With Jealousy opening in New York on Friday before rolling out across the country, Eric Hynes profiles Philippe Garrel and his son, Louis Garrel in the Times. More goings on in the City: The Film Society of Lincoln Center series A Life Less Ordinary: The Films of Joaquim Pinto, BAMcinématek's Luis Buñuel retrospective, Frank Simon’s The Queen (1968) and an evening of "Radical Sex Education Films" at Light Industry. Plus, a few notes on happenings in London. » - David Hudson...
- 8/11/2014
- Fandor: Keyframe
With Jealousy opening in New York on Friday before rolling out across the country, Eric Hynes profiles Philippe Garrel and his son, Louis Garrel in the Times. More goings on in the City: The Film Society of Lincoln Center series A Life Less Ordinary: The Films of Joaquim Pinto, BAMcinématek's Luis Buñuel retrospective, Frank Simon’s The Queen (1968) and an evening of "Radical Sex Education Films" at Light Industry. Plus, a few notes on happenings in London. » - David Hudson...
- 8/11/2014
- Keyframe
2012 is turning into yet another banner year for the documentary film, and following on from those celebrated, character-centric works like Searching for Sugar Man and The Queen of Versailles, comes another equally absorbing portrait, this time covering the life of influential fashion editor, Diana Vreeland
The filmmakers have struck gold with their subject matter here, as Vreeland is a wonderfully distinctive character (visually, think Olive Oil crossed with Frida Kahlo), delivering unique pearls of wisdom and idioms via her raspy, lived-in voice, and for the majority of her on camera footage, filmed within her fittingly baroque environment.
The documentary kicks off with old audio footage of a interview between Vreeland and the late Us writer George Plimpton, before settling into a Senna-like mix of narrative building, via voice over and old footage, alongside the more traditional talking heads approach (there’s some delicious anecdotes from past collaborators like Angelica Huston,...
The filmmakers have struck gold with their subject matter here, as Vreeland is a wonderfully distinctive character (visually, think Olive Oil crossed with Frida Kahlo), delivering unique pearls of wisdom and idioms via her raspy, lived-in voice, and for the majority of her on camera footage, filmed within her fittingly baroque environment.
The documentary kicks off with old audio footage of a interview between Vreeland and the late Us writer George Plimpton, before settling into a Senna-like mix of narrative building, via voice over and old footage, alongside the more traditional talking heads approach (there’s some delicious anecdotes from past collaborators like Angelica Huston,...
- 9/18/2012
- by Adam Lowes
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
20. Elvis Presley
The King of Rock and Roll's movie career is both the archetype and warning for every single performer on this list. "Love Me Tender," Presley's first of 33 films, made him a even bigger star than he was when it was released in 1956. But through the 1960s, the singer -- more specifically his manager Colonel Tom Parker -- favored quantity over quality, releasing a slew of critically panned films that watered down his once unshakeable sound. The worldwide celebrity continued yet the results were now unpredictable.
19. Janet Jackson
A perennial television star in the 1970s and '80s -- remember Willis' girlfriend Charlene from "Diff'rent Strokes?" -- Jackson made the transition to film in 1993 in John Singleton's "Poetic Justice," a romantic road trip film featuring Tupac Shakur. Singleton's follow-up to "Boyz n the Hood" was a surprise hit, though Jackson chose to focus primarily on her music through the next decade.
The King of Rock and Roll's movie career is both the archetype and warning for every single performer on this list. "Love Me Tender," Presley's first of 33 films, made him a even bigger star than he was when it was released in 1956. But through the 1960s, the singer -- more specifically his manager Colonel Tom Parker -- favored quantity over quality, releasing a slew of critically panned films that watered down his once unshakeable sound. The worldwide celebrity continued yet the results were now unpredictable.
19. Janet Jackson
A perennial television star in the 1970s and '80s -- remember Willis' girlfriend Charlene from "Diff'rent Strokes?" -- Jackson made the transition to film in 1993 in John Singleton's "Poetic Justice," a romantic road trip film featuring Tupac Shakur. Singleton's follow-up to "Boyz n the Hood" was a surprise hit, though Jackson chose to focus primarily on her music through the next decade.
- 8/24/2011
- by Jason Newman
- NextMovie
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