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- North Face (2008) Directed by Philipp Stölzl. Starring Benno Fürmann, Florian Lukas, Johanna Wokalek. Adventure, Biography, Drama (2h 6m) 7.4 on IMDb — 84% on RT.
- Touching the Void (2003) Directed by Kevin Macdonald. Starring Simon Yates, Joe Simpson, Brendan Mackey. Adventure, Documentary, Drama (1h 46m) 8.0 on IMDb — 94% on RT.
- Free Solo (2018) Directed by Jimmy Chin and Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi. Starring Alex Honnold, Tommy Caldwell, Jimmy Chin. Adventure, Documentary, Sport (1h 40m)
- Everest (2015) Directed by Baltasar Kormákur. Starring Jason Clarke, Josh Brolin, John Hawkes. Action, Adventure, Biography (2h 1m) 7.1 on IMDb — 73% on RT.
Aug 30, 2024 · Mountains, achieved on a microbudget, flies in the face of our country’s oligarchic and plutocratic film industry. More crucially, it begs the questions: What else can talent and hard work accomplish with far less means than debt-ridden, cash-hemorrhaging Hollywood?
Feb 22, 2023 · Studies in mountain cinema often focus on the innovations and legacies of the classical German film of the 1920s and ’30s. This introduction to a special issue on cinematic mountains proposes to rethink the relationship between mountains and cinema along a different path.
- IE The Eagle (2016) - 7.4
- An (1998) - 7.6
- Hours (2010) - 7.6
- Re Eagles Dare (1968) - 7.7
- Coffin in The Mountain (2014) - 7.7
- Ery (1990) - 7.8
- Revenant (2015) - 8.0
- Thing (1982) - 8.1
- O The Wild (2007) - 8.1
- Shining (1980) - 8.4
Led by the incredible acting of Hugh Jackman and Taron Egerton, sports drama Eddie The Eagle (2016)is a charming, feel-good film. Eddie Edwards has a passion for skiing, and this young man will do everything he can to secure himself an opportunity to represent Britain in the Olympics. There's just something about an underdog, endearment, and determ...
Childhood wouldn't be complete without the Mulan (1998)Disney soundtrack. The tale of Mulan, a woman who disguised as a man, takes the place of her father as a soldier for the Imperial army after he receives a summons by the Emperor, is legendary. Why can't a woman be strong? RELATED: The 10 Best Disney Cartoon Movie Songs From The '90s (Ranked By ...
127 Hours (2010)is based on the horrific and unbelievable true-life experience of Mountain Climber Aron Ralston. All alone and having told no one his plans, Aron goes on a hiking adventure in Utah. Even though he is experienced, he slips on a loose rock and gets pinned to the bottom of a canyon in a once in a lifetime occurrence. RELATED: Danny Boy...
Where Eagles Dare (1968) stars Clint Eastwood and Richard Burton in this incredibly entertaining World War II film. Daring and bravery, action and chivalry, comradeship, and action: what more could the audience ask for? Don't dismiss this film because it was made in the 60s. It has as much punch and gusto as any recent action film. If it's a rescue...
The Coffin In The Mountain (2014) is a Chinese mystery drama film. After remains are discovered charred and dumped near a village. Riddles and secrets mar the investigation. Confusion, regret, an observer turned perpetrator. Don't let subtitles become a barrier. In the words of director Bong Joon-ho, “Once you overcome the one-inch tall barrier of ...
Misery (1990)is the performance that won Kathy Bates the 1991 Academy Award for Best Actress, and rightly so. Based on Stephen King's novel of the same name, the plot follows the perspective of novelist Paul Sheldon, who just finished the last book in his series. On his way home on a snowy slope in the mountains, he has a car accident. Waking up to...
Blood, chilled sweats, and the battle to survive long enough to get revenge. The Revenant (2015)is not for the faint of heart. The snowy landscape captures the raw power of nature's elements against man. Hugh Glass, brought to life by Leonardo DiCaprio's phenomenal performance, has been abandoned and left for dead, betrayed by his own trusted comra...
The Thing (1982)is a science fiction horror like no other. In the remote Antarctic where ice forms the walls and snow is the floors, a group of American scientists become the subject of the most horrifying encounter. The Thing is a monster than no one can understand. It can shape-shift and manipulate. It's hunting them down one by one, picking them...
Into The Wild (2007)is an adventure drama film based on the life events of Christopher Johnson McCandless. A well-off man decides to go all or nothing, renouncing his material possessions and letting nature be his sustaining spirit. Leading a life in the wild without the knowledge needed and on a whim. Some might think him a fool; others praise his...
The Shining (1980) is a horror film directed by Stanley Kubrick and based on the novelby Stephen King. Tragedy has followed the history of the Overlook Hotel, a grand estate hidden in the mountains far away from any source of communication. When the Torrance family has no choice but to take residence there during the winter and maintain the buildin...
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- Meru. Years before filming Free Solo, photographer and film maker Jimmy Chin embarked on a journey to a mountain known as Meru in the Himalayas. The team - which included legendary The North Face mountaineer Conrad Anker and Renan Ozturk - failed on their first attempt and suffered everything from hunger to gangrene as a result.
- Touching the Void. Touching the Void is a 2003 mountaineering documentary that will leave you with nightmares. It tells the story of Joe Simpson and Simon Yates' climb on Siula Grande, one of the tallest mountains in the Peruvian Andes.
- Magic Line. The "Magic Line" is a climb on the K2 first spotted by Reinhold Messner, who called the climb "suicidal." It turns out, Messner wasn't far off.
- Lhotse. This is a spectacular 2018 documentary produced by The North Face. The 23-minute film captures a 2018 expedition in which Hillaree Nelson and Jim Morrison climbed Lhotse, the fourth-tallest mountain in the world, and skied off the summit.
Jul 25, 2019 · Mountains are ‘sentinels of change’ (Braun 2016: 1), according to a report by the Mountain Research Initiative (MRI). 1 They are ‘tightly linked to their surrounding regions’ (11) – a canary in the mineshaft, or pigeon in the city. 2 Like the polar ice caps, mountains and their glaciers offer us a window onto how the world is transforming as it ...
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Dec 18, 2022 · Today we’re exploring our fascination with mountains in art throughout history, and try to understand why they still draw the attention of so many film photographers looking to capture the wonders of nature.
