Last weekend, two very different but quite excellent filmmakers were in town to show some of their latest documentary work. Both were actually here on Sunday so you could dash across town and make a double-feature of it, but I decided to do it the easy way. On Saturday, I went to Alamo Drafthouse on South Lamar for a screening of locally shot Boxing Gym with director Frederick Wiseman in attendance, and on Sunday, I was at the Lbj Museum to watch an excerpt from Spike Lee's four-hour documentary for HBO, If God Is Willing and da Creek Don't Rise.
Wiseman was originally only scheduled to be at two Alamo screenings on Sunday: Boxing Gym and his 1967 film Titicut Follies. The Sunday night showing of Boxing Gym, sponsored by Austin Film Society, sold out awfully quickly. Fortunately, he agreed to attend two of the screenings on Saturday, so some...
Wiseman was originally only scheduled to be at two Alamo screenings on Sunday: Boxing Gym and his 1967 film Titicut Follies. The Sunday night showing of Boxing Gym, sponsored by Austin Film Society, sold out awfully quickly. Fortunately, he agreed to attend two of the screenings on Saturday, so some...
- 11/22/2010
- by Jette Kernion
- Slackerwood
Looking for a good movie to watch in an Austin theater this weekend? Here are the movies opening locally this week -- a nice mix of indies and wide releases.
Movies We've Seen:
Boxing Gym -- Premiering at Cannes and screening at Aff, this documentary by Frederick Wiseman about Richard Lord's Gym on N. Lamar and the people training there gets a week-long run in town. Wiseman last brought us inside La danse - Le ballet de l'Opéra de Paris. Read Jette's review from Cinematical for details. Special news: We just learned that Wiseman and Lord will be doing two Q&As at the 4:25 and 7 pm screenings on Saturday, and tickets are still available ... which is great since the Sunday screening with Wiseman is sold out. (Alamo South Lamar)
Morning Glory -- It's hard not to be reminded of Broadcast News. Writer Aline Brosh McKenna is responsible for...
Movies We've Seen:
Boxing Gym -- Premiering at Cannes and screening at Aff, this documentary by Frederick Wiseman about Richard Lord's Gym on N. Lamar and the people training there gets a week-long run in town. Wiseman last brought us inside La danse - Le ballet de l'Opéra de Paris. Read Jette's review from Cinematical for details. Special news: We just learned that Wiseman and Lord will be doing two Q&As at the 4:25 and 7 pm screenings on Saturday, and tickets are still available ... which is great since the Sunday screening with Wiseman is sold out. (Alamo South Lamar)
Morning Glory -- It's hard not to be reminded of Broadcast News. Writer Aline Brosh McKenna is responsible for...
- 11/12/2010
- by Jenn Brown
- Slackerwood
Frederick Wiseman brings his new film
Boxing Gym
to South Lamar starting November 12
Advance tickets available here
Acclaimed documentarian Frederick Wiseman, who brought us the Verité masterpieces High School, Law And Order, Titicut Follies, and, recently, La Danse, is coming to open his new film, Boxing Gym, in Austin. Boxing Gym presents a fly-on-the-wall perspective of Lord’s Gym, the legendary Austin training room owned by Richard Lord. The film is beautiful and will set you in a trance.
We’re opening the film on Friday, and to celebrate we’ll be having special guests all weekend long!
On Friday at the 4:05 and 7:00 showings, Richard Lord will be live!
On Saturday at the 4:25 and 7:00 times, Lord will be joined by Frederick Wiseman as well!
And, perhaps most excitingly, on Sunday at 4:00, Wiseman will be presenting one of his most challenging and enduring works, Titicut Follies.
Boxing Gym
to South Lamar starting November 12
Advance tickets available here
Acclaimed documentarian Frederick Wiseman, who brought us the Verité masterpieces High School, Law And Order, Titicut Follies, and, recently, La Danse, is coming to open his new film, Boxing Gym, in Austin. Boxing Gym presents a fly-on-the-wall perspective of Lord’s Gym, the legendary Austin training room owned by Richard Lord. The film is beautiful and will set you in a trance.
We’re opening the film on Friday, and to celebrate we’ll be having special guests all weekend long!
On Friday at the 4:05 and 7:00 showings, Richard Lord will be live!
On Saturday at the 4:25 and 7:00 times, Lord will be joined by Frederick Wiseman as well!
And, perhaps most excitingly, on Sunday at 4:00, Wiseman will be presenting one of his most challenging and enduring works, Titicut Follies.
- 11/11/2010
- by Daniel Metz
- OriginalAlamo.com
Craig here from Dark Eye Socket with my Lff wrap-up.
As of tonight the BFI London Film Festival is done for another year. It's been a stellar year all told, if the surplus of reports are to be believed. And I'd willingly add a further approving nod to the list. I didn't manage to see everything I wanted (juggling festival times and dates with travel arrangements is an art – one that's open to fateful intervention...and multiple tube delays), but what I saw was on the whole a bumper crop. Roll on next year, I say. Here are five previous reviews, selected from the films I saw: Uncle Boonmee, A Screaming Man, Winter Vacation, Rare Exports and What I Love the Most. And below are five final mini reviews of a few festival highlights.
Thomas Vinterberg introduced his new film, Submarino, in a cheeky fashion: “if all goes well, you...
As of tonight the BFI London Film Festival is done for another year. It's been a stellar year all told, if the surplus of reports are to be believed. And I'd willingly add a further approving nod to the list. I didn't manage to see everything I wanted (juggling festival times and dates with travel arrangements is an art – one that's open to fateful intervention...and multiple tube delays), but what I saw was on the whole a bumper crop. Roll on next year, I say. Here are five previous reviews, selected from the films I saw: Uncle Boonmee, A Screaming Man, Winter Vacation, Rare Exports and What I Love the Most. And below are five final mini reviews of a few festival highlights.
Thomas Vinterberg introduced his new film, Submarino, in a cheeky fashion: “if all goes well, you...
- 10/29/2010
- by Craig Bloomfield
- FilmExperience
While the studios continued to see overwhelmingly strong October openings with the huge debut of "Paranormal Activity 2", the specialty market had a relatively slow weekend. According to estimates provided by Rentrak earlier today, Zipporah Films' release of Frederick Wiseman's acclaimed doc "Boxing Gym" led new releases. The film - a portrait of an Austin gym run by former professional boxer Richard Lord - debuted at the IFC Center in ...
- 10/25/2010
- Indiewire
Like all of Frederick Wiseman's films, his latest has a title that seems to say it all: "Boxing Gym" is basically an hour-and-a-half of sights and sounds from an Austin area boxing gym. As usual, though, there's more going on here. In presenting glimpses of different trainees - be they kids enjoying a fun sport, ordinary folks getting a workout, or actual fighters preparing for their next bout - "Boxing Gym" takes on a meditative quality, but that mesmerizing quality is eventually breached when the real-life violence of the Virginia Tech massacre thousands of miles away intrudes on the boxers' world and becomes a point of discussion.
The legendary director, whose films include such classics as "Titicut Follies," "High School," and "Public Housing," has made the exploration of the nature of American institutions his great artistic project, and the boxing gym is a manifestation of one way violence presents itself in ordinary American life,...
The legendary director, whose films include such classics as "Titicut Follies," "High School," and "Public Housing," has made the exploration of the nature of American institutions his great artistic project, and the boxing gym is a manifestation of one way violence presents itself in ordinary American life,...
- 10/22/2010
- by Bilge Ebiri
- ifc.com
Boxing matches have been captured on film practically since the birth of the medium, which may explain the primal thrill of Frederick Wiseman’s “Boxing Gym.” The legendary documentarian’s latest portrait takes place in Lord’s Gym, the scrappy Austin establishment run by former professional boxer Richard Lord. A somber, focused instructor, Lord’s momentum spreads to his disciples. The opening sequence, a noisy montage of hands punching bags and feet squeaking across the floor, never really ends until the final shot. Wiseman, credited not only as director but as producer, editor and sound guy, makes the gym’s rhythm of motion and chatter…...
- 10/20/2010
- Screen Rush
Austin Film Festival takes the "Austin" part of its name seriously, with an entire category of local films. It may seem obvious that Austin-connected movies will be in the Austin Screens category, but those aren't the only local features you'll find at the fest. We've got all the features with Austin connections listed below. Debbie will be highlighting some of the Austin short films in a preview coming up soon.
Boxing Gym (directed by Frederick Wiseman. Regional Premiere) -- Just announced on Monday, this documentary is about as local as you can get, as it's about a gym up on North Lamar. Former boxer and gym owner Richard Lord and his boxing gym regulars are featured in Wiseman's testament to community institutions.
Burned: Life in and Out of Texas Youth Prisons (directed by Emily Pyle. Austin Screens) -- Two young convicts are the focus of this documentary that questions the...
Boxing Gym (directed by Frederick Wiseman. Regional Premiere) -- Just announced on Monday, this documentary is about as local as you can get, as it's about a gym up on North Lamar. Former boxer and gym owner Richard Lord and his boxing gym regulars are featured in Wiseman's testament to community institutions.
Burned: Life in and Out of Texas Youth Prisons (directed by Emily Pyle. Austin Screens) -- Two young convicts are the focus of this documentary that questions the...
- 10/19/2010
- by Jenn Brown
- Slackerwood
It's been an unusually exciting afternoon here at Slackerwood headquarters, and no, it's not because the Saints won. Austin Film Festival has announced its Centerpiece film for 2010 as well as a Tbd selection that I have been waiting to see for months and months and some other additions/changes to the schedule.
The Company Men will be Aff's Centerpiece film, screening on Saturday, Oct. 23 at 6 pm at the Paramount. Writer/director John Wells will attend. He's currently the president of WGA West, and after the movie, former WGA West President Dan Petrie, Jr. will moderate a Q&A with Wells. The Company Men is about three guys working for a company that's seriously downsizing, and the cast is truly stellar: Tommy Lee Jones, Ben Affleck, Chris Cooper and Kevin Costner.
Another new title announced for the festival is Frederick Wiseman's documentary Boxing Gym, which premiered at Cannes this year.
The Company Men will be Aff's Centerpiece film, screening on Saturday, Oct. 23 at 6 pm at the Paramount. Writer/director John Wells will attend. He's currently the president of WGA West, and after the movie, former WGA West President Dan Petrie, Jr. will moderate a Q&A with Wells. The Company Men is about three guys working for a company that's seriously downsizing, and the cast is truly stellar: Tommy Lee Jones, Ben Affleck, Chris Cooper and Kevin Costner.
Another new title announced for the festival is Frederick Wiseman's documentary Boxing Gym, which premiered at Cannes this year.
- 10/18/2010
- by Jette Kernion
- Slackerwood
Filed under: Documentaries, Columns, Cinematical
In addition to the portraits of famous artists I wrote about two weeks ago, this year's New York Film Festival features a trio of documentaries centered on specific places. One film takes us inside a boxing gym for a timeless and objective, "fly on the wall" perspective on the pugilist sport and some of its enthusiasts. Another puts us across from The Mets' Citi Field, to the chop shops of Willets Field, Queens. And the last is a trip through the British countryside in the form of an essay film filled with both historical and contemporary commentary. Their titles, in respective order: 'Boxing Gym,' 'Foreign Parts,' and 'Robinson in Ruins.'
Documentary legend Frederick Wiseman follows his previous film, the Paris Opera Ballet-set 'La Danse,' with a sort of companion piece in 'Boxing Gym.' This one brings the filmmaker's typical non-narrative,...
In addition to the portraits of famous artists I wrote about two weeks ago, this year's New York Film Festival features a trio of documentaries centered on specific places. One film takes us inside a boxing gym for a timeless and objective, "fly on the wall" perspective on the pugilist sport and some of its enthusiasts. Another puts us across from The Mets' Citi Field, to the chop shops of Willets Field, Queens. And the last is a trip through the British countryside in the form of an essay film filled with both historical and contemporary commentary. Their titles, in respective order: 'Boxing Gym,' 'Foreign Parts,' and 'Robinson in Ruins.'
Documentary legend Frederick Wiseman follows his previous film, the Paris Opera Ballet-set 'La Danse,' with a sort of companion piece in 'Boxing Gym.' This one brings the filmmaker's typical non-narrative,...
- 10/7/2010
- by Christopher Campbell
- Cinematical
Question: What do a Hobbit, a girl named Annie, and a TV show that no one knows anything about have in common? Answer: They all played a part in the 2nd full day at Tiff this year. My day started the same way everyday at Tiff starts. Snoring myself awake. That's a talent. Believe me. After an hour of lying there, partially dreading my upcoming day, I pulled myself together and hit the road. The first movie for me today was a documentary called Boxing Gym. It was about World War II. I'm kidding. Clearly, it was about lacrosse. Boxing Gym was directed by Frederick Wiseman and it was about Richard Lord's boxing gym. Who is Richard Lord? He's a trainer down in Austin, Texas who has trained numerous world champions like Jesus Chavez and "The Assassin" Anissa Zamaron. What I really liked about this was that it was...
- 9/13/2010
- by Greg
- FilmJunk
Boxing Gym will commence its theatrical run starting at the IFC Center thanks to a joint release between mTuckman media and Wiseman's Zipporah Films (both recently paired on the very successful theatrical run of La Danse—The Paris Opera Ballet. - After Ko'ing critics (including IndiewWIRE's Eugene Hernandez) at last year's Idfa and grabbing plenty of kudos in this year's Director's Fortnight section (you can read the accolades further down), this October Frederick Wiseman’s newest, Boxing Gym will commence its theatrical run starting at the IFC Center thanks to a joint release between mTuckman media and Wiseman's Zipporah Films (both recently paired on the very successful theatrical run of La Danse—The Paris Opera Ballet (read our review here). Personally I've only seen handful of the documentarian's work, but I'd agree with a producer friend who recently told me, "if aliens came down to earth, all they...
- 6/2/2010
- IONCINEMA.com
After Ko'ing critics (including IndiewWIRE's Eugene Hernandez) at last year's Idfa and grabbing plenty of kudos in this year's Director's Fortnight section (you can read the accolades further down), this October Frederick Wiseman’s newest, Boxing Gym will commence its theatrical run starting at the IFC Center thanks to a joint release between mTuckman media and Wiseman's Zipporah Films (both recently paired on the very successful theatrical run of La Danse—The Paris Opera Ballet (read our review here). Personally I've only seen handful of the documentarian's work, but I'd agree with a producer friend who recently told me, "if aliens came down to earth, all they would need is Wiseman's catalog of films to understand humanity..." It's his connection with the human experience that makes his films so rich. The subject of the film is an Austin, TX institution, Lord’s Gym, which was founded twenty years ago by Richard Lord,...
- 6/2/2010
- IONCINEMA.com
Mmm, Austin movie news tidbits. So delicious. So hard to resist. Here they are, fresh off the -- yeah, I'm tired of this metaphor too. Just check out the news below.
Filming on the Coen brothers' True Grit moves from small Central Texas towns to downtown Austin this week, and will be shooting at the Austin Club and part of the State Capitol on Thursday and Friday nights. Austin Movie Blog has the details, including street closures. If anyone manages to get some pictures, let us know.Joe O'Connell, who has been posting photos from nearly every location of the True Grit filming (Jeff Bridges with an eye patch!), also has had time to keep track of the myriad TV pilots shot in Central Texas that are in development and/or being picked up by the networks. Latest count appears to be four TV shows shooting in Dallas, plus one new Austin-set TV show,...
Filming on the Coen brothers' True Grit moves from small Central Texas towns to downtown Austin this week, and will be shooting at the Austin Club and part of the State Capitol on Thursday and Friday nights. Austin Movie Blog has the details, including street closures. If anyone manages to get some pictures, let us know.Joe O'Connell, who has been posting photos from nearly every location of the True Grit filming (Jeff Bridges with an eye patch!), also has had time to keep track of the myriad TV pilots shot in Central Texas that are in development and/or being picked up by the networks. Latest count appears to be four TV shows shooting in Dallas, plus one new Austin-set TV show,...
- 5/26/2010
- by Jette Kernion
- Slackerwood
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