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In the early 40s, Siskind became friends with Abstract Expressionist painters (Franz Kline, Barnett Newman, Mark Rothko and others) and focused his aristic focus on symbolic and abstract photography based
on a documentary style.
The director's reflections on his youth (half of which was spent inside movie theaters) and deciding
on a documentary style for his debut are complemented by remarks from 400 Blows cast members Léaud and Albert Rémy plus fellow filmmaker Claude de Givray.
Not exact matches
In her memo, Huffington said that the company would focus
on both long - form
documentaries and series -
style shows, as well as «snackable» video content for Facebook (FB) and other social platforms.
If you listen to the popular public radio and podcast series This American Life, you will likely encounter
documentary -
style stories
on a variety of topics — including faith.
On the website and corresponding YouTube channel, MalikAMonk, the brothers have produced a three - part
documentary -
style series called «The Journey.»
On the other hand, as I also noted in my JO post, I do tend to overlook some of Oliver's shtick — and questionable tactics — when I consider how much valuable attention he's drawn to critically important issues like childhood obesity and diabetes, our nation's over-processed diet and the abysmal state of school food in many places in the U.S. I'm just not sure he would have achieved the same high ratings with a measured, PBS - style documentary on the topi
On the other hand, as I also noted in my JO post, I do tend to overlook some of Oliver's shtick — and questionable tactics — when I consider how much valuable attention he's drawn to critically important issues like childhood obesity and diabetes, our nation's over-processed diet and the abysmal state of school food in many places in the U.S. I'm just not sure he would have achieved the same high ratings with a measured, PBS -
style documentary on the topi
on the topic.
«Hailed «The Vagina Monologues for birth», Birth is a
documentary -
style play based
on over one hundred interviews playwright Karen Brody conducted with mothers across America.
We love his articles,
documentaries and books (he's
on the reading list for the culinary nutrition expert program) for their honesty, evidence - based information and easy - to - read
style.
Ari Seth Cohen's Advanced
Style blog, books, and
documentary have had an impact
on me and many others.
A
documentary on the Manhattan department store with interviews from an array of fashion designers,
style icons, and celebrities.
Forever associated with the 60 Minutes Sunday - night news magazine
on CBS — which he anchored for an astonishing 38 years (1968 - 2006)-- Mike Wallace became synonymous with
on - air trustworthiness and reliability, and the nation's preeminent guide to outstanding,
documentary -
style probes of contemporary issues and global phenomena.
This was filmed
on the Isle of Man, with
documentary -
style camerawork plus input from military advisor Chris Byrne.
Getting his start working
on TV commercials, Mann took his rapid - paced, flash - cut approach into
documentary filmmaking, producing an award - winning short
on the 1968 French student riots, Janpuri.Mann's fragmented - image technique further manifested itself
on such TV detective series of the»70s such as Starsky and Hutch and Vegas, both of which utilized his scripts (though they were directed by others in the standard conventional
style of the period).
These sequences almost seem ridiculous; not only does Angelina Jolie completely overact as the boy's mother, but Stone's
style is reminiscent of countless History Channel
documentaries on the same subject.
Structured in a
documentary style, the film focuses
on the life of a woman (Kidman) obsessed with the dream of becoming a media personality.
Film Review by Kam Williams Headline:
Documentary about Ill - Conceived Reality - TV Show Arrives
on DVD What do you think of the idea of a Survivor -
style, reality - TV show where the players are starved and losers are not shipped off the island, but expected to fend for themselves in the jungle after being fed the suggestion that one of the contestants is going to be eaten before the series ends?
Utilizing both a
documentary -
style news format and a classic, cinematic narrative, the film is said to explore genre themes with a new twist
on structure.
Her directorial work includes Paper Chase, a teen comedy in pre-production with Gunpowder and Sky; All
Styles, a dance movie in post production starring Fik - Shun (So You Think You Can Dance) and Heather Morris (Glee); Black Folk Don't, a
documentary web series in its fourth season featured in Time Magazine's «10 Ideas That Are Changing Your Life» and (A) sexua, l a feature - length
documentary about people who experience no sexual attraction that streamed
on Netflix and Hulu for four years.
The camera issue aside, in a one
on one scene with Snowden and Laura Poitras (Leo) inside the Hong Kong hotel room, Stone goes full
documentary style with the editing.
There had been countless
documentary spoofs before «This Is Spinal Tap,» but this inspired put -
on was the first to actually capture the texture and
style of real
documentary.
SKIP THIS MOVIE IF: you are looking for a
documentary style historical biography
on Margaret Thatcher
Indie Game: The Movie looks like it could be
on par with Gary Hustwit's design
documentaries in terms of production and
style.
Liman combines multiple cinematic techniques — most of which I'm usually not a big fan of: crazy camera angles,
on - screen graphics, free - form editing and both text and voice - over narration — to get the
documentary style look he was going after.
I was very excited for this
documentary -
style take
on a manned space flight to Jupiter's ice moon Europa.
Cameraperson Kirsten Johnson's formally adventurous
documentary earned heaps of praise for its cine - journal
style and personal take
on going once more unto the breach of political hotspots — but its commendably unclassifiable quality may have worked against it come awards time.
A Metroidvania
style platformer that was highly lauded
on other platforms, Axiom Verge is headed to the Nintendo Switch with an art book, a double - sided poster, and a «making of»
documentary by 2 Player Productions in its physical version.
Forman took full advantage of this by creating a series of films, beginning with «Black Peter» (1964), which commented
on the lives of ordinary people with a filmmaking that combined a
documentary - like
style (including the use of improvisation and non-professional actors) with a biting and deeply anti-establishment sense of humor.
With its simple observational
style, this
documentary shows how one woman is having a significant impact
on her community by reaching out with compassion to people who are usually charged with criminality.
This film takes the instructional as its starting point; it comprises 32 distinct instructional lessons (including classes for expectant parents and educational role plays) filmed by Farocki in the
style of a fly -
on - the - wall
documentary.
Based
on a true story, the movie unfolds in a mockumentary
style, meaning it pretends to be a
documentary by using interviews (mostly with actors, although some are people who did know the real life Bernie) to supply the narrative.
Very much a kitchen - sink drama — the family kitchen is the dramatic hub for much of the film — shot in a more or less
documentary style and featuring terrific performances by nonprofessionals, the film takes a no - frills dramatic approach that could be roughly located
on a Cassavetes - Dardennes spectrum, and uses it to intensely revealing and moving effect.
The film opens with an ingenious British Pathé -
style archive
documentary that airdrops us into deepest darkest Peru in the company of handlebar -» tached explorer Montgomery Clyde (Tim Downie), whose lost expedition succinctly establishes a young bear's motives for stowing away
on a cargo ship bound for present - day London with little more than a literal hatful of marmalade sandwiches for sustenance.
Also included
on this fine Criterion offering (which features a crisp 4K restoration) and is the 1965 experimental
documentary short Diary of Yunbogi, which Oshima made following his trip to Korea, so its certainly related in theme, even if the
style is much different.
With his late brother David, Maysles pioneered a house
style of
documentary filmmaking that took fly -
on - the - wall observation to an often troublesome extreme.
The
documentary style worked well at the beginning and offered a fresh take
on the genre, but it wasn't really up to the task of capturing the spiritual threat and psychological intensity of the best possession movies.
From Slamdance, we have three
documentaries — The Modern Jungle (which analyzes the relationship between filmmaker and subject among dirt - poor peasants in Chiapas), Strad
Style (about an unlikely violin maker and his quest to recreate a renowned 18th - century instrument) and Supergirl (a tale of the strongest 12 - year - old girl in the world)-- and three narratives — Dave Made a Maze (a demented fantasy about an out - of - control labyrinth), Future ’38 (a clever sci - fi look forward from 1938 to the year 2018) and Weather House (a hypnotic meditation
on the end of the world).
Indeed, I would define Criss Cross as a classic noir reeking of metaphysical doom and murky spiritual disorientation, and the original Kiss of Death as a relatively crisp and prosaic
documentary -
style thriller shot in natural locations like Hathaway's The House
on 92nd St. (1945) and Call Northside 777 (1948), Elia Kazan's Boomerang!
At times, Riggen uses a
documentary style of cinematography to detail the impact of the situation
on those in other parts of Chile as well as around the world.
Baker picked up
on Bigelow's idea of a fact / fiction hybrid by adding, «It's the cinema that I'm really finding the most fascinating right now and the most interesting, where that line is blurred between narrative fiction filmmaking and
documentary -
style filmmaking.»
But Wormwood expands that divisive aspect of the
documentary legend's methodology into uncharted territory, as Morris combines his famously hard - hitting interview
style with scripted scenes starring Peter Sarsgaard as a man determined, for several decades, to find out what happened to his father, a scientist who died during the Cold War while working
on a top - secret program.
The Florida Project is the latest offering from Sean Baker, a director with a distinctive comic - book
documentary style (the film that propelled him to prominence: Tangerine, was shot using only iPhones), taking the viewer
on a journey through his young characters» lives.
I've got a brief preview of some of the films we're looking forward to over this first week, including Paul Schrader's First Reformed,
documentaries on Freaks & Geeks, MIA, and John McEnroe (that's three separate films, though now I'm imagining a Fast, Cheap & Out of Control -
style doc about the three of them all together and that would be really cool), and archival presentations of classics by Derek Jarman (Edward II) and Kenji Mizoguchi (Sansho the Bailiff).
So it is perhaps wise that Noah Baumbach and Jake Paltrow chose to go with a straight - forward, unadorned
style for their
documentary on the legendary director, De Palma in order to put the spotlight
on the subject rather than the director.
The studio and producers weren't keen
on Soderbergh's grand vision for the film — which was to shoot it in the
style of a
documentary and include interviews with real - life pros.
They are presented with this almost fly
on the wall
documentary style, not remotely concerned with the sort of motivations that lead to the Bridesmaids and the 22 Jump Streets of the world.
They are presented with this almost fly
on the wall
documentary style, not remotely concerned with the sort of motivations that lead to the
Starting things off, there's an audio commentary from director Mark Hartley, joined by «Ozploitation Auteurs» Brian Trenchard - Smith, Antony I. Ginnane, John D. Lamond, David Hannay, Richard Brennan, Alan Finney, Vincent Monton, Grant Page, and Roger Ward; a set of 26 deleted and extended scenes, now with optional audio commentary from Hartley and editors Sara Edwards and Jamie Blanks; The Lost NQH Interview: Chris Lofven, the director of the film Oz; A Word with Bob Ellis (which was formerly an Easter Egg
on DVD); a Quentin Tarantino and Brian Trenchard - Smith interview outtake; a Melbourne International Film Festival Ozploitation Panel discussion; Melbourne International Film Festival Red Carpet footage; 34 minutes of low tech behind the scenes moments which were shot mostly by Hartley; a UK interview with Hartley; The Bazura Project interview with Hartley; The Monthly Conversation interview with Hartley; The Business audio interview with Hartley; an extended Ozploitation trailer reel (3 hours worth), with an opening title card telling us that Brian Trenchard - Smith cut together most of the trailers (Outback, Walkabout, The Naked Bunyip, Stork, The Adventures of Barry McKenzie, three for Barry McKenzie Holds His Own, Libido, Alvin Purple, Alvin Rides Again, Petersen, The Box, The True Story of Eskimo Nell, Plugg, The Love Epidemic, The Great MacArthy, Don's Party, Oz, Eliza Fraser, Fantasm, Fantasm Comes Again, The FJ Holden, High Rolling, The ABC of Love and Sex: Australia
Style, Felicity, Dimboola, The Last of the Knucklemen, Pacific Banana, Centrespread, Breakfast in Paris, Melvin, Son of Alvin, Night of Fear, The Cars That Ate Paris, Inn of the Damned, End Play, The Last Wave, Summerfield, Long Weekend, Patrick, The Night, The Prowler, Snapshot, Thirst, Harlequin, Nightmares (aka Stage Fright), The Survivor, Road Games, Dead Kids (aka Strange Behavior), Strange Behavior, A Dangerous Summer, Next of Kin, Heatwave, Razorback, Frog Dreaming, Dark Age, Howling III: The Marsupials, Bloodmoon, Stone, The Man from Hong Kong, Mad Dog Morgan, Raw Deal, Journey Among Women, Money Movers, Stunt Rock, Mad Max, The Chain Reaction, Race for the Yankee Zephyr, Attack Force Z, Freedom, Turkey Shoot, Midnite Spares, The Return of Captain Invincible, Fair Game, Sky Pirates, Dead End Drive - In, The Time Guardian, Danger Freaks); Confession of an R - Rated Movie Maker, an interview with director John D. Lamond; an interview with director Richard Franklin
on the set of Patrick; Terry Bourke's Noon Sunday Reel; the Barry McKenzie: Ogre or Ocker vintage
documentary; the Inside Alvin Purple vintage
documentary; the To Shoot a Mad Dog vintage
documentary; an Ozploitation stills and poster gallery; a production gallery; funding pitches; and the
documentary's original theatrical trailer.
Fox has debuted the first official trailer
on MTV for Chronicle, a faux -
documentary style found - footage flick following three high school friends who gain superpowers from a mysterious substance they find, and the repercussions that arise when they use those powers.
Reteaming with Emma Stone
on the project, Sandgren brought a
documentary feel to the drama, with gorgeously soft film grain and an interesting goal in mind: To create a film that not only depicted the»70s, but was shot in the
style of movies made in that period, a pivotal and still influential moment in American cinema.