Teaching audiences to view films actively
By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Director: Frederick Wiseman
Diane says: “I went to considerable lengths today to see Frederick Wiseman’s new doc, as I figured opportunities to see it (ever!) would be scarce. The institution Wiseman studies in this film is a 3-star Michelin restaurant. “It won’t be
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Rating: 3.5 cats
Director: Frederick Wiseman
Diane says: “Frederick Wiseman’s latest doc, the 4-1/2 hour CITY HALL, bears his hallmark lack of narration or titles. This time out he’s exploring Boston’s city government, and tilts heavily toward Mayor Marty Walsh’s ‘number one priority’ (as related by
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Rating: 5 cats
Director: Frederick Wiseman
Kyle says: “AT BERKELEY and THE LAST OF THE UNJUST share little in common aside from both being Main Slate screenings of the 51st New York Film Festival, both having very long running times, and both being sharply revealing contemporary
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Rating: 3.5 cats
Director: Frederick Wiseman
Diane says: “Freddie Wiseman’s latest. Not much fighting–good for the faint of heart–but lots of working out. Wiseman concentrates on the rhythms of the speed bag, the heavy bag, the medicine ball, the jump rope. It’s like another ballet film
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Rating: 5 cats
Director: Frederick Wiseman
Beth Caldwell says: “LA DANSE is a beautiful, beautiful film. Frankly this is what the category ‘best cinematography’ was made to represent. I’m particularly impressed that the cinematography was so rich and diverse in a place where the camera needed
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