Tag: The Rescue
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A24, Ventureland Set First-Look Partnership for Documentary Projects (Exclusive)
Award-winning production company Ventureland has entered a first-look partnership with independent studio A24 for documentary projects.John Battsek, producer of Oscar-winning documentaries “One Day in September” and “Searching for Sugar Man,” who also serves as Ventureland’s managing director, will be both producing and executive producing as part of the deal, alongside Ventureland CEO Kerstin Emhoff, president…
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‘The Rescue’ Review: A Robust Argentinian Showcase for ‘Money Heist’ Star Rodrigo de la Serna
In cinematic terms, regime change lends itself to a full stop or climax. It’s often used by filmmakers as a conclusion. Revolution is typically portrayed as the final act that the struggle has been building toward, as the old ways are swept aside in favor of a new and presumably glorious future. Stickier and typically…
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Thirteen Lives Trailer: Ron Howard Recreates The Thai Cave Rescue
Brace yourselves: the trailer for Ron Howard’s new film “Thirteen Lives” is here, and the filmmaker’s take on the 2018 Tham Luang cave rescue looks like it’ll be an endlessly intense race against the clock. The film is a seemingly very true-to-life dramatization of the harrowing news story that captured the world’s attention, when twelve…
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Ron Howard’s Thai Cave Rescue Movie, Thirteen Lives, Is Coming To Theaters And Streaming In August
At this point, it feels like there have already been 13 movies made about the 2018 Thai cave rescue, with “The Cave,” “The Rescue,” and now Ron Howard’s “Thirteen Lives” flooding the market — not unlike the cave system where 12 boys and their soccer coach were once trapped and in need of rescue. “Thirteen…
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‘Flee’ Wins Top Prize of Outstanding Nonfiction Feature at Cinema Eye Honors for Documentaries
The Oscar-nominated “Flee” took home the top prize at the 15th annual Cinema Eye Honors on Tuesday evening at the Museum of the Moving Image in New York.Going into the evening, Neon and Participant Media’s “Flee” led the field with a total of seven nominations, while “Summer of Soul (…Or When the Revolution Could Not…
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‘Summer Of Soul’, ‘The Rescue’, ‘Ascension’ among DGA doc nominees
Feature and first-time feature nominees to be announced on Thursday.Ascension, Attica, Exterminate All The Brutes, Summer Of Soul and The Rescue have been nominated in the Directors Guild of America documentary category announced on Wednesday (26).Jessica Kingdon is in the running for Ascension, Stanley Nelson for Attica, Raoul Peck for Exterminate All The Brutes, Ahmir…
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‘Free Solo’ and ‘Rescue’ Directors Set Next Film as Love Triangle Between Patagonia and North Face Execs
“Free Solo” Oscar winners Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin are already at work on their next documentary project while back in the awards conversation for their Thai cave doc “The Rescue.” As reported by Variety, the filmmaking duo are now in the edit suite on their upcoming big-screen effort, set as a love triangle…
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‘Summer of Soul’ Wins Top Prize at Critics Choice Documentary Awards
The Critics Choice Association has selected “Summer of Soul” as the best documentary feature of the year. The film had a veritable sweep at the sixth annual Critics Choice Documentary Awards, winning in each of its six nominated categories.Along with best documentary feature, “Summer of Soul” also took home the prize for best first documentary…
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IDA Awards Build Oscar Buzz with 2021 Shortlists for Best Documentary Feature and Short
The 2021 International Documentary Association (IDA) Awards has revealed the shortlists for the Best Feature and Best Short categories. In a year crowded with festival hits and critically hailed nonfiction (see the Critics Choice Documentary Awards nominations), with more debuts unspooling at the upcoming Doc NYC, every reputable nonfiction awards group helps to curate the…
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Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival Releases Lineup — Film News in Brief
Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival Releases 2021 LineupThe Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival (Hsdff) has released the lineup of films and honorees for its 30th edition, which will take place Oct. 8-16.The opening night presentation will be a screening of Samuel D. Pollard and Rex Miller’s “Citizen Ashe,” a biographical piece about the tennis player…