Halfway through Chris Moukarbel’s documentary “Gaga: Five Foot Two,” Lady Gaga sits at a piano in the Rainbow Room at a tribute to Tony Bennett. She sings what is still her best song, “Bad Romance,” belting it out slowly and with feeling while Bennett looks on approvingly. Her talent is clear, but her neediness is even clearer. Director Moukarbel (“Me at the Zoo”) has edited this movie, which charts the lead-up to Gaga’s performance at the 2017 Super Bowl halftime show, to make it look like she spends most of her time either in tears or on the verge.
- 9/19/2017
- by Dan Callahan
- The Wrap
"You've gotta leave yourself behind..." Netflix has debuted the full-length trailer for the documentary called Gaga: Five Foot Two, an inside look at the life of Lady Gaga filmed over eight months. Directed by the filmmaker of Banksy Does New York and Me at the Zoo, the film goes intimately behind the scenes with "pop provocateur" Lady Gaga as she releases a bold new album and prepares for her Super Bowl halftime show. This just premiered at the Toronto Film Festival last week to quite a bit of pomp and circumstance. The doc will be available on Netflix at the end of this week, so add it to your list and watch it this weekend. The reviews are good! Jazz Tangcay from Awards Daily says it "will fascinate fans and non-fans alike as they get a look inside her world and a newfound respect is born." This actually seems impressive.
- 9/19/2017
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
2017-09-11T06:50:56-07:00Lady Gaga Slams Madonna in New Documentary
Madonna has been openly critical of Lady Gaga, but in a new Netflix documentary, Gaga turns the tables and takes a shot or two at Madonna. Will it be the start of a whole new celeb feud?
Via Decider.
Lady Gaga is a performer who’s used to giving her audience a little bit more. More costume, more attitude, more high-concepts, more red meat on an awards-show dress. So when she showed up at the Toronto International Film Festival on Friday night for the world premiere of her new documentary Gaga: Five Foot Two, she not only made herself available for a post-film Q&A, she also performed a piano-only version of “Bad Romance” (similar to the one she performs in the film at Tony Bennett’s 90th birthday party) before the gathered press, fans, and...
Madonna has been openly critical of Lady Gaga, but in a new Netflix documentary, Gaga turns the tables and takes a shot or two at Madonna. Will it be the start of a whole new celeb feud?
Via Decider.
Lady Gaga is a performer who’s used to giving her audience a little bit more. More costume, more attitude, more high-concepts, more red meat on an awards-show dress. So when she showed up at the Toronto International Film Festival on Friday night for the world premiere of her new documentary Gaga: Five Foot Two, she not only made herself available for a post-film Q&A, she also performed a piano-only version of “Bad Romance” (similar to the one she performs in the film at Tony Bennett’s 90th birthday party) before the gathered press, fans, and...
- 9/11/2017
- by EG
- Yidio
Premiering, no doubt by minutely planned design, at the Toronto Film Festival just as its subject glides through Canada on her world tour, documentary Gaga: Five Foot Two offers fans of pop star Lady Gaga an artfully casual, precisely spontaneous glimpse into the life of their idol, filmed in 2016 while she was working on her latest album Joanne. Directed and filmed by Chris Moukarbel (Banksy Does New York, Me at the Zoo), and produced not just by him and Live Nation’s Heather Parry but also Gaga herself and her manager Bobby Campbell, this is certainly an entertaining enough watch,...
- 9/8/2017
- by Leslie Felperin
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
International pop superstar Lady Gaga has yet to see the probing new documentary that follows her during the fallout of her “Artpop” release and the creation of her follow-up “Joanne,” but that doesn’t mean that the Netflix original hasn’t already struck a major chord in her heart. In advance of the film’s Toronto International Film Festival premiere this evening (set to be followed by an “intimate” performance by the singer-songwriter), Gaga and director Chris Moukarbel were on hand for a press conference, during which the icon was open about the emotional effect of the months documented in the festival, and reflective about her own future.
While Gaga and Moukarbel (who previously directed “Me at the Zoo” and “Banksy Does New York”) did not know each other before embarking on the project in 2016, she praised the filmmaker for being “respectful of my space, even when it was very private moments.
While Gaga and Moukarbel (who previously directed “Me at the Zoo” and “Banksy Does New York”) did not know each other before embarking on the project in 2016, she praised the filmmaker for being “respectful of my space, even when it was very private moments.
- 9/8/2017
- by Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
Are you gaga for Gaga? Netflix has unveiled an official trailer for a documentary called Gaga: Five Foot Two, an inside look at the life of Lady Gaga filmed over eight months. Directed by the filmmaker of Banksy Does New York and Me at the Zoo, the film goes behind the scenes with "pop provocateur" Lady Gaga as she releases a bold new album and prepares for her Super Bowl halftime show. It's premiering at Toronto Film Festival starting this week, which is why this trailer is hitting now. Even if you thought you knew everything about her and have seen other films about her, this seems to be a very definitive inside look at her kooky, crazy, wild life and all that drives her to be so bold and innovative. I'm especially intrigued to see how she is involved in the creative process beyond just her music, with concerts and more.
- 9/7/2017
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
The Toronto International Film Festival is pulling out al the stops for its 2017 line-up, having already announced a robust program that includes many of the year’s most anticipated films. Adding a cherry on top to an already jam-packed festival, Tiff revealed its full slate of special events programming, including the premiere of “Lady Gaga: Five Foot Two.” An all access documentary about the tour de force pop star from director Chris Moukarbel, the premiere will be followed by an intimate onstage performance.
Read More:tiff Adds More Titles, Including ‘The Florida Project,’ ‘Molly’s Game,’ New Films From Brie Larson and Louis C.K., and Many More
“Moukarbel’s documentary offers an unprecedented look at Lady Gaga in full creative mode: the ideas, the emotion, the sheer work it takes to do what she does,” said Tiff Artistic Director Cameron Bailey. “We’re thrilled to be bringing this film to audiences in Toronto,...
Read More:tiff Adds More Titles, Including ‘The Florida Project,’ ‘Molly’s Game,’ New Films From Brie Larson and Louis C.K., and Many More
“Moukarbel’s documentary offers an unprecedented look at Lady Gaga in full creative mode: the ideas, the emotion, the sheer work it takes to do what she does,” said Tiff Artistic Director Cameron Bailey. “We’re thrilled to be bringing this film to audiences in Toronto,...
- 8/24/2017
- by Jude Dry
- Indiewire
When it comes to the history of YouTube, Jarid Kawim’s “Me at the zoo” video gets all the attention. Granted, the clip was the first one ever to be uploaded to the online video sharing site that now sees more than 400 hours of new content every minute. However, there’s another (and arguably more important) piece of media which changed the entire future of the online video site: the video which convinced now-ceo Susan Wojcicki that Google had to purchase YouTube.
Back in 2006, Wojcicki was serving as Google’s Svp of Adwords and AdSense. The long-time employee was tasked with running the Google video initiative and dealing with acquisitions which could help the project grow. YouTube was one of the prime acquisition candidates, even though the site wasn’t profitable at the time. At that time Wojcicki found a video of the Chinese duo Back Dorm Boys lip-syncing to...
Back in 2006, Wojcicki was serving as Google’s Svp of Adwords and AdSense. The long-time employee was tasked with running the Google video initiative and dealing with acquisitions which could help the project grow. YouTube was one of the prime acquisition candidates, even though the site wasn’t profitable at the time. At that time Wojcicki found a video of the Chinese duo Back Dorm Boys lip-syncing to...
- 12/3/2015
- by Bree Brouwer
- Tubefilter.com
The first video ever posted to YouTube was co-founder Jared Kawim’s “Me at the zoo” clip from April 2005. Now, more than ten years after YouTube’s inception, a group of video artists will explore the impact Google’s online video site has had on the world of new media, communication, and contemporary video art through an exhibit called Ten Years at the Zoo.
From December 13, 2015, through January 16, 2016, Ten Years at the Zoo will be on display in a hexagonal-shaped quartz room at Las Naves in Valencia, Spain. The curated show will host audiovisual displays from artists Andrés Galeano, Claudia Maté, Emilio Gomariz, Lorna Mills, Katie Torn, and Vince McKelvie. These creators’ works will study how YouTube has changed over the last ten years, how the site has impacted information sharing through its audiovisual format, and especially how YouTube has changed society’s ways of communication and behavior.
Probably the...
From December 13, 2015, through January 16, 2016, Ten Years at the Zoo will be on display in a hexagonal-shaped quartz room at Las Naves in Valencia, Spain. The curated show will host audiovisual displays from artists Andrés Galeano, Claudia Maté, Emilio Gomariz, Lorna Mills, Katie Torn, and Vince McKelvie. These creators’ works will study how YouTube has changed over the last ten years, how the site has impacted information sharing through its audiovisual format, and especially how YouTube has changed society’s ways of communication and behavior.
Probably the...
- 11/27/2015
- by Bree Brouwer
- Tubefilter.com
At the beginning of May, YouTube announced its plan to continue its tenth birthday celebration by launching a 26-day series of blog posts that would each explore a significant topic from the site’s history. That A to Z exploration of YouTube trends is now complete have reached “Z is for Zoo” on May 27th.
YouTube’s party, however, has not ended with “Me at the zoo.” Instead, the video site has launched a number of other features related to its A to Z project, including a snazzy roundup video, an infographic, and a quiz that asks users to test their YouTube knowledge.
An accompanying blog post celebrates the first decade of YouTube. “Who could have predicted that...new genres, new forms of expression, and new paths to stardom would evolve?” reads the post. “That engaging and unique personalities borne of this place could be more influential than Hollywood's biggest names?...
YouTube’s party, however, has not ended with “Me at the zoo.” Instead, the video site has launched a number of other features related to its A to Z project, including a snazzy roundup video, an infographic, and a quiz that asks users to test their YouTube knowledge.
An accompanying blog post celebrates the first decade of YouTube. “Who could have predicted that...new genres, new forms of expression, and new paths to stardom would evolve?” reads the post. “That engaging and unique personalities borne of this place could be more influential than Hollywood's biggest names?...
- 5/28/2015
- by Sam Gutelle
- Tubefilter.com
As you might have heard by now, April 23rd marked the tenth anniversary of the first video ever posted to YouTube, “Me at the zoo.” YouTube has made this fact widely known; it even threw a tenth birthday bash adjacent to its annual Brandcast, with several well-known creators in attendance. Now, YouTube is continuing its celebration into the entire month of May, when it will provide visitors with an A to Z rundown of important topics that have defined the site during its ten-year lifespan.
For 26 days in May, YouTube will tackle the themes that have shaped it into a cultural touchstone, one letter at a time. “YouTube is a portrait of our global culture, seen through the lenses and perspectives of people around the world,” reads a blog post introducing the project. “It is a portrait built by a creative community of bold and fearless individuals. Built by comedians,...
For 26 days in May, YouTube will tackle the themes that have shaped it into a cultural touchstone, one letter at a time. “YouTube is a portrait of our global culture, seen through the lenses and perspectives of people around the world,” reads a blog post introducing the project. “It is a portrait built by a creative community of bold and fearless individuals. Built by comedians,...
- 5/1/2015
- by Sam Gutelle
- Tubefilter.com
YouTube's tenth birthday is worth celebrating, and content creator Luc Bergeron has given the site a gift. The man known for his "Best of Web" montages has released a three-minute compilation of the most well-known videos in YouTube's ten-year history.
Bergeron posted his montage on February 24th, 2015, one day after the ten-year anniversary of "Me at the zoo," the first video ever uploaded to YouTube. The compilation features many of the viral videos that are responsible for turning YouTube into a cultural phenomenon. The "Double Rainbow" guy is in there, as is "Leave Brittney Alone" star Chris Crocker and Antoine Dodson of "Bed Intruder" fame. Naturally, there are also plenty of cute babies, adorable animals, and embarrassing fails. Toward the end of the video, Bergeron highlights several of YouTube's homegrown stars--everyone from the Action Movie Kid to Dude Perfect to PewDiePie.
The video is perfect for YouTube fans who want to take a quick,...
Bergeron posted his montage on February 24th, 2015, one day after the ten-year anniversary of "Me at the zoo," the first video ever uploaded to YouTube. The compilation features many of the viral videos that are responsible for turning YouTube into a cultural phenomenon. The "Double Rainbow" guy is in there, as is "Leave Brittney Alone" star Chris Crocker and Antoine Dodson of "Bed Intruder" fame. Naturally, there are also plenty of cute babies, adorable animals, and embarrassing fails. Toward the end of the video, Bergeron highlights several of YouTube's homegrown stars--everyone from the Action Movie Kid to Dude Perfect to PewDiePie.
The video is perfect for YouTube fans who want to take a quick,...
- 2/26/2015
- by Sam Gutelle
- Tubefilter.com
YouTube has turned nine, and it celebrated by singing a few of its favorite songs. In a video released on the YouTube Spotlight channel, a handful of the site's top stars belt out karaoke versions of YouTube's greatest hits. The four-minute video runs through nine years of viral YouTube hits. Chester See kicks things off with a rendition of "Chocolate Rain" before Tay Zonday himself arrives to belt out his version of the "Bed Intruder Song". Other highlights include MysteryGuitarMan's on-point cover of the "Trololo" song and Steve Kardynal's hilariously off-key mangling of "Call Me Maybe". There are plenty of other YouTubers in attendance, and they team up to sing karaoke versions of eight different YouTube classics. The video arrived on YouTube one day after the site teamed up with John Legend and the Kennedy Center to present YouTube Onstage Live, a showcase of some of the brightest musicians YouTube has to offer.
- 5/29/2014
- by Sam Gutelle
- Tubefilter.com
Eric Lavallee: Name me three of your favorite “2013 discoveries”… Katie Stern: One of my favorite movies of the year was Spring Breakers, my favorite book was Kate Bornstein’s A Queer and Pleasant Danger, I finally saw and enjoyed Me at the Zoo, loved the Claes Oldenburg exhibit at MoMA, and felt sadly, underwhelmed by the Depeche Mode album (Delta Machine).
Lavallee: The underrated/under the radar Francine was your first fiction feature as a producer. I’d like to know what lessons carried over from making a miniscule film and how did the project come to you?
Stern: Francine was a true labor of love. I met Brian M. Cassidy and Melanie Shatzky through Washington Square Films (where we represent them as commercial directors) and we instantly became friends. When they told me about the idea for the film, I was immediately intrigued. The world they described (and ultimately,...
Lavallee: The underrated/under the radar Francine was your first fiction feature as a producer. I’d like to know what lessons carried over from making a miniscule film and how did the project come to you?
Stern: Francine was a true labor of love. I met Brian M. Cassidy and Melanie Shatzky through Washington Square Films (where we represent them as commercial directors) and we instantly became friends. When they told me about the idea for the film, I was immediately intrigued. The world they described (and ultimately,...
- 1/15/2014
- by Eric Lavallee
- IONCINEMA.com
Eight years ago, YouTube co-founder Jawed Karim uploaded the first video on the site that has transformed viewing habits around the world. The anti-climactic video, simply titled 'Me at the Zoo,' shows 25-year-old Karim at the San Diego Zoo in front of the elephants. In the 20-second video, Karim tells us that what is really cool about these elephants is that they have "really, really, really long trunks." The only video ever posted from his account has more than 10 million views (still a far cry from Psy, or even...
- 4/23/2013
- by Rebecca Rosenberg
- The Wrap
At last year's Sundance, Chris Moukarbel and Valerie Veatch's "Me at the Zoo" was a surprise hit. The documentary, which explores YouTube and Internet celebrity through the story of one Chris Crocker, was picked up early in the festival by HBO and has had a nice run on television and at festivals. The film brought Crocker, best known for his "Leave Britney Alone" viral video, to a mainstream audience and exposed Crocker's intelligence and long-standing popularity on the web video platform. Using archival videos from all over YouTube and Crocker's channel, the film weaves an incredible story about Crocker's rise to Internet stardom. Read More: Chris Crocker and 'Zoo' Filmmakers on Showing Up with a 'Pile of Internet Footage and a Screaming Queen' In New York from Tennessee to hit the town and do press for the film's VOD release, Crocker and I chatted about life since the release of "Me at the.
- 1/17/2013
- by Bryce J. Renninger
- Indiewire
Last week, the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (the Dsm) announced that its 2013 edition will include Internet-use disorder as a condition recommended for further study. It's not a disorder yet, but it has now officially been used successfully as a defense against two parents accused of negligence and manslaughter for the death of their child. You probably remember seeing it on the news: Kim Yoo-chul and Choi Mi-sun were so obsessed with the virtual world Prius that they allowed their infant daughter to starve to death. While the U.S. media hasn't reported on the story since it broke in 2010, the couple was not found to be culpable for manslaughter because the court recognized their internet addiction as a mental disorder that absolved them of blame. Valerie Veatch, the co-director of last year's Sundance and HBO hit "Me at the Zoo," headed to South Korea to follow up...
- 10/9/2012
- by Bryce J. Renninger
- Indiewire
Days before its premiere at the Sundance Film Festival, HBO bought television rights to Chris Moukarbel and Valerie Veatch's "Me at the Zoo," a film about Internet celebrity told through the story of Chris Crocker. The film will debut on HBO on June 25, 2012. Crocker catapulted to fame in 2007 after he asked the world to "Leave Britney Alone!" in response to Spears' tough times in the media spotlight (e.g. the head-shaving incident). When this happened, Crocker had already been developing a modest loyal fan base for his performative videos. Indiewire spoke to the directing team and Crocker earlier this year at Sundance. Check out the trailer below:...
- 5/9/2012
- by Bryce J. Renninger
- Indiewire
HBO Documentary Films has purchased U.S. broadcast rights to documentary Me @ The Zoo, which is premiering at the Sundance Film Festival in the U.S. Documentary Competition section, HBO announced Tuesday. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Photos: Behind the Scenes of Sundance 2011 The film is an examination of the phenomenon of Internet celebrity and focuses on Chris Crocker, a video blogger known for the infamous “Leave Britney Alone” YouTube declaration. The project is the directorial debut of Chris Moukarbel and Valerie Veatch. Josh Braun of Submarine negotiated the deal with HBO Documentary Films. Memento Films International
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- 1/17/2012
- by Daniel Miller, Jay Fernandez
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
HBO Documentary Films has bought U.S. broadcast rights to Sundance U.S. Competition documentary Me @the Zoo. Rookie drectors Chris Moukarbel and Valerie Veatch explore the phenomenon of internet celebrity, focusing on Chris Crocker, the infamous vlogger of “Leave Britney Alone” fame. "Me @the Zoo" looks at video sharing and social media storytelling; "Me at the Zoo" (pictured and below) was the first-ever video loaded on YouTube, in 2005. Said Moukarbel and Veatch: “Throughout its history, HBO Documentary Films has shown a dedication to intelligent, thought-provoking content. We couldn’t be happier that Me @The Zoo has...
- 1/17/2012
- Thompson on Hollywood
Park City, Ut – Sundance Institute announced today the films selected for the U.S. and World Cinema Dramatic and Documentary Competitions of the 2012 Sundance Film Festival. The Sundance Film Festival will take place January 19 through 29 in Park City, Salt Lake City, Ogden and Sundance, Utah. The complete list of films is available at www.sundance.org/festival.
Robert Redford, Founder and President of Sundance Institute remarked, “We are, and always have been, a festival about the filmmakers. So what are they doing? What are they saying? They are making statements about the changing world we are living in. Some are straight-forward, some novel and some offbeat but always interesting. One can never predict. We know only at the end, and I love that.”
John Cooper, Director of the Sundance Film Festival, said, “In these challenging economic times, filmmakers have had to be more resourceful and truly independent in their approaches to filmmaking.
Robert Redford, Founder and President of Sundance Institute remarked, “We are, and always have been, a festival about the filmmakers. So what are they doing? What are they saying? They are making statements about the changing world we are living in. Some are straight-forward, some novel and some offbeat but always interesting. One can never predict. We know only at the end, and I love that.”
John Cooper, Director of the Sundance Film Festival, said, “In these challenging economic times, filmmakers have had to be more resourceful and truly independent in their approaches to filmmaking.
- 11/30/2011
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
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