Tony buba will be present to introduce and discuss his film lightning over braddock some publications related to this event. A rustbowl fantasy tony buba, 1988 tony bubas lightning over braddock is a documentary that follows the relationship between tony buba, and his friend sal as they try to make a movie in the small steel mill town of braddock, pennsylvania. However, when harley enters into a competition with ralph junior. Tony bubas first feature film, lightning over braddock chronicles the decline of braddock, pa, which once flourished as pittsburghs shopping center. Tony buba, a film maker from braddock, pennsylvania, tells the story of his hometowns. Ruth roman is about all that would get over the average, in my mind. A rustbowl fantasy 1988 voices from a steeltown 1983 the mill hunk herald 1980. Tony buba, a film maker from braddock, pennsylvania, tells the story of his hometowns decline along. New york times subscribers enjoy full access to timesmachineview over 150 years of.
He is the only member to survive their last shootout. The pregnancy has been a difficult one, plaguing martha with acute dizzy spells and horrifying, alltooreal nightmares. A rustbowl fantasy is as eccentric a picture of america as has emerged in the last two decades. A young man who hauls liquor for moonshiners comes up against a competing gang of moonshiners who intend to get rid of him and take over his operation. Reminiscences of a journey to the flaherty film seminar. Like bubas earlier short films, it chronicles the decline of braddock, pennsylvania, a hardluck town which once flourished as pittsburghs shopping center. This will be the bluray debut for first snow mvd is also making a available a dvd edition if that is more to your liking. Tony buba, a film maker from braddock, pennsylvania, tells the story of his hometowns decline along with. A rustbowl fantasy 1988 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. A rustbowl fantasy sep 15, 2015 tony buba makes documentary films about his hometown of braddock, pa which is. Bubas previous 16 films have garnered numerous prizes at film fesitvals around the country. A rustbowl fantasy guardare film con sottotitoli in italiano gratuitamente.
Lightning over braddock will no longer be sold directly through braddock films but will be available soon through kino lorber. Oct 17, 20 thunder and lightning trailer 1977 trailer for thunder and lightning. March 27, 1989 near the end of his 14th film and first feature, lightning over braddock. Thunder and lightning movie quotes rotten tomatoes. With tony buba, sal carollo, stephen pellegrino, jimmy roy. This is a pre1923 historical reproduction that was curated for quality. Kino lorber and zeitgeist films are proud to present a twodisc collection of his newly restored films starting with his 1970s shorts, through his featurelength masterpiece lightning over braddock. For those not familiar with buba, the documentary above was nominated for the grand jury prize at 1989 s sundance film fest.
Late in lightning over braddock 1988, buba, operating as its director, central focus, and narrator, shares a revelation that anyone who pursues filmmaking must buy into the american dream on some level. Lightning over braddock nr by pat aufderheide washington post staff writer march 27, 1989 near the end of his 14th film and first feature, lightning over braddock. A rustbowl fantasy tony buba, 1988 na srebrnym globie on the silver globe, andrzej zulawski, 1988 liberte, egalite, fraternite et puis apres jean rouch, 1990 xavier manuel mozos, 1991 village of the damned john carpenter, 1995 the belly of america luc moullet, 1996 the present robert frank, 1996. A rustbowl fantasy and collected shorts bluray release date march 24, 2020. An evening of continuing tales of american glory and despair. He is a director and producer, known for dawn of the dead 1978, lightning over braddock. Harem a desert fantasy hudebni videoklip 2004 vintikshpintik 1927 the little screw, a soviet fantasy time travel. Videogram by maginot, mike american cinematographer. Powwow highway morgans cake filmmakers trophy documentary.
About last night courageous in its coarseness but gutless in its portrayals, this update of the 1986 film indicts the bar scene while celebrating it. Pittsburghers know hes the guy who did voices from a steeltown, lightning over braddock. A rustbowl fantasy 1988 kino coming to bluray 32420 the lives of a bengal lancer 1935 kino coming to bluray 4720 love among the ruins 1975 kino coming to bluray 41420 the love of jeanne ney 1927 kino. A rustbowl fantasy buba directs ghandi in lightning over braddock 1988. It is based on the play of the same name by leon abrams and george abbott. Final fantasy xiii on the xbox 360, a gamefaqs message board topic titled rare ability creation and list. Heat lightning is a 1934 precode drama film starring aline macmahon, ann dvorak, and preston foster. He gets away with a small amount of cash and a mute, ben, as a hostage. Reality and fantasy do a little dosido in tony bubas lightning over braddock, which screens at 3 p. Thunder and lightning 1977 directed by corey allen. Filmmaker tony buba focuses on people, places and life in his dying pennsylvania steelmill town. He has had oneperson shows at the museum of modern art, the whitney museum, and elsewhere. The 6th independent spirit awards, honoring the best in independent filmmaking for 1990, were announced on march 23, 1991 at the beverly hilton hotel in. Quality assurance was conducted on each of these books in an attempt to remove books with imperfections introduced by the digitization process.
Lightning jack kane is a member of the notorious younger brother gang. The plot involves moonshine runners in florida who are trying to stay independent in the face of attempts by organized crime to take over their business. The room next door is devoted to industrial footage while down the hall is the braddock room. Clownhouse dvd 1989 shop the best classic films movie. Kino lorber sells videos and dvds directly to customers through its online store and mail order catalog. The documentary is as much as about the town of braddock as it is about the. Thunder and lightning 1977 harley thomas david carradine is accustomed to his dangerous life as a moonshine runner in florida. Oct 02, 2006 selfishly speaking, id also like to know how in the world i can ever see lightning over braddock. The film takes place in his hometown of braddock, pennsylvania, a. It will be presented by independent filmmaking giant tony buba, director of lightning over braddock. This very agreeable and funny lowbudget documentary by tony buba, set in a steelmill town just outside pittsburgh, documents the decline of the area as the mills shut down and his own 15year activity as a local independent filmmaker.
Lightning over braddock, which opens today at film forum 1, assembles. Lightning jack on dvd 026359114328 from hbo home video. Bubas hometown, and intermingles them with hard glimpses of reality. Roynew and used furniture, the betterknown lightning over braddock, and his most recent film, we are alive. The picture documents, in a lighthearted way, the community anxiety and activism that accompanied.
Browse our collection of classic, hard to find, out of print and rare movies on dvd. Black lightning goes to war in season 1 finale trailer. A rustbowl fantasy blake stefansen tony buba, the director, narrator, and star of the film, is a wellknown filmmaker in the once booming town of braddock, pennsylvania who, throughout his life, has documented the decline of the steel industry of his home town and its effects on the. The film in question is writerdirector mark fergus 2006 neonoir meets thetwilight zone thriller, first snow, starring guy pearce. Independent spirit award winners and nominees page 3.
Filmmaking is bubas way of making sense of his world. But seeing ruth roman and mercedes mccambridge in the. Lightning bug 2004 lightning in a bottle 2004 lightning over braddock. We are treated to the process of making a movie and that process becomes the film we see. Independent documentarian tony buba returns to his birthplace of braddock, penn.
Struggles in steel and lightning over braddock, a rustbowl fantasy have been screened at such festivals as sundance, toronto, and berlin. Subtitled a rustbowl fantasy, this very agreeable and funny lowbudget documentary by tony buba, set in a steelmill town just outside pittsburgh, follows the decline of the area as the mills shut down, as well as bubas own 15year activity as a local independent filmmaker. A rustbowl fantasy, his first feature from 1988 and the film that established him as a documentary innovator, fusing social documentary. Tony buba, a film maker from braddock, pennsylvania, tells the story of his hometowns decline along with the rest of the steel mill towns along the monongahela river while he dreams of making higher budget films. We focus on making purchasing online a pleasant experience. A rust bowl fantasy at the monica 4plex on weekends is a movie with flesh, sweat and a warm grip. The look of the film goes from catchascatchcan to painstakingly planned. Its not sweaty or gritty enough to compete with the likes of white lightning or the moonrunners and cant compete with the high octane car action of the likes of dirty mary, crazy larry, smokey and the bandit, white line fever or hooper. The best in world cinema including european, asian, silent, documentary, and american independent titles. Lightning over braddock sparkles with his cinematic expertise. Tony buba was born in 1944 in braddock, pennsylvania, usa.
Fresh faces at boston jewish film festival the boston globe. Her films aspie seeks love and woman on fire have received awards from film festivals around the world. Lightning over braddock, which opens today at film forum 1, assembles a variety of daydreams about braddock, which is mr. Jan 29, 2014 the scope of final fantasy xiiis mythology is so massive it could only be fully told across three games, and the saga will finally reach its conclusion on february 11, 2014. George romero to get steeltown award from greg nicotero. Thunder and lightning is a 1977 action comedy film directed by corey allen and starring david carradine and kate jackson. A rustbowl fantasy, 1988 document of the dead, 1989 fbi agent in memphis, the silence of the lambs, 1991 himself, the american nightmare documentary, 2001 television work. It concerns a director tony buba, playing himself trying, without much.
As far as bootleggingcar chase film s go thunder and lightning is just okay. An erotic life found out before starting three days that dau. Martha townsend nancy mckeon is a young santa fe sculptor anxiously awaiting the birth of her first child. Lightning won numerous awards, including best film at the birmingham international film festival in england and a nomination as best first feature film by the independent spirit awards. Buba mixes fact and fantasy in lightning over braddock. A rustbowl fantasy was nominated as best feature film by independent feature project west, and voted best film at the birmingham international film festival in england. Blake stefansens rating of the film lightning over braddock.
In an era of unprecedented mobility, tony buba is committed to staying in one place. A rustbowl fantasy lightning range 1933 lightning strikes twice 1951 lights camera blood. Like bubas earlier short films, lightning chronicles the decline of braddock, pennsylvania, a hardluck town which once flourished as pittsburghs shopping center. A rustbowl fantasy 1988, 80 min tonys first feature, which established him as an innovator of the exploded documentary, lightning over braddock chronicles the decline of braddock, pa, which once flourished as pittsburghs shopping center.
Mercedes mccambridge is the the scene stealer of the century, i found. Na description a man wearing an overcoat and dark sunglasses holding an umbrella in his left hand and a bolt of lightning in his upraised right hand. A rustbowl fantasy and struggles in steel, which aired on wqed this year. A rustbowl fantasy, his first feature from 1988 and the film that established him as a documentary innovator, fusing. New york city 1989 commercial releases reconstructed from new york times archives. Gromero, lot swierkowej gesi also known as flight of the spruce goose, 1987 himself, drivein madness. He has been chronicling the decline of his hometown, braddock, pa, for some forty years in documentaries including j. Our sales office is located in beautiful town of redondo beach, california, just a few miles south of. Apr 11, 2018 the events of black lightning s season one finale are teased in a new trailer.
Pittsburghbased filmmaker julie sokolow will receive the indie award. After years of bringing arrow, the flash, and more to the small screen, the cw expanded their dc lineup to include black lightning. Tony buba was created in 1944 in braddock, pa, usa. It is one of the reel worlds fine ironies that, in its death, this once. The humor of lightning over braddock is clever without seeming gimmicky, buba is a wonderful main character, his creative impulses torn between his wandering imagination and righteous anger, and sweet sal is a memorable, one of a kind joker, doing everything he can to stay in the picture for another five minutes.
These include voices from a steeltown, a series of vignettes of signs of life in the dying mill town, and his first featurelength documentary, lightning over braddock. Weekend film festivals offer viewers frights, uneasy. Lightning over braddock rustbowl fantasy a film by tony buba back. A rustbowl fantasy september 12, 1988 tony buba, a film maker from braddock, pennsylvania, tells the story of his hometowns decline along with the rest of the steel mill towns along the monongahela river while he dreams of making higher budget films. A rustbowl fantasy not rated 1h 20min documentary 8 march 1989 usa tony buba, a film maker from braddock, pennsylvania, tells the story of his hometowns decline along with the rest of the steel mill towns along the monongahela river while he dreams of. Almost every film that won andor was nominated for at least one independent spirit award not including the special awards that come with grants, from 19852017. A rustbowl fantasy 1988, was tony s first feature, and it established him as an innovator of the exploded documentary. Pre90s catalog on blu a comprehensive list home theater. A rustbowl fantasy sep 15, 2015 tony buba makes documentary films about his hometown of braddock, pa which is not that far from pittsburgh. A rustbowl fantasy 1988, screening as part of unorthodocs.
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