list http://www.spout.com/ Recent community activity around Grizzly Man on Spout Copyright 2005-9 Spout, LLC Spout RSS http://www.spout.com/images/SpoutLogoRSS.jpg http://www.spout.com/ 136 30 http://www.spout.com/films/Grizzly_Man/253272/default.aspx Title: Grizzly Man
Year: 2005
Director: Werner Herzog
Plot: Filmmaker Werner Herzog adds another real-life character to his growing pantheon of people who walk a fine line between visionary genius and madness in this documentary. Timothy Treadwell was a self-styled authority on bears who, starting in 1990, would spend as much time as possible each year in Alaska, camping out near a grizzly bear habitat. While Treadwell claimed to love the bears and felt as one with them, he had no formal training in their behavior, and while familiarizing himself with the creatures he would walk within a few feet of them with a video camera in hand. To many, Treadwell seemed part man of nature, part conjuror, and part self-promotion expert, but the part that guided his kinship with the bears failed him in 2003, when he and his girlfriend were killed in a grizzly attack. Treadwell shot hundreds of hours of footage of himself and the grizzlies, and Herzog has used this footage as the core of Grizzly Man, a documentary look at Treadwell's life and death, while also including interviews with people who knew him, animal experts, and scientists. Acclaimed British guitarist Richard Thompson composed and performed the film's musical score. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
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]]>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 19:45:36 GMTGrizzly Man2005Werner HerzogFilmmaker <a href="/players/P____94214/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Werner Herzog</a> adds another real-life character to his growing pantheon of people who walk a fine line between visionary genius and madness in this documentary. Timothy Treadwell was a self-styled authority on bears who, starting in 1990, would spend as much time as possible each year in Alaska, camping out near a grizzly bear habitat. While Treadwell claimed to love the bears and felt as one with them, he had no formal training in their behavior, and while familiarizing himself with the creatures he would walk within a few feet of them with a video camera in hand. To many, Treadwell seemed part man of nature, part conjuror, and part self-promotion expert, but the part that guided his kinship with the bears failed him in 2003, when he and his girlfriend were killed in a grizzly attack. Treadwell shot hundreds of hours of footage of himself and the grizzlies, and Herzog has used this footage as the core of Grizzly Man, a documentary look at Treadwell's life and death, while also including interviews with people who knew him, animal experts, and scientists. Acclaimed British guitarist Richard Thompson composed and performed the film's musical score. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide64Tag Target (>10)391183http://www.spout.com/ProductImages/t69617sb0b4.jpghttp://www.spout.com/films/Grizzly_Man/253272/default.aspxFilm http://www.spout.com/groups/Movie_Polls/Re_Which_of_these_documentaries_directed_by_Werner/657/42630/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: Risselada
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Post Date: 6/12/2009 12:07:16 PM
Body: Is no one else a fan of Herzog or at least his documentaries? Grizzly Man was my favorite probably. Best movie of that year in my opinion. Herzog sees amazing sides of certain stories and brings it to us in his own special way, sometimes narrating with that wonderful voice and accent (when speaking in English) that I could listen to all day.
]]>Fri, 12 Jun 2009 16:07:16 GMTRisseladaMovie Polls6/12/2009 12:07:16 PMIs no one else a fan of Herzog or at least his documentaries? Grizzly Man was my favorite probably. Best movie of that year in my opinion. Herzog sees amazing sides of certain stories and brings it to us in his own special way, sometimes narrating with that wonderful voice and accent (when speaking in English) that I could listen to all day. http://www.spout.com/groups/Movie_Polls/Which_of_these_documentaries_directed_by_Werner_He/657/42584/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: Risselada
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Post Date: 6/9/2009 11:38:35 AM
Body: Please reference this thread for the rules of this group. Whether documentary or narrative, Herzog states that he tries to find a kind of deeper truth in a constructed reality. Please vote only once in each poll. Movies referenced in this poll:Encounters at the End of the WorldDie große Ekstase des Bildschnitzers Steiner (The Great Ecstasy of Woodcarver Steiner)Grizzly ManLand des Schweigens und der Dunkelheit (Land of Silence and Darkness)Lektionen in Finsternis (Lessons of Darkness)Little Dieter Needs to FlyMein liebster Feind - Klaus Kinski (My Best Fiend)Wheel of TimeThe White DiamondJulianes Sturz in den Dschungel (Wings of Hope)
]]>Tue, 09 Jun 2009 15:38:35 GMTRisseladaMovie Polls6/9/2009 11:38:35 AMPlease reference this thread for the rules of this group. Whether documentary or narrative, Herzog states that he tries to find a kind of deeper truth in a constructed reality. Please vote only once in each poll. Movies referenced in this poll:Encounters at the End of the WorldDie gro&szlig;e Ekstase des Bildschnitzers Steiner (The Great Ecstasy of Woodcarver Steiner)Grizzly ManLand des Schweigens und der Dunkelheit (Land of Silence and Darkness)Lektionen in Finsternis (Lessons of Darkness)Little Dieter Needs to FlyMein liebster Feind - Klaus Kinski (My Best Fiend)Wheel of TimeThe White DiamondJulianes Sturz in den Dschungel (Wings of Hope) http://www.spout.com/groups/Weekly_Theme/Re_Weekly_Theme_for_May_11_Camping/625/42245/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: leeroy711
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Post Date: 5/12/2009 12:58:33 AM
Body: I remember loving books when I was younger like My Side of the Mountain, The Hatchet, and Lord of the Flies. I've always been completely fascinated with the idea of being Lost and stranded in the wilderness and I'm not sure why. I also really liked Herzog's documentary Grizzly Man. I thought it was pretty amazing.
]]>Tue, 12 May 2009 04:58:33 GMTleeroy711Weekly Theme5/12/2009 12:58:33 AMI remember loving books when I was younger like My Side of the Mountain, The Hatchet, and Lord of the Flies. I've always been completely fascinated with the idea of being Lost and stranded in the wilderness and I'm not sure why. I also really liked Herzog's documentary Grizzly Man. I thought it was pretty amazing. http://www.spout.com/blogs/risselada/archive/2009/2/13/40441.aspx Post By: Risselada
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Post Date: 2/13/2009 12:46:26 PM
Body: The King of Kong I had high hopes for this film and it did not disappoint! Although I don't see relatively too many new releases, I think it's still a lot to say that I consider this one of the most enjoyable movies to come out in the last couple years. And I think it's my favorite documentary to come out since Grizzly Man in 2005 and I've seen a couple others that are also really great. Supposedly the filmmaker is now going to be making a dramatized version of this story in a new film. I've very skeptical about how that will play out, at least I wonder how well it will play with anyone who has already seen the actual documentary. How can you find someone to play Billy better than the real Billy? The filmmakers claim they have a lot worse footage of Billy they didn't show because it wasn’t really relevant and they didn't want to make him seem any worse. Are they going to dramatize that kind of thing in the movie? Why not show the real footage! I don't know. The best thing about this movie is that it's real. OK, of course we know with any documentary (especially one with such a traditional little guy vs. the big guy story line like this one) that there is a lot of selective editing to fit the real story into a narrative the filmmakers think will work to pull at your emotions. But knowing this is pretty much real is what really gets you involved! And there are so many interesting secondary characters that come in and out of the movie besides Billy and Steve who are compelling enough on their own to make several movies. Walter Day, Robert Mruczek, Steve Sanders, Brian Kuh, Mark Alpiger, Doris Self, Mike Thompson, and of course Roy "Mr. Awsome" Shildt who should have his own movie! The special features have lots of additional footage of these fascinating people. As well as some people who had only a very little amount of time in the film or none at all. Check out Bryan Wagner discussing Burger Time strategy in a hilarious scene with his little crony sitting next to him repeating what he says. It's so geeky it's great. And then on the special features you will also discover one of the most interesting people who never made it into the film. Joel Hedge, the Xybots champion must have his own movie! Is it out there already! Someone must make it. Basically there are infinite interesting aspects of this film. The filmmakers were actually filming several different potential story lines in the world of this classic video game competitions and you can see a few of them creep in as their stories come into contact with this one. I took so much joy in watching all of the special features on this DVD. And there are plenty of them! But I just can't get enough. Now that I think about it, I would totally eat up a dramatization of this movie just to see more of it, in any way I could! Bring it on! Rating: 10/10
]]>Fri, 13 Feb 2009 17:46:26 GMTRisseladaRisselada Blog2/13/2009 12:46:26 PMThe King of Kong I had high hopes for this film and it did not disappoint! Although I don't see relatively too many new releases, I think it's still a lot to say that I consider this one of the most enjoyable movies to come out in the last couple years. And I think it's my favorite documentary to come out since Grizzly Man in 2005 and I've seen a couple others that are also really great. Supposedly the filmmaker is now going to be making a dramatized version of this story in a new film. I've very skeptical about how that will play out, at least I wonder how well it will play with anyone who has already seen the actual documentary. How can you find someone to play Billy better than the real Billy? The filmmakers claim they have a lot worse footage of Billy they didn't show because it wasn&rsquo;t really relevant and they didn't want to make him seem any worse. Are they going to dramatize that kind of thing in the movie? Why not show the real footage! I don't know. The best thing about this movie is that it's real. OK, of course we know with any documentary (especially one with such a traditional little guy vs. the big guy story line like this one) that there is a lot of selective editing to fit the real story into a narrative the filmmakers think will work to pull at your emotions. But knowing this is pretty much real is what really gets you involved! And there are so many interesting secondary characters that come in and out of the movie besides Billy and Steve who are compelling enough on their own to make several movies. Walter Day, Robert Mruczek, Steve Sanders, Brian Kuh, Mark Alpiger, Doris Self, Mike Thompson, and of course Roy "Mr. Awsome" Shildt who should have his own movie! The special features have lots of additional footage of these fascinating people. As well as some people who had only a very little amount of time in the film or none at all. Check out Bryan Wagner discussing Burger Time strategy in a hilarious scene with his little crony sitting next to him repeating what he says. It's so geeky it's great. And then on the special features you will also discover one of the most interesting people who never made it into the film. Joel Hedge, the Xybots champion must have his own movie! Is it out there already! Someone must make it. Basically there are infinite interesting aspects of this film. The filmmakers were actually filming several different potential story lines in the world of this classic video game competitions and you can see a few of them creep in as their stories come into contact with this one. I took so much joy in watching all of the special features on this DVD. And there are plenty of them! But I just can't get enough. Now that I think about it, I would totally eat up a dramatization of this movie just to see more of it, in any way I could! Bring it on! Rating: 10/10 http://www.spout.com/blogs/spoutblog/archive/2008/11/24/37595.aspx Post By: SpoutBlog
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Post Date: 11/24/2008 7:01:27 PM
Body: When the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announces a shortlist for one of its Oscar categories, many critics immediately focus on what titles are missing. Religulous was snubbed! Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired was punished for having a “secret” qualifying run! The Academy’s rules for eligibility must be amended! Such reactions were seen all over the web last week as awards season pundits looked at the narrowed-down list of 15 Feature Documentary hopefuls and criticized the Academy for its omissions. But the better response (which is the one SpoutBlog had) is to primarily address and celebrate the included films, not just for being contenders for the Feature Documentary Oscar but also for being showcased in general. The wonderful thing about shortlists is that they expand further the idea that it’s great just to be nominated. For feature documentaries, particularly those without a lot of media and major distributor attention, it is also great just to be shortlisted. Non-fiction film fans may now see this as an opportunity to take note of some documentaries that weren’t previously on their radar (unfortunately none of these films are actually allowed to advertise their recent achievement of being shortlisted). But the Academy Awards are, of course, still a competition. So, while we take notice of the 15 semi-finalists for the Feature Documentary Oscar, we shall also weigh their chances of being selected for the final five and predict which titles are likely to be announced as nominees on January 22. 1. Blessed Is the Match: The Life and Death of Hannah Senesh It’s a constant joke that any film related to the Holocaust is guaranteed an Oscar nomination. Obviously this is a generalization based on common trend, and not every Holocaust doc has in fact been recognized by the Academy, but if such a film is good enough to reach the shortlist, there is a very good chance that it will also be nominated. And since there hasn’t been a feature doc on the subject nominated since 2002, it’s probably time for a new one to get the spotlight. Blessed is narrated by Oscar-nominee Joan Allen and details the courageous life of Hannah Senesh, who took part in a mission to rescue Hungary’s Jews. If Hollywood doesn’t nominate this doc, it will probably at least use it as a springboard from which to produce an Oscar-bait dramatization about Senesh in the near future. 2. Trouble the Water Never mind the fact that it’s one of the best-reviewed films of the year, this is the Academy’s first chance to get behind the Katrina issue. Though some mistakenly see the Feature Documentary Oscar as primarily a category with which to showcase its favored causes rather than recognizing the actual best documentary filmmaking of the year, there is a miniscule amount of truth in the matter. It’s part of the reason that the Holocaust-doc joke is so often made, and it’s also why the films Born Into Brothels and An Inconvenient Truth were named winners, despite their being subject-over-style kinds of documentaries. Trouble the Water is a tad bit sloppy, but it has the subject matter and enough inspirational substance to receive a nomination. 3. Encounters at the End of the World This may be the Academy’s chance to make up for their exclusion of Werner Herzog’s Grizzly Man a few years back or simply honor a filmmaker who has been important to the non-fiction genre for decades. Also, with their snub of Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired, the Academy Documentary Branch could use this as more opportunity to distinguish and make an example out of the difference between a theatrical documentary and a television documentary (as David Poland recently pointed out, “if you are a TV doc, be a TV doc…if you are a theatrical doc, that is what the Oscars reward”). People who went to see Encounters recommended it on the basis that it needs to be seen on a big screen, which is not often said about documentaries. Other things it has going for it are a shared location with Oscar-winner March of the Penguins (even if Herzog starts the film addressing that this is not like that film) and a slight relevance to the global warming issue, which is one of the Academy’s currently favored issues. 4. Standard Operating Procedure The Academy Documentary Branch does seem to favor former nominees in their category, perhaps due to the number of documentarians who turn to fiction filmmaking after breaking out in non-fiction (maybe that explains their snub of Barbara Kopple recently after her attempt into fiction). So Morris, who was infamously rejected by the Academy with his monumental film The Thin Blue Line, and who later won the Oscar for The Fog of War: Eleven Lessons Learned from the Life of Robert S. McNamara, should be given another go. It also helps that Standard Operating Procedure is the sole Iraq War-relevant documentary in the bunch, an interesting fact given how many films dealing with this topic have been shortlisted in the past few years. Even though last year the Oscar was given to a similarly themed doc about torture and prisoner abuse, the issue is likely still one that the Academy feels strongly about. Of course, speaking of that film, Taxi to the Dark Side, its director’s latest film was not shortlisted. 5. Man on Wire This is the highest grossing (and best-reviewed) of the 15 shortlisted films, and that could mean a lot, even if it is only the fifth top grossing doc of the year. The Academy is hardly a sucker for popular documentaries, but most years since Michael Moore was honored in 2002 have seen at least one popular doc, such as Super Size Me, March of the Penguins and Moore’s Sicko. In fact, only four of the ten top grossing (non-IMAX, non-concert, non-compilation, non-reality TV-based) documentaries have not been nominated for an Oscar. The only drawback for Man on Wire could be that it features a very large percentage of re-enactment or dramatization, and even if the Academy’s rules have a greater permission for these kinds of documentaries than in the days of The Thin Blue Line’s snub, it’s very possible that members of the Academy Documentary Branch are more appreciable towards one of the films that aren’t so heavily dependent on re-enactments. Originally posted on:SpoutBlog
]]>Tue, 25 Nov 2008 00:01:27 GMTSpoutBlogSpoutBlog on spout.com11/24/2008 7:01:27 PMWhen the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announces a shortlist for one of its Oscar categories, many critics immediately focus on what titles are missing. Religulous was snubbed! Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired was punished for having a “secret” qualifying run! The Academy’s rules for eligibility must be amended! Such reactions were seen all over the web last week as awards season pundits looked at the narrowed-down list of 15 Feature Documentary hopefuls and criticized the Academy for its omissions. But the better response (which is the one SpoutBlog had) is to primarily address and celebrate the included films, not just for being contenders for the Feature Documentary Oscar but also for being showcased in general. The wonderful thing about shortlists is that they expand further the idea that it’s great just to be nominated. For feature documentaries, particularly those without a lot of media and major distributor attention, it is also great just to be shortlisted. Non-fiction film fans may now see this as an opportunity to take note of some documentaries that weren’t previously on their radar (unfortunately none of these films are actually allowed to advertise their recent achievement of being shortlisted). But the Academy Awards are, of course, still a competition. So, while we take notice of the 15 semi-finalists for the Feature Documentary Oscar, we shall also weigh their chances of being selected for the final five and predict which titles are likely to be announced as nominees on January 22. 1. Blessed Is the Match: The Life and Death of Hannah Senesh It’s a constant joke that any film related to the Holocaust is guaranteed an Oscar nomination. Obviously this is a generalization based on common trend, and not every Holocaust doc has in fact been recognized by the Academy, but if such a film is good enough to reach the shortlist, there is a very good chance that it will also be nominated. And since there hasn’t been a feature doc on the subject nominated since 2002, it’s probably time for a new one to get the spotlight. Blessed is narrated by Oscar-nominee Joan Allen and details the courageous life of Hannah Senesh, who took part in a mission to rescue Hungary’s Jews. If Hollywood doesn’t nominate this doc, it will probably at least use it as a springboard from which to produce an Oscar-bait dramatization about Senesh in the near future. 2. Trouble the Water Never mind the fact that it’s one of the best-reviewed films of the year, this is the Academy’s first chance to get behind the Katrina issue. Though some mistakenly see the Feature Documentary Oscar as primarily a category with which to showcase its favored causes rather than recognizing the actual best documentary filmmaking of the year, there is a miniscule amount of truth in the matter. It’s part of the reason that the Holocaust-doc joke is so often made, and it’s also why the films Born Into Brothels and An Inconvenient Truth were named winners, despite their being subject-over-style kinds of documentaries. Trouble the Water is a tad bit sloppy, but it has the subject matter and enough inspirational substance to receive a nomination. 3. Encounters at the End of the World This may be the Academy’s chance to make up for their exclusion of Werner Herzog’s Grizzly Man a few years back or simply honor a filmmaker who has been important to the non-fiction genre for decades. Also, with their snub of Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired, the Academy Documentary Branch could use this as more opportunity to distinguish and make an example out of the difference between a theatrical documentary and a television documentary (as David Poland recently pointed out, “if you are a TV doc, be a TV doc…if you are a theatrical doc, that is what the Oscars reward”). People who went to see Encounters recommended it on the basis that it needs to be seen on a big screen, which is not often said about documentaries. Other things it has going for it are a shared location with Oscar-winner March of the Penguins (even if Herzog starts the film addressing that this is not like that film) and a slight relevance to the global warming issue, which is one of the Academy’s currently favored issues. 4. Standard Operating Procedure The Academy Documentary Branch does seem to favor former nominees in their category, perhaps due to the number of documentarians who turn to fiction filmmaking after breaking out in non-fiction (maybe that explains their snub of Barbara Kopple recently after her attempt into fiction). So Morris, who was infamously rejected by the Academy with his monumental film The Thin Blue Line, and who later won the Oscar for The Fog of War: Eleven Lessons Learned from the Life of Robert S. McNamara, should be given another go. It also helps that Standard Operating Procedure is the sole Iraq War-relevant documentary in the bunch, an interesting fact given how many films dealing with this topic have been shortlisted in the past few years. Even though last year the Oscar was given to a similarly themed doc about torture and prisoner abuse, the issue is likely still one that the Academy feels strongly about. Of course, speaking of that film, Taxi to the Dark Side, its director’s latest film was not shortlisted. 5. Man on Wire This is the highest grossing (and best-reviewed) of the 15 shortlisted films, and that could mean a lot, even if it is only the fifth top grossing doc of the year. The Academy is hardly a sucker for popular documentaries, but most years since Michael Moore was honored in 2002 have seen at least one popular doc, such as Super Size Me, March of the Penguins and Moore’s Sicko. In fact, only four of the ten top grossing (non-IMAX, non-concert, non-compilation, non-reality TV-based) documentaries have not been nominated for an Oscar. The only drawback for Man on Wire could be that it features a very large percentage of re-enactment or dramatization, and even if the Academy’s rules have a greater permission for these kinds of documentaries than in the days of The Thin Blue Line’s snub, it’s very possible that members of the Academy Documentary Branch are more appreciable towards one of the films that aren’t so heavily dependent on re-enactments. Originally posted on:SpoutBlog http://www.spout.com/blogs/spoutblog/archive/2008/11/18/37418.aspx Post By: SpoutBlog
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Post Date: 11/18/2008 7:00:40 PM
Body: I’m not down with hockey movies, and I’m definitely not down with movies in which animals play sports, yet somehow I’m a huge fan of this video. And all it is is bears playing hockey. Maybe it’s because, unlike most hockey movies, I don’t need to actually worry about the game or the plot. I just need to become hypnotized by giant bears skating around on ice and hitting a puck with a hockey stick. Maybe the puck goes into a goal, maybe not, I don’t care. Maybe there’s a ragtag, underdog team on that ice, maybe not, I don’t care. There’s no dialogue, voiceover or narration of any kind, no attacking and killing the referee as if he were Grizzly Man’s Timothy Treadwell, just the calming visuals of a hockey game played by bears. And apparently those are real bears really playing hockey, which is what makes it better than most animals-playing-sports movies. A lot of those feature real dogs or whatever, but special effects are typically employed when it comes to the animals’ seeming athletic ability. That dog in Air Bud is not really playing basketball. And that dog from Karate Dog is not really doing kung fu. And he’s definitely not doing karate, either, for that matter. Put 90 minutes of this on the big screen and I’ll go see it, because it’s genuine and it’s amazing. Seriously, this is almost as enjoyable as that popular live puppy cam. If only this were perpetual, too. [via Best Week Ever] Originally posted on:SpoutBlog
]]>Wed, 19 Nov 2008 00:00:40 GMTSpoutBlogSpoutBlog on spout.com11/18/2008 7:00:40 PM I’m not down with hockey movies, and I’m definitely not down with movies in which animals play sports, yet somehow I’m a huge fan of this video. And all it is is bears playing hockey. Maybe it’s because, unlike most hockey movies, I don’t need to actually worry about the game or the plot. I just need to become hypnotized by giant bears skating around on ice and hitting a puck with a hockey stick. Maybe the puck goes into a goal, maybe not, I don’t care. Maybe there’s a ragtag, underdog team on that ice, maybe not, I don’t care. There’s no dialogue, voiceover or narration of any kind, no attacking and killing the referee as if he were Grizzly Man’s Timothy Treadwell, just the calming visuals of a hockey game played by bears. And apparently those are real bears really playing hockey, which is what makes it better than most animals-playing-sports movies. A lot of those feature real dogs or whatever, but special effects are typically employed when it comes to the animals’ seeming athletic ability. That dog in Air Bud is not really playing basketball. And that dog from Karate Dog is not really doing kung fu. And he’s definitely not doing karate, either, for that matter. Put 90 minutes of this on the big screen and I’ll go see it, because it’s genuine and it’s amazing. Seriously, this is almost as enjoyable as that popular live puppy cam. If only this were perpetual, too. [via Best Week Ever] Originally posted on:SpoutBlog http://www.spout.com/blogs/chrismorrell/archive/2008/8/27/34443.aspx Post By: chrismorrell
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Post Date: 8/27/2008 11:56:57 AM
Body: This material in another film-makers hands could well have seemed crass and exploitative.. Werner Herzog manages to make something special ..whilst his opinions are voiced over the images,somehow he allows you to reach your own conclusions about Timothy Treadwell's story. As Herzog acknowledges,sound, Music in particular plays a huge part in the artistic success of a film. In just a few days Richard Thompson and a few other select musicians created a fabulous soundscape. It's also great to see Werner Herzog,sitting in the studio,taking immense pleasure from witnessing his ideas being brought to fruition so expertly.
]]>Wed, 27 Aug 2008 15:56:57 GMTchrismorrellchrismorrell Blog8/27/2008 11:56:57 AM This material in another film-makers hands could well have seemed crass and exploitative.. Werner Herzog manages to make something special ..whilst his opinions are voiced over the images,somehow he allows you to reach your own conclusions about Timothy Treadwell's story. As Herzog acknowledges,sound, Music in particular plays a huge part in the artistic success of a film. In just a few days Richard Thompson and a few other select musicians created a fabulous soundscape. It's also great to see Werner Herzog,sitting in the studio,taking immense pleasure from witnessing his ideas being brought to fruition so expertly. http://www.spout.com/groups/Movie_Games/Pick_a_Pair/598/31463/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: unclefestering
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Post Date: 6/20/2008 12:08:27 PM
Body: If you wanted to pair two movies (not sequels) together what movies would you watch together and why? I'd pair The Bear with Grizzly Man. The Bear is a story of how an older grizzly takes care of a young bear who las lost his mother and how they just want to get along and wouldn't bother people at all if it wasn't for the mean hunters who are after them. Werner Herzog takes documentary footage from a man who was a self taught expert on bears, before he was eaten by them, and turned it into Grizzly Man. The other pairing I have would be F for Fake and The Hoax. In F for Fake, Orson Welles interviews Clifford Irving, a journalist who spent a fair amount of time interviewing a famous art forger, who could never be convicted. The Hoax tells the story of Irving a few years later when he created forged Howard Hughes diaries and sold them for fun and profit. What pairs do you have?
]]>Fri, 20 Jun 2008 16:08:27 GMTunclefesteringMovie Games6/20/2008 12:08:27 PMIf you wanted to pair two movies (not sequels) together what movies would you watch together and why? I'd pair The Bear with Grizzly Man. The Bear is a story of how an older grizzly takes care of a young bear who las lost his mother and how they just want to get along and wouldn't bother people at all if it wasn't for the mean hunters who are after them. Werner Herzog takes documentary footage from a man who was a self taught expert on bears, before he was eaten by them, and turned it into Grizzly Man. The other pairing I have would be F for Fake and The Hoax. In F for Fake, Orson Welles interviews Clifford Irving, a journalist who spent a fair amount of time interviewing a famous art forger, who could never be convicted. The Hoax tells the story of Irving a few years later when he created forged Howard Hughes diaries and sold them for fun and profit. What pairs do you have? http://www.spout.com/blogs/tenenbaums/archive/2008/5/20/29631.aspx Post By: Tenenbaums
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Post Date: 5/20/2008 11:49:01 PM
Body: "Encounters at the End of the World," Werner Herzog's first documentary since "Grizzly Man" chronicles the lives of scientists living in the far reaches of Antarctica at McMurdo Station. The desolate community, resembling a mining town, is populated with an odd assortment of top researchers and those who are dubbed "Ph.Ds washing dishes."Set to a soundtrack of Gregorian chants and haunting strings, Herzog's cinematographer captures the wonders of this foreign land with simple beauty that resonates to the atmosphere. Snowy landscapes of incomprehensible magnitudes extend in all directions. Under the ice, creatures reminiscent of '50s sci-fi films thrive in the frigid waters and co-exist with microscopic organisms newly-discovered on a near daily basis.And then there are the penguins, the cinematically-famous animals which Herzog explicitly dismisses as intended subjects of his film. Keeping exposure to a minimum, the film instead features a purely comic and tragic side of the birds. At different times, a lone penguin breaks from his group and runs off in a separate direction to face a guaranteed death. The determination of each confused little fellow is baffling itself, and even though the scientists witness the strange behavior, their rule is not to interfere with the animal's actions.Herzog's narration is quirky and inquisitive, the perfect balance of an informed yet curious stranger on the ice continent. As he meets the cast of characters comprising the unique ensemble, Herzog confronts people so dedicated to their work that little exists but their studies. Casual conversation quickly falls into silence and the filmmaker's struggle to continue the dialogue makes for quality uncomfortable humor.Ideal for an IMAX theatre, "Encounters at the End of the World" is slow to build but absolutely sings with each captivating look at this bizarrely wonderful look at nature.
]]>Wed, 21 May 2008 03:49:01 GMTTenenbaumsTenenbaums Blog5/20/2008 11:49:01 PM"Encounters at the End of the World," Werner Herzog's first documentary since "Grizzly Man" chronicles the lives of scientists living in the far reaches of Antarctica at McMurdo Station. The desolate community, resembling a mining town, is populated with an odd assortment of top researchers and those who are dubbed "Ph.Ds washing dishes."Set to a soundtrack of Gregorian chants and haunting strings, Herzog's cinematographer captures the wonders of this foreign land with simple beauty that resonates to the atmosphere. Snowy landscapes of incomprehensible magnitudes extend in all directions. Under the ice, creatures reminiscent of '50s sci-fi films thrive in the frigid waters and co-exist with microscopic organisms newly-discovered on a near daily basis.And then there are the penguins, the cinematically-famous animals which Herzog explicitly dismisses as intended subjects of his film. Keeping exposure to a minimum, the film instead features a purely comic and tragic side of the birds. At different times, a lone penguin breaks from his group and runs off in a separate direction to face a guaranteed death. The determination of each confused little fellow is baffling itself, and even though the scientists witness the strange behavior, their rule is not to interfere with the animal's actions.Herzog's narration is quirky and inquisitive, the perfect balance of an informed yet curious stranger on the ice continent. As he meets the cast of characters comprising the unique ensemble, Herzog confronts people so dedicated to their work that little exists but their studies. Casual conversation quickly falls into silence and the filmmaker's struggle to continue the dialogue makes for quality uncomfortable humor.Ideal for an IMAX theatre, "Encounters at the End of the World" is slow to build but absolutely sings with each captivating look at this bizarrely wonderful look at nature. http://www.spout.com/blogs/paul/archive/2007/12/21/23088.aspx Post By: paul
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Post Date: 12/21/2007 4:16:02 PM
Body: Ever since he borrowed the other worldy footage of underwater Antarctica to make The Wild Blue Yonder (2005), Werner Herzog has wanted to make a film there himself. The National Science Foundation invited him to come. As, Herzog narrates in the introduction to Encounters at the End of the World, “I told them I would not make a movie about cute, fluffy penguins.” Herzog wants exploration, not a story. Among the questions he wants to explore is why do chimpanzees–clearly superior primates–not domesticate lesser animals? “A chimpanzee could climb on the back of a goat and ride into the sunset. But it doesn’t. Why?” Herzog asks in his dry, german accented monotone. Of course, he’s not studying chimpanzees in Antarctica, but he sets the tongue-in-cheek tone for the film. He’s a funny narrator, not nearly so severe as in Grizzly Man. But it is Werner Herzog. So, although he’s funny, he’s constantly reminding us we’re all doomed. The beauty of Antarctica is so monumental, its study is so fascinating. Herzog’s ambivalence is obvious toward the explorers breaking new ground in studying the origins of life while simultaneously making every spot they touch turn ugly. (McMurdo–a base of 1,000 inhabitants–looks worse than a makeshift coal mining town.) His ambivalence constantly upends the easy agenda. Herzog isn’t asking people to reduce their carbon footprint. He went to Antarctica to see a new world, show it to us in all its splendor and, perhaps, risk death a little. Antarctica is a stark slab of ice so vast and so loaded with dangers it serves as an exclamation point at the bottom of the globe warning us our species is just another one on an ancient planet. The planet can swallow us up and, someday for some reason, it will. Herzog in Encounters at the End of the World has fun in Alaska, but he’s kind of like the funny guy at a funeral. Everyone’s laughing, but nobody is forgetting the situation we’re in. Herzog makes uncomfortable ideas, like we’re not invincible or as dominant as we like to believe, a little easier to swallow. Maybe with a little more humility we will develop more reverence for a place containing the last remnants of mystery on our planet. Originally posted on:SpoutBlog » Paul
]]>Fri, 21 Dec 2007 21:16:02 GMTpaulpaul on spout.com12/21/2007 4:16:02 PM Ever since he borrowed the other worldy footage of underwater Antarctica to make The Wild Blue Yonder (2005), Werner Herzog has wanted to make a film there himself. The National Science Foundation invited him to come. As, Herzog narrates in the introduction to Encounters at the End of the World, “I told them I would not make a movie about cute, fluffy penguins.” Herzog wants exploration, not a story. Among the questions he wants to explore is why do chimpanzees–clearly superior primates–not domesticate lesser animals? “A chimpanzee could climb on the back of a goat and ride into the sunset. But it doesn’t. Why?” Herzog asks in his dry, german accented monotone. Of course, he’s not studying chimpanzees in Antarctica, but he sets the tongue-in-cheek tone for the film. He’s a funny narrator, not nearly so severe as in Grizzly Man. But it is Werner Herzog. So, although he’s funny, he’s constantly reminding us we’re all doomed. The beauty of Antarctica is so monumental, its study is so fascinating. Herzog’s ambivalence is obvious toward the explorers breaking new ground in studying the origins of life while simultaneously making every spot they touch turn ugly. (McMurdo–a base of 1,000 inhabitants–looks worse than a makeshift coal mining town.) His ambivalence constantly upends the easy agenda. Herzog isn’t asking people to reduce their carbon footprint. He went to Antarctica to see a new world, show it to us in all its splendor and, perhaps, risk death a little. Antarctica is a stark slab of ice so vast and so loaded with dangers it serves as an exclamation point at the bottom of the globe warning us our species is just another one on an ancient planet. The planet can swallow us up and, someday for some reason, it will. Herzog in Encounters at the End of the World has fun in Alaska, but he’s kind of like the funny guy at a funeral. Everyone’s laughing, but nobody is forgetting the situation we’re in. Herzog makes uncomfortable ideas, like we’re not invincible or as dominant as we like to believe, a little easier to swallow. Maybe with a little more humility we will develop more reverence for a place containing the last remnants of mystery on our planet. Originally posted on:SpoutBlog » Paul http://www.spout.com/members/0/tags/death/MemberTagFilms.aspxdeath
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