Teutonic art writ large and loud: Arnolf Fanck’s first big ‘mountain’ classic wow’ed them back in 1926, with its massive vistas and death-defying feats of mountaineering, all sworn to be authentic. More importantly, Fanck and his diva Leni Riefenstahl invest their images with the sense of mythic, spiritual kitsch grandeur that became an aesthetic blueprint for the coming Nazi regime.
The Holy Mountain
Blu-ray
Kino Classics
1926 / B&W with tints / 1:33 Silent Aperture / 105 min. / Der Heilige Berg / Street Date April 24, 2018 / available through Kino Lorber / 29.95
Starring: Leni Riefenstahl, Luis Trenker, Ernst Petersen, Frida Richard, Friedrich Schneider.
Cinematography: Sepp Allgeier, Albert Benitz, Helmar Lerski, Hans Schneeberger
Production Design: Leopold Blonder
Original Music: Edmund Meisel, Edmund Reisch / 2002 score Alijoscha Zimmermann
Produced by Henry R. Sokal
Written, Edited and Directed by Arnold Fanck
The Weimar-era ‘mountain’ films from Germany are often excerpted but seldom shown intact. Great documentaries like Kevin Brownlow’s Cinema Europe:...
The Holy Mountain
Blu-ray
Kino Classics
1926 / B&W with tints / 1:33 Silent Aperture / 105 min. / Der Heilige Berg / Street Date April 24, 2018 / available through Kino Lorber / 29.95
Starring: Leni Riefenstahl, Luis Trenker, Ernst Petersen, Frida Richard, Friedrich Schneider.
Cinematography: Sepp Allgeier, Albert Benitz, Helmar Lerski, Hans Schneeberger
Production Design: Leopold Blonder
Original Music: Edmund Meisel, Edmund Reisch / 2002 score Alijoscha Zimmermann
Produced by Henry R. Sokal
Written, Edited and Directed by Arnold Fanck
The Weimar-era ‘mountain’ films from Germany are often excerpted but seldom shown intact. Great documentaries like Kevin Brownlow’s Cinema Europe:...
- 5/22/2018
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
A flurry of press releases from the Berlinale today, and the one you may find most interesting isn't the newsiest. You already knew that the Retrospective, The Red Dream Factory, will be featuring Eisenstein's October (Oktjabr, 1928), but today's announcement has details on the new restoration and the presentation on February 10: "Conducted by Frank Strobel, the Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra will perform the original score as composed by Edmund Meisel."
The second release of the day reveals that 12 titles have been added to the lineup of the Berlinale Special program, in addition to the six previously announced (here and here). Seems we can assume the first three events will be happening on Potsdamer Platz:
To celebrate the 60th Anniversary of the film journal Positif: Volker Schlöndorff's Der Fangschuss (Le coup de grâce, 1975) with Matthias Habich, Margarethe von Trotta, Rüdiger Kirschtein, Mathieu Carrière and Valeska Gert.
The European premiere of...
The second release of the day reveals that 12 titles have been added to the lineup of the Berlinale Special program, in addition to the six previously announced (here and here). Seems we can assume the first three events will be happening on Potsdamer Platz:
To celebrate the 60th Anniversary of the film journal Positif: Volker Schlöndorff's Der Fangschuss (Le coup de grâce, 1975) with Matthias Habich, Margarethe von Trotta, Rüdiger Kirschtein, Mathieu Carrière and Valeska Gert.
The European premiere of...
- 1/17/2012
- MUBI
Updated through 5/23.
"Bill Hunter, the archetypal working class Australian of a multitude of movies including the quirky trio Muriel's Wedding, The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert and Strictly Ballroom has died of cancer," reports the AP. He was 71. "The prolific star of Australian movie and television screens with a distinctively broad and gravelly accent and an authoritative no-nonsense style remained an actor in demand until the end. He recently narrated a two-part television documentary about the floods and cyclone that became Australia's most expensive natural disasters early this year…. Director Baz Luhrmann described Hunter in a statement last week as 'the go-to iconic actor to synthesize quintessential Australian-ness.'"
"Of all his work, Hunter's portrayal of Major Barton in Peter Weir's classic 1981 war epic Gallipoli is widely regarded as his finest," write Jim Schembri and Karl Quinn for the Sydney Morning Herald. "Charged with playing a...
"Bill Hunter, the archetypal working class Australian of a multitude of movies including the quirky trio Muriel's Wedding, The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert and Strictly Ballroom has died of cancer," reports the AP. He was 71. "The prolific star of Australian movie and television screens with a distinctively broad and gravelly accent and an authoritative no-nonsense style remained an actor in demand until the end. He recently narrated a two-part television documentary about the floods and cyclone that became Australia's most expensive natural disasters early this year…. Director Baz Luhrmann described Hunter in a statement last week as 'the go-to iconic actor to synthesize quintessential Australian-ness.'"
"Of all his work, Hunter's portrayal of Major Barton in Peter Weir's classic 1981 war epic Gallipoli is widely regarded as his finest," write Jim Schembri and Karl Quinn for the Sydney Morning Herald. "Charged with playing a...
- 5/23/2011
- MUBI
"What makes Johann run — and rob?" asks Melissa Anderson in the Voice. "Benjamin Heisenberg's second feature is as taut, lean, and fleet as its title character, played by Andreas Lust and based on the real-life Johann Kastenberger, who was both Austria's most-wanted bank robber of the 1980s and a champion marathoner. Writing the script with Martin Prinz, who adapted his own 2005 novel about the notorious criminal, Heisenberg forgoes backstory and psychological explanation, structuring his film as a series of adrenaline spikes."
"Lust's character in The Robber is familiar from European crime movies," suggests Noel Murray at the Av Club. "He's the stoic loner who doesn't say much, lest he inadvertently reveal some kind of motivation. When he robs banks, he wears a thin mask that doesn't look all that different from his face, and when he goes on a date with his caseworker, Franziska Weisz, he's more amused by...
"Lust's character in The Robber is familiar from European crime movies," suggests Noel Murray at the Av Club. "He's the stoic loner who doesn't say much, lest he inadvertently reveal some kind of motivation. When he robs banks, he wears a thin mask that doesn't look all that different from his face, and when he goes on a date with his caseworker, Franziska Weisz, he's more amused by...
- 5/8/2011
- MUBI
January is a terrible month for film-goers. There is just no way around it. A few Oscar-hopefuls see expansion and we get a few film festival leftovers, but for the most part it is studio dumping ground. I couldn’t even muster up 10 picks like normal. It does make it a good month to catch-up on everything you may have missed last year, so check out our Best Films of 2010 list, and if you dare, see the short list below of recommended January releases.
December films expanding wider:
I Love You Phillip Morris (Jan. 7th)
Rabbit Hole (Jan. 14th)
Barney’s Version (Jan. 14th)
The Way Back (Jan. 21st)
The Company Men (Jan. 21st)
Biutiful (Jan. 28th).
Blue Valentine, Somewhere, The Illusionist and Rare Exports don’t currently have concrete expansion plans, but they may, depending on limited box office gross. Now, on to the new releases:
Five to See:
5. The Mechanic (Simon West; Jan.
December films expanding wider:
I Love You Phillip Morris (Jan. 7th)
Rabbit Hole (Jan. 14th)
Barney’s Version (Jan. 14th)
The Way Back (Jan. 21st)
The Company Men (Jan. 21st)
Biutiful (Jan. 28th).
Blue Valentine, Somewhere, The Illusionist and Rare Exports don’t currently have concrete expansion plans, but they may, depending on limited box office gross. Now, on to the new releases:
Five to See:
5. The Mechanic (Simon West; Jan.
- 1/3/2011
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
Kino International has decided to re-release Sergei Eisentein's 1926 silent film "Battleship Potemkin" in theaters on January 14th. The studio has now unveiled the trailer, which you can check out below. Plot: Based on the historical events the movie tells the story of a riot at the battleship Potemkin. What started as a protest strike when the crew was given rotten meat for dinner ended in a riot. The sailors raised the red flag and tried to ignite the revolution in their home port Odessa. This all-new restoration -- available for the first time in 35mm -- restores dozens of missing shots, all 146 title cards, and Edmund Meisel's definitive score, returning the film to a form as close to its creator's vision as has been seen since the film's Moscow premiere. Trailer: If you cannot see the player, click here.
- 12/24/2010
- WorstPreviews.com
Peter Berg may be mounting his Battleship for summer 2012, but the one that started it all is getting a restored theatrical re-release. One of the most influential films of all time, with Martin Scorsese to Brian De Palma borrowing from Sergei M. Eisenstein, is getting a new 35mm re-release. Every shot has been restored for this classic and “dozens” of missing shots are added. Edmund Meisel‘s 1926 original orchestral score also accompanies the film. See the trailer below via Apple.
Synopsis: For eight decades, Sergei Eisenstein’s 1925 masterpiece has remained one of the most influential silent films of all time. This all-new restoration — available for the first time in 35mm — restores dozens of missing shots, all 146 title cards, and Edmund Meisel’s definitive 1926 score, returning the film to a form as close to its creator’s bold vision as has been seen since the film’s triumphant Moscow premiere.
Battleship Potemkin...
Synopsis: For eight decades, Sergei Eisenstein’s 1925 masterpiece has remained one of the most influential silent films of all time. This all-new restoration — available for the first time in 35mm — restores dozens of missing shots, all 146 title cards, and Edmund Meisel’s definitive 1926 score, returning the film to a form as close to its creator’s bold vision as has been seen since the film’s triumphant Moscow premiere.
Battleship Potemkin...
- 12/22/2010
- by Jordan Raup
- The Film Stage
Crazy Heart
It's a lot like The Wrestler, but with country music. Very simple and very effective. Jeff Bridges' performance as washed out country singer Bad Blake is magnificent. He completely inhabits the role and does all his own singing and playing. Maggie Gyllenhaal is just as great, playing opposite him as struggling single mother Jean. The music is of course amazing and the final song (which we see Blake writing throughout the film) will break you.
Extras include:
Deleted ScenesJeff Bridges, Maggie Gyllenhaal, and Robert Duvall interviews (Bd exclusive)
The Lovely Bones
Missed this one and it got terrible reviews, but i'm willing to give Peter Jackson a chance and it has a really extensive making of doc.
Extras include:
Introduction by Peter JacksonFilming 'The Lovely Bones' - a three hour documentary that chronicles the making of the film (Bd exclusive)
The Young Victoria
Nothing new but a solid period romance.
It's a lot like The Wrestler, but with country music. Very simple and very effective. Jeff Bridges' performance as washed out country singer Bad Blake is magnificent. He completely inhabits the role and does all his own singing and playing. Maggie Gyllenhaal is just as great, playing opposite him as struggling single mother Jean. The music is of course amazing and the final song (which we see Blake writing throughout the film) will break you.
Extras include:
Deleted ScenesJeff Bridges, Maggie Gyllenhaal, and Robert Duvall interviews (Bd exclusive)
The Lovely Bones
Missed this one and it got terrible reviews, but i'm willing to give Peter Jackson a chance and it has a really extensive making of doc.
Extras include:
Introduction by Peter JacksonFilming 'The Lovely Bones' - a three hour documentary that chronicles the making of the film (Bd exclusive)
The Young Victoria
Nothing new but a solid period romance.
- 4/20/2010
- by josh@reelartsy.com (Joshua dos Santos)
- Reelartsy
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