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Pina Takes 3-D to New Heights
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This year, however, a more unusual directorial demographic sought to commit their work to 3-D: the auteur. Perhaps for once in his life, Michael Bay can say he has something in common with the likes of Martin Scorsese and Wim Wenders. I’m skeptical...
This week at the Rep Cinemas: February 20-26
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Hey, it’s Family Day! Got nothing to do? Got kids at home who have nothing to do? Here’s an idea – go see a movie. Toronto’s Rep Cinemas, like always, have lots on offer today and for the rest of the week. Continuing this week at the Fox is The...
Q&A with Wim Wenders
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Wim Wenders set his sights on making a film with world renowned choreographer Pina Bausch. After Pina’s passing, Wim continued on his mission making a film that would celebrate Pina’s work, passion, and love for dance. The end result was the Oscar...
Free & Easy: the Persian harp and ‘Pina’
21 hours ago

THURSDAY Grits & Gravy At this month’s party, celebrate Black History Month with an oldies music line-up that also pays tribute to the late-but-great Whitney Houston. FRIDAY Pina See a 2-D screening of Wim Wenders’ acclaimed “Pina” as part of the...
"Undefeated" on the gridiron of life. At Oscars, too?
23 hours ago

We get injured on a personal level. We get injured in our businesses ... and we have to keep going." The film marks a first-time collaboration for its makers, Dan Lindsay and T.J. Martin, and in the Oscar race for best documentary, it's an underdog...
OSCARS: Wim Wenders – ‘Pina’
1 day ago

Adler is a contributor to AwardsLine Watching Pina, Wim Wenders’ 3D documentary about the abrasive-tender, jaunty-tormented work of choreographer Pina Bausch, it is ironic that the Oscars® has only ever recognized this master German filmmaker for his...
Humor and science mix in 3D pic
2 days ago

But Teuton filmmakers (think Werner Herzog's "The Cave of Forgotten Dreams" and Wim Wenders' Oscar-nommed "Pina") have been at the vanguard of re-imagining the use of the format, exploring a new sense of space that might be seen as first steps in the...
'Pina' brings a dancer back to life
2 days ago

...his countryman Werner Herzog , Wim Wenders was among the most adventurous and intellectually daring directors of the German New Wave of the '70s and '80s, and has devoted much of his energy in recent years to making documentaries -- some about music (including...
Filmmaker Wim Wenders, And A Look At Your Notable Turning Points
2 days ago

You can send in a gardening question to weekdaykuow.org. Weekend Weather Forecast: Nick Bond joins us with a look at the weekend weather. Wim Wenders talks with Spectrum Dance Theater's Donald Byrd following a screening of "PINA" at Seattle's Cinerama...
Choreographer’s work inspires Wim Wenders to make 3D documentary
3 days ago

“I was shattered, shocked, crying like a baby,” the celebrated auteur of Paris, Texas and Buena Vista Social Club says. “It was more emotional than dance had ever been for me.” He took years to figure out why. “Pina said it the best possible way,”...
'Pina' a fine tribute to choreographer
3 days ago

The good news: "Pina," Wim Wenders' Oscar-nominated documentary, arrives today at the Manor Theater in Squirrel Hill. The (somewhat) bad news: It's 2-D, not the much touted 3-D version. It probably is stunning in 3-D because it was filmed that way, not...
Academy Award-nominated Director Wim Wenders
3 days ago

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What movies to see this weekend, Feb. 17
3 days ago

The result is a star-making turn for all concerned, including actor Dane DeHaan and director Josh Trank. Rated PG-13. 84 minutes. Moreover, he does it in 3-D, advancing the medium as a vehicle for serious filmmaking. Rated PG. 104 minutes.
Famed choreographer's celebrated work dances exhilaratingly in 3D
3 days ago

Filmmaker Wim Wenders (Wings of Desire, Buena Vista Social Club) surveys her body of work in this sprawling 3D documentary, setting her dances against backdrops both urban and naturalistic. Wenders worked closely with Bausch during preproduction of the...
Jonathan Kim: ReThink Review: How Much Does Your Building Weigh, Mr. Foster?
3 days ago

You don't need to know anything about architecture to appreciate Foster's creations, especially with the cinematic way they're shot, although -- and I've never said this before -- is the very rare film that would've benefitted greatly from being filmed...
Review: ‘Pina’ is beautiful, but what does it mean?
3 days ago

That’s the difficulty of this documentary as well, which is thought to be the first 3-D art-house film. Local viewers won’t be able to fully appreciate the technical innovation of “Pina,” nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. The...
Review: 3-D effects make dance documentary 'Pina' magnificent
3 days ago

Rating: PG for some sensuality/partial nudity and smoking In "Cave of Forgotten Dreams," director Werner Herzog explored the Chauvet-Pont-d'Arc caverns of southern France, using a 3-D camera. The movie was quiet but magnificent. Now another director,...
Q&A w/ Wim Wenders, Oscar-Nominated Documentarian
4 days ago

Not just because of his new 3D Dance film, Pina, which has been rightfully nominated the Best Documentary Oscar, but because I rank his 1984 master-heart-breaker picture Paris, Texas among my all time favorites. We only had fifteen minutes, so I stuck...
Weekend preview: Planes, poems and automobiles
4 days ago

Wenders will discuss his Oscar-nominated "Pina" during a live video Q&A at the opening Friday night at Coral Gables Art Cinema. This weekend’s inaugural Art Wynwood fair in the Art Miami Pavilion (3101 NE First Ave. , Miami) comes at a propitious time. ...
The urgent need for dialogue between culture and European politics (Analysis)
4 days ago

In many respects, artists and others engaged in the creative industries are in a privileged – but often undervalued – position. The work of artists such as Jan Fabre or Anna Teresa De Keersmaeker suggests new ways of seeing our society. Filmmakers like...

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About Wim Wenders

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Ernst Wilhelm ("Wim") Wenders (born 14 August 1945) is a German film director, playwright, author, photographer and producer. He was born in Düsseldorf. Full Article

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