Philippe Petit Archives

JJ Abrams Leaving Genre Behind For ‘Let The Great World Spin’

December 11, 2009 4:19 pm

Even though he kicked off his career with the scripts for dramas "Regarding Henry" and "Forever Young," and for the college-set TV series "Felicity," writer-director-producer J.J. Abrams has become best known f...

Duncan Jones Set For ‘Blade Runner’-Esque Film, ‘Man On Wire’s’ Philippe Petit Set For Fall Performance, Nicole Kidman’s Pregnancy Kills ‘Need’?

Simon Dang

April 15, 2009 4:23 am

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Duncan Jones, the U.K. filmmaker with a penchant for regurgitating re-imagining genre films (the very "Solaris" and Kubrick-ian "Moon") has revealed that his next project will be a... sci-fi story that will ape...

Fave Oscar Moment #1 – Philippe Petit And ‘Man On Wire’s Win For Best Documentary

Rodrigo Perez

February 23, 2009 3:45 pm

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"The shortest speech in Oscar history, yes! But I always break my own rules," said the irrepressible "Man on Wire" subject Philippe Petit, when James Marsh won the Oscar for Best Documentary. Petit balanced an ...

Why You’re Not Seeing Michael Nyman’s Music For ‘Man On Wire’ During Award Season, Why You Should Still Listen To It…

Rodrigo Perez

December 15, 2008 11:54 pm

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A good six months after the fact, we finally saw the documentary, "Man On Wire," by James Marsh. Why so late? Well, The Playlist contributor Alex Sherman saw it when it was first released and loved it, so we th...

‘Man on Wire’ Among The Five IDA Documentary Finalists

Rodrigo Perez

October 29, 2008 3:38 pm

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The IDA documentary finalists were announced yesterday as well, making it two for two in one day for James Marsh’s apparently amazing documentary “Man on Wire,” about Philippe Petit who walked between the Twin ...

The Twin Tower Walk Of ‘Man On Wire’ Takes Us Back To A Place Of Awe And Wonder

Rodrigo Perez

July 29, 2008 3:22 pm

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"Man On Wire," the new documentary about the great French funambulist Philippe Petit, tells the story of Petit's passion for wire-walking, and focuses on his landmark achievement: illegally walking between the ...

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