15 February 2011 Auckland Event Cinemas Newmarket
10 March 2011 Wellington Angelika at Reading Cinemas Courtenay
Hot from Sundance Film Festival. Book early to avoid disappointment
The People vs. George Lucas dissects the love/hate relationship some Star Wars fans have developed with its creator George Lucas.
http://www.documentaryedge.org.nz/2011/ ... orge-lucas
At a recent South by Southwest screening Q&A session, director Philippe, a self-professed "fanboy," describes his film as "sort of a cultural examination of this phenomenon." The film looks at controversial decisions made by Lucas, such as the digitally re-mastered Special Editions of Episodes IV-VI without the re-mastering of the original versions. Yet as much as the film dissects Star Wars controversy, it also examines the meaning of participatory culture, asking the question, "Once the public embraces a film, to whom does it belong-the fans or the creator?"
Lucas’s undeniable influence on multiple generations is examined through a participatory documentary. Fans were invited to submit their own footage, and submit they did, from stop-motion animation tributes to images of costume-clad enthusiasts engaged in re-enactments and parodies.
Director Philippe carefully sorted through and compiled highlights from 634 hours of fan film footage. Philippe crafts an interesting meditation on art and marketing and film itself. The result: a love letter (or more accurately, a "love/hate letter") to a filmmaker that documentary contributor Richie Menta aptly claims has "unlocked a generation’s imagination."
Auckland
WED 16 FEB OPENING NIGHT FILM – SPECIAL PRICING
8PM Event Cinemas Newmarket
SUN 20 FEB
12:30pm Event Cinemas Newmarket
SUN 6 MAR
12pm Event Cinemas Newmarket
Wellington
THUR 10 MAR
8:30pm Angelika at Reading Cinemas Courtenay
SUN 27 MARCH
12pm Angelika at Reading Cinemas Courtenay
I saw the advert in yesterday's newspaper.
