Tag: Grizzly Man
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The Daily Stream: Werner Herzog’s Grizzly Man Is A Sobering Reminder Of Our Place In The Natural World
(Welcome to The Daily Stream, an ongoing series in which the /Film team shares what they’ve been watching, why it’s worth checking out, and where you can stream it.)The Movie: “Grizzly Man“Where You Can Stream It: The Roku Channel, Kanopy (free with library card)The Pitch: Real found footage helps craft a documentary portrait of Timothy…
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The Velvet Queen review – powerful hymn to the land of the snow leopard
This account of a photography expedition in Tibet goes beyond usual nature documentary territory in its writerly contemplation of the wildIn 2019, French travel writer Sylvain Tesson published The Art of Patience: Seeking the Snow Leopard in Tibet – an account of his travels with the equally renowned wildlife photographer Vincent Munier, searching for the…
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Werner Herzog’s ‘The Fire Within’ Pre-Sold to France, Germany, U.K., Scandinavia (Exclusive)
Feature documentary “The Fire Within: A Requiem for Katia and Maurice Krafft,” directed by German filmmaker Werner Herzog and distributed by Abacus Media Rights, has been acquired by Arte for France and Germany.In addition, ahead of its official launch at MipTV in Cannes, Amr has pre-sold the feature, about French volcanologists Maurice and Katia Krafft,…
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‘Fireball’: Werner Herzog and Clive Oppenheimer Make a Dynamic Doc Duo
We all know how charming Werner Herzog can be. Since he first narrated his 1974 documentary “The Great Ecstasy of Woodcarver Steiner,” he has learned to put himself as a character in his films behind the camera, as probing questioner and witty commentator. More recently this led to acting jobs, including The Client in Season…
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‘Fireball: Visitors from Darker Worlds’ Review: Werner Herzog’s Meteor Mystery Tour
Werner Herzog has always thirsted for the uncanny. It’s there in the primal awe he imparted to a grizzly bear in “Grizzly Man,” the cracked rapture of Klaus Kinski’s glowering megalomaniacal conquistador in “Aguirre, the Wrath of God,” and the mysteriously intoxicating natural ice-sculpture formations of “Encounters at the End of the World.”In his new…
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Tribeca Film Review: ‘Nomad: In the Footsteps of Bruce Chatwin’
Throughout his career, Werner Herzog has shared a deep connection with his daring explorer subjects, be it with “Aguirre, the Wrath of God,” “Fitzcarraldo,” “Little Dieter Needs to Fly,” or “Grizzly Man.” That’s again true with “Nomad: In the Footsteps of Bruce Chatwin,” the prolific filmmaker’s heartfelt documentary tribute to his celebrated writer friend, who…