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Articles tagged "werner herzog" Mixed MediaMy Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done? dir. Werner Herzog (trailer)by Brian Parks[4.Sep.09] :. Since 1987’s Cobra Verde, Werner Herzog has directed just two feature films in the ensuing twenty two years—Invincible (2001) and Rescue Dawn (2007), preferring to...  Decade-Dense: The 60 Most Memorable Films of 1999 FeaturePart 4: All About My Mother to Sleepy Hollow (October - November 1999)by PopMatters Staff[26.Mar.09] :. Outsiders and oddballs make up Part Four's formidable filmmakers, an idiosyncratic collection of dreamers and visionaries. Decade-Dense: The 60 Most Memorable Films of 1999  Short Ends and LeaderHerzog’s ‘Encounters’ Are More than Memorableby Bill Gibron[12.Dec.08] :. Werner Herzog is a filmmaker who works in two distinct arenas. The first can be categorized as ‘man vs. his inherent nature’, the struggles of a being against his or her own psychological... NewsWarner Herzog describes his new nature documentary as ‘a comedy’by Rafer Guzmán [Newsday (MCT)][26.Jun.08] :. The new documentary from the eccentric German director Werner Herzog, “Encounters at the End of the World,” is not your typical nature film. Invited by the National Science Foundation to...  Film ReviewEncounters at the End of the Worldby Cynthia Fuchs[11.Jun.08] :. The most noble pursuits, Encounters at the End of the World suggests, are reverent communions and painstaking observations of wild life.  The PopMatters Summer 2008 Movie Preview FeatureThe Return of the Popcorn Circus: May 2008by Bill Gibron[28.Apr.08] :. In the first act of this four-part production, Tinsel Town decides to do some unbelievable front loading. Will there be room for independent offerings, or former HBO carnal comedy divas? Who knows? Without a doubt, it's an interesting way to start the season. The PopMatters Summer 2008 Movie Preview The Grandby Cynthia Fuchs[24.Mar.08] :. Werner Herzog plays The German. In another movie, this might be all you need to know. Rescue Dawnby Jack Patrick Rodgers[18.Dec.07] :. Werner Herzog has made a career out of profiling men with impossible dreams who end up fighting against nature and society to make them a reality. Short Cuts - In Theaters: Rescue Dawn (2006)by Bill Gibron[28.Jul.07] :. In auteur/artist Werner Herzog’s world, there are only two major conflicts – man vs. nature, and man vs. his own nature. Such a philosophy encapsulates almost every kind of interaction... PopMatters Pick Film ReviewRescue Dawn (2007)by Cynthia Fuchs[6.Jul.07] :. Dieter's dedication grants him passion and strength, but the film never lets you forget the paradox he lives, his illicit status and the fact that "America" cannot rescue him. Part 4: Challenging Conventionby PopMatters Staff[21.Jun.07] :. As cinema went completely commercial, abandoning art for artifice, true aesthetic acumen was hard to come by. Luckily, for the movies included herein, it was their difference, as well as their diversity, that helped them stand out from the rest of the high concept hackwork. Songs for the Dancing Chicken by Emily Schultzby N. A. Hayes[20.Jun.07] :. The distance between one's self and the person snuggly sleeping next to us is often cruel and crushing. Grizzly Man (2005)by Cynthia Fuchs[12.Aug.05] :. In the bears, the film proposes, Treadwell found companionship and refuge, a way to escape or maybe remake himself. Burden of Dreams: Criterion Collection (1982)by Cynthia Fuchs[3.Aug.05] :. Complex, ambitious, inspired, Herzog here talks his way through the making of his movie with a remarkable self-consciousness. Incident at Loch Ness (2004)by Bill Gibron[7.Mar.05] :. There's something about the loch, its deep dark water mystery and nightmarish symbolism, keeps us engaged. Julien Donkey-Boy (1999)by Cynthia FuchsA girlish figure skater glides across the ice, accompanied by a sorrowful Puccini aria. A young man (this is Julien, played by Ewan Bremner, best known in the United States as Trainspotting's hapless Spud) runs through snowy woods, his breath coming in gasps. |
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