When future
film historians look back at the cultural fallout from America's financial collapse, «Take Shelter» will be a key text.
Not exact matches
«Beatnik Blues: Investigating Daddy - O» is a brief
look at how the
film fits into the tough guy movies that were in vogue during the 1950s, with comments from the usual
film historians who pop up in Shout!
Those hoping for the exhaustive contextual analysis of a
film historian are likely to be a bit disappointed, but those with an interest in how Cardiff achieved the evocative
look of the
film will be mesmerized.
With «Robin Hood,» generations unfamiliar with the Technicolor
look can get a really good sampling of why
film historians and cinematographers rave and are overcome with a peculiar nostalgia for the color schemes that literally glow, as evidenced from interviews with cinematographers Jack Cardiff and Vittorio Storaro in the excellent documentary on Disc 2, «Glorious Technicolor,» an overview of the company and key personnel, derived from Fred Basten's 1980 book.
Blu - ray extras include audio commentary by
film and music
historian Jeff Bond; a
look at the
film's visual effects; and a storyboard - to - scene comparison.
A compilation by
film historian Leonard Maltin of four episodes from the Disneyland TV anthology series, this 2 - disc set offers a glimpse into the past and a
look at the groundbreaking work done by Walt and his «Imagineers» in the early years of the park.
These include an introduction by Martin Scorsese, a commentary with
film composer David Newman and
film historians Jon Burlingame, Julie Kirgo and Nick Redman, a making - of featurette, a
look at the music of The Robe (the Alfred Newman's score has an isolated music track), still galleries and an interactive press book.
In this double feature, I
looked at the impact of
film historian and gay rights activist Vito Russo.
Historians would do well to
look at Schneemann's influence on Brakhage's work; his early black - and - white psychodrama
films transformed after seeing her landscape paintings, her use of color and images from lived life.
To learn more about the Hadza,
look out for the documentary
film «Hadza: Last of the First,» directed and produced by Bill Benenson and featuring engaging interviews with Jane Goodall, late Nobel laureate Wangari Maathai, author Peter Mathiessen, Hadza
historian and Conservancy partner Daudi Peterson, and the Conservancy's Africa director, David Banks.