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Articles tagged "werner herzog"![]() Film ReviewThe Grandby Cynthia Fuchs[24.Mar.08] :. Werner Herzog plays The German. In another movie, this might be all you need to know. ![]() DVD Film ReviewRescue 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 Ends and LeaderShort 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. ![]() Book ReviewSongs 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. ![]() Film ReviewGrizzly 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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