by Brian Tallerico January 27, 2020 Married couple Marika Gerrard and Bob Tur were on the forefront of a breaking form of news journalism in Los Angeles when Tur bought a helicopter and started flying over the city of angels. Gerrard…
Sundance 2020 reviews: Day 4
Scott Renshaw on January 27, 2020 The central subject is the founders of L.A. News Service, a breaking news operation that began by chasing police scanner calls at street level in the 1980s, before taking to the skies with helicopter footage that…
Sundance Review: Whirlybird Explores the Adrenaline-Fueled Aerial News Game
Matt Cipolla January 28, 2020 Itâs curious to see something like Whirlybird in a time when traditional television use is 1.) on the decline and 2.) retroactively looked as a precursor to todayâs voyeurism. Director Matt Yoka frames the archive footage almost…
The LGBTQ Films of Sundance 2020
by Daniel Reynolds Many of the year’s best films â LGBTQ or otherwise â gain momentum at the Sundance Film Festival, the annual cinematic gathering in Park City, Utah. This year’s queer offerings are the strongest yet. Below, see the…
âWhirlybirdâ shows a filmmaker swinging for the fences at Sundance
Entertainment | January 23, 2020 JAY MEEHAN With adrenaline driving the narrative from both the air and the ground, the never-ending breaking news cycle and the competition to capture its most intriguing visual aspects for L.A.âs prime-time news make for a…
Sundance â20: Senior programmer David Courier on this yearâs ones to watch
By Daniele Alcinii January 22, 2020 Were there any emerging documentary filmmakers whose work stood out to you? There are also a couple of standouts in the U.S. Doc Competition: Whirlybird is the first feature from Matt Yoka. That film is a period…
Sundance 2020: The LGBTQ Films We Canât Wait to See in Park City
By Jude Dry -January 22, 2020 Here are the most exciting stories, documentaries and short films going to Sundance this year. âWhirlyBirdâ Matt Yokaâs documentary âWhirlybirdâ focuses on the life of transgender helicopter pilot and reporter Zoe Tur. Tur is a pioneer…
2020 Sundance movies: 39 buzzy films to check out at the festival
By KENNETH TURAN FILM CRITIC JAN. 23, 2020 5 AM As to whatâs screening at Sundance itself, the news is good. Having had the opportunity to sample a variety of whatâs in store, I was struck not only by the continued remarkable strength…
âWhirlybirdâ Clip: Sundance Documentary Trains Its Nightsun On L.A.âs Breaking News Revolution (And Its Toll) From Above
By Patrick HipesJanuary 22, 2020 9:20am EXCLUSIVE: Hereâs the first look at Matt Yokaâs Whirlybird, which has its world premiere in the U.S. Documentary Competition at the Sundance Film Festival on Sunday. The A&E Indiefilms feature film follows Zoey Tur and his then-wife…
Our 20 Most-Anticipated Sundance Film Festival 2020 Premieres
The Film StageâJanuary 20, 2020 While much of the joy found in the festival comes from surprises throughout the 11 days, below one will find our 20 most-anticipated titles. Check out our picks and for updates straight from the festival, make…