Die Retrospektive des Internationalen Filmfestival Mannheim-Heidelberg zeigt zwölf Filme, die verdeutlichen, wie sich die Darstellung von Körpern seit den Anfängen des Kinos verändert hat.
Einer der zwölf Filme, die im Rahmen der Retrospektive beim Internationalen Filmfestival Mannheim-Heidelberg zu sehen sein werden: „Die Schwarze aus Dakar“ (Credit: trigon-film)
Unter dem Titel „Körper im Film“ zeigt die Retrospektive des 73. Internationalen Filmfestival Mannheim-Heidelberg zwölf Filme, die verdeutlichen, wie sich die Darstellung von Körpern seit den Anfängen des Kinos verändert hat. Das teilt das von 7. bis 17. November stattfindende Festival heute mit.
Ausgewählt wurden die Filme von Festivalleiter Sascha Keilholz zusammen mit Kurator Hannes Brühwiler, der über die Retrospektive sagt: „In diesem Jahr haben wir für unsere Retrospektive ein Thema gewählt, das uns kaum näher sein könnte: den menschlichen Körper. Auch in der Geschichte des Films nimmt er eine besondere Rolle ein. Der Körper der Darsteller*innen ist für das Kino ein Mittel der Verführung,...
Einer der zwölf Filme, die im Rahmen der Retrospektive beim Internationalen Filmfestival Mannheim-Heidelberg zu sehen sein werden: „Die Schwarze aus Dakar“ (Credit: trigon-film)
Unter dem Titel „Körper im Film“ zeigt die Retrospektive des 73. Internationalen Filmfestival Mannheim-Heidelberg zwölf Filme, die verdeutlichen, wie sich die Darstellung von Körpern seit den Anfängen des Kinos verändert hat. Das teilt das von 7. bis 17. November stattfindende Festival heute mit.
Ausgewählt wurden die Filme von Festivalleiter Sascha Keilholz zusammen mit Kurator Hannes Brühwiler, der über die Retrospektive sagt: „In diesem Jahr haben wir für unsere Retrospektive ein Thema gewählt, das uns kaum näher sein könnte: den menschlichen Körper. Auch in der Geschichte des Films nimmt er eine besondere Rolle ein. Der Körper der Darsteller*innen ist für das Kino ein Mittel der Verführung,...
- 8/1/2024
- by Jochen Müller
- Spot - Media & Film
Buster Keaton was one of the most prolific filmmakers of the silent era, comparable only to his contemporaries Charlie Chaplin and Harold Lloyd. Unlike Lloyd with his distinctive spectacles or Chaplin with his signature stache, Keaton was identified by the emotionless expression he wore while enduring some of the most painful, dangerous, and hilarious bits of physical comedy the world has ever seen.
The filmmaker grew up as a vaudeville actor and took the stage as early as age four, where he first honed his slapstick skills in an act with his father. He was always known for taking hard falls without so much as a wince, which is how he earned his nickname, Buster, as an infant. As Keaton told it, legendary illusionist Harry Houdini gave him the nickname after an infant Keaton fell down a full flight of stairs without crying (a "buster" was a slang term for...
The filmmaker grew up as a vaudeville actor and took the stage as early as age four, where he first honed his slapstick skills in an act with his father. He was always known for taking hard falls without so much as a wince, which is how he earned his nickname, Buster, as an infant. As Keaton told it, legendary illusionist Harry Houdini gave him the nickname after an infant Keaton fell down a full flight of stairs without crying (a "buster" was a slang term for...
- 2/11/2024
- by Shae Sennett
- Slash Film
M-i-c-k-e-y will soon belong to you and me.
With several asterisks, qualifications and caveats, Mickey Mouse in his earliest form will be the leader of the band of characters, films and books that will become public domain as the year turns to 2024.
In a moment many close observers thought might never come, at least one version of the quintessential piece of intellectual property and perhaps the most iconic character in American pop culture will be free from Disney’s copyright as his first screen release, the 1928 short Steamboat Willie, featuring both Mickey and Minnie Mouse, becomes available for public use.
“This is it. This is Mickey Mouse. This is exciting because it’s kind of symbolic,” said Jennifer Jenkins, a professor of law and director of Duke’s Center for the Study of Public Domain, who writes an annual Jan. 1 column for “Public Domain Day.” ”I kind of feel like the pipe on the steamboat,...
With several asterisks, qualifications and caveats, Mickey Mouse in his earliest form will be the leader of the band of characters, films and books that will become public domain as the year turns to 2024.
In a moment many close observers thought might never come, at least one version of the quintessential piece of intellectual property and perhaps the most iconic character in American pop culture will be free from Disney’s copyright as his first screen release, the 1928 short Steamboat Willie, featuring both Mickey and Minnie Mouse, becomes available for public use.
“This is it. This is Mickey Mouse. This is exciting because it’s kind of symbolic,” said Jennifer Jenkins, a professor of law and director of Duke’s Center for the Study of Public Domain, who writes an annual Jan. 1 column for “Public Domain Day.” ”I kind of feel like the pipe on the steamboat,...
- 1/1/2024
- by The Associated Press
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Warner Bros. Television is in talks to develop a limited series based on the life of silent film star Buster Keaton. The project would star Rami Malek as Keaton.
“The Batman” director Matt Reeves would direct the limited series and produce via his 6th and Idaho Productions banner, which is under an overall deal at Warner Bros. TV. Malek and David Weddle also produce, with Ted Cohen in talks to serve as executive producer and writer. James Curtis’ 2022 biography “Buster Keaton: A Filmmaker’s Life” may serve as source material for the series, as the studio is negotiating the rights for the book.
Keaton, who lived from 1895 to 1966, is thought of as one of the most prominent stars of the silent film era aside from Charlie Chaplin. He got his start as a child in vaudevile acts alongside his parents, who were traveling performers, before transitioning into film in the late 1910s.
“The Batman” director Matt Reeves would direct the limited series and produce via his 6th and Idaho Productions banner, which is under an overall deal at Warner Bros. TV. Malek and David Weddle also produce, with Ted Cohen in talks to serve as executive producer and writer. James Curtis’ 2022 biography “Buster Keaton: A Filmmaker’s Life” may serve as source material for the series, as the studio is negotiating the rights for the book.
Keaton, who lived from 1895 to 1966, is thought of as one of the most prominent stars of the silent film era aside from Charlie Chaplin. He got his start as a child in vaudevile acts alongside his parents, who were traveling performers, before transitioning into film in the late 1910s.
- 1/20/2023
- by Selome Hailu
- Variety Film + TV
One of the only photographs capturing Buster Keaton smiling is an early Vaudeville promotional still he took with his family when he was six. In the photos you'll see of Keaton in his cinematic heyday -- the late 1910s to the early 1920s -- his expression is flat, unsmiling, serious, and emotionless. He appears melancholy, defeated, stoic, mildly bemused, less-than-surprised, or completely nonplussed. His famed deadpan body language is the trademark of his comedy.
And yet, when one looks into the films Keaton wrote and directed, they will find a trove of impressive stunts, elaborate camera work, and scenes of utter danger. In 1926's "The General," Keaton was firing cannonballs. Keaton was also responsible for one of the most famous stunts in cinema history: For his 1928 film "Steamboat Bill, Jr.," Keaton stands up, facing away from a two-story house in a long shot. The house's entire front frame then fell forward in one giant plank,...
And yet, when one looks into the films Keaton wrote and directed, they will find a trove of impressive stunts, elaborate camera work, and scenes of utter danger. In 1926's "The General," Keaton was firing cannonballs. Keaton was also responsible for one of the most famous stunts in cinema history: For his 1928 film "Steamboat Bill, Jr.," Keaton stands up, facing away from a two-story house in a long shot. The house's entire front frame then fell forward in one giant plank,...
- 8/26/2022
- by Witney Seibold
- Slash Film
I’m going to start by setting a scene. The head of the Moving Image Section at the Library of Congress, Mike Mashon, takes the stage at the Castro Theater to introduce a screening of Erich Von Stroheim’s ambitious debut Blind Husbands (1919) at the 25th San Francisco Silent Film Festival. It’s a full house and that’s certainly not unusual for this event. “Recently, I was watching a conversation on the Criterion Channel,” Mashon tells the crowd. “Critic/curator Dave Kehr and historian Farran Smith Nehme were discussing Raoul Walsh and one of them said that Walsh was one of the least intellectual directors. He didn’t have a pretentious bone in his body; he was just a straight-ahead guy.” Mashon pauses, timing the silence for comic impact. “So… Erich Von Stroheim.” He need say nothing more. The entire audience erupts in laughter. Mashon smiles, saying, “You know,...
- 5/18/2022
- by Daniel Kremer
- Trailers from Hell
Anyone watching “Jackass Forever,” the fourth entry in a film franchise filled with painful stunts and pranks led by self-flagellating ringleader Johnny Knoxville, would assume that nothing is off the table. On the verge of turning 50, Knoxville hurled himself into a bullring and got knocked out by the animal, which led him to suffer a brain hemorrhage and broken ribs. In another scene, he steps on an oversized treadmill in full marching-band regalia, only to end up slammed into an adjacent building as blood dripped down his face. That time, it was cohort Steve-o who wound up unconscious. Their genitalia took a lot of hits, too, including the latest instance of their infamous “cup test.”
This is all a matter of public record, the centerpiece of the newest chapter in a pileup of gimmicks that stretch back 20 years. But Knoxville hesitates to specify the line he couldn’t cross on his most Paramount-funded excursion.
This is all a matter of public record, the centerpiece of the newest chapter in a pileup of gimmicks that stretch back 20 years. But Knoxville hesitates to specify the line he couldn’t cross on his most Paramount-funded excursion.
- 2/4/2022
- by Eric Kohn
- Indiewire
The Action Scene is a column exploring the construction of action set pieces, but it also considers “scene” in the sense of field or area: “action” as a genre and mode that spans different cultures and historical periods. By examining these two levels in tandem—one oriented toward aesthetic expression, the other toward broader contexts and concepts—this series aims to deepen appreciation for and spark discussion about action cinema. There is a moment during the climax of Steamboat Bill, Jr. (1928) that captures an essential element of Buster Keaton’s brand of comedy. Buffeted by hurricane-force gales that are ripping apart the town around him, Keaton seeks cover in an empty theater (I will be conflating actor and character in this piece because the Keaton persona is so consistent across his films that individual roles become practically irrelevant). As he dashes indoors, his foot snags a length of rope, causing...
- 10/12/2020
- MUBI
The great Larry Wilmore joins us to share some very personal double features.
Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode
1917 (2019)
Animal Crackers (1930)
Duck Soup (1933)
My Little Chickadee (1940)
A Night At The Opera (1935)
A Hard Day’s Night (1964)
The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
The Manchurian Candidate (2004)
The Parallax View (1974)
Singin’ In The Rain (1952)
A Clockwork Orange (1971)
Planet of the Apes (1968)
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972)
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
Jaws (1975)
The Stepford Wives (1975)
The Party (1968)
The Return of the Pink Panther (1975)
The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976)
Richard Pryor: Live In Concert (1979)
Richard Pryor: Live And Smokin’ (1971)
Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling (1986)
Dolemite Is My Name (2019)
Lenny (1974)
The Human Centipede (First Sequence) (2009)
Lolita (1962)
Caligula (1979)
The Night of the Iguana (1964)
The Elephant Man (1980)
What Would Jack Do? (2020)
Blue Velvet (1986)
The Apartment (1960)
Some Like It Hot (1959)
Double Indemnity (1944)
The Sting (1973)
Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid...
Show Notes: Movies Referenced In This Episode
1917 (2019)
Animal Crackers (1930)
Duck Soup (1933)
My Little Chickadee (1940)
A Night At The Opera (1935)
A Hard Day’s Night (1964)
The Manchurian Candidate (1962)
The Manchurian Candidate (2004)
The Parallax View (1974)
Singin’ In The Rain (1952)
A Clockwork Orange (1971)
Planet of the Apes (1968)
Conquest of the Planet of the Apes (1972)
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)
E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1982)
Jaws (1975)
The Stepford Wives (1975)
The Party (1968)
The Return of the Pink Panther (1975)
The Pink Panther Strikes Again (1976)
Richard Pryor: Live In Concert (1979)
Richard Pryor: Live And Smokin’ (1971)
Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling (1986)
Dolemite Is My Name (2019)
Lenny (1974)
The Human Centipede (First Sequence) (2009)
Lolita (1962)
Caligula (1979)
The Night of the Iguana (1964)
The Elephant Man (1980)
What Would Jack Do? (2020)
Blue Velvet (1986)
The Apartment (1960)
Some Like It Hot (1959)
Double Indemnity (1944)
The Sting (1973)
Butch Cassidy And The Sundance Kid...
- 3/10/2020
- by Kris Millsap
- Trailers from Hell
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