“I’ve never seen so many celebrities together in one place in my life,” said an artist at the 2023 Lacma Art+Film Gala on Saturday night.
Just how star-studded was the 12th annual event? So celebrity-heavy that one world-famous star was overheard — in a true “stars are just like us” moment — saying, “I really want to go up and meet them.”
His friend egged him on, “Just go do it.”
“The thing is though, I always play it cool,” said the star, demurring. “I always play it cool.”
He could have been talking about any number of A-list talent among the few hundred guests seated inside the Gucci-sponsored gala. Leonardo DiCaprio, Kim Kardashian, Brad Pitt, A$AP Rocky, Blackpink’s Rosé, Billie Eilish, Keanu Reeves, Andrew Garfield, Jessica Chastain and Pedro Pascal were just some of the names enjoying the evening, which raised $5 million in funds that will go...
Just how star-studded was the 12th annual event? So celebrity-heavy that one world-famous star was overheard — in a true “stars are just like us” moment — saying, “I really want to go up and meet them.”
His friend egged him on, “Just go do it.”
“The thing is though, I always play it cool,” said the star, demurring. “I always play it cool.”
He could have been talking about any number of A-list talent among the few hundred guests seated inside the Gucci-sponsored gala. Leonardo DiCaprio, Kim Kardashian, Brad Pitt, A$AP Rocky, Blackpink’s Rosé, Billie Eilish, Keanu Reeves, Andrew Garfield, Jessica Chastain and Pedro Pascal were just some of the names enjoying the evening, which raised $5 million in funds that will go...
- 11/5/2023
- by Degen Pener
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Updated with trailer below. Exclusive: Greenwich Entertainment has acquired U.S. rights to Robert Irwin: A Desert of Pure Feeling, Jennifer Lane’s documentary about the legendary installation artist Robert Irwin, who has been called “one of the most pivotal figures in recent American art.”
Greenwich plans to release the film simultaneously in select theaters and on VOD on October 20. Robert Irwin: A Desert of Pure Feeling premiered at Doc NYC last fall and went on to screen at SXSW in Austin, Texas.
Irwin’s “decade-spanning career has profoundly influenced generations of artists and is best known for his landscape work at LA’s Getty Center and his dazzling experiential installation in Marfa, Texas,” notes a release about the film. “New interviews with the artist and his colleagues are supplemented by archival materials, including photographs and archival recordings, as well as new, immersive footage of Irwin’s artworks.”
Director Jennifer...
Greenwich plans to release the film simultaneously in select theaters and on VOD on October 20. Robert Irwin: A Desert of Pure Feeling premiered at Doc NYC last fall and went on to screen at SXSW in Austin, Texas.
Irwin’s “decade-spanning career has profoundly influenced generations of artists and is best known for his landscape work at LA’s Getty Center and his dazzling experiential installation in Marfa, Texas,” notes a release about the film. “New interviews with the artist and his colleagues are supplemented by archival materials, including photographs and archival recordings, as well as new, immersive footage of Irwin’s artworks.”
Director Jennifer...
- 9/6/2023
- by Matthew Carey
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: The Right Stuff and The Bonfire of the Vanities scribe Tom Wolfe is the subject of new documentary Radical Wolfe, an adaptation of a 2015 Vanity Fair article by Moneyball and The Big Short author Michael Lewis who was a longtime personal friend of Wolfe.
Kino Lorber has acquired all North American distribution rights to Richard Dewey’s under-the-radar film, which is currently in post-production and set to be released theatrically later this year.
Talking heads include Michael Lewis, Jann Wenner, Gay Talese, Lynn Nesbit, Terry McDonell, Tom Junod, Christopher Buckley, Niall Ferguson, and Alexandra Wolfe.
From a beat reporter at the Washington Post, to an overnight sensation as the leader of the New Journalism movement, Wolfe is one of America’s most celebrated journalist-turned-novelists of the latter 20th Century. His books included The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test, The Right Stuff, The Bonfire Of The Vanities, and A Man in Full.
Kino Lorber has acquired all North American distribution rights to Richard Dewey’s under-the-radar film, which is currently in post-production and set to be released theatrically later this year.
Talking heads include Michael Lewis, Jann Wenner, Gay Talese, Lynn Nesbit, Terry McDonell, Tom Junod, Christopher Buckley, Niall Ferguson, and Alexandra Wolfe.
From a beat reporter at the Washington Post, to an overnight sensation as the leader of the New Journalism movement, Wolfe is one of America’s most celebrated journalist-turned-novelists of the latter 20th Century. His books included The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test, The Right Stuff, The Bonfire Of The Vanities, and A Man in Full.
- 4/5/2023
- by Andreas Wiseman
- Deadline Film + TV
This inquisitive documentary about the artist Chris Burden gets to the heart of its subject while keeping an objective distance
The American artist Chris Burden is famous for being the man who shot his arm on camera; in his 1971 gallery piece Shoot, he asked a friend to shoot at his arm, intending the bullet to merely graze the skin (the friend missed; a trip to the emergency room ensued). The late Burden’s interest in sculpture mutated into a fascination with performance art that incorporated the body (often his own or that of then wife Barbara). His friends described his art as having “a sinister, science-fair vibe”: he once squashed himself into a locker for five days; for another piece he nailed himself to a Volkswagen. This inquisitive, textured documentary pairs his drug-addled youth with the most controversial era of his career but wisely avoids hagiography by refusing to...
The American artist Chris Burden is famous for being the man who shot his arm on camera; in his 1971 gallery piece Shoot, he asked a friend to shoot at his arm, intending the bullet to merely graze the skin (the friend missed; a trip to the emergency room ensued). The late Burden’s interest in sculpture mutated into a fascination with performance art that incorporated the body (often his own or that of then wife Barbara). His friends described his art as having “a sinister, science-fair vibe”: he once squashed himself into a locker for five days; for another piece he nailed himself to a Volkswagen. This inquisitive, textured documentary pairs his drug-addled youth with the most controversial era of his career but wisely avoids hagiography by refusing to...
- 5/7/2017
- by Simran Hans
- The Guardian - Film News
Author: Linda Marric
Known throughout his life mostly for his earlier subversive and deliberately provocative work, Chris Burden was one of the most controversial artists of his generation. Using his body as a tool to express himself, the artist pushed the boundaries of decency to the limits and put himself in danger in a series of dangerous stunts, which at the time earned him the nickname of “The Evil Knievel of art”. In the ’70s Burden’s name became synonymous with a new art movement which sought to subvert hundreds of years of classical art tradition by adding elements of danger and unease to the proceedings.
In Burden, directors Richard Dewey and Timothy Marrinan attempt to explore the myth behind the man in one of the most touching accounts about the life and work of an artist who stopped at nothing in his quest for brilliance. Immortalised by David Bowie...
Known throughout his life mostly for his earlier subversive and deliberately provocative work, Chris Burden was one of the most controversial artists of his generation. Using his body as a tool to express himself, the artist pushed the boundaries of decency to the limits and put himself in danger in a series of dangerous stunts, which at the time earned him the nickname of “The Evil Knievel of art”. In the ’70s Burden’s name became synonymous with a new art movement which sought to subvert hundreds of years of classical art tradition by adding elements of danger and unease to the proceedings.
In Burden, directors Richard Dewey and Timothy Marrinan attempt to explore the myth behind the man in one of the most touching accounts about the life and work of an artist who stopped at nothing in his quest for brilliance. Immortalised by David Bowie...
- 5/5/2017
- by Linda Marric
- HeyUGuys.co.uk
This stimulating film about the radical performance artist Chris Burden, who once got himself shot through the arm for a piece, is a thorough exploration of his work and reputation
Chris Burden is the conceptual artist who started his career in the 70s as the dangerous situationist radical who didn’t want art to be composed of objects to be bought and sold. He wanted a pure essence, a form that might come into being purely ephemerally, mysteriously, in performance art that challenged our sense of ourselves. Notoriously, he devised a performance piece that involved him getting shot through the arm with a real gun. The press called him the “Evel Knievel of modern art” – I kept thinking he was the David Blaine of modern art, or the Hunter S Thompson of modern art or even at his worst moments – and very occasionally – the Charles Manson of modern art, such...
Chris Burden is the conceptual artist who started his career in the 70s as the dangerous situationist radical who didn’t want art to be composed of objects to be bought and sold. He wanted a pure essence, a form that might come into being purely ephemerally, mysteriously, in performance art that challenged our sense of ourselves. Notoriously, he devised a performance piece that involved him getting shot through the arm with a real gun. The press called him the “Evel Knievel of modern art” – I kept thinking he was the David Blaine of modern art, or the Hunter S Thompson of modern art or even at his worst moments – and very occasionally – the Charles Manson of modern art, such...
- 5/5/2017
- by Peter Bradshaw
- The Guardian - Film News
If you like your love stories with a side of social justice (who doesn’t?), Laura Checkoway’s “Edith + Eddie” is probably the documentary for you.
The film follows the titular Edith and Eddie, ages 96 and 95, who are America’s oldest interracial newlyweds. The two are committed to being with each other despite the odds against them, even as a family feud threatens to keep them apart.
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That heart of the film is never clearer than it is in our clip, where Eddie talks about the difficulties they have faced as a couple. “They think they’re gonna wear us down,” he says with a smile. “But they’re not gonna wear us down. We married for life.”
“Edith + Eddie” makes its international premiere at Hot Docs. Check out our exclusive clip below.
The film follows the titular Edith and Eddie, ages 96 and 95, who are America’s oldest interracial newlyweds. The two are committed to being with each other despite the odds against them, even as a family feud threatens to keep them apart.
Read More: ‘Shiners’ Trailer: Hot Docs Selection Explores the Incredible Lives of Shoe Shiners Around the World — Watch
That heart of the film is never clearer than it is in our clip, where Eddie talks about the difficulties they have faced as a couple. “They think they’re gonna wear us down,” he says with a smile. “But they’re not gonna wear us down. We married for life.”
“Edith + Eddie” makes its international premiere at Hot Docs. Check out our exclusive clip below.
- 5/2/2017
- by Allison Picurro
- Indiewire
Beloved character actress and national treasure Judy Greer would naturally apply the go big or go home mentality to her directorial debut.
“A Happening of Monumental Proportions” is a film that stars, among others, Common, Bradley Whitford, Allison Janney, Anders Holm, John Cho, Katie Holmes, and Jennifer Garner, which would probably be enough to get people in a theater, but it also happens to have a pretty hilarious, intriguing premise.
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Taking place over the course of one fateful Career Day, an unassuming elementary school is thrown into turmoil when a dead body is discovered. As the bumbling administrators attempt to hide the corpse, Daniel Crawford (Common) finds himself in the middle of all of it when, after being unceremoniously fired, he heads to his daughter’s school to speak about a job he no longer has.
“A Happening of Monumental Proportions” is a film that stars, among others, Common, Bradley Whitford, Allison Janney, Anders Holm, John Cho, Katie Holmes, and Jennifer Garner, which would probably be enough to get people in a theater, but it also happens to have a pretty hilarious, intriguing premise.
Read More: What ‘The Judy Greer Effect’ Tells Us About Hollywood’s Roles for Women
Taking place over the course of one fateful Career Day, an unassuming elementary school is thrown into turmoil when a dead body is discovered. As the bumbling administrators attempt to hide the corpse, Daniel Crawford (Common) finds himself in the middle of all of it when, after being unceremoniously fired, he heads to his daughter’s school to speak about a job he no longer has.
- 5/2/2017
- by Allison Picurro
- Indiewire
People do crazy things for their art, and there is perhaps no better example of that than Chris Burden. In “Burden,” Richard Dewey and Timothy Marrinan’s new documentary about the late performance artist, they use a combination of personal footage and interviews from Burden’s friends and colleagues to paint a portrait of the man behind the madness.
In 1971, Burden captivated audiences and solidified his spot in history with his often life-threatening work. Among other things, he had himself shot, crucified on the back of a Vw bug, and electrocuted, all while insisting he was “not about death.”
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The film looks at the artist’s work, private life, and place in art history, integrating Burden’s own voice and musings through the use of audio recordings. Our exclusive clip...
In 1971, Burden captivated audiences and solidified his spot in history with his often life-threatening work. Among other things, he had himself shot, crucified on the back of a Vw bug, and electrocuted, all while insisting he was “not about death.”
Read More: Macaulay Culkin Gets Crucified As Kurt Cobain in Father John Misty’s Totally Bananas New Music Video — Watch
The film looks at the artist’s work, private life, and place in art history, integrating Burden’s own voice and musings through the use of audio recordings. Our exclusive clip...
- 5/1/2017
- by Allison Picurro
- Indiewire
While the first teaser trailer for “Krisha” filmmaker Trey Edward Shults’ highly anticipated upcoming horror feature, “It Comes at Night,” played up atmosphere over plot (like any good teaser), the film’s newest full-length trailer piles on the plot details, but that doesn’t keep it from being any less intriguing.
The film stars Joel Edgerton as patriarch Paul, who has sequestered his family (including his wife, played by Carmen Ejogo, and their teen son, played by rising star Kelvin Harrison Jr.) in a secluded country house after something terrible has decimated modern civilization. When another young family (including Christopher Abbott and Riley Keough) arrives on their property, Paul makes the choice to keep them around, because what could possibly go wrong with adding more terrified people into an already on-edge situation?
Read More: ‘It Comes at Night’ Review: Joel Edgerton and Christopher Abbott Face Off In Trey Shults’ Frightening...
The film stars Joel Edgerton as patriarch Paul, who has sequestered his family (including his wife, played by Carmen Ejogo, and their teen son, played by rising star Kelvin Harrison Jr.) in a secluded country house after something terrible has decimated modern civilization. When another young family (including Christopher Abbott and Riley Keough) arrives on their property, Paul makes the choice to keep them around, because what could possibly go wrong with adding more terrified people into an already on-edge situation?
Read More: ‘It Comes at Night’ Review: Joel Edgerton and Christopher Abbott Face Off In Trey Shults’ Frightening...
- 5/1/2017
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
Chris Burden inspired my first movie. My first scripted effort was a short 8mm film that you will never see -- I've never seen it! -- that was inspired by performance artist Chris Burden. I think I read a newspaper article about him and his work, most notably that time he was shot for his art. Frankly, my interest never went any further than that, lo those many years ago, but now a new documentary, Burden promises to expose him to the light. Directed by Timothy Marrinan and Richard Dewey, it's heading for release in select U.S. theaters on April 5, and will also be available on Video On Demand platforms, all courtesy of Magnolia Pictures. The trailer nicely sets up the artist and his...
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- 3/20/2017
- Screen Anarchy
"I'm not about death, I didn't want to die, but I wanted to come close." Magnolia has debuted an official trailer for a documentary titled Burden, telling the story of artist Chris Burden, who made his place in art history in 1971 with dangerous performances. The film features Burden himself, as well as Jonathan Gold, Marina Abramovic, Frank Gehry, Alexis Smith, and Brian Sewell. The description says the doc examines "the artist’s works and private life with an innovative mix of still-potent videos of his 70s performances, personal videos and audio recordings, friends fellow students and colleagues, critics’ comments and latter day footage at his Topanga Canyon studio, all peppered with his thoughts and musings through the years." This definitely looks fascinating, and I'm intrigued to learn more about Burden and his motivations for this. Here's the trailer (+ poster) for Richard Dewey & Tomothy Marrinan's doc Burden, from YouTube: Chris Burdern...
- 3/18/2017
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
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