·Museums Breathe New Life into Documentaries. indieWire cites the Walker’s film program and specifically, our upcoming presentation of Zidane: A 21st Century Portrait
·My cinema-scholar hero and friend, David Bordwell, has a blog! He and his partner, Kristin Thompson, have been posting their observations on film and art there. It was always a pleasure to work with and learn from them both, and I’m thrilled to able to do so again from afar. Check it out! Be sure to take a look at Kristin’s post on Snakes On a Plane.
·Silverdocs lauds Demme. Jonathan Demme will be honored for his documentary work in the upcoming Silverdocs festival. He is currently working on new films about Jimmy Carter and the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Variety reports.
I really liked the film. It was a bit quirky, but I think it did a good job of giving a sense of what it’s like to be a player on the pitch, in the middle of a big game with the fans roaring. The audio is amazing. I found Zidane himself a bit elusive, but maybe that’s right too.
There is one funny piece of Errata from the Walker Program. In Michael Fried’s piece from Artforum, he writes that Zizou shared a joke with Ronaldo in the film. It’s actually Roberto Carlos. I think at that point Figo had already substited for Ronaldo.
Comment by Mark — 2/10/2007 @ 12:02 am