How the fallen american history x director hopes to. A graphic documentary on both sides of the abortion debate. American history x apparently became an edward nortonfuelled nightmare in. Belfort, a long island penny stockbroker, served 20 months in prison for refusing to cooperate in a massive 1990s securities fraud case that involved widespread corruption on wall street and in the corporate banking world, including mob infiltration. Losing it tony kaye falls out with hollywood film the. The movie i saw on amazon prime is the dvd i wanted to purchase.
Britton, john bayard verified, deceased fernandina. Kayes second feature, a documentary called lake of fire, was about the abortion debate in. Born into a musical family, kaye was classically trained and intended to become a concert pianist before he developed an interest in jazz and contemporary rock and pop music. Tony kayes longgestating lake of fire is the work of a man obsessed. Lake of fire made the academy of motion pictures, arts and sciences shortlist for best documentary film. View tony kayes profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Kaye has made several iconic music videos, including the video for runaway train by soul asylum, which won a grammy award. Danny kaye had not quite reached his comic peak 1950s in any of these goldwyn films of the 1940s, but this set is invaluable for fans of danny kaye. Bruce willis and sam jackson bolt tony kayes black water transit silverdocs.
We use cookies to personalize content and ads, to provide social media features and to analyze our traffic. Tony kaye born 1952, london, united kingdom is a director of films, music videos, advertisements and documentaries. An american neonazi derek goes to jail for race related charges voluntary manslaughter. All twentyfour chapters of the volume have been revised to reflect the latest advances in documentary filmmaking. American history x ac3, widescreen on movies unlimited. Edward norton sat with editor jerry greenberg working on what became the third and final cut of american history x, after new line rejected tony kayes second version. Kaye sued them for violating his first amendment rights. He has made several wellknown music videos, including the video for runaway train by soul asylum, which won a grammy award, dani california by red hot chili peppers, what. But the movie most likely to stir up this controversy even more is a new documentary lake of fire, by filmmaker tony kaye. Based on the book the wolf of wall street by jordan belfort and published by bantam books in september 2007. The new documentary after tiller is a portrait of the four doctors in the united states who currently openly perform lateterm abortions abortions performed after twentyfive weeks of pregnancy. Why hes making his comeback with stranger than the. Tony kaye biography, movie highlights and photos allmovie.
Writing, directing, and producing documentary films and. Wkbws war of the worlds buffalo broadcasters association. Tony kaye has had a rough time of it in his film career to date. While virtually every american studio movie reflects some kind of. Tony kayes profile including the latest music, albums, songs, music videos and more updates.
A substitute teacher who drifts from classroom to classroom finds a connection to the students and teachers during his latest assignment. Almost 20 years after his angry debut, american history x, the notoriously difficult britishborn filmmaker, 63, is making headway on an. The documentaries here are shown in no particular order. Kayes talent is to coax subtle performances out of people and capture them with painterly attention. Tony kaye born 8 july 1952 is a british director of films, music videos, advertisements, and. The better call saul actor took cues from his own childhood to become one of tvs most intimidating villains. The best documentaries of all time include controversial classics by michael moore and brilliant concert films by jonathan demme and martin scorsese. I first watched this on amazon prime the documentary i saw on amazon prime was very even. Kayes fourth feature film, detachment 2011, starring adrien brody, as well as featuring kayes. Best known for american history x, filmmaker tony kaye has been working on lake of fire for the past fifteen years and has made a film that is unquestionably the definitive work on the subject of abortion. Using psychedelia as a starting point, the quartet aimed for a big electric sound that would also have room for elegant harmonies and virtuoso technique.
December 9, 2016 fusion and the national hispanic foundation for the arts nhfa today officially announced the winners of its film scholarship challenge. Rosenthal and eckhardt discuss the myriad ways in which technological changes have impacted the creation process of documentary films, including how these evolving technologies both complicate and enrich filmmaking today. Yes has been a part of tony kayes life, off and on, since the late 1960s. Director tony kaye puts out casting call for real robots to star in his next film. Find tony kaye movies, filmography, bio, co stars, photos, news and tweets. In director tony kayes detachment, adrien brody stars as henry barthes, an educator with a true talent to connect with his students. Nearly 15 years after american history x made him a hollywood pariah, tony kaye has returned to feature films with the starstudded detachment. Tony kaye born 8 july 1952 is a british director of films, music videos, advertisements, and documentaries. Tony kaye puts out casting call for robots to star in next. When american history x was finally released in 1998, kayes stylish combination of blackandwhite and color photography, and gritty, handheld immediacy, as well as nortons performance, earned critical kudos and norton an oscar nod, but kaye was not appeased. Readers often complain about documentaries that dont tell both sides. Financed with his own money and shot in 35mm black and white, the 152minute film couldnt be less commercial, but kayes labor of love was rapturously.
Lake of fire may well be my favorite im still deciding if any of the other films ive loved delivered the same unrelenting, yet profoundly emotional punch to the gut that this one did. Snowblind 2002, tony kayes documentary 1995, tv series synopsis. It is due to tony kaye and his changes that the movie concentrates only on the racist setting and the resulting conflicts and fully shows its strengths. Shot in luminous black and white, which is in fact an endless palette of grays, the film has the perfect aesthetic for a subject where there can be no absolutes, no right or wrong. Jon anderson tells us that, during a period of such dizzying growth, kayes focus on the conventional things like the b3 simply didnt give yes enough creative flexibility.
Generally, this ordinary drug story in the original version of american history x plays a big role in the plot, whereas the neonazitopic steps behind. Sixteen years ago, director tony kaye began working on lake of fire, a documentary about the debate over abortion in the united states. Up in arms is clearly dated as a film, but contains danny kayes first notable singingdancing solo routine in the lobby number. The secret life of danny kaye documentary part 4 youtube. He was a cofounding member, and helped craft the bands breakthrough release the yes album, then returned for its platinum 1980s era. Meanwhile, kaye was already several years into making the epic abortion documentary lake of fire. Now the man who once described himself as the greatest english director since hitchcock, is continuing to confound, surprise and impress with his latest film, the powerful and uncompromising detachment, starring adrien brody, marcia gay harden, christina. We also share information about your use of our site with our social media, advertising and analytics partners who may combine it with other information that youve provided to them or that theyve collected from your use of their services. Religion, politics, women and other controversial topics. John bayard britton 561925 7291994 was a circuit riding abortionist who killed children at abortion centers all over florida. Sound and vision are good, though the fullstage views on track 1 are marred by the cgi addition of a zooming yes logo.
Tony kaye celebrity profile check out the latest tony kaye photo gallery, biography, pics, pictures, interviews, news, forums and blogs at rotten tomatoes. That it would represent one of tony kayes last important contributions to the groups early period was then unclear. Fusion and the national hispanic foundation for the arts. On march 26, 2012 the bbcs radio 2 aired a new documentary on danny kaye narrated by elliott gould. It was exactly 11am on halloween night 1968 that wkbw radio aired its version of h. Director tony kaye hopes to cast a real robot as the lead for his film 2nd born. The film is not explicitly polemical, nor does it take a clinical approach like tony kayes famous abortion documentary lake of fire. With noam chomsky, bill baird, flip benham, dallas blanchard.
This is deceptive and i blame the director for putting out two at least two, anyway different. Kayes stylish combination of blackandwhite and color photography, and gritty, handheld immediacy, as well as nortons performance, earned critical kudos and norton an oscar nod, but kaye was not. Tony kaye showreel with tv commercials for dunlop, tag huer and volvo all from mid 1990s. American history x widescreen, subtitled, dolby, ac3 on. He has made several wellknown music videos, including the video for runaway train by soul asylum, which won a grammy award, dani california by red hot chili peppers, what god wants by roger waters, and help me and gods gonna cut. Tony kayes time in yes was a formative period for musician and group alike. Tony kaye listen and stream free music, albums, new. Britton, john bayard verified, deceased fernandina beach.
Tony kaye sits down to talk about his insane career. Tony kaye listen and stream free music, albums, new releases, photos, videos tony kaye. Best known for american history x, filmmaker tony kaye has been working on lake of fire for the. This section contains mature content and you need to be at least 17 years old. Tony kaye born 8 july 1952 is a british director of films, music videos, advertisements. Its been thirteen turbulent years since tony kayes controversial first feature american history x nearly finished his career. Fusion and nhfa partnered to give aspiring, multicultural filmmakers and digital journalists the opportunity to create both short documentary and fiction film projects. He is best known as the director of american history x 1998. Four years ago, i made my first movie, american history x. Director tony kaye ready for comeback with stranger than.