Sentences with phrase «films the artist made»

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«It became a different way of making a living as an artist, which is amazingly rare because you usually don't have many options, especially as a film maker,» he says.

The Artist, which is set in the 1920s and tells the story of a silent era film actor, was actually mostly silent itself and employed subtitles — a fact that made the movie quite unique for its era, but may have also hurt ticket sales.

From the Cabaret Voltaire to Andy Warhol's Factory, from the silent film comedians to the Beatles, from the first comic - strip artists to the present managers of the Underground, the apolitical have made much more radical progress in dealing with the media than any grouping of the Left.

It's got to be a surreal thing for a band or an artist to see a film made about them, especially in this situation where the band did not have final cut, they did not have final say.

Even after The Disaster Artist gave his own story and his cult - classic indie film The Room — largely regarded as the worst movie ever made — new prominence, little is known about where he comes from or who he truly is.

In a collaborative art like film - making, artists don't work in isolation.

Hollywood has long given film artists permission to live and make in ways that are not desirable for creatures made in the image of God.

Recent and upcoming releases include the romance - horror hybrid Spring; the hotly - anticipated The Look Of Silence, Oppenheimer's companion piece to The Act Of Killing; The Connection, a 70's - set true crime epic and European flipside to William Friedkin's The French Connection starring Oscar ® winning Best Actor Jean Dujardin (The Artist); The Keeping Room, from director Daniel Barber (Harry Brown), based on Julia Hart's acclaimed Black List screenplay, starring Brit Marling, Hailee Steinfeld and Sam Worthington; the multiple Cannes award winning The Tribe, filmed entirely in Ukrainian Sign Language with a cast of deaf, non-professional actors; and a remastered re-release, in conjunction with Olive Films, of the 1981 disasterpiece Roar, the most dangerous film ever made, starring Tippi Hedren, Melanie Griffith and a cast of 150 untrained lions, tigers and exotic animals.

But all Royal Dick sucking aside, Summerhall is a terrifically cool space, with a fascinating community of international artists lounging in the courtyard, trolling the hallways, wandering in and out of its nearly 500 rooms (some filled with art, some abandoned, some undecided), playing music, watching films, hanging from the ceiling fans, getting naked, and making art in all mediums.

Part of musical performance involves narcissism, just as some part of writing or acting or painting or sculpting or making film is deeply self - absorbed, but we don't condemn musicians or artists for daring to put their creations out in public for people to see.

Tim, who has co-written over 400 commercial treatments and music videos with directors including: Wim Wenders, Richard Ayoade and Jonas Ackerlund, for clients and artists such as: Lady Gaga, Honda, and Louis Vuitton, opined that, though he haven't watched Ghanaian movies before, he likes African stories and since he's in Ghana to learn and see how to assist both the needy through Obiba Foundation and people in film - making, he has started watching Ghanaian films.

Coss, who taught drawing classes early in his academic career and whose previous research focused on art and human evolution, used photos and film to study the strokes of charcoal drawings and engravings of animals made by human artists 28,000 to 32,000 years ago in the Chauvet - Pont - d'Arc Cave in southern France.

A documentary made about Okinawa showed a 100 year old villager with better fitness levels than an entire film crew less than half her age, a 96 year old martial artist who beat a 36 year old boxing champion (on national American television live) and even a 105 year old woman who easily killed poisonous snakes.

In the middle of the film, Keith (John Legend) explains to Seb, who is a ~ serious musician ~ grudgingly playing for»80s cover bands to make a buck, why being obsessed with classic, 20th - century jazz is holding him back as an artist.

The key features of James Martini cinematogrpahy that most cetainly would appeal to a client whether an artist or production company is that not only will their film / video shine with the aid of a very creative artistic direction, story boarding and editing, but there is a highly professional full film making experience & service.

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I make films of all sorts, I'm an artist, I make music and love all kinds.

There's no denying that when George Clooney wants to be an «artist,» he's more than capable of making some lovely art films, and that's clearly the case here, but there's no valid reason why he should spend his money producing a painstakingly slow travelogue set in the Italian countryside like this and allow it to be disguised as some sort of «thriller.»

Cave is credited as a co-writer on the film along with directors Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard, visual artists who have been making videos with him for nearly a decade.

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.

And while a close look at Wiseau's film would make Franco's tribute more meaningful, «The Disaster Artist» largely works because it brings us closer to Tommy while reveling in the same ingredients that have turned him into an icon.

George Michael: Freedom: The story of legendary international recording artist George Michael, filmed before Michael's untimely passing, the documentary is narrated by the singer, who was heavily involved in the making of the film that serves as his final work.

In the funny and alarmingly factual The Disaster Artist, a man named Tommy Wiseau, who made (and starred in and financed) what is reputed to the worst movie ever made, wonders if his film will find an audience.

Pellington and screenwriter Alex Ross Perry make their point within the film's first few minutes and keep making it — establishing that, yes, certain objects obviously do matter to us as harbingers of the narratives we assemble out of the incidents in our lives — as if they're the first artists to broach the subject.

There's little doubt, ultimately, that the character works best in extremely small doses and yet much of the narrative is focused entirely on his somewhat obnoxious (and completely unsympathetic) exploits, which ensures that large swaths of The Disaster Artist completely fail to completely capture and sustain one's interest - although it's hard to deny the effectiveness of certain making - a-picture sequences in the film's midsection (eg the shooting of the infamous «oh, hi Mark» scene).

And now, director / star James Franco has brought the equally bizarre real - life story behind the movie's creation to the big screen with «The Disaster Artist» - proving that, at the very least, good films can definitely be made about bad movies.

I see Wiseau as an artist, and his film as one made from a singular vision however many bad choices it may include.

As an uberfan of the so - bad - it's - good masterpiece The Room and a solid admirer of The Disaster Artist, The Room co-star Greg Sestero's tell - all book about the making of mysterious vampiric figure Tommy Wiseau's «Tennessee Williams style melodrama as told by an alien who has apparently never seen normal human beings interact» drama - turned - dark - comedy - after - initial - audience - reactions - full - of - howling - laughter, I was a bit reserved in my excitement when I found out that James Franco was going to direct the film adaptation, as well as portraying Wiseau himself.

As The Disaster Artist (both the book and the movie) details, he made all sorts of bizarre, incompetent decisions, like shooting his movie on 35 - millimeter and digital film simultaneously at prohibitive expense, building elaborate and pricey sets for locations he could have filmed on for free, and firing crew members without cause at the drop of a hat.

Music by Questlove and Om «Mas Keith, and commentary from prominent African - American artists and activists who were influenced by the struggle — including Erykah Badu, Harry Belafonte, Talib Kweli, and Melvin Van Peebles — give the historical footage a fresh, contemporary resonance and makes the film an exhilarating, unprecedented account of an American revolution.

For all of its simplemindedness and deck stacking, the film is distressingly well made — Pollack is no artist, but he has a glistening technique (there aren't many American directors left who know how to plan their shots for such smooth cutting) and a strong sense of how to hold, cajole, and gratify an audience.

Aardman studios, best described as artists in film making, with no dialogue whatsoever in the film yet the storyline is told effortlessly.

Appearently, along with the assassination of Francos character, this is all just and correct, since now its not even about not seperating the art from the artist, cryptic tweets from washed up b - actors saying nothing and the allegations stalkers a former co-founder of your relevant, celebrated film makes you a abusive predator or guilty by random association.

Though Strouse reportedly based his screenplay on his own difficulties making a name for himself as a playwright early in his career, the film's look into the life of struggling artist Jessica James (Jessica Williams) feels familiar at best.

Joining previously announced galas «Mudbound» (opening night), «All The Money In The World» (closing night), «Call Me By Your Name,» «The Disaster Artist» and «Hostiles» are seven films that hope to make a dent in the Oscars race in various categories.

Theater co-founder Kareem Tabsch screened the film to coincide with the release of «The Disaster Artist,» which follows the making of «The Room» and stars Franco as the long - haired, muscled Wiseau.

However, both these creative artists have made films that aren't the Academy's cup of tea, so it will be difficult to forecast just what type of film Ricki and the Flash is until we see it.

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.

One of our favourite movies of the latter part of this year in the upcoming The Disaster Artist, James Franco's feature that looks into the making of the cult film The Room, one that is heralded as being the Citizen Kane of bad movies.

But there may never have been a project so obviously suited to the actor - poet - writer - philosopher - pretty - plausible - as - a-weed-dealer as The Disaster Artist, which is about the making of the terrible 2003 film The Room.

Tarkovsky makes his film one of the most convincing portrayals in art of an artist; he succeeds by concentrating on the man's humanity.

We interview Tommy Wiseau and Greg Sestero on making The Room, adapting the Disaster Artist to film with James Franco, and The Room on Broadway.

James Franco completely transformed into Tommy Wiseau while making The Disaster Artist - as readers can see in our exclusive clip from the film.

The Disaster Artist is the first time James has worked with his brother, Dave, on a film, after the younger Franco intentionally took roles in other projects in an effort to make a name for himself.

When artists make films about artists, they too often portray them as misunderstood geniuses, whose personal torment and torturous indulgences are the price we may for their great works.

He then immersed himself in the underground art and music scenes making short films, album covers and music videos with a burgeoning group of influential and groundbreaking artists.

Blood n Fire Memories a detailed look at the creation of the film's make - up effects with special effects artist Tom Savini

The artist never makes an appearance here, however, as the video relies solely on film clips which contain spoilers and may give away the entire film to a perceptive observer.

Lelio also noted that the film «was made by a lot of friends and artists and I share this with all of you.»

Featuring a career - making portrayal by Forest Whitaker, it was a film that beautifully captured the world of jazz and the artists that create this music.