"It's a genuinely wild landscape out there" - Tomas Leach Photo: Moxie Pictures
Every now and again, a documentarian stumbles across a subject so compelling that it would be well night impossible not to make a film about it. Such was the case for Tomas Leach when he read a newspaper article about the Fenn treasure, a chest of gold worth at least $1m apparently buried somewhere in the Rocky Mountains by art dealer Forrest Fenn, which had attracted thousands of so far unsuccessful treasure hunters. In the Us to promote another film, he took the opportunity to visit Forrest to see if there was more to this than just a dramatic headline. He found an elusive character and a story with a lot more depth than he'd expected. His exploration of both became The Lure.
Forrest Fenn Photo: Moxie Pictures
"I didn't want to make a film full of facts,...
Every now and again, a documentarian stumbles across a subject so compelling that it would be well night impossible not to make a film about it. Such was the case for Tomas Leach when he read a newspaper article about the Fenn treasure, a chest of gold worth at least $1m apparently buried somewhere in the Rocky Mountains by art dealer Forrest Fenn, which had attracted thousands of so far unsuccessful treasure hunters. In the Us to promote another film, he took the opportunity to visit Forrest to see if there was more to this than just a dramatic headline. He found an elusive character and a story with a lot more depth than he'd expected. His exploration of both became The Lure.
Forrest Fenn Photo: Moxie Pictures
"I didn't want to make a film full of facts,...
- 9/7/2017
- by Jennie Kermode
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
A documentary heading to UK cinemas, about people hunting for $3m of genuine buried treasure...
You hear about buried treasure a lot in pop culture - it’s referred to far more often in fiction than it ever actually appears in actual reality. That’s one of the reasons wealthy octogenarian art dealer Forrest Fenn buried $3 million worth of gold and jewels back in 2010, providing only a carefully crafted cryptic poem to provide clues to its location. It’s also the reason some 65,000 people have descended upon the Rocky Mountains in search for the literal buried treasure. The documentary only briefly flickers upon Fenn, the cancer scare that prompted him to bury the treasure in the first place, and the obvious pleasure he gets from the knowledge that so many people have become obsessed with the challenge he has posed the world.
He certainly seems like a real twinkle-in-his-eye character,...
You hear about buried treasure a lot in pop culture - it’s referred to far more often in fiction than it ever actually appears in actual reality. That’s one of the reasons wealthy octogenarian art dealer Forrest Fenn buried $3 million worth of gold and jewels back in 2010, providing only a carefully crafted cryptic poem to provide clues to its location. It’s also the reason some 65,000 people have descended upon the Rocky Mountains in search for the literal buried treasure. The documentary only briefly flickers upon Fenn, the cancer scare that prompted him to bury the treasure in the first place, and the obvious pleasure he gets from the knowledge that so many people have become obsessed with the challenge he has posed the world.
He certainly seems like a real twinkle-in-his-eye character,...
- 9/6/2017
- Den of Geek
Imagine attempting to find a buried treasure left by an eccentric (is there any other kind?) millionaire. Sounds exciting, right? Such a search forms the heart of Tomas Leach's documentary, The Lure, which uses its central topic to explore the hopes and dreams that would lead otherwise normal people to pursue the quixotic quest. Unfortunately, the mundane film — executive produced by Errol Morris and receiving its world premiere at the Doc NYC festival — is not nearly as entertaining as it ought to be.
Fenn, a wealthy art dealer, decided to perpetrate his silly stunt in 2010 after surviving...
Fenn, a wealthy art dealer, decided to perpetrate his silly stunt in 2010 after surviving...
- 11/17/2016
- by Frank Scheck
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
You can’t take it with you. It’s a saying we’ve all heard that leads some to donate charitably, others to invest in real estate, and more to siphon offshore for tax-free inheritances. For Forrest Fenn—an eccentric Air Force veteran and history buff that amassed his fortune selling artifacts and fine art in his gallery—it meant assuring his legacy. Diagnosed in 1988 with terminal cancer, he filled a ten by ten “treasure chest” with gold and jewels estimated around three million dollars. Fenn ultimately survived his ailment, deciding around age 80 to hide the wealth in the Rocky Mountains. He then wrote a cryptic poem providing clues to its whereabouts and to this day continues answering emails and conducting interviews about this bounty lying in wait.
It’s a crazy story that’s brought nearly ninety-five thousand prospectors—professional and amateur alike—to the area for the hunt.
It’s a crazy story that’s brought nearly ninety-five thousand prospectors—professional and amateur alike—to the area for the hunt.
- 11/14/2016
- by Jared Mobarak
- The Film Stage
New York City’s annual Doc NYC festival kicks off this week, including a full-to-bursting slate of some of this year’s most remarkable documentaries. If you’ve been looking to beef up on your documentary consumption, Doc NYC is the perfect chance to check out a wide variety of some of the year’s best fact-based features.
Ahead, we pick out 13 of our most anticipated films from the fest, including some awards contenders, a handful of buzzy debuts and a number of festival favorites. Take a look and start filling up your schedule now.
“Cameraperson”
Kirsten Johnson’s “visual memoir” has already completed a starry trot around the festival circuit, kicking off with a lauded debut at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, but it still demands to be seen by a wider audience. Johnson made her bones as a cinematographer on a number of well-known (and well-loved) documentaries,...
Ahead, we pick out 13 of our most anticipated films from the fest, including some awards contenders, a handful of buzzy debuts and a number of festival favorites. Take a look and start filling up your schedule now.
“Cameraperson”
Kirsten Johnson’s “visual memoir” has already completed a starry trot around the festival circuit, kicking off with a lauded debut at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, but it still demands to be seen by a wider audience. Johnson made her bones as a cinematographer on a number of well-known (and well-loved) documentaries,...
- 11/9/2016
- by Kate Erbland, Eric Kohn, David Ehrlich, Chris O'Falt, Steve Greene and Graham Winfrey
- Indiewire
Now in its seventh year, the New York City-based and documentary-focused film festival aptly titled Doc NYC has become a mainstay on the documentary festival circuit. Along with series like Hot Docs and the more avant-garde-heavy True/False, Doc NYC is slowly but surely becoming one of the must-attend festivals for cinephiles who have an affinity for the non-fiction side of cinema.
And yet, it’s still a festival on the come up. With only six previous iterations in its history, Doc NYC is one of the hundreds, if not thousands, of festivals or film series that make up a calendar year in New York and the film world in general. Marking this year’s event with 110 features (roughly 44% of which are directed or co-directed by women, I will add) including 18 world premieres and 19 Us premieres and even a small repertory sidebar, this is set to be the biggest and arguably best lineup yet.
And yet, it’s still a festival on the come up. With only six previous iterations in its history, Doc NYC is one of the hundreds, if not thousands, of festivals or film series that make up a calendar year in New York and the film world in general. Marking this year’s event with 110 features (roughly 44% of which are directed or co-directed by women, I will add) including 18 world premieres and 19 Us premieres and even a small repertory sidebar, this is set to be the biggest and arguably best lineup yet.
- 11/8/2016
- by Joshua Brunsting
- CriterionCast
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