Chuck Workman is best known for creating unforgettable Oscar montage sequences and for his award-winning documentaries. In What is Cinema? he demonstrates his command of cinematic language, creating a visual essay out of c... more »lips from films that pushed the boundaries of the art form and gave us ideas of what the future might hold. DVD Features: Theatrical Trailer; PLUS Experimental Film Shorts: Ballet Mécanique (Fernand Léger, 1924)
Return To Reason (Man Ray, 1923)
Leave Me Alone (Man Ray, 1926)
The Sea Star (Man Ray, 1928)
The Mysteries of the Chateau of Dice (Man Ray, 1929,)
The Life and Death of 9413 - A Hollywood Extra (Slovko Vorkapich and Robert Florey, 1927)
Peyote Queen (Storm de Hirsch, 1965)
Notes on the Circus (Jonas Mekas, 1966)
Flo Rounds A Corner (Ken Jacobs, 1999)
Turn It Back (Lewis Klahr, 2013)
The Emblazoned Apparitions (Phil Solomon, 2013)« less