Frederick Wiseman, widely praised for his observational documentary films, has had a long and prolific career. His oeuvre includes Titicut Follies, High School, Basic Training, Public Housing, ...
To me, the best movies aren’t just movies, they are experiences. In the case of my own top ten, these are the films that really mattered to me, the ones that I watched and pondered, discussed and ...
Hopefully prophetically, dancing pipped war and violence for top honours in the four-day Baghdad international film festival which ended on Saturday (dec 29). French short film “La Danse, l’art de la ...
IN 1967, film-maker Frederick Wiseman set out his stall with Titicut Follies, a searing documentary account of the regime at a Massachusetts correctional facility for the criminally insane. The film ...
Frederick Wiseman has been making documentaries for the last 40 years, turning a sharp eye on a huge number of social and cultural institutions. His new film, "La Danse: The Paris Opera Ballet," ...