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Year: 2008
Director: Richard Schickel
Plot: Jack L. Warner, Harry Warner, Albert Warner and Sam Warner were siblings who were born in Poland and emigrated to Canada near the turn of the century. In 1903, the brothers entered the budding motion picture business, first running a traveling show that brought movies to small towns in the Midwest and then opening a theater in Newcastle, Pennsylvania. In time, the Warner Brothers moved into film production, and would open their own studio in 1923. Warner Brothers quickly established itself as a studio with both nerve and vision; they were the first studio to enjoy major success with talking pictures and musicals, they were an early supporter of color films, they took on the censors with gangster films that dealt with violent crime in a realistic manner, and were unafraid to make movies that confronted the major issues of the day, such as racism, anti-Semitism, governmental corruption, abuses in the prison system and freedom of the press. Warner Brothers also made stars out of unconventional talents such as James Cagney, Humphrey Bogart, Edward G. Robinson, Bette Davis and Paul Muni, and hosted a cartoon studio that gave birth to Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Sylvester the Cat and Elmer J. Fudd. Film historian and filmmaker Richard Schickel pays homage to the formative years of one of Hollywood's greatest entertainment empires in You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story 1923-1949, a documentary that features plentiful film clips as well as the behind-the-scenes story of how the studio's great films came to be. Clint Eastwood narrates. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
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]]>Thu, 04 Sep 2008 15:01:27 GMTYou Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story2008Richard SchickelJack L. Warner, Harry Warner, Albert Warner and Sam Warner were siblings who were born in Poland and emigrated to Canada near the turn of the century. In 1903, the brothers entered the budding motion picture business, first running a traveling show that brought movies to small towns in the Midwest and then opening a theater in Newcastle, Pennsylvania. In time, the Warner Brothers moved into film production, and would open their own studio in 1923. Warner Brothers quickly established itself as a studio with both nerve and vision; they were the first studio to enjoy major success with talking pictures and musicals, they were an early supporter of color films, they took on the censors with gangster films that dealt with violent crime in a realistic manner, and were unafraid to make movies that confronted the major issues of the day, such as racism, anti-Semitism, governmental corruption, abuses in the prison system and freedom of the press. Warner Brothers also made stars out of unconventional talents such as <a href="http://www.spout.com/players/P____10165/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>James Cagney</a>, <a href="http://www.spout.com/players/P_____7027/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Humphrey Bogart</a>, Edward G. Robinson, <a href="http://www.spout.com/players/P____17295/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Bette Davis</a> and <a href="http://www.spout.com/players/P____51322/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Paul Muni</a>, and hosted a cartoon studio that gave birth to Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Sylvester the Cat and Elmer J. Fudd. Film historian and filmmaker Richard Schickel pays homage to the formative years of one of Hollywood's greatest entertainment empires in You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story 1923-1949, a documentary that features plentiful film clips as well as the behind-the-scenes story of how the studio's great films came to be. <a href="http://www.spout.com/players/P____88601/default.aspx" style='text-decoration:underline'>Clint Eastwood</a> narrates. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide2Slightly Tagged (1-5)163http://www.spout.com/ProductImages/s375551.jpghttp://www.spout.com/films/You_Must_Remember_This_The_Warner_Bros_Story/375551/default.aspxFilm http://www.spout.com/blogs/karina/archive/2008/9/4/34736.aspx Post By: Karina
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Body: Prodigal Sons review The Curious Case of Benjamin Button preview (and backlash) Waltz with Bashir review Jeff Goldblum, Media Diet interview Helen review Tulpan review O’Horten review Learning Gravity review Ken Burns, Media Diet interview You Must Remember This: The Warner Brothers Story and tribute to Richard Schickel ‘Movies Are Over.’ Directors, Distribs & Journos Debate Future of Film & Criticism Hunger, Steve McQueen interview Slavoj Zizek and Nazi melodrama Telluride 2008 photos Slumdog Millionaire review Adam Resurrected, Paul Schrader interview Firaaq review The Rest is Silence review I’ve Loved You So Long review The Good, The Bad and the Weird interview with Kim Ji-Woon Revanche review Originally posted on:SpoutBlog » Karina Longworth
]]>Thu, 04 Sep 2008 15:01:27 GMTKarinaKarina on SpoutBlog9/4/2008 11:01:27 AM Prodigal Sons review The Curious Case of Benjamin Button preview (and backlash) Waltz with Bashir review Jeff Goldblum, Media Diet interview Helen review Tulpan review O’Horten review Learning Gravity review Ken Burns, Media Diet interview You Must Remember This: The Warner Brothers Story and tribute to Richard Schickel ‘Movies Are Over.’ Directors, Distribs & Journos Debate Future of Film & Criticism Hunger, Steve McQueen interview Slavoj Zizek and Nazi melodrama Telluride 2008 photos Slumdog Millionaire review Adam Resurrected, Paul Schrader interview Firaaq review The Rest is Silence review I’ve Loved You So Long review The Good, The Bad and the Weird interview with Kim Ji-Woon Revanche review Originally posted on:SpoutBlog » Karina Longworth http://www.spout.com/blogs/spoutblog/archive/2008/9/4/34735.aspx Post By: SpoutBlog
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Body: Prodigal Sons review The Curious Case of Benjamin Button preview (and backlash) Waltz with Bashir review Jeff Goldblum, Media Diet interview Helen review Tulpan review O’Horten review Learning Gravity review Ken Burns, Media Diet interview You Must Remember This: The Warner Brothers Story and tribute to Richard Schickel ‘Movies Are Over.’ Directors, Distribs & Journos Debate Future of Film & Criticism Hunger, Steve McQueen interview Slavoj Zizek and Nazi melodrama Telluride 2008 photos Slumdog Millionaire review Adam Resurrected, Paul Schrader interview Firaaq review The Rest is Silence review I’ve Loved You So Long review The Good, The Bad and the Weird interview with Kim Ji-Woon Revanche review Originally posted on:SpoutBlog
]]>Thu, 04 Sep 2008 15:01:18 GMTSpoutBlogSpoutBlog on spout.com9/4/2008 11:01:18 AM Prodigal Sons review The Curious Case of Benjamin Button preview (and backlash) Waltz with Bashir review Jeff Goldblum, Media Diet interview Helen review Tulpan review O’Horten review Learning Gravity review Ken Burns, Media Diet interview You Must Remember This: The Warner Brothers Story and tribute to Richard Schickel ‘Movies Are Over.’ Directors, Distribs & Journos Debate Future of Film & Criticism Hunger, Steve McQueen interview Slavoj Zizek and Nazi melodrama Telluride 2008 photos Slumdog Millionaire review Adam Resurrected, Paul Schrader interview Firaaq review The Rest is Silence review I’ve Loved You So Long review The Good, The Bad and the Weird interview with Kim Ji-Woon Revanche review Originally posted on:SpoutBlog http://www.spout.com/blogs/karina/archive/2008/8/31/34597.aspx Post By: Karina
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Body: This may qualify as hyperbole, but Richard Schickel’s You Must Remember This––which premiered at Cannes in May, screened here at Telluride as part of a tribute to Schickel and will debut on PBS in slightly different form this fall––is maybe the most appropriately titled made-for-TV Classical Hollywood documentary directed by a working film critic I’ve seen this year. “You must remember this,” is, of course, a lyric from “As Time Goes By,” the signature song from Warner Brothers’ Casablanca. From the opening montage of a tour through the WB backlot, set to a soundtrack of memorable lines from maybe a dozen and a half classic productions from that studio, Schickel’s film is devoted to anecdotal recall of Warner Brothers’ various signatures, from experts and witnesses who are dishy and not uncritical, but still often as sentimemtal as the song that Rick commands Sam to play again.  From silent doggie star Rin Tin Tin (who, snarked writer and eventual head of production Daryl Zanuck,  had the biggest brain on the lot) to the Busby Berkeley musicals that not so subtly told the viewer that “Dick Powell and Ruby Keeler are gonna get laid, and we’re all part of it,” to the social issue films of the 30s which carried “a vision of the world that was darker, more cynical, and more problematic than any other studio’s,” Schickel finds a surprisingly rich balance between behind-the-scenes trivia and multi-layered criticism. Access to talking heads including Molly Haskell, Neal Gabler, Jeaninne Basinger and former WB contract player Ronald Reagan certainly helps with the gravitas. Also surprising was the slightly salty candor that ran through Schickel’s Special Medallion acceptance chat, which both the honoree and the audience seemed to find too brief. Still, Schickel managed to get out som zingers involving Manny Farber, Pauline Kael, the youth of America and John McCain. Some highlights after the jump. On “the late, great Manny Farber”: “Talk about curmudgeons…he was very influential, he had this nifty, jazzy style. If you want to know the truth, that’s where Pauline [Kael] got her style.” On Warner Brothers New Deal-aligned productions of the 1930s: “It was the Depression, and Daryl Zanuck made a very conscious decision that the films of the era would appeal to the American consciousness. There was an energy in the country that was healthy at that time. It was not Bushian or McCainian.” On the next generation of cinephiles: “Young people come up to me and say, ‘You know, I’ve never seen a black and white movie.” Are you out of your fucking mind? It’s not something to be proud of. Originally posted on:SpoutBlog » Karina Longworth
]]>Sun, 31 Aug 2008 21:01:32 GMTKarinaKarina on SpoutBlog8/31/2008 5:01:32 PM This may qualify as hyperbole, but Richard Schickel’s You Must Remember This––which premiered at Cannes in May, screened here at Telluride as part of a tribute to Schickel and will debut on PBS in slightly different form this fall––is maybe the most appropriately titled made-for-TV Classical Hollywood documentary directed by a working film critic I’ve seen this year. “You must remember this,” is, of course, a lyric from “As Time Goes By,” the signature song from Warner Brothers’ Casablanca. From the opening montage of a tour through the WB backlot, set to a soundtrack of memorable lines from maybe a dozen and a half classic productions from that studio, Schickel’s film is devoted to anecdotal recall of Warner Brothers’ various signatures, from experts and witnesses who are dishy and not uncritical, but still often as sentimemtal as the song that Rick commands Sam to play again.  From silent doggie star Rin Tin Tin (who, snarked writer and eventual head of production Daryl Zanuck,  had the biggest brain on the lot) to the Busby Berkeley musicals that not so subtly told the viewer that “Dick Powell and Ruby Keeler are gonna get laid, and we’re all part of it,” to the social issue films of the 30s which carried “a vision of the world that was darker, more cynical, and more problematic than any other studio’s,” Schickel finds a surprisingly rich balance between behind-the-scenes trivia and multi-layered criticism. Access to talking heads including Molly Haskell, Neal Gabler, Jeaninne Basinger and former WB contract player Ronald Reagan certainly helps with the gravitas. Also surprising was the slightly salty candor that ran through Schickel’s Special Medallion acceptance chat, which both the honoree and the audience seemed to find too brief. Still, Schickel managed to get out som zingers involving Manny Farber, Pauline Kael, the youth of America and John McCain. Some highlights after the jump. On “the late, great Manny Farber”: “Talk about curmudgeons…he was very influential, he had this nifty, jazzy style. If you want to know the truth, that’s where Pauline [Kael] got her style.” On Warner Brothers New Deal-aligned productions of the 1930s: “It was the Depression, and Daryl Zanuck made a very conscious decision that the films of the era would appeal to the American consciousness. There was an energy in the country that was healthy at that time. It was not Bushian or McCainian.” On the next generation of cinephiles: “Young people come up to me and say, ‘You know, I’ve never seen a black and white movie.” Are you out of your fucking mind? It’s not something to be proud of. Originally posted on:SpoutBlog » Karina Longworth http://www.spout.com/blogs/spoutblog/archive/2008/8/31/34596.aspx Post By: SpoutBlog
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Body: This may qualify as hyperbole, but Richard Schickel’s You Must Remember This––which premiered at Cannes in May, screened here at Telluride as part of a tribute to Schickel and will debut on PBS in slightly different form this fall––is maybe the most appropriately titled made-for-TV Classical Hollywood documentary directed by a working film critic I’ve seen this year. “You must remember this,” is, of course, a lyric from “As Time Goes By,” the signature song from Warner Brothers’ Casablanca. From the opening montage of a tour through the WB backlot, set to a soundtrack of memorable lines from maybe a dozen and a half classic productions from that studio, Schickel’s film is devoted to anecdotal recall of Warner Brothers’ various signatures, from experts and witnesses who are dishy and not uncritical, but still often as sentimemtal as the song that Rick commands Sam to play again.  From silent doggie star Rin Tin Tin (who, snarked writer and eventual head of production Daryl Zanuck,  had the biggest brain on the lot) to the Busby Berkeley musicals that not so subtly told the viewer that “Dick Powell and Ruby Keeler are gonna get laid, and we’re all part of it,” to the social issue films of the 30s which carried “a vision of the world that was darker, more cynical, and more problematic than any other studio’s,” Schickel finds a surprisingly rich balance between behind-the-scenes trivia and multi-layered criticism. Access to talking heads including Molly Haskell, Neal Gabler, Jeaninne Basinger and former WB contract player Ronald Reagan certainly helps with the gravitas. Also surprising was the slightly salty candor that ran through Schickel’s Special Medallion acceptance chat, which both the honoree and the audience seemed to find too brief. Still, Schickel managed to get out som zingers involving Manny Farber, Pauline Kael, the youth of America and John McCain. Some highlights after the jump. On “the late, great Manny Farber”: “Talk about curmudgeons…he was very influential, he had this nifty, jazzy style. If you want to know the truth, that’s where Pauline [Kael] got her style.” On Warner Brothers New Deal-aligned productions of the 1930s: “It was the Depression, and Daryl Zanuck made a very conscious decision that the films of the era would appeal to the American consciousness. There was an energy in the country that was healthy at that time. It was not Bushian or McCainian.” On the next generation of cinephiles: “Young people come up to me and say, ‘You know, I’ve never seen a black and white movie.” Are you out of your fucking mind? It’s not something to be proud of. Originally posted on:SpoutBlog
]]>Sun, 31 Aug 2008 21:00:56 GMTSpoutBlogSpoutBlog on spout.com8/31/2008 5:00:56 PM This may qualify as hyperbole, but Richard Schickel’s You Must Remember This––which premiered at Cannes in May, screened here at Telluride as part of a tribute to Schickel and will debut on PBS in slightly different form this fall––is maybe the most appropriately titled made-for-TV Classical Hollywood documentary directed by a working film critic I’ve seen this year. “You must remember this,” is, of course, a lyric from “As Time Goes By,” the signature song from Warner Brothers’ Casablanca. From the opening montage of a tour through the WB backlot, set to a soundtrack of memorable lines from maybe a dozen and a half classic productions from that studio, Schickel’s film is devoted to anecdotal recall of Warner Brothers’ various signatures, from experts and witnesses who are dishy and not uncritical, but still often as sentimemtal as the song that Rick commands Sam to play again.  From silent doggie star Rin Tin Tin (who, snarked writer and eventual head of production Daryl Zanuck,  had the biggest brain on the lot) to the Busby Berkeley musicals that not so subtly told the viewer that “Dick Powell and Ruby Keeler are gonna get laid, and we’re all part of it,” to the social issue films of the 30s which carried “a vision of the world that was darker, more cynical, and more problematic than any other studio’s,” Schickel finds a surprisingly rich balance between behind-the-scenes trivia and multi-layered criticism. Access to talking heads including Molly Haskell, Neal Gabler, Jeaninne Basinger and former WB contract player Ronald Reagan certainly helps with the gravitas. Also surprising was the slightly salty candor that ran through Schickel’s Special Medallion acceptance chat, which both the honoree and the audience seemed to find too brief. Still, Schickel managed to get out som zingers involving Manny Farber, Pauline Kael, the youth of America and John McCain. Some highlights after the jump. On “the late, great Manny Farber”: “Talk about curmudgeons…he was very influential, he had this nifty, jazzy style. If you want to know the truth, that’s where Pauline [Kael] got her style.” On Warner Brothers New Deal-aligned productions of the 1930s: “It was the Depression, and Daryl Zanuck made a very conscious decision that the films of the era would appeal to the American consciousness. There was an energy in the country that was healthy at that time. It was not Bushian or McCainian.” On the next generation of cinephiles: “Young people come up to me and say, ‘You know, I’ve never seen a black and white movie.” Are you out of your fucking mind? It’s not something to be proud of. Originally posted on:SpoutBlog http://www.spout.com/blogs/spoutblog/archive/2008/8/29/34517.aspx Post By: SpoutBlog
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Body: The 2008 Telluride Film Festival list of movies was revealed this afternoon. Our team on the ground is going to be back with more commentary on the selections but it looks to be an exciting and eclectic festival this year as usual. You can also stay up to date here on SpoutBlog or join in the conversation that develops around these movies on our Telluride Film Festival Group page. The full lineup is after the jump. A New Land (Nybyggarna) Adam Resurrected American Violet An Italian Straw Hat (Un Chapeau de Paille d’Italie) Daddy and Lili Marlene Elmer Gantry Everlasting Moments Firaaq Flame & Citron Gomorrah Happy-Go-Lucky Helen Here Is Your Life (Haer Har Du Ditt Liv) Hunger I’ve Loved You So Long… Innocence Unprotected(Nevinost bez Zastite) Kisses Learning Gravity Lola Montès Low Level Flight Meet You in Denver Nightmare Alley O’Horten On Dangerous Ground Philanthropy Pirate for the Sea Pirosmani Private Century Revanche Seconds The Emigrants The Fall of Berlin (Padeniye Berlina) The Good, the Bad and the Weird The Great Sacrifice (Opfergang) The Rest is Silence (Restul e Tacere) Tulpan Waltz With Bashir With a Little Help From Myself (Aide-toi le ciel t’aidera) You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story Youssou Ndour: I Bring What I Love Zodiac Originally posted on:SpoutBlog
]]>Fri, 29 Aug 2008 13:01:07 GMTSpoutBlogSpoutBlog on spout.com8/29/2008 9:01:07 AMThe 2008 Telluride Film Festival list of movies was revealed this afternoon. Our team on the ground is going to be back with more commentary on the selections but it looks to be an exciting and eclectic festival this year as usual. You can also stay up to date here on SpoutBlog or join in the conversation that develops around these movies on our Telluride Film Festival Group page. The full lineup is after the jump. A New Land (Nybyggarna) Adam Resurrected American Violet An Italian Straw Hat (Un Chapeau de Paille d’Italie) Daddy and Lili Marlene Elmer Gantry Everlasting Moments Firaaq Flame & Citron Gomorrah Happy-Go-Lucky Helen Here Is Your Life (Haer Har Du Ditt Liv) Hunger I’ve Loved You So Long… Innocence Unprotected(Nevinost bez Zastite) Kisses Learning Gravity Lola Montès Low Level Flight Meet You in Denver Nightmare Alley O’Horten On Dangerous Ground Philanthropy Pirate for the Sea Pirosmani Private Century Revanche Seconds The Emigrants The Fall of Berlin (Padeniye Berlina) The Good, the Bad and the Weird The Great Sacrifice (Opfergang) The Rest is Silence (Restul e Tacere) Tulpan Waltz With Bashir With a Little Help From Myself (Aide-toi le ciel t’aidera) You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story Youssou Ndour: I Bring What I Love Zodiac Originally posted on:SpoutBlog http://www.spout.com/blogs/spoutblog/archive/2008/8/28/34511.aspx Post By: SpoutBlog
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Body: The 2008 Telluride Film Festival list of movies was revealed this afternoon. Our team on the ground is going to be back with more commentary on the selections but it looks to be an exciting and eclectic festival this year as usual. You can also stay up to date here on SpoutBlog or join in the conversation that develops around these movies on our Telluride Film Festival Group page. A New Land (Nybyggarna) Adam Resurrected American Violet An Italian Straw Hat (Un Chapeau de Paille d’Italie) Daddy and Lili Marlene Elmer Gantry Everlasting Moments Firaaq Flame & Citron Gomorrah Happy-Go-Lucky Helen Here Is Your Life (Haer Har Du Ditt Liv) Hunger I’ve Loved You So Long… Innocence Unprotected(Nevinost bez Zastite) Kisses Learning Gravity Lola Montès Low Level Flight Meet You in Denver Nightmare Alley O’Horten On Dangerous Ground Philanthropy Pirate for the Sea Pirosmani Private Century Revanche Seconds The Emigrants The Fall of Berlin (Padeniye Berlina) The Good, the Bad and the Weird The Great Sacrifice (Opfergang) The Rest is Silence (Restul e Tacere) Tulpan Waltz With Bashir With a Little Help From Myself (Aide-toi le ciel t’aidera) You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story Youssou Ndour: I Bring What I Love Zodiac (The Director’s Cut) Originally posted on:SpoutBlog
]]>Thu, 28 Aug 2008 22:01:00 GMTSpoutBlogSpoutBlog on spout.com8/28/2008 6:01:00 PMThe 2008 Telluride Film Festival list of movies was revealed this afternoon. Our team on the ground is going to be back with more commentary on the selections but it looks to be an exciting and eclectic festival this year as usual. You can also stay up to date here on SpoutBlog or join in the conversation that develops around these movies on our Telluride Film Festival Group page. A New Land (Nybyggarna) Adam Resurrected American Violet An Italian Straw Hat (Un Chapeau de Paille d’Italie) Daddy and Lili Marlene Elmer Gantry Everlasting Moments Firaaq Flame & Citron Gomorrah Happy-Go-Lucky Helen Here Is Your Life (Haer Har Du Ditt Liv) Hunger I’ve Loved You So Long… Innocence Unprotected(Nevinost bez Zastite) Kisses Learning Gravity Lola Montès Low Level Flight Meet You in Denver Nightmare Alley O’Horten On Dangerous Ground Philanthropy Pirate for the Sea Pirosmani Private Century Revanche Seconds The Emigrants The Fall of Berlin (Padeniye Berlina) The Good, the Bad and the Weird The Great Sacrifice (Opfergang) The Rest is Silence (Restul e Tacere) Tulpan Waltz With Bashir With a Little Help From Myself (Aide-toi le ciel t’aidera) You Must Remember This: The Warner Bros. Story Youssou Ndour: I Bring What I Love Zodiac (The Director’s Cut) Originally posted on:SpoutBlog http://www.spout.com/members/0/tags/Telluride08/MemberTagFilms.aspxTelluride08
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