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Filmworker offers long-overdue recognition to one of Stanley Kubrick's key collaborators while opening an often troubling window into the director's demanding work.
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"Filmworker" is a first-rate account of the ongoing creative process some call dysfunctional. Well, anyone would call it that, actually. But some would also call it worth it. Jun 2, 2018 | Full Review…
"Filmworker" is a first-rate account of the ongoing creative process some call dysfunctional. Well, anyone would call it that, actually. But some would also call it worth it.
Michael Phillips
"Filmworker's" greatest value lies in pulling the lens back to allow viewers to understand film as a deeply collaborative medium, one in which even the most venerated auteurs cannot accomplish their greatest feats alone. May 30, 2018 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…
"Filmworker's" greatest value lies in pulling the lens back to allow viewers to understand film as a deeply collaborative medium, one in which even the most venerated auteurs cannot accomplish their greatest feats alone.
Ann Hornaday
Whether you're fascinated by Kubrick or the human condition this is a minor classic. May 25, 2018 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
Whether you're fascinated by Kubrick or the human condition this is a minor classic.
Charlotte O'Sullivan
Next time you watch a Kubruck movie, take note of the high-contrast black and white, or of how consistent the colors have remained over the decades. Thanks, Mr. Vitale! May 25, 2018 | Rating: 3/5 | Full Review…
Next time you watch a Kubruck movie, take note of the high-contrast black and white, or of how consistent the colors have remained over the decades. Thanks, Mr. Vitale!
Scott Marks
Tony Zierra's fond and slightly unsettling film is, among other things, a reminder of the egolessness necessary for great egos to flourish. May 24, 2018 | Rating: 3.5/4 | Full Review…
Tony Zierra's fond and slightly unsettling film is, among other things, a reminder of the egolessness necessary for great egos to flourish.
Ty Burr
Naturally, excuses are made here, mostly by 69-year-old Vitali himself... but it's difficult not see this film as anything other than a gripping portrait of the worst excesses of an industry that continues to support, and nurture, megalomania. May 17, 2018 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
Naturally, excuses are made here, mostly by 69-year-old Vitali himself... but it's difficult not see this film as anything other than a gripping portrait of the worst excesses of an industry that continues to support, and nurture, megalomania.
Kevin Maher
Filmworker works best when poking holes in the altar of genius men whose attention to detail is almost always inexplicably tethered to being an outright bastard. Jul 17, 2019 | Rating: 2.5/5 | Full Review…
Filmworker works best when poking holes in the altar of genius men whose attention to detail is almost always inexplicably tethered to being an outright bastard.
Dominic Griffin
Twenty feet from stardom, a million miles from sanity Jun 18, 2019 | Full Review…
Twenty feet from stardom, a million miles from sanity
Michael J. Casey
After a while, the anecdotes amount to Kubrick stanning. Jun 3, 2019 | Full Review…
After a while, the anecdotes amount to Kubrick stanning.
Pat Mullen
There is something genuinely touching about Kubrick's blind faith in Vitali. Mar 25, 2019 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
There is something genuinely touching about Kubrick's blind faith in Vitali.
Phil Guie
Candid and unsentimental, Filmworker is bound to leave an impression on the minds of any cinephile. Feb 12, 2019 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
Candid and unsentimental, Filmworker is bound to leave an impression on the minds of any cinephile.
Laura Davis
Few voices are missing from this incredibly thorough piece of work. Zierra has rounded up dozens of cast and crew members with stories to tell, and though the film is densely packed with information, nothing feels extraneous. Dec 20, 2018 | Rating: 4.5/5 | Full Review…
Few voices are missing from this incredibly thorough piece of work. Zierra has rounded up dozens of cast and crew members with stories to tell, and though the film is densely packed with information, nothing feels extraneous.
Jennie Kermode
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