V –0 08 - Rehoboth Beach Film Society
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doCumenTary films<br />
50<br />
Gonzo, Alex Gibney’s paean to author, journalist, and selfstyled<br />
anti-hero, Dr. Hunter S. Thompson, is a multi-layered<br />
visual, literary, and musical journey worthy of a man who<br />
loved to shoot and aimed best with his typewriter. That’s<br />
right—for all of his exploits with guns, drinking, drugs,<br />
politics, women, and motorcycles, for the Doctor it all came<br />
back to the words on the page. Thompson created gonzo<br />
journalism, a harbinger of the currently popular “news”<br />
programs, The Daily Show and The Colbert Report. But his<br />
work always had what Colbert calls “truthiness.” Note his<br />
comments on coverage of presidential candidate Ed Muskie:<br />
“I never said Muskie was taking drugs. I said there was a<br />
rumor he was taking drugs, and I started that rumor.” Of<br />
course, Thompson didn’t merely comment on the news,<br />
Isaiah zagar’s distinct mixed-media mosaics that cover over<br />
40,000 square feet of Philadelphia are perhaps the most<br />
recognizable murals in the city. His wife Julia is the owner<br />
of the well-respected Eyes Gallery and an artist in her own<br />
right. Having met in art school, the couple made a home in<br />
Philadelphia where they became parents and cornerstones of<br />
the arts community. <strong>Film</strong>makers Jeremiah zagar (the couple’s<br />
son) and Jeremy Yaches have created a tremendous film that<br />
both celebrates and exposes much more than the viewer could<br />
possibly anticipate about its subjects. Spanning several years,<br />
this incredibly raw and visceral film captures a turbulent time<br />
for the zagar family, involving shattering revelations and deep<br />
personal questioning. Few people would have the courage to<br />
gonzo:<br />
the lIfe and work of<br />
dr. hunter s. thompson<br />
THuRS NOV 6 12:20 PM-2:25 PM<br />
SPONSORED BY: COAST PRESS/BEACHCOMBER/DELMARVANOW!COM<br />
FRI NOV 7 12:20 PM-2:25 PM<br />
SAT NOV 8 7:15 PM-9:20 PM<br />
SPONSORED BY: CAPE WINE & SPIRITS<br />
he lived it. Gibney’s film takes us on the ride that was his<br />
life, intercutting the clear analysis (or mad ramblings?) of<br />
the man himself with remarkably open interviews with his<br />
first and second wives, Rolling Stone editor Jan Wenner,<br />
illustrator Ralph Steadman and respectful opponents such<br />
as Pat Buchanan. Gibney also incorporates scenes from<br />
Terry Gilliam’s film adaptation of Fear and Loathing in Las<br />
Vegas, and uses the film’s star, Johnny Depp to give voice<br />
to Thompson’s writing. Gonzo is a fitting testament to the<br />
controlled chaos of its larger-than-life subject.<br />
[Dir. Alex Gibney, 2007, US, 35mm, 120 mins.]<br />
Website: www.huntersthompsonmovie.com<br />
In a dream<br />
Emerging Artist Award Full Frame Documentary <strong>Film</strong> Festival and<br />
SXSW <strong>Film</strong> Festival<br />
THuRS NOV 6 2:10 PM-3:40 PM<br />
FRI NOV 7 12:50 PM-2:15 PM<br />
allow such close scrutiny of their private lives unfolding and<br />
unraveling, yet this family does even more. This documentary<br />
is both a powerful testimony to the zagar’s collective artistic<br />
legacy and a heart-wrenching tale of a family in crisis, but by<br />
no means is it a tragedy. In fact, the story covers decades of<br />
triumph and ultimately affirms the strength of the zagars in<br />
all of its multi-faceted beauty. This fitting mosaic of film, video<br />
and animation tied together with a driving score is simply<br />
documentary filmmaking at its best.<br />
[Dir. Jeremiah zagar, 20<strong>08</strong>, US, video, 80 mins.]<br />
Website: www.inadreammovie.com