On August 22 the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) announced the two recipients of its Lifetime Achievement Awards at the 44th Annual News and Documentary Emmys, which will be held over two nights on Wednesday, September 27, and Thursday, September 28. News anchor Wolf Blitzer, a 33-year veteran of CNN, and documentarian Barbara Kopple, who won Oscars for “Harlan County U.S.A.” and “American Dream,” will be feted by the academy for their career contributions.
NATAS president and CEO Adam Sharp said in a statement, “We are thrilled to recognize two icons with Lifetime Achievement Emmy Awards. Wolf Blitzer and Barbara Kopple each continue to enjoy successful careers and have made a deep impact in the world of television journalism and documentaries. Through their achievements, they have left indelible marks of distinction on the industry.”
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NATAS president and CEO Adam Sharp said in a statement, “We are thrilled to recognize two icons with Lifetime Achievement Emmy Awards. Wolf Blitzer and Barbara Kopple each continue to enjoy successful careers and have made a deep impact in the world of television journalism and documentaries. Through their achievements, they have left indelible marks of distinction on the industry.”
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- 8/22/2023
- by Daniel Montgomery
- Gold Derby
Wolf Blitzer and Barbara Kopple will receive the Lifetime Achievement Honors at the 44th annual News & Documentary Awards, the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences announced on Tuesday. NATAS is recognizing longtime CNN veteran Blitzer for his career in broadcast journalism and Oscar-winning Kopple for her extensive work in film and TV documentaries.
“We are thrilled to recognize two icons with Lifetime Achievement Emmy Awards,” NATAS president and CEO Adam Sharp said in a statement. “Wolf Blitzer and Barbara Kopple each continue to enjoy successful careers and have made a deep impact in the world of television journalism and documentaries. Through their achievements, they have left indelible marks of distinction on the industry.”
Also via statement, Blitzer, who has been at CNN for 33 years and hosts “The Situation Room With Wolf Blitzer,” said, “I am truly honored to receive this esteemed award from the Academy. When Ted Turner hired me,...
“We are thrilled to recognize two icons with Lifetime Achievement Emmy Awards,” NATAS president and CEO Adam Sharp said in a statement. “Wolf Blitzer and Barbara Kopple each continue to enjoy successful careers and have made a deep impact in the world of television journalism and documentaries. Through their achievements, they have left indelible marks of distinction on the industry.”
Also via statement, Blitzer, who has been at CNN for 33 years and hosts “The Situation Room With Wolf Blitzer,” said, “I am truly honored to receive this esteemed award from the Academy. When Ted Turner hired me,...
- 8/22/2023
- by Missy Schwartz
- The Wrap
CNN news anchor Wolf Blitzer and Oscar-winning director/producer Barbara Kopple are this year’s recipients of the 44th annual News & Documentary Emmy Awards lifetime achievement honors, the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences was set to announce on Tuesday. The News & Doc Emmys take place over two days next month in New York: Blitzer will receive his honor at the news ceremony on Wednesday, Sept. 27, and Kopple’s Emmy will be presented at the documentary ceremony on Thursday, September 28. Both ceremonies will take place at the Palladium Times Square.
“Wolf Blitzer and Barbara Kopple each continue to enjoy successful careers and have made a deep impact in the world of television journalism and documentaries,” said Adam Sharp, President and CEO, NATAS . “Through their achievements, they have left indelible marks of distinction on the industry.”
Blitzer, a 33-year veteran of CNN, currently anchors “The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer” on the news cabler.
“Wolf Blitzer and Barbara Kopple each continue to enjoy successful careers and have made a deep impact in the world of television journalism and documentaries,” said Adam Sharp, President and CEO, NATAS . “Through their achievements, they have left indelible marks of distinction on the industry.”
Blitzer, a 33-year veteran of CNN, currently anchors “The Situation Room with Wolf Blitzer” on the news cabler.
- 8/22/2023
- by Michael Schneider
- Variety Film + TV
At the Variety and Rolling Stone Truth Seekers Summit presented by Showtime Documentary Films, journalists, filmmakers, comedians and producers took part in extensive conversations about pursuing the truth in different formats like documentaries, news programming and comedy. The summit took place on Thursday in New York, and was additionally streamed to coincide with the launch of the Truth Seekers journal, a special issue collaboration between Variety and Rolling Stone.
With keynote conversations, interviews and roundtables from the likes of Barbara Kopple, Lesley Stahl, W. Kamau Bell, Ramin Bahrani and more, here are our top takeaways from the summit:
Barbara Kopple: Capturing the human condition through documentaries
Documentary filmmaker Kopple received the Truth Seekers Award for Documentary Filmmaking, and talked at length about her body of work, including films like “Harlan County, USA” and “American Dream.” Kopple discussed with Variety contributor Thelma Adams the danger in capturing the subjects in her documentaries,...
With keynote conversations, interviews and roundtables from the likes of Barbara Kopple, Lesley Stahl, W. Kamau Bell, Ramin Bahrani and more, here are our top takeaways from the summit:
Barbara Kopple: Capturing the human condition through documentaries
Documentary filmmaker Kopple received the Truth Seekers Award for Documentary Filmmaking, and talked at length about her body of work, including films like “Harlan County, USA” and “American Dream.” Kopple discussed with Variety contributor Thelma Adams the danger in capturing the subjects in her documentaries,...
- 8/26/2022
- by EJ Panaligan, Wilson Chapman, Carson Burton and Michaela Zee
- Variety Film + TV
In honor of Women’s Equality Day (August 26), HBO Max announces the launch of its “So She Did” campaign, which champions the network’s female pioneers in front of and behind the camera.
The campaign kicks off with a film that celebrates the women who have been told they are “too much” and break all the rules to be who they authentically are.
The film features nine female-identifying talent: Jordan Alexander (“Gossip Girl”), Laura Donnelly (“The Nevers”), Susie Essman (“Curb Your Enthusiasm”), Myha’la Herrold (“Industry”), Martha Plimpton (“Generation”), Lisa Ling (CNN’s “This is Life with Lisa Ling”), Hannah Einbinder (“Hacks”), Zion Moreno (“Gossip Girl”) and Eyricka Lanvin (“Legendary”).
Ling kicks off the promo video, saying “When we were little, they told us we could be anything.”
“But when we became everything, that was too much for some folks,” Alexander chimes in. “When we push the boundaries. Sometimes the boundaries push back.
The campaign kicks off with a film that celebrates the women who have been told they are “too much” and break all the rules to be who they authentically are.
The film features nine female-identifying talent: Jordan Alexander (“Gossip Girl”), Laura Donnelly (“The Nevers”), Susie Essman (“Curb Your Enthusiasm”), Myha’la Herrold (“Industry”), Martha Plimpton (“Generation”), Lisa Ling (CNN’s “This is Life with Lisa Ling”), Hannah Einbinder (“Hacks”), Zion Moreno (“Gossip Girl”) and Eyricka Lanvin (“Legendary”).
Ling kicks off the promo video, saying “When we were little, they told us we could be anything.”
“But when we became everything, that was too much for some folks,” Alexander chimes in. “When we push the boundaries. Sometimes the boundaries push back.
- 8/26/2021
- by Angelique Jackson
- Variety Film + TV
At a time when American moviegoers’ concerns are firmly focused on domestic issues, or on international players like Russia and China, it may seem odd to have two documentaries come out in the same week about events that happened decades ago in Iran. But Taghi Amirani’s “Coup 53” and Barbara Kopple’s “Desert One,” which open in select markets and in virtual cinemas on Aug. 21, have something to say about our current predicament even as they delve deeply into past collisions between the West and the Islamic world.
The films are set decades apart, Amirani’s in 1953 and Kopple’s in 1980. But they are inextricably linked, because the coup that overthrew the democratically-elected prime minister and strengthened the rule of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the Shah of Iran, in 1953 led inexorably to the Islamic revolution that toppled the Shah in 1979 and led to Iranian college students taking U.S. diplomats...
The films are set decades apart, Amirani’s in 1953 and Kopple’s in 1980. But they are inextricably linked, because the coup that overthrew the democratically-elected prime minister and strengthened the rule of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, the Shah of Iran, in 1953 led inexorably to the Islamic revolution that toppled the Shah in 1979 and led to Iranian college students taking U.S. diplomats...
- 8/21/2020
- by Steve Pond
- The Wrap
In 2009, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences expanded Oscar’s best pic contenders from five to 10. Then-president Sid Ganis hoped this would open the category to animation, foreign-language films and documentaries.
Animation and international have scored a few best-picture noms, but docus remain the final frontier. Maybe 2019 is the year when they make it. There are certainly films this year worth consideration. Exhibit A: “Tell Me Who I Am,” directed by Ed Perkins and produced by Simon Chinn.
The story centers on identical twins, Alex and Marcus Lewis. After an accident, 18-year-old Alex went into a coma. When he awoke, he had no memory and recognized no one, except his brother. So Marcus began filling him in, in essence creating a lifetime of memories. It’s a gripping, emotional story, enhanced by expert filmmaking and its virtues stand as a good example of the unique beauty of documentaries.
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Animation and international have scored a few best-picture noms, but docus remain the final frontier. Maybe 2019 is the year when they make it. There are certainly films this year worth consideration. Exhibit A: “Tell Me Who I Am,” directed by Ed Perkins and produced by Simon Chinn.
The story centers on identical twins, Alex and Marcus Lewis. After an accident, 18-year-old Alex went into a coma. When he awoke, he had no memory and recognized no one, except his brother. So Marcus began filling him in, in essence creating a lifetime of memories. It’s a gripping, emotional story, enhanced by expert filmmaking and its virtues stand as a good example of the unique beauty of documentaries.
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- 11/8/2019
- by Tim Gray
- Variety Film + TV
“A friend of mine has this absolutely fantastic story that we should all do together.” Barbara Kopple heard these words, she tells me, on a phone call last year with producer John Morrissey (American History X). She’s likely heard such preambles before. Kopple has directed documentaries for more than 40 years, from her landmark labor-strike feature Harlan County U.S.A. to her profiles of Woody Allen (Wild Man Blues), the Dixie Chicks (Shut Up & Sing) and the late, eternally great Sharon Jones (Miss Sharon Jones!). Morrissey wanted to pitch Kopple a film on Collier Landry, an L.A.-based filmmaker whose mother […]...
- 11/12/2017
- by Soheil Rezayazdi
- Filmmaker Magazine - Blog
Many are called, few are chosen: The number of high-quality, awards-worthy documentaries seems to grow every year, but there’s still only 15 slots on the Oscar documentary shortlist. That will be announced December 5; the final five will be revealed on nominations morning, January 24. This year, 145 features were submitted.
This is the white-knuckle portion of the final campaign stretch, as documentary filmmakers and distributors hope their movies make it onto documentary branch voters’ viewing piles before they file their final grades. Those with the advantage are high-profile established hits and festival award-winners with the right combination of engaging accessibility, artful filmmaking, and gravitas.
So what’s looking like a strong bet? It’s a diverse list in more ways than one. Here are my picks for the Top 15, which are not listed in order of likelihood.
See more ‘Amanda Knox’: Why It Took Five Years to Unravel the Story of...
This is the white-knuckle portion of the final campaign stretch, as documentary filmmakers and distributors hope their movies make it onto documentary branch voters’ viewing piles before they file their final grades. Those with the advantage are high-profile established hits and festival award-winners with the right combination of engaging accessibility, artful filmmaking, and gravitas.
So what’s looking like a strong bet? It’s a diverse list in more ways than one. Here are my picks for the Top 15, which are not listed in order of likelihood.
See more ‘Amanda Knox’: Why It Took Five Years to Unravel the Story of...
- 11/21/2016
- by Anne Thompson
- Thompson on Hollywood
Many are called, few are chosen: The number of high-quality, awards-worthy documentaries seems to grow every year, but there’s still only 15 slots on the Oscar documentary shortlist. That will be announced December 5; the final five will be revealed on nominations morning, January 24. This year, 145 features were submitted.
This is the white-knuckle portion of the final campaign stretch, as documentary filmmakers and distributors hope their movies make it onto documentary branch voters’ viewing piles before they file their final grades. Those with the advantage are high-profile established hits and festival award-winners with the right combination of engaging accessibility, artful filmmaking, and gravitas.
So what’s looking like a strong bet? It’s a diverse list in more ways than one. Here are my picks for the Top 15, which are not listed in order of likelihood.
See more ‘Amanda Knox’: Why It Took Five Years to Unravel the Story of...
This is the white-knuckle portion of the final campaign stretch, as documentary filmmakers and distributors hope their movies make it onto documentary branch voters’ viewing piles before they file their final grades. Those with the advantage are high-profile established hits and festival award-winners with the right combination of engaging accessibility, artful filmmaking, and gravitas.
So what’s looking like a strong bet? It’s a diverse list in more ways than one. Here are my picks for the Top 15, which are not listed in order of likelihood.
See more ‘Amanda Knox’: Why It Took Five Years to Unravel the Story of...
- 11/21/2016
- by Anne Thompson
- Indiewire
Barbara Kopple has already won a lifetime achievement award for her work as a documentarian, but the legendary filmmaker isn’t resting on her laurels in the slightest. The two-time Oscar winner’s latest film “Miss Sharon Jones!” hit theaters in New York on July 29, and Kopple is already in post-production on her next project, a documentary about transgender internet personality Gigi Gorgeous. “Miss Sharon Jones!” will open in Los Angeles on Friday before expanding to San Francisco, Boston, and dozens of other U.S. cities. The film had its world premiere at the 2015 Toronto International Film Festival
Read More: How ‘Miss Sharon Jones!’ Turns a Musical Icon Into a Documentary Crowdpleaser
Shot over the course of three years, the documentary follows funk and soul singer Sharon Jones as she battles cancer and prepares to mount a comeback with her band The Dap-Kings. Even more impressive than Jones’s gift...
Read More: How ‘Miss Sharon Jones!’ Turns a Musical Icon Into a Documentary Crowdpleaser
Shot over the course of three years, the documentary follows funk and soul singer Sharon Jones as she battles cancer and prepares to mount a comeback with her band The Dap-Kings. Even more impressive than Jones’s gift...
- 8/2/2016
- by Graham Winfrey
- Indiewire
The upcoming documentary “Killing The Colorado” examines the man-made water crisis that’s affecting the American West. At one point, water was an abundant necessity, and now it’s a scarce and complex commodity. Though many efforts have been taken to curb excessive water use in the West, it’s not clear shorter showers and ripping out lawns will make any discernible difference. While recent drought conditions have diminished the once-mighty Colorado River — the source of the vast majority of the West’s water — experts are now wondering whether the most severe shortages have been caused not by weather or consumer choices but by short-sighted policies and poor planning. Did we cause this crisis, and can we find a way to fix it? Watch an exclusive clip from the doc below.
Read More: Robert Redford Producing Factual Drama ‘The West’ For Discovery Channel
The film is from Oscar-winning filmmakers Rob Epstein...
Read More: Robert Redford Producing Factual Drama ‘The West’ For Discovery Channel
The film is from Oscar-winning filmmakers Rob Epstein...
- 7/18/2016
- by Vikram Murthi
- Indiewire
At the 2015 Doc NYC festival last week, three legendary documentary filmmakers were presented with lifetime achievement awards for their contributions to the field of documentary. To present these awards, three documentarians took the stage to speak to the impact the award winners had on their own careers. Watch the awards presentations below. Read More: The 2015 Doc NYC Bible: Every Review, Interview and News Item Barbara Kopple, Presented by Michael MooreBarbara Kopple is best known for her Oscar-winning 1976 film "Harlan County U.S.A.," about a bitter and violent miner strike in Harlan County, Kentucky. The grim story was captured with shocking immediacy by Kopple, who put herself at risk to shed light on their struggle. Jon Alpert, Presented by Sheila NevinsJon Alpert has two Academy Award nominations and seven Primetime Emmy nominations, including three wins for "Baghdad ER." Alpert makes documentaries from a journalistic angle and uses cinema...
- 11/16/2015
- by Wil Barlow
- Indiewire
"Hot Type: 150 Years of The Nation," the latest film from two-time Academy Award-winning filmmaker Barbara Kopple, will have its world premiere as the closing night film of the Documentary Fortnight 2015: MoMA's International Festival of Nonfiction Film and Media on Friday, February 27. Kopple, who won Academy Awards for "Harlan County U.S.A." and "American Dream," has also directed "Shut Up and Sing" about the Dixie Chicks, "Wildman Blues" about Woody Allen's New Orleans-style jazz band, "Fallen Champ: The Untold Story of Mike Tyson," "Running from Crazy" and many other acclaimed documentaries. Kopple recently spoke to Indiewire about her latest project, which tells the story of The Nation, the oldest continuously published weekly magazine in the United States, now in its 150th year. The film captures the daily life of staff writers and editors as well as reporters covering stories in the field, from Haiti to...
- 2/27/2015
- by Paula Bernstein
- Indiewire
This morning was like Christmas for TV and Emmy fanatics, and among the nominees this year, as usual, were a slew of former Oscar winners. In the acting categories this year, it was no surprise to see Matthew McConaughey chalked up for his work in HBO's "True Detective" just four months after completing a near run of the movie awards season table that culminated in a Best Actor Oscar win for "Dallas Buyers Club." Will HBO's decision to put the show in the drama series category rather than miniseries hold him back from an Emmy, given the potential bounty of goodwill for Bryan Cranston and the final season of "Breaking Bad?" We'll soon find out. Joining McConaughey in the category was "Usual Suspects" and "American Beauty" star Kevin Spacey, nominated a second-straight year for Netflix's "House of Cards. In the supporting actor ranks, Jon Voight, Oscar winner for 1978's "Coming Home,...
- 7/10/2014
- by Kristopher Tapley
- Hitfix
I can't abide prolonged cold weather, so I have avoided the Sundance Film Festival every year. Until now. Austin Film Society Associate Artistic Director Holly Herrick has persuaded me to go this time. After looking over the titles, I have gotten excited about the prospects. So, off I go today to Dillard's to add to my paltry "winter wardrobe" rarely worn in Austin. On Thursday, I fly to Utah for six days of movie-watching. Among the 21 films I propose to watch are a dozen (eight documentaries, four narratives) that I must see, provided I don't slip on the ice or get deterred by a flash mob surrounding a celebrity.
When I Walk -- Filmmaker Jason DaSilva had been making films since he was 17, but when he was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis at the age of 25, he kept on making films. In his latest, he has turned the camera on himself...
When I Walk -- Filmmaker Jason DaSilva had been making films since he was 17, but when he was diagnosed with multiple sclerosis at the age of 25, he kept on making films. In his latest, he has turned the camera on himself...
- 1/14/2013
- by Chale Nafus
- Slackerwood
2016 movie still trailing Michael Moore, Al Gore 2016 Obama's America, Dinesh D'Souza and John Sullivan's anti-Obama documentary, has surpassed the concert movie Katy Perry: Part of Me to become the second highest-grossing non-fiction film released in North America in 2012. By Sunday evening, D'Souza and Sullivan's right-wing doc -- current cume according to the web site Box Office Mojo stands at an estimated $27.66 million (as of Wed., September 13) -- should have also surpassed the nature doc Chimpanzee ($28.97 million) to become the year's top documentary in the United States and Canada. Worldwide, 2016 -- a 100% domestic sleeper hit like, say, the Tyler Perry movies (which have no audience overseas) -- remains behind both Chimpanzee (another domestic-only release) and Katy Perry: Part of Me. (Please scroll down for more details about the box-office performances of non-fiction films worldwide both in 2012 and "all-time.") As per numerous box-office reports, as the sixth biggest non-fiction film ever (or rather,...
- 9/13/2012
- by Zac Gille
- Alt Film Guide
SnagFilms has acquired domestic distribution rights to Eugene Jarecki’s documentary about the war on drugs “The House I Live In” and Jay Bulger’s Ginger Baker documentary “Beware of Mr. Baker.” Jarecki’s film won the grand jury prize at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival, and Bulger’s took the grand jury prize at SXSW in March. Abramorama is handling the theatrical release of both films, with "House I Live In" scheduled for an October opening. Read More: SnagFilms Acquires All U.S. Rights to Gotham Chopra's 'Decoding Deepak' In addition, SnagFilms has acquired six other documentaries: Barbara Kopple’s Oscar-winning films “Harlan County U.S.A.” (1976) and “American Dream” (1990); William Gazecki’s “Waco: The Rules of Engagement” (1997); Aviva Kempner’s “The Life and Times of Hank Greenberg” (1998) and “Yoo-Hoo, Mrs. Goldberg”...
- 8/21/2012
- by Indiewire Staff
- Indiewire
I’m always looking to expand my familiarity with classic documentaries. And Netflix has typically delivered. In fact, until recently the service was streaming a number of famed old nonfiction titles available through The Criterion Collection. Such classics as Salesman, Grey Gardens, Sans Soleil, Burden of Dreams, Hearts and Minds and Harlan County U.S.A. are still currently available in disc form, but for immediate online viewing you have to head over to Hulu, and you’ll need a Plus account for most. At least Hoop Dreams is still somehow on Netflix Watch Instantly (it appears to not be Criterion’s copy), as are plenty of other must-see doc classics like Grass: A Nation’s Battle for Life, The Sorrow and the Pity, The Thin Blue Line, Triumph of the Will, Man...
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- 7/27/2011
- by Movies.com
- Movies.com - Celebrity Gossip
I’m always looking to expand my familiarity with classic documentaries. And Netflix has typically delivered. In fact, until recently the service was streaming a number of famed old nonfiction titles available through The Criterion Collection. Such classics as Salesman, Grey Gardens, Sans Soleil, Burden of Dreams, Hearts and Minds and Harlan County U.S.A. are still currently available in disc form, but for immediate online viewing you have to head over to Hulu, and you’ll need a Plus account for most. At least Hoop Dreams is still somehow on Netflix Watch Instantly (it appears to not be Criterion’s copy), as are plenty of other must-see doc classics like Grass: A Nation’s Battle for Life, The Sorrow and the Pity, The Thin Blue Line, Triumph of the Will, Man...
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- 7/27/2011
- by Movies.com
- Movies.com
Time Out New York has a strong list of the 50 best documentaries of all time. The top five goes like this:
1)"Shoah" (1985, Claude Lanzmann)
2)"Sans Soleil" (1983, Chris Marker)
3)"The Thin Blue Line" (1988, Errol Morris)
4)"Night and Fog" (1955, Alain Resnais)
5)"Harlan County U.S.A." (1976, Barbara Kopple)
I had a few quibbles with the rankings, a few too low ("F For Fake") a few too high ("Bowling For Columbine"), a couple omissions (No "Gates of Heaven?"). But overall it's a strong group from Tony's David Fear, Joshua Rothkopf and Keith Uhlich (even if I wish they wrote a little bit more about each selection). Head over to Time Out New York to check out the complete list.
1)"Shoah" (1985, Claude Lanzmann)
2)"Sans Soleil" (1983, Chris Marker)
3)"The Thin Blue Line" (1988, Errol Morris)
4)"Night and Fog" (1955, Alain Resnais)
5)"Harlan County U.S.A." (1976, Barbara Kopple)
I had a few quibbles with the rankings, a few too low ("F For Fake") a few too high ("Bowling For Columbine"), a couple omissions (No "Gates of Heaven?"). But overall it's a strong group from Tony's David Fear, Joshua Rothkopf and Keith Uhlich (even if I wish they wrote a little bit more about each selection). Head over to Time Out New York to check out the complete list.
- 11/19/2010
- by Matt Singer
- ifc.com
In the year 2010 it's surprising to see just how Few films today are directed by women. Many debates rage about the "Why's" of the situation. Are women directors not given enough opportunities? Are not enough women getting involved in directing? Is it a mixture of the two?
Regardless of the this unfortunate reality, there are a number of fantastic films directed by female directors. Some of which wouldn't surprise you to learn a woman directed them... but the website Woman's Day brings us a list of 10 films that you'd probably be shocked to learn were directed by women. Not because they're great films... but because they seem like flat out "guy" films. They list:
Kathryn Bigelow—The Hurt Locker
Catherine Hardwicke—Lords of Dogtown
Mary Harron—American Psycho
Mimi Leder—Deep Impact
Betty Thomas—Private Parts
Penelope Spheeris—Wayne’s World
Mary Lambert—Pet Sematary
Penny Marshall—Big
Amy Heckerling...
Regardless of the this unfortunate reality, there are a number of fantastic films directed by female directors. Some of which wouldn't surprise you to learn a woman directed them... but the website Woman's Day brings us a list of 10 films that you'd probably be shocked to learn were directed by women. Not because they're great films... but because they seem like flat out "guy" films. They list:
Kathryn Bigelow—The Hurt Locker
Catherine Hardwicke—Lords of Dogtown
Mary Harron—American Psycho
Mimi Leder—Deep Impact
Betty Thomas—Private Parts
Penelope Spheeris—Wayne’s World
Mary Lambert—Pet Sematary
Penny Marshall—Big
Amy Heckerling...
- 2/9/2010
- by John Campea
- AMC - Script to Screen
1)Nashville (1975) Robert Altman’s Masterpiece captured America in the 70s like one else: All its confusion, disappointment, and uncertainty. The film follows 24 different characters over a period of as few days in Nashville just before a political fundraising concert. We take a peak in the lives of country music superstars, hippies, aspiring singers, mothers, producers, liberals, conservatives, radicals, Christians. We see how America has changed and how our moral system had been skewed by Vietnam, Watergate, the Kennedy assassinations and the sexual revolution. Illustrates perfectly what john Lennon sang “Strange Days Indeed.” 2)Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) There are few scenes in movie history more powerful than Jimmy Stewart’s impassioned speech on the house floor. He says what every American wanted to say. These politicians are more loyal to their parties and think of people as numbers they need to get reelected. Frank Capera’s idealistic film has not...
- 7/5/2009
- by Anthony Nicholas
- SoundOnSight
A&E is getting into the independent film business. The cable network has launched A&E IndieFilms, a label aimed at pitching in on the finance and production of documentaries in the spirit of its own nonfiction programming. A&E IndieFilms will showcase four documentaries per year in primetime, with select projects intended for a theatrical run as well. Documentaries coming under the new banner include In Harm's Way, a chronicle of female journalists working in combat zones from filmmaker Barbara Kopple (Harlan County, USA). "We're going after well-crafted documentaries that really tell personal, factual stories," A&E president Abbe Raven said.
- 10/12/2004
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
NEW YORK -- Discovery Networks and CameraPlanet are co-producing a new series of documentaries that will be released in theaters before premiering on cable television. An all-star assemblage of documentary filmmakers has been recruited for Discovery Docs, including Barbara Kopple (Harlan County USA), Michael Apted (28 Up), Peter Gilbert (Hoop Dreams), Nanette Burstein (The Kid Stays in the Picture) and the duo of Chris Hegedus (Startup.com) and D.A. Pennebaker (The War Room). "I've got the dream team," Discovery Networks president Billy Campbell said during a conference call. "We're open to all great ideas and all great filmmakers." With indie studio CameraPlanet in charge of theatrical release, each installment of Docs will bow in at least five cities on the art house circuit as early as next year. About six months after a documentary debuts, it will migrate to one of Discovery's cable channels -- an unprecedented windowing schedule that might also be supplemented by a DVD/home video line.
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