Terrence Malick
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Notable Festivals: Cannes (Palme d’Or) Inducted into the Criterion Collection: 2018 Before he embarked on his twenty year hiatus from filmmaking, director Terrence Malick was laboring over the development of an ambitious passion project he had enigmatically dubbed “Q”. The success of 1978’s DAYS OF HEAVEN had set him up to develop anything he wanted,…
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Inducted into the Criterion Collection: 2016 There are many films I regret not seeing in a theater. Sure, watching movies at home offers the ability to avoid those annoying crowds and plunking down serious cash for two hours you may very well want back. It now even offers a comparable technical experience thanks to advancements…
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Notable Festivals: Berlin (Golden Bear) Inducted into the Criterion Collection: 2010 It seems that no discussion of director Terrence Malick’s life and career can be made without reference to “the absence”— a prolonged period of seeming inactivity that has taken on the same air of mythic folklore that marks his own films. Every successful filmmaker…
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Academy Award Wins: Best Cinematography Notable Festivals: Cannes (Best Director) Inducted into the National Film Registry: 2007 Inducted into the Criterion Collection: 2007 Many films lay claim to the honor of “The Most Beautiful Motion Picture Ever Made”, but the fact of the matter is that only a scant few are truly worthy of this…
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Notable Festivals: New York Film Festival Inducted into the National Film Registry: 1993 Inducted into the Criterion Collection: 2013 I would apologize in advance if these writings tend to get a little flowery or indulgent, but frankly, I’m not sorry. Of all the filmmakers to make their distinct mark on the art form, director Terrence…