Movie City Indie Archive for December, 2011
Trailering Tony Gatlif’s INDIGNADOS
http://vimeo.com/34377474
Premiering Berlinale 2012: Gatlif shot both a fiction and documentary version of his observation of the European “Indignados,” predecessors to the “Occupy” protests around the world. Reports Cineuropa: “According to Gatlif, Indignados “plunges into the dense and palpable reality of a Europe in revolt just to be able to live, through the gaze and illusions of Betty (Mamebetty Honoré Diallo), a young African illegal immigrant.” Travelling along the edge of the borders of a Europe on the verge of collapse in terms of its social cohesion, Betty confronts this reality and the absurd situations it creates… At the same time, Gatlif has directed the documentary Indignez-vous! for Arte.” Gatlif: “This is urgent. The disorder of financial capitalism is throwing the world and its population into a crisis that is increasingly tough for millions of people, reduced to unemployment and plunged into poverty. These dark times in which we live may lead to worse still, a surge in xenophobic and racist violence, a war of civilisation, pitting nations against other nations in the name of God, the incompatibility of cultures, or quite simply hatred of the other. Cinema, like literature, music and the other arts, must fight against this terrible outcome.”
“Cry Me A River,” from DREILEBEN
Oh my. So good. From Dreileben. Wonder which of the three films? The Petzold? [Via Dennis Lim.]
Inside The Stanford Apple Archives (2’24”)
[Associated Press.]
John Roecker’s “They’re All Out Without You,” A Green Day “Punk Opera” (29’35”)
From the Vimeo link: “Based on the Characters from Green Day’s Grammy Award Winning Album American Idiot. John Roecker who directed the soon to be released documentary “Heart Like a Hand Grenade” (“HLAHG”) about the making of Green Day’s best selling album to date—”American Idiot”—brings you his take on the characters as originally visualized from AI, what many consider to be the first true “punk rock” opera. John’s longtime friendship with Billie Joe Armstrong, (the lead singer and guitarist of Green Day) gave him insight into the band’s creative vision, and put John at ground zero… in the recording studio along with the band. John’s task seemed simply really, to document the creative process as it unfolded – honest, uncensored, and real. What emerged The American Idiot Album, now considered by many to be Green Day’s greatest musical achievement. As John continued to document the layers of creativity behind the music of AI, he started to visualize who the characters were, and what they were truly meant to be.
Orphaned Polar Bear Cub. That Is All.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=jwKwbuW2GdA
19 “For Your Consideration” 2011 Scripts Now Include MARGARET, WAR HORSE
These are PDF downloads. Streaming the Contagion score makes for a nice background. (Paramount has scripts, but only upon request and if qualified.)
War Horse
The Artist
Coriolanus
The Descendants
The Help
The Iron Lady
Martha Marcy May Marlene
My Week With Marilyn
Shame
Win Win
Terry Gilliam’s “Happy Christmas Wishes” (1968, 2:45)
Photo: Ray Pride, Marrakech, December 2011.
Ladies & Gentlemen… Julianne Moore (:52)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=V4YlDkCIoIs
Woodkid’s BORN TO DIE for Lana Del Rey
About the director: “The Evolution Of Woodkid.”
2 Comments »Clipping Tony Kaye’s DETACHMENT (language NSFW)
“I used to be very angry.” February 24th on VOD; theatrical in March. More at the film’s website.
Trailering Guy Maddin’s KEYHOLE
Post-production diary here.