Dummy Jim
Directed by Matt Hulse
UK, 2013
Based on James Duthie’s “I Cycled into the Arctic Circle”, a first-person literary account by a man who accomplished a brave feat in spite of his disability – yet sadly ended his days in an unmarked grave – the quasi-adaptation Dummy Jim pays tribute to not just this mortal man, but also the natural world exalted by his words. The film tells the story of a deaf-mute cyclist with the same name, who travels along the Continent while a group of schoolchildren stage a retelling of his journey for a village fete. Director Matt Hulse’s work sits halfway between a narrative feature and filmic essay, a committedly visual hymn of praise for the minute and grandiose marvels of Earth. Here is an unsentimental eye and ear pressed to all things that impact upon our senses, no matter their size, importance or status.
On paper,...
Directed by Matt Hulse
UK, 2013
Based on James Duthie’s “I Cycled into the Arctic Circle”, a first-person literary account by a man who accomplished a brave feat in spite of his disability – yet sadly ended his days in an unmarked grave – the quasi-adaptation Dummy Jim pays tribute to not just this mortal man, but also the natural world exalted by his words. The film tells the story of a deaf-mute cyclist with the same name, who travels along the Continent while a group of schoolchildren stage a retelling of his journey for a village fete. Director Matt Hulse’s work sits halfway between a narrative feature and filmic essay, a committedly visual hymn of praise for the minute and grandiose marvels of Earth. Here is an unsentimental eye and ear pressed to all things that impact upon our senses, no matter their size, importance or status.
On paper,...
- 6/30/2013
- by Ed Doyle
- SoundOnSight
Even as the Edinburgh International Film Festival presses ahead up north, the nation’s capital is not – and never has been – content to sit complacent on the cinematic front. The East End Film Festival, founded in 2000 and expanding year on year ever since, returns from 25 June to July 10 and once again boasts a remarkably strong lineup. Awards to dish out include Best Film, Best Documentary, Best Short Film and the Eeff Short Film Audience Award, from an eclectic jury that features the likes of the Guardian’s Peter Bradshaw, Wu-Tang Clan head honcho RZA, and Armando Bo, winner of last year’s Best Film Award for his directorial debut El Ultimo Elvis.
Things kick off in celebratory fashion with the Opening Gala at the Art Deco Troxy in Limehouse on 25 June, where Mark Donne’s less-than-celebratory The UK Gold will have its world premiere. The documentary looks at recession-era Britain...
Things kick off in celebratory fashion with the Opening Gala at the Art Deco Troxy in Limehouse on 25 June, where Mark Donne’s less-than-celebratory The UK Gold will have its world premiere. The documentary looks at recession-era Britain...
- 6/24/2013
- by Ed Doyle
- SoundOnSight
Movie lovers nationwide were saddened Thursday (April 4) when news broke that legendary critic Roger Ebert had passed away at the age of 70 -- just a day after announcing he was scaling back on work because his cancer had returned.
A few highlights for Ebert fans include a round-up of Ebert's best tweets, the movies Ebert most disliked, some outtakes of him and fellow critic Gene Siskel from the 1980s and a first-person account of interacting with Ebert as an aspiring writer.
There was also a twitpic posted by NPR's Melissa Block of Ebert's license plate, which film buffs will instantly love and get a chuckle about (below).
President Obama released a statement:
Michelle and I are saddened to hear about the passing of Roger Ebert. For a generation of Americans - and especially Chicagoans - Roger was the movies. When he didn't like a film, he was honest; when he did,...
A few highlights for Ebert fans include a round-up of Ebert's best tweets, the movies Ebert most disliked, some outtakes of him and fellow critic Gene Siskel from the 1980s and a first-person account of interacting with Ebert as an aspiring writer.
There was also a twitpic posted by NPR's Melissa Block of Ebert's license plate, which film buffs will instantly love and get a chuckle about (below).
President Obama released a statement:
Michelle and I are saddened to hear about the passing of Roger Ebert. For a generation of Americans - and especially Chicagoans - Roger was the movies. When he didn't like a film, he was honest; when he did,...
- 4/4/2013
- by editorial@zap2it.com
- Pop2it
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