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"It was shut out of the Oscar race for Best Documentary Feature, but Blessed is the Match: The Life and Death of Hannah Senesh, now playing in New York City, could easily inspire a Hollywood film about the life of its heroic subject. And that dramatic version could potentially garner multiple Academy Award nominations. It wouldn’t be the first time a figure documented in a nonfiction film was later portrayed in an Oscar-nominated movie. In fact, one of this year’s Best Picture contenders, Milk, is almost like a remake of the 1984 Oscar-winning documentary The Times of Harvey Milk. Actual dramatic remakes of documentaries include Werner Herzogs’ Rescue Dawn, which revisits the subject of his earlier nonfiction film
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"I've been thinking about this film for days now. It takes you through the journey of a U.S. fighter pilot, Dieter Dengler (Christian Bale) trying to escape a Vietnam POW camp. The most moving part of this film for me is watching Dieter's amazing resolve to survive against all odds. His positive outlook and ingenuity truly enabled him to plot against his captures. This being based on a true story makes me process this film differently, and ask myself if I could survive in that situation. I’ve struggled with thinking that I’m not sure how I’d handle a similar situation, and I pray that I’ll never have to. It’s a truly great film highlighting the mysterious depths of the human spirit when faced with great challenges. Now I want to watch the documentary on Dieter, “Little Dieter Needs to Fly”, to pay homage to this inspiring man. "
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"Shapeshifter has a group of people trapped in a jail with a man who can turn from human to beast at will. Poor acting, terrible dialogue, dumb editing, sub-par effects. Avoid.Rescue Dawn pairs Christian Bale ("The Dark Knight") with Steve Zahn ("Strange Wilderness"). It was like a little party just for me. Writer/director Werner Herzog ("Encounters at the End of the World") helms a narrative film based on his own documentary Little Dieter Needs to Fly, the story of a guy who wants to fly so badly, he joins the Air Force only to be shot down over Laos and taken prisoner, during his first mission. In the camp, he meets several men who have been there for years, and he tries to organize them in an escape. The really cool thing about this film is that Bale plays upbeat and quirky, and Zahn plays serious. Plus the compelling story and horrors of POW life. The lush jungle shots. A little cheesy at the end, but, all in all, very good.Written and directed by Pedro Almodovar ("Volver"), The ... "
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"Over the weekend, Wanted had a 100% fresh rating on Rotten Tomatoes.com. It’s since gone down to 81% (at the time of this writing — and with top critics it’s down to 67%), though that’s still pretty good for a movie that initially looked like just another Matrix knockoff. But will the good reviews make for great box office? Last night, while viewing the latest trailer in a theater with some friends, I mentioned that Wanted was receiving great reviews. Nobody believed me at first, and then they didn’t care; they still thought it looked terrible. Good reviews rarely help an action movie, and bad reviews rarely deter audiences from seeing them. However, if we look at the top 5 most critically acclaimed action movies, it’s clear that people do often prefer a good action film to a bad one. The next 5, on the other hand… The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King (2003) Rotten Tomatoes’ “T-Meter” score: 94% (top critics: 98%) All Time Domestic Box Office Rank: #9 ($377 million) Sam "
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"Note: For a plot synopsis, see my review of Little Dieter Needs to Fly. Werner Herzog is an obsessed man. We all know that. What is strange is that he seems to be obsessed with the story of Dieter Dengler, the subject of Rescue Dawn, who as Herzog protagonist goal, is among the most normal. His goal is pretty reasonable- to escape from the Vietnamese prison camp he's being held in. That's fairly reasonable in my book, and the fictionalized Dengler of Rescue Dawn seems even more normal than the real subject that we meant in Herzog's documentary Little Dieter Needs To Fly. Dengler has made such an impression on Herzog that he's become one of the very few major director to remake his own film.
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"Rescue DawnWerner Herzog’s film of Dieter Dengler’s true survival and escape from a Vietnam P.O.W. camp is a tale of two tales. Early scenes of peacetime military life feel staged and out of place, but once Dengler’s plane crashes, the story takes off in a major way. Christian Bale delivers another solid performance as Dengler, harrowingly depicting the daily torture of captivity, but the real surprise is Steve Zahn as fellow prisoner Duane. Zahn, finally in a non-goofy role, steals every scene that he’s in. His comedically googly eyes are ever present, though here they mirror a frantic need to survive in horrific circumstances. I may never be able to look at him the same again. Despite Duane’s authenticity, Herzog asks the audience to stretch themselves in believing Dengler’s characterization. Dengler is apparently so determined in his ways that he will yell at his captors immediately after being tortured as if he expects no consequences for his ... "
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Telluride 2007: Werner Herzog
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"I got five minutes to talk to Werner Herzog (it felt like an hour at the time). He’s here with his new documentary on Antarctica, Encounters at the End of the World. But when you get five minutes with a living legend, you don’t want to spend it on a movie synopsis you can read online. So, we talk about life, risk and how his mom quit smoking. Note: I reference Dieter Dengler of Herzog’s Rescue Dawn and Little Dieter Needs to Fly as well as a panel discussion he was on regarding Sean Penn’s Into the Wild. Werner Herzog interview John Krakauer, Sean Penn, Werner Herzog and moderator on a TFF 2007 panel discussion??
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"Origins of story: Interviewing Justin Evans about his new book soon to be a film, A Good and Happy Child. Rescue Dawn, Werner Herzog’s new movie opened this week starring Christian Bale. We interview actor Jeremy Davies and producer Harry Knapp. It’s the fictional portrayal of Dieter Dengler, the only man to escape a POW camp and be rescued during Vietnam. Herzog made a documentary on Dengler in 1997, Little Dieter Needs to Fly. Download FilmCouch #27 or subscribe in the iTunes store (search for “filmcouch” or click here to launch iTunes) and a new free episode will download every Friday. Join the FilmCouch group
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"Rescue DawnIt was interesting to hear Herzog say in an interview that he had always thought of the story of Dieter Dengler as a fictional or narrative film as opposed to a documentary. He said he always saw the movie Little Dieter Needs to Fly as a remake of a narrative film that had not yet been physically created.It's an answer to the question of why Rescue Dawn was eventually actually made. I'm not sure if the question needed an answer. I had already seen Little Dieter Needs to Fly when I heard the news that Herzog would be filming a narrative film version of it with Christian Bale, and didn't have any doubts that it would make a fantastic film.The movie is in fact extremely simple. Psychological often, but not overbearing.To concur with what must have been stated many times before, Steve Zahn is absolutely captivating. To peer into his eyes is a pure look at emotions rarely probed so deeply on screen. Fear, desperation, loss of hope.The movie works as one of t ... "
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