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I could sit and watch Renoir read from the Paris phone book and it would beat these modern punks any day!
Of course, the splash that "La Jetee" made on its debut was so significant. It was as if the entire science fiction film community had been asleep.
And I felt so gratified to find John Ford on both lists. Yes, it's schmaltzy, but beyond the sentiment there is great dramatic tension, incredible close ups of Wayne post-Searchers, looking like he didn't give a crap, and Lee Marvin with such a great sadistic villain (way better than most guys - in fact, anyone playing a sadist villain should watch Marvin and take a few good lessons). Ford is another filmmaker I could just sit and watch and be happy to pass if I was on my deathbed (knock, knock).
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Yes indeed, Preminger fought many times with the PCA for inclusion of words that were verboten.
Great to be among Ford lovers. I have not seen the TV movie directed by Ford on the list CK posted. Have you?
The only shot in La Jetee that is not a freeze-frame or a photo is among the most memorable in cinema history.
The Elusive Corporal is bottom-barrel Renoir and nearly makes my Top 10 in a remarkable year.
1961 was better though...I was born that year ;)
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Even though I haven't watched Ford much because I've never liked Westerns, surely he's one of the American greats. Not so sure about Preminger. He is known more for content than his art as a filmmaker. And some of that is sensationalist or otherwise dubious. Indeed "Flashing Spikes" is an odd inclusion and I've never heard of it. But it has James Stewart and Jack Warden. LA JETEE is reveting and remarkable. Also very French.
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I wrote in detail about 3 scenes from Anatomy of a Murder to illustrate his use of the camera and other formal elements and how they serve the narrative in Preminger's films:
http://www.filmleaf.net/showthread.p...my-of-a-Murder
This thread has reminded me of his magnificent Fallen Angel, someday I'll write about it, which I haven't seen as often as Laura, Anatomy, and Angel Face.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASAE · DECEMBER 9, 2013
FILMS SUPPORTED BY SAN FRANCISCO FILM SOCIETY'S
FILMMAKER360 PROGRAM TO PREMIERE AT
2014 SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL2014
[Read to the bottom and you'll see the SFFS has a good track record for the past year.--CK.]
San Francisco, CA -- Seven films that have received support from the San Francisco Film Society's Filmmaker360 program will have their world premieres at the 2014 Sundance Film Festival. As the festival made its final round of feature film announcements for its January event, it was revealed that Kat Candler's Hellion will screen in the U.S. Dramatic Competition, Sara Colangelo's Little Accidents and Ira Sachs' Love is Strange will appear in the Premieres category and both Gillian Robespierre's Obvious Child and Michael Tully's Ping Pong Summer will be included in the festival's popular program. In addition to these narrative projects, two films enrolled in the SFFS Project Development program will have their world premieres in the U.S. Documentary Competition: Marmato, directed by Mark Grieco, and The Overnighters, directed by Bay Area-based filmmaker Jesse Moss. Funded by San Francisco Film Society grants and incubated with the support of various Filmmaker360 programs, these exciting and varied films are poised to make a splash on the country's biggest stage for independent film.
Filmmaker360, the San Francisco Film Society's filmmaker support program, offers assistance and opportunities to foster creativity and further the careers of independent filmmakers nationwide and oversees one of the largest film grant programs in the country, which disperses nearly $1 million annually to incubate and support innovative and exceptional films. Other services offered by Filmmaker360 include project development and fiscal sponsorship, FilmHouse residencies offering free office space to filmmakers in any stage of production, Off the Page script workshops, and more. For more information visit sffs.org/filmmaker360.
SAN FRANCISCO FILM SOCIETY-SUPPORTED FILMS
AT SUNDANCE 2014
Hellion, directed by Kat Candler, U.S. Dramatic Competition
When his delinquent behavior forces his little brother to be taken away, a motocross-obsessed teenager and his emotionally absent father must take responsibility for their destructive behavior to bring him home.
* Fall 2013 SFFS / KRF Filmmaking Grant winner: $70,000 for postproduction
Little Accidents, directed by Sara Colangelo, Premieres
In a small American coal town, the disappearance of a boy draws a young miner, the lonely wife of a mine executive and a local 14-year-old together in a web of secrets.
* Fall 2013 SFFS / KRF Filmmaking Grant winner: $50,000 for postproduction
Love is Strange, directed by Ira Sachs, Premieres
A multi-generational story of love and marriage, Love is Strange depicts the delicate nature of any two people trying to build a long life together, and the possibility of love to grow deeper, and richer, with time.
* Fall 2013 SFFS / KRF Filmmaking Grant winner: $70,000 for postproduction
Marmato, directed by Mark Grieco, U.S. Documentary Competition
Colombia is the center of a new global gold rush, and Marmato, a historic mining town, is the new frontier. Filmed over the course of nearly six years, Marmato chronicles how townspeople confront a Canadian mining company that wants the $20 billion in gold beneath their homes.
* Currently enrolled in the SFFS Project Development program
Obvious Child, directed by Gillian Robespierre
An honest comedy about what happens when Brooklyn comedian Donna Stern gets dumped, fired, and pregnant, just in time for the worst/best Valentine's Day of her life.
* Participated in the SFFS "Off the Page" screenwriting workshop in January 2013
The Overnighters, directed by Jesse Moss, U.S. Documentary Competition
Desperate, broken men chase their dreams and run from their demons in the North Dakota oil fields. A local Pastor's decision to help them has extraordinary and unexpected consequences.
* Currently enrolled in the SFFS Project Development program
Ping Pong Summer, directed by Michael Tully
1985. Ocean City, Maryland. Summer vacation. Rap music. Parachute pants. Ping pong. First crushes. Best friends. Mean bullies. Weird mentors. That awkward, momentous time in your life when you're treated like an alien by everyone around you, even though you know deep down you're as funky fresh as it gets.
* Fall 2012 SFFS / KRF Filmmaking Grant winner: $50,000 for postproduction
San Francisco Film Society-supported projects in the 2013 Sundance lineup presented earlier this year included Ryan Coogler's Fruitvale Station, which premiered in the U.S. Dramatic Competition and went on to win both the festival's Grand Jury Prize and Audience Award in the narrative category; Joe Brewster and Michèle Stephenson's American Promise; Zachary Heinzerling's Cutie and the Boxer; Jacob Kornbluth's Inequality for All; and Shaul Schwarz's Narco Cultura.
For additional information visit sffs.org/filmmaker360.
