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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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