As with all well-told stories, there’s more than meets the eye in Magicians. Beneath the dazzling stagecraft of its four subjects lies the mystery of character and the paradoxes of the day-to-day balancing act between passion and survival. Subtitling their documentary Life in the Impossible, directors Marcie Hume and Christoph Baaden have crafted a dynamic and intimate look at a showbiz subculture through the experiences of a well-selected quartet.
The four subjects’ specialties and styles cover a wide spectrum, but whether they call themselves illusionists, prestidigitators or mentalists, they’ve all rejected the supposed security of the workaday world to pursue...
The four subjects’ specialties and styles cover a wide spectrum, but whether they call themselves illusionists, prestidigitators or mentalists, they’ve all rejected the supposed security of the workaday world to pursue...
- 11/25/2016
- by Sheri Linden
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
The 8th annual Big Sky Documentary Film Festival is all set to run for ten days this Feb. 11-20 in Missoula, Montana. This year, the fest will have a whopping 140 film programs, a growth that necessitates an expansion from its regular home at the Historic Wilma Theatre — where it will occupy two screens — to also feature screenings at the former Pipestone Mountaineering store.
Special events at the fest include a free opening night screening of How to Die in Oregon sponsored by HBO Documentary Films. The film, directed by Peter D. Richardson, examines the impact the legalization of physician-assisted suicide has had on the state. (In 1994, Oregon was the first state to legalize the practice.)
Also, indie rock band Yo La Tengo will perform their acclaimed live score of the films of pioneering French underwater documentary film director Jean Painlevé, something they have done for other film festivals all over the world.
Special events at the fest include a free opening night screening of How to Die in Oregon sponsored by HBO Documentary Films. The film, directed by Peter D. Richardson, examines the impact the legalization of physician-assisted suicide has had on the state. (In 1994, Oregon was the first state to legalize the practice.)
Also, indie rock band Yo La Tengo will perform their acclaimed live score of the films of pioneering French underwater documentary film director Jean Painlevé, something they have done for other film festivals all over the world.
- 1/15/2011
- by Mike Everleth
- Underground Film Journal
Trailers are an under-appreciated art form insofar that many times they’re seen as vehicles for showing footage, explaining films away, or showing their hand about what moviegoers can expect. Foreign, domestic, independent, big budget: I celebrate all levels of trailers and hopefully this column will satisfactorily give you a baseline of what beta wave I’m operating on, because what better way to hone your skills as a thoughtful moviegoer than by deconstructing these little pieces of advertising? Some of the best authors will tell you that writing a short story is a lot harder than writing a long one, that you have to weigh every sentence. What better medium to see how this theory plays itself out beyond that than with movie trailers? The Tunnel Trailer Yes, it's like Rec. Get past that. What I like about this trailer is that it doesn't presuppose that "Gee, another movie where it's about 'found footage.
- 12/18/2010
- by Christopher Stipp
- Slash Film
SXSW Review
Hood to Coast
Director: Christoph Baaden & Marcie Hume (Co-Director)
World Premiere
Spotlight Premieres
105 minutes
Complete Coverage of SXSW 2010
Synopsis
Hood To Coast follows four unlikely teams on their epic journey to conquer the world’s largest relay race. Each year, 1000 teams (12,000 runners) cover 197 grueling miles as a relay team, putting themselves through an arduous physical journey that as an individual would be impossible. Some run to test their personal limits, some to overcome personal obstacles, and others leap in blindly looking for a way to invigorate a complacent life. As we follow our four teams, we realize that winning isn’t everything in a documentary that takes a celebratory look at personal motivation and attempting the extraordinary.
Director Bio
Christoph Baaden was born in Germany, and worked in Berlin as a TV Producer until 1999 when he moved to the Us to study Film and Television. After winning an...
Hood to Coast
Director: Christoph Baaden & Marcie Hume (Co-Director)
World Premiere
Spotlight Premieres
105 minutes
Complete Coverage of SXSW 2010
Synopsis
Hood To Coast follows four unlikely teams on their epic journey to conquer the world’s largest relay race. Each year, 1000 teams (12,000 runners) cover 197 grueling miles as a relay team, putting themselves through an arduous physical journey that as an individual would be impossible. Some run to test their personal limits, some to overcome personal obstacles, and others leap in blindly looking for a way to invigorate a complacent life. As we follow our four teams, we realize that winning isn’t everything in a documentary that takes a celebratory look at personal motivation and attempting the extraordinary.
Director Bio
Christoph Baaden was born in Germany, and worked in Berlin as a TV Producer until 1999 when he moved to the Us to study Film and Television. After winning an...
- 4/1/2010
- by Jeff Bayer
- The Scorecard Review
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