Cradle Of Champions screens Sunday, November 5th at 4:00pm at The .Zack (3224 Locust St.) as part of this year’s St. Louis International Film Festival. Producer Donald Rosenfeld will be in attendance. Ticket information can be found Here
Made with a dream team of documentary talent — the crew’s past films include “Citizenfour,” “Cameraperson,” “Queen of Versailles,” “Racing Dreams,” and “Cartel Land” — “Cradle of Champions” captures the epic story of three young people fighting for their lives in the oldest, biggest, and most important amateur boxing tournament in the world: the New York’s Daily News Golden Gloves. “Cradle of Champions” follows three inspiring individuals on an urban odyssey through the 10-week Golden Gloves. Though boxing has come under increasing criticism in the past few decades, the tournament — which has produced more professional world champions than the Olympic Games — has taken legions of at-risk kids off the streets and given them discipline,...
Made with a dream team of documentary talent — the crew’s past films include “Citizenfour,” “Cameraperson,” “Queen of Versailles,” “Racing Dreams,” and “Cartel Land” — “Cradle of Champions” captures the epic story of three young people fighting for their lives in the oldest, biggest, and most important amateur boxing tournament in the world: the New York’s Daily News Golden Gloves. “Cradle of Champions” follows three inspiring individuals on an urban odyssey through the 10-week Golden Gloves. Though boxing has come under increasing criticism in the past few decades, the tournament — which has produced more professional world champions than the Olympic Games — has taken legions of at-risk kids off the streets and given them discipline,...
- 11/2/2017
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
The idea behind the Local Voices ad campaign is to capture the concerns that everyday Americans have about presidential hopeful Donald Trump in unscripted, personal commentaries that later air as one-minute ads in the same swing state communities where they were filmed. The key is to find voices who belong to community leaders who aren’t normal Hillary Clinton supporters, may they be conservatives or generally apolitical figures.
Read More about Local Voices: How Filmmakers Are Making a Difference in Swing States
In swing states where the voters have been confronted with constant barrage of political ads, the other key ingredient is authenticity, so they are not dismissed as just another manufactured political message.
To accomplish this, founder Lee Hirsch (“Bully”) turned to fellow documentary filmmakers and recruited some of the top filmmakers working in nonfiction, including Amir Bar-Lev (“Happy Valley, “The Tillman Story”), Amy Berg (“West of Memphis”), Marshall Curry (“Street Fight,...
Read More about Local Voices: How Filmmakers Are Making a Difference in Swing States
In swing states where the voters have been confronted with constant barrage of political ads, the other key ingredient is authenticity, so they are not dismissed as just another manufactured political message.
To accomplish this, founder Lee Hirsch (“Bully”) turned to fellow documentary filmmakers and recruited some of the top filmmakers working in nonfiction, including Amir Bar-Lev (“Happy Valley, “The Tillman Story”), Amy Berg (“West of Memphis”), Marshall Curry (“Street Fight,...
- 11/7/2016
- by Chris O'Falt
- Indiewire
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
In the wake of "Point and Shoot," the latest documentary by Marshall Curry, the comparison that kept barging its way into my mind was with Darren Aronofsky. No, the two filmmakers have nothing in common stylistically; one works in fiction, the other in non-; one makes $150-million biblical epics while the other performs miracles with public television money. But the thing they share -- the engine of their filmmaking, in fact -- is an obsession with obsession. In Aronofky's case, this has channeled its way through ballet, math and drug addiction ("Black Swan," "Pi," "Requiem for a Dream"). In Curry's films, which always have had strong storylines anyway, the aspect of obsession is more nuanced, and yet an essential element in what has drawn the director to his subjects: In "Streetfight," the impossibly righteous-cum-personal crusade of a political neophyte (Corey Booker) against the thuggish, entrenched mayor of Newark N.J.
- 4/21/2014
- by John Anderson
- Indiewire
Documentary artist Marshall Curry has been producing documentaries both feature-length and for TV since 2005. His latest project "Point and Shoot" tells the story of Matthew VanDyke, a young Baltimore native, who went to Libya to join the rebels who were taking up arms against Gaddafi. While there, he was captured and spent six months in solitary confinement before escaping and returning to the front lines. Tell us about yourself: I’m the director of the documentary "Point and Shoot." I’ve made three other features—"Street Fight," "Racing Dreams," and "If a Tree Falls: a Story of the Earth Liberation Front." And I had a great time Exec Producing and doing some editing on a doc about the band The National, called "Mistaken For Strangers." I love to watch documentaries, and most of the time, I love making them. I have two kids and have vowed that after this project...
- 4/17/2014
- by Indiewire
- Indiewire
By the looks of it, the Tribeca Film Festival might finally be growing out of their awkward teenage phase and moving into a new era where the nab more than just Sundance and SXSW festival rejects. Artistic Director Frederic Boyer has managed to nab some noteworthy American indie projects such as Lou Howe’s Gabriel (see pic above), Keith Miller’s Five Star, Adam Rapp’s Loitering with Intent, and Tristan Patterson’s Electric Slide.
On the docu front, we’ve got the latest from the likes of notable documentarians Marshall Curry and Jessica Yu. Think Ewan McGregor’s Long Way Round meets child solider movie for Curry’s awesomely titled Point and Shoot — where the Libyan rebel army take hold of Curry’s subject. Yu moves from water shortage in Last Call at the Oasis (read our review) to the biggest pandemic of all; Misconception looks at the consequences...
On the docu front, we’ve got the latest from the likes of notable documentarians Marshall Curry and Jessica Yu. Think Ewan McGregor’s Long Way Round meets child solider movie for Curry’s awesomely titled Point and Shoot — where the Libyan rebel army take hold of Curry’s subject. Yu moves from water shortage in Last Call at the Oasis (read our review) to the biggest pandemic of all; Misconception looks at the consequences...
- 3/4/2014
- by Eric Lavallee
- IONCINEMA.com
The 13th Tribeca Film Festival has announced half its slate for next month’s New York celebration, which runs April 16-27. Culled from more than 6,000 submissions, Tribeca 2014 includes 55 world premieres, 37 first-time filmmakers, and 22 female directors. “Variously inspired by individual interests and experience and driven by an intense sensibility of style, the array of new filmmaking voices in this year’s competition is especially impressive and I think memorable,” said Frederic Boyer, Tribeca’s artistic director. “The range of American subcultures and international genres represented here are both eclectic and wide reaching.”
On April 17, Gabriel will open the World Narrative competition,...
On April 17, Gabriel will open the World Narrative competition,...
- 3/4/2014
- by Jeff Labrecque
- EW - Inside Movies
This year's Tribeca Film Festival will be running from April 17 to 28 and the annual New York-based festival has begun to announce the movies that will be showcased with the announcement of its Opening Night movie, which is the world premiere of Mistaken for Strangers , a documentary executive produced by Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Marshall Curry ( Racing Dreams ) that documents the 2010 world tour by Brooklyn rock group, The National, directed by frontman Matt Berninger's younger brother Tom Berninger (both picture above) who was brought on as a roadie for that tour. Mistaken for Strangers will premiere on Wednesday, April 17, with a special performance by The National to follow. There will be more announcements of this year's film slate on Monday and Tuesday,...
- 2/28/2013
- Comingsoon.net
You'd think the world of junior go-karting would be a bit... insular.
Perhaps it is. But in the hands of documentary director Marshall Curry and his three speedy protagonists, it's also a world of discipline, purpose, socialising and competitiveness, where we get to know as much about the knotty world between childhood and adolescence as we do about racing turns.
Brandon Warren, 13, is one of the three drivers determined to follow his racing dream all the way to Nascar
Curry had the good luck, or skill, to chart his film Racing Dreams through the eyes of three characters - Annabeth, Brandon and Josh - whose charm, character, humour and expressiveness would have made them stars with or without the mini-chariot and their dreams of one day racing at Nascar.
"These drivers make a decision and they don't look back. That's how life goes - you make a decision and you don't look back.
Perhaps it is. But in the hands of documentary director Marshall Curry and his three speedy protagonists, it's also a world of discipline, purpose, socialising and competitiveness, where we get to know as much about the knotty world between childhood and adolescence as we do about racing turns.
Brandon Warren, 13, is one of the three drivers determined to follow his racing dream all the way to Nascar
Curry had the good luck, or skill, to chart his film Racing Dreams through the eyes of three characters - Annabeth, Brandon and Josh - whose charm, character, humour and expressiveness would have made them stars with or without the mini-chariot and their dreams of one day racing at Nascar.
"These drivers make a decision and they don't look back. That's how life goes - you make a decision and you don't look back.
- 10/1/2012
- by The Huffington Post UK
- Huffington Post
When I think of the most gorgeously-shot films of the last decade or so, Lost in Translation and Where the Wild Things Are certainly make a spot on the shortlist. The one common denominator in both is now planning to get behind the camera in a different capacity. Cinematographer Lance Acord, frequent collaborator with directors Spike Jonze and Sofia Coppola, has been hired for directorial debut by DreamWorks. [Variety]
Although he didn’t get to go around the racetrack for Coppola’s Somewhere, Acord will have his chance now. The film is Racing Dreams, a remake of Marshall Curry‘s 2009 acclaimed documentary of the same name (known in my head for music from indie rockers The National). The film follows ”three young racers as they compete in the World Karting Association’s National Pavement Series. Clocking speeds up to 70 mph, the trio chase the National Championship title and move closer to...
Although he didn’t get to go around the racetrack for Coppola’s Somewhere, Acord will have his chance now. The film is Racing Dreams, a remake of Marshall Curry‘s 2009 acclaimed documentary of the same name (known in my head for music from indie rockers The National). The film follows ”three young racers as they compete in the World Karting Association’s National Pavement Series. Clocking speeds up to 70 mph, the trio chase the National Championship title and move closer to...
- 7/22/2012
- by jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
- The Film Stage
Cinematographer Lance Acord ("Being John Malkovich," "Lost in Translation") is in negotiations to make his feature directorial debut on "Racing Dreams" for DreamWorks Pictures reports Variety.
The story follows three young racers as they compete in the World Karting Association's National Pavement Series. The trio chase the National Championship title on their dream to become Nascar racers.
The film is a narrative feature adaptation of Marshall Curry's 2009 documentary of the same name.
The story follows three young racers as they compete in the World Karting Association's National Pavement Series. The trio chase the National Championship title on their dream to become Nascar racers.
The film is a narrative feature adaptation of Marshall Curry's 2009 documentary of the same name.
- 7/21/2012
- by Garth Franklin
- Dark Horizons
With a resume that boasts "Buffalo 66," "Being John Malkovich," "Adaptation," "Where The Wild Things Are," "Marie Antoinette" and "Lost In Translation," it's safe to say that cinematographer Lance Acord has been hanging out with the right people. Undoubtedly contributing in a major way to the look and feel of those films by Sofia Coppola, Spike Jonze and Charlie Kaufman, Acord is now ready to make his own movie, and unlike those high-concept films, he's going for something different. Acord will take the helm of "Racing Dreams," a project set up over at DreamWorks that is a remake of the 2009 documentary by Marshall Curry of the same name. The story will follow three young race car drivers, with aspirations of making a career in Nascar, who compete in the World Karting Association's National Pavement Series. It's a bit of a coming of age/sports tale, though certainly not like anything...
- 7/20/2012
- by Kevin Jagernauth
- The Playlist
Racing Dreams is a documentary about a very specific subculture: people who are passionate about racecar driving. Specifically, the drivers themselves. Even more specifically, those racecar drivers who still aren’t old enough to legally drive a car down their local neighborhood street. Yet despite barely topping out at thirteen years old, the stars of Racing Dreams have just that: a dream of one day racing in Nascar alongside their heroes, many of whom also got their starts competing in the World Karting Association’s National Series.
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- 5/31/2012
- by Lee Jutton
- JustPressPlay.net
Ask a filmmaker how to go about making your first film, and 99% of them will impart the easier-said-than-done advice, “Just go and make it.” The technology is there, filming and editing equipment have never been more affordable, and the internet has broken down the barriers between filmmakers and distributors. Few of those filmmakers, however, can give that advice as genuinely as Marshall Curry, who did just that with remarkable results.
While working at a New York multimedia design firm, Curry decided to pursue a latent desire to make documentary films. With no prior experience in filmmaking, he bought a Sony PD150 and started filming Newark’s 2002 mayoral race between Corey Booker and then-four-time incumbent Sharpe James. That film became Street Fight, and was nominated for an Oscar in 2005. Fast forward to today, where Curry has received his second Oscar nomination for his latest film, If A Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front,...
While working at a New York multimedia design firm, Curry decided to pursue a latent desire to make documentary films. With no prior experience in filmmaking, he bought a Sony PD150 and started filming Newark’s 2002 mayoral race between Corey Booker and then-four-time incumbent Sharpe James. That film became Street Fight, and was nominated for an Oscar in 2005. Fast forward to today, where Curry has received his second Oscar nomination for his latest film, If A Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front,...
- 2/20/2012
- by Daniel James Scott
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
This review was originally published on May 12, 2011. It is being reposted for the doc's home video release. Jeffrey Blitz's "Spellbound" is kind of like the "Die Hard" of documentaries. The Oscar-nominated hit from 2002 has kicked off many an imitator over the past decade, in which films could be referred to as "'Spellbound' in an air guitar contest" ("Air Guitar Nation"), "'Spellbound' with junior tennis players" ("Unstrung") and "'Spellbound' with go-karts" ("Racing Dreams"). Just this past week we saw the NYC opening of the "'Spellbound' at a Monopoly competition" film (aka "Under the Boardwalk," which also plays Austin…...
- 9/20/2011
- Spout
Michael Moore, Spike Lee, Morgan Spurlock, and other attention-courting provocateurs tend to receive the vast majority of media coverage that is devoted to the documentary world, but none of them have made as many high-quality docs over the past decade as Marshall Curry, one of my favorite filmmakers, whose latest is about to arrive a theater near you, and who I interviewed last week.
Curry, 36, a humble, soft-spoken academic-turned-documentarian, has helmed only three films, thus far, but each has been a gem. “Street Fight” (2005), his debut, chronicled the unlikely 2002 campaign of Cory Booker to become mayor of Newark, and earned Curry a best documentary (feature) Oscar nod. His next film, “Racing Dreams” (2009), was named best documentary at the Tribeca Film Festival, where I saw it and called it “the best film of the year so far… an instant classic.” And his third film, “If a Tree Falls” (Oscilloscope, 6/22, not yet rated,...
Curry, 36, a humble, soft-spoken academic-turned-documentarian, has helmed only three films, thus far, but each has been a gem. “Street Fight” (2005), his debut, chronicled the unlikely 2002 campaign of Cory Booker to become mayor of Newark, and earned Curry a best documentary (feature) Oscar nod. His next film, “Racing Dreams” (2009), was named best documentary at the Tribeca Film Festival, where I saw it and called it “the best film of the year so far… an instant classic.” And his third film, “If a Tree Falls” (Oscilloscope, 6/22, not yet rated,...
- 6/29/2011
- by Scott Feinberg
- Scott Feinberg
Marshall Curry's ("Street Fight," "Racing Dreams") latest documentary, "If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front," tells the story behind what the FBI has deemed America's "number one domestic terrorism threat"--the radical environmentalist group, the Earth Liberation Front (Elf). In 2005, Daniel McGowan was arrested by the FBI in a nationwide sweep of the activist organization. Curry (and co-director Sam Cullman) use his arrest as a springboard ...
- 6/22/2011
- indieWIRE - People
Marshall Curry's ("Street Fight," "Racing Dreams") latest documentary, "If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front," tells the story behind what the FBI has deemed America's "number one domestic terrorism threat"--the radical environmentalist group, the Earth Liberation Front (Elf). In 2005, Daniel McGowan was arrested by the FBI in a nationwide sweep of the activist organization. Curry (and co-director Sam Cullman) use his arrest as a springboard ...
- 6/22/2011
- indieWIRE - People
Marshall Curry's ("Street Fight," "Racing Dreams") latest documentary, "If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front," tells the story behind what the FBI has deemed America's "number one domestic terrorism threat"--the radical environmentalist group, the Earth Liberation Front (Elf). In 2005, Daniel McGowan was arrested by the FBI in a nationwide sweep of the activist organization. Curry (and co-director Sam Cullman) use his arrest as a springboard ...
- 6/22/2011
- Indiewire
Director Marshall Curry came out of the gate with Street Fight (Tff 2005), earning an Academy Award nomination for his doc about Cory Booker's first run for mayor in Newark, NJ. In 2009, the family-friendly Racing Dreams (Tff 2009) followed kids involved in "the Little League of Nascar." His latest film, If a Tree Falls: A Story of the Earth Liberation Front - which he co-directed with cinematographer Sam Cullman - tells the story of Daniel McGowan, an unassuming New Yorker convicted of 'domestic terrorism' for his actions on behalf of the radical environmental group The Earth Liberation Front. Among other actions, the Elf launched major arsons throughout the 1990s and into 2001, against organizations they deemed harmful to the environment: timber companies, SUV dealerships, wild horse slaughterhouses, the University of Washington, and a $12 million ski lodge in Vail, Co. (They were also instrumental in the protests at the 1999 World Trade Organization [Wto] ...
- 6/21/2011
- TribecaFilm.com
Network Also Planning Miniseries Version Of 'I, Claudius' Every so often, a documentary comes along that seems ripe for feature adaptation, and, as usual, it's snapped up speedily by studio executives. But for the most part ("Dogtown & Z-Boys" becoming "Lords of Dogtown" being the only exception we can really think of), the remakes never quite make it on to screens--feature version of "The King of Kong," "Racing Dreams" and many others languish in development hell. But one project looks to be moving forward with remarkable speed. Ian Palmer's documentary "Knuckle," which looks at a long-running family feud among traveling…...
- 6/10/2011
- The Playlist
Trailers are an under-appreciated art form insofar that many times they’re seen as vehicles for showing footage, explaining films away, or showing their hand about what moviegoers can expect. Foreign, domestic, independent, big budget: I celebrate all levels of trailers and hopefully this column will satisfactorily give you a baseline of what beta wave I’m operating on, because what better way to hone your skills as a thoughtful moviegoer than by deconstructing these little pieces of advertising? Some of the best authors will tell you that writing a short story is a lot harder than writing a long one, that you have to weigh every sentence. What better medium to see how this theory plays itself out beyond that than with movie trailers? The Guard Trailer I don't know if it got any better for me in 2008 with regard to unexpected gems than In Bruges. Brendan Gleeson has a certain style,...
- 6/4/2011
- by Christopher Stipp
- Slash Film
You can brand them as peddlers of Brad Pitt, as U.S based Inferno Entertainment have got some highly anticipated titles in their sales line-up and one matches Pitt with Andrew Dominik in Cogan's Trade (they worked together on Jesse James) and James Gray should be rolling out the cameras one of these days for The Lost City of Z with Pitt attached in the lead. Joe Carnahan's The Grey is on the map as well. Killer Elite by Gary McKendry - Post-Production The Grey by Joe Carnahan - Post-Production Cogan's Trade by Andrew Dominik - Post-Production The Entitled by Aaron Woodley - Completed Arabian Nights by Chuck Russell - Pre-Production Cane Toads: The Conquest by Mark Lewis - Completed Five Star Day by Danny Buday - Completed Hachiko: A Dog's Story by Lasse HALLSTRÖM - Completed Happy Tears by Mitchell Lichtenstein - Completed How To Make Love Like...
- 5/13/2011
- IONCINEMA.com
WME has signed "Fast Five" star Dwayne Johnson in all areas, TheWrap has learned. He had been repped by CAA. The former wrestler is a good get: It's been reported that he gets $15 million per movie. In addition to his work on "Fast Five," he executive produced the 2009 documentary "Racing Dreams" and is executive producing the upcoming "Take My Wife" and an action movie also called "Racing Dreams." His Universal hit, "Fast Five," is tearing up the box office, taking in some $86 million in its opening weekend. Johnson played football for the U.
- 5/3/2011
- by Joshua L. Weinstein
- The Wrap
Please Note: The following rankings and remarks reflect my personal opinions and do/will not in any way impact my projections or analysis on this site, wherein I strive above all else to correctly forecast what will happen, not what I believe should happen. My demonstrated ability to do that over the years is what has led most of you to my site, and any failure to do that will undoubtedly lead you away from it, so you can rest assured that I mean it when I say that one has/will have no bearing on the other.
Scott Feinberg’s Top 10 Films of 2010
1. “The Social Network” (Columbia, 10/1, PG-13, trailer)
I distinctly remember sitting in a movie theater over the summer when the first teaser for “the Facebook movie” began playing, prompting groans and snickering all around me — stuff along the lines of, “What’s it gonna be about? A server crashing?...
Scott Feinberg’s Top 10 Films of 2010
1. “The Social Network” (Columbia, 10/1, PG-13, trailer)
I distinctly remember sitting in a movie theater over the summer when the first teaser for “the Facebook movie” began playing, prompting groans and snickering all around me — stuff along the lines of, “What’s it gonna be about? A server crashing?...
- 12/27/2010
- by Scott Feinberg
- Scott Feinberg
A look at what's new on DVD today:
"Calvin Marshall" (2010)
Directed by Gary Lundgren
Released by Passion River
Steve Zahn exemplifies the adage those who can't do teach as a college baseball coach who never was quite good enough to make the majors who sees something of himself in an enthusiastic but unskilled player (Alex Frost) that he keeps on the team in writer/director Gary Lundgren's feature debut.
"Chelsea on the Rocks" (2009)
Directed by Abel Ferrara
Released by Hannover House
"Bad Lieutenant" director Ferrara compiles a biography of the famed Chelsea Hotel in New York through archival footage, reenactments and interviews with the many artists who have stayed there throughout the years from Milos Forman and R. Crumb to Ethan Hawke and Gaby Hoffman.
"Claang the Game" (2009)
Directed by Stefano Milla
Released by Triumphant Entertainment
A game of "Claang," a strategy-heavy match of wits, leads to a discussion...
"Calvin Marshall" (2010)
Directed by Gary Lundgren
Released by Passion River
Steve Zahn exemplifies the adage those who can't do teach as a college baseball coach who never was quite good enough to make the majors who sees something of himself in an enthusiastic but unskilled player (Alex Frost) that he keeps on the team in writer/director Gary Lundgren's feature debut.
"Chelsea on the Rocks" (2009)
Directed by Abel Ferrara
Released by Hannover House
"Bad Lieutenant" director Ferrara compiles a biography of the famed Chelsea Hotel in New York through archival footage, reenactments and interviews with the many artists who have stayed there throughout the years from Milos Forman and R. Crumb to Ethan Hawke and Gaby Hoffman.
"Claang the Game" (2009)
Directed by Stefano Milla
Released by Triumphant Entertainment
A game of "Claang," a strategy-heavy match of wits, leads to a discussion...
- 9/21/2010
- by Stephen Saito
- ifc.com
Filed under: DVDs, Cinematical
Going shopping for home video entertainment? There's a flood of television boxed sets, and a good selection of movies to rent. (For a comprehensive overview, check out this friendly guide.) But if you want to add to your permanent collection, here's our pick of three flicks to own -- and why.
'Racing Dreams'
Let's start with a gem that received only a limited theatrical release after playing on the film festival circuit. In all fairness, the premise may not sound promising: Three young people pursue their goal of winning a national championship in go-kart racing. So let's focus on what the film's really about: Three kids in their early teens try to figure out who they are and what they want to do with their lives while under tremendous pressure. That's something we can all relate to, and helps explain why the film has such wide appeal.
Going shopping for home video entertainment? There's a flood of television boxed sets, and a good selection of movies to rent. (For a comprehensive overview, check out this friendly guide.) But if you want to add to your permanent collection, here's our pick of three flicks to own -- and why.
'Racing Dreams'
Let's start with a gem that received only a limited theatrical release after playing on the film festival circuit. In all fairness, the premise may not sound promising: Three young people pursue their goal of winning a national championship in go-kart racing. So let's focus on what the film's really about: Three kids in their early teens try to figure out who they are and what they want to do with their lives while under tremendous pressure. That's something we can all relate to, and helps explain why the film has such wide appeal.
- 9/21/2010
- by Peter Martin
- Moviefone
Filed under: DVDs, Cinematical
Going shopping for home video entertainment? There's a flood of television boxed sets, and a good selection of movies to rent. (For a comprehensive overview, check out this friendly guide.) But if you want to add to your permanent collection, here's our pick of three flicks to own -- and why.
'Racing Dreams'
Let's start with a gem that received only a limited theatrical release after playing on the film festival circuit. In all fairness, the premise may not sound promising: Three young people pursue their goal of winning a national championship in go-kart racing. So let's focus on what the film's really about: Three kids in their early teens try to figure out who they are and what they want to do with their lives while under tremendous pressure. That's something we can all relate to, and helps explain why the film has such wide appeal.
Going shopping for home video entertainment? There's a flood of television boxed sets, and a good selection of movies to rent. (For a comprehensive overview, check out this friendly guide.) But if you want to add to your permanent collection, here's our pick of three flicks to own -- and why.
'Racing Dreams'
Let's start with a gem that received only a limited theatrical release after playing on the film festival circuit. In all fairness, the premise may not sound promising: Three young people pursue their goal of winning a national championship in go-kart racing. So let's focus on what the film's really about: Three kids in their early teens try to figure out who they are and what they want to do with their lives while under tremendous pressure. That's something we can all relate to, and helps explain why the film has such wide appeal.
- 9/21/2010
- by Peter Martin
- Cinematical
It's been just over a year since "Racing Dreams" played to standing ovations at the Tribeca Film Festival. The response that wasn't entirely unexpected, given the pedigree of its Oscar-nominated director Marshall Curry ("Street Fight," the acclaimed doc about Newark mayor Cory Booker), but it was a little unlikely because of the movie's subject matter.
New Yorkers aren't known for their love of Nascar, but still the festival (rightly) bestowed its best documentary prize on Curry's year-in-the-life of three go-kart racers -- the 11-year-old Annabeth Barnes, 12-year-old Josh Hobson and 13-year-old Brandon Warren -- entering a make-or-break period in their professional and personal lives.
"I feel like that age of 11, 12, 13 is so crucial to creating who we are," said Curry, who shot over 500 hours of footage of the trio who find that they need to be as agile in handling the pressures of school and family life as they are...
New Yorkers aren't known for their love of Nascar, but still the festival (rightly) bestowed its best documentary prize on Curry's year-in-the-life of three go-kart racers -- the 11-year-old Annabeth Barnes, 12-year-old Josh Hobson and 13-year-old Brandon Warren -- entering a make-or-break period in their professional and personal lives.
"I feel like that age of 11, 12, 13 is so crucial to creating who we are," said Curry, who shot over 500 hours of footage of the trio who find that they need to be as agile in handling the pressures of school and family life as they are...
- 7/10/2010
- by Stephen Saito
- ifc.com
Welcome back to Moment of Truth, Movieline's weekly spotlight on the best in nonfiction cinema. Today we hear from Marshall Curry, whose Racing Dreams opens Friday in New York and July 23 in Los Angeles.
After earning an Oscar nomination for his gripping 2005 political documentary Street Fight, filmmaker Marshall Curry turned to perhaps the last subject anyone would have seen coming: Nascar. More specifically, the "Little League of Nascar," where the adolescent subjects of Curry's fine new film Racing Dreams have a lot more at stake than just a trophy at the end of their 20th lap.
After earning an Oscar nomination for his gripping 2005 political documentary Street Fight, filmmaker Marshall Curry turned to perhaps the last subject anyone would have seen coming: Nascar. More specifically, the "Little League of Nascar," where the adolescent subjects of Curry's fine new film Racing Dreams have a lot more at stake than just a trophy at the end of their 20th lap.
- 7/8/2010
- Movieline
Are you into Nascar? Well, it doesn.t matter because not only should you check out the documentary Racing Dreams, but this video interview with the director Marshall Curry too. Curry followed three young drivers . Annabeth Barnes, Josh Hobson and Brandon Warren . while they competed in the World Karting Association.s National Series, which is basically little league for wannabe Nascar drivers. Whether or not competitive driving is your thing, Racing Dreams is guaranteed to strike a chord thanks to the film.s engaging stars and Curry.s spot on presentation. I was certainly surprised how hard I fell for this film, but what isn.t quite as shocking is the caliber of the piece. Yes, it.s only Curry.s second feature documentary, but his first, Street Fight, is an Oscar nominee. Before that? No, Curry wasn.t hard at work in film school, he was employed by a...
- 7/8/2010
- cinemablend.com
A lot of hyperbole gets jacked up and spun around in the opening scenes of Racing Dreams, Marshall Curry's wonderful and wonderfully surprising documentary about the junior Nascar set. Three youngsters, we are informed in the hammy voice-over that accompanies a rock-and-roll montage of candy-colored cars streaking around a track, are about to embark on the year that will determine whether they've "got what it takes" to "make it" as race-car drivers. To "go the distance," if you will. Vrrrrrrooooozzzzzzzz.
- 7/7/2010
- Movieline
Director Marshall Curry's first documentary film, Street Fight, followed Cory Booker's bruising run for mayor of Newark, N.J. The film took off at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2005 - where it won the Audience Award - and went on to be nominated for both an Academy Award and an Emmy. Curry's new documentary, Racing Dreams, looks at a very different part of America. It premiered at Tff 2009, where it was named Best Documentary Feature, received great critical acclaim, and was soon optioned by Dreamworks for a fictional remake. Racing Dreams opens at IFC Center in New York this Friday, July 9, and will open in L.A. in two weeks. We asked Curry to explain how he, a New Yorker, ended up making a film about an offshoot of Nascar. And while he's at it, why should a New York audience care? (For the record, Racing Dreams was...
- 7/6/2010
- TribecaFilm.com
It comes as no surprise that Inception won last week's Trailer Park poll with 76% of your votes. After that, Green Hornet, Red and The Social Network duked it out for second place in the 6% range.
My favorite trailer of this week is for a film I've been dying to see for a very long time. Marshall Curry's go-kart doc Racing Dreams premiered and won the Jury Prize for Best Documentary at the 2009 Tribeca Film Festival and has taken this long to be released in theaters. It has actually already opened in Indiana -- though apparently it screened on Sundays only -- and is currently playing in Oregon, but the film starts in NYC and La this month. I don't really get the lack of proper distribution given that it's made by an Oscar-nominated filmmaker (Curry's prior film is the excellent Street Fight), was produced by Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and it involves kids,...
My favorite trailer of this week is for a film I've been dying to see for a very long time. Marshall Curry's go-kart doc Racing Dreams premiered and won the Jury Prize for Best Documentary at the 2009 Tribeca Film Festival and has taken this long to be released in theaters. It has actually already opened in Indiana -- though apparently it screened on Sundays only -- and is currently playing in Oregon, but the film starts in NYC and La this month. I don't really get the lack of proper distribution given that it's made by an Oscar-nominated filmmaker (Curry's prior film is the excellent Street Fight), was produced by Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson and it involves kids,...
- 7/5/2010
- by Christopher Campbell
- Cinematical
The first time we saw Marshall Curry's Racing Dreams at last year's Tribeca Film Festival , we were blown away by how drawn we were to watching the lives of three very different kids ranging from 11 to 13 as they compete in the National Go Karting Championship. Following the articulate Josh Hobson, the ambitious Annabeth Barnes and the troubled Brandon Warren over the course of a year, Curry created a film that's very much a coming-of-age story at its core, capturing the innocence of youth within the highly competitive field that's paved the way for some of the greatest racers in Nascar. Even so, you absolutely don't have to be a fan of Nascar racing to enjoy the movie for the story it tells, though watching the kids drive these karts around at high speeds is certainly thrilling...
- 5/26/2010
- Comingsoon.net
Bollywood romance Kites flew into tenth place on the weekend chart despite playing at only 208 theaters. The next biggest-grossing limited release, Babies, held better in its third weekend than in its second. Holdovers The Secret in Their Eyes, City Island and The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo maintained their audience levels, while new movies Solitary Man and Holy Rollers had passable starts in very limited release. With $958,673, Kites was the first Bollywood movie ever to crack the Weekend Top Ten, but its gross wasn't enough to break the Bollywood opening weekend record, despite having the broadest Bollywood release yet. My Name is Khan remains king on this front with $1.9 million at 120 theaters, and Kites achieved its rank because little was going below Shrek Forever After, Iron Man 2, Robin Hood and Letter to Juliet. Kites distributor Reliance Big Pictures is relatively new, though their only prior release, 3 Idiots, is the...
- 5/25/2010
- by Ray Subers <mail@boxofficemojo.com>
- Box Office Mojo
Dude here again. Are you still bummed about Dio? I am too. But it's okay, we can fight through this. Provided there is something so spectacular in the realm of motion pictures, something so amazing as to captivate our hearts and minds and elevate us from this...
Yeah, I can't even delude myself into finishing that sentence.
This weekend, a complete lack of surprise of an animated 3-D movie comes out and disappoints. Let's go to the numbers, shall we? (All in millions, remember, and these are the studio estimates. The actuals will be available on Monday).
1. Shrek Forever After (Par/Dw) - $71.2, 4359 screens, week 1, $71.2 total 2. Iron Man 2 (Par) - $26.6, 4177 screens, week 3, $251.2 total 3. Robin Hood (Uni) - $18.7, 3505 screens, week 2, $66.1 total 4. Letters to Juliet (Sum)- $9.1, 2975 screens, week 2, $27.4 total 5. Just Wright (FoxS)- $4.2, 1831 screens, week 2, $14.6 total 6. MacGruber (Uni)- $4.1, 2551 screens, week 1, $4.1 total 7. Date Night (Fox)- $2.8, 1869 screens, week 7, $90.6 total 8. Nightmare...
Yeah, I can't even delude myself into finishing that sentence.
This weekend, a complete lack of surprise of an animated 3-D movie comes out and disappoints. Let's go to the numbers, shall we? (All in millions, remember, and these are the studio estimates. The actuals will be available on Monday).
1. Shrek Forever After (Par/Dw) - $71.2, 4359 screens, week 1, $71.2 total 2. Iron Man 2 (Par) - $26.6, 4177 screens, week 3, $251.2 total 3. Robin Hood (Uni) - $18.7, 3505 screens, week 2, $66.1 total 4. Letters to Juliet (Sum)- $9.1, 2975 screens, week 2, $27.4 total 5. Just Wright (FoxS)- $4.2, 1831 screens, week 2, $14.6 total 6. MacGruber (Uni)- $4.1, 2551 screens, week 1, $4.1 total 7. Date Night (Fox)- $2.8, 1869 screens, week 7, $90.6 total 8. Nightmare...
- 5/25/2010
- MoviesOnline.ca
There's little doubt that the fourth Shrek movie, Shrek Forever After, is going to make some serious coin at the box office this weekend, but will it outpace previous installments or has the popularity of this franchise finally started to wane? Either way, it seems unlikely that Iron Man 2 will remain on top for a third weekend. The only other major release this weekend is MacGruber, the first Saturday Night Live movie in 10 years. In limited release, we have a double shot of Jesse Eisenberg with Holy Rollers and Solitary Man, plus the critically-acclaimed go kart documentary Racing Dreams. What will you be checking out this weekend? Shrek Forever After [1] MacGruber [2] Holy Rollers [3] (limited) Solitary Man [4] (limited) Perrier's Bounty [5] (limited) Racing Dreams [6] (limited) 180 South [7] (limited) After the Cup: Sons of Sakhnin United [8] (limited) Father of My Children [9] (limited) Kites [10] (limited) [1] http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0892791/ [2] http://www.imdb.
- 5/21/2010
- by Sean
- FilmJunk
Courtesy of Hannover House.
Racing Dreams is a movie that showcases the little league version of racecar driving. The flick also proves there is still a demand for jean shorts in many parts of the country. When one thinks of race cars, Nascar enters the mind. Another thought is how can this "sport" entertain the masses? Director Marshall Curry decided to formulate a documentary which shows a lesser-known aspect of the racing world. The beginning.
Brandon, Annabeth, and Josh are all Nascar hopefuls. Their dream is to race alongside the likes of Jeff Gordon, Tony Stewart, and Danica Patrick. Josh and Annabeth are 12 years old and race in the Junior National Championships for World Karting Associations. Brandon, 13, races in the Senior division for Wka. Top speed is 70mph. All three descend from different upbringings. Brandon is primarily raised by his grandparents due to his father having drug and alcohol related problems.
Racing Dreams is a movie that showcases the little league version of racecar driving. The flick also proves there is still a demand for jean shorts in many parts of the country. When one thinks of race cars, Nascar enters the mind. Another thought is how can this "sport" entertain the masses? Director Marshall Curry decided to formulate a documentary which shows a lesser-known aspect of the racing world. The beginning.
Brandon, Annabeth, and Josh are all Nascar hopefuls. Their dream is to race alongside the likes of Jeff Gordon, Tony Stewart, and Danica Patrick. Josh and Annabeth are 12 years old and race in the Junior National Championships for World Karting Associations. Brandon, 13, races in the Senior division for Wka. Top speed is 70mph. All three descend from different upbringings. Brandon is primarily raised by his grandparents due to his father having drug and alcohol related problems.
- 5/19/2010
- Tampa Film Examiner
My apologies for the delay on these this week, the Cannes Festival is kicking me around like you wouldn't believe, but at last... here are the new MPAA ratings from Bulletin No: 2120.
Attack On Darfur Rated R For strong disturbing depiction of atrocities including rape and infanticide, and language. Batman: Under The Red Hood Rated PG-13 For violent content and some drug references. Release Date: Booky and the Secret Santa Rated PG For mild thematic elements and brief language. Cielito Lindo Rated R For violence, language and some sexuality/nudity. Columbus Circle Rated PG-13 For violence, some language and thematic material. Day and Night (The short that will play in front of Pixar's Toy Story) Rated G Don't Be Afraid Of The Dark Rated R For violence and terror. Release Date: Homewrecker Rated R For language including sexual references. Kirot Rated R For violence, language and brief nudity. Racing Dreams...
Attack On Darfur Rated R For strong disturbing depiction of atrocities including rape and infanticide, and language. Batman: Under The Red Hood Rated PG-13 For violent content and some drug references. Release Date: Booky and the Secret Santa Rated PG For mild thematic elements and brief language. Cielito Lindo Rated R For violence, language and some sexuality/nudity. Columbus Circle Rated PG-13 For violence, some language and thematic material. Day and Night (The short that will play in front of Pixar's Toy Story) Rated G Don't Be Afraid Of The Dark Rated R For violence and terror. Release Date: Homewrecker Rated R For language including sexual references. Kirot Rated R For violence, language and brief nudity. Racing Dreams...
- 5/13/2010
- by Brad Brevet
- Rope of Silicon
MPAA ratings: May 12, 2010. The following feature-length motion pictures have been reviewed and rated by the Classification and Rating Administration pursuant to the Motion Picture Classification and Rating program. Each of the designated ratings is defined as follows under the Motion Picture Classification and Rating program.
G -- General Audiences. All ages admitted.
PG -- Parental Guidance Suggested. Some material may not be suitable for children.
PG -13 --Parents Strongly Cautioned. Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13.
R -- Restricted. Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian.
Nc-17 -- No One 17 And Under Admitted.
Film Distributor Reason Rating Attack on Darfur Phase 4 Films Inc. Rated for strong disturbing depiction of atrocities including rape and infanticide, and language. R Batman: Under the Red Hood Warner Premiere Rated for violent content and some drug references. PG-13 Booky & the Secret Santa
Phase 4 Films Inc. Rated for mild thematic elements and brief language.
G -- General Audiences. All ages admitted.
PG -- Parental Guidance Suggested. Some material may not be suitable for children.
PG -13 --Parents Strongly Cautioned. Some material may be inappropriate for children under 13.
R -- Restricted. Under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian.
Nc-17 -- No One 17 And Under Admitted.
Film Distributor Reason Rating Attack on Darfur Phase 4 Films Inc. Rated for strong disturbing depiction of atrocities including rape and infanticide, and language. R Batman: Under the Red Hood Warner Premiere Rated for violent content and some drug references. PG-13 Booky & the Secret Santa
Phase 4 Films Inc. Rated for mild thematic elements and brief language.
- 5/12/2010
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The Heineken Audience Award is all about you, Festival-goers, and which movies make you laugh, cry, gasp, and applaud. Last year's big winner was the crowd-pleaser City Island, which was released in NYC and La on March 19, thanks to Anchor Bay. The second and third place winners were both documentaries, Racing Dreams and Midgets vs. Mascots. Racing Dreams also took home the Best Documentary Feature Award, sponsored by Bialla and Associates, and DreamWorks is planning to adapt it. Meanwhile, the fourth place winner, Departures, took home the Best Foreign Film Oscar in 2009! Previous winners have leaned heavily towards documentaries, including War Child (2008), We Are Together (2007), Cats of Mirikitani (2006), Street Fight (2005), and Every Mother's Son in 2004. The 2003 award was split between a feature, Together, and the documentary Keeping Time: The Life, Music and Photography of Milt Hinton. (You can download the full list of ...
- 4/24/2010
- TribecaFilm.com
Say what you will about the identity -- or lack thereof -- of the Tribeca Film Festival, which kicked off in NYC tonight. To me, an event like this is not about unique status among the world's many film fests; it's about watching films. And while it's true the narrative premieres have only yielded a few breakouts, such as Let the Right One In and Transamerica, I have never been dissatisfied with Tribeca's documentary selection, which has introduced us to eventual Oscar-winners like Taxi to the Dark Side and Oscar-nominee follow-ups like Marshall Curry's Racing Dreams (soon to be remade as a fictionalized drama).
Of course, I've also seen some terrific non-fiction films at Tribeca that still can't be rented through Netflix or Blockbuster (though you may find DVDs through direct sale by the filmmakers). And that just goes to show why film festivals must be attended with great wonder and curiosity,...
Of course, I've also seen some terrific non-fiction films at Tribeca that still can't be rented through Netflix or Blockbuster (though you may find DVDs through direct sale by the filmmakers). And that just goes to show why film festivals must be attended with great wonder and curiosity,...
- 4/22/2010
- by Christopher Campbell
- Cinematical
On Wednesday, April 21, the 9th Annual Tribeca Film Festival will kick off, and it's looking to be another exciting and interesting year with a mix of studio fare, indies, docs, dramas, comedies, horror and genre fare, and everything in between. This year's festival looks like it will once again offer something for everyone, and for the first time, it will be available to those who can't make it into New York through a variety of innovative new programs. More on those below. Last year was a terrific year for the festival with lots of stand-outs, many which are just getting theatrical releases, such as Conor MacPherson's The Eclipse , Raymond De Felitta's City Island , and the upcoming doc Racing Dreams . Things will start Wednesday night with the World Premiere of...
- 4/21/2010
- Comingsoon.net
The 19th annual Florida Film Festival concluded this weekend, handing out its juried and audience awards in a variety of categories. Sundance Grand Jury Prize winner "Winter's Bone" led the narrative jury winners, while Michael Tucker and Petra Epperlein's "How To Hold a Flag" led in the documentary jury category. Audiences opted for two different films, with Cruz Angeles's "Don't Let Me Drown" and Marshall Curry's "Racing Dreams" winning the narrative ...
- 4/19/2010
- Indiewire
The juror panel at the Tribeca Film Festival is going to look like the red carpet at a major Hollywood premiere.
Several celebrities, including Jessica Alba, Whoopi Goldberg, Aaron Eckhart and Brooke Shields, were asked to serve on the six competitive festival categories. They will announce the winning films, filmmakers and actors in their respective categories at the Tff Awards Night Party, which will be held on April 29. The 2010 Tribeca Festival runs from April 21 to May 2 in New York City.
“This year’s jury features the same impressive range and depth as our films playing in competition. They are distinctive and accomplished storytellers, artists and entrepreneurs from the worlds of film, theater, culture, fashion, television and new media – all of whom share a passion for film, a thirst for discovery and a spirit of independence,” said Jane Rosenthal, co-founder of the Tribeca Film Festival.
Here’s a list of all...
Several celebrities, including Jessica Alba, Whoopi Goldberg, Aaron Eckhart and Brooke Shields, were asked to serve on the six competitive festival categories. They will announce the winning films, filmmakers and actors in their respective categories at the Tff Awards Night Party, which will be held on April 29. The 2010 Tribeca Festival runs from April 21 to May 2 in New York City.
“This year’s jury features the same impressive range and depth as our films playing in competition. They are distinctive and accomplished storytellers, artists and entrepreneurs from the worlds of film, theater, culture, fashion, television and new media – all of whom share a passion for film, a thirst for discovery and a spirit of independence,” said Jane Rosenthal, co-founder of the Tribeca Film Festival.
Here’s a list of all...
- 4/13/2010
- by Sean O'Connell
- Hollywoodnews.com
The Tribeca Film Festival announced Tuesday morning the 35 jurors for its six competition categories.
Filmmakers, actors, screenwriters, journalists and media figures such as Aaron Eckhart, Jessica Alba, Cheryl Hines, America Ferrera, Alicia Keys, Zach Braff, Hope Davis, Gary Ross, Whoopi Goldberg and Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey will participate on the juries.
"This year's jury features the same impressive range and depth as our films playing in competition," fest co-founder Jane Rosenthal said. "They are distinctive and accomplished storytellers, artists and entrepreneurs from the worlds of film, theater, culture, fashion, television and new media -- all of whom share a passion for film, a thirst for discovery and a spirit of independence."
Winners in the world narrative, world documentary, New York narrative, New York documentary, narrative short and documentary and student short film categories will be announced at the awards night party April 29. Together, the six juries will award $130,000 in cash and prizes,...
Filmmakers, actors, screenwriters, journalists and media figures such as Aaron Eckhart, Jessica Alba, Cheryl Hines, America Ferrera, Alicia Keys, Zach Braff, Hope Davis, Gary Ross, Whoopi Goldberg and Twitter co-founder Jack Dorsey will participate on the juries.
"This year's jury features the same impressive range and depth as our films playing in competition," fest co-founder Jane Rosenthal said. "They are distinctive and accomplished storytellers, artists and entrepreneurs from the worlds of film, theater, culture, fashion, television and new media -- all of whom share a passion for film, a thirst for discovery and a spirit of independence."
Winners in the world narrative, world documentary, New York narrative, New York documentary, narrative short and documentary and student short film categories will be announced at the awards night party April 29. Together, the six juries will award $130,000 in cash and prizes,...
- 4/13/2010
- by By Jay A. Fernandez
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Some recent acquisitions are helping to get some great documentaries in front of more and more people.
Hanover House picked up North American rights to Marshall Curry's doc Racing Dreams, which follows the lives of three young racers as they compete in the World Karting Association's National Pavement Series. The film was named the best doc at the 2009 Tribeca Film Festival and will be released in theaters Friday, May 21.
HBO has acquired the U.S. TV rights to the documentary Teenage Paparazzo, directed by actor Adrian Grenier. The film chronicles ...
Hanover House picked up North American rights to Marshall Curry's doc Racing Dreams, which follows the lives of three young racers as they compete in the World Karting Association's National Pavement Series. The film was named the best doc at the 2009 Tribeca Film Festival and will be released in theaters Friday, May 21.
HBO has acquired the U.S. TV rights to the documentary Teenage Paparazzo, directed by actor Adrian Grenier. The film chronicles ...
- 4/13/2010
- by IDA Editorial Staff
- International Documentary Association
I love weird and wacky documentaries. I must have seen Trekkies and Trekkies 2 a hundred times each (I've spoken to Denise Crosby and they're going to try and make a Trekkies 3. I'm working on getting an interview with her.) and I loved King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters (despite its timeline inaccuracy). Anything that's weird or talks about a sub-culture of America I've never seen or heard about before fascinates me. I recently watched the documentary Racing Dreams at ShoWest about three teenagers all trying to be Go-Kart champions and it was awesome.Now a new documentary has surfaced about the highly competitive world of rabbit shows. What? Written, produced and directed by Amy Do, the documentary looks like another strange, weird and funny look into that small slice of Americana you don't see everyday.Rabbit Fever is a coming-of-age story that follows six competitors as they strive...
- 4/8/2010
- LRMonline.com
The Heineken Audience Award is all about you, Festival-goers, and which movies make you laugh, cry, gasp, and applaud. Last year's big winner was the crowd-pleaser City Island, which was released in NYC and La on March 19, thanks to Anchor Bay. The second and third place winners were both documentaries, Racing Dreams and Midgets vs. Mascots. Racing Dreams also took home the Best Documentary Feature Award, sponsored by Bialla and Associates, and DreamWorks is planning to adapt it. Meanwhile, the fourth place winner, Departures, took home the Best Foreign Film Oscar in 2009! Previous winners have leaned heavily towards documentaries. War Child, a documentary about a former Sudanese child soldier-turned-rapper Emmanuel Jal, took home the Audience Award in 2008. And in 2007, the Audience Award winner was We Are Together, an inspiring documentary about the Agape Orphanage in South Africa, which is run by HIV counselor Gogo "Grandma" Zodwa, and the ...
- 4/8/2010
- TribecaFilm.com
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