A rustbowl fantasy is as eccentric a picture of america as has emerged in the last two decades. He is a director and producer, known for dawn of the dead 1978, lightning over braddock. Like bubas earlier short films, it chronicles the decline of braddock, pennsylvania, a hardluck town which once flourished as pittsburghs shopping center. New york city 1989 commercial releases reconstructed from new york times archives. 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.
Get your swag on with discounted movies to stream at home, exclusive movie gear, access to advanced screenings and discounts galore. He was an actor, known for serpico 1973, moscow on the hudson 1984 and vigilante 1983. Msn new zealand latest news, hotmail, outlook, photos. The picture documents, in a lighthearted way, the community anxiety and activism that accompanied. After years of bringing arrow, the flash, and more to the small screen, the cw expanded their dc lineup to include black lightning. Two of the best of these filmsbrilliant documentaries by any standardare the times of harvey milk robert epstein and richard schmiechen, 1984 and common threads. The results were strong out the gate, and the show is now looking to wrap up its first season in fitting fashion. A rustbowl fantasy 1988 like mike 2002 little train robbery, the 1905 little white lies 1989 live aid 1985 live in concert belinda carlisle 1988. Gromero, lot swierkowej gesi also known as flight of the spruce goose, 1987 himself, drivein madness. Murphy talks possibility of hollywood season 2 on netflix digital spy uk billie eilish working on new song in quarantine billboard. Tampa bay lightning 1989 roster tampa bay lightning. Bubas hometown, and intermingles them with hard glimpses of. 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.
Filmmaker tony buba focuses on people, places and life in his dying pennsylvania steelmill town. Lightning over braddock will no longer be sold directly through braddock films but will be available soon through kino lorber. Director tony buba returns to braddock, pennsylvania in this documentary of a. Lightning bug 2004 lightning in a bottle 2004 lightning over braddock. 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. Tony bubas first feature film, lightning over braddock chronicles the decline of.
Videogram by maginot, mike american cinematographer. Chronicling the decline of braddock, pa, a hardluck town which once flourished as pittsburghs shopping center, the story concerns a director tony buba. 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. A rustbowl fantasy, wherein a man plays the rolling stones jumpin jack flash on an accordion. A rustbowl fantasy 1988, was tony s first feature, and it established him as an innovator of the exploded documentary. Bubas hometown, and intermingles them with hard glimpses of reality. Blake stefansens rating of the film lightning over braddock. Centered around a director buba, playing himself trying to make a movie about a crazy street hustler the reallife sal carollo, the film. Black lightning goes to war in season 1 finale trailer. 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. 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. No quotes approved yet for lightning over braddock.
To single out one superb example, theres tony bubas sublimely weird lightning over braddock. A rustbowl fantasy 1988, 80 min tony s first feature, which established him as an innovator of the exploded documentary, lightning over braddockchronicles the decline of braddock, pa, which once flourished as pittsburghs shopping center. Oh well if it does play nearby you, make sure to check it out. Independent spirit award winners and nominees page 3. Tony buba was created in 1944 in braddock, pa, usa. 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. May 2016 radio guide by indiana public media issuu.
Fbi agent in memphis, the silence of the lambs, 1991. Lightning over braddock rustbowl fantasy a film by tony buba back. The official 1989 roster of the tampa bay lightning, including position, height, weight, date of birth, age, and birth place. Stories from the quilt robert epstein and jeffrey friedman, 1989, both winners of oscars for best feature documentary in their respective years. A rustbowl fantasy lightning range 1933 lightning strikes twice 1951 lights camera blood. Its about both the economic implosion of a working class steel town paradise. 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. Tony buba was born in 1944 in braddock, pennsylvania, usa. Powwow highway morgans cake filmmakers trophy documentary john huston.
Theres always been a strong undercurrent of experimental cinema in pittsburgh, going back to the 60s. 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 coming to bluray 42120. My wish list for the documentary community documentary site. Lightning over braddock will no longer be sold directly through. A rustbowl fantasy 1988 independent documentarian tony buba returns to his birthplace of braddock, penn. Hes a movie director and manufacturer, known for dawn from the deceased 1978, lightning over braddock. 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. 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. March 27, 1989 near the end of his 14th film and first feature, lightning over braddock. A rust bowl fantasy at the monica 4plex on weekends is a movie with flesh, sweat and a warm grip. With tony buba, sal carollo, stephen pellegrino, jimmy roy. Join us in welcoming tony buba, whose scrappy masterpiece lightning over braddock offers a charming and eccentric vision of hardluck america while exploding the conventions of documentary filmmaking. Movies made in pennsylvania learn about movie posters.
Independent spirit award per il miglior film desordio wikipedia. Lightning over braddock, which opens today at film forum 1, assembles a variety of daydreams about braddock, which is mr. I also am reminded of tony bubas lightning over braddock. A rustbowl fantasy which shows at the hirshhorn museum and sculpture garden thursday and friday. Zeitgeist in the small town of braddock, pennsylvania, not far from pittsburgh, the mills are closed and more than one third of the population is unemployed.
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