Winter 2005
Closer:
2/7 -TELL THEM WHO YOU ARE
Mark Wexler's cinematic blend of biography and autobiography centered on his relationship with his father, legendary cinematographer and filmmaker Haskell Wexler whose career is a virtual catalogue of 20h century classics including collaborations with world-class filmmakers such as Elia Kazan, Milos Forman, George Lucas, and Francis Ford Coppola. Despite the fact that Mark has directed several documentaries and is an award-winning photojournalist, Haskell challenges his son's every choice about camera placement, lighting, and storytelling. Reminding Mark that he is the star of his movie, he also reveals the "starring" -- and challenging -- role he has played in Mark's life. In the end, filmmaking -- the very thing that separated them when Mark was growing up -- unites father and son. -- © ThinkFilm
CAST:
Peter Bart .... Himself
Verna Bloom .... Herself
Billy Crystal .... Himself
Michael Douglas .... Himself
Jane Fonda .... Herself
Milos Forman .... Himself
Conrad L. Hall .... Himself
Tom Hayden .... Himself
Dennis Hopper .... Himself
Ron Howard .... Himself
Norman Jewison .... Himself
Irvin Kershner .... Himself
George Lucas .... Himself
Albert Maysles .... Himself
Paul Newman .... Himself
Sidney Poitier .... Himself
Julia Roberts .... Herself
John Sayles .... Himself
Martin Sheen .... Himself
Lee Tamahori .... Himself
Studs Terkel .... Himself
Haskell Wexler .... Himself
Mark Wexler .... Himself
Jonathan Winters .... Himself
Produced by:
Mark Luethi
Mark Wexler
Writing credits:
Robert DeMaio
Mark Wexler
Original Music by:
Blake Leyh
Cinematography:
Mark Wexler
Film Editing:
Robert DeMaio
HOST: DAVID EDELSTEIN
Official Site: thinkfilmcompany
1/31- NINAS TRAGEDIES
Birth. Death. Life. Love. Marriage. Divorce. Infatuation. Passion. Joy.
Heartbreak. And dancing Hassids! Welcome to the topsy-turvy world of
Nina’s Tragedies, a funny and bittersweet coming-of-age tale that won
eleven Israeli “Oscars” (including Best Picture, Director, and Screenplay), was the highest grossing film in Israel last year, and
the country’s official entry to the Academy Awards. Fourteen-year-old
Nadav is hopelessly in love with his beautiful, but emotionally fragile
Aunt Nina, who has recently lost her husband and is clueless about her
nephew’s affections. Nadav’s also caught between the two
worlds of his divorced parents: a high-strung fashionista mother and
a devoutly Orthodox father. Unfolding through a series of humorous and
touching journal entries in which Nadav reminisces about a turbulent
six month period in his family’s history, this masterful, sexy,
and surprising film explores the tenuous but fierce connections between
lovers, parents, and children.
Cast:
AYELET JULY ZURER
AVIV ELKABETS
YORAM HATAV
SHMIL BEN-ARI
ANAT WAXSMAN
ALON ABOUTBOUL
DOV NAVON
Director/Screenplay -SAVI GABIZON
Producer -ANAT ASSOULIN
Director of Photography -DAVIV GURFINKEL
Editor -TALI HALTER SHENKAR
Costume Designer -TZIPI ANGLISHER
GUEST: Eric A. Goldman - Film Critic, The Jewish Standard, Northern NJ
HOST: DAVID EDELSTEIN
Official site: wellspring
Web Links:
Double Feature:
EVEN SCHULTZE GETS THE BLUES
Official Site: schultzegetstheblues Paramount Classics
Web Links: efilmcritic
Official Selection: 2004 Cannes Film Festival
Cannes' Winner- Best Actor, Yuuya Yagira (14 years old)
Hirokazu Kore-eda, the director of "Maborosi," and "After-life," presents
this exceptional story of a makeshift family of children left to survive
in an urban jungle.
Four siblings live happily with their
mother in a small apartment in Tokyo. The children all have different fathers.
They have never been to school.
The very existence of three of them has been hidden from the landlord. One
day,
the mother leaves behind a little money and a note asking her 12-year-old
boy to look after his younger siblings. And so begins the children’s
odyssey, a journey nobody knows.
Cast:
Yagira Yuuya (Akira)
Kitaura Ayu (Kyoko)
Kimura Hiei (Shigeru)
Shimizu Momoko (Yuki)
Kan Hanae (Saki)
You (Mother)
Director:
Hirokazu Kore-eda (Distance, Afterlife, Maborosi)
Screenwriter(s):
Hirokazu Kore-eda (Distance, Afterlife)
Cinematographer:
Yamasaki Yutaka (Shara, Distance, Afterlife)
Host: JAMI BERANRD
GUEST: LINDA HOAGLUND
Linda Hoaglund was born in Japan, the daughter of American missionary parents,
and was raised in rural Japan where she attended Japanese public schools.
A graduate of Yale University, she worked as a bilingual news producer
for Japanese television between 1981 and 1987. In 1987 she joined Alternate
Current, an independent, American film production company, as a producer.
Since 1996, she has subtitled over 100 Japanese films. She also represents
Japanese directors and artists and serves as an international liaison for
film producers. She recently received a commendation from the Foreign Minister
of Japan for her work promoting Japanese film abroad.
Official site: ifcfilms
Web Links: filmforum zmag showbusinessweekly guardian.co.uk
themoviebox
Opening Night
1/17 ASSAULT ON PRECINCT 13
A soon-to-be-demolished police station is watched over by a
police captain (Ethan Hawke) and his crew on New Year's Eve. But the prisoners
they're guarding become their allies when a gangster (Laurence Fishburne)
breaks into the joint to free his former criminal colleagues. A rogue officer
(Gabriel Byrne) wants all of them dead before they can get to a trial that
will bring down all the crooked cops on the force.
Cast:
Ethan Hawke,
Laurence Fishburne,
Maria Bello,
John
Leguizamo,
Drea de Matteo
Directed by: Jean-François Richet
Produced by: David Linde, James Schamus, Jeffrey Silver, Stephane Sperry,
Don Carmody, Pascal Caucheteux
Host: Jamie Bernard
GUEST: ROBERT GANTZ (Director of Photography)
Robert Gantz was previously the
cinematographer on Renny Harlin’s
Mindhunters, also for AP13 producer Jeffrey Silver. He
has made a name for himself as one of the top cinematographers working on
television commercials. Among
the companies
that he has shot ads for are
Verizon, L’Oreal, Oxford Health, Neutrogena, Pantene, Covergirl, Old
Navy, Fresh Looks Lenses, Sears, Burger King, Crest, Clairol, and NBC’s
Olympics telecasts. Mr. Gantz has also
been the director of photography on music videos for major hip-hop artists,
including Destiny’s Child’s “Survivor” and “Bootylicious,” Jay-Z’s “Clothes
Off,” Anastasia’s “Chicago,” Busta Rhymes’ “Make
It Clap Remix,” TLC’s “Hands Up,” and Mariah Carey
(on several videos).
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