rodcorp (Free subscription) | 09/22/2008
This is from Jarman's book on colour, written as he grew ill in 1993 in hospitals and Dungeness. He died in 1994. It's perhaps unsurprising that he returns to themes of time, of pigments fading to ghostly whites and greys,...
Artdaily (Free subscription) | 09/15/2008
VIENNA.- The artist and film maker Derek Jarman (1942−1994) is regarded as the most eminent representative of British independent cinema from the 1970ies to the 1990ies. In his strongly autobiographical work, film, painting, stage design, and text overlap to form an impressive gesamtkunstwerk of political impact. His works document socially explosive issues such as the punk movement,...
Fin de Cinema (Free subscription) | 08/26/2008
The Year of Derek Jarman continues in November, with Kino's repackaging of their Jarman related films. Nothing new, but nice to have the titles condensed into a more affordable box. The titles are his first film, along with co-director Paul Humfress, Sebastiane , The Tempest , War Requiem and Isaac Julien's documentary Derek , written by Tilda Swinton, on 18 November. Now...
Off Center (Free subscription) | 09/30/2008
... work that’s in the Walker’s collection or has been seen in its galleries: Gilbert and George , Derek Jarman (subject of a special tribute during our Expanding the Frame cinema series in January/February - keep an eye on our Film/Video page for details), Yinka Shonibare , Tony Cragg , Rachel Whiteread, Christ Ofili , etc.) However, it’s also worth noting that this year’s shortlist...
This is London (Free subscription) | 09/22/2008
After mentoring from Derek Jarman and a spell in music videos and soaps, 47-year-old Joanna Hogg has directed a feature debut.
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 09/27/2008
... material is magnificent, though, with documentaries featuring Noam Chomsky, Mark Kermode, Derek Jarman and Pasolini himself.
Trinidad Express (Free subscription) | 09/19/2008
... SFC at Building 7, Fernandes Industrial Compound, Eastern Main Road last night at the screening of Derek, his documentary about English filmmaker, Derek Jarman; he'll be there again next Thursday to introduce a selection of his own films and to chat with audiences after. The TT Film Festival, then, is actually three festivals rolled into one, all independent but all interconnected-and...
Variety.com (Free subscription) | 09/18/2008
... all of them premiering in Brazil. The focus will also include a retrospective of 10 pics by helmer Derek Jarman."The U.K. has released wonderful films this year," Santiago says. "The relationship between the Brazilian and U.K. film industries is gaining momentum. It is the perfect timing to bring them together."In this regard, Santiago also mentions the ongoing U.K./Brazil production...
DVD Times (Free subscription) | 09/11/2008
News: Second Sight have announced the UK Region 2 DVD release of War Requiem on 10th November 2008 priced at £19.99 RRP. To coincide with its 20th Anniversary director Derek Jarman's (Jubilee, Caravaggio) epic and moving War Requiem is released on UK DVD f...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 09/13/2008
With the Venice film festival proving something of a washout, perhaps the waters of the Cam will prove more soothing to film lovers than the blustery Adriatic. This fixture has always valued the past as much as the future, as demonstrated by this year's special guest, Tilda Swinton, presenting her new film, Julia, and discussing Derek Jarman, who gets an extensive retrospective. If new...
The Independent (Free subscription) | 09/06/2008
... had started to live in converted lofts and warehouses at that time; my brother Peter Logan and Derek Jarman were the first, in 1971, and we joined them in Butler's Wharf, where Derek made Jubilee in 1975."With the help of his partner Michael Davis, an architect, an enormous glass structure was built over the top of the old garage and adjacent to the flat, which is now a spare...
IGN (Free subscription) | 09/03/2008
... (Fox Film Noir) (DVD); The Case of the Grinning Cat (DVD); Cheers: The Tenth Season (DVD); Derek (DVD); Desperate Housewives: Season #4: Sizzling Secrets Edition (DVD);Eli Stone: Season #1(DVD); Fat Albert's Halloween Special (DVD); Garfield's Fun Fest (DVD); George of the Jungle: Swinging 1st Season (DVD); The Ghost Whisperer: The Third Season (DVD); Gulliver's Travels: Special Edition...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 09/02/2008
... Isaac Julien and rapper Adam Yauch, of the Beastie Boys, to win the award. Julien's entry was Derek, a film about the late director Derek Jarman which was written and narrated by Tilda Swinton. Yauch's offering was Gunnin' for that No 1 Spot, a documentary about high school basketball players. Schnabel, who won the award last year for his film The Diving Bell and the Butterfly,...
Daily Star (Free subscription) | 09/01/2008
... a London-based photographer and video and film artist who was nominated for his direction of Derek, a Tilda Swinton written and narrated film which highlights the work and importance of the late director Derek Jarman. He also beat founding member of hip hop act the Beastie Boys Adam Yauch. Yauch was nominated for his direction of Gunnin' For That No1 Spot, a Harlem set documentary...
Daily Express (Free subscription) | 09/01/2008
... a London-based photographer and video and film artist who was nominated for his direction of Derek, a Tilda Swinton written and narrated film which highlights the work and importance of the late director Derek Jarman. He also beat founding member of hip hop act the Beastie Boys Adam Yauch. Yauch was nominated for his direction of Gunnin' For That No1 Spot, a Harlem set documentary...
