Not exact matches
From his early days as a fresh
and creative
music video director for artists such as Fatboy Slim, The Beastie Boys,
and Björk, Spike Jonze has continued his unique style
and original approach with his feature
length films, effectively carving out niche in the
film industry for himself.
He has an affability
and grace that makes him interesting to watch, but Silberling's
film is the equivalent of a funny 20 - minute short that is dragged out to a full -
length feature through
music interludes
and montages involving Paz Vega getting dressed, washing her car, or Freeman learning about Target (the department store).
I wrote at the time that his
music for Dawn of the Planet of the Apes — while a very fine
film score — wasn't one of his most engaging albums, with its dark tone
and great
length;
and while he uses that score as a springboard (
and reprises some of its material), Giacchino takes War off in different directions
and in doing so solves the problems that led to its predecessor being better within the
film than without it.
Matt Schrader talks at
length about his one - of - a-kind project, SCORE: A
FILM MUSIC DOCUMENTARY — this definitive doc gets inside the mind of Henry Jackman, Steve Jablonsky, Harry Gregson - Williams,
and dozens of influential composers.
So Bulletproof Monk, directed by a
music video
and commercial director like a feature -
length music video or commercial, falls into the category of
film where Asians sell Gremlins to white people as opposed to the Adam Sandler / Happy Madison category of
film, where Asians are screeching waiters
and nail - salon owners.
A five - minute featurette called «Greetings From Bull Mountain» is the standard five - minute B - roll / soft - sell interview errata that features a few additional male buttock shots; «King of the Mountain» is a two - minute
music video that splices action sequences from the
film together with bloopers
and sets it to
music (something resurrected in feature -
length form by this year's ESPN's X-movie);
and nine chapter - encoded deleted scenes (blissfully sans commentary
and running between fifteen seconds
and a minute, each) are essentially long «comedy» shticks that prove for as bad as Out Cold was, it could have been even worse.
DVD Extras: Feature -
length commentary by director Mario Van Peebles,
and stars Mandela
and Makaylo Van Peebles, 4
music videos from the
film,
and the theatrical trailer.
Actor - director Andy Garcia's ambitious attempt to re-create the
music, the rhythms
and the magic of Havana in the days leading up to the Cuban Revolution is hampered by an uninvolving story that can't support the
film's epic
length.
Jackie is a
film that often looks
and plays like a feature -
length expansion of Lana Del Rey's JFK - themed «National Anthem»
music video: The scenes of the late president — played, interchangeably, by Brody
and Aiden Weinberg — are no less fleshed out than those with A$ AP Rocky in the role.
SF Shorts Where: Red Vic Movie House, 1727 Haight St., 415-668-3994 When: Sept. 8 - 11 Why: San Francisco's International Festival of Short
Films features seven mixed - genre programs comprised of cutting - edge
music videos, mobile - media footage
and innovative short -
length films.
The
film -
length commentary with the director
and author is a little too self - congratulatory at times, but it does give lots of insight into the movie's creation; «Brand New Eyes»
Music Video; Wonder Soundtrack Behind - the - Scenes Featurette; Theatrical Trailers — Lionsgate.
The
film opens with a full
length song performed by the actor,
and he's simply great, selling the soul of Llewyn's
music with plaintive ease.
Stars: James Whitmore, Edmund Gwenn, James Arness, Joan Weldon, Onslow Stevens, Don Shelton, Fess Parker
Length: 93 minutes Distributor: Warner Bros Cinema: 1954 SPECIAL FEATURES: Behind the Scenes, trailer, image gallery Region: 2 Ratio: 1.33:1 (fullscreen -
film shot in 1.66:1
and cropped slightly on disc) Sound: Dolby Digital 1.0 (mono) Audio Tracks: English
and multiple languages Subtitles: English
and multiple languages Captions: English
and Dutch Menus: Static with
music Special Features Subtitles: None of the special features come with subtitles.
WE THE PARTY — Specifications Running Time: 104 Minutes Rated: R Street Date: July 31, 2012 Sound: Dolby Digital 5.1 SRP: $ 20.99 for the DVD
and $ 26.99 for the DVD / Blu - Ray Combo Aspect Ratio: 16 × 9 1.79 Special Features: Feature -
length commentary by writer - director Mario Van Peebles
and actors Mandela Van Peebles
and Makaylo Van Peebles, 4
music videos from the
film («Truth,» «She's a Vegan,» «A Light at the End of the Tunnel,»
and «Forever»),
and the theatrical trailer.
He has created visuals on a variety of media platforms including documentary photography, global award - winning advertising campaigns, magazine editorials, artist branding, books,
music videos, commercials, the short
film Captureland,
and the award - winning feature -
length documentary Bouncing Cats.
Audio commentary by director Michael Rymer, producer Jorge Saralegui,
and co-composer Richard Gibbs / Full -
length music videos for the
film's 3 songs.
Since 1998 Bori has written
and recorded
music for numerous projects, including 28 full ‑
length theatre performances (ranging from contemporary dance to traditional theatre), two seasons of a TV show screened on the Slovenian national television, several short
films, documentaries,
and other audiovisual works
and public events.
Kickstarting (or, more broadly, crowd funding) as Phil explains, is «an Internet - based program where creative people can pitch potential supporters to raise funds to produce a short - or feature -
length film, record
music, publish a book,
and many other products.»
$ 750,000 - A live full
length feature
film and documentary of the
music, making - of, interviews with composers / designers, history of game
music, etc. to be recorded during the upcoming Video Games Live Latin America tour taking place this fall.
He also publishes full -
length books, composes
film music, arranges exhibitions
and produces architectural designs.