Before I get on with my favourite films of this year’s Festival, as always I have to concede that I did not see everything, and indeed probably missed a few really good flicks. I have heard nothing but good things about a horror movie from Israel called Rabies, for instance, while a little documentary about a record shop called Sound It Out got a lot of affection. I also missed Hell and Back Again, a war documentary that promised to be this year’s “Restrepo.”
However, looking back over the films there is no denying a simple truth: last year was pretty bad, but this year was worse. I am speaking purely about the new films, as I did not attend the several events on offer or the special screenings of John Waters’s Polyester (with scratch ‘n’ sniff cards) or the screening of Belleville Rendez-Vous in a cinema powered by bicycles (no,...
However, looking back over the films there is no denying a simple truth: last year was pretty bad, but this year was worse. I am speaking purely about the new films, as I did not attend the several events on offer or the special screenings of John Waters’s Polyester (with scratch ‘n’ sniff cards) or the screening of Belleville Rendez-Vous in a cinema powered by bicycles (no,...
- 6/27/2011
- by Adam Whyte
- Obsessed with Film
I had every intention of seeing three movies today, which is generally the average, but between Bleak Night and Almanya the heavens above Edinburgh opened and I was subjected to so-hard-it’s-slightly-painful rain; I had to forego the latter movie, so inappropriate was my T-shirt and leather jacket combo. However I was so struck, this afternoon, with Festival Fatigue that – though I was quite looking forward to Almanya, a comedy about Turkish immigrants in Germany – I was so exhausted after Bleak Night that part of me was relieved.
The day started fairly well with Troubadours, sub-titled The Rise of the Singer-Songwriter. It is a documentary concerning the Troubadour club in Los Angeles, particularly in the late ’60s and early ’70s. Carole King and James Taylor provide a sort of running thread throughout the movie, as we hear their stories and see them performing, then and now. The interviewees comprise...
The day started fairly well with Troubadours, sub-titled The Rise of the Singer-Songwriter. It is a documentary concerning the Troubadour club in Los Angeles, particularly in the late ’60s and early ’70s. Carole King and James Taylor provide a sort of running thread throughout the movie, as we hear their stories and see them performing, then and now. The interviewees comprise...
- 6/22/2011
- by Adam Whyte
- Obsessed with Film
Laura Gabbert, Scott Hamilton Kennedy, Caroline Libresco, Doug Pray, Heather Rae, Eddie Schmidt, Aj Schnack to Serve as Lab Mentors .
Film Independent, the non-profit arts organization that produces the Spirit Awards and the Los Angeles Film Festival, has launched a new Documentary Lab, sponsored by Latino Public Broadcasting, with 14 filmmakers and 9 projects participating. Documentary Lab is an intensive seven-week program, with a main focus of assisting documentary filmmakers on their works-in-progress and providing creative feedback. All of the Film Independent Labs are designed to support strong, original voices develop their filmmaking careers in a nurturing, yet challenging creative environment. Documentary Lab Mentors include filmmakers Laura Gabbert (No Impact Man), Scott Hamilton Kennedy (The Garden), Doug Pray (Art & Copy), Aj Schnack (Convention),Sundance Film Festival Senior Programmer Caroline Libresco, and producers Heather Rae (Frozen River) and Eddie Schmidt (Troubadours). filmmakers Jen Arnold (A Small Act), Jeff Malmberg (Marwencol), Chicken & Egg.s Julie Benello,...
Film Independent, the non-profit arts organization that produces the Spirit Awards and the Los Angeles Film Festival, has launched a new Documentary Lab, sponsored by Latino Public Broadcasting, with 14 filmmakers and 9 projects participating. Documentary Lab is an intensive seven-week program, with a main focus of assisting documentary filmmakers on their works-in-progress and providing creative feedback. All of the Film Independent Labs are designed to support strong, original voices develop their filmmaking careers in a nurturing, yet challenging creative environment. Documentary Lab Mentors include filmmakers Laura Gabbert (No Impact Man), Scott Hamilton Kennedy (The Garden), Doug Pray (Art & Copy), Aj Schnack (Convention),Sundance Film Festival Senior Programmer Caroline Libresco, and producers Heather Rae (Frozen River) and Eddie Schmidt (Troubadours). filmmakers Jen Arnold (A Small Act), Jeff Malmberg (Marwencol), Chicken & Egg.s Julie Benello,...
- 3/16/2011
- by Melissa Howland
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
PBS hits a number of high notes Wednesday night with two 90-minute specials -- Troubadours: Carole King/James Taylor & the Rise of the Singer-Songwriter and Harry Connick, Jr. in Concert on Broadway. ... Plus, big ratings in D-fw Tuesday night for Charlie Sheen's latest discombobulations raise the question of who's enabling him more -- the networks or his viewers.
- 3/2/2011
- by Ed Bark
- UncleBarky.com
Tune in alert for the special PBS presentation marking the 40th anniversary of Carole King.s landmark album Tapestry and signature song .You.ve Got a Friend,. a Grammy-winner for both King and James Taylor, whose friendship and performance legacy was cemented at Doug Weston.s famed West Hollywood club the Troubadour. American Masters continues its 25th anniversary season with Troubadours: Carole King / James Taylor & The Rise of the Singer-Songwriter, a first-hand account of the genesis and blossoming of this 1970s music movement, centering on King and Taylor.s historic collaboration and the nightclub that nurtured a community of gifted critical and commercial sensations. The 90-minute documentary film, airing nationally Wednesday, March 2 at 8 p.m. (Et)...
- 2/21/2011
- by April MacIntyre
- Monsters and Critics
The 7th annual Boulder International Film Festival unveiled its 54 film lineup, including the event's opener, Morgan Neville's musical documentary "Troubadours," which recently world premiered at Sundance. Highlights of the slate include Jarreth Mertz's Ghana set documentary, "An African Election;" Chilean filmmaker Patricio Guzman's award-winning "Nostalgia for the Light;" and Gilles Paquet-Brenner's French drama "Sarah's Key," starring Kristin Scott Thomas. In addition to the films on hand, Biff will also ...
- 2/9/2011
- Indiewire
James Taylor, Carole King in Morgan Neville's Troubadours The winners of the 2011 Santa Barbara International Film Festival were announced Sunday morning at the Fess Parker Doubletree Resort. [Full list of Santa Barbara Film Festival winners.] Among the winners was Morgan Neville's Troubadours, which received the Audience Award. Neville's documentary offers a portrait of the Los Angeles music scene from the late '60s to the early '70s, focusing on the still-popular Troubadour in West Hollywood. James Taylor, Carole King, Jackson Browne, David Crosby, Bonnie Raitt, Kris Kristofferson, Steve Martin, and Elton John are some of the music world celebrities interviewed in Troubadours. The Panavision Spirit Award for Independent Cinema, "given to a unique independent feature made outside mainstream Hollywood," went to Michael Rymer's Face to Face, an Australian "courtroom" drama — held outside a courtroom. At a "community conference," a group of people are supposed to decide the fate of a young [...]...
- 2/8/2011
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
Morgan Neville’s “Troubadours,” a documentary about the Los Angeles music scene from the late 1960s to the early ‘70s, was audience favorite when the 26th Annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival handed out its awards over the weekend at Fess Parker’s Doubletree Resort.
“This year in particular, I have been incredibly impressed by our film lineup. Each of the films possessed their own unique quality, creating one of the most diverse and interesting programs yet,” said Sbiff executive director Roger Durling in a statement.
The following is a list of this year’s winners.
The Panavision Spirit Award for Independent Cinema
“Face to Face” (Australia)
Michael Rymer, director
Winner received a camera package worth $60,000.
The Best International Film Award
“Togetherness Supreme” (Kenya)
Nathan Collett, director
Special Jury Mention
Alicia Vikander, actress, “Pure” (Sweden)
The Nueva Vision Award
“Nostalgia for the Light” (“Nostalgia de la Luc”) (U.S.)
Patricio Guzmán,...
“This year in particular, I have been incredibly impressed by our film lineup. Each of the films possessed their own unique quality, creating one of the most diverse and interesting programs yet,” said Sbiff executive director Roger Durling in a statement.
The following is a list of this year’s winners.
The Panavision Spirit Award for Independent Cinema
“Face to Face” (Australia)
Michael Rymer, director
Winner received a camera package worth $60,000.
The Best International Film Award
“Togetherness Supreme” (Kenya)
Nathan Collett, director
Special Jury Mention
Alicia Vikander, actress, “Pure” (Sweden)
The Nueva Vision Award
“Nostalgia for the Light” (“Nostalgia de la Luc”) (U.S.)
Patricio Guzmán,...
- 2/7/2011
- by admin
- Moving Pictures Network
Morgan Neville’s “Troubadours,” a documentary about the Los Angeles music scene from the late 1960s to the early ‘70s, was audience favorite when the 26th Annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival handed out its awards over the weekend at Fess Parker’s Doubletree Resort.
“This year in particular, I have been incredibly impressed by our film lineup. Each of the films possessed their own unique quality, creating one of the most diverse and interesting programs yet,” said Sbiff executive director Roger Durling in a statement.
The following is a list of this year’s winners.
The Panavision Spirit Award for Independent Cinema
“Face to Face” (Australia)
Michael Rymer, director
Winner received a camera package worth $60,000.
The Best International Film Award
“Togetherness Supreme” (Kenya)
Nathan Collett, director
Special Jury Mention
Alicia Vikander, actress, “Pure” (Sweden)
The Nueva Vision Award
“Nostalgia for the Light” (“Nostalgia de la Luc”) (U.S.)
Patricio Guzmán,...
“This year in particular, I have been incredibly impressed by our film lineup. Each of the films possessed their own unique quality, creating one of the most diverse and interesting programs yet,” said Sbiff executive director Roger Durling in a statement.
The following is a list of this year’s winners.
The Panavision Spirit Award for Independent Cinema
“Face to Face” (Australia)
Michael Rymer, director
Winner received a camera package worth $60,000.
The Best International Film Award
“Togetherness Supreme” (Kenya)
Nathan Collett, director
Special Jury Mention
Alicia Vikander, actress, “Pure” (Sweden)
The Nueva Vision Award
“Nostalgia for the Light” (“Nostalgia de la Luc”) (U.S.)
Patricio Guzmán,...
- 2/7/2011
- by admin
- Moving Pictures Magazine
The Santa Barbara International Film Festival announced its 2011 prize winners earlier today.
The highly-coveted Audience Award went to Morgan Neville’s “Troubadours,” an engaging doc about the rise of singer-songwriters — most notably Carole King and James Taylor, who feature prominently in the film alongside other headliners of the period — in Los Angeles, generally, and at the Troubadour Club, specifically, in the late 1960s and early 1970s. (The film premiered at last month’s Sundance Film Festival and will air nationally on PBS on March 2 at 8pm Est.)
The other top honors were determined by a jury that included actor Billy Baldwin (“Gossip Girl”), writer/director Paul Brickman (“Risky Business”), director Andy Davis (“The Fugitive”), producer Frank Donner (“Deliver Us from Evil”), actor Christopher Lloyd (“Back to the Future”), and actor Anthony Zerbe (“The Matrix”), among others, and went to the following films…
The Panavision Spirit Award for Independent Cinema (given...
The highly-coveted Audience Award went to Morgan Neville’s “Troubadours,” an engaging doc about the rise of singer-songwriters — most notably Carole King and James Taylor, who feature prominently in the film alongside other headliners of the period — in Los Angeles, generally, and at the Troubadour Club, specifically, in the late 1960s and early 1970s. (The film premiered at last month’s Sundance Film Festival and will air nationally on PBS on March 2 at 8pm Est.)
The other top honors were determined by a jury that included actor Billy Baldwin (“Gossip Girl”), writer/director Paul Brickman (“Risky Business”), director Andy Davis (“The Fugitive”), producer Frank Donner (“Deliver Us from Evil”), actor Christopher Lloyd (“Back to the Future”), and actor Anthony Zerbe (“The Matrix”), among others, and went to the following films…
The Panavision Spirit Award for Independent Cinema (given...
- 2/7/2011
- by Scott Feinberg
- Scott Feinberg
Rating: 3/5
Director: Morgan Neville
As is true with any trend, once something becomes popular, it is only a matter of time before it gets worn out and people demand something new (until that gets popular and the entire cycle starts all over again). Music is a constant trend and, although we have gotten different variations over the years, the same patterns seem to repeat themselves as different generations elect their favorite performers. Troubadours take us back to a time when the singer/songwriter took over the spotlight and gives us a peek into the famous venue that nurtured these artists.
Read more on Sundance 2011 Review: Troubadours…...
Director: Morgan Neville
As is true with any trend, once something becomes popular, it is only a matter of time before it gets worn out and people demand something new (until that gets popular and the entire cycle starts all over again). Music is a constant trend and, although we have gotten different variations over the years, the same patterns seem to repeat themselves as different generations elect their favorite performers. Troubadours take us back to a time when the singer/songwriter took over the spotlight and gives us a peek into the famous venue that nurtured these artists.
Read more on Sundance 2011 Review: Troubadours…...
- 2/1/2011
- by Allison Loring
- GordonandtheWhale
Filed under: Sundance Film Festival, Cinematical
If you're in Park City enjoying Sundance 2011, use this as your handy guide to notable screenings and events popping up in the snowy mountain town. If you're stuck elsewhere, consider this your roadmap for navigating all the indie buzz.
The forecast for Saturday, January 22: 50-50 chance it will snow, with a balmy temperature of 32°
9:00 Am: 'Troubadours' at Yarrow Hotel Theatre
Morgan Neville looks into the scene that descended after the politically charged tunes of the '60s, namely the singer-songwriters of the '70s. You know, James Taylor and Carole King, plus Crosby, Browne, Mitchell, Kristofferson and more.
11:30 Am: 'Sing Your Song' at Prospector Square Theatre
In another sector of the music kingdom, Susanne Rostock looks into the life of Harry Belafonte as singer, actor and activist. The film outlines his "provocative crossover into Hollywood," as well...
If you're in Park City enjoying Sundance 2011, use this as your handy guide to notable screenings and events popping up in the snowy mountain town. If you're stuck elsewhere, consider this your roadmap for navigating all the indie buzz.
The forecast for Saturday, January 22: 50-50 chance it will snow, with a balmy temperature of 32°
9:00 Am: 'Troubadours' at Yarrow Hotel Theatre
Morgan Neville looks into the scene that descended after the politically charged tunes of the '60s, namely the singer-songwriters of the '70s. You know, James Taylor and Carole King, plus Crosby, Browne, Mitchell, Kristofferson and more.
11:30 Am: 'Sing Your Song' at Prospector Square Theatre
In another sector of the music kingdom, Susanne Rostock looks into the life of Harry Belafonte as singer, actor and activist. The film outlines his "provocative crossover into Hollywood," as well...
- 1/25/2011
- by Monika Bartyzel
- Cinematical
Park City—Lou Reed and Carole King are both 68. They both have been inducted in the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. Both have movies at Sundance: King and touring partner James Taylor are the pivots for “Troubadours,” while Reed is here with “Red Shirley,” a documentary about his aunt. And both played here on Jan. 23. But that would be where the similarities end. Reed played at one of Sundance’s hottest tickets, the annual Celebration of Music in Film, while King performed at a party at Cicero’s (dubbed The House of Hype during Sundance) to celebrate “Troubadours.” Reed opened with...
- 1/24/2011
- Hitfix
Carole King doesn't generally like to perform, so it was a rare treat to see her perform live in concert in an intimate room off Main Street at Sundance. She sang her favorites, "It's Too Late Baby," "You've Got a Friend," "Smackwater Jack," "I Feel the Earth Move," and killed the crowd with a finale of "Natural Woman." King looked radiant and sounded confidant. (Photo at left by Jeffrey Rothschild) She was here to support the film "Troubadours," a documentary competing in the festival by director Morgan Neville. It tells the story...
- 1/24/2011
- The Wrap
The 8th annual Big Sky Documentary Film Festival is all set to run for ten days this Feb. 11-20 in Missoula, Montana. This year, the fest will have a whopping 140 film programs, a growth that necessitates an expansion from its regular home at the Historic Wilma Theatre — where it will occupy two screens — to also feature screenings at the former Pipestone Mountaineering store.
Special events at the fest include a free opening night screening of How to Die in Oregon sponsored by HBO Documentary Films. The film, directed by Peter D. Richardson, examines the impact the legalization of physician-assisted suicide has had on the state. (In 1994, Oregon was the first state to legalize the practice.)
Also, indie rock band Yo La Tengo will perform their acclaimed live score of the films of pioneering French underwater documentary film director Jean Painlevé, something they have done for other film festivals all over the world.
Special events at the fest include a free opening night screening of How to Die in Oregon sponsored by HBO Documentary Films. The film, directed by Peter D. Richardson, examines the impact the legalization of physician-assisted suicide has had on the state. (In 1994, Oregon was the first state to legalize the practice.)
Also, indie rock band Yo La Tengo will perform their acclaimed live score of the films of pioneering French underwater documentary film director Jean Painlevé, something they have done for other film festivals all over the world.
- 1/15/2011
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
If you roam through all the docu competition titles that have played at Sundance over the years you'd pretty much recognize how important this festival has become for the documentary film. While I know of none of the 16 film titles announced below (hence the reason why I suck at predicting the doc film selections) and I barely know some of the documentarians attached, what I do know is we'll be speaking about five to seven of these films by the end of the 2011 year. Among the more intriguing titles we have another eco man vs. corporation battle in Bill Haney's The Last Mountain, we have docu filmmaker Andrew Rossi gaining access into the NYTimes newsroom with Page One: A Year Inside the New York Times and Morgan Neville's Troubadours will musically bring us down memory lane. Here are the selections -- 16 films were selected from 841 submissions. Each is a world premiere.
- 12/1/2010
- IONCINEMA.com
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