I’ve spoken to many accomplished artists, but there are perhaps none who bear the same extent of experience as Kirsten Johnson. Don’t worry if the name doesn’t ring any bells: she’s built her repertoire as a documentary cinematographer by working with and for the likes of Michael Moore, Laura Poitras, and Jacques Derrida, and the things she’s seen have been funneled into Cameraperson, a travelogue-of-sorts through Johnson’s subconscious.
Her time as an interviewer, or at least a companion to interviews, came through when we sat down together at Criterion’s offices in New York last month. Never have I been more directly forced to think about my work than when she turned the tables on me — all of which started with some complementary danishes left for us in the room. It’s a level of engagement that befits one of this year’s greatest films,...
Her time as an interviewer, or at least a companion to interviews, came through when we sat down together at Criterion’s offices in New York last month. Never have I been more directly forced to think about my work than when she turned the tables on me — all of which started with some complementary danishes left for us in the room. It’s a level of engagement that befits one of this year’s greatest films,...
- 9/8/2016
- by Nick Newman
- The Film Stage
The photographer, who died in the Libyan civil war in 2011, had a gift for putting people at ease. The biggest British exhibition of his work since his death opens in Liverpool today
From surprisingly tender portraits of sleeping soldiers to officers practising golf on the front line, Tim Hetherington's photography captured moments of intimacy and absurdity in war.
His talent as a photojournalist was already evident back when I worked with him in 1998 at the Big Issue magazine in London. We collaborated on a story about homeless veterans of the first Gulf War and he soon demonstrated his rare gift for putting people who had endured great hardship and distress at ease.
Hetherington's interest in the human impact of combat was a feature of his career, which was cut short in in 2011 when he was killed in a mortar attack in Misrata, Libya, aged 40. He had established his reputation...
From surprisingly tender portraits of sleeping soldiers to officers practising golf on the front line, Tim Hetherington's photography captured moments of intimacy and absurdity in war.
His talent as a photojournalist was already evident back when I worked with him in 1998 at the Big Issue magazine in London. We collaborated on a story about homeless veterans of the first Gulf War and he soon demonstrated his rare gift for putting people who had endured great hardship and distress at ease.
Hetherington's interest in the human impact of combat was a feature of his career, which was cut short in in 2011 when he was killed in a mortar attack in Misrata, Libya, aged 40. He had established his reputation...
- 9/6/2013
- by David Batty
- The Guardian - Film News
Sebastian Junger's moving film about his war photographer friend, screened at Sundance, is also a call to action
Three years ago, I had a beer at Sundance with the war documentarian Tim Hetherington. He was celebrating the grand jury award he had won for Restrepo, in which he covered a year in the life of Us soldiers in Afghanistan. Last weekend, I sat in the same bar with his close friend and colleague Sebastian Junger, who was screening his new film about Hetherington's life, and untimely death, aged 40.
The first part of the film's title, Which Way is the Front Line From Here? The Life and Time of Tim Hetherington, is a line we hear Hetherington speak, in Misrata, Libya, on 20 April 2011, hours before pro-Gaddafi forces fired a mortar that struck and killed him, ending the career of one of the world's most impactful visual artists. At the heart...
Three years ago, I had a beer at Sundance with the war documentarian Tim Hetherington. He was celebrating the grand jury award he had won for Restrepo, in which he covered a year in the life of Us soldiers in Afghanistan. Last weekend, I sat in the same bar with his close friend and colleague Sebastian Junger, who was screening his new film about Hetherington's life, and untimely death, aged 40.
The first part of the film's title, Which Way is the Front Line From Here? The Life and Time of Tim Hetherington, is a line we hear Hetherington speak, in Misrata, Libya, on 20 April 2011, hours before pro-Gaddafi forces fired a mortar that struck and killed him, ending the career of one of the world's most impactful visual artists. At the heart...
- 1/29/2013
- by Sebastian Doggart
- The Guardian - Film News
Park City, Utah – Every film festival produces at least one film (hopefully more) that just blows audiences away, shattering expectations and leaving them breathless. The future Oscar nominee from Sundance Film Festival 2013 is Richard Linklater’s “Before Midnight,” a film that is quite simply perfect. Now is the time in a feature when I would generally try to wrap up everything I’ve seen into one thematical bow for this particular piece. Screw that. I need to talk about my favorite movie in quite some time first. We’ll get to the others (and, to be fair, a few of the others are quite good.) I need to talk about Jesse & Celine.
It’s been nine years since Richard Linklater, Ethan Hawke, and Julie Delpy made the brilliant “Before Sunset,” a beautiful sequel to their charming “Before Sunrise.” Nine years later and the lovers from Linklater’s first two films...
It’s been nine years since Richard Linklater, Ethan Hawke, and Julie Delpy made the brilliant “Before Sunset,” a beautiful sequel to their charming “Before Sunrise.” Nine years later and the lovers from Linklater’s first two films...
- 1/23/2013
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Nominations for the 6th annual Cinema Eye Honors will be announced November 2 at an AFI Fest reception at the Roosevelt Hotel. Honoring nonfiction filmmaking, the Cinema Eye Honors will announce ten feature film nominees as well as Outstanding Short Film. They recognized filmmakers Steve James ("The Interrupters"), Tim Hetherington ("Diary") and Mike Mills ("Beginners"), among others, for their work in 2011. This is the first time Cinema Eye is partnering with AFI Fest, and also the first time the announcements have been made in Los Angeles. Cinema Eye is changing the way its nominations are determined. This year, nominees for Best Feature Documentary will be chosen by votes from their Nominations Committee, consisting of 25 top international film festival programmers specializing in docs, as well as from votes by over 60 of this year's eligible filmmakers who were asked to name their favorite doc of the past year. The shorts were...
- 10/23/2012
- by Sophia Savage
- Thompson on Hollywood
Cinema Eye names the ten finalists for its 2013 Outstanding Short Film Award, as chosen by a committee of international film festival programmers. The nonfiction films are listed below. Five of the finalists will be announced as nominees in October, prior to the 6th Annual Cinena Eye Honors in January. This will be the third year Cinama Eye recognizes nonfiction shorts with an award. Past recipients of the award include Tim Hetherington's "Diary" and Vance Malone's "The Poodle Trainer." The ten finalists are: Aaron Burr, Part 2 (USA), directed by Dana O’Keefe CatCam (USA), directed by Seth Keal Cutting Loose (Scotland) directed by Finlay Pretsell and Adrian McDowall Family Nightmare (USA), directed by Dustin Guy Defa Fanuzzi’s Gold (USA) , directed by Georgia Gruzen Good Bye Mandima (Kwa Heri Mandima) (Switzerland), directed by Robert-Jan Lacombe ...
- 9/27/2012
- by Sophia Savage
- Thompson on Hollywood
The backlash against the Academy’s recent changes to its nomination policies for documentary films contrasted with the casual atmosphere of last night’s Cinema Eye Honors. In an intimate theater at the Museum of the Moving Image, the pillars of the documentary community gathered to celebrate the breadth and diversity of their craft. In attendance were Frederick Wiseman, Al Maysles, Steve James, Alex Gibney, Michael Moore, Joe Berlinger, Bruce Sinofsky and many more. Founder and co-host Aj Schnack spoke of the Cinema Eyes evolution prior to the awards:
“Some things about Cinema Eye are the same as they were that first time that we gathered together at the IFC Center in 2008 – that sense of community, a feeling that we are honoring our community’s values of respecting artistic craft and recognizing the entire collaborative team. What’s changed is that instead of just a couple of us making the event happen,...
“Some things about Cinema Eye are the same as they were that first time that we gathered together at the IFC Center in 2008 – that sense of community, a feeling that we are honoring our community’s values of respecting artistic craft and recognizing the entire collaborative team. What’s changed is that instead of just a couple of us making the event happen,...
- 1/13/2012
- by Daniel James Scott
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
On Wednesday night the Cinema Eye honors were presented, recognizing the likes of Steve James' "The Interrupters" (Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Filmmaking and Direction), the late Tim Hetherington's short "Diary" (Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Short Filmmaking), Mike Mills' "Beginners" (Heterodox Award for Narrative Filmmaking; a narrative film that imaginatively incorporates nonfiction strategies, content and/or modes of production) and Clio Barnard's "The Arbor" (Outstanding Achievement in a Debut Feature Film). The first ever Hell Yeah Prize was awarded to Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky for their...
- 1/12/2012
- Thompson on Hollywood
Steve James' The Interrupters Steve James' The Interrupters, Frederick Wiseman's Harrowing Expose Titicut Follies Win Cinema Eye Honors Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Feature Filmmaking: The Interrupters directed by Steve James; produced by Alex Kotlowitz and Steve James Outstanding Achievement in Direction: Steve James, The Interrupters Audience Choice Prize: Buck, directed by Cindy Meehl Outstanding Achievement in a Debut Feature Film: Clio Barnard, The Arbor Outstanding Achievement in Production: Gian-Piero Ringel and Wim Wenders, Pina Outstanding Achievement in Editing: Gregers Sall and Chris King, Senna Outstanding Achievement in Cinematography: Danfung Dennis, Hell and Back Again Outstanding Achievement in an Original Music Score: John Kusiak, Tabloid Spotlight Award: The Tiniest Place, directed by Tatiana Huezo Sánchez Outstanding Achievement in Graphic Design and Animation: Rob Feng and Jeremy Landman, Tabloid Heterodox Award: Beginners, directed by Mike Mills Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Short Filmmaking: Diary, directed by Tim Hetherington Hell Yeah Prize: Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky,...
- 1/12/2012
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
Frederick Wiseman's Titicut Follies Steve James' The Interrupters topped the 2012 Cinema Eye Honors announced earlier this evening. The Interrupters received honors as Best Nonfiction Film and for Best Director, a first in the organization's five-year history. [Full list of Cinema Eye Honors winners.] Despite generally positive reviews and several Us-based critics' awards, The Interrupters is not in the running for the 2012 Oscars. Curiously, seventeen years ago the absence of James' Hoop Dreams from the list of Academy Award nominees sparked a furor against the Academy's Documentary Branch. "Tonight, I don't care about the Oscars!" James exclaimed while accepting his award from Michael Moore, the Academy's current Documentary Branch governor. Moore recently came up with new (and somewhat controversial) rules that are intended to open up the selection of semi-finalists and nominees for the Best Documentary Feature Oscar. Among this year's other Cinema Eye Honor winners were Cindy Meehl's Buck, which took home the Audience Choice Prize; Wim Wenders' Pina,...
- 1/12/2012
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
Cinema Eye names the eleven finalists for its Honor for Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Short Filmmaking. Five official nominees will be named on October 26, 2011, and a winner will be announced January 11 at the 5th Annual Cinema Eye Honors in NYC. This marks the second year Cinema Eye has recognized films in the nonfiction short category. Vance Malone's The Pool Trainer was last year's winner. Finalists, listed below, include the late Tim Hetherington (for Diary; stills pictured), who was nominated for two Cinema Eye awards in 2011 for Restrepo. You can watch Diary here. 2012 Cinema Eye Honors Short Film Finalists: Bathing Micky (Micky Bader) (Sweden/Denmark) Directed by Frida Kempff Diary (United Kingdom) Directed by Tim Hetherington Guanape Sur (Italy) Directed by Janos ...
- 10/12/2011
- Thompson on Hollywood
The late Tim Hetherington, a photographer and filmmaker who was killed in Libya shortly after attending the Academy Awards as a nominee for the documentary "Restrepo," has been named as one of the finalists in the Cinema Eye Honors award for Outstanding Achievement in Nonfiction Short Filmmaking. Hetherington's "Diary," an impressionistic chronicle of his experiences in war zones, is one of 11 films shortlisted by an international jury made up of documentary programmers from such film festivals as Sundance, Hot Docs, Sheffield Doc/Fest and Silverdocs. Hetherington (left) was nominated for two Cinema...
- 10/11/2011
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
I didn’t know Tim Hetherington very well, but like everyone who had encountered the critically acclaimed photojournalist, either in person or through his incredible work, I was stunned when I heard about his death while covering the uprisings in Libya. Last summer I had the great privilege of interviewing Hetherington and his co-director Sebastian Junger for Filmmaker magazine prior to the release of their Academy Award-nominated Restrepo, and the two struck me as polar opposites. Whereas bestselling author and journalist Junger seemed cut from the same passionate, gung-ho cloth as many of the patriotic men and women who serve in our armed forces, Hetherington appeared to be equal parts empathic and cerebral, the kind who would fully analyze a situation before taking action. Since I’d tagged Junger as the impulsive, think-fast soldier type and Hetherington as the cautious and thoughtful humanitarian aid worker his death brought home another...
- 6/13/2011
- by Lauren Wissot
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
The 2011 Human Rights Watch Film Festival Co-presented by the Film Society of Lincoln Center
June 16-30 at the Walter Reade Theater Program of 19 Films from 12 Countries . including 17 New York Premieres
Now in its 22nd year, the 2011 Human Rights Watch Film Festival returns to New York with an extraordinary program of films set to inspire, inform and spark debate. A co-presentation of Human Rights Watch and the Film Society of Lincoln Center, the festival will run from June 16 to 30 at the Film Society.s Walter Reade Theater. Nineteen of the best human rights themed films from 12 countries will be screened, 17 of them New York premieres. A majority of the filmmakers will be on hand after the screenings to discuss their films with the audience.
The Human Rights Watch Film Festival program this year is organized around four themes: Truth, Justice and Accountability; Times of Conflict and Responses to Terrorism; Human Dignity,...
June 16-30 at the Walter Reade Theater Program of 19 Films from 12 Countries . including 17 New York Premieres
Now in its 22nd year, the 2011 Human Rights Watch Film Festival returns to New York with an extraordinary program of films set to inspire, inform and spark debate. A co-presentation of Human Rights Watch and the Film Society of Lincoln Center, the festival will run from June 16 to 30 at the Film Society.s Walter Reade Theater. Nineteen of the best human rights themed films from 12 countries will be screened, 17 of them New York premieres. A majority of the filmmakers will be on hand after the screenings to discuss their films with the audience.
The Human Rights Watch Film Festival program this year is organized around four themes: Truth, Justice and Accountability; Times of Conflict and Responses to Terrorism; Human Dignity,...
- 5/13/2011
- by Melissa Howland
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Nineteen films from twelve countries make up the 2011 Human Rights Watch Film Festival, June 16-30 at the Walter Reade Theater at Lincoln Center.
Co-presented by the Film Society of Lincoln Center, the festival is organized around four themes:
- Truth, Justice and Accountability
- Times of Conflict and Responses to Terrorism
- Human Dignity, Discrimination and Resources
- Migrants’ and Women’s Rights.
Launching on June 16 with the political thriller “The Whistleblower,” starring Rachel Weisz and David Strathairn, other special features include a centerpiece portrait of Harry Belafonte titled “Sing Your Song,” a tribute to the photographer, filmmaker and journalist, “No Boundaries: Tim Hetherington,” recently killed in Libya, and a HIV/AIDS themed drama, “Life, Above All” from South Africa will close out the festival.
Here’s the official word on the films in the program. For the complete line-up, screening and scheduling information, go to http://www.hrw.org/iff
Truth,...
Co-presented by the Film Society of Lincoln Center, the festival is organized around four themes:
- Truth, Justice and Accountability
- Times of Conflict and Responses to Terrorism
- Human Dignity, Discrimination and Resources
- Migrants’ and Women’s Rights.
Launching on June 16 with the political thriller “The Whistleblower,” starring Rachel Weisz and David Strathairn, other special features include a centerpiece portrait of Harry Belafonte titled “Sing Your Song,” a tribute to the photographer, filmmaker and journalist, “No Boundaries: Tim Hetherington,” recently killed in Libya, and a HIV/AIDS themed drama, “Life, Above All” from South Africa will close out the festival.
Here’s the official word on the films in the program. For the complete line-up, screening and scheduling information, go to http://www.hrw.org/iff
Truth,...
- 5/13/2011
- by admin
- Moving Pictures Magazine
Nineteen films from twelve countries make up the 2011 Human Rights Watch Film Festival, June 16-30 at the Walter Reade Theater at Lincoln Center.
Co-presented by the Film Society of Lincoln Center, the festival is organized around four themes:
- Truth, Justice and Accountability
- Times of Conflict and Responses to Terrorism
- Human Dignity, Discrimination and Resources
- Migrants’ and Women’s Rights.
Launching on June 16 with the political thriller “The Whistleblower,” starring Rachel Weisz and David Strathairn, other special features include a centerpiece portrait of Harry Belafonte titled “Sing Your Song,” a tribute to the photographer, filmmaker and journalist, “No Boundaries: Tim Hetherington,” recently killed in Libya, and a HIV/AIDS themed drama, “Life, Above All” from South Africa will close out the festival.
Here’s the official word on the films in the program. For the complete line-up, screening and scheduling information, go to http://www.hrw.org/iff
Truth,...
Co-presented by the Film Society of Lincoln Center, the festival is organized around four themes:
- Truth, Justice and Accountability
- Times of Conflict and Responses to Terrorism
- Human Dignity, Discrimination and Resources
- Migrants’ and Women’s Rights.
Launching on June 16 with the political thriller “The Whistleblower,” starring Rachel Weisz and David Strathairn, other special features include a centerpiece portrait of Harry Belafonte titled “Sing Your Song,” a tribute to the photographer, filmmaker and journalist, “No Boundaries: Tim Hetherington,” recently killed in Libya, and a HIV/AIDS themed drama, “Life, Above All” from South Africa will close out the festival.
Here’s the official word on the films in the program. For the complete line-up, screening and scheduling information, go to http://www.hrw.org/iff
Truth,...
- 5/13/2011
- by admin
- Moving Pictures Network
Green Celebrity Death! Who was Tim Hetherington, the Oscar nominee killed in Lybia in 2011? [Apr. 24] Tim Hetherington was born in Liverpool, UK, on December 5, 1970. He originally studied literature at Oxford University, but he went back to school to get a degree in photojournalism. He had been living in New York, and had been sharing his time there with time in London. He maintained dual citizenship. He contributed regularly to Vanity Fair magazine, for which much of his photojournalism work in Afghanistan was done. Over the course of his career, Tim Hetherington, a green celebrity player behind the camera, became active in humanitarian circles, using his skills with still frame photography and video camera equipment to capture the social and political impact that war had on regions abroad, including Afghanistan, Liberia, and most recently in Libya, where he was killed by shrapnel from a rocket-propelled grenade, fired by Qaddafi forces. Tim Hetherington...
- 4/24/2011
- by Helium
- Green Celebrity
An outstanding photojournalist and film-maker, he defined a generation of reportage
The photographer and film-maker Tim Hetherington, who has been killed at the age of 40 while covering the escalating violence in Misrata, Libya, was a leading light of his profession. The canon of work he bequeaths defines a generation of reportage.
His eye and ability for capturing on film some of the most disturbing events of the past decade was as relentless as it was unsurpassed. With a great sense of self-deprecation and humanity, Hetherington was driven repeatedly to explore the ragged, violent margins of society to bring back portraits of people profoundly affected by conflict.
Never an end in itself, for Hetherington the purpose of working in war was to understand better the lives of the civilians and soldiers caught up in it. Fundamentally a humanitarian, he worked not only for news organisations and magazines, but for human rights organisations,...
The photographer and film-maker Tim Hetherington, who has been killed at the age of 40 while covering the escalating violence in Misrata, Libya, was a leading light of his profession. The canon of work he bequeaths defines a generation of reportage.
His eye and ability for capturing on film some of the most disturbing events of the past decade was as relentless as it was unsurpassed. With a great sense of self-deprecation and humanity, Hetherington was driven repeatedly to explore the ragged, violent margins of society to bring back portraits of people profoundly affected by conflict.
Never an end in itself, for Hetherington the purpose of working in war was to understand better the lives of the civilians and soldiers caught up in it. Fundamentally a humanitarian, he worked not only for news organisations and magazines, but for human rights organisations,...
- 4/22/2011
- The Guardian - Film News
Updated through 4/22.
"Tim Hetherington, the Oscar-nominated film director and conflict photographer who produced the film Restrepo, was killed in the besieged city of Misurata on Wednesday, and three photographers working beside him were wounded," reports Cj Chivers from Benghazi, Libya for the New York Times. Business Insider's Glynnis MacNicol has been tracking the shocking news over the past few hours as it spread via Twitter and Facebook and she's now seen confirmation from the AP and Afp.
In his report for ABC News, Devin Dwyer quotes Nightline executive producer James Goldston: "Tim was one of the bravest photographers and filmmakers I have ever met. During his shooting for the Nightline specials he very seriously broke his leg on a night march out of a very isolated forward operating base that was under attack. He had the strength and character to walk for four hours through the night on his shattered...
"Tim Hetherington, the Oscar-nominated film director and conflict photographer who produced the film Restrepo, was killed in the besieged city of Misurata on Wednesday, and three photographers working beside him were wounded," reports Cj Chivers from Benghazi, Libya for the New York Times. Business Insider's Glynnis MacNicol has been tracking the shocking news over the past few hours as it spread via Twitter and Facebook and she's now seen confirmation from the AP and Afp.
In his report for ABC News, Devin Dwyer quotes Nightline executive producer James Goldston: "Tim was one of the bravest photographers and filmmakers I have ever met. During his shooting for the Nightline specials he very seriously broke his leg on a night march out of a very isolated forward operating base that was under attack. He had the strength and character to walk for four hours through the night on his shattered...
- 4/22/2011
- MUBI
As much as I admired Tim Hetherington, the photojournalist who bled to death Wednesday in Misrata, Libya, struck by a mortar, I also respect his confrere and comrade, Restrepo co-director Sebastian Junger, who is a fine writer. Check out this Vanity Fair tribute piece (below) he wrote to Hetherington. It made me cry, yet again. In case you missed it, Hetherington's 2010 short Diary is below. It has an Apocalypse Now feel to it. Which makes sense. This Vanity Fair chunk is out of context, you'll want to read the whole thing:i’m in the truck with you. I’m imagining those last minutes. You’re on your back watching the tops of the buildings jolt by and the blue Mediterranean sky beyond them. I almost drowned once, ...
- 4/21/2011
- Thompson on Hollywood
Why Watch? Director Tim Hetherington was killed yesterday while filming the violence taking place in Libya. The Oscar-nominated documentarian was no doubt bold in the face of danger, and his filmmaking belied that fact. This short from Hetherington is a surreal attempt at capturing his personal experience of the places he’s been and distilling that into something completely non-objective. It’s a beautifully shot, fascinating film, and featuring it in Hetherington’s honor only seems fitting. What Will It Cost? Just 19 minutes of your time. Does it get better any better than that? Check out Diary for yourself: Diary (2010) Directed By: Tim Hetherington Trust us. You have time for more short films.
- 4/21/2011
- by Cole Abaius
- FilmSchoolRejects.com
Vanity Fair confirms that award winning photojournalist and documentarian Tim Hetherington was killed yesterday, the victim of an RPG attack in Misrata, Libya. Hetherington was in Libya covering the country's ongoing civil war. He was 40 years old.
The independent film world best knew Hetherington for "Restrepo," the documentary he directed with fellow Vanity Fair journalist Sebastian Junger about the war in Afghanistan. The film, about the day-to-day life and work of American soldiers at a military outpost, was an Academy Award and Spirit Award nominee for Best Documentary and won the Grand Jury Prize for documentaries at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival.
We covered "Restrepo" extensively at IFC.com from its first premiere at Sundance. I interviewed Junger and Hetherington, and Alison Willmore reviewed the film. Later, Stephen Saito, filed two different features on the film, a report on a screening at the True/False Festival and a Q&A with...
The independent film world best knew Hetherington for "Restrepo," the documentary he directed with fellow Vanity Fair journalist Sebastian Junger about the war in Afghanistan. The film, about the day-to-day life and work of American soldiers at a military outpost, was an Academy Award and Spirit Award nominee for Best Documentary and won the Grand Jury Prize for documentaries at the 2009 Sundance Film Festival.
We covered "Restrepo" extensively at IFC.com from its first premiere at Sundance. I interviewed Junger and Hetherington, and Alison Willmore reviewed the film. Later, Stephen Saito, filed two different features on the film, a report on a screening at the True/False Festival and a Q&A with...
- 4/21/2011
- by Matt Singer
- ifc.com
Welcome back for another edition of News Bits. What is it you ask? The film world can get quite overwhelming at times in the news that releases. Unfortunately some of this news is just too small to warrant a full article. Rather than deprive you of the news, we've created this section. This week in news bits we've got casting news and official pics!
* We'll kick things off with some Green Lantern love. WB has released 3 new stills from the film...well sort of. It looks like they're all images taken from the WonderCon footage, but they are still pretty to look at.
* Need more Ryan Reynolds you say? Well a redband trailer for The Change-Up has been released. Starring Ryan Reynolds and Jason Bateman, the story centers around 2 buddies who switch bodies. (Trailer isn't embeddable right now so hit the link to Moviefone to see it).
* Mark Cuban is...
* We'll kick things off with some Green Lantern love. WB has released 3 new stills from the film...well sort of. It looks like they're all images taken from the WonderCon footage, but they are still pretty to look at.
* Need more Ryan Reynolds you say? Well a redband trailer for The Change-Up has been released. Starring Ryan Reynolds and Jason Bateman, the story centers around 2 buddies who switch bodies. (Trailer isn't embeddable right now so hit the link to Moviefone to see it).
* Mark Cuban is...
- 4/21/2011
- Cinelinx
Award-winning photojournalist and documentarian Tim Hetherington was killed on Wednesday while covering the conflict in Libya, his last effort in a career in which he took risks to bring attention to the world's many wars. In his wrenching Oscar-nominated 2010 documentary Restrepo (co-directed with Sebastian Junger), Hetherington shone a light on the emotional toll suffered by a platoon of soldiers in Afghanistan; the same year, he made the short film Diary as a personal exploration of his experience as a combat journalist.
- 4/21/2011
- Movieline
Sad news today. Tim Hetherington, a co-director on the compelling, Oscar-nominated documentary Restrepo, was killed in the war-torn city of Misrata, Libya on Wednesday. The 41-year-old photojournalist was struck by a rocket-propelled grenade that wounded three other photographers, one fatally.
Hetherington’s last update on Twitter read, “In besieged Libyan city of Misrata. Indiscriminate shelling by Qaddafi forces. No sign of Nato.”
According to Deadline, Hetherington and his co-director Sebastian Junger were to be honored next week with an award from the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America for their raw, courageous Afghan War doc, which chronicles a year embedded with an American platoon in the deadly Korangal Valley.
Our condolences go out to the families of Hetherington and Chris Hondros.
Restrepo is available to “Watch Instantly” on Netflix. Here is one of Hetherington’s last experimental short films, titled “Diary” and composed of footage he captured in his ten...
Hetherington’s last update on Twitter read, “In besieged Libyan city of Misrata. Indiscriminate shelling by Qaddafi forces. No sign of Nato.”
According to Deadline, Hetherington and his co-director Sebastian Junger were to be honored next week with an award from the Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans of America for their raw, courageous Afghan War doc, which chronicles a year embedded with an American platoon in the deadly Korangal Valley.
Our condolences go out to the families of Hetherington and Chris Hondros.
Restrepo is available to “Watch Instantly” on Netflix. Here is one of Hetherington’s last experimental short films, titled “Diary” and composed of footage he captured in his ten...
- 4/20/2011
- by Jeff Leins
- newsinfilm.com
Tim Hetherington, an award-winning British photojournalist who co-directed the hard-hitting documentary Restrepo, has been killed while filming the ongoing unrest in Libya.
Hetherington was among those caught out by an explosion in Misurata on Wednesday.
As well as co-directing and producing Oscar-nominated Restrepo with Sebastian Junger, Hetherington also directed the documentary short Diary and he was also the credited cinematographer on 2007's The Devil Came on Horseback and 2004 TV documentary Liberia: An Uncivil War.
Hetherington was 41.
At least three other top international photojournalists were injured in the blast, according to local news agencies.
Hetherington was among those caught out by an explosion in Misurata on Wednesday.
As well as co-directing and producing Oscar-nominated Restrepo with Sebastian Junger, Hetherington also directed the documentary short Diary and he was also the credited cinematographer on 2007's The Devil Came on Horseback and 2004 TV documentary Liberia: An Uncivil War.
Hetherington was 41.
At least three other top international photojournalists were injured in the blast, according to local news agencies.
- 4/20/2011
- WENN
We are saddened to report the untimely death of 41-year-old photojournalist and filmmaker Tim Hetherington, recently nominated for an Academy Award for his feature documentary "Restrepo," which also won the Grand Jury Prize for best documentary at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival.
"Restropo" was a visceral, fly-on-the-wall look at a platoon of U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan's Korengal Valley, where they are subjected to intense daily fire, all covered from Hetherington's unflinching camera. It takes its name from Private Juan "Doc" Restrepo, the first member of the platoon killed during their deployment.
Like Restropo, Hetherington was also felled while in the line of duty, as CNN reports he was killed in Libya's besieged city of Misrata covering the war-torn area.
This happened several hours ago when a mortar attack by rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) killed Hetherington and at least one other photographer, wounding others.
Hetherington had just Tweeted yesterday: "In besieged Libyan city of Misrata.
"Restropo" was a visceral, fly-on-the-wall look at a platoon of U.S. soldiers in Afghanistan's Korengal Valley, where they are subjected to intense daily fire, all covered from Hetherington's unflinching camera. It takes its name from Private Juan "Doc" Restrepo, the first member of the platoon killed during their deployment.
Like Restropo, Hetherington was also felled while in the line of duty, as CNN reports he was killed in Libya's besieged city of Misrata covering the war-torn area.
This happened several hours ago when a mortar attack by rocket-propelled grenade (RPG) killed Hetherington and at least one other photographer, wounding others.
Hetherington had just Tweeted yesterday: "In besieged Libyan city of Misrata.
- 4/20/2011
- by Max Evry
- NextMovie
Update: Hetherington had shot a short film prior to his death, entitled Diary, and now, it's available to watch online. Hat tip to BoingBoing for digging up this, Hetherington's final film. You can see it there, and I've included a Q/A with Hetherington where he discusses the film. Rip.
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- 4/20/2011
- by Joshua Brunsting
- GordonandtheWhale
By Sean O’Connell
Hollywoodnews.com: A number of documentary films that made splashes at this year’s Sundance and South By Southwest film festivals have been added to the schedule for the Full Frame Documentary Film Festival. A total of 66 selections have been selected for the festival’s New Docs program, which consists of of 43 feature films and 23 shorts from all over the world. This year’s Full Frame fest will be held April 14-17, in Durham, N.C.
“Each year, over a thousand filmmakers give us the opportunity to review their work, and it’s extremely rewarding to curate a selection of titles that represent a wide breadth of the documentary form,” said director of programming, Sadie Tillery.
Specific screening times and venues will be announced with the overall schedule on March 24. Here are the 66 films being screened so far.
New Docs
Angst (Director: Graça Castanheira)
Portuguese filmmaker...
Hollywoodnews.com: A number of documentary films that made splashes at this year’s Sundance and South By Southwest film festivals have been added to the schedule for the Full Frame Documentary Film Festival. A total of 66 selections have been selected for the festival’s New Docs program, which consists of of 43 feature films and 23 shorts from all over the world. This year’s Full Frame fest will be held April 14-17, in Durham, N.C.
“Each year, over a thousand filmmakers give us the opportunity to review their work, and it’s extremely rewarding to curate a selection of titles that represent a wide breadth of the documentary form,” said director of programming, Sadie Tillery.
Specific screening times and venues will be announced with the overall schedule on March 24. Here are the 66 films being screened so far.
New Docs
Angst (Director: Graça Castanheira)
Portuguese filmmaker...
- 3/17/2011
- by Sean O'Connell
- Hollywoodnews.com
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