Winner of the 2011 Venice Biennial Golden Lion, Christian Marclay's The Clock is a cinematic tour - de-force that unfolds on the screen in real time through thousands
of film excerpts that form a 24 - hour montage.
The coverage on BBC One also featured a variety
of film excerpts with swearing, including The Riot Club, The Death of Stalin and The Florida Project.
Not exact matches
The music from western culture was designed to induce a range
of emotions from calm to excited, and from happy to anxious or sad, and included both orchestral music and
excerpts from three popular
films (Psycho, Star Wars, and Schindler's List).
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.
Using archival photos and
film, including performances by Simone over a period
of more than three decades,
excerpts from the singer's diaries, and interviews with family members, friends and musical colleagues, What Happened, Miss Simone?
The
film uses
excerpts from Italian B movies, rare performance footage and candid interviews with Baker, musicians, friends, battling ex-wives and his children in what turned out to be the last year
of his life.
Excerpts from the note read — «I am struggling to find the words to express my gratitude at this moment, but I will try... Deep down we all hoped that people would come to see a
film about a fictional country on the continent
of Africa, made up
of a cast
of people
of African descent.
Eighty - one minutes
of archival -
film excerpts from the political career
of President Richard M. Nixon
The site features the standard promotional bumf, but does a good job
of showing off the
film's lavish technical credits, particularly Consolata Boyle's costumes and Alexandre Desplat's lovely score, which is actually more delicate than the selected
excerpt here suggests.
An
excerpt from Magnolia's description
of the
film says: «Following a long fascination with [Scientology] and with much experience in dealing with eccentric, unpalatable and unexpected human behavior, the beguilingly unassuming Louis Theroux won't take no for an answer when his quest to enter the Church's headquarters is turned down.
While the main event
of the
film certainly did happen, as well as some
of the scenes (some
of them,
excerpted from the documentary, are shown during the end credits), the
film as a whole does tend to traverse familiar territory as far as feel - good sports
films go, especially with the final game where all
of the loose ends comfortably fall into place.
In this
excerpt from his introduction to the Criterion release
of Bresson's Pickpocket, Schrader calls the movie «the most influential
film in my creative life» and explains how his obsession with the ethereal crime tale led to his writing Taxi Driver.
Return to Oz fans will be glad to hear that
film is given mention and it is one
of several properties looking sharp in HD
excerpts.
Music frequently plays a crucial role in Denis's
films, exemplified by Beau Travail (1999), which expertly mixed a Tindersticks score,
excerpts from Benjamin Britten opera «Billy Budd» and Corona's catchy dance hit «The Rhythm
Of The Night» to powerful effect.
The non-animated menus incorporate Diego Velázquez's The Rokeby Venus (which figures in the
film), watercolor - ish artwork, and photography from the
film, along with
excerpts of Corrine Bailey Rae's score.
Blu - ray and DVD, with plenty
of supplements: new interviews with Otto Preminger biographer Foster Hirsch and music critic Gary Giddins, a featurette on graphic designer Saul Bass and his long collaborative relationship with Preminger,
excerpts from a 1967 episode
of «Firing Line» featuring Preminger, newsreel footage from the set, and
excerpts from a work - in - progress documentary on the making
of the
film, plus stills, a trailer and booklet with a new essay and an archival article.
Four brief deleted scenes, a rote featurette, an audio recording
of Stillman reading an
excerpt from the
film's novelization (a great read on its own, by the way), and a handsome booklet featuring a brief essay by novelist David Schickler round out the set.
Home Video Notes: The Breakfast Club Release Date: 2 January 2018 Criterion releases The Breakfast Club on home video (Blu - ray) with the following extras: - Audio commentary from 2015 featuring actors Anthony Michael Hall and Judd Nelson - New interviews with actors Molly Ringwald and Ally Sheedy - New video essay featuring director John Hughes's production notes, read by Nelson - Documentary from 2015 featuring interviews with cast and crew - 50 minutes
of never - before - seen deleted and extended scenes - Rare promotional and archival interviews and footage -
Excerpts from a 1985 American
Film Institute seminar with Hughes 1999 radio interview with Hughes - Segment from a 1985 episode
of NBC's Today show featuring the
film's cast - Audio interview with Molly Ringwald from a 2014 episode
of This American Life - Trailer - PLUS: An essay by critic David Kamp
In this wonderful interview
excerpt, courtesy
of Youtube user andyrodd077, legendary independent filmmaker George Kuchar opens up on his time in the New York
film scene.
Special Features Andrei Tarkovsky's short
film adaptation
of Ernest Hemingway's «The Killers,» made when he was a student in 1956 Interview from 2002 with writer Stuart M. Kaminsky about both
films Piece from 2002 in which actor Stacy Keach reads Hemingway's short story «Screen Directors»» Playhouse radio adaptation from 1949
of the 1946
film, starring Burt Lancaster and Shelley Winters Interview from 2002 with actor Clu Gulager Audio
excerpt from director Don Siegel's autobiography, «A Siegel
Film,» read by actor and director Hampton Fancher Trailers PLUS: Essays by novelist Jonathan Lethem and critic Geoffrey O'Brien
Informative and thorough, the piece opens with background on creators Stéphane Aubier and Vincent Patar, with
excerpts of their student short
films and the «A Town Called Panic» TV show
The following short
excerpt from this supplement is particularly remarkable for being in color (much
of the footage is in black and white, like the
film itself), which lends an entirely new perspective on some classic images.
It's the first
film to be partially shot with a 120 frame per second rate (most
films are shot with at 24 fps) and
excerpts were recently shown at the National Association
of Broadcasters Show in Las Vegas last month who were reportedly blown away.
For the supplemental materials, there's an
excerpt from the documentary Michelangelo Antonioni: The Eye That Changed Cinema; Blow - Up
of «Blow - Up», a new documentary about the
film; two interviews with David Hemmings, one on the set
of Only When I Larf from 1968, and the other on the TV show City Lights from 1977; 50 Years
of Blow - Up: Vanessa Redgrave / Philippe Garner, a 2016 SHOWstudio interview; an interview with actress Jane Birkin from 1989; Antonioni's Hypnotic Vision, featuring two separate pieces about the
film: Modernism and Photography; both the teaser and theatrical trailers for the
film; and a 68 - page insert booklet containing an essay on the
film by David Forgacs, an updated 1966 account
of the
film's shooting by Stig Björkman, a set
of questionnaires that the director distributed to photographers and painters while developing the
film, the 1959 Julio Cortázar short story on which the
film is loosely based, and restoration details.
An added bonus is that the
film's full U.S. theatrical trailer is found near the start
of the Charlie Rose
excerpt.
PLUS: A booklet featuring a new essay by
film scholar Peter Matthews,
excerpts from Algeria's National Liberation Front leader Saadi Yacef's original account
of his arrest,
excerpts from the
film's screenplay, a reprinted interview with cowriter Franco Solinas, and biographical sketches
of key figures in the French - Algerian War
Also on board for Saturn 3 completists are 10 minutes
of excerpts from a crappy old VHS recording
of the network - TV version
of the
film.
Galleries
of production stills, production art, filmmaker biographies, posters, lobby cards, merchandise, set documents (call sheets and the like), and a screenplay
excerpt of the
film's climax (Felton had a beautiful command
of language), three radio spots, storyboard - to - screen comparisons for the scuba and squid scenes, an outtakes reel, and 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea's 1954 theatrical trailer finish off this exhaustive treasure chest
of a DVD.
Mills pays homage to the books, music, and
films that shaped him with title and year - crediting text accompanying
excerpts from the likes
of Godfrey Reggio's Koyaanisqatsi to Judy Blume's Forever.
Both consider Battle as the end not just
of The Hobbit trilogy but the
film saga that began with Lord
of the Rings, a series liberally
excerpted here in both clips and behind - the - scenes.
It includes brief but welcome footage
of the real people and even
excerpts a couple
of the cast's previous Weinstein
films (Blue Valentine, Mrs. Henderson Presents), but sadly The Prince and the Showgirl goes unlicensed (even its trailer would have been fitting).
To give you an idea
of the treasures you will discover, Rob has kindly agreed to let me run an
excerpt of the chapter in which he discusses «Murder by Contract» (a taut and chilling
film noir) with director Antonio Campos.
Extras: Two optional English narrations, including one by actor Roy Scheider; audio commentary from 2008 featuring Schrader and producer Alan Poul; interviews from 2007 and 2008 with Bailey, producers Tom Luddy and Mata Yamamoto, composer Philip Glass, and production designer Eiko Ishioka; interviews from 2008 with Mishima biographer John Nathan and friend Donald Richie; audio interview from 2008 with co-screenwriter Chieko Schrader; interview
excerpt from 1966 featuring Mishima talking about writing; «The Strange Case
of Yukio Mishima,» a 55 - minute documentary from 1985 about the author; trailer; a booklet featuring an essay by critic Kevin Jackson, a piece on the
film's censorship in Japan, and photographs
of Ishioka's sets.
Supplements include an alternate version
of the song «Rahadlakum» (in B&W) from the archives, an audio - only deleted song, two
excerpts from the TV series MGM Parade about the
film, the 1955 short The Battle
of Gettysburg and Tex Avery cartoon The First Bad Men, and trailers from the
film and the earlier 1944 version
of the musical.
Extras: New program on the
film's cinematography featuring a conversation between Lassally and critic Peter Cowie;
excerpt from a 1982 episode
of «The Dick Cavett Show» featuring Finney; new interview with actor Vanessa Redgrave on director Tony Richardson, to whom she was married from 1962 to 1967; new interview with
film scholar Duncan Petrie on the movie's impact on British cinema; illustrated archival audio interview with composer John Addison on his Oscar - winning score for the
film; new interview with the director's - cut editor, Robert Lambert; an essay by scholar Neil Sinyard.
PLUS: A booklet featuring a new essay by critic David Sterritt, an appreciation
of the
film by François Truffaut, and
excerpts from Berri's memoir
Merely
excerpted in the
film as something to which Nicholas is subjected to as part
of his CRS sign - up, the full, silent Psychological Test
Film (1:07) flashes random varied video snippets and emotional words on screen.
A sharp piece that provides valuable Hammer
film excerpts and interviews with a variety
of authorities (including Stacy Keach, numerous mystery authors, and Spillane himself, who passed away in 2006), this is a most fitting inclusion.
Continuing on, we still have a lot
of features including «
Excerpts from Features Where Songs Originated», which focuses on the many
of Singin» in the Rain's songs that originally debuted in earlier
films.
The fun Rehearsals & Pre-Production (17:03) serves up Ansel Elgort's second audition (which sees the actor lip - synching by a mirror to the Commodores» «Easy», a song that his knowledge
of got the movie prominently inserted into the
film), an annotated rehearsal
of the «Harlem Shuffle» coffee run, and hair / make - up / costume tests set to
excerpts of soundtrack songs.
Unsurprisingly, much
of «Life Itself» is given over to Ebert's democratizing and popularizing impact on the world
of film criticism, with judiciously chosen clips («Bonnie and Clyde,» «Cries and Whispers,» «Raging Bull») and
excerpts from those same
films» respective reviews used to show how Ebert combined his encyclopedic knowledge
of cinema with an accessible, plainspoken writing style that could be understood by anybody.
A montage commemorating the 90th anniversary
of the awards included an
excerpt of Roger Ebert's beloved speech in which he likened
film to a «machine that generates empathy.»
All are suitably
excerpted, as, thankfully, are the BTTF
films themselves and Huey Lewis» «Power
of Love» music video.
Henze's original
film output is relatively sparse, but fans
of The Exorcist will no doubt recognize him as the composer
of «Fantasia for Strings» - the stirring, harsh work that was
excerpted by director William Friedkin in his effectively chilling pastiche score, and placed over the movie's final credits.
The rest
of the supplements are bite - sized pieces: «Welcome to New Penzance» features footage
of the locations, «Set Tour with Bill Murray» is a quick 3 minutes, Bob Balaban introduces short segments
of actress Kara Hayward (Suzy) reading
excerpts from the (fictional) books featured in the
film, and «Cousin Ben» features additional footage
of Jason Schwartzman as Cousin Ben.
Special Features Audio commentary from 2002 featuring director Robert Altman and producer David Foster New making -
of documentary, featuring members
of the Cast and Crew New conversation about the
film and Altman's career between
film historians Cari Beauchamp and Rick Jewell Featurette from the
film's 1970 production Art Directors Guild
Film Society Q&A from 1999 with production designer Leon Ericksen
Excerpts from archival interviews with cinematographer Vilmos Zsigmond Gallery
of stills from the set by photographer Steve Schapiro
Excerpts from two 1971 episodes
of The Dick Cavett Show featuring Altman and
film critic Pauline Kael Trailer PLUS: An essay by novelist and critic Nathaniel Rich
They feature colorful imagery from the
film and
excerpts from Joe Hisaishi's score, with the most memorable piece
of music accompanying the Main and Scene Selection pages.
The Blu - ray and DVD editions both feature a new interview with
film critic David Thomson, who offers a crash course introduction to the art and themes
of Hawks (it runs about 17 minutes), the new 20 - minute program «Howard Hawks and His Aviation Movies» with
film scholars Craig Barron and Ben Burtt, and
excerpts from Peter Bogdanovich's 1972 interviews with Howard Hawks (audio only, about 19 minutes), plus the 1939 «Lux radio Theatre» adaptation
of the
film with stars Cary Grant, Jean Arthur, Rita Hayworth, Richard Barthelmess, and Thomas Mitchell all reprising their roles, and the trailer.
Even though a large part
of Brakhage consists
of excerpts from his work or footage
of him speaking, the
film is shaped by the comments
of several key authority figures — particularly filmmaker Phil Solomon near the beginning and Sitney near the end — and their remarks shape our view
of Brakhage.
At first glance, the
film, with its lovingly appointed interiors and its
excerpts of poetry on the soundtrack, might strike you as a dull and dutiful enshrinement
of Dickinson's brilliance, another ordinary
film about an extraordinary artist.