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From his minimalist films of the 1960s to his ephemeral installations to his instant film portraits on Polaroid, these works» technical means of production enable distinctly Warholian explorations of time in relation to both subject and artist.

Not exact matches

On Sunday night, Citizenfour, a film about Edward Snowden holed up in a Hong Kong hotel room revealing the global spying programs run by the U.S. National Security Agency, won the Oscar for best documentary for its chilling portrait of technology and surveillance.

Mark Bridges, the BAFTA - winning costume designer for «The Artist,» was the first designer Rogien worked for, on the 2006 film «Fur: An Imaginary Portrait of Diane Arbus,» starring Nicole Kidman.

I felt Pan's Labyrinth did the same, albeit on a higher level: I went to excited to see a film which combined mythology with the Spanish Civil War, but while the mythical creatures were fantastic, the historical portrait was cartoonish and hence the tension between «reality» and fantasy was slack.

Fellini: I'm a Born Liar is a documentary on Federico Fellini's life and work by filmmaker Damian Pettigrew, who combines vintage interview footage of Fellini, new conversations with those who worked with him (including actors Donald Sutherland and Terence Stamp), and excerpts from Fellini's films (some of them previously unseen outtakes) to create an insightful portrait of a remarkable creative mind.

This film isn't sure whether to be a portrait of Robert Moog or a history of his products, and it fails on both counts.

Cooper and his director of photography Masanobu Takayanagi (who also worked on the filmmaker's last two movies) paint a visually striking but harsh and brutal portrait of the scenery here, placing an emphasis on long shots of desolate landscapes and closeups of human anguish in order to create the film's dismal mood.

When Wiseau and Sestero clash — the baby - faced actor becomes the de facto voice of reason on the film's chaotic set, thanks to every disastrous decision Wiseau makes — The Disaster Artist reveals itself as a nuanced portrait of the jealousies that arise when the creative process goes haywire.

There is indeed a certain immersion value even within the film's style, subtle though it may be, and when it comes to substance, no matter how thinly or formulaically it goes handled, it carries a potential that is reflected in the film carrying wit and dramatic elements as a portrait on man's interactions with his environment and his peers, anchored by memorable characters who are themselves anchored by memorable performances.

There are far better films detailing Hitler, and I would suggest to viewers wanting an accurate portrait of events, should watch the film that focuses on the last ten days of his life, Der Untergang (Downfall).

Covering a transformative year in Hendrix's life from 1966 - 67, in which he went from a New York City backing musician to making his mark in London's music scene up until his Monterey Pop triumph, the film presents an intimate portrait of the sensitive young musician on the verge of becoming a rock legend.

It was made before Philadelphia, focuses on characters that are almost entirely gay men, it covers the entirety of the 1980s, offers a very honest portrait of the AIDS crisis, is a better movie, but Philadelphia is heralded as the definitive film about this subject.

Kiki is an update of sorts on Jennie Livingston's Paris Is Burning, a canonical portrait of New York ball culture in the 1980s that endures, though not without complications, as an essential investigation of queerness, race, class, and stardom — and a work that noticeably goes unmentioned in Jordenö's film.

Now and then, brisk restaurant visits and slow strolls through a cemetery (an unnecessary foreshadowing, given the movie's title) ventilate the film, but Final Portrait (adapted from Lord's 1965 book, «A Giacometti Portrait») is pretty thin on drama.

As David, the son of Korean immigrants, navigates his nascent desire, the film rests not on eroticism per se, but on the connective tissue it weaves among sexual and other identities: Spa Night recombines elements of the emigrant saga and the coming - of - age story into a searching, fresh - faced portrait, highlighting in the process the genres» keen correspondences.

The portrait of Lincoln that Spielberg presents — in a film that often plays like a tense, high - spirited political thriller as influence is peddled behind the scenes and votes come down to the wire — will no doubt surprise viewers raised on a more staid version of the Great Man.

While the film is seemingly accessible as a portrait of an artist who seems particularly attuned to his own creative process, and particularly adept at describing this attunement (Cave has given several long - form lectures on the peculiar metaphysics of songcraft), it's unlikely that many who aren't already whole - hog Bad Seeds fans would be able to stomach much of Cave's self - styled pomposity.

Following the exploits of the Paris police department's «child protection unit,» Polisse (which screened early on) helped to establish this year's Croisette - spanning theme of children in peril, which could be found to varying extents in fellow Competition entries Michael (kidnapping and pedophilia), Lynne Ramsay's We Need to Talk About Kevin (teenage sociopathy), Aki Kaurismäki's universally admired Le Havre (illegal immigration), and the Dardenne Brothers» Grand Jury Prize co-winner The Kid with a Bike (child abandonment); in the Directors» Fortnight entry Play (bullying); and in just about every film at the 50th - anniversary edition of the Critics» Week, from French actress - director Valérie Donzelli's opening - night Declaration of War (pediatric cancer) to Israeli actress - director Hagar Ben Asher's The Slut (pedophilia again), the fact - based 17 Girls (teen pregnancy), and the profoundly disturbing Snowtown, which recalled Henry: Portrait of a Serial Killer in its verité sketch of Australian serial killer John Bunting, who lured local youths into aiding and abetting his violent crimes throughout the Nineties.

Jafar Panahi's self - portrait of a muzzled artist banned from making films and awaiting his prison term for anti-government propaganda was tellingly smuggled out of his apartment and beyond Iran on a flash drive embedded in a cake.

Bill Murray, a cast member in the film «Hyde Park on Hudson,» poses for a portrait.

Actress Noël Wells from the film «The Incredible Jessica James» poses for a portrait at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival Getty Images Portrait Studio presented by DIRECTV on January 21, 2017 in Park Citportrait at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival Getty Images Portrait Studio presented by DIRECTV on January 21, 2017 in Park CitPortrait Studio presented by DIRECTV on January 21, 2017 in Park City, Utah.

This is Robert Bresson in an interview with Paul Schrader in Paris in 1976 during a production hiatus on his penultimate film, The Devil, Probably (1977), a staggering portrait of eco-hysteria.

Close is so extraordinary — at once charming and inscrutable, alternately warm and withering, tender but full of contained fury — that she lifts an otherwise ordinary movie; thanks to her, the film's slightly on - the - nose satire of the literary world and its somewhat familiar portrait of a problematic marriage take on a gnawing urgency.

While the film occasionally borders on pretentious, it crafts a powerful portrait of socioeconomic despair without turning heavy - handed.

Melissa Leo from the film «Novitiate» poses for a portrait during the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival at Intercontinental Hotel on September 10, 2017 in Toronto, Canada.

Vincent Cassel, Jeremy Chabriel, Sarah Cyngler, and Ariel Kleiman from the film «Partisan» pose for a portrait for the Los Angeles Times at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival on January 24, 2015 in Park City, Utah.

Vincent Cassel and Jeremy Chabriel from the film «Partisan» pose for a portrait for the Los Angeles Times at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival on January 24, 2015 in Park City, Utah.

Sarah Cyngler and Ariel Kleiman from the film «Partisan» pose for a portrait for the Los Angeles Times at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival on January 24, 2015 in Park City, Utah.

Actor Molly Shannon from the film «Wild Nights With Emily» poses for a portrait in the Getty Images Portrait Studio Powered by Pizza Hut at the 2018 SXSW Film Festival on March 11, 2018 in Austinportrait in the Getty Images Portrait Studio Powered by Pizza Hut at the 2018 SXSW Film Festival on March 11, 2018 in AustinPortrait Studio Powered by Pizza Hut at the 2018 SXSW Film Festival on March 11, 2018 in Austin, Texas.

It's a line - up heavy on artist portraits, Ukraine, and films heavy on the use of archive footage.

Andrew Garfield from the film, «Breathe,» poses for a portrait at the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival for Los Angeles Times on September 12, 2017 in Toronto, Ontario.

Ben Mendelsohn, Analeigh Tipton, and Ryan Reynolds from the film «Mississippi Grind» pose for a portrait for the Los Angeles Times at the 2015 Sundance Film Festival on January 24, 2015 in Park City, Utah.

Following hot on the heels of his critically acclaimed 2011 film, A Separation, anticipation has been high, and Farhadi nearly succeeds in equaling the compelling portrait of miscommunication and misunderstanding he has so brilliantly wrought in his previous film.

Appearing exclusively on the second disc (the first is reserved for the film), the special features are highlighted by a two - part making - of («Filmmaker's Journey») and three separate featurettes («A Portrait of Langdon,» «Who is Sophie Neveu?»

And should films be watched in portrait mode on your phone?

«Life Itself,» Steve James's film about the life and work of iconic film critic Roger Ebert, joins «Finding Vivian Maier,» co-director Charlie Siskel (nephew of Gene Siskel, Ebert's co-host on «Siskel & Ebert») and executive producer Jeff Garlin's portrait of the Windy City nanny who was secretly a genius photographer, and «Red Army,» Gabe Polsky's exploration of the hockey team's rise and fall and how it mirrored that of the Soviet Union, as three of the top contenders eligible for the Best Documentary Oscar shortlist.

The dialect in which the characters speak (peppered with frequent profanity; this R - rated film has no nudity, no sexual depiction, no physical violence and is rated R solely on account of its language, and possibly its themes) presents an arguably contemporary portrait of what would conventionally be called a bad alliance / marriage.

If the film had focused on more than the Algiers Motel incident, if, as it starts out to do, it had attempted to convey a comprehensive and incendiary portrait of a city in crisis, it would have rendered far more justice to those times — and our own.

Director Richard Linklater from the film «Last Flag Flying» poses for a portrait at the 55th New York Film Festival on September 28, 2017.

Here's an interesting portrait of Howard Berger, a special makeup effects artist who's worked on films like The Chronicles of Narnia and Inglorious Basterds, and the work he does to transform actors into, well, monsters.

A portrait of the maverick director behind such films as «Holy Motors,» «The Lovers on the Bridge» and «Pola X.»

The longest of the supplements --» Spy Vision: Recreating 60's Cool» on designing the film and «A Higher Class of Hero» on creating the action sequences — are under 10 minutes apiece and the rest under five minutes each: a piece on the creator of the motorcycles in the film and portraits of the two stars and the director.

Actress Rachel Blanchard from the film «Careless» poses for a portrait during the 2007 CineVegas film festival at the Palms Casino Resort on June 9, 2007 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Extras: Two audio commentaries from 2003, one featuring director Ken Russell and the other screenwriter and producer Larry Kramer; segments from a 2007 interview with Russell for the BAFTA Los Angeles Heritage Archive; «A British Picture: Portrait of an Enfant Terrible,» Russell's 1989 biopic on his own life and career; interview from 1976 with actor Glenda Jackson; interviews with Kramer and actors Alan Bates and Jennie Linden from the set; new interviews with director of photography Billy Williams and editor Michael Bradsell; «Second Best,» a 1972 short film based on a D. H. Lawrence story, produced by and starring Bates; trailer; an essay by scholar Linda Ruth Williams.

Michelle Morgan from the film «L.A. Times» poses for a portrait at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival Getty Images Portrait Studio presented by DIRECTV on January 20, 2017 in Park Citportrait at the 2017 Sundance Film Festival Getty Images Portrait Studio presented by DIRECTV on January 20, 2017 in Park CitPortrait Studio presented by DIRECTV on January 20, 2017 in Park City, Utah.

Actor Colin Hanks from the film «Careless» poses for a portrait during the 2007 CineVegas film festival at the Palms Casino Resort on June 9, 2007 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Writer / actor / director Taika Waititi from the film «Eagle vs Shark» poses for a portrait during the 2007 CineVegas film festival at the Palms Casino Resort on June 9, 2007 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Actress Sonja Kinski from the film «All God's Children Can Dance» poses for a portrait during the 2007 CineVegas film festival at the Palms Casino Resort on June 9, 2007 in Las Vegas, Nevada.

Other highlights in this strand include: Miguel Gomes» mixes fantasy, documentary, docu - fiction, Brechtian pantomime and echoes of MGM musical in the epic ARABIAN NIGHTS; the World Premiere of William Fairman and Max Gogarty's CHEMSEX, an unflinching, powerful documentary about the pleasures and perils associated with the «chemsex» scene that's far more than a sensationalist exposé; the European Premiere of CLOSET MONSTER, Stephen Dunn's remarkable debut feature about an artistic, sexually confused teen who has conversations with his pet hamster, voiced by Isabella Rossellini; THE ENDLESS RIVER a devasting new film set in small - town South Africa from Oliver Hermanus, Diep Hoang Nguyen's beautiful debut, FLAPPING IN THE MIDDLE OF NOWHERE, a wry, weird socially probing take on the teen pregnancy scenario that focuses on a girl whose escape from village life to pursue an urban education has her frozen in mid-flight; LUCIFER, Gust Van den Berghe's thrillingly cinematic tale of Lucifer as an angel who visits a Mexican village, filmed in «Tondoscope» — a circular frame in the centre of the screen; the European premiere of KOTHANODI a compelling, unsettling fairytale from India; veteran Algerian director Merzak Allouache's gritty and delicate portrait of a drug addicted petty thief in MADAME COURAGE; Radu Muntean's excellent ONE FLOOR BELOW, which combines taut, low - key realism with incisive psychological and ethical insights in a drama centering on a man, his wife and a neighbor; and QUEEN OF EARTH, Alex Ross Perry's devilish study of mental breakdown and dysfunctional power dynamics between female best friends, starring Elisabeth Moss.

Selma Blair from the film «Mom and Dad» poses for a portrait during the 2017 Toronto International Film Festival at Intercontinental Hotel on September 10, 2017 in Toronto, Canada.