Review originally published on January 28, 2010.
Directed by Matt Whitecross and Michael Winterbottom, The Shock Doctrine is an attempt to shed light on similarities and connections between western “Disaster” Capitalism and the decline of financial stability and human rights throughout many parts of the world.
The documentary is based upon ideas presented in Naomi Klein’s book of the same titles and includes segments from Klein’s various lectures on the topics of her book. What begins as a fairly startling and revealing documentary of past events and their relationship to economic policies instilled by Milton Friedman, et al.
Spanning the globe from Chile and Argentina to Russia, The Shock Doctrine compellingly demonstrates the devastating influence past strategies of economic and political intervention has had on the people of the countries. Two of the more powerful chapters of the film are that of Chile and the reign of Pinochet, and that...
Directed by Matt Whitecross and Michael Winterbottom, The Shock Doctrine is an attempt to shed light on similarities and connections between western “Disaster” Capitalism and the decline of financial stability and human rights throughout many parts of the world.
The documentary is based upon ideas presented in Naomi Klein’s book of the same titles and includes segments from Klein’s various lectures on the topics of her book. What begins as a fairly startling and revealing documentary of past events and their relationship to economic policies instilled by Milton Friedman, et al.
Spanning the globe from Chile and Argentina to Russia, The Shock Doctrine compellingly demonstrates the devastating influence past strategies of economic and political intervention has had on the people of the countries. Two of the more powerful chapters of the film are that of Chile and the reign of Pinochet, and that...
- 11/20/2010
- by Travis Keune
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
It’s not a bad time to be part of the Cuaron family. Children of Men director Alfonso Cuaron is prepping his sci-fi film Gravity. His brother Carlos recently directed Rudo y Cursi. Alfonso’s son Jonas helped him out writing Gravity and now Heat Vision reports Warner Bros has picked up another script.
The details on the project are extremely scarce, but we know it is a “gritty thriller set in Mexico City.” Jon Berg, the Warners Senior VP of Production came up with the idea and will oversee producers Gianni Nunnari and Craig Flores will executive produce.
As for Gravity, the studio is in search for a female lead and after Natalie Portman‘s fantastic performance in Black Swan, she is at the top of the list.
Jonas also co-directed a documentary short The Shock Doctrine with Alfonso and Nancy Klein. You can check it out below.
E-mail Jordan Raup here.
The details on the project are extremely scarce, but we know it is a “gritty thriller set in Mexico City.” Jon Berg, the Warners Senior VP of Production came up with the idea and will oversee producers Gianni Nunnari and Craig Flores will executive produce.
As for Gravity, the studio is in search for a female lead and after Natalie Portman‘s fantastic performance in Black Swan, she is at the top of the list.
Jonas also co-directed a documentary short The Shock Doctrine with Alfonso and Nancy Klein. You can check it out below.
E-mail Jordan Raup here.
- 9/29/2010
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
After Angelina Jolie exited Alfonso Cuarón's 3D sci-fi thriller Gravity, the search for a replacement began. Last week, Latino Review learned that the producers behind the project were "interest[ed] in meeting Rachel Weisz for the role." However, Deadline found out that Weisz was just one of the many names on the producer's list of actresses they've talked to or screen tested: Sandra Bullock, Natalie Portman, Naomi Watts, Marion Cotillard, Carey Mulligan, Sienna Miller, Abbie Cornish, Rebecca Hall, Olivia Wilde, Scarlett Johansson and Blake Lively. Now Risky Business has learned that Natalie Portman has been offered the role, as the studio approved the actress without requiring a screen test in the wake of the early Black Swan reviews. According to the report, Portman is expected to read the latest version of the script this week and make her decision shortly. The project is written by his 28-year-old son, Jonás (The Shock Doctrine...
- 9/7/2010
- by Peter Sciretta
- Slash Film
Michael Winterbottom is a fast talker. Which seems in character -- he's also a quick, prolific filmmaker, tirelessly turning out a movie a year in genres ranging wide, from meta-literary adaptation "A Cock and Bull Story" to hardcore romance "9 Songs" to 2008's Colin Firth-led family drama "Genova," still without a distributor. His newest -- for now -- is "The Killer Inside Me," itself one of two films (along with Naomi Klein-based documentary "The Shock Doctrine") he had showing at Sundance this year.
It can be hard to imagine people getting incensed about on-screen violence in our hardened times, but "The Killer Inside Me" has the dubious distinction of managing just that. Adapted from a Jim Thompson novel, the film's an exhilarating, nihilistic kick-to-the-teeth of a noir tale with a star-filled cast, centered on and narrated by small-town sheriff Lou Ford (played by Casey Affleck) whose explosive affair with...
It can be hard to imagine people getting incensed about on-screen violence in our hardened times, but "The Killer Inside Me" has the dubious distinction of managing just that. Adapted from a Jim Thompson novel, the film's an exhilarating, nihilistic kick-to-the-teeth of a noir tale with a star-filled cast, centered on and narrated by small-town sheriff Lou Ford (played by Casey Affleck) whose explosive affair with...
- 6/17/2010
- by Alison Willmore
- ifc.com
Istanbul is enjoying its year as the European Capital of Culture, with cultural and arts events taking place in the city from one end to the other, inaugurated with a series of ceremonies held in January. The 29th International Istanbul Film Festival took place in the city’s vibrant cultural atmosphere this year from the 3rd of April through the 18th.
Having been conceived as the Istanbul Cinema Days in 1982, the festival eventually became one of Europe’s most important film festivals thanks to the extraordinary work of the organizer, Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (Iksv), led by its charismatic chairman Şakir Eczacıbaşı. This year’s festival was marked by the absence of this important figure, as he passed away in January 24, 2010. Another absent friend of the festival was the Emek Movie Theatre, an beautiful old movie theatre which has been the host venue of the festival from the beginning,...
Having been conceived as the Istanbul Cinema Days in 1982, the festival eventually became one of Europe’s most important film festivals thanks to the extraordinary work of the organizer, Istanbul Foundation for Culture and Arts (Iksv), led by its charismatic chairman Şakir Eczacıbaşı. This year’s festival was marked by the absence of this important figure, as he passed away in January 24, 2010. Another absent friend of the festival was the Emek Movie Theatre, an beautiful old movie theatre which has been the host venue of the festival from the beginning,...
- 4/28/2010
- by N. Buket Cengiz
- The Moving Arts Journal
A couple weeks back it was reported that Angelina Jolie pulled out of Wanted 2 to pursue another film: Alfonso Cuarón’s space thriller titled Gravity.A few days later a conflicting report suggested that Jolie would not be starring in Gravity after all, but instead be part of the Bret Easton Ellis-scripted The Golden Suicides. And now Mike Fleming has learned that Robert Downey Jr. is in talks to star in the film instead of Jolie. What's it about? Downey would be playing the leader of a team posted at a remote space station. "While he and a female colleague are traveling outside the space station, the other team members are decimated by debris from an exploded satellite." Cuarón will be directing a space thriller, written by his 28-year-old son, Jonás (The Shock Doctrine). In the original script, the sole surviving human member of the space mission was the female character (then,...
- 3/15/2010
- by Peter Sciretta
- Slash Film
So I have a bit of bad news for you guys: It looks as if the Wanted sequel will not be happening after all. Angelina Jolie pulled out of the project to peruse another film. That is where the good news comes in: Jolie left Wanted 2 to star in Alfonso Cuarón’s space thriller titled Gravity. Okay, let me give you guys a minute to catch your breath and calm down, I know this is all coming a bit fast -- yes, Cuarón, the master filmmaker behind Children of Men, the best movie in the Harry Potter series: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, as well as the classic Y tu mamá también, will be directing a space thriller, written by his 28-year-old son, Jonás (The Shock Doctrine).What's it about? According to Vulture, Jolie will play the sole surviving human member of a space mission, desperately trying...
- 2/26/2010
- by Peter Sciretta
- Slash Film
One of the perks of being a Cinematical writer is that when something cool takes place in your city, you have a large forum in which to tell people about it. I live in Portland (the one in Oregon), which is a fairly happenin' town, movie-wise, and I gather a fair number of Cinematical readers live in the area, too. So I hope you're taking advantage of the 33rd Portland International Film Festival, which kicked off last night and runs through Feb. 27.
They've got 77 feature films and 39 shorts from about 40 different countries, including two current Oscar nominees in the Foreign Language category: A Prophet (France) and Ajami (Israel). There are 16 more films that were their countries' Oscar submissions, including the acclaimed Police, Adjective (Romania), Mother (South Korea), and About Elly (Iran). And hey, how about some documentaries: The Shock Doctrine, about the practice of making money during moments of international crisis; and Waking Sleeping Beauty,...
They've got 77 feature films and 39 shorts from about 40 different countries, including two current Oscar nominees in the Foreign Language category: A Prophet (France) and Ajami (Israel). There are 16 more films that were their countries' Oscar submissions, including the acclaimed Police, Adjective (Romania), Mother (South Korea), and About Elly (Iran). And hey, how about some documentaries: The Shock Doctrine, about the practice of making money during moments of international crisis; and Waking Sleeping Beauty,...
- 2/12/2010
- by Eric D. Snider
- Cinematical
The optimum way to see a documentary like Michael Winterbottom and Mat Whitecross' The Shock Doctrine is at a film festival, such as Sundance, where it made its North American premiere this week. Unfortunately, I saw it in my living room, which is probably how most people in the U.S. will see it thanks to the Video-On-Demand cable channel Sundance Selects, which began airing the film immediately following its Park City debut.
Not to say the festival experience makes it a better film, but at least attendees of the first Sundance screening had the benefit of a post-film discussion featuring the film's directors and Naomi Klein, the author of the book upon which it's based. It's safe to assume she explained her arguments regarding "disaster capitalism" and the faults of Laissez-faire economics better than the film does. And Winterbottom and Whitecross are possibly the only ones who can...
Not to say the festival experience makes it a better film, but at least attendees of the first Sundance screening had the benefit of a post-film discussion featuring the film's directors and Naomi Klein, the author of the book upon which it's based. It's safe to assume she explained her arguments regarding "disaster capitalism" and the faults of Laissez-faire economics better than the film does. And Winterbottom and Whitecross are possibly the only ones who can...
- 2/1/2010
- by Christopher Campbell
- Cinematical
Directors Michael Winterbottom and Mat Whitecross are premiering a new documentary at Sundance 2010 called The Shock Doctrine, based on the best-selling book by author Naomi Klein. The film posits that governments have used periods of crisis, or "shock," in order to foist Milton Friedman's free-market ideologies onto the people, often to negative consequences (e.g. poverty, an expanding class gap, etc.). It's an interesting way to view world history, and if you're not yet familiar with Klein or her theories, I think you'll find it fascinating (although people not terribly interested in history may find it a bit dry). Winterbottom and Whitecross previously collaborated on the excellent film, The Road to Guantanamo, documenting the imprisonment and torture of three Guantanamo detainees. And, as I've previously mentioned, Winterbottom is one of the most interesting filmmakers around. Almost as interesting as the film is its distribution method. The Shock Doctrine is...
- 1/29/2010
- by David Chen
- Slash Film
Directed by Matt Whitecross and Michael Winterbottom, The Shock Doctrine is an attempt to shed light on similarities and connections between western “Disaster” Capitalism and the decline of financial stability and human rights throughout many parts of the world.
The documentary is based upon ideas presented in Naomi Klein’s book of the same titles and includes segments from Klein’s various lectures on the topics of her book. What begins as a fairly startling and revealing documentary of past events and their relationship to economic policies instilled by Milton Friedman, et al.
Spanning the globe from Chile and Argentina to Russia, The Shock Doctrine compellingly demonstrates the devastating influence past strategies of economic and political intervention has had on the people of the countries. Two of the more powerful chapters of the film are that of Chile and the reign of Pinochet, and that of the Soviet Union and...
The documentary is based upon ideas presented in Naomi Klein’s book of the same titles and includes segments from Klein’s various lectures on the topics of her book. What begins as a fairly startling and revealing documentary of past events and their relationship to economic policies instilled by Milton Friedman, et al.
Spanning the globe from Chile and Argentina to Russia, The Shock Doctrine compellingly demonstrates the devastating influence past strategies of economic and political intervention has had on the people of the countries. Two of the more powerful chapters of the film are that of Chile and the reign of Pinochet, and that of the Soviet Union and...
- 1/29/2010
- by Travis
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Sorry you missed out on this year's Sundance Film Festival? Well all is not lost. The Utah-based indie gathering has launched a video-on-demand initiative for the first time where you can watch three movies that debuted in the snowy Park City confines in the comfort of your own home. None of the titles are the star-studded projects generating all the buzz but they are worth checking out if you have a hankering for indie film. While it is possible to see the work from British director Michael Winterbottom (24 Hour Party People), you're not going to get his controversial ultra-violent spectacle The Killer Inside Me,...
- 1/28/2010
- by Nicole Sperling
- EW - Inside Movies
The prolific, mercurial British director has unveiled his latest film, a truly disturbing film noir, at the Sundance film festival
He's directed everything from high-end literary adaptations to science fiction, contemporary comedy to family drama, a Gold-Rush western and a lesbian psycho-killer road movie. So it was only a matter of time before the prolific, mercurial Michael Winterbottom directed a film noir. And this most no-nonsense, hardboiled of genres fits the director's sensibility perfectly.
Winterbottom's adaptation of Jim Thompson's 1952 crime novel The Killer Inside Me had its world premiere at Sundance this week. The film features a superbly cast Casey Affleck as the Texas small-town deputy sheriff who happens, himself, to be a serial killer, Jessica Alba and Kate Hudson as the unfortunate women in his life, and mouth-watering character support from Elias Koteas, Ned Beatty and Bill Pulman. Shooting for the first time in the Us, and dipping his bread into 50s Americana,...
He's directed everything from high-end literary adaptations to science fiction, contemporary comedy to family drama, a Gold-Rush western and a lesbian psycho-killer road movie. So it was only a matter of time before the prolific, mercurial Michael Winterbottom directed a film noir. And this most no-nonsense, hardboiled of genres fits the director's sensibility perfectly.
Winterbottom's adaptation of Jim Thompson's 1952 crime novel The Killer Inside Me had its world premiere at Sundance this week. The film features a superbly cast Casey Affleck as the Texas small-town deputy sheriff who happens, himself, to be a serial killer, Jessica Alba and Kate Hudson as the unfortunate women in his life, and mouth-watering character support from Elias Koteas, Ned Beatty and Bill Pulman. Shooting for the first time in the Us, and dipping his bread into 50s Americana,...
- 1/26/2010
- by Demetrios Matheou
- The Guardian - Film News
Let’s get right down to it (please note that some categorizations** are collective third-party assessments, aka hearsay):
Best Buzz: HappyThankYouMorePlease, Frozen, Buried, Winter’s Bone, Catfish, Waiting for Superman, Obselidia, Animal Kingdom, Boy
Fff: (Fine Festival Film…but that’s about it): Howl, Welcome to the Rileys,** Jack Goes Boating, Restrepo, Bran Nue Dae, The Company Men, Get Low, The Shock Doctrine, Casino Jack and the United States of Money
Worst Buzz: Hesher,** Sympathy for Delicious, Night Catches Us, Daddy Longlegs
Further Observations:
In the post-screening Q&A Phillip Seymour Hoffman protested too much that his film, Jack Goes Boating, was not the play it was originally based upon but a film, and a very different thing. But, despite his efforts and protest, the film still feels like a filmed play. Hoffman gets very good performances from his four leads, including himself. Jack is one of those...
Best Buzz: HappyThankYouMorePlease, Frozen, Buried, Winter’s Bone, Catfish, Waiting for Superman, Obselidia, Animal Kingdom, Boy
Fff: (Fine Festival Film…but that’s about it): Howl, Welcome to the Rileys,** Jack Goes Boating, Restrepo, Bran Nue Dae, The Company Men, Get Low, The Shock Doctrine, Casino Jack and the United States of Money
Worst Buzz: Hesher,** Sympathy for Delicious, Night Catches Us, Daddy Longlegs
Further Observations:
In the post-screening Q&A Phillip Seymour Hoffman protested too much that his film, Jack Goes Boating, was not the play it was originally based upon but a film, and a very different thing. But, despite his efforts and protest, the film still feels like a filmed play. Hoffman gets very good performances from his four leads, including himself. Jack is one of those...
- 1/25/2010
- by keithsim
- IMDb Blog - All the Latest
Park City -- "We're going back to our roots."That's the message that Sundance Film Festival founder Robert Redford and new festival director John Cooper attempted to hammer home during Thursday's opening news conference. Journalists had gathered at the Egyptian Theatre on Main Street to get a sense of just how the fest is adapting in the wake of longtime director Geoffrey Gilmore's departure and shifts in the indie marketplace.Redford admitted that in recent years, his annual fest assessment of "How are we doing? Are we staying in front of things?" was returning answers he wasn't completely happy with. "I felt we were sliding," he said, "and we needed to get fresh again."So with new initiatives such as the Next section for super-low-budget American films and a simultaneous, eight-film, eight-city mini-festival, Sundance strategists are attempting to re-widen the gap between the films they choose to showcase and...
- 1/22/2010
- backstage.com
What are film festivals doing in increase distribution possibilities for their filmmakers and how are they using digital technology to do this and enhance their own position at the same time?
1) Sundance Film Festival is debuting films through VOD under a label called "Sundance Selects". Three films that premiere at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival will debut simultaneously into 40 million Us households, via cable systems and satellite TV. The films will then be available for viewing for 30 days. The films include Michael Winterbottom's and Mat Whitecross's sociopolitical documentary The Shock Doctrine, Benny and Josh Safdie's comedy Daddy Longlegs, and Daniel Grou's drama 7 Days (Les 7 Jours du Talion).
"Moving the storytelling of the Sundance Film Festival beyond 10 days in Utah remains a top priority for us," said actor Robert Redford, founder of the Sundance Institute, about bringing the event to a wider audience, including selected screenings of Sundance films in other Us cities.
1) Sundance Film Festival is debuting films through VOD under a label called "Sundance Selects". Three films that premiere at the 2010 Sundance Film Festival will debut simultaneously into 40 million Us households, via cable systems and satellite TV. The films will then be available for viewing for 30 days. The films include Michael Winterbottom's and Mat Whitecross's sociopolitical documentary The Shock Doctrine, Benny and Josh Safdie's comedy Daddy Longlegs, and Daniel Grou's drama 7 Days (Les 7 Jours du Talion).
"Moving the storytelling of the Sundance Film Festival beyond 10 days in Utah remains a top priority for us," said actor Robert Redford, founder of the Sundance Institute, about bringing the event to a wider audience, including selected screenings of Sundance films in other Us cities.
- 1/22/2010
- by Sydney
- Sydney's Buzz
The most stirring words spoken by Franklin D. Roosevelt, words that have a prominent place in Mat Whitecross and Michael Winterbottom's stunning and convincing documentary, are "The only thing we have to fear-is fear itself." Poetic though this may sound, this is hardly the case. Today in America we have a legitimate fear of terrorist attacks that can equal or exceed those of 9/11. Unemployment stands at ten percent but is, more realistically, seventeen percent. The Obama Health Care bill that would insure tens of millions of now uninsured people, looks as though it may go down to defeat or emasculation given the victory of a Republican who ironically has been chosen to fill the seat of the Senate's most liberal member, Ted Kennedy. Bankruptcies abound, foreclosures are executed, despair, mistrust, and anger fill our land.
The Shock Doctrine
Sundance Selects
Reviewed for Arizona Reporter by Harvey Karten, Nyfco
Grade: A-
Directed by: Mat Whitecross,...
The Shock Doctrine
Sundance Selects
Reviewed for Arizona Reporter by Harvey Karten, Nyfco
Grade: A-
Directed by: Mat Whitecross,...
- 1/22/2010
- Arizona Reporter
Park City -- "We're going back to our roots."
That's the message that Sundance Film Festival founder Robert Redford and new festival director John Cooper attempted to hammer home during Thursday's opening news conference. Journalists had gathered at the Egyptian Theatre on Main Street to get a sense of just how the fest is adapting in the wake of longtime director Geoffrey Gilmore's departure and shifts in the indie marketplace.
Redford admitted that in recent years, his annual fest assessment of "How are we doing? Are we staying in front of things?" was returning answers he wasn't completely happy with.
"I felt we were sliding," he said, "and we needed to get fresh again."
So with new initiatives such as the Next section for super-low-budget American films and a simultaneous, eight-film, eight-city mini-festival, Sundance strategists are attempting to re-widen the gap between the films they choose to showcase and...
That's the message that Sundance Film Festival founder Robert Redford and new festival director John Cooper attempted to hammer home during Thursday's opening news conference. Journalists had gathered at the Egyptian Theatre on Main Street to get a sense of just how the fest is adapting in the wake of longtime director Geoffrey Gilmore's departure and shifts in the indie marketplace.
Redford admitted that in recent years, his annual fest assessment of "How are we doing? Are we staying in front of things?" was returning answers he wasn't completely happy with.
"I felt we were sliding," he said, "and we needed to get fresh again."
So with new initiatives such as the Next section for super-low-budget American films and a simultaneous, eight-film, eight-city mini-festival, Sundance strategists are attempting to re-widen the gap between the films they choose to showcase and...
- 1/21/2010
- by By Jay A. Fernandez
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Can potential breakout titles like "Blue Valentine," "Hesher" and "The Extra Man" put the spirit back into the disheartened indie film biz? The Sundance Film Festival, which opens Thursday, might be just the place to find out.
"Buyers seem geared up, like a cloud has lifted and they're not being watched as much (as last year)," new fest director John Cooper said.
It certainly hasn't hurt that 2009 was a pretty good year for indie films at the boxoffice, with "Precious," "Paranormal Activity" and "An Education" sparking critics and audiences alike. And newer players, such as Oscilloscope with "The Messenger" and Summit with "The Hurt Locker," have handled recent acquisitions with skill.
"Independent film may not be a studio business anymore," Goldwyn vp acquisitions Peter Goldwyn said, "but rumors of our death have been greatly exaggerated."
Sellers expect Overture, IFC, Magnolia, Sony Classics, Lionsgate and Roadside Attractions to factor into negotiations this go-round,...
"Buyers seem geared up, like a cloud has lifted and they're not being watched as much (as last year)," new fest director John Cooper said.
It certainly hasn't hurt that 2009 was a pretty good year for indie films at the boxoffice, with "Precious," "Paranormal Activity" and "An Education" sparking critics and audiences alike. And newer players, such as Oscilloscope with "The Messenger" and Summit with "The Hurt Locker," have handled recent acquisitions with skill.
"Independent film may not be a studio business anymore," Goldwyn vp acquisitions Peter Goldwyn said, "but rumors of our death have been greatly exaggerated."
Sellers expect Overture, IFC, Magnolia, Sony Classics, Lionsgate and Roadside Attractions to factor into negotiations this go-round,...
- 1/19/2010
- by By Jay A. Fernandez and Gregg Goldstein
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Michael Winterbottom and Mat Whitecross' The Shock Doctrine (which was presented as an unfinished cut at Berlin) will be the lead off film and the keeping with the idea of films that "spur debate", I don't think that the other films to participate in Sundance Film Festival U.S.A initiative will be heavyweight fiction titles, but we can expect to see a good number of doc features that need the attention. - Since not everyone can jet out to Park City for Sundance festivities, the festival is making plans to bring a small portion of Sundance to you. While last year they made a small batch of short films available for download, this year they're laying the groundwork for what I imagine could be a popular, yearly event - one day (January 28th) of Sundancing at select art house theaters. Michael Winterbottom and Mat Whitecross' The Shock Doctrine...
- 12/13/2009
- by Ioncinema.com Staff
- IONCINEMA.com
The Sundance Film Festival sent word this morning that its 2010 edition would feature one night of nationally coordinated festival premieres. This means you Los Angeles, Brooklyn, Chicago, San Francisco, Nashville, Madison, Ann Arbor, and Brookline, Mass.: A cluster of festival selectees will fan out for simultaneous screenings and Q&A's on Thursday, Jan. 28. The films have yet to be determined -- with the exception of the Naomi Klein documentary The Shock Doctrine, which will screen at that hour in Park City. For the rest of you, keep your eyes peeled on the fest Web site for more details as events warrant.
- 11/4/2009
- Movieline
The Sundance Film Festival is taking its show on the road.
As the fest's new director John Cooper sets about putting his stamp on the Park City, Utah-based indie film gathering, the festival has announced a new initiative, dubbed "Sundance Film Festival U.S.A."
As part of the lead-up to the festival's final weekend, Sundance will send eight filmmakers and their films to eight cities throughout the country on Thursday, Jan. 28. The films will be selected from the fest's official program, which will be announced in December.
They will play in local arthouses, along with an introductory video featuring Sundance Institute president Robert Redford as well as highlights from the fest.
"We thought it is time to experiment with physically expanding our reach. We feel a responsibility to bring independent filmmakers and films to a larger audience -- so when better than during the festival itself?" said Cooper, who...
As the fest's new director John Cooper sets about putting his stamp on the Park City, Utah-based indie film gathering, the festival has announced a new initiative, dubbed "Sundance Film Festival U.S.A."
As part of the lead-up to the festival's final weekend, Sundance will send eight filmmakers and their films to eight cities throughout the country on Thursday, Jan. 28. The films will be selected from the fest's official program, which will be announced in December.
They will play in local arthouses, along with an introductory video featuring Sundance Institute president Robert Redford as well as highlights from the fest.
"We thought it is time to experiment with physically expanding our reach. We feel a responsibility to bring independent filmmakers and films to a larger audience -- so when better than during the festival itself?" said Cooper, who...
- 11/4/2009
- by By Gregg Kilday
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Since first premiering at Berlinale in February, Michael Winterbottom and Mat Whitecross’s The Shock Doctrine has itself absorbed a couple of major shocks. In the intervening months, the film has been recut (or, as Whitecross put it when introducing Shock in Abu Dhabi this week, “finished”) for fine tuning and to add material about the global financial crisis. Shortly before this altered version of the film premiered on UK television in September, the author of the book that inspired the film, Naomi Klein, made headlines by disassociating herself from the project. Because there was not “complete agreement between the directors and myself about the content, tone and structure of the film,” she told The Independent, she chose not to narrate the film or accept credit as its writer. The paper spun this ...
- 10/13/2009
- by Karina Longworth
- Spout
Pamela Anderson has written an open letter to Barack Obama, advising him on some “recommended reading,” putting an end to Guantanamo Bay, legalizing marijuana, and promoting vegetarianism. All at the top of his list we’re sure! Here’s Pam open letter: Recommended reading to Mr. President Elect Obama from Pamela Anderson-: *The Shock Doctrine by Naomi Klein *Crimes Against Nature by Robert Kennedy Dear Mr. Obama: My thoughts/hopeful ideas-: -Free Leonard Peltier- This injustice is just breeding Hate and discrimination. It would be very meaning ful to the Native American people and all of us ho have watched...
- 11/19/2008
- Hollyscoop.com
Naomi Klein is known around these parts for butting together sort of pop-activist bibles, one on branding and the shrinking of public space, “No Logo,” and the other on disaster capitalism and free market theory, “The Shock Doctrine.” The latter of which was turned into a short documentary, with Klein herself on narration duties, from Alfonso Cuaron, that played the Toronto International Film Festival in 2007, and CBC television afterwards before more or less vanishing into the documentary ether. Now it seems that things have stepped up a notch. Michael Winterbottom has a habit of flipping back from conventional dramas to activist documentary-like films and after his foray into the small intimate emotional cinema slash suspense thriller Genova, he is already underway making The Shock Doctrine into a feature film.
The film is based on a book by Naomi Klein which aims to expose what she calls “disaster capitalism”. The theory...
The film is based on a book by Naomi Klein which aims to expose what she calls “disaster capitalism”. The theory...
- 9/21/2008
- by Kurt Halfyard
- Screen Anarchy
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