29 November 2010 Category: Dance, Film | Tags: black swan, darren aronofsky, fred astaire, frederick wiseman, gene kelly, la danse, michael powell, natalie portman, swan lake, winona ryder
Seconds into Darren Aronofsky’s psychological thriller BLACK SWAN, the hyperkinetic camera zooms in on a pink pointe shoe. A woman is dancing, but we don’t see her. We see only the impeccable chop-chop of her shoes. It’s a smart directorial move. Cinephiles and foot fetishists are primed for a good time, but dance lovers’ hearts may sink. [...]
4 October 2010
Frederick Wiseman, the documentary filmmaker will give a talk at Loyola Marymount University Oct 15 in West Los Angeles. [...]
17 December 2009
More about Frederick Wiseman’s LA DANSE [...]
10 November 2009 Discount ticket coupon for “La Danse” from Laemmle Theaters [...]
28 October 2009 Wiseman’s 38th film, “La Danse,” about Paris Opera Ballet, caps a long and distinguished career as the dean of the most uncompromising form of documentary filmmaking, direct cinema. [...]
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