Review of Forgotten Silver (1997) by Charlie B — 03 Mar 2008
[font=Arial][color=black]Peter Jackson made this mocumentary about Colin McKenzie, the little known and completely make believe father of the New Zealand film industry and towering man of movie innovation.
Enlisting Leonard Maltin and Harvey Weinstein among others, Jackson follows McKenzie from his early life though his untimely demise in the Spanish civil war. Along the way, McKenzie invents color film, syncronized sound and video, and numerous other achievements, including a massive production of Salome in the Fjordland jungle.
Most thing come to naught--his color film from Tahiti shows barebreasted women, so rather than accolades for color film, he's sent to jail on pornography charges. And so it goes. Always told with the utmost in documentary seriousness yet frequently hilarious, this short made for TV film is definitely worth seeking out.
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This review of Forgotten Silver (1997) was written by Charlie B on 03 Mar 2008.
Forgotten Silver has generally received very positive reviews.
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