In making Fly, their feature documentary about Base jumping, directors Shaul Schwarz and Christina Clusiau spent seven years trying to capture the feeling of whole-heartedly wanting to throw yourself off a cliff.
The doc, which premiered this week at the SXSW Film and TV Festival, takes a look at the sport, which has been maligned for the obvious dangers it imposes on its participants, through the lens of three romantic couples, whose love of Base jumping butts up against the realities of being in love with a partner.
The Base jumping, as seen in Fly, is either jumpers deploying parachutes after leaping from high surfaces (bridges, buildings and cliffs) or using wingsuits (web-sleeved jumpsuits also called squirrel suits), that allow the user to glide down a mountain, sometimes reaching speeds of 200 mph. “Sometimes we would hike hours just to have what’s called the “fly by shot.” You’re spending...
The doc, which premiered this week at the SXSW Film and TV Festival, takes a look at the sport, which has been maligned for the obvious dangers it imposes on its participants, through the lens of three romantic couples, whose love of Base jumping butts up against the realities of being in love with a partner.
The Base jumping, as seen in Fly, is either jumpers deploying parachutes after leaping from high surfaces (bridges, buildings and cliffs) or using wingsuits (web-sleeved jumpsuits also called squirrel suits), that allow the user to glide down a mountain, sometimes reaching speeds of 200 mph. “Sometimes we would hike hours just to have what’s called the “fly by shot.” You’re spending...
- 3/15/2024
- by Mia Galuppo
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Editor’s Note: This review was originally published at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival. Bleecker Street will open “One Life” in select theaters March 15, 2024.
Like OBEs, middlebrow British prestige biopics symbolize a desire to raise national morale by bestowing laurels upon an extraordinary individual. These subjects require no special case-making, for their efforts speak for themselves. The result tends to be patronizingly risk-averse, as story dots are joined with the goal of spoon-feeding a historic achievement to the masses. An inspirational message becomes a claim to contemporary relevance while a popular actor leads the charge towards awards recognition.
What sets Anthony Hopkins as Sir Nicholas Winton aside from Benedict Cumberbatch as Alan Turing in “The Imitation Game” and Eddie Redmayne as Steven Hawking in “The Theory of Everything,” is that while these two men are known for their scientific inventions, Winton acted from an instinctive desire to do something humane.
Like OBEs, middlebrow British prestige biopics symbolize a desire to raise national morale by bestowing laurels upon an extraordinary individual. These subjects require no special case-making, for their efforts speak for themselves. The result tends to be patronizingly risk-averse, as story dots are joined with the goal of spoon-feeding a historic achievement to the masses. An inspirational message becomes a claim to contemporary relevance while a popular actor leads the charge towards awards recognition.
What sets Anthony Hopkins as Sir Nicholas Winton aside from Benedict Cumberbatch as Alan Turing in “The Imitation Game” and Eddie Redmayne as Steven Hawking in “The Theory of Everything,” is that while these two men are known for their scientific inventions, Winton acted from an instinctive desire to do something humane.
- 9/9/2023
- by Sophie Monks Kaufman
- Indiewire
Prime Video has unveiled has unveiled its latest slate of Italian original shows and films at a Presents event in Rome, including a remake of No Activity.
The streamer’s glitzy event revealed three new original scripted shows, two unscripted series and six movies, along with a number of returning shows. Among the scripted series is Antonia, the comedy-drama from Groenlandia and Fidelio we told you about earlier this morning in Europe.
Joining Antonia is another Groenlandia series, Niente da Segnalare, which is based on the Australian drama format No Activity.
The six-episode series follows two criminals waiting for an important shipment, two cops on stakeout ready to trigger a raid and two dispatch operators ready to send reinforcements. When the shipment doesn’t arrive, everyone is forced into an exhausting wait.
Valerio Vestoso is the director and Laura Grimaldi,...
The streamer’s glitzy event revealed three new original scripted shows, two unscripted series and six movies, along with a number of returning shows. Among the scripted series is Antonia, the comedy-drama from Groenlandia and Fidelio we told you about earlier this morning in Europe.
Joining Antonia is another Groenlandia series, Niente da Segnalare, which is based on the Australian drama format No Activity.
The six-episode series follows two criminals waiting for an important shipment, two cops on stakeout ready to trigger a raid and two dispatch operators ready to send reinforcements. When the shipment doesn’t arrive, everyone is forced into an exhausting wait.
Valerio Vestoso is the director and Laura Grimaldi,...
- 7/12/2023
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
In the Netflix original psychological thriller Muted, the character of Ana Dussuel is portrayed as a complex and morally ambiguous psychiatrist. Throughout the series, Ana conducts a covert surveillance operation on Sergio, a recently released convict. Her motivations for doing so stem from her previous working relationship with Sergio’s mother, Blanca, who treated Ana better than her own mother did. This connection sparks Ana’s deep interest in Sergio’s story and the circumstances surrounding his mother’s death. Initially, Ana strongly believes in Sergio’s innocence and views him as a victim of domestic violence. She empathizes with him and becomes convinced that he was wrongly accused and imprisoned. Ana’s conviction of Sergio’s innocence drives her to gather evidence and conduct her own investigation, aiming to unveil the truth and seek justice for him.
As the series progresses, however, it is revealed that Ana’s beliefs...
As the series progresses, however, it is revealed that Ana’s beliefs...
- 5/23/2023
- by Poulami Nanda
- Film Fugitives
A new crop of celebtestants will enter the (Trump) Tower of Terror for the fifth installment of Celebrity Apprentice (premiering Feb. 12), risking their sanity in the name of charity.
TVLine has the official rundown of the 18 ‘stars’ competing for the $250,000 check.
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Teresa Gludice | The always-outspoken veteran of Real Housewives of New Jersey. (Here’s hoping...
TVLine has the official rundown of the 18 ‘stars’ competing for the $250,000 check.
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Clay Aiken| Pop star and second-season runner-up on American Idol.
Teresa Gludice | The always-outspoken veteran of Real Housewives of New Jersey. (Here’s hoping...
- 1/4/2012
- by Alyse Whitney
- TVLine.com
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