After playing a cop in ‘Shakti Astitva Ke Ehsaas Ki’, actor Aakash Talwar feels blessed to find another opportunity to portray the role of a Police Inspector in the show ‘Control Room’. He says: “I had earlier featured as a cop in ‘Shakti’. But my character was more prevalent as an elder brother as it […]...
- 8/6/2022
- by Glamsham Bureau
- GlamSham
Not everyone in the docu community is fortunate enough to roll at Alex Gibney or Amy Berg-like speeds. Similar to our off-target crystal ball prognostications of Yance Ford’s Strong Island, we’re also celebrating a third year prediction for this game-changing docu to break into the socially conscious film festival. With all signs finally pointing towards a 2016 release (they’re currently working on the score) Chris Hegedus and D.A. Pennebaker’s will surely stir up crowds with Unlocking the Cage – in essence a doc on the last remaining frontier by docu pioneers.
Gist: Follows attorney Steve Wise’s fight to give animals personhood rights and break down the legal wall separating them from humans.
Production Co./Producers: Rosadel Varela (Control Room). Executive Producer: Frazer Pennebaker (King of Pastry).
Prediction: U.S. Documentary Competition or Non-Comp Documentary Premieres.
U.S. Distributor: Rights Available. Tbd (domestic). Tbd (international)
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Gist: Follows attorney Steve Wise’s fight to give animals personhood rights and break down the legal wall separating them from humans.
Production Co./Producers: Rosadel Varela (Control Room). Executive Producer: Frazer Pennebaker (King of Pastry).
Prediction: U.S. Documentary Competition or Non-Comp Documentary Premieres.
U.S. Distributor: Rights Available. Tbd (domestic). Tbd (international)
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- 11/25/2015
- by Eric Lavallee
- IONCINEMA.com
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50 fabulous documentary films, covering hard politics through to music, money and films that never were...
Thanks to streaming services such as Netflix, we’ve never had better access to documentaries. A whole new audience can discover that these real life stories are just as thrilling, entertaining, and incredible as the latest big-budget blockbuster. What’s more, they’re all true too. But with a new found glut of them comes the ever more impossible choice, what’s worth your time? Below is my pick of the 50 best modern feature length documentaries.
I’ve defined modern as being from 2000 onwards, which means some of the greatest documentaries ever made will not feature here. I’m looking at you Hoop Dreams.
50. McConkey (2013)
d. Rob Bruce, Scott Gaffney, Murray Wais, Steve Winter, David Zieff
Shane McConkey was an extreme skier and Base jumper who lived life on the edge, and very much to the full.
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50 fabulous documentary films, covering hard politics through to music, money and films that never were...
Thanks to streaming services such as Netflix, we’ve never had better access to documentaries. A whole new audience can discover that these real life stories are just as thrilling, entertaining, and incredible as the latest big-budget blockbuster. What’s more, they’re all true too. But with a new found glut of them comes the ever more impossible choice, what’s worth your time? Below is my pick of the 50 best modern feature length documentaries.
I’ve defined modern as being from 2000 onwards, which means some of the greatest documentaries ever made will not feature here. I’m looking at you Hoop Dreams.
50. McConkey (2013)
d. Rob Bruce, Scott Gaffney, Murray Wais, Steve Winter, David Zieff
Shane McConkey was an extreme skier and Base jumper who lived life on the edge, and very much to the full.
- 11/12/2015
- by simonbrew
- Den of Geek
By Anjelica Oswald
Managing Editor
After narrowing the Oscar documentary feature shortlist to five at the 87th Academy Award nominations Jan. 15, a number of notable exclusions were featured, particularly Al Hicks‘ Keep on Keepin’ On, which documents the mentorship and friendship of a jazz legend and a blind piano prodigy, and Steve James‘ Life Itself, about the life and career of famed film critic Roger Ebert. (James is no stranger to snubs and the exclusion of his 1994 film Hoop Dreams led to rule reform within the documentary category.) Both films hold 97 percent positive ratings on Rotten Tomatoes.
Some films surprised when they didn’t even land a spot on the shortlist, such as Red Army, which examines the rise and fall of the Soviet Union’s hockey team from the perspective of its coach. That film holds a 100 percent positive rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
In light of these best documentary feature snubs,...
Managing Editor
After narrowing the Oscar documentary feature shortlist to five at the 87th Academy Award nominations Jan. 15, a number of notable exclusions were featured, particularly Al Hicks‘ Keep on Keepin’ On, which documents the mentorship and friendship of a jazz legend and a blind piano prodigy, and Steve James‘ Life Itself, about the life and career of famed film critic Roger Ebert. (James is no stranger to snubs and the exclusion of his 1994 film Hoop Dreams led to rule reform within the documentary category.) Both films hold 97 percent positive ratings on Rotten Tomatoes.
Some films surprised when they didn’t even land a spot on the shortlist, such as Red Army, which examines the rise and fall of the Soviet Union’s hockey team from the perspective of its coach. That film holds a 100 percent positive rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
In light of these best documentary feature snubs,...
- 1/23/2015
- by Anjelica Oswald
- Scott Feinberg
I met recently with Jehane Noujaim, Director / Cinematographer (also Director of Control Room, Startup.com, Rafea: Solar Mama ) and Karim Amer Producer / Sound Recordist.
They are here in La in advance of the Oscars which they will attend.
Jehane and Karim have lived both in the Us and Egypt and have family in Egypt. Jehane was arrested more than once during production and was jailed. She said it was a terrifying experience.
They began filming when the occupation and mass demonstrations against the government began in Tahrir Square.
The Egyptian Revolution has been an ongoing rollercoaster over the past two and a half years. Through the news, we only get a glimpse of the bloodiest battle, an election, or a million man march. At the beginning of July 2013, we witnessed the second president deposed within the space of three years.
The Square is an immersive experience, transporting the viewer deeply into the intense emotional drama and personal stories behind the news. It is the inspirational story of young people claiming their rights, struggling through multiple forces, in the fight to create a society of conscience.
To quote the young participants - "We go to the square to discover that we love life outside it, and to discover that our love for life is resistance."
The camera became a revolutionary weapon.
The young revolutionaries in the film are armed with nothing more than cameras, social media, videos posted to YouTube, and a resolute determination to liberate their nation forever from dictators.
The film is made in a cinéma vérité style, giving us an up-close view of revolution from the ground. I've never seen such an historical piece shot in such an intimate way.
New technologies show us that the voice of young people cannot be silenced in this digital age. Our characters are fighting an ancient war with new weapons.
Featured in the film, Khalid and Aida co-founded Mosireen, a collective of individuals turning their cameras towards those in authority to hold them accountable for their actions in the square and beyond.
While the film's characters put their lives on the line to battle the largest standing army in the Middle East with nothing but stones, we as filmmakers were right behind them with our cameras. By living with our characters for nearly three years, the crew, especially Jehane and Karim, were also able to capture the personal sacrifices behind the headlines.
I had a long roaming discussion with Jehane and Karim about their film (which I liked and was very moved by) about Egyptian and world politics and the meaning of the movement depicted in the Square and how it fits and what it means to the world political movements happening now.
They spoke freely so the below quotes can be attributed to either of them or both. I know we all agreed to these sentiments.
"Today in Ukraine and Venezuela people feel they are not authors of their own future. Via the internet they, the Egyptian people and particularly the youth begin to see beyond their national boundaries and become self actualized. The sea of people becomes the power. Very contagious feeling. In the past Egypt had no culture of resistance. When the revolution in the streets began in Egypt went to the streets to create something different from the status quo. If previously society was shaped like a pyramid with all power at the top the new vision was of society as flat - the Square was flat and the masses were there. Egypt has so many problems. There is extreme pollution, bad water, an escalating gap between the rich and poor, steadily increasing cost of living and especially during the last 10 years all kinds of abuses from the Mubarek family. We think in this period the internet opened eyes in Egypt and especially to the mass of youth who then went to the Square by the hundreds of thousands and also throughout Egypt."
They have Us distribution from Netflix. I recommend you see this remarkable film which will help your understanding not just of Egypt but of today's world.
They are here in La in advance of the Oscars which they will attend.
Jehane and Karim have lived both in the Us and Egypt and have family in Egypt. Jehane was arrested more than once during production and was jailed. She said it was a terrifying experience.
They began filming when the occupation and mass demonstrations against the government began in Tahrir Square.
The Egyptian Revolution has been an ongoing rollercoaster over the past two and a half years. Through the news, we only get a glimpse of the bloodiest battle, an election, or a million man march. At the beginning of July 2013, we witnessed the second president deposed within the space of three years.
The Square is an immersive experience, transporting the viewer deeply into the intense emotional drama and personal stories behind the news. It is the inspirational story of young people claiming their rights, struggling through multiple forces, in the fight to create a society of conscience.
To quote the young participants - "We go to the square to discover that we love life outside it, and to discover that our love for life is resistance."
The camera became a revolutionary weapon.
The young revolutionaries in the film are armed with nothing more than cameras, social media, videos posted to YouTube, and a resolute determination to liberate their nation forever from dictators.
The film is made in a cinéma vérité style, giving us an up-close view of revolution from the ground. I've never seen such an historical piece shot in such an intimate way.
New technologies show us that the voice of young people cannot be silenced in this digital age. Our characters are fighting an ancient war with new weapons.
Featured in the film, Khalid and Aida co-founded Mosireen, a collective of individuals turning their cameras towards those in authority to hold them accountable for their actions in the square and beyond.
While the film's characters put their lives on the line to battle the largest standing army in the Middle East with nothing but stones, we as filmmakers were right behind them with our cameras. By living with our characters for nearly three years, the crew, especially Jehane and Karim, were also able to capture the personal sacrifices behind the headlines.
I had a long roaming discussion with Jehane and Karim about their film (which I liked and was very moved by) about Egyptian and world politics and the meaning of the movement depicted in the Square and how it fits and what it means to the world political movements happening now.
They spoke freely so the below quotes can be attributed to either of them or both. I know we all agreed to these sentiments.
"Today in Ukraine and Venezuela people feel they are not authors of their own future. Via the internet they, the Egyptian people and particularly the youth begin to see beyond their national boundaries and become self actualized. The sea of people becomes the power. Very contagious feeling. In the past Egypt had no culture of resistance. When the revolution in the streets began in Egypt went to the streets to create something different from the status quo. If previously society was shaped like a pyramid with all power at the top the new vision was of society as flat - the Square was flat and the masses were there. Egypt has so many problems. There is extreme pollution, bad water, an escalating gap between the rich and poor, steadily increasing cost of living and especially during the last 10 years all kinds of abuses from the Mubarek family. We think in this period the internet opened eyes in Egypt and especially to the mass of youth who then went to the Square by the hundreds of thousands and also throughout Egypt."
They have Us distribution from Netflix. I recommend you see this remarkable film which will help your understanding not just of Egypt but of today's world.
- 3/2/2014
- by Peter Belsito
- Sydney's Buzz
Another Oscar pre-cursor award was handed out Saturday night.
Director Alfonso Cuarón won the DGA’s Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film for Gravity. This top honor puts him in a good spot to win the Academy Award for Best Director on Oscar Sunday, March 2. The awards for 2013 were announced during the 66th Annual DGA Awards Dinner at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza in Los Angeles. Other DGA nominees were Paul Greengrass (Captain Phillips); Steve McQueen (12 Years A Slave); David O. Russell (American Hustle); and Martin Scorsese (The Wolf of Wall Street).
With just five weeks until the Oscars are announced from the Dolby Theater in Hollywood, 12 Years A Slave, which tied with Gravity last Saturday to earn the top award at the Producers Guild, seems to be in a three-way race with American Hustle which took home the Screen Actors Guild award last weekend.
As Oscar pundit...
Director Alfonso Cuarón won the DGA’s Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Feature Film for Gravity. This top honor puts him in a good spot to win the Academy Award for Best Director on Oscar Sunday, March 2. The awards for 2013 were announced during the 66th Annual DGA Awards Dinner at the Hyatt Regency Century Plaza in Los Angeles. Other DGA nominees were Paul Greengrass (Captain Phillips); Steve McQueen (12 Years A Slave); David O. Russell (American Hustle); and Martin Scorsese (The Wolf of Wall Street).
With just five weeks until the Oscars are announced from the Dolby Theater in Hollywood, 12 Years A Slave, which tied with Gravity last Saturday to earn the top award at the Producers Guild, seems to be in a three-way race with American Hustle which took home the Screen Actors Guild award last weekend.
As Oscar pundit...
- 1/26/2014
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
The Directors Guild of America has announced the nominees for the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentaries for 2013, and three of those honored are women! Yay!
The winner will be announced on Saturday, January 25 for the 66th Annual DGA Awards Dinner. Here's your complete nominations list:
Zachary Heinzerling
Cutie and the Boxer
Radius TWC
Ex Lion Tamer
Cine Mosaic
This is Mr. Heinzerling.s first DGA Award nomination.
Jehane Noujaim
The Square
Netflix
Participant Media
Noujaim Films
Maktube Productions
Worldview Entertainment
Roast Beef Productions
This is Ms. Noujaim.s third DGA Award nomination. She won the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary for Startup.com in 2001 (together with Chris Hegedus) and was also nominated in this category in 2004 for Control Room.
Joshua Oppenheimer
The Act of Killing
Final Cut for Real Aps
Drafthouse Films
Piraya Films
Novaya Zemlya Ltd.
Spring Films Ltd.
This is Mr. Oppenheimer.s first DGA Award nomination.
The winner will be announced on Saturday, January 25 for the 66th Annual DGA Awards Dinner. Here's your complete nominations list:
Zachary Heinzerling
Cutie and the Boxer
Radius TWC
Ex Lion Tamer
Cine Mosaic
This is Mr. Heinzerling.s first DGA Award nomination.
Jehane Noujaim
The Square
Netflix
Participant Media
Noujaim Films
Maktube Productions
Worldview Entertainment
Roast Beef Productions
This is Ms. Noujaim.s third DGA Award nomination. She won the DGA Award for Outstanding Directorial Achievement in Documentary for Startup.com in 2001 (together with Chris Hegedus) and was also nominated in this category in 2004 for Control Room.
Joshua Oppenheimer
The Act of Killing
Final Cut for Real Aps
Drafthouse Films
Piraya Films
Novaya Zemlya Ltd.
Spring Films Ltd.
This is Mr. Oppenheimer.s first DGA Award nomination.
- 1/13/2014
- by Manny
- Manny the Movie Guy
This is history firsthand, in progress, and unfinished. An invaluable record of revolutionary spirit, and of the lengths to which a threatened leadership will go to preserve itself. I’m “biast” (pro): nothing
I’m “biast” (con): nothing
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
We watched it on the news, but we never got the full story. (We never do.) On and off between late 2010 and 2013, thousands of protesters against “injustice, corruption, poverty, ignorance” filled Tahrir Square in Cairo, first demanding that despotic leader Hosni Mubarak step down, then to push for the change that the army leadership that took over promised and hadn’t delivered, then for free and fair elections, then against the even more dictatorial Mohammed Morsi, who won an election and granted himself pharaohic powers beyond what even Mubarak had. The fight for a democratic Egypt is far from over, which...
I’m “biast” (con): nothing
(what is this about? see my critic’s minifesto)
We watched it on the news, but we never got the full story. (We never do.) On and off between late 2010 and 2013, thousands of protesters against “injustice, corruption, poverty, ignorance” filled Tahrir Square in Cairo, first demanding that despotic leader Hosni Mubarak step down, then to push for the change that the army leadership that took over promised and hadn’t delivered, then for free and fair elections, then against the even more dictatorial Mohammed Morsi, who won an election and granted himself pharaohic powers beyond what even Mubarak had. The fight for a democratic Egypt is far from over, which...
- 1/10/2014
- by MaryAnn Johanson
- www.flickfilosopher.com
It’s the eleventh of February in Cairo, Egypt, 2011, and something’s in the air. Countless thousands have gathered for days to protest against the nefarious regime of President Mubarak in Tahrir Square, a nondescript public space transformed into a bustling hub of revolution. Later in the day, Mubarak steps down from his presidency, allowing Egypt some room to breathe and any number of bright new possibilities for its future. This cathartic opening for Jehane Noujaim’s latest film feels like a conventional finish for a more run-of-the-mill documentary, where the struggles of an entire country coalesce into one defining moment of resolution. But if we place ourselves in the present of 2014, it’s painfully clear that Egypt is still nowhere near achieving the democracy it deserves, and this is simply the beginning of an uprising as blood-flecked and tear-ridden as any that came before it – and Noujaim documents it...
- 1/10/2014
- by Gary Green
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
Jehane Noujaim's "The Square" was the first documentary to be acquired by Netflix -- the streaming service launched its original documentary strand in November, and has since picked up kids' golf competition film "The Short Game," which is already live on the site, and Romney profile "Mitt" for an online debut a week after its premiere at Sundance next month. "The Square," which will premiere January 17, 2014 at 3:01am Et in all Netflix territories as well as in theaters in select cities within the United States, is the film on which Netflix has pinned its Oscar hopes. In it, Noujaim ("Control Room") chronicles the Egyptian Revolution and ongoing struggle within the country, with the filmmaker having substantially updated and reworked the film since it first premiered at Sundance 2013. Take a look at Netflix's new trailer for the doc below.
- 12/17/2013
- by Alison Willmore
- Indiewire
The Oscar-shortlisted film will be released in July 2014.
Kaleidoscope Entertainment has acquired Oscar-shortlisted documentary The Square for UK distribution.
The film, from Control Room director Jehane Noujaim, tells the story of the Egyptian Revolution. From the 2011 overthrow of a 30-year-long dictatorship, through military rule, and culminating with the army’s removal of the Muslim Brotherhood’s president in the summer of 2013, it follows a group of Egyptian activists as they battle leaders and risk their lives to build a new society of conscience.
The film was recently shortlisted for best documentary at the Oscars and has won prizes at Toronto, Sundance, and The Hamptons film festivals. It will be released theatrically in the UK from January 9, to coincide with the third anniversary of the Egyptian Revolution which takes place later in the month.
Digital release is scheduled for July 17, 2014, followed by home entertainment on July 21, 2014.
Spencer Pollard, CEO of Kaleidoscope, said: “We are...
Kaleidoscope Entertainment has acquired Oscar-shortlisted documentary The Square for UK distribution.
The film, from Control Room director Jehane Noujaim, tells the story of the Egyptian Revolution. From the 2011 overthrow of a 30-year-long dictatorship, through military rule, and culminating with the army’s removal of the Muslim Brotherhood’s president in the summer of 2013, it follows a group of Egyptian activists as they battle leaders and risk their lives to build a new society of conscience.
The film was recently shortlisted for best documentary at the Oscars and has won prizes at Toronto, Sundance, and The Hamptons film festivals. It will be released theatrically in the UK from January 9, to coincide with the third anniversary of the Egyptian Revolution which takes place later in the month.
Digital release is scheduled for July 17, 2014, followed by home entertainment on July 21, 2014.
Spencer Pollard, CEO of Kaleidoscope, said: “We are...
- 12/16/2013
- ScreenDaily
If they grace the festival with their presence, it would be like having the Beatles show up (Frederick Wiseman is our Elvis). Legendary docu-team Chris Hegedus and D. A. Pennebaker haven’t presented a doc film at the fest since 1987′s Jimi Plays Monterey (Update: they actually showed up in back-to-back years with Startup.com (2001) and Only the Strong Survive) and the pair have participated as jurors/panelists as well. Their new project, which received some coin via the 2013 Gucci Tribeca Documentary Fund, is a hot topic issue/last frontier, that may be aligned with Sundance’s unwritten mandate for docu films that push social boundaries.
Gist: Renowned animal rights attorney Steven Wise wants to break through the legal wall that separates animals and humans. His lawsuit, the first of its kind, will demand the most basic of personhood rights – those of bodily integrity and liberty – for an animal of a...
Gist: Renowned animal rights attorney Steven Wise wants to break through the legal wall that separates animals and humans. His lawsuit, the first of its kind, will demand the most basic of personhood rights – those of bodily integrity and liberty – for an animal of a...
- 11/21/2013
- by Eric Lavallee
- IONCINEMA.com
While documenting the downfall of a regime via the protest’s core viewfinder certainly provides for some raw nuggets of docu gold material, knowing that the conflict is forever-changing, constantly evolving and hard to summarize in two hours runtime meant that The Square, which favorably premiered at Sundance back in January, and then received an update/modes for it’s fall fest showings at Tiff and Nyff was a little like coming across a week-old newspaper which is why (via Scren Daily) Jehane Noujaim’s doc might play best via an on-demand route. Netflix just inked a deal that in my estimation is the ideal supporting venue for it. An early 2014 is being prepped.
Gist: The Egyptian Revolution has been an ongoing rollercoaster over the past two and a half years (2011 overthrow of Hosni Mubarak and the ousting in 2013 of Mohammed Morsi) through the news, we only get a glimpse of the bloodiest battle,...
Gist: The Egyptian Revolution has been an ongoing rollercoaster over the past two and a half years (2011 overthrow of Hosni Mubarak and the ousting in 2013 of Mohammed Morsi) through the news, we only get a glimpse of the bloodiest battle,...
- 11/4/2013
- by Eric Lavallee
- IONCINEMA.com
Netflix original documentary “The Square,” a riveting, deeply human chronicle of the Egyptian protest movement from director-producer Jehane Noujaim (“Control Room”; “Startup.com”; “Rafea: Solar Mama”) and producer Karim Amer (“Rafea: Solar Mama”), will premiere exclusively on Netflix in all territories where Netflix is available in early 2014. Winner of this year’s Toronto International Film Festival Documentary People’s Choice Award, “The Square” is an epic documentary that tells the behind-the-headlines story of the Egyptian Revolution through the eyes of young activists who have sought for the last two years to build a better Egypt. from Netflix The film captures the immediacy and intensity of the protests in Tahrir Square from the 2011 overthrow of military leader Hosni Mubarak through...
- 11/4/2013
- by April Neale
- Monsters and Critics
We're all familiar with Netflix's original series, and the streaming giant has also been rolling out comedy specials (like "Aziz Ansari: Buried Alive") and acquired shows (like Gillian Anderson crime drama "The Fall"). While the company's expressed interest in getting into the business of movie-making as well, first it'll be launching an initiative of original doc programming, starting with "The Square," from "Control Room" director Jehane Noujaim. Netflix officially announced the acquisition of "The Square" today, and plans for an early, exclusive 2014 premiere on the service in all territories. The documentary is currently in the midst of an Oscar-qualifying theatrical run, which means that the Emmys aren't the only awards Netflix could be making its way into. "The Square" is an interesting choice for Netflix to run with as its first doc acquisition. Having premiered and won the Audience Award at the 2013 Sundance Film Festival, the film, which is about the Egyptian Revolution.
- 11/4/2013
- by Alison Willmore
- Indiewire
Beverly Hills, Calif., Nov. 4, 2013 — Netflix original documentary “The Square,” a riveting, deeply human chronicle of the Egyptian protest movement from director-producer Jehane Noujaim (“Control Room”; “Startup.com”; “Rafea: Solar Mama”) and producer Karim Amer (“Rafea: Solar Mama”), will premiere exclusively on the world’s leading Internet TV network in all territories where Netflix is available in early 2014. Winner of this year’s Toronto International Film Festival Documentary People’s Choice Award, “The Square” is an epic documentary that tells the behind-the-headlines story of the Egyptian Revolution through the eyes of young activists who have sought for the last two years to build a better Egypt. The film captures the immediacy and intensity of the protests in Tahrir Square from the 2011 overthrow of military leader Hosni Mubarak through the ousting of Mohammed Morsi in 2013, providing a kaleidoscopic, visceral portrait of the events as they unfold before Magdy, a member of the Muslim Brotherhood,...
- 11/4/2013
- by THE DEADLINE TEAM
- Deadline TV
Netflix has acquired rights to The Square, marking the first major acquisition for its original documentary initiative. The documentary, directed by Jehane Noujaim (Control Room), looks at the protests in Tahrir Square amid the political upheaval that has been ongoing in Egypt over the past two years. The title is considered a leading contender for this year's best documentary feature Oscar. It premiered in January at Sundance, where it nabbed the World Cinema audience award for a documentary. It also picked up the People's Choice documentary award in Toronto and screened last month at the New York Film Festival. Film Review:
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- 11/2/2013
- by Gregg Kilday
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Egyptian-born documentarian Jehane Noujaim (“Control Room”) spent more than a year living the Egyptian revolution on Tahrir Square, in the center of history as it unfolded. She has made of this experience an intimate, gripping and highly personal tale in “The Square,” which opened last week in New York and opens this weekend in Los Angeles. She spoke to WaxWord about the journey of the film through not one but two Egyptian upheavals. Also read: Sex in an Egyptian Cafe During the Revolution: Meet TheWrap’s ShortList Industry Prize Winner Sharon Waxman: You did such a great a job putting faces on the.
- 11/1/2013
- by Sharon Waxman
- The Wrap
In fact, the revolution will be televised. This documentary is a firsthand account of the Egyptian revolution in the setting of Cairo’s Tahrir Square in 2011 through Mohamed Morsi’s overthrow in 2013. Screened at the 2013 New York Film Festival, it is directed by Jehane Noujaim, who also directed indie favorites “Control Room, ” “Startup.com. ” Filmed in the cinéma vérité style that made violent political documentaries the running, screaming, rock- throwing spectacles they are today, the movie has a flavor of the 1968 Chicago Democratic Convention, the Chicago Seven, and the Weatherman and Patty Hearst. Although the press notes equate the Tahrir revolutionaries to the anti-apartheid and Martin Luther King movements, it has less in common...
- 10/25/2013
- by Ron Wilkinson
- Monsters and Critics
The answer, in short, is that history happened. "The Square," the new film from Egyptian-American filmmaker Jehane Noujaim ("Startup.com," "Control Room") about the last few years' protests in Tahrir Square in Egypt, won the Audience Award at both the Sundance and Toronto film festivals. But the film was drastically recut between Sundance and Toronto. It turned out that the elected Muslim Brotherhood President Mohammad Morsi was just as authoritarian as his predecessor Hosni Mubarak. Though it was suspected that might be the case from the minute he was elected, it became immediately clear just weeks before "The Square"'s Sundance premiere. The film, in its most recent version, opens up in limited release tomorrow. We caught up with Noujaim and her producer Karim Amer at Toronto to talk about winning an Audience Award at Sundance and completely recutting their film. So you totally recut your film. You had to remind...
- 10/24/2013
- by Bryce J. Renninger
- Indiewire
Bringing calm insight to an impassioned, still-developing historic event, the documentary The Square looks at the 2011 Egyptian Revolution from the perspective of those who were on the frontlines from the very beginning, personalizing the dramatic developments without losing a sense of the greater stakes. Director Jehane Noujaim, who previously helmed Control Room and co-directed Startup.com, has delivered a snapshot of a grassroots political movement over its bumpy two-year history, embracing the emotional complexity and logistical obstacles that have made Egyptians’ road to democracy so difficult....
- 10/24/2013
- Pastemagazine.com
Two words uttered in the dark—"What happened?"—open The Square, Jehane Noujaim's powerful, exacting depiction of Egypt's struggle for meaningful change. Several documentaries on the country's 2011 uprising, including Uprising and Tahrir: Liberation Square, rushed to answer that question, and suffered from a certain shortsightedness as a result. Noujaim takes a longer view, following activists from their early 2011 jubilation, through the disillusions and divisions of military and then Muslim Brotherhood rule, toward the events of this past August, when the Egyptian Army ousted President Morsi in the wake of one of the largest protests in human history.
Control Room director Noujaim begins where previous Tahrir documentaries have ended: ...
Control Room director Noujaim begins where previous Tahrir documentaries have ended: ...
- 10/23/2013
- Village Voice
Following the aftermath of the 2011 Egyptian revolution and the fall of Hosni Mubarak's thirty year dictatorship, "The Square" presents the personal lives of ordinary Egyptians who continually risk their lives to oppose the oppressive, corrupt, and brutal leadership that has been at their nation’s helm. The documentary by Egyptian-American filmmaker Jehane Noujaim ("Control Room"), follows a small group of activists who are part of the ongoing demonstrations that take place in Cairo’s Tahrir Square to oppose the army dictatorship that violently crushes protestors and the corrupt Muslim Brotherhood using mosques to manipulate voters. The film which has won Audience Awards at both the Sundance and Toronto Film Festivals and will open exclusively on October 25th Film Forum. Watch the trailer below:...
- 10/14/2013
- by James Hiler
- Indiewire
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has revealed its 276-member-strong class of 2013.
The list, published by The Hollywood Reporter, includes actors, cinematographers, designers, directors, documentarians, executives, film editors, makeup artists and hairstylists, "members-at-large," musicians, producers, PR folks, short filmmakers and animators, sound technicians, visual effects artists, and writers.
Jason Bateman, Rosario Dawson, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Milla Jovovich, Lucy Liu, Jennifer Lopez, Emily Mortimer, Sandra Oh, Jason Schwartzman, and Michael Peña are among the roster of actors, while "The Heat" and "Bridesmaids" helmer Paul Feig made the directors' cut.
"We did not change our criteria at all," says Academy president Hawk Koch of this year's larger-than-usual class. "Yes, this year there is a tremendous amount of women, a tremendous amount of people of color, people from all walks of life. This year, we asked the branches to look at everybody who wasn't in the Academy but who deserved to be.
The list, published by The Hollywood Reporter, includes actors, cinematographers, designers, directors, documentarians, executives, film editors, makeup artists and hairstylists, "members-at-large," musicians, producers, PR folks, short filmmakers and animators, sound technicians, visual effects artists, and writers.
Jason Bateman, Rosario Dawson, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Milla Jovovich, Lucy Liu, Jennifer Lopez, Emily Mortimer, Sandra Oh, Jason Schwartzman, and Michael Peña are among the roster of actors, while "The Heat" and "Bridesmaids" helmer Paul Feig made the directors' cut.
"We did not change our criteria at all," says Academy president Hawk Koch of this year's larger-than-usual class. "Yes, this year there is a tremendous amount of women, a tremendous amount of people of color, people from all walks of life. This year, we asked the branches to look at everybody who wasn't in the Academy but who deserved to be.
- 7/4/2013
- by Laura Larson
- Moviefone
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced today the 276 members of the entertainment industry invited to join organization. The list includes actors, directors, documentarians, executives, film editors, producers and more. Of those listed below, those who accept the invitations will be the only additions to the Academy's membership in 2013. "These individuals are among the best filmmakers working in the industry today," said Academy President Hawk Koch in a press release. "Their talent and creativity have captured the imagination of audiences worldwide, and I am proud to welcome each of them to the Academy." Koch also told Variety, "In the past eight or nine years, each branch could only bring in X amount of members. There were people each branch would have liked to get in but couldn't. We asked them to be more inclusive of the best of the best, and each branch was excited, because they got...
- 6/28/2013
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
The Academy just added 276 Oscar voters.
That’s 100 more than last year, and part of an easing of a longstanding cap on the number of new members allowed to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences each year.
AMPAS usually adds between 130 and 180 new members, replacing those who have quit or passed away. The membership now stands around 6,000.
Jason Bateman, Jennifer Lopez, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Emmanuelle Riva, and Chris Tucker are among the actors who have been invited to join, the organization announced today.
Other interesting additions: the musician Prince, Girls and Tiny Furniture writer/director/actress Lena Dunham,...
That’s 100 more than last year, and part of an easing of a longstanding cap on the number of new members allowed to join the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences each year.
AMPAS usually adds between 130 and 180 new members, replacing those who have quit or passed away. The membership now stands around 6,000.
Jason Bateman, Jennifer Lopez, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Emmanuelle Riva, and Chris Tucker are among the actors who have been invited to join, the organization announced today.
Other interesting additions: the musician Prince, Girls and Tiny Furniture writer/director/actress Lena Dunham,...
- 6/28/2013
- by Anthony Breznican
- EW - Inside Movies
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences is extending invitations to join the organization to 276 artists and executives who have distinguished themselves by their contributions to theatrical motion pictures. Those who accept the invitations will be the only additions to the Academy’s membership in 2013.
“These individuals are among the best filmmakers working in the industry today,” said Academy President Hawk Koch. “Their talent and creativity have captured the imagination of audiences worldwide, and I am proud to welcome each of them to the Academy.”
The 2013 invitees are:
Actors
Jason Bateman – “Up in the Air,” “Juno”
Miriam Colon – “City of Hope,” “Scarface”
Rosario Dawson – “Rent,” “Frank Miller’s Sin City”
Kimberly Elise – “For Colored Girls,” “Beloved”
Joseph Gordon-Levitt – “Lincoln,” “The Dark Knight Rises”
Charles Grodin – “Midnight Run,” “The Heartbreak Kid”
Rebecca Hall – “Iron Man 3,” “The Town”
Lance Henriksen – “Aliens,” “The Terminator”
Jack Huston – “Not Fade Away,” “Factory Girl”
Milla Jovovich – “Resident Evil,...
“These individuals are among the best filmmakers working in the industry today,” said Academy President Hawk Koch. “Their talent and creativity have captured the imagination of audiences worldwide, and I am proud to welcome each of them to the Academy.”
The 2013 invitees are:
Actors
Jason Bateman – “Up in the Air,” “Juno”
Miriam Colon – “City of Hope,” “Scarface”
Rosario Dawson – “Rent,” “Frank Miller’s Sin City”
Kimberly Elise – “For Colored Girls,” “Beloved”
Joseph Gordon-Levitt – “Lincoln,” “The Dark Knight Rises”
Charles Grodin – “Midnight Run,” “The Heartbreak Kid”
Rebecca Hall – “Iron Man 3,” “The Town”
Lance Henriksen – “Aliens,” “The Terminator”
Jack Huston – “Not Fade Away,” “Factory Girl”
Milla Jovovich – “Resident Evil,...
- 6/28/2013
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Well, the summer blockbuster season has kicked off splendidly, hasn’t it? Iron Man 3 rocks like the proverbial Mother: Sir Ben Kingsley plays a blinder and my hometown of Croydon gets a mention. Star Trek Into Darkness (why no colon in the title?) has just slid into multiplexes and in the coming weeks and months we have a series of eagerly anticipated big budget movies; The Wolverine; Fast And Furious 6; Man Of Steel; World War Z; Pacific Rim; and the Daddy of them all, The Smurfs 2.
For all but the last of these movies we’ll have to suspend our disbelief concerning the implausibility of the narrative and for the two hours that we’re in the theatre we’ll replace our brains with a bucket of popcorn. In this article I would like to suggest that we improve our brain activity between each cinematic encounter by watching a documentary.
For all but the last of these movies we’ll have to suspend our disbelief concerning the implausibility of the narrative and for the two hours that we’re in the theatre we’ll replace our brains with a bucket of popcorn. In this article I would like to suggest that we improve our brain activity between each cinematic encounter by watching a documentary.
- 5/12/2013
- by Basil Creese Jr
- Obsessed with Film
While the Us doc lineup is leaning hard-nose, the international competition is looking a lot more varied, with eight of the twelve slots being filled with world premieres. Running with this year’s international headlines and coming partially from the source itself, Mike Lerner and Maxim Pozdorovkin’s Pussy Riot – A Punk Prayer will make its debut running between art and politics. Profiling the life and challenges of individuals, The Stuart Hall Project by helmer John Akomfrah (who two years ago released The Nine Muses) and Andy Heathcote The Moo Man. Long a contributor to the non-fiction filler of Entertainment Tonight and Dr. Phil, Marc Silver’s directorial debut, Who is Dayani Cristal? delves into pure cinematic mystery. A trio of Idfa preemed titles in Tinatin Gurchiani’s The Machine Which Makes Everything Disappear, Qi Zhao’s Fallen City, and Dylan Mohan Gray’s Fire in the Blood. Among the...
- 11/29/2012
- by Eric Lavallee
- IONCINEMA.com
Directors of films in the forthcoming BBC series Why Poverty? explain how they tackled the subject and what it taught them
Are Us billionaires destroying the American Dream? Can large-scale agricultural development have a positive effect in Africa? Are Bono and Bob Geldof actually doing any good? And can the history of human poverty over 10,000 years be told in less than 60 minutes? These and many other questions are being posed in a new series of documentaries and short films entitled Why Poverty? launching on Monday night on BBC1. The series, which will be screened in 180 countries including India, Zimbabwe and Brazil, aims to kick-start a global debate in the hope of addressing a broader question: why, in the 21st century, do a billion people live in poverty?
"I think it's an important time to be having this conversation for two reasons," says Nick Fraser, editor of BBC Storyville and co-founder of Steps International,...
Are Us billionaires destroying the American Dream? Can large-scale agricultural development have a positive effect in Africa? Are Bono and Bob Geldof actually doing any good? And can the history of human poverty over 10,000 years be told in less than 60 minutes? These and many other questions are being posed in a new series of documentaries and short films entitled Why Poverty? launching on Monday night on BBC1. The series, which will be screened in 180 countries including India, Zimbabwe and Brazil, aims to kick-start a global debate in the hope of addressing a broader question: why, in the 21st century, do a billion people live in poverty?
"I think it's an important time to be having this conversation for two reasons," says Nick Fraser, editor of BBC Storyville and co-founder of Steps International,...
- 11/18/2012
- by Killian Fox
- The Guardian - Film News
The Tribeca Film Festival kicks off for the eleventh time starting Wednesday when "The Five-Year Engagement" premieres, and festival organizers have just announced the star-studded jury for this year's edition.
Thirty-nine celebrities -- of various levels of fame and awards kudos -- make up the six juries, with producer Irwin Winkler ("Goodfellas") serving a jury president.
Among those selected by Tribeca this year: Patricia Clarkson, Hugh Dancy, Rosario Dawson, Dakota Fanning, Kellan Lutz, Michael Moore and Olivia Wilde. Also on the list: Brett Ratner. The controversial big-budget director will serve on the Documentary and Student Short Film Competition jury along with Justin Bieber's manager Scooter Braun, Susan Sarandon and Shailene Woodley, among others.
“We are honored to have this accomplished group dedicate the time and care it takes to view and discuss the films in competition this year,” Tribeca Film Festival co-founder Jane Rosenthal said in a statement.
For...
Thirty-nine celebrities -- of various levels of fame and awards kudos -- make up the six juries, with producer Irwin Winkler ("Goodfellas") serving a jury president.
Among those selected by Tribeca this year: Patricia Clarkson, Hugh Dancy, Rosario Dawson, Dakota Fanning, Kellan Lutz, Michael Moore and Olivia Wilde. Also on the list: Brett Ratner. The controversial big-budget director will serve on the Documentary and Student Short Film Competition jury along with Justin Bieber's manager Scooter Braun, Susan Sarandon and Shailene Woodley, among others.
“We are honored to have this accomplished group dedicate the time and care it takes to view and discuss the films in competition this year,” Tribeca Film Festival co-founder Jane Rosenthal said in a statement.
For...
- 4/16/2012
- by The Huffington Post
- Huffington Post
It’s a star-studded list that includes some interesting, and surprising, names, which is just what you’d expect from the Tribeca Film Festival. The juries have been announced, and you could hardly got a more varied mix.
Juries Announced For 2012 Tribeca Film Festival And Tribeca Film Institute Programs
Academy Award-Winning Producer/Director Irwin Winkler To Serve as Jury President
Patricia Clarkson, Hugh Dancy, Rosario Dawson, Dakota Fanning, Whoopi Goldberg, Susannah Grant, Kellan Lutz, Michael Moore, Mike Newell, Brett Ratner, Susan Sarandon, Olivia Wilde, and Shailene Woodley are among the Jurors
The Tribeca Film Festival (Tff), presented by founding partner American Express, today announced its jurors – a diverse group of 39 individuals, including award-winning filmmakers, writers and producers, acclaimed actors, respected critics and global business leaders. Irwin Winkler has been named President of the Jury. The Jury will be divided among the six competitive Festival categories and will announce the winning films,...
Juries Announced For 2012 Tribeca Film Festival And Tribeca Film Institute Programs
Academy Award-Winning Producer/Director Irwin Winkler To Serve as Jury President
Patricia Clarkson, Hugh Dancy, Rosario Dawson, Dakota Fanning, Whoopi Goldberg, Susannah Grant, Kellan Lutz, Michael Moore, Mike Newell, Brett Ratner, Susan Sarandon, Olivia Wilde, and Shailene Woodley are among the Jurors
The Tribeca Film Festival (Tff), presented by founding partner American Express, today announced its jurors – a diverse group of 39 individuals, including award-winning filmmakers, writers and producers, acclaimed actors, respected critics and global business leaders. Irwin Winkler has been named President of the Jury. The Jury will be divided among the six competitive Festival categories and will announce the winning films,...
- 4/16/2012
- by Marc Eastman
- AreYouScreening.com
Skoll Foundation And Sundance Institute Present
Celebrating .Stories Of Change. Panel
At 2012 Sundance Film Festival
Fifth Stories of Change Convening for Filmmakers and Social Entrepreneurs
The Sundance Institute Documentary Film Program and the Skoll Foundation today announced a special Celebrating .Stories of Change. panel to be held at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival. The panel celebrates the fifth anniversary of the Stories of Change: Social Entrepreneurship in Focus Through Documentary initiative, dedicated to exploring film’s role in advancing knowledge about social entrepreneurship.
At this special event on Tuesday, January 24, 3:00 p.m. at the Egyptian Theatre, Skoll Foundation President and CEO Sally Osberg will moderate a thought-provoking dialogue between award-winning filmmakers (including clips from their work) and innovators who are impacting millions. Panelists include Joia Mukherjee (Partners in Health), Jehane Noujaim (Director, Control Room), Bunker Roy (Founder, Barefoot College) and Kief Davidson (Director, The Devil.s Miner). Ticket information is available atwww.
Celebrating .Stories Of Change. Panel
At 2012 Sundance Film Festival
Fifth Stories of Change Convening for Filmmakers and Social Entrepreneurs
The Sundance Institute Documentary Film Program and the Skoll Foundation today announced a special Celebrating .Stories of Change. panel to be held at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival. The panel celebrates the fifth anniversary of the Stories of Change: Social Entrepreneurship in Focus Through Documentary initiative, dedicated to exploring film’s role in advancing knowledge about social entrepreneurship.
At this special event on Tuesday, January 24, 3:00 p.m. at the Egyptian Theatre, Skoll Foundation President and CEO Sally Osberg will moderate a thought-provoking dialogue between award-winning filmmakers (including clips from their work) and innovators who are impacting millions. Panelists include Joia Mukherjee (Partners in Health), Jehane Noujaim (Director, Control Room), Bunker Roy (Founder, Barefoot College) and Kief Davidson (Director, The Devil.s Miner). Ticket information is available atwww.
- 1/23/2012
- by Melissa Howland
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Egyptian security forces arrested filmmaker Jehane Noujaim while covering the Cairo political protests in Tahrir Square and detained her in Tora prison for 36 hours. Noujaim, who co-directed the documentary Startup.com, about the rise and fall of a new media company, and directed Control Room, about Al-Jazeera, was released yesterday and she gave an extensive interview to NBC News detailing the circumstances behind her arrest. “My charage was throwing Molotov cocktails and destroying public property,” she said. “If I throw a rock I’d hit the back of the head of the protester in front of me. That claim was so ridiculous and yet I was in prison for 36 hours because of it.”...
- 11/26/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Egyptian security forces arrested filmmaker Jehane Noujaim while covering the Cairo political protests in Tahrir Square and detained her in Tora prison for 36 hours. Noujaim, who co-directed the documentary Startup.com, about the rise and fall of a new media company, and directed Control Room, about Al-Jazeera, was released yesterday and she gave an extensive interview to NBC News detailing the circumstances behind her arrest. “My charage was throwing Molotov cocktails and destroying public property,” she said. “If I throw a rock I’d hit the back of the head of the protester in front of me. That claim was so ridiculous and yet I was in prison for 36 hours because of it.”...
- 11/26/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Egyptian security forces arrested filmmaker Jehane Noujaim while covering the Cairo political protests in Tahrir Square and detained her in Tora prison for 36 hours. Noujaim, who co-directed the documentary Startup.com, about the rise and fall of a new media company, and directed Control Room, about Al-Jazeera, was released yesterday and she gave an extensive interview to NBC News detailing the circumstances behind her arrest. “My charage was throwing Molotov cocktails and destroying public property,” she said. “If I throw a rock I’d hit the back of the head of the protester in front of me. That claim was so ridiculous and yet I was in prison for 36 hours because of it.”...
- 11/26/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Michael O'Connell
After being taken into custody on Wednesday, American-Egyptian filmmaker Jehane Noujaim is a free woman again. The Control Room director was in her birth city of Cairo, filming protests in Tahrir Square for her latest project, when she was accused of throwing Molotov cocktails and jailed in Tora prison. She gave an interview to NBC News after her release. "My charge was throwing Molotov cocktails and destroying public property," she said. "If I throw a rock I'd hit the back of the head of the protester in front of me... that claim was so ridiculous, yet I was
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After being taken into custody on Wednesday, American-Egyptian filmmaker Jehane Noujaim is a free woman again. The Control Room director was in her birth city of Cairo, filming protests in Tahrir Square for her latest project, when she was accused of throwing Molotov cocktails and jailed in Tora prison. She gave an interview to NBC News after her release. "My charge was throwing Molotov cocktails and destroying public property," she said. "If I throw a rock I'd hit the back of the head of the protester in front of me... that claim was so ridiculous, yet I was
read more...
- 11/26/2011
- by Michael O'Connell
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Jehane Noujaim -- director of "Control Room," a 2004 documentary about Arabic-language news network Al Jazeera -- was arrested and later released after participating in a protest in Egypt, according to multiple reports on Twitter. Noujaim was interviewing a military officer for a new documentary on the Cairo protests when the arrest took place and was accused of being a spy for Israel and a traitor, according to The Guardian. "In solidarity with Jihane Noujaim," wrote journalist Mona Eltahawy, who was also arrested in the protest. "Friends please kick up huge fuss...
- 11/25/2011
- by Kurt Orzeck
- The Wrap
The Media Decoder blog at The New York Times reported today that Egyptian security forces released filmmaker Jehane Noujaim after her arrest 36 hours ago while covering the Cairo protests. Noujaim, who co-directed the documentary Startup.com, about the rise and fall of a new media company, and directed Control Room, about Al-Jazeera, told NBC News she was filming in Tahrir Square for a planned documentary about the Egyptian protests. Noujaim was arrested with several other female journalists including French reporter Caroline Sinz who told Agence France-Presse she was beaten and sexually assaulted by a group of men in Tahrir Square.
- 11/25/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
The Media Decoder blog at The New York Times reported today that Egyptian security forces released filmmaker Jehane Noujaim after her arrest 36 hours ago while covering the Cairo protests. Noujaim, who co-directed the documentary Startup.com, about the rise and fall of a new media company, and directed Control Room, about Al-Jazeera, told NBC News she was filming in Tahrir Square for a planned documentary about the Egyptian protests. Noujaim was arrested with several other female journalists including French reporter Caroline Sinz who told Agence France-Presse she was beaten and sexually assaulted by a group of men in Tahrir Square.
- 11/25/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
The Media Decoder blog at The New York Times reported today that Egyptian security forces released filmmaker Jehane Noujaim after her arrest 36 hours ago while covering the Cairo protests. Noujaim, who co-directed the documentary Startup.com, about the rise and fall of a new media company, and directed Control Room, about Al-Jazeera, told NBC News she was filming in Tahrir Square for a planned documentary about the Egyptian protests. Noujaim was arrested with several other female journalists including French reporter Caroline Sinz who told Agence France-Presse she was beaten and sexually assaulted by a group of men in Tahrir Square.
- 11/25/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
10 years ago, a game arrived on the market that would go on to tie-up the sci-fi Fps genre for the next few years before Halo: Reach brought an end of sorts with a new beginning, before Halo 4 launches a brand new trilogy next year.
And now to celebrate those ten years the original game is being re-released in a new anniversary package, with the 15th of November set as the date that fans can get their hands on the redo.
Looking forward to that date, we now know what the list of achievements will look like. All 44 of them.
So, without further ado, here’s the list:
The Silent Cartographer (25 points)
Complete the level “The Silent Cartographer” on any difficulty.
Assault on the Control Room (25 points)
Complete the level “Assault on the Control Room” on any difficulty.
Pillar of Autumn (25 points)
Complete the level “Pillar of Autumn” on any difficulty.
And now to celebrate those ten years the original game is being re-released in a new anniversary package, with the 15th of November set as the date that fans can get their hands on the redo.
Looking forward to that date, we now know what the list of achievements will look like. All 44 of them.
So, without further ado, here’s the list:
The Silent Cartographer (25 points)
Complete the level “The Silent Cartographer” on any difficulty.
Assault on the Control Room (25 points)
Complete the level “Assault on the Control Room” on any difficulty.
Pillar of Autumn (25 points)
Complete the level “Pillar of Autumn” on any difficulty.
- 10/15/2011
- by Simon Gallagher
- Obsessed with Film
It is the first day of my second week at The Edit Center and we are no longer paired off with partners. Left alone with my computer, I cannot remember how to do anything. Alan Oxman (whose editing credits include Control Room, Happiness and Welcome to the Dollhouse) has joined us, as our teacher. We are to start working on a feature film currently going into post-production. The film is called Happy Sad, written by Ken Urban and directed by Rodney Evans. I am delighted to learn that my friend Maria Dizzia is acting in it. We have all read the script over the weekend, and are each given a hard-drive with footage that will comprise one scene of the film. We are to start editing our scene together. Every one begins working like busy bees, while I stare in despair at my keyboard.
Oxman is a man of enormous patience.
Oxman is a man of enormous patience.
- 9/28/2011
- by Alix Lambert
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
Each week within this column we strive to pair the latest in theatrical releases to the worthwhile titles currently available on Netflix Instant Watch.
In theaters this week a intergalactic cop will square off against a batch of urban penguins, a lovelorn teen, and an investigative look at one of the world’s most heralded publications. If you’re still craving superheroes, stand-up comics turned kid flick peddlers, besotted boys and inside information, we’ve got a selection of features that should satisfy.
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Green Lantern
Ryan Reynolds returns to the arena of superheros with a fully CGI-suit and a little ring that holds a lot of power. Hal Jordan (Reynolds) is an American test pilot who is thrown into a world of intergalactic intrigue when an alien crash lands on Earth and passes off all the powers of The Green Lantern Corp! Blake Lively, Peter Sarsgaard, and Mark Strong co-star.
In theaters this week a intergalactic cop will square off against a batch of urban penguins, a lovelorn teen, and an investigative look at one of the world’s most heralded publications. If you’re still craving superheroes, stand-up comics turned kid flick peddlers, besotted boys and inside information, we’ve got a selection of features that should satisfy.
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Green Lantern
Ryan Reynolds returns to the arena of superheros with a fully CGI-suit and a little ring that holds a lot of power. Hal Jordan (Reynolds) is an American test pilot who is thrown into a world of intergalactic intrigue when an alien crash lands on Earth and passes off all the powers of The Green Lantern Corp! Blake Lively, Peter Sarsgaard, and Mark Strong co-star.
- 6/16/2011
- by Kristy Puchko
- The Film Stage
In the two weeks since I conducted this interview, The New York Times' executive editor Bill Keller announced that he would be stepping down from his position to become a full-time writer once more, paving the way for managing editor Jill Abramson to make history as the first woman to lead the venerable news organization in their 160-year history. In some ways, the fact that the news came after the Times' media columnist David Carr and director Andrew Rossi did press for the documentary "Page One: Inside The New York Times," but before the film was released in theaters, felt like a cruel cosmic joke, the ultimate indictment of holding onto any bit of information in an era where speed is everything.
But as much as Rossi himself would've surely liked to have included a scene to capture that milestone in his film (he was able to attach it in...
But as much as Rossi himself would've surely liked to have included a scene to capture that milestone in his film (he was able to attach it in...
- 6/13/2011
- by Stephen Saito
- ifc.com
A&B drop 'Sun & Moon,' a standout thus far at Miami Music Week.
By Adam Stewart
Above & Beyond
Photo: Anjunabeats
Miami — Last night in Miami's downtown district, Above & Beyond threw their annual homage to trance with their massive Anjunabeats party, which this year was held at the Ice Palace for the first time. Having expanded into their new home from their usual venue Karu & Y, the Ice Palace offered a massive space for the enthused crowed to hear Jono and Paavo, two-thirds of the trance trio, spin a killer set.
Hitting the massive Led-wrapped stage after an invigorating set by the reunited duo Gabriel & Dresden, the crowd erupted as the trance legends dove right into it, opening with "The Taxi Driver" by Andrew Bayer.
Also highlighted in the first hour of Above & Beyond's set was "Beautiful World" featuring Dino, a new cut from fellow trance icon Tiësto, who collaborated with Mark Knight.
By Adam Stewart
Above & Beyond
Photo: Anjunabeats
Miami — Last night in Miami's downtown district, Above & Beyond threw their annual homage to trance with their massive Anjunabeats party, which this year was held at the Ice Palace for the first time. Having expanded into their new home from their usual venue Karu & Y, the Ice Palace offered a massive space for the enthused crowed to hear Jono and Paavo, two-thirds of the trance trio, spin a killer set.
Hitting the massive Led-wrapped stage after an invigorating set by the reunited duo Gabriel & Dresden, the crowd erupted as the trance legends dove right into it, opening with "The Taxi Driver" by Andrew Bayer.
Also highlighted in the first hour of Above & Beyond's set was "Beautiful World" featuring Dino, a new cut from fellow trance icon Tiësto, who collaborated with Mark Knight.
- 3/25/2011
- MTV Music News
A famous media Wiz once said "Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain," but we believe that what happens behind the TV screen is important to understanding what ends up on it. In today's inaugural installment of Mediaite In the Control Room, we bring you the insights of Bill Wolff, the Executive Producer of MSNBC's The Rachel Maddow Show, as he talks about what makes the show tick, and where it fits in the cable news landscape.
- 3/21/2011
- by Tommy Christopher
- Mediaite - TV
Sundance has a history of turning unlikely true-life topics into crowd-thrilling documentaries: the tuxedoed ice-dwellers of March of the Penguins, Al Gore’s climate-change lecture in An Inconvenient Truth, the massive faults of the U.S. education system in last year’s Waiting for Superman.
This year, one unexpected gotta-see doc turned out to be Page One: A Year Inside The New York Times, which explores upheaval throughout the entire news business through the Times media reporters who are covering the shake-up — as they’re being shook up themselves.
“If you write about media long enough, eventually you type your way to your own doorstep,...
This year, one unexpected gotta-see doc turned out to be Page One: A Year Inside The New York Times, which explores upheaval throughout the entire news business through the Times media reporters who are covering the shake-up — as they’re being shook up themselves.
“If you write about media long enough, eventually you type your way to your own doorstep,...
- 1/26/2011
- by Anthony Breznican
- EW - Inside Movies
HollywoodNews.com:Oscar.com, the official online home of the 83rd Academy Awards, celebrates the movies’ biggest night by inviting viewers to participate in the most interactive Oscar Night® in history. For the first time, the site will provide unprecedented coverage and access to the Oscars: from nominations morning to the glamorous red carpet, into the Kodak Theatre, backstage, and culminating at the Academy’s official post-ceremony celebration, the Governors Ball. Oscar.com provides a level of access into an awards show never before experienced by an online audience and is designed to be perfect companion to the Oscar telecast.
On Oscar Sunday, Oscar.com will offer unparalleled access to a multitude of cameras, providing online users with the ultimate insider’s view of Hollywood’s biggest night. Special cameras will take viewers live, behind the scenes to the Thank You Cam – offering winners an extended opportunity to thank their supporters; Backstage Cam – capturing sound bites,...
On Oscar Sunday, Oscar.com will offer unparalleled access to a multitude of cameras, providing online users with the ultimate insider’s view of Hollywood’s biggest night. Special cameras will take viewers live, behind the scenes to the Thank You Cam – offering winners an extended opportunity to thank their supporters; Backstage Cam – capturing sound bites,...
- 1/24/2011
- by HollywoodNews.com
- Hollywoodnews.com
Oscar.com is pulling out all the stops with their online pre, during and post-Oscar coverage. Last week we looked at their "Road to the Oscars" and now they announce new online features that will give fans the chance to follow their favorite stars and get as much access as they can stomach to the show, behind-the-scenes and post-awards celebrations. Designed as a companion to the live Oscar telecast, Oscar.com's "Second Screen" experience will offers coverage/access to everything from nominations morning to post-awards celebrations for online viewers. There will be a Backstage Cam, and Thank You Cam, Control Room cam and Press Room cam, each offering a different perspective on the awards. You can also pay for premium "All Access" in which you can track your ...
- 1/24/2011
- Thompson on Hollywood
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