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Something's Gonna Live

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Despite the criticisms leveled against it, the old Hollywood studio system produced many classic films and nurtured the careers of some of moviedom's top artists. Documentarian Daniel Raim turns the camera on several men who spent a lifetime behind it, among them production designer Robert Boyle, cinematographer Haskell Wexler and illustrator Harold Michelson. The group reminisce about their careers and the many well-known and celebrated movies they worked on.

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Kevin Thomas Los Angeles Times 09/09/2010
4/5
The committed artists of Something's Gonna Live, while grateful for their remarkable careers, are not sentimentalists. What a challenge their body of work presents to current and future filmmakers! Go to Full Review Kenneth R. Morefield 1More Film Blog 01/02/2013
4/4
These men care(d) about film, care(d) not just that they be technically proficient but that they say something truthful about the human condition. Go to Full Review Christopher Long Movie Metropolis 08/21/2012
7/10
Hollywood reserves several minutes out of every year to commemorate its past. Fortunately filmmakers like Daniel Raim are here to fill out the rest of the schedule. Go to Full Review Doug Cummings Filmjourney 09/15/2010
What sets the film apart are its tender sense of camaraderie (felt in many candid, informal conversations) and its thematic heft: these artists genuinely want to reflect the human condition, a value often lost in today's technological extravaganzas. Go to Full Review Annlee Ellingson Moving Pictures Magazine 09/14/2010
The film is at its best when it shows these masters at work, both then and now. Go to Full Review Read all reviews

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Aldo G 07/01/2023 Those of us who love movies and how they are made should consider this a must-see. Adding to the pleasure of this documentary are the artists profiled. Each of them is a lovable uncle type with great stories. See more 03/06/2013 Worth watching for any cinemaphile. The six gentlemen profiled offer a master class in old style cinematography and how it is vital and needs to be rediscovered in more of the modern cinematic stylists...the reflections on The Birds and In Cold Blood are immensely interesting. See more 12/26/2012 Of the six filmmakers we meet in this doc, sadly only Haskell Wexler is still living now. Yet as the cumbersome title suggests their work still lives. Art Director Robert Boyle is the main focus. He is self-reflective and adorable throughout. He is joined by old friends and fellow art directors Henry Bumstead and Albert Nozaki. Each of their careers is briefly illustrated with anecdotes and samples of their work. Examples of Boyle's collaborations with Conrad Hall, Harold Michelson and Wexler are each also discussed. The documentary jumps around without a clear narrative thread unfortunately. See more 08/30/2012 Read and comment on my review at http://bit.ly/N1KIXk See more 09/03/2011 One of the greatest Documentary every. It deals with the Production design and Art directing in the "Golden Age" of Hollywood prior to the digital age. With these 6 greats of all times winning 25 "Oscar" nominations and more than 400 fims they will no doubt "gonna live" on. Ex. Producer, Tommy G Warren See more 10/31/2010 A great documentary that allows these great legions of the golden days of Hollywood to live on, educate and entertain future generations. See more Read all reviews
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Synopsis Despite the criticisms leveled against it, the old Hollywood studio system produced many classic films and nurtured the careers of some of moviedom's top artists. Documentarian Daniel Raim turns the camera on several men who spent a lifetime behind it, among them production designer Robert Boyle, cinematographer Haskell Wexler and illustrator Harold Michelson. The group reminisce about their careers and the many well-known and celebrated movies they worked on.
Director
Daniel Raim
Producer
Daniel Raim
Screenwriter
Daniel Raim
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Streaming)
Feb 15, 2017
Runtime
1h 18m
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