of a standard lamp . taylor , a little baffled by her panic , continues to get ready for bed , but at around the same time he finds something very strange in one of the bedroom drawers – a dead spider in a ceramic pot . she demurs , saying it’s just a souvenir from their time living in jamaica , but within a short space of time the taylors’ quaint , domestic cottage is suddenly turning up a whole host of curios , charms and spells ; it’s like looking again at a photograph and suddenly noticing a host of new details that you missed on the first glance . taylor , the thinker , is decidedly unimpressed . the final straw comes with his discovery of a range of phials of graveyard dirt : he insists that the whole lot gets consigned to the fire , despite tansy’s by now desperate pleadings that dark forces are poised to destroy him without her protections . true enough , almost the moment that the flames consume the charms ( including , accidentally , a locket portrait of himself ) taylor’s extraordinary luck begins to fail . blind chance , or something more ?
several elements of the second oz book , the marvelous land of oz were worked into the film ' s plot . jack pumpkinhead , the gump , the powder of life , and the scarecrow being king are from land . mombi is also from it . she was reassigned to princess langwidere ' s roles , but retained some of her land ones as well . for instance , she keeps ozma captive . in the original book , she is tip ' s ( ozma transformed into a boy ) evil witch guardian . and she also owns powder of life which is later stolen by the protagonist . also in the film , the people in the emerald city are turned to stone . though the nome king does this in the film , it could be a reference to how old mombi planned to do so to tip .
the disney studio regime changed twice during the making of the film . by the time it was ready for audiences , michael eisner and jeffrey katzenberg were in charge of the company . kurtz later complained that their new regime abandoned the film , neglecting to promote it effectively , since it was not one of their projects . ( still , kurtz recognized that the main problem with it was its grim and
morose
tone . ) it cost $ 24 , 000 , 000 to make , but earned only half that sum at the box office .
the majority of the film ' s plot comes from ozma of oz . dorothy washing ashore in a chicken coop , the wheelers , a head - swapping princess , tik - tok , the nome king , the ornament room , and ozma are all culled from the book .
if women are harmful sleeper agents , then consider also the impact of the taylors’ tenure in jamaica , where – we are told – tansy first picked up her magical habit from fraternising with the locals . you don’t have too look too far for anxiety about the effects of a more ‘primitive’ belief system on a more developed one , and that could easily form the basis of a completely different article , but i will say this : the impact of this jamaican magic is of note within night of the eagle because , as tansy says , “it seemed to work” . it’s not simply harmful because it’s other – it’s simply harmful . as we have seen in svetlana’s feature on american folk horror , haitian supernatural practices have become interwoven with american folk beliefs : this is another example of the terrific impact of racial and cultural others on a western cultural landscape . in the 1960s , ideas of horror seemed to have to adjust to this ever - changing landscape , poised to degrade at any time and sweep modernity away . even wives were weaponising ; even beliefs were vulnerable and permeable .
another key issue with the film is its startlingly reductive approach to its female characters . right off bat , the three female metahumans of the film—harley , enchantress and katana—all wear significantly less clothes than their male counterparts . 3 this is particularly notable in harley’s case as , in a moment of fan service , she is shown holding her original costume ( a full body black and red leotard ) and instead opting for a ripped shirt and short shorts . the camera is almost as incessant in its objectification of her as the narrative is in only justifying these female characters’ action through their male partners . harley is constantly framed as the literal property of the joker , the words emblazoned on the back of her jacket , while enchantress is rick flagg’s only weakness and katana lives to avenge the death of her husband . the representation of harley is by far the most problematic ; a relative newcomer to dc lore , she is a character who has historically been defined by her abusive relationship with the joker . 4 the film’s attitude to this relationship is as inconsistent as its overall narrative , initially depicting harley as a lovesick doctor , then torture victim , before settling firmly on a “it’s not abuse because she wants it” line . both the film and its marketing have made use of “you don’t own me” as a sort of anthem for harley , but as the film goes on , it becomes depressingly clear that the reason she can’t be owned is because she is already someone else’s property .
it feels like the writer had so many ideas he wanted to get in to this he just put them wherever he could , this means the film really doesn ' t make any sense and there are that many ideas that none are fully realised so they are ultimately wasted . the acting is dire but to be fair the cast are friends of the writer / director . i do think this is terrible but hopefully as tge first feature length , lessons will be learned and sam fountayne can hone hus skills in . for this film though i ' m afraid i have to say avoid at all cost
michaud and carboni’s cinematic choices makes the film feel quite unique compared to other documentaries of its kind . while the cinematography is quite simple , it is very craftily executed and cleverly selected , paying great detail to the entire experience of going to the drive - in . most noteworthy are the various radios receiving roger’s welcoming voice .
henry singer’s film diana : seven days ( bbc1 , sunday ) looked back 20 years at the week preceding the funeral of princess diana . princes william and harry were among those speaking about their memories of that sad and strangely febrile interval , along with tony blair , alastair campbell and some key members of the royal household .
anderson , primarily a model , has had small roles in films and shows such as your highness , black mirror and the riot club . she has an upcoming role opposite ed skrein and emily ratajkowski in in darkness . she also starred in a short film directed by steve mcqueen of shame and twelve years a slave fame .
the plot for return to oz is loosely based on l . frank baum ' s second and third novels of the fourteen books in the original oz series : the marvelous land of oz ( 1904 ) and ozma of oz ( 1907 ) , both written by baum to serve as sequels to the wonderful wizard of oz ( 1900 ) . the film was thought by many to be a musical sequel to the classic 1939 film , but has no musical numbers and bears little resemblence to judy garlands ' oz other than having the more popular ruby slippers appear in the story instead of the original silver shoes , which pop culture is less familiar with . the film was deliberately intended to approach the land of oz and all of its characters and inhabitants in a much more faithful , darker and surreal tone just as baum envisioned . the imagery , scenery and set / costume design stayed very close to the original book illustrations by john r . neill and w . w . denslow .
probably most recognisable as the evil freddie hamid in tom hiddleston drama the night manager , avery has also cropped up in tv projects including doctor who , 24 , borderline and the upcoming troy : fall of a city . in the word of film he’s appeared in starred up , the inbetweeners movie and kill your friends among other roles .
but at the heart of many of the film’s issues is the simple fact that it has misunderstood the suicide squad . what was once a collection of dc’s biggest baddies banded together by the iron fist of amanda waller to do the dirty work that no one official can be tied to instead becomes a group of talented metahumans recruited to assist tactical forces in a “terrorist situation” . the film treats them as superheroes waiting to happen instead of villains who can be blamed for their actions without it being traced back to the government . as a result , the plot falls into stale “save the world” territory instead of the grey morality and covert operations that the squad were formed for—the narrative mirrors
during its release in 1985 it was praised for it ' s special effects and was even nominated for an award . but overall it was still considered a controversial flop and big box office failure . return to oz was unfairly panned by 80 % of critics who gave it disastrous reviews , simply because it didn ' t resemble the 1939 film . many labeled it as
too scary and intense and grim for children
. after the picture was shown at radio city music hall , the majority of mainstream media sadly forgot about it ,
putting it out of their heads
as one journalist wrote in a review years later . the film was only appealing for those to whom the film spoke to , being mostly die - hard oz fans who had read all fourteen of baum ' s sequel oz books and admirers of the fantasy films of the 80 ' s such as labyrinth , legend and the dark crystal , all of which had jim henson ' s puppetry that was also used in return to oz
.
like some movies , a few minor clips were cut from the film when it was shown on tv , presumably to save time . though most of these are minor ( such as shortening the scene where the nomes appear , and a bit of dialogue between dorothy and mombi in the castle ) two semi - critical points are cut out :
peter wyngarde , better known to uk viewers as the modish television spy jason king , plays norman , a young , up and coming professor at a small , provincial college . norman seems to have it all . a loving , caring wife ( janet blair ) , great looks and body ( which he flaunts at every turn with skin tight shirts and pants ) , a sharp mind , popular with students , and the envy of colleagues . all this ( and more ) seems to be the reason behind his mercurial rise to ( imminent ) position of department chair . however , rather than the proverbial skeleton , norman has a witch in his closet , the witch being his wife tansy .
amy johnson is honored to be working on falling and thrilled to be making her debut with interrobang theatre . she received her mfa from the university of nebraska , lincoln . her most recent stage work was in twin set with the side project , where she is a proud associate member . acting credits with various chicago companies include : historical perspectives for children , the ex - pats , steep theatre , victory gardens , and others . she is looking forward to the upcoming independent film release of the year that changed us , in which she has a supporting role . film clips , history , and new projects can be seen at urltoken . thank you jim for the opportunity , and many thanks to my family for their patience and support .
his photography of the english countryside was part of his search for purely pictorial beauty :
always i have striven for beauty , for pictorial meaning and effect . . . much of my success , i am sure , is in the aesthetic pleasure conveyed , but not recognised , by the beauty of the scene and generally mistaken for some unknown other quality in the film .
terry gavin ( warnock waldgrave ) – terry’s credits include macbeth ( king duncan ) , doubt ( father flynn ) , angels in america : millennium approaches and perestroika ( roy cohn ) , who’s afraid of virginia woolf ( nick ) , and death of a salesman ( biff ) . in addition , he has appeared in the film bill wilson and recently completed filming house arrest .
despite its unsuccessful theatrical run , this oz adaptation has grown a huge fanbase over the decades , has received immense praise for its dark beauty and overall faithfulness to baum ' s original source material , and has now become a true and official
cult classic
with fans all across the world , from america to japan , even having its own website and countless internet blogs dedicated to the film .
where it differs , perhaps , is in the way taylor has to come to accept that strange things are happening ; once he has done this , he can escape , although things cannot be the same again . a man of few words , we are never told how he feels , but we’re in the same position as him , by the end . we don’t know if the eagle falls by chance or intent . we don’t know if tansy survives by chance or through magical protections . the world is a more uncertain place by the end of night of the eagle . in this respect , norman taylor is more of a rosemary woodhouse than a sergeant howie – he encounters a cult , and his rationalism gets modified by the encounter . the taylors survive . but at what cost ?
johnson , who has acted under the surname gallacher , had a notable role as a flirtatious waitress in harry potter and the half - blood prince . she had a twelve episode run on eastenders in 2010 and appeared in top boy . her film credits include my brother the devil , powder room and how to talk to girls at parties . she has been cast in the highly anticipated sci - fi sequel blade runner 2049 .
like rosemary’s baby would do six years later , burn , witch , burn effectively brings the supernatural into a contemporary modern setting . like romero’s classic contemporary witchcraft tale jack’s wife , the film presents a witch version of stepford wives , with the implication that the town’s wives are all part of an underground coven unknown to all the husbands . one can even go further and offer an intriguing feminist reading , where all the pompous men are actually puppets in the hands of their scheming , more powerful wives . in either case , as a proto - feminist horror parable , or a subtle , intelligent occult horror film , burn , witch , burn is a gem that merits both a theatrical and video revival . thanks to the cinema du parc’s decision to include retrospective films as part of their programming , i no longer stare at my one - sheet with curious wonderment .
disorganized and disabled from military service in afghanistan , private investigator cormoran strike is visited by an old friend , john bristow , who believes his adopted sister , model lula landry , a declared suicide , was murdered . his basis is cctv footage of a man in the area where lula was found . an interview with a very young inspector , eric wardle , puts lula ' s boyfriend evan duffield in the clear , sending cormoran and temporary secretary robin in pursuit of would - be suitor , rapper deeby macc , and fellow flat dweller tansy bestigui , who alerted the police to lula ' s death . also in the frame is lula ' s greedy friend rochelle , now fallen on hard times . john ' s uncle , solicitor tony landry , steps in to divert cormoran and undermine his investigation but then cormoran discovers another body .
enjoy your intermission is a touching portrait documentary of hi - way drive - in theater , a drive - in theater 2 hours outside of new york city whose owners carry a distinct and inspiring passion and dedication to their trade . this film dives much deeper than simply being a portrait of a drive - in theater , but also addresses the changing economic , technological , and experiential climate of cinema itself and its impact on the movie going experience .
now contrast that to fury road , where you can ' t remove the issue without the plot falling apart . add in the amazing way fury road handled the issue — in a manner game of thrones could only dream of doing — and i hope people can see the difference between a film making commentary on a serious issue which is central to its overall plot , and a tv series simply using sexual assault as an insulting way to shock viewers and motivate the characters .
will vinton created the nome king . special effects were overseen by zoran perisic , as director of the model and process unit and visual effects consultant . the coronation scene at the film ' s end includes oz characters that do not appear elsewhere in it : the braided man , button - bright , cap ' n bill holding the magic flower , the frogman , glinda , some munchkins , notta bit more , the patchwork girl , polychrome , the shaggy man , and even tommy kwikstep .
by way of explanation , let ' s compare fury road with game of thrones , which is continually criticized for how it depicts issues of sexual assault and victimization . i believe this is a valid comparison because game of thrones is one of the iconic tv series of our time . just as i hope fury road might influence hollywood for the better , game of thrones is already influencing hollywood for the worse , with tons of rip - offs of the hbo series continually appearing on tv and in film .
this interest in film as a primarily pictorial art perhaps worked at the expense of his films ' dramatic or narrative interest , but at least his lack of theatrical background ensured that his films were not stagey and over - literary . he disliked stage plays as his raw material and preferred to write his own stories : he liked to work in the open air and if he had to work indoors always tried to use daylight . unusually for the time , his actors and actresses wore little or no make - up .
unquestionably , cold war era paranoia holds hands with magic in night of the eagle , from the moment it’s invoked in the first scene of the film until the very last scenes . it’s signposted once , but it lingers in the film throughout . the idea of people who look like us and act like us , but harbour destructive secrets and want to overthrow us by any means is something integral to so many films of the era . however , this also shows parity with the beliefs of the past , when it was witchcraft which threatened to do the same thing . at this time too , the irony is that the very real fear of the four - minute warning was very likely to have made people drift away from the rationalism which had made such a thing possible , even likely . the early 60s were already seeing a steady resurgence of interest in new - old religions , magic and paganism . this is the difficult impasse which seems to form the backbone of night of the eagle : the dark side of rationalism led people to look to the past , but the practices of the past they resurrected brought additional paranoia and the threat of harm . these things cast their shadows over the film , whether overtly or covertly . night of the eagle also excels , via its script , at reminding us just how long our relationship with magic has been . it’s thoroughly interwoven with our language , and it’s there in the dialogue : ideas are ‘bewitching’ , people act as ‘good luck charms’ , people laughingly suggest people ‘sell their soul to the devil’ for a good outcome . the script is simply able to add the phrase ‘we can press a button’ , and we know now what that signifies , too .
the film was shot in england , on london sound stages plus some exteriors on salisbury plain . freddy francis , the project ' s original cinematographer , left after four weeks , unable to agree with director murch ; francis was replaced by david watkin . the result was the francis shot the kansas material , while watkin shot oz . the shoot fell behind schedule , and rumors held that disney executive richard berger wanted to fire murch . murch ' s friends in the business , francis ford coppola , george lucas , and steven spielberg , visited the set to provide encouragement .
will find nothing new here , and critics of marvel’s faceless armies will find a literal army of faceless , mindless grunts . there are a few standout design decisions—enchantress ( cara delevigne ) and her cosmic cape is one of the closest cinematic equivalents to a comic book panel in recent memory—but these are few and far between . the film tries to buy cultural cache from its soundtrack—queen , the white stripes , lil wayne and eminem all feature—but the songs play hollow , tacked on as an afterthought rather than truly integrated in sequences , while steven price’s score is almost pavlovian , playing heroic cues at typically heroic moments and leaving little room for ambiguity .
suicide squad introduces a number of iconic ( and less iconic ) characters to the dc line - up ; by far the best is davis’ amanda waller , whose straight , unapologetically ruthless and self - serving nature acts both as an accurate translation of the character and a refreshing alternative to the cartoonish squad members . deadshot is functional if underdeveloped , as is joel kinnaman’s rick flagg ; the defacto group leaders , they both feel more like the main character of a video game than a film . diablo ( jay hernandez ) is billed as the pacifist heart of the crew , unwilling to let his anger take over , yet when his powers are actually unleashed they’re underwhelming , a combination of lacklustre cgi and low energy performance . jared leto’s heavily hyped joker attempts to move as far away from heath ledger as possible , ending up as a jumbled parody of the character rather than a serious attempt . presented as more of a gangster than agent of chaos , the joker is a recurring plot disruption and leto bites off more scenery than he can chew . jai courtney seems to be the only actor who was told the film was a comedy , and although his bogan captain boomerang is one of the most consistently enjoyable team members to cut away to , the fact that a white australian plays a character so inherently appropriative of indigenous culture begs the question of why they didn’t consider casting an indigenous actor in the role in the first place . 2
this is exemplified in the introduction of deadshot ( will smith ) and harley quinn ( margot robbie ) ; we meet them first as brutalised prisoners in a louisiana black site , then meet them again in a montage of the proposed members of the squad , then are introduced a third time when amanda waller ( viola davis ) first approaches them to join the team . there’s no consistency in these introductions either , with characters like captain boomerang ( jai courtney ) , who is half introduced in an early montage but seemingly forgotten until he shows up as part of the team more than half an hour later , and katana ( karen fukuhara ) , who literally jumps onto the chopper at the last second . 1 waller pitches the very idea of the suicide squad twice in two concurrent scenes—once in a fancy restaurant , once in a military briefing—with the second scenario a far more nuanced and engaging presentation of the same information . this all contributes to the feeling that the film is merely a collection of scenes shot with no clear direction in mind , an aim of saving it all in the edit . this uncertainty is embedded in the plot ; the film seems uncertain as to whether the audience should be clued in to the scheme of its super powered villain or be kept in the dark with the squad , and settles for something in between , where scenes that play like significant reveals for the squad have actually already played for the viewers , and yet they still don’t quite make sense . the plot itself is borderline incomprehensible as a result , even with frequent dialogue reminders of what is happening .
“i do not believe” are the first words both spoken and seen in night of the eagle . these words are the crux of a lecture being given by professor norman taylor ( peter wyngarde ) , a rational man who is deeply cynical about the new wave of magical thinking already diffusing through society by the 1960s . however , by this point in time , the supremacy of science and rationalism was already fraught with problems ; as taylor acknowledges , magic may have let the genie out of the lamp , but science was by then poised to unleash nuclear warfare . it’s the first acknowledgement of a broader malaise which filters through in the film : although it’s a microcosm , real - life concerns , such as professionalism and promotion , collide with the prospect of older , supernatural forces , and the end result is great anxiety and risk for all concerned .


buried is a 2010 english-language spanish thriller film directed by rodrigo cortés .

it stars ryan reynolds and was written by chris sparling .

the story is about iraq-based american civilian truck driver paul conroy ( ryan reynolds ) , who , after being attacked , finds himself buried alive in a wooden coffin , with only a lighter , flask , flashlight , knife , glowsticks , pen , pencil , and a mobile phone .

since its premiere at the sundance film festival , the film has received a positive critical reception .

buried ( film )

2018 buried alive film fest will be held on nov . 14 - 18 at
the 35th toronto international film festival - ' buried ' exclusive cocktail reception held at the scarpetta .
buried is a drama about an american truck driver who is kidnapped by insurgents in iraq and held to ransom buried inside a coffin .
buried is a 2010 english - language spanish thriller film directed by rodrigo cortés , written by chris sparling , and starring ryan reynolds .
( from left to right ) andrei severny , director of buried seeds with his wife on the red carpet of the 74th international venice film festival along with chef vikas khanna and camera person of buried seeds on the red carpet of the 74th international venice film festival .
reynolds and cortés deserve credit for their ambition and buried is a tense but enjoyable experience for anyone interested in the core ' buried alive ' concept .
jitendra mishra’s co - production film ‘buried seeds’ – vikas khanna will be screened at the 74th venice film festival . the film directed by russian filmmaker andrei severny , celebrates the journey of celebrity chef vikas khanna from a small town in punjab to the us .
ryan reynolds - the 35th toronto international film festival - ' buried ' exclusive cocktail reception held at the scarpetta . | 8 pictures | urltoken
the 35th toronto international film festival - ' buried ' exclusive cocktail reception held at the scarpetta . - toronto , canada - tuesday 14th september 2010
a nifty gimmick rarely translates into satisfying cinema , but buried qualifies as an exception .
new delhi : film producer and promoter jitendra mishra’s ongoing co - production film “buried seeds” on the life journey of celebrity chef vikas khanna directed by russian film maker andrei severny , has been selected for one of the most prestigious 74 th venice film festival this year . the film had a special screening in venice - days , at giornate degli autori on 6 th september , 8pm followed by q & a . the chef himself showcased 70 dishes from india to celebrate 70 years of the country’s independence . the first look of the film was released earlier during cannes film festival this year .
ryan reynolds tuesday 14th september 2010 the 35th toronto international film festival - ' buried ' exclusive cocktail reception held at the scarpetta . toronto , canada ( 8 pictures )
andrei severny’s first feature - length narrative film condition received a special award at the 29th torino film festival , italy and was screened on french television .
next ryan reynolds slideshow : the 35th toronto international film festival - ' buried ' press conference held at the hyatt regency hotel . - toronto , canada - monday 13th september 2010
both gentlemen will speak and field questions at the conclusion of each film screening .
this list of who was in buried alive includes both lead and minor roles . ( 32 items )
behind the scenes with director rodrigo cortés and reynolds on the set of
buried .
( lionsgate )
commemorating the 78th anniversary of the event considered the start of the holocaust , the 15th annual kristallnacht film forum will once again showcase a compelling holocaust - related feature film .
buried alive cast list , listed alphabetically with photos when available . this list of buried alive actors includes any buried alive actresses and all other actors from the film . you can view additional information about each buried alive actor on this list , such as when and where they were born . to find out more about a particular actor or actress , click on their name and you ' ll be taken to page with even more details about their acting career . the cast members of buried alive have been in many other movies , so use this list as a starting point to find actors or actresses that you may not be familiar with .
the movie buried featuring ryan reynolds . the ending when he suffocated to death due to sand filling his coffin .
the film had a special screening in venice - days at giornate degli autori on september 6 . the chef himself showcased 70 dishes from india to celebrate 70 years of the country’s independence . the first look of the film was released earlier during cannes film festival this year .
buried is the tragic story of paul conroy ( played by deadpool fame ryan reynolds ) who wakes up to find himself in a coffin buried under the ground . the entire movie is from the perspective of that coffin with paul . if you have issues with claustrophobia , i would suggest you take copious breaks to your balcony during the length of this film . the film is directed by rodrigo cortés who also brought us
reynolds wasn’t sure about the “raiders of the lost ark” allusion , but he agreed that “buried” had unearthed something special .
directed by andrei severny , buried seeds is a documentary based on khanna’s life , capturing khanna’s journey as a rising chef across india and later in the us . set for a 2018 release , the trailer of the film had been released at the cannes film festival in may , and received a positive response .
film that opened in limited release late last year . expectations were not very high , because this is not the kind of film that generally does well in limited release . however , it earned
a very intense film . a movie some one has to see to just get the feeling .
a documentary film directed by christine stoddard about the myths , legends , and realities of richmond , virginia ' s many cemeteries . coming 2014—but only with your help ! put richmond ' s dead and buried on the map .
lionsgate announced a release date for the ryan reynolds one - man thriller buried , which premiered at the sundance film festival to critical and audience acclaim , sparking a multi - studio bidding war . the film will be released in theaters on september 24th 2010 , head to head with zack snyder’s computer animated fantasy film legends of the guardians , oliver stone’s sequel wall street : money never sleeps and the kristen bell comedy you again .
in 2015 severny directed and edited the black & white art film gravitation : variation in time and space , starring diana vishneva , the top russian principle ballet dancer at the american ballet theater and the mariinsky ballet . the award - winning film represents unique synergy of dance , cinema and metaphorical exploration of the universe . the use of space imagery prompted nasa to feature andrei severny’s film at the houston festival of cinema arts . the film was selected by over 15 international film festivals around the world . it’s most recent screening took place at the prestigious walter reade theater , selected by the lincoln film society in new york .
a bunch of new release dates were announced overnight , including the ryan reynolds one - man thriller buried , the computer animated / live - action hybrid 3d film smurfs , jonah hill ‘s big screen adaptation of the television series 21 jump street , and crash writer / director paul haggis ‘ new film the next three days . details after the jump .
the buried alive film fest of atlanta is your chance to prove your film’s worth . no matter if it’s feature - length or short - form , a slasher or a ghost story , a zombie flick or a horror comedy , a suspenseful thriller or a horror documentary , all films in this exciting and growing genre are welcome . our staff and judges come from across the local horror community , and with their discerning eyes can truly decide what should remain buried and what should be unearthed .
just want a poster of the film ? don ' t care about credits ? we got you ! we ' ll give you a copy of the film poster signed by the director herself . thank you so much !
reynolds said he was instantly intrigued by chris sparling ’s script for “buried” but became passionate about the project after meeting cortés . after a 40 - minute lunch , he agreed on the spot to make the film . “buried” is just the second feature film for the 36 - year - old cortés , and he’s an unknown to american audiences , but reynolds gushed about the director and said he’s eager to work with him again even though “we have very different tastes in material , quite honestly . ”
this reminds me of the scene from kill bill where uma thurman ' s character is buried alive in a coffin — and the audience is buried along with her — as she struggles with a flashlight , and her inner strength , to burrow a way out of her living grave .
paul conroy has just woken up buried 6 feet underground . he has a mobile phone . 90 minutes of oxygen . and no way out .
buried prayers
tells ( in english ) the little - known story of a group of jews who , in 1943 , stood in a field in majdanek — a former nazi death camp in southern occupied poland . fearing their deaths , they buried their most prized possessions in the soil .
our own desi munda chef vikas khanna is making it big internationally . while everyone has been singing praises of bollywood beauties aishwarya rai bachchan and deepika padukone at the 70th cannes film festival , khanna revealed the trailer of his film buried seeds directed by award - winning russian filmmaker andrei severny today . the documentary is khanna’s journey from amritsar to america . he shared the trailer of buried seeds on facebook saying , “the trailer of # buriedseeds – a life journey of chef vikas khanna by andrei severny launched at festival de cannes . ”
reynolds wasn ' t sure about the
raiders of the lost ark
allusion , but he agreed that
buried
had unearthed something special .
stephen cardone served as an assistant editor on the pilot episode of bric produced the show about the show , which was directed by caveh zahedi . he has edited arts based content for times square alliance and has worked with the film program at writopia lab to help educate future directors and editors . stephen has also worked with acadamy award nominated film studio storyville films on their two latest documentaries , my italian secret ( rome international film festival ) and shadowman ( tribeca film festival ) .
555 : averted . several full phone numbers are mentioned over the course of the film , none of them including 555 .
– a film by andrei severny on india’s most celebrated chef in the world – vikas khanna to debut at cannes’17 . celebrity
this film , in english , tells the story of that event as the filmmakers were instrumental in making the excavation happen .
so , from our conversation , here are rodrigo cortes’ five things you’ll need to know in order to pull off a film with the ambition and quality of buried . we start with the assumption that you’ve already got an actor of the calibre of mr reynolds… but then what ?
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the narrative takes place inside the claustrophobic setting of a coffin buried underground , with the environment and situation creating a sustained sense of threat and terror throughout .
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the biggest challenge the film may face may be the anxiety of moviegoers – how many people are willing to watch a film that is an extended panic attack ? as cortés put it , it’s “something you feel more than you watch ; it’s extremely visceral . ”
from left , dr . david and myrna gross , kristallnacht film forum honorees ; jack rosenbaum , march of the living regional director ; and holocaust survivor norman frajman , who will speak at this this year’s film forum fundraiser on sunday , nov . 13 . courtesy
i thought it was one of mr . reynolds best movies and i hope he continues to do more suspense movies in the near future me and my wife loved buried
exploding with captivating melodies , genre - splicing resourcefulness , and remarkable cohesion , automata ii exemplifies what makes between the buried and me so skillful , striving , and singular .
for those of you who haven’t been following the project , the film tells the story of a private contractor who is kidnapped in iraq and buried alive . he has 90 minutes of air left until he dies , and has access to only a phone and a lighter . the entire movie takes place in the coffin , with reynolds providing the only on screen performance . i attended the film’s premiere at sundance and was blown away ( you can read my review here ) . the film played so well to the midnight crowd that it sparked a bidding war overnight , which lionsgate won .
ryan reynolds is one of those actors who is talented , but he needs to pick the right project for him to act . i liked his films , including green lantern , which i felt was underrated , waiting and adventureland . with buried , he makes the finest film of his career , and he will never top it in terms of acting . the idea behind the story is simple , and it ' s a film that pretty much only stars reynolds and he manages to make this film work very well . i ' ve said it many times before , but films that use small , uncomplicated storylines are better because they leave a lot to the imagination . buried is a terrific film , a unique thriller and one that ranks as s definite must watch . the story steadily builds and the tension unfolds throughout . this is a well crafted thriller that is sure to entertain genre fans . i really loved reynolds ' performance , and like i said is his finest to date . if you ' re skeptical about his work , i would recommend this film . lately of course , reynolds has had a string of bombs such as r . i . p . d , hopefully one day he ' ll make a film that stands out such as this one . buried is a riveting piece of cinema that will keep you on the edge of your seat from the first frame right up to the unforgettable climax . the direction is terrific and while keeping the story simple , it keeps you involved and entertained and ultimately guessing what will happen next . for sheer thrills , buried succeeds and it ' s a film that ranks among one of the finer thrillers of the last few years . despite the fact that ryan reynolds stars in this , it shouldn ' t take away from the enjoyment of watching the film .
dan is digging the wrong site . you see , dan had earlier lied about mark white , the boy who was buried alive in a similar fashion . dan lies saying that mark was saved . in reality , they were never able to locate mark … until now . the local has mistakenly lead them to the site where mark was once buried .
our q screen panel discuss the backlash facing scarlett johansson for signing on to play a trans man in an upcoming film called rub & tug .
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though it was acquired by lionsgate for $ 3 . 2 million back in january at the 2010 sundance film festival , “buried” made the rounds at the recently - concluded 35th toronto international film festival , where it instantly drew comparisons to oscar - winning director danny boyle’s latest , “127 hours . ” that finely crafted thriller tells the true story of a daring hiker who was trapped under a boulder for days until he painstakingly cut off his right arm to set himself free .
buried , despite its seemingly impossible premise , is by turns funny , suspenseful , moving and - - in one heart - stopping sequence worthy of indiana jones - - incredibly exciting .
but where “127 hours” was a more open film , in that it showed how its unlucky protagonist landed in his unfortunate predicament while being interspersed with cutaways and flashbacks , the claustrophobic brilliance of “buried” is that the entire film is told from conroy’s point of view inside — and only inside — the coffin . how he got there is never shown , nor are the faces of the insurgents and family members on the other end of the phone ( though they are certainly heard ) .
there were three films that topped $ 10 , 000 on the per theater chart , including one that topped $ 30 , 000 . that film was
that was the strident belief of rodrigo cortés , the spanish director behind “buried , ” the most deliriously claustrophobic film imaginable – the entire movie is set inside a wooden coffin beneath the sands of the iraqi desert , and the only person ever shown on screen is paul conroy ( ryan reynolds ) , the desperate man trapped inside that casket .
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…
one thing that is very difficult in a film like this is that you are shooting for real time . in a normal film when an actor cries you can cut away to an exterior then go on with the story , but here , you have to stay with the character as he cries , as he recovers and he goes on . you have to be very aware of the rhythm . you have to see the film only as a member of the audience .
buried seeds is inspired by an upcoming book with the same name written by karan bellani . many of the writings , the research from amritsar to manipal has inspired the scenes in the documentary . the film has a lot of narration , interviews , kaleidoscopic visuals of india and touches the core of human spirit – the perseverance , loss , pain and victory .
director debra granik talks to tom power about her new film , leave no trace , and what draws her to stories about forgotten places and people in america .
like many of the best comedies and tragedies , this weimar - era silent film understands how each mode is often a hair ' s breadth from the other .
just want a copy of the dvd and the companion book ? don ' t care about the film credits or premiere ? no problem ! we ' ll give images of america : richmond ' s cemeteries ( arcadia publishing ) and a dvd of the finished film - - just like you want . thank you so much !
subscribe to trailers : urltoken subscribe to coming soon : urltoken buried official trailer ( 2010 ) - ryan reynolds movie hd paul is a u . s . truck driver working in iraq . after an attack by a group of iraqis he wakes to find he is buried alive inside a coffin . with only a lighter and a cell phone it ' s a race against time to escape this claustrophobic death trap .
with and average of $ 26 , 684 in six theaters , but it likely has a better chance at significant expansion . the final $ 10 , 000 film was
“it is a very personal journey that andrei has captured . the film would travel around the world and at many film festivals to showcase the rich family heritage of india . we want more people to see the beauty , bonding and sacrifices made by an indian family for a dream of a child” , further added chef vikas khanna .
the kristallnacht film forum ( kff ) is a fundraiser for the southern region of the march of the living — the annual holocaust educational trip to poland and israel .
super cell reception : paul conroy manages to make calls to the usa with a mobile phone , while buried in a wooden coffin in iraq . he only loses one or two calls to a bad signal , and the battery manages to last the entirety of the film . of course , since the action never leaves the coffin , he has to be able to call people .
the modern age of digital film - making has flooded the market with tons of films , one seemingly indistinguishable from the next . the depth and breadth of horror fandom , combined with the rapid growth of independent film - making , have led to an explosion in indie films dealing with the terrifying , macabre , gory , and bizarre .
still , quibbles are quickly forgotten when oxygen’s running low , light is growing dimmer and a poisonous creature has just slithered on - screen . as a fiendish test of your nerves , buried is hard to beat .
i recently saw buried and though i immediately told everyone to see the film – and will continue to do so – there are a couple things that bothered me after i saw it . the movie has some interesting tricks to keep the viewer engaged , including building different coffins with varied dimensions to get interesting angles for filming and a clever way of lighting different portions of the film so the viewer feels like they are changing scenes . plus , the story line is much more politically nuanced than expected and ryan reynold’s proves he actually is a good actor .
come out and see some of the best independent films in the world ! this november the buried alive film fest has a new home at 7 stages theatre located in the heart of little 5 points atlanta . also our new location is connected to the great coffee house and bar , java lords , making it easy to grab a drink or coffee and enjoy a beverage in the theatre !
‘buried seeds’ is a timeless inspiring story of struggle , passion , willpower , failure and rise shown through vikas khanna’s eyes . the maker of the film ‘andrei severny’ is an award winning russian contemporary filmmaker , screenwriter , photographer and visual artist known for films like inside risk : shadows of medellin , gravitation : variation in time and space , condition , teaching to see and tom on mars .
this time last year , vikas khanna , acclaimed as one of the top 10 chefs in the world ( by gazette review ) was in rome , cooking a special dinner for the pope . this year on september 6 , khanna was back in italy , hosting a lavish evening reception for the special preview screening of buried seeds at the venice film festival at the villa giornate degli autori .
“buried seeds” is a timeless inspiring story of struggle , passion , willpower , failure and rise shown through vikas khanna ’s eyes , the film is the celebration of the journey of an ordinary man from an ordinary man born in a small town in punjab to the united states . the maker of the film ‘andrei severny’ is an award winning russian contemporary filmmaker , screenwriter , photographer and visual artist know for films like inside risk : shadows of medellin , gravitation : variation in time and space , condition , teaching to see , disparaît , v and tom on mars .
never trust a trailer : the trailers promoted this as being similar to the saw movies . it is nothing like it at all , and is closer to an art film .
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buried is a one of a kind experience that goes well beyond just a movie with a neat idea . it ' s a thriller that really works and is one of the best films i ' ve seen all year .
if imitation is the most sincere form of flattery , then director rodrigo cortés and screenwriter chris sparling are pretty much wearing their hearts on their sleeves . that’s because from the moment that their fantastic new film starts — with it’s animated saul bass - inspired opening credits and frenetic bernard herrmann - style musical score — “buried” sets the stage for a brilliantly twisted suspense thriller that would have made alfred hitchcock proud .
minimalist cast : ryan reynolds is the only actor shown . save for one character seen in a video on a cell phone , there ' s no one else in the film .
richmond ' s dead and buried will rely on much of the same talent behind the persistence of poe . ( christine stoddard will write and direct the documentary ; david fuchs will produce motion graphics ; kristen rebelo will create illustrations ; d . j . granger will help with photography , etc . ) the crew behind the persistence of poe is young – mostly recent college grads of vcuarts – and based in virginia . they are eager for new opportunities in documentary film , community art , and local history . producing this film would help them achieve a dream while also giving back to greater richmond .
the award for best original screenplay , remarkably , went to chris sparling for
buried
over such presumably likelier contenders as
the king ' s speech ,
the kids are all right
and
another year .
paul is one of the hostages who is put in a coffin and buried . inside the coffin , he ' s left with a bunch of things . a lighter , a phone , some glow sticks , alcohol and a note .
it’s a gimmick that could have gotten old fast , but what truly makes the film so clever is the way that new information is constantly introduced during conroy’s phone conversations that gradually raise ( and change ) the political and personal stakes of the story . adding to that tension is conroy’s dwindling air supply , his decreasing cell phone power and an uninvited guest that just so happens to be buried in the coffin with him .
we ' ll happily list your name in the credits as
executive producer .
of course your name will also go on our website and facebook page . you ' ll also be given a front row seat at our premiere . we hope you love seeing your name on the big screen . plus you ' ll get a copy of the companion book , images of america : richmond ' s cemeteries ( arcadia publishing ) and a dvd of the finished film . that ' s not to mention an official quail bell productions t - shirt , a signed film poster , and participation in the film ' s production committee . that ' s right - - you get to vote on some of the storytelling choices made in the film . thank you so much !
christine ' s first documentary , the persistence of poe , received support from virginia commonwealth university and the edgar allan poe museum of richmond . it premiered in february 2013 and has screenings scheduled through june ; the film will also be aired on wcve . richmond ' s dead and buried will be christine ' s first feature project . christine has also produced programming for weta , the pbs station of greater washington , and videos for multiple clients .
you might also wonder why we have to pay for rights to some historical photos and film clips , but not others . most of the images we want belong to the creative commons , but not everything does . several of them belong to the collections of the valentine history center , the library of virginia , the museum of the confederacy , and other cultural institutions that charge for film rights .
and lastly , lionsgate has announced a release date for crash helmer paul haggis ‘ the next three days : november 19th 2010 . the action thriller will go head to head with harry potter and the deathly hallows – part i , and the rock ‘s action film faster . the movie is a remake of a french film , about a husband ( russell crowe ) looking to break his wrongly imprisoned wife ( elizabeth banks ) out of jail . at least , she says she’s wrongly imprisoned . the film also stars liam neeson , olivia wilde , jonathan tucker , brian dennehy , and rza .
between the two film screenings , a private donor ' s reception will take place at 3 : 45 p . m . in the entin holocaust pavilion at the federation commemorating kristallnacht and honoring holocaust survivors . special recognition will be given to myrna and dr . david gross . donors who contribute $ 180 or higher to the event may attend the reception and will receive two tickets to the film .
what was the point of that ? the story tells us that many such hostages never end up getting rescued . that the ground team tries it’s best but is not enough . buried is the tragic tale of one such hostage in his last hours .
odisha - born jitendra mishra is one of the few indian film producers and promoters who have been able to create a benchmark in ‘alternative method of film production , distribution & promotion’ at international level . known for path - breaking films like i am kalam , desires of the heart , gattu & kajarya , he has also designed and currently serving as the festival director of the siffcy for smile foundation .
we ' ll gladly list your name on our website and on our facebook page . plus you ' ll get an official film bookmark ! thank you so much ! we appreciate donations of all sizes .
with ‘son of odisha’ and ‘young jury’ awards under his belt , jitendra has been a member of cannes producers network for last many years and selected as jury to many leading international film festivals and forums .
the social network
has been named the best picture of 2010 by the national board of review , which also honored that film ' s star jesse eisenberg , director david fincher and screenwriter aaron sorkin .
to support the release of the film , i was lucky enough to get rodrigo cortes on the phone and ask him about all of the things i was particularly interested in . it got a bit geeky .
cortés said his compass point for the film was pure hitchcock – the real - time suspense of “rope , ” the confined quarters of “lifeboat” and the paralyzed point of view in “rear window . ” cortés acknowledged the movie had “topics of the moment” with the iraqi setting , terrorism backdrop and the commentary on both corporate cruelty and government bureaucracy , but he said the greater goal of “buried” was always to dig deep into hitchcock’s old turf , a place of tension and intense craft challenges .
we ' ll happily list your name in the credits as
associate producer .
of course your name will also go on our website and facebook page . you ' ll also be given a front row seat at our premiere . we hope you love seeing your name on the big screen . plus you ' ll get a copy of the companion book , images of america : richmond ' s cemeteries ( arcadia publishing ) and a dvd of the finished film . you ' ll also get to participate in the film ' s production committee . that ' s right - - you get to vote on some of the storytelling choices made in the film .
paul is an american truck driver working in iraq . after an attack by a group of iraqis , he wakes to find himself buried alive inside a coffin . with only a lighter and a cell phone , it ' s a race against time to escape the claustrophobic deathtrap .
we ' ll gratefully list your name in the credits (
thanks to ) , on our website , and on our facebook page . you ' ll also receive a poster of our film . thank you so much !
we ' ll happily list as an official film sponsor and you can advertise on screen at our premiere . of course your name will also go on our website and facebook page . you ' ll also be given a front row seat at our premiere . plus you ' ll get a copy of the companion book , images of america : richmond ' s cemeteries ( arcadia publishing ) and a dvd of the finished film . thank you so much !
paul ( ryan reynolds ) uses the phone to call 911 . the pentagon . his employer ' s office . his wife . he receives calls from his kidnappers . these calls are exercises in frustration . there is nothing quite like being put on hold while you ' re buried alive .
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paul is a u . s . truck driver working in iraq . after an attack by a group of iraqis he wakes to find he is buried alive inside a coffin . with only a lighter and a cell phone it ' s a race against time to escape this claustrophobic death trap .
rodrigo cortes’ incredible ryan - reynolds - in - a - box thriller buried opens across the uk officially this friday , but the screenings are kicking off today . in the us , it’s on a limited release and will go wide at the end of next week . go and see it .
, which opened in september ) . we might not see any film hit $ 100 million this time around . in fact , we might not even see any that come all that close . on the other hand , there were also five wide releases that clearly bombed last year , and on that end , 2010 looks a lot better . not every film that opens over the next five weekends will be a mid - level hit or better , but most should get there .
a co - production between mpi / dark sky films and green’s los angeles - based ariescope pictures , “hatchet 3” will film near new orleans from late may to mid - june . dark sky films is a subsidiary of mpi media group .
you know how when you ' re watching a film and something happens onscreen that makes you think ,
hey , it wouldn ' t happen like that in real life . . . that ' s bogus !
which kind ' ' ve ruins the whole suspension of belief thing ? this is not that film . with a nod to the master , alfred hitchcock , we are offered several opportunities wherewith the movies have trained us to expect a certain unbelievable outcome . . . and then quietly denied that expectation . its all very refreshing , in a mesmerizing , hands - around - your - throat sort of way , as a man awakens buried in a coffin and , with his air diminishing , works to escape . ryan reynolds does well portraying nervous anxiety . really very good .
christian bale was named best supporting actor for
the fighter ,
while
waiting for ' superman '
was named best documentary ,
toy story 3
best animated feature and
of gods and men
best foreign language film .
a manipulative thriller that wants to be a claustrophobic experience but has an irritatingly intrusive score and a heavy - handed , unnecessarily overstylish direction . besides , reynolds is not very good and his character acts like an imbecile during most of the film .
eli cohn is a brooklyn based sound designer and re - recording mixer . over the last decade he has collaborated with many of independent film’s leading voices . recent work includes shaul schwarz & christina clusiau’s trophy , and andrew dosunmu’s where is kyra ?
cortés said his compass point for the film was pure hitchcock — the real - time suspense of
rope ,
the confined quarters of
lifeboat
and the paralyzed point of view in
rear window .
and while the director acknowledged that the movie has
topics of the moment
with the iraq setting , terrorism backdrop and the commentary on both corporate cruelty and government bureaucracy , he said the greater goal of
buried
was always to dig deep into hitchcock ' s old turf , a place of tension and intense craft challenges .
buried alive . it must be a universal nightmare . i read edgar allan poe ' s
the premature burial
when i was 7 or 8 , and the thought troubled me for many a dark night . you are alive , you can move , you can scream , but no one will hear .
“buried” may seem like the kind of movie that hitchcock would have made during his heyday , but cortés and sparling do right by their ambitions with a movie that defies modern conventions , right down to its shocker of an ending . the result is an unforgettable cinematic experience that you’ll take with you to the grave .
waking groggy in pitch darkness , paul conroy , an american truck driver working in iraq in 2006 , slowly realizes he is trapped inside a wooden coffin , buried alive . with his cigarette lighter , he can see the trap he is in , and he quickly realizes that there ' s not enough air for him to live long . he finds within the coffin a working cellphone , which allows him contact with the outside world . but the outside world proves not to be very helpful at finding a man buried in a box in the middle of the iraqi desert . paul must rely on his best resource - - himself .
since 2007 , severny has collaborated with edward tufte , a world renowned master of analytical design . tufte served as the producer of severny’s 2012 documentary teaching to see . the film was listed as one of the 100 best design films of all time .
individual film tickets are available in advance for a $ 10 donation ( $ 8 with a valid student id ) or $ 18 at the door . all ticket prices are considered a donation — and all proceeds support the march of the living fund .
odisha born jitendra mishra is one of the few indian film producers & promoters who have been able to create a benchmark in ‘alternative method of film production , distribution & promotion’ at international level . known for path breaking films like i am kalam , desires of the heart , gattu & kajarya , mr mishra has also designed & currently serving as the festival director of the unique film festival siffcy for smile foundation . committed towards meaningful cinema , jitendra has been associated only with socially relevant films which are a balance of the right content and creativity , with an objective to get meaningful cinema out there for everyone and to encourage such filmmakers . he has already been associated with the production , distribution and promotion of more than 110 films in all categories . many of them have got worldwide acclamation and recognition . awarded with the prestigious ‘son of odisha’ , ‘young jury’ & many other awards , mr mishra has been a member of cannes producers network for last many years and selected as jury to many leading international film festivals & forums .
we have five different lights – the flame of the zippo , the cellphone itself , the green glow stick , the regular flashlight and the red one . we did it with a high sense of practical lighting so everybody perceived it was physical and touchable . i wanted this to be a pyhysical experience – not a film to be seen , but a film to be experienced , so everybody leaves the theatre 4 pounds lighter . so , the audience has to feel they can touch everything and this has to do with the lighting . in a regular film , where there’s darkness , there’s that kind of fake darkness in which the audience assume they’re seeing things that the character cannot see , you have some shade and things like that . but here , you have pitch black .
and center stage for a one - man show is a tour - de - force performance from ryan reynolds as contract truck driver paul conroy , who spends the film’s entire 94 - minute running time buried six feet under ( give or take a few inches ) , with only a zippo and a cell phone to light his way . that phone turns out to be his lifeline to the outside world — specifically , to his family members back home , the iraqi insurgents who are holding him hostage and the government officials who are ( supposedly ) doing everything they can to secure his release .
“i always saw the film as something very big , something hitchcockian , ” cortés said with a chuckle . “when they asked me if it would be strained” by the setting limitations , “i said , ‘no , it will be indiana jones in a box . ’ ”
the film stars neil patrick harris as a live - action character , and a voice cast which includes jonathan winters as papa smurf , george lopez as grouchy smurf , katy perry as smurfette and alan cumming as gutsy smurf . smurfs : the movie shoots in april .
presented by the jewish federation of south palm beach county and the march of the living ' s southern region ,
buried prayers
will be shown on sunday , nov . 13 at 1 : 15 and 6 p . m . in zinman hall on the federation ' s boca raton campus ( 9901 donna klein blvd . ) .
ryan reynolds has limited space to work in , and body language more or less preordained by the coffin , but he makes the character convincing if necessarily limited . the running time , 94 minutes , feels about right . the use of 2 : 35 wide screen paradoxically increases the effect of claustrophobia . i would not like to be buried alive .
keeping in mind that all screening venues for quail bell ' s first documentary , the persistence of poe , were donated , we are confident that we can rely on community support for the premiere of richmond ' s dead and buried . for a full listing of places where the persistence of poe has screened or will screen , please visit : urltoken
the screenings will also feature , in person , matt mazer — the executive director and creative force behind the film — and norman frajman of boynton beach , a survivor of the majdanek death camp and president of the child survivors / hidden children of the holocaust of palm beach county .
the unsettling film , which opens sept . 24 in limited release and then goes wide on oct . 8 , uses an intricate system of sliding panels that allowed cortés and cinematographer eduard grau a wide array of unexpected vantage points and dynamic storytelling opportunities . conroy’s cellphone connects him to the world above and to the unfolding mystery of predicament while his zippo lighter’s flickering flame illuminates his face and his fear . still , despite all that , the film is 94 tense minutes spent inside of a box , and cortés concedes that there were plenty of skeptics as the project got underway .
buried seeds is the story of an immigrant who has his own restaurant in new york city today . the trailer shows the dreams he achieved which were sowed while he was still a kid . born with clubbed feet , khanna could not walk like other kids of his age in his childhood . he became fascinated about cooking due to his grandmother . even as a child he differentiated between vegetables and spices and understood its uses . it was the elaborate kitchen at the golden temple where he learned cooking and serving to people . yesterday he had shared a poster of buried seeds on twitter . he had also shared a picture of him going to cannes for the trailer launch . hat - trick for celebrity chef vikas khanna at cannes
the coffin is occupied by ryan reynolds , essentially the only actor in the film and deserving of praise for holding our attention single - handedly . not everyone can do that . he plays paul conroy , a civilian contractor in iraq who was driving a supply truck when insurgents attacked and he lost consciousness . now he wakes up in a coffin - - a fairly roomy one , as coffins go , but a coffin nonetheless - - apparently buried in the ground . he has a cigarette lighter , a pen , and a cell phone with him , the latter provided by his abductors , who use it to contact him and give him their ransom instructions .
i always saw the film as something very big , something hitchcockian ,
cortés said with a chuckle .
when they asked me if it would be strained
by the setting limitations ,
i said , ' no , it will be indiana jones in a box . '
the movie benefits , certainly , from the surging profile of reynolds , who starred with sandra bullock in last year’s romantic comedy hit “ the proposal ” and also has the title role in “ green lantern , ” the 2011 superhero film that warner bros . hopes will yield a major franchise .
in my way of working , directing and editing are the same . when i start to think about the film , i think of the final result so i’ll get the material i need to get it . so in my case , shooting and editing are two steps of the same process .
now , whether that ' s good or bad is a matter of opinion . i appreciate that the film takes the scenario of being buried alive and lets it play out logically , but part of me thinks the movie ( which was written by chris sparling ) might have been more satisfying if it had taken a more imaginative route - - if it had been a little less realistic , in other words . when it ' s done , you think ,
that ' s it ?
but then you think ,
well , but what else could have happened ?
this might be as good a movie as could have been made with this premise .
richmond ' s dead and buried seeks to unveil these stories in a feature length documentary that tours some of the city ' s most prominent and most obscure graves . interviews with historians and other scholars , as well as cemetery workers and volunteers , and ancestors of the deceased will round out this look into the past , present , and future of richmond ' s cemeteries .
we built seven different boxes , with seven different technical deals . one of them had collapsible walls that we could take out so the camera could describe that circle . we had a nine page shot that describes almost two circles around the actor , it was probably the most complex shot of the film .
ninety minutes of being buried alive with ryan reynolds : didn & apos ; t we all suffer that in the proposal ? look , reynolds give it his all as an american truck driver in baghdad taken hostage in a coffin to pay for our capitalist sins . but this is gimmick cinema . and it burned me that he got cellphone service in a coffin when mine fades in fresh air .