Nick Vujicic has inspired millions with his story, and now he's ready to make his TV debut on TLC.
Vujicic, 32, was born without arms and legs as a result of a rare congenital condition called Tetra-amelia syndrome. In the new special which follows the daily lives of Vujicic, his wife and son, cameras document how the 32-year-old father overcomes the challenges of being limbless.
"All my life I've been faced with different obstacles, and I've had to be creative to overcome them," Vujicic says in the exclusive clip.
"If I could help my family by me helping myself, I'm going...
Vujicic, 32, was born without arms and legs as a result of a rare congenital condition called Tetra-amelia syndrome. In the new special which follows the daily lives of Vujicic, his wife and son, cameras document how the 32-year-old father overcomes the challenges of being limbless.
"All my life I've been faced with different obstacles, and I've had to be creative to overcome them," Vujicic says in the exclusive clip.
"If I could help my family by me helping myself, I'm going...
- 6/8/2015
- by Alexandra Hurtado, @AliMarieHurtado
- People.com - TV Watch
Imitation of Life
Written by William Hurlbut
Directed by John M. Stahl
USA, 1934
Written by Eleanore Griffin and Allan Scott
Directed by Douglas Sirk
USA, 1959
The debate about the necessity and worth of continual remakes rages on every year. Will the new version be as good as the original? Or even better? Should it have even been made to begin with? While we do seem to hear more about this recently, the concept of a remark is, of course, nothing new. Examples go back to the very dawn of cinema. What makes a remake particularly worthwhile, however, is when the films involved are dissimilar in certain aspects yet notably congruent in other areas: just enough to keep the basic premise or theme consistent, but varied enough to keep it up to date and original in one way or another. If both versions have their merits, a considerate comparison and contrast...
Written by William Hurlbut
Directed by John M. Stahl
USA, 1934
Written by Eleanore Griffin and Allan Scott
Directed by Douglas Sirk
USA, 1959
The debate about the necessity and worth of continual remakes rages on every year. Will the new version be as good as the original? Or even better? Should it have even been made to begin with? While we do seem to hear more about this recently, the concept of a remark is, of course, nothing new. Examples go back to the very dawn of cinema. What makes a remake particularly worthwhile, however, is when the films involved are dissimilar in certain aspects yet notably congruent in other areas: just enough to keep the basic premise or theme consistent, but varied enough to keep it up to date and original in one way or another. If both versions have their merits, a considerate comparison and contrast...
- 4/15/2015
- by Jeremy Carr
- SoundOnSight
Waterloo Road co-creator Eileen Gallagher has called the axing of the school-based BBC drama "a lost opportunity".
The producer told The Daily Record that moving the show from Rochdale to Scotland in 2012 was "a game-changer for the Scottish TV industry".
"All my life I have argued for the real need Scotland has for a continuing network drama," she said. "It has never had it and this was an attempt to establish one.
"I'd hoped it would become Scotland's Holby City or EastEnders – the kind of drama which is there year in, year out. In terms of creating a critical mass of TV drama talent, you need something like that. It's a big railway sleeper.
"You can grow talent, you can keep an experienced base of crew who have work they can rely on. All of that is fundamental to create a network production hub, which Scotland should be.
"I do...
The producer told The Daily Record that moving the show from Rochdale to Scotland in 2012 was "a game-changer for the Scottish TV industry".
"All my life I have argued for the real need Scotland has for a continuing network drama," she said. "It has never had it and this was an attempt to establish one.
"I'd hoped it would become Scotland's Holby City or EastEnders – the kind of drama which is there year in, year out. In terms of creating a critical mass of TV drama talent, you need something like that. It's a big railway sleeper.
"You can grow talent, you can keep an experienced base of crew who have work they can rely on. All of that is fundamental to create a network production hub, which Scotland should be.
"I do...
- 3/8/2015
- Digital Spy
When people think of Star Trek, some will think immediately of William Shatner as James T Kirk. However, I suspect most would agree they first think of Leonard Nimoy as the iconic green blooded half-breed Vulcan, Mr. Spock.
To this date Leonard has been on more Star Trek movies than any other actors from The Original Series, starring in 8 films to date. This speaks volumes of him as an actor and a beloved character by both directors and Trekkies alike.
Film and TV
In 1951 Nimoy started his acting career at the young age of 20 where he played a football jock named Chief on the film Queen for a Day which was based on the New York based radio program, Queen for Today.
Within the same year he played a baseball player in the film Rhubard, a film about feral cat that inherits a fortune and a professional league baseball team.
To this date Leonard has been on more Star Trek movies than any other actors from The Original Series, starring in 8 films to date. This speaks volumes of him as an actor and a beloved character by both directors and Trekkies alike.
Film and TV
In 1951 Nimoy started his acting career at the young age of 20 where he played a football jock named Chief on the film Queen for a Day which was based on the New York based radio program, Queen for Today.
Within the same year he played a baseball player in the film Rhubard, a film about feral cat that inherits a fortune and a professional league baseball team.
- 2/28/2015
- by feeds@cinelinx.com (Mike Petty)
- Cinelinx
Watch out Katie Hopkins, Katie Price has officially entered the building...
The former glamour model has been unveiled as the new Celebrity Big Brother housemate following tonight's live eviction (January 16) and we're anticipating what's going to kick off between the pair.
Will they be at each others' throats throughout, or become CBB's most unlikely chums since Jedward and Tara Reid or Dappy and Jim Davidson?
Katie Price and Katie Hopkins definitely have one thing in common - making inappropriate and controversial comments.
But who is the most offensive? We attempt to measure with their most offensive quotes below:
Katie Price on poor old Danny Cipriani's manhood in an extract from autobiography Love, Lipstick and Lies:
"In my experience he was a bit - erm – lean in the most obvious departments. That's why I nicknamed him Danny Chipolata. He can no longer hit any of the right spots on the rugby...
The former glamour model has been unveiled as the new Celebrity Big Brother housemate following tonight's live eviction (January 16) and we're anticipating what's going to kick off between the pair.
Will they be at each others' throats throughout, or become CBB's most unlikely chums since Jedward and Tara Reid or Dappy and Jim Davidson?
Katie Price and Katie Hopkins definitely have one thing in common - making inappropriate and controversial comments.
But who is the most offensive? We attempt to measure with their most offensive quotes below:
Katie Price on poor old Danny Cipriani's manhood in an extract from autobiography Love, Lipstick and Lies:
"In my experience he was a bit - erm – lean in the most obvious departments. That's why I nicknamed him Danny Chipolata. He can no longer hit any of the right spots on the rugby...
- 1/16/2015
- Digital Spy
During awards season the mail stacks up like crazy. Check out this Fyc ad cover of The Hollywood Reporter.
All my life I had always finished the race."
Very sly! Even if Unbroken can't win, Louie Zamperini wants to finish the race, you know?! Let him finish the (Oscar) race. He always finished the race! American Hero. Also if you squint: Chariots of Fire (1981) flashback. That one finished the race much to Reds dismay!
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All my life I had always finished the race."
Very sly! Even if Unbroken can't win, Louie Zamperini wants to finish the race, you know?! Let him finish the (Oscar) race. He always finished the race! American Hero. Also if you squint: Chariots of Fire (1981) flashback. That one finished the race much to Reds dismay!
Oh, and while we're on the subject of subscriptions, sign up for our newsletter when we need to give you important info (never more than once weekly - won't clog your inbox!) and so that you miss none of the movie fun we have here.
- 1/8/2015
- by NATHANIEL R
- FilmExperience
Happy New Year!
I was never so glad to say those words as I was at midnight, seven days ago.
2014 was the best year of my life professionally. Without saying why, that’s saying something. On the flip side, 2014 was the worst year of my life personally.
All my life I’ve known that money can’t buy happiness. This pass year I’ve learned money can’t buy anything of real value. Not in my life anyhow, or so I thought.
What I want and need, I can’t have. Dead Presidents can do a lot but raising the dead it can’t and with that, way to telling line, I’m done with my self pity shit.
In six days, if Mr. Gold is nice and runs this piece today or in five days if he runs it tomorrow, the crowd funding efforts of Bad Boy Studio alumni,...
I was never so glad to say those words as I was at midnight, seven days ago.
2014 was the best year of my life professionally. Without saying why, that’s saying something. On the flip side, 2014 was the worst year of my life personally.
All my life I’ve known that money can’t buy happiness. This pass year I’ve learned money can’t buy anything of real value. Not in my life anyhow, or so I thought.
What I want and need, I can’t have. Dead Presidents can do a lot but raising the dead it can’t and with that, way to telling line, I’m done with my self pity shit.
In six days, if Mr. Gold is nice and runs this piece today or in five days if he runs it tomorrow, the crowd funding efforts of Bad Boy Studio alumni,...
- 1/6/2015
- by Michael Davis
- Comicmix.com
As one of the fastest rising stars in Edm at the moment, it was really just a matter of time before we got a BBC Radio 1 Essential Mix from Mr. Oliver Heldens. Keeping in suit with his deep house/groovy style, the two hours of music delivers exactly what you’d expect.
From the producer’s own hits like “Gecko” and “Koala,” to some of the biggest songs of 2014 (“Light Years Away,” “A Sky Full Of Stars,” “Blame,” etc.) the mix is a pleasure to listen to from start to finish. In fact, it could very well make a case for Best Essential Mix of 2014, as it definitely rivals some of the more impressive ones that we’ve heard from BBC Radio 1 this year. If nothing else, though, it’s a great way for the young DJ to cap off his truly incredible breakout year.
Check out the Oliver Heldens BBC 1 Radio Essential Mix below,...
From the producer’s own hits like “Gecko” and “Koala,” to some of the biggest songs of 2014 (“Light Years Away,” “A Sky Full Of Stars,” “Blame,” etc.) the mix is a pleasure to listen to from start to finish. In fact, it could very well make a case for Best Essential Mix of 2014, as it definitely rivals some of the more impressive ones that we’ve heard from BBC Radio 1 this year. If nothing else, though, it’s a great way for the young DJ to cap off his truly incredible breakout year.
Check out the Oliver Heldens BBC 1 Radio Essential Mix below,...
- 12/10/2014
- by Matt Joseph
- We Got This Covered
With less than a month before its debut, Netflix has released the first full-length trailer for Marco Polo, its new series retelling the story of the real-life trader and world-traveler from the 13th century. “All my life, I've waited for the great adventurer to offer me a place at his side,” Polo (newcomer Lorenzo Richelmy) says at the start of the trailer, before we see the young Marco be given by his father to Mongol emperor Kublai Khan as tribute (Prometheus’ Benedict Wong plays Khan). “Am I a prisoner?” Polo asks in a later scene, to
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- 11/17/2014
- by Graeme McMillan
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Allllrigggghtty then – do you really need another reason to love Jim Carrey? Well, you're getting one anyway.
We dug into our Et vault and unearthed our very first interview with the then 21-year old comic, on the set of his first lead role on the NBC series, The Duck Factory back in 1983.
Video: Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels Reveal the Dumbest Things They've Ever Done
"I had no idea really what I was doing until maybe about a year ago, when people started telling me [that what was special about me is that] my face is… real weird," Carrey said.
Back then, Jim was known solely for his stand-up comedy routine and countless spot-on impressions.
"All my life I've really wanted to do this, so it doesn't seem like I've been in the business for a short time," said Jim, "It's all I've ever wanted to do. It's all I've ever done."
Watch this video to see our interview with 21-year-old Jim Carrey!
We dug into our Et vault and unearthed our very first interview with the then 21-year old comic, on the set of his first lead role on the NBC series, The Duck Factory back in 1983.
Video: Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels Reveal the Dumbest Things They've Ever Done
"I had no idea really what I was doing until maybe about a year ago, when people started telling me [that what was special about me is that] my face is… real weird," Carrey said.
Back then, Jim was known solely for his stand-up comedy routine and countless spot-on impressions.
"All my life I've really wanted to do this, so it doesn't seem like I've been in the business for a short time," said Jim, "It's all I've ever wanted to do. It's all I've ever done."
Watch this video to see our interview with 21-year-old Jim Carrey!
- 11/6/2014
- Entertainment Tonight
Danny Denzongpa's only son and heir-apparent Rinzing was all set to join his father's brewery business. But then, Bollywood... rather Tiger Shroff, beckoned. And Rinzing is now training round-the-clock in dancing, martial arts and horse riding to become an actor. According to Rinzing's father Danny,his son's career change was brought on by Tiger Shroff. Says Danny, "I thought my son would join my beer business. But then his best friend Tiger decided to become an actor. So now, Rinzing is training to be an actor.He has his own mind and his own way of thinking. I wouldn't even dream of influencing his decisions in life. All my life, I've taken my own decisions.He has my best wishes in whatever he does." When told about his best-friend Rinzing's decision to follow Tiger into the film industry, Tiger says, "I wouldn't like to think that Rinzing would take...
- 10/25/2014
- by Subhash K. Jha
- BollywoodHungama
RCA
Currently restoring all of our collective faith in the music industry one performance at a time, Dave Grohl and his Foo Fighters’ Sonic Highways TV show and album is a passion-project custom-built to prove exactly why rock music can be some of the most affecting and powerful of all time.
The Foos have built a remarkably vast back-catalogue over the years too, with some surprisingly heavy and raucous tracks thrown in amongst the bigger stadium-fillers that made them a household name.
For the most part though, they’re a band that’s initially recognised thanks to these truly phenomenal lead singles; where if you asked someone to name one it would end up being something like Learn to Fly, All My Life, Best of You etc. not the numerous hidden gems they’ve got tucked away across all seven studio albums.
Being one of those bands helmed by a...
Currently restoring all of our collective faith in the music industry one performance at a time, Dave Grohl and his Foo Fighters’ Sonic Highways TV show and album is a passion-project custom-built to prove exactly why rock music can be some of the most affecting and powerful of all time.
The Foos have built a remarkably vast back-catalogue over the years too, with some surprisingly heavy and raucous tracks thrown in amongst the bigger stadium-fillers that made them a household name.
For the most part though, they’re a band that’s initially recognised thanks to these truly phenomenal lead singles; where if you asked someone to name one it would end up being something like Learn to Fly, All My Life, Best of You etc. not the numerous hidden gems they’ve got tucked away across all seven studio albums.
Being one of those bands helmed by a...
- 10/18/2014
- by Scott Tailford
- Obsessed with Film
Once Upon a Time in America
Directed by Sergio Leone
Written by Leonardo Benvenuti, Piero De Bernardi, Enrico Medioli, Franco Arcalli, Franco Ferrini, Sergio Leone
Italy/USA, 1984
Widely and justly heralded for his trendsetting Spaghetti Westerns, Sergio Leone’s final and arguably most ambitious work was in another staple American genre. Like these Westerns though, this film was as much of its respective variety as it was about it. Once Upon a Time in America, with its name obviously derived from Leone’s previous Once Upon a Time in the West, is a gangster film of the highest order, and, at the same time, it recalls so many of its predecessors, from the Warner Brothers classics of the 1930s to The Godfather. This was by design. As Leone himself notes, “My film was to be an homage to the American films I love, and to America itself.”
Out now on...
Directed by Sergio Leone
Written by Leonardo Benvenuti, Piero De Bernardi, Enrico Medioli, Franco Arcalli, Franco Ferrini, Sergio Leone
Italy/USA, 1984
Widely and justly heralded for his trendsetting Spaghetti Westerns, Sergio Leone’s final and arguably most ambitious work was in another staple American genre. Like these Westerns though, this film was as much of its respective variety as it was about it. Once Upon a Time in America, with its name obviously derived from Leone’s previous Once Upon a Time in the West, is a gangster film of the highest order, and, at the same time, it recalls so many of its predecessors, from the Warner Brothers classics of the 1930s to The Godfather. This was by design. As Leone himself notes, “My film was to be an homage to the American films I love, and to America itself.”
Out now on...
- 10/15/2014
- by Jeremy Carr
- SoundOnSight
Iconic underground filmmaker, and the founder of the underground filmmaking movement in San Francisco in the early 1960s, Bruce Baillie made an appearance at a two-night retrospective of his work at Los Angeles’s Redcat Theater on November 3 & 4. The Underground Film Journal attended the second night of screenings, from which the photograph above and the ones in the gallery below were taken.
The November 3 screening, which the Journal missed, included Baillie’s films Here I Am (1962), Tung (1966), All My Life (1966), Castro Street (1966), Valentin de las Sierras (1968), Little Girl (1966).
The November 4 screening was of Baillie’s feature-length epic, Quick Billy (1970), plus the short film Roslyn Romance (1977) and some unedited 16mm camera rolls taken around the time of the production of Quick Billy.
While Quick Billy is an astounding piece of film art, the real highlight of the Nov. 4 screening was the appearance of Baillie himself, who spoke for what seemed about an hour before the film.
The November 3 screening, which the Journal missed, included Baillie’s films Here I Am (1962), Tung (1966), All My Life (1966), Castro Street (1966), Valentin de las Sierras (1968), Little Girl (1966).
The November 4 screening was of Baillie’s feature-length epic, Quick Billy (1970), plus the short film Roslyn Romance (1977) and some unedited 16mm camera rolls taken around the time of the production of Quick Billy.
While Quick Billy is an astounding piece of film art, the real highlight of the Nov. 4 screening was the appearance of Baillie himself, who spoke for what seemed about an hour before the film.
- 11/5/2013
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
The Ann Arbor Film Festival, having survived their half-a-century blowout in 2012, is back with another rip-roarin’ 51st edition in 2013, which will run from March 19-24, screening a mind-boggling amount of experimental short films and a few features.
Highlights of the fest include:
Special presentations by this year’s jurors, including Marcin Gizycki round-up of Polish animation from the 1950s to the present; Laida Lertxundi’s selection of some of her films as well as her biggest influences; and Kevin Jerome Everson’s mini-retrospective of his own films.
There’s also special tributes to Pat O’Neill, including a retrospective of his short films from the ’70s to the present as well as a screening of his 1989 35mm experimental epic Water and Power; Suzan Pitt, with selections of short films from her career; and a screening of Ken Burns’ latest doc The Central Park Five, co-directed with his daughter Sarah Burns and son-in-law David McMahon,...
Highlights of the fest include:
Special presentations by this year’s jurors, including Marcin Gizycki round-up of Polish animation from the 1950s to the present; Laida Lertxundi’s selection of some of her films as well as her biggest influences; and Kevin Jerome Everson’s mini-retrospective of his own films.
There’s also special tributes to Pat O’Neill, including a retrospective of his short films from the ’70s to the present as well as a screening of his 1989 35mm experimental epic Water and Power; Suzan Pitt, with selections of short films from her career; and a screening of Ken Burns’ latest doc The Central Park Five, co-directed with his daughter Sarah Burns and son-in-law David McMahon,...
- 3/19/2013
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
Photo courtesy of Abby Rose Photography.
This year marked the 50th anniversary of the Ann Arbor Film Festival, which would be a milestone for any cinema-related event in the U.S. But for a festival that has carved out a niche in the area of experimental and avant-garde film and video, Aaff's achievement is especially noteworthy. Even within the rarefied realm of cinephilia, the avant-garde tends to be something on the margins, or even in the best of circumstances (e.g., the Rotterdam, New York, or Toronto film festivals) one part of a much larger whole. So the fact that Ann Arbor and its intrepid citizens have continued to support this strange little festival, and all the bizarre films the festival has thrown their way over the years, speaks very highly of both the town and the festival founders and organizers (many of whom were present for an on-stage birthday ceremony,...
This year marked the 50th anniversary of the Ann Arbor Film Festival, which would be a milestone for any cinema-related event in the U.S. But for a festival that has carved out a niche in the area of experimental and avant-garde film and video, Aaff's achievement is especially noteworthy. Even within the rarefied realm of cinephilia, the avant-garde tends to be something on the margins, or even in the best of circumstances (e.g., the Rotterdam, New York, or Toronto film festivals) one part of a much larger whole. So the fact that Ann Arbor and its intrepid citizens have continued to support this strange little festival, and all the bizarre films the festival has thrown their way over the years, speaks very highly of both the town and the festival founders and organizers (many of whom were present for an on-stage birthday ceremony,...
- 5/7/2012
- MUBI
It’s the 50th anniversary of the Ann Arbor Film Festival and they’re preparing an all-out blowout on March 27 to April 1 to celebrate! The fest is crammed to the gills with the latest and greatest in experimental and avant-garde film, in addition to a celebration of classic work from Ann Arbors past.
Filmmaker Bruce Baillie was there at the first Aaff — and numerous times since. He’s back this year with a major retrospective of his entire career that spans three separate programs. Baillie, who’ll be in attendance of course, will present a brand-new restored version of his epic pseudo-Western Quick Billy, plus screenings of his classic short movies such as Castro Street, Yellow Horse, Quixote, To Parsifal and more.
There’s also a program dedicated to the films of the late Robert Nelson, including Bleu Shut and Special Warning, as well as sprinklings of underground classics throughout...
Filmmaker Bruce Baillie was there at the first Aaff — and numerous times since. He’s back this year with a major retrospective of his entire career that spans three separate programs. Baillie, who’ll be in attendance of course, will present a brand-new restored version of his epic pseudo-Western Quick Billy, plus screenings of his classic short movies such as Castro Street, Yellow Horse, Quixote, To Parsifal and more.
There’s also a program dedicated to the films of the late Robert Nelson, including Bleu Shut and Special Warning, as well as sprinklings of underground classics throughout...
- 3/7/2012
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
Dec. 7 & 8
7:30 p.m.
Clinton Street Theater
2522 Southeast Clinton Street
Portland, Or 97202
Hosted by: Cinema Project
For their last screening for 2010, Portland’s Cinema Project celebrates the art of melodrama with a selection of both new and classic underground films and videos curated by Cinema Project‘s co-founder Pablo De Ocampo.
Each of the five short films selected all “pursue the melodramatic and use it as the basis for exploring cinematic narrative,” according to De Ocampo. However, stylistically, the films couldn’t be more different.
The films range from Bruce Baillie‘s actor-less, single-take left-ward pan All My Life (1966) to the disconnected couple in Keren Cytter’s Four Seasons (2009) to Ming Wong’s Angst Essen / Eat Fear (2008), a recasting of Fassbinder’s Ali, Fear Eats the Soul; to Laida Lertxundi‘s desert-set Footnotes to a House of Love (2007) to George Kuchar‘s short musical Pussy on a Hot Tin Roof...
7:30 p.m.
Clinton Street Theater
2522 Southeast Clinton Street
Portland, Or 97202
Hosted by: Cinema Project
For their last screening for 2010, Portland’s Cinema Project celebrates the art of melodrama with a selection of both new and classic underground films and videos curated by Cinema Project‘s co-founder Pablo De Ocampo.
Each of the five short films selected all “pursue the melodramatic and use it as the basis for exploring cinematic narrative,” according to De Ocampo. However, stylistically, the films couldn’t be more different.
The films range from Bruce Baillie‘s actor-less, single-take left-ward pan All My Life (1966) to the disconnected couple in Keren Cytter’s Four Seasons (2009) to Ming Wong’s Angst Essen / Eat Fear (2008), a recasting of Fassbinder’s Ali, Fear Eats the Soul; to Laida Lertxundi‘s desert-set Footnotes to a House of Love (2007) to George Kuchar‘s short musical Pussy on a Hot Tin Roof...
- 12/7/2010
- by screenings
- Underground Film Journal
Well, this is an exciting week for links! I’ve stumbled upon or have been directed to several new sources from which to pull from. Is the underground film blogging boom not far away? This is one of the longer links posts I’ve done.
First up isn’t exactly an underground film site per se. It’s Catherine Grant’s phenomenal Film Studies for Free who puts up encyclopedia-sized links posts that make my weekly compilations seem sad and pathetic by comparison. Semi-underground related, Grant recently posted up 12 videos from a David Lynch symposium that took place back in ’09 at the Tate Modern. Add this site to your RSS reader. I did. Making Light of It has recommended a resurrected blog that I’ve never seen before: Watermelon Rinds by Ekrem Serdar. In his most recent post, Serdar tries to gather some thoughts and ideas on Robert Breer and Keewatin Dewdney.
First up isn’t exactly an underground film site per se. It’s Catherine Grant’s phenomenal Film Studies for Free who puts up encyclopedia-sized links posts that make my weekly compilations seem sad and pathetic by comparison. Semi-underground related, Grant recently posted up 12 videos from a David Lynch symposium that took place back in ’09 at the Tate Modern. Add this site to your RSS reader. I did. Making Light of It has recommended a resurrected blog that I’ve never seen before: Watermelon Rinds by Ekrem Serdar. In his most recent post, Serdar tries to gather some thoughts and ideas on Robert Breer and Keewatin Dewdney.
- 8/15/2010
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
First the history, then the list:
In 1969, Jerome Hill, P. Adams Sitney, Peter Kubelka, Stan Brakhage, and Jonas Mekas decided to open the world’s first museum devoted to film. Of course, a typical museum hangs its collections of artwork on the wall for visitors to walk up to and study. However, a film museum needs special considerations on how — and what, of course — to present its collection to the public.
Thus, for this film museum, first a film selection committee was formed that included James Broughton, Ken Kelman, Peter Kubelka, Jonas Mekas and P. Adams Sitney, plus, for a time, Stan Brakhage. This committee met over the course of several months to decide exactly what films would be collected and how they would be shown. The final selection of films would come to be called the The Essential Cinema Repertory.
The Essential Cinema Collection that the committee came up with consisted of about 330 films.
In 1969, Jerome Hill, P. Adams Sitney, Peter Kubelka, Stan Brakhage, and Jonas Mekas decided to open the world’s first museum devoted to film. Of course, a typical museum hangs its collections of artwork on the wall for visitors to walk up to and study. However, a film museum needs special considerations on how — and what, of course — to present its collection to the public.
Thus, for this film museum, first a film selection committee was formed that included James Broughton, Ken Kelman, Peter Kubelka, Jonas Mekas and P. Adams Sitney, plus, for a time, Stan Brakhage. This committee met over the course of several months to decide exactly what films would be collected and how they would be shown. The final selection of films would come to be called the The Essential Cinema Repertory.
The Essential Cinema Collection that the committee came up with consisted of about 330 films.
- 5/3/2010
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
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