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Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets
''Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets'' is an American documentary film by the Ross brothers that premiered at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival. Background It was directed by Bill Ross IV and Turner Ross. It has a 91% rating on Rotten Tomatoes, and critics wondered if it is a true documentary or partly fiction, perhaps as something that is a new genre, but regardless, generally praised the film. It is about a dive bar in Las Vegas named the Roaring 20s, though due to cost restraints (of filming in Las Vegas) it was actually filmed inside a bar in Terrytown, Louisiana Terrytown is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is on the "Westbank" (to the south) of the Mississippi River. It is a suburb within the New Orleans– Metairie&ndash .... It includes a number of characters at the bar and tells vignettes about them. It runs for one hour and thirty-eight minutes. References External links * {{IMDb title ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ross Brothers
Bill Ross IV and Turner Ross, collectively known as the Ross Brothers are an American independent filmmaking duo. They are known for the feature films ''45365'', '' Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets'' and '' Contemporary Color''. Early life Bill and Turner were born in Sidney, Ohio, in 1980 and 1982 respectively. The pair eventually moved to New Orleans and began making films as a duo, shooting, editing, directing and conceiving of their projects in tandem. Career ''45365'' The first film by The Ross Brothers was their 2009 feature ''45365'', which explores a day in the life of their hometown, Sidney, Ohio. The title is derived from the zip code of the town. Captured in a stream of consciousness, vérité style, the film functions as a portrait of a city and its people. Roger Ebert called it "an achingly beautiful film". The film went on to win the Grand Jury Prize at SXSW and an Independent Spirit Award. ''Tchoupitoulas'' Their sophomore effort was 2012's Tchoupitoulas, which fol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2020 Sundance Film Festival
The 2020 Sundance Film Festival took place from January 23 to February 2, 2020. The first lineup of competition films was announced on December 4, 2019. The opening night film was ''Miss Americana'' directed by Lana Wilson and produced by Morgan Neville, Caitrin Rogers, and Christine O'Malley. Films U.S. Dramatic Competition * ''The 40-Year-Old Version'' by Radha Blank * ''Blast Beat'' by Esteban Arango * '' Charm City Kings'' by Angel Manuel Soto * ''Dinner in America'' by Adam Carter Rehmeier * '' The Evening Hour'' by Braden King * ''Farewell Amor'' by Ekwa Msangi * '' Minari'' by Lee Isaac Chung * ''Miss Juneteenth'' by Channing Godfrey Peoples * ''Never Rarely Sometimes Always'' by Eliza Hittman * ''Nine Days'' by Edson Oda * ''Palm Springs'' by Max Barbakow * ''Save Yourselves!'' by Alex Huston Fischer and Eleanor Wilson * ''Shirley'' by Josephine Decker * ''Sylvie's Love'' by Eugene Ashe * '' Wander Darkly'' by Tara Miele * ''Zola'' by Janicza Bravo U.S. Docume ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Documentary Film
A documentary film or documentary is a non-fictional film, motion-picture intended to "document reality, primarily for the purposes of instruction, education or maintaining a Recorded history, historical record". Bill Nichols (film critic), Bill Nichols has characterized the documentary in terms of "a filmmaking practice, a cinematic tradition, and mode of audience reception [that remains] a practice without clear boundaries". Early documentary films, originally called "actuality films", lasted one minute or less. Over time, documentaries have evolved to become longer in length, and to include more categories. Some examples are Educational film, educational, observational and docufiction. Documentaries are very Informational listening, informative, and are often used within schools as a resource to teach various principles. Documentary filmmakers have a responsibility to be truthful to their vision of the world without intentionally misrepresenting a topic. Social media platfor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Terrytown, Louisiana
Terrytown is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, United States. It is on the "Westbank" (to the south) of the Mississippi River. It is a suburb within the New Orleans– Metairie–Kenner metropolitan statistical area. The population was 23,319 at the 2010 census, and 25,278 in 2020. Terrytown was opened to a media tour on March 5, 1960, showcasing the newest of concepts in home construction at the time, with the original homes having all plumbing in one wall. The community was opened to the public and considered founded on March 6, 1960, by subdivision developer Paul Kapelow, who named the town after his first daughter, Terry Kapelow. Terrytown includes Oakwood Center, a major shopping mall in the New Orleans metropolitan area. Geography Terrytown is located on the eastern edge of Jefferson Parish at (29.902356, -90.029475). It is bordered to the northeast by New Orleans in Orleans Parish, to the west by Gret ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Documentary Films
American(s) may refer to: * American, something of, from, or related to the United States of America, commonly known as the "United States" or "America" ** Americans, citizens and nationals of the United States of America ** American ancestry, people who self-identify their ancestry as "American" ** American English, the set of varieties of the English language native to the United States ** Native Americans in the United States, indigenous peoples of the United States * American, something of, from, or related to the Americas, also known as "America" ** Indigenous peoples of the Americas * American (word), for analysis and history of the meanings in various contexts Organizations * American Airlines, U.S.-based airline headquartered in Fort Worth, Texas * American Athletic Conference, an American college athletic conference * American Recordings (record label), a record label previously known as Def American * American University, in Washington, D.C. Sports teams Soccer * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2020 Films
2020 in film is an overview of events, including the highest-grossing films, award ceremonies, critics' lists of the best films of 2019, festivals, a list of country-specific lists of films released, and notable deaths. Evaluation of the year The year was greatly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, with numerous films originally scheduled for theatrical release postponed or released on video on demand or streaming services. However, it is to be kept in mind that several film companies stopped reporting box-office numbers during this time due to the pandemic, and several films were still in theatres where guidelines enabled them so. As a result, numbers will grow if they are re-released in the future to compensate for the impact this pandemic has had on consumers and film-watchers. Highest-grossing films The top films released in 2020 by worldwide gross are as follows: After being re-released in 4K in China, earning $26.4 million, the overall gross for the 2001 film ''Ha ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
