Charles Burnett is returning to the African continent to, once again, tackle the story of a historic political figure on film. You'll recall his 2007 3-hour drama, Namibia: The Struggle for Liberation, which tells the story of Sam Nujoma, the first president of Namibia, from his political awakening, to his part in the country’s fight for freedom from occupation by South Africa. It covers 60 years of history and was financed entirely by the Namibian government. Carl Lumbly and Danny Glover starred, along with Chrisjan Appollus, Obed Emvula, and Joel Haikali. This time however, Burnett is heading north, to Algeria, to bring the...
- 9/9/2013
- by Tambay A. Obenson
- ShadowAndAct
Damn! I totally effed up and scheduled our podcast season debut tonight, completely forgetting that the MoMA Charles Burnett retrospective also begins tonight! And with his masterpiece too, Killer Of Sheep, which I Still haven’t seen on the big screen, and really want to. I have the recently released DVD issue, but, I think this is a film I’d really love to see in a theater, in all its gritty black and white glory.
Anyway… I already alerted you to this about 2 or 3 weeks ago, so consider this a reminder! MoMA sent out the below press release which details the entire retrospective.
But I’ll break it down for you:
What is it? Charles Burnett is being feted at MoMA (the Museum of Modern Art, here in New York City) with a series titled Charles Burnett: The Power To Endure.
When is it? April 6-25, 2011.
Where is it?...
Anyway… I already alerted you to this about 2 or 3 weeks ago, so consider this a reminder! MoMA sent out the below press release which details the entire retrospective.
But I’ll break it down for you:
What is it? Charles Burnett is being feted at MoMA (the Museum of Modern Art, here in New York City) with a series titled Charles Burnett: The Power To Endure.
When is it? April 6-25, 2011.
Where is it?...
- 4/6/2011
- by Tambay
- ShadowAndAct
Have you purchased your tickets yet?
I already alerted you to this 2 weeks ago week I believe it was. Consider this a reminder! MoMA sent out the below press release which details the entire retrospective.
But I’ll break it down for you:
What is it? Charles Burnett is being feted at MoMA (the Museum of Modern Art, here in New York City) with a complete retrospective titled Charles Burnett: The Power To Endure.
When is it? April 6-25, 2011.
Where is it? At MoMA of course – specifically, the Roy and Niuta Titus Theaters.
How much will each screening cost you? $10 adults; $8 seniors, 65 years and over with I.D. $6 full-time students with current I.D.
The full lineup follows below. As can be expected, Killer Of Sheep, My Brother’s Wedding, To Sleep With Anger, The Glass Shield, and other of his most known films, will screen.
But of most...
I already alerted you to this 2 weeks ago week I believe it was. Consider this a reminder! MoMA sent out the below press release which details the entire retrospective.
But I’ll break it down for you:
What is it? Charles Burnett is being feted at MoMA (the Museum of Modern Art, here in New York City) with a complete retrospective titled Charles Burnett: The Power To Endure.
When is it? April 6-25, 2011.
Where is it? At MoMA of course – specifically, the Roy and Niuta Titus Theaters.
How much will each screening cost you? $10 adults; $8 seniors, 65 years and over with I.D. $6 full-time students with current I.D.
The full lineup follows below. As can be expected, Killer Of Sheep, My Brother’s Wedding, To Sleep With Anger, The Glass Shield, and other of his most known films, will screen.
But of most...
- 4/1/2011
- by Tambay
- ShadowAndAct
In this week’s World Cinema column, we look at how individual countries become a hotbed for filmmaking talent, and the new wave of directors from Latin America...
Film is sometimes like music. There is a certain scene which is considered cool at a certain time, and a time and place which is a hotbed of creative energy. Musically, it currently resides in New York, but film-wise is perhaps more open to debate. Unlike music, film cannot react instantly to social changes. It take years to write, produce, and release a picture, and that's with a major studio release.
But every so often, a region will produce a string of filmmakers and create a buzz about it, one which inevitably becomes noticed by Hollywood. So, what's been hip in recent years?
In my view the defining world cinema of the last decade plus must be from Latin America. The list...
Film is sometimes like music. There is a certain scene which is considered cool at a certain time, and a time and place which is a hotbed of creative energy. Musically, it currently resides in New York, but film-wise is perhaps more open to debate. Unlike music, film cannot react instantly to social changes. It take years to write, produce, and release a picture, and that's with a major studio release.
But every so often, a region will produce a string of filmmakers and create a buzz about it, one which inevitably becomes noticed by Hollywood. So, what's been hip in recent years?
In my view the defining world cinema of the last decade plus must be from Latin America. The list...
- 9/29/2010
- Den of Geek
'Namibia' wins PAFF Vision Award
Charles Burnett's Namibia: The Struggle for Liberation was awarded the PAFF Vision Award at the 16th annual Pan African & Arts Festival, which ended Sunday.
The fest, which took place at the AMC Magic Johnson Crenshaw 15 Theaters in Los Angeles, gave its best documentary prize to Pierre-Yves Borgeaud's Return to Goree.
Bryon Hurt's Hip-Hop: Beyond Beats and Rhymes was named best short documentary, while Dee Rees' Pariah was best narrative short.
Clement Virgo's Poor Boy's Game was chosen best feature.
Ernst Gossner was named best director, first feature, for his film South of Pico.
Leon Lozano's Something is Killing Tate took the fest's Oscar Micheaux Award, as well as the audience award for favorite feature.
The favorite documentary was Ava DuVernay's This is the Life, and favorite short were Daniel Junge's docu Iron Ladies of Liberia and Deon H. Hayman's narrative short The Don of Virgil Jr. High.
The fest, which took place at the AMC Magic Johnson Crenshaw 15 Theaters in Los Angeles, gave its best documentary prize to Pierre-Yves Borgeaud's Return to Goree.
Bryon Hurt's Hip-Hop: Beyond Beats and Rhymes was named best short documentary, while Dee Rees' Pariah was best narrative short.
Clement Virgo's Poor Boy's Game was chosen best feature.
Ernst Gossner was named best director, first feature, for his film South of Pico.
Leon Lozano's Something is Killing Tate took the fest's Oscar Micheaux Award, as well as the audience award for favorite feature.
The favorite documentary was Ava DuVernay's This is the Life, and favorite short were Daniel Junge's docu Iron Ladies of Liberia and Deon H. Hayman's narrative short The Don of Virgil Jr. High.
- 2/19/2008
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
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