Christopher Nolan Charms Sundance, Denies Being “Independent Filmmaker” and Recalls How “No One Wanted” Seminal Film ‘Memento’
By Chris Gardner For some artists, the duties and demands of awards attention can be a lifelong dream come true. For others, it’s a slog. Or worse. Christopher Nolan may fall in the latter category, based on what his Oppenheimer star Robert Downey Jr. said from the stage on Thursday night in Park City during the Sundance Film Festival’s […]
NatGeo’s ‘The Territory’, About Indigenous Brazilian Group’s Daring Fight To Protect Their Land, Wins Emmy For Exceptional Merit
By Matthew Carey The makers of National Geographic’s The Territory are celebrating their win at the Creative Arts Emmy Awards for Exceptional Merit in Documentary Filmmaking, one of the most prestigious awards in nonfiction. The prize, voted on by a special jury, was shared by director-producer Alex Pritz, producers Darren Aronofsky, Sigrid Dyekjær, Will N. Miller, Gabriel Uchida, and Lizzie Gillett, and […]
NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC DROPS ‘RETROGRADE’ TRAILER, ANNOUNCES “UNPRECEDENTED” RELEASE PLAN FOR MATTHEW HEINEMAN’S AFGHANISTAN WITHDRAWAL DOCUMENTARY
National Geographic Drops ‘Retrograde’ Trailer, Announces “Unprecedented” Release Plan For Matthew Heineman’s Afghanistan Withdrawal Documentary By Matthew CareyNovember 7, 2022 EXCLUSIVE: We have your first look at Matthew Heineman’s gripping new film Retrograde from National Geographic Documentary Films, a visceral, ground-level immersion into the last nine months of America’s long war in Afghanistan. In addition to releasing the trailer […]
‘THE TERRITORY’ REVIEW: SAVING THE AMAZON, ONE CAMERA AT A TIME
‘The Territory’ Review: Saving The Amazon, One Camera At A Time By Claire ShafferAugust 18, 2022 “Save the rainforest” has been a constant refrain among environmentalist groups for the past half-century, but no recent film captures the immediacy of the threat better than “The Territory,” Alex Pritz’s documentary feature debut, which had its premiere earlier this […]
