Mark down 2011 as the year when I got very excited about dance. At least on the big screen, in documentary form. I have seen and been transfixed by the following films: Sue Bourne's "Jig," a barely conventional competition documentary following boys and girls on their way to the 40th Irish Dancing World Championships (just released on DVD); Bess Kargman's "First Position," another terrific competition doc with kids, this one about a very prestigious ballet event, the Youth America Grand Prix (just acquired by Sundance Selects); Frederick Wiseman's "Crazy Horse," in which the legendary filmmaker shows us the eponymous Parisian…...
- 10/7/2011
- Spout
Your Weekly Source for the Newest Releases to Blu-Ray Tuesday, October 4th, 2011
‘Twas The Night Before Christmas: 2-Disc Deluxe Edition (1974)
Synopsis: For some unexplained reason, letters to Santa Claus are being returned to the children of Junctionville. It seems some resident has angered St. Nick by calling him “a fraudulent myth!” Skeptical Albert Mouse has to be brought to his senses “and let up a little on the wonder why.” How Albert is persuaded to change his tune paves the way for Santa’s jolly return to town – and the joyous finale of the animated fable inspired by Clement Moore’s poem and produced by the merrymaking conjures of Rankin/bass studios. The voice talents of Joel grey, Tammy Grimes, John McGiver and George Gobel make this festive fable even more fun. (highdefdigest.com)
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The 12 Dogs Of Christmas (2005)
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‘Twas The Night Before Christmas: 2-Disc Deluxe Edition (1974)
Synopsis: For some unexplained reason, letters to Santa Claus are being returned to the children of Junctionville. It seems some resident has angered St. Nick by calling him “a fraudulent myth!” Skeptical Albert Mouse has to be brought to his senses “and let up a little on the wonder why.” How Albert is persuaded to change his tune paves the way for Santa’s jolly return to town – and the joyous finale of the animated fable inspired by Clement Moore’s poem and produced by the merrymaking conjures of Rankin/bass studios. The voice talents of Joel grey, Tammy Grimes, John McGiver and George Gobel make this festive fable even more fun. (highdefdigest.com)
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The 12 Dogs Of Christmas (2005)
Synopsis: A girl who uses dogs to...
- 10/3/2011
- by Travis Keune
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Put your dancing shoes on, because on October 4, the film Jig will be available on DVD and Bluray.
Jig is the remarkable story of the 40th Irish Dancing World Championships, held in March 2010 in Glasgow. Three thousand dancers, their families and teachers from around the globe descend upon Glasgow for one drama filled week. Clad in wigs, make up, fake tan, diamantes and dresses costing thousands of pounds they compete for the coveted world titles. A year of incredibly hard work for just a few tense minutes on stage. This feature length documentary was given access for the very first time to the little known world of competitive Irish Dancing. With financial backing from BBC Scotland and Creative Scotland award‐winning filmmaker Sue Bourne went behind the normally closed doors of Irish Dancing and found a remarkable world. Wonderful characters of all ages from across the globe..Ireland, Holland, Britain,...
Jig is the remarkable story of the 40th Irish Dancing World Championships, held in March 2010 in Glasgow. Three thousand dancers, their families and teachers from around the globe descend upon Glasgow for one drama filled week. Clad in wigs, make up, fake tan, diamantes and dresses costing thousands of pounds they compete for the coveted world titles. A year of incredibly hard work for just a few tense minutes on stage. This feature length documentary was given access for the very first time to the little known world of competitive Irish Dancing. With financial backing from BBC Scotland and Creative Scotland award‐winning filmmaker Sue Bourne went behind the normally closed doors of Irish Dancing and found a remarkable world. Wonderful characters of all ages from across the globe..Ireland, Holland, Britain,...
- 9/23/2011
- by Melissa Howland
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Jig
Stars: Brogan McCay, Julia O Rourke, Joe Bitter, John Carey | Directed by Sue Bourne
Jig focuses on the stories of a selection of kids/teenagers competing in the Irish Dancing World Championships. It follows the dancers from their training, through to their final performances, intercut with talking head interviews with their family and their instructors along with they, the performers, themselves.
Being a niche performing discipline, it would be fair to say that some extra explanation may have been needed, and the documentary does well to explain the ins and outs of the competition. However, it stops there and dives straight into following the various performers and how much money they have to spend on their wigs and shoes and clothing for these performances and slowly it spirals into something more akin to a BBC Three documentary.
There is no history of Irish dancing or any background into the style of dancing,...
Stars: Brogan McCay, Julia O Rourke, Joe Bitter, John Carey | Directed by Sue Bourne
Jig focuses on the stories of a selection of kids/teenagers competing in the Irish Dancing World Championships. It follows the dancers from their training, through to their final performances, intercut with talking head interviews with their family and their instructors along with they, the performers, themselves.
Being a niche performing discipline, it would be fair to say that some extra explanation may have been needed, and the documentary does well to explain the ins and outs of the competition. However, it stops there and dives straight into following the various performers and how much money they have to spend on their wigs and shoes and clothing for these performances and slowly it spirals into something more akin to a BBC Three documentary.
There is no history of Irish dancing or any background into the style of dancing,...
- 9/15/2011
- by JeButlin
- Nerdly
The World Soundtrack Academy has announced the nominees for the 2011 World Soundtrack Awards to be presented in three categories: Film Composer of the Year, Best Original Score of the Year and Best Original Song Written Directly for a Film. The names of the winners will be announced at the World Soundtrack Awards & concert on Saturday, October 22, the closing night of the Ghent International Film Festival. Here are the nominations:
Film Composer of the Year
Alexandre Desplat
A Better Life, Tamara Drewe, The Burma Conspiracy, The King’s Speech, The Tree of Life, The Well Digger’s Daughter, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Hans Zimmer
Inception, How Do You Know, Megamind, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, The Dilemma, Rango, Kung Fu Panda 2
Clint Mansell
Black Swan, Faster, Last Night
John Powell
Mars Needs Moms, Rio, Kung Fu Panda 2...
Film Composer of the Year
Alexandre Desplat
A Better Life, Tamara Drewe, The Burma Conspiracy, The King’s Speech, The Tree of Life, The Well Digger’s Daughter, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2
Hans Zimmer
Inception, How Do You Know, Megamind, Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, The Dilemma, Rango, Kung Fu Panda 2
Clint Mansell
Black Swan, Faster, Last Night
John Powell
Mars Needs Moms, Rio, Kung Fu Panda 2...
- 8/17/2011
- by filmmusicreporter
- Film Music Reporter
In a rare feat for a documentary, Jig set a new Guinness World Record for .Longest Riverdance Line. in Nashville on June 3rd during the 2011 North American Irish Dancing National Championships as part of the film.s ongoing theatrical campaign. With 652 dancers performing for 5 minutes and 40 seconds, the record was easily beat (the old record was 392 participants in Ireland in 2010).
On July 29, Jig will expand to additional markets in the Us after its debut on June 17, 2011. After six weeks, the box office for the documentary is $129,477, which ranks it as the 15th highest grossing documentary released in 2011 so far.
In a further marketing push to satisfy fan demand for the film, Screen Media has decided to add a new wrinkle to its theatrical platform and will host a series of virtual screenings with ConstellationTV, the first global movie theater. From August 17-21 at www.constellation.tv/jig, Jig will be available in an exclusive,...
On July 29, Jig will expand to additional markets in the Us after its debut on June 17, 2011. After six weeks, the box office for the documentary is $129,477, which ranks it as the 15th highest grossing documentary released in 2011 so far.
In a further marketing push to satisfy fan demand for the film, Screen Media has decided to add a new wrinkle to its theatrical platform and will host a series of virtual screenings with ConstellationTV, the first global movie theater. From August 17-21 at www.constellation.tv/jig, Jig will be available in an exclusive,...
- 7/30/2011
- by Melissa Howland
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
By Christopher Stipp
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Sue Bourne - Interview
I know, this isn’t quite the movie you were expecting to be showcased here.
Looking at the poster, girls getting their Lord of the Riverdance on, you would probably expect to see a movie about girls fluttering about on a stage in their Shirley Temple curled hair, trying to win the affections of judges as they put on a dazzling show of fancy footwork and high stepping legs. You’d be right, to a degree, but this is a documentary I could not recommend high enough to those looking for a good antidote of the steroid-fueled antics of your local superheroes currently decimating the box office.
What I loved most about Jig is the way director Sue Bourne looks at these dancers.
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Sue Bourne - Interview
I know, this isn’t quite the movie you were expecting to be showcased here.
Looking at the poster, girls getting their Lord of the Riverdance on, you would probably expect to see a movie about girls fluttering about on a stage in their Shirley Temple curled hair, trying to win the affections of judges as they put on a dazzling show of fancy footwork and high stepping legs. You’d be right, to a degree, but this is a documentary I could not recommend high enough to those looking for a good antidote of the steroid-fueled antics of your local superheroes currently decimating the box office.
What I loved most about Jig is the way director Sue Bourne looks at these dancers.
- 6/24/2011
- by Christopher Stipp
After I interviewed the filmmaker Sue Bourne (please read that interview here) I sat down with Joe Bitter, one of the stars of Jig, coming off yet another impressive win at the Worlds. Just 17, his dedication to his craft is monumental and his confidence is enough to make even the most seasoned dancers jealous.
Read the Ology review of Jig here.
So, after an amazing performance at the Worlds, what’s next for you?
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Read the Ology review of Jig here.
So, after an amazing performance at the Worlds, what’s next for you?
read more...
- 6/21/2011
- by Emily Cheever
- Filmology
Reviewed by Khia Beauchesne
(June 2011)
Directed by: Sue Bourne
Feauturing: Brogan McCay, Julia O’Rourke, Joe Bitter, John Whitehurst, Claire Greaney, Simona Mauriello, Suzanne Coyle, Sandun Verschoor and Ana Kondratyeva
The most admirable quality about “Jig” is its amazing camerawork and editing. The opening scene, a series of macro shots focusing on dancers’ feet, combined with intense light and shadow, is so provocative that viewers are immediately drawn into the film. Throughout the rest of “Jig,” well-composed wide-angle shots, as well as intriguing camera angles, offer audiences a visual treat.
The documentary follows the wonderful and interesting 40th Irish Dancing World Championships. Held each year in Glasgow, Scotland, the contest is attended by thousands of dancers, families, coaches and spectators. Upon receiving a financial award from BBC Scotland and Creative Scotland, director Sue Bourne pursued the subject of the 2010 competition as well as the individual lead-up to the event for many of the participants.
(June 2011)
Directed by: Sue Bourne
Feauturing: Brogan McCay, Julia O’Rourke, Joe Bitter, John Whitehurst, Claire Greaney, Simona Mauriello, Suzanne Coyle, Sandun Verschoor and Ana Kondratyeva
The most admirable quality about “Jig” is its amazing camerawork and editing. The opening scene, a series of macro shots focusing on dancers’ feet, combined with intense light and shadow, is so provocative that viewers are immediately drawn into the film. Throughout the rest of “Jig,” well-composed wide-angle shots, as well as intriguing camera angles, offer audiences a visual treat.
The documentary follows the wonderful and interesting 40th Irish Dancing World Championships. Held each year in Glasgow, Scotland, the contest is attended by thousands of dancers, families, coaches and spectators. Upon receiving a financial award from BBC Scotland and Creative Scotland, director Sue Bourne pursued the subject of the 2010 competition as well as the individual lead-up to the event for many of the participants.
- 6/18/2011
- by admin
- Moving Pictures Network
Reviewed by Khia Beauchesne
(June 2011)
Directed by: Sue Bourne
Feauturing: Brogan McCay, Julia O’Rourke, Joe Bitter, John Whitehurst, Claire Greaney, Simona Mauriello, Suzanne Coyle, Sandun Verschoor and Ana Kondratyeva
The most admirable quality about “Jig” is its amazing camerawork and editing. The opening scene, a series of macro shots focusing on dancers’ feet, combined with intense light and shadow, is so provocative that viewers are immediately drawn into the film. Throughout the rest of “Jig,” well-composed wide-angle shots, as well as intriguing camera angles, offer audiences a visual treat.
The documentary follows the wonderful and interesting 40th Irish Dancing World Championships. Held each year in Glasgow, Scotland, the contest is attended by thousands of dancers, families, coaches and spectators. Upon receiving a financial award from BBC Scotland and Creative Scotland, director Sue Bourne pursued the subject of the 2010 competition as well as the individual lead-up to the event for many of the participants.
(June 2011)
Directed by: Sue Bourne
Feauturing: Brogan McCay, Julia O’Rourke, Joe Bitter, John Whitehurst, Claire Greaney, Simona Mauriello, Suzanne Coyle, Sandun Verschoor and Ana Kondratyeva
The most admirable quality about “Jig” is its amazing camerawork and editing. The opening scene, a series of macro shots focusing on dancers’ feet, combined with intense light and shadow, is so provocative that viewers are immediately drawn into the film. Throughout the rest of “Jig,” well-composed wide-angle shots, as well as intriguing camera angles, offer audiences a visual treat.
The documentary follows the wonderful and interesting 40th Irish Dancing World Championships. Held each year in Glasgow, Scotland, the contest is attended by thousands of dancers, families, coaches and spectators. Upon receiving a financial award from BBC Scotland and Creative Scotland, director Sue Bourne pursued the subject of the 2010 competition as well as the individual lead-up to the event for many of the participants.
- 6/18/2011
- by admin
- Moving Pictures Magazine
Three new movies are opening nationwide this weekend:
Expected to top the weeekend box office is the comic book adaptation Green Lantern directed by Martin Campbell and starring Ryan Reynolds, Blake Lively, Peter Saarsgard and Mark Strong. The film’s music is composed by James Newton Howard. A soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score has been released by Watertower Music. For audio clips and more information, visit our soundtrack announcement.
Also opening wide is Mark Water’s family comedy Mr. Popper’s Penguins starring Jim Carrey, Carla Gugino, Madeline Carroll and Angela Lansbury. The movie’s score is written by composer Rolfe Kent. A soundtrack album with Kent’s score will be released by Varese Sarabande on June 28, 2011. To find out more about the soundtrack, visit our previous article.
Opening in around 600 theaters is the dramedy The Art of Getting By directed by Gavin Wiesen and starring Freddie Highmore and Emma Roberts.
Expected to top the weeekend box office is the comic book adaptation Green Lantern directed by Martin Campbell and starring Ryan Reynolds, Blake Lively, Peter Saarsgard and Mark Strong. The film’s music is composed by James Newton Howard. A soundtrack album featuring the composer’s score has been released by Watertower Music. For audio clips and more information, visit our soundtrack announcement.
Also opening wide is Mark Water’s family comedy Mr. Popper’s Penguins starring Jim Carrey, Carla Gugino, Madeline Carroll and Angela Lansbury. The movie’s score is written by composer Rolfe Kent. A soundtrack album with Kent’s score will be released by Varese Sarabande on June 28, 2011. To find out more about the soundtrack, visit our previous article.
Opening in around 600 theaters is the dramedy The Art of Getting By directed by Gavin Wiesen and starring Freddie Highmore and Emma Roberts.
- 6/18/2011
- by filmmusicreporter
- Film Music Reporter
There are certain conventions all sports movies must require. In documentary it’s considerably more difficult, as a filmmaker must make choices on who to follow with your camera. In any documentary (or even in any film if we shall get truly technical) the pressure is mounting even more so when it is for a finite. You only get this one shot: a season and/or the tension building to the final round.
Jig, an audience award finalist from this year’s crowd HotDocs, making its way to theaters in New York and Los Angeles, is not exempt from the conventions that make a sports film crowd pleasing – a tense competition. This time, the sport is Irish Dancing. The film follows several young dancers competing for gold including an American from California who has been transplanted to Ireland by his parents when they discover he has a talent.
There are also the Russians,...
Jig, an audience award finalist from this year’s crowd HotDocs, making its way to theaters in New York and Los Angeles, is not exempt from the conventions that make a sports film crowd pleasing – a tense competition. This time, the sport is Irish Dancing. The film follows several young dancers competing for gold including an American from California who has been transplanted to Ireland by his parents when they discover he has a talent.
There are also the Russians,...
- 6/17/2011
- by John Fink
- The Film Stage
Title: Jig Director: Sue Bourne Featuring: Joe Bitter, Claire Greaney, Suzanne Coyle, Simona Mauriello, John Whitehurst, Brogan McKay, Julia O’Rourke and others The word “Riverdance” isn’t really used, but that’s what the documentary ‘Jig’ puts under the microscope — the story of the 40th Irish Dancing World Championships, and specifically the leg-splaying competitions between certain youth subsets. To that end, there’s some absolutely fantastic talent on display in this ambling but only passably inquisitive nonfiction film, meaning that those inclined to like this sort of thing (those who might have a TiVo season pass for TLC’s ‘Toddlers & Tiaras’, say) will find in this plenty to like. General audiences, however,...
- 6/17/2011
- by bsimon
- ShockYa
Frankly, I don't care much about Irish dancing, but Sue Bourne's Jig, which consists of 93 minutes of Irish dancers, completely enthralled me. By focusing on young dancers entered in a world championship competition, rather than on the mechanics or history of the dance itself, the documentary gradually envelops the viewer in a heady spirit of intense competition and pure love. The young people, all under the age of 21, hail from various locales in Europe and the United States, but what they hold in common is the mysterious lure of Irish dancing. They're hard pressed to explain exactly why they love Irish dancing; it's as though it's stitched into their DNA from birth. For the uninitiated, Irish dancing "is notable for its rapid...
- 6/16/2011
- Screen Anarchy
The common wisdom, when going into any documentary seems to be that, no matter what the subject, it will make it seem really, really interesting. And, truth be told, some pretty thrilling documentaries have been woven from things that, on the outset, appeared quite dull. Anyone who thought that "The King Of Kong" about a "Donkey Kong" championship was going to end up being one of the most thrilling and humanistic sports movies of all time was either psychic or lying through their fucking teeth. So it's with this attitude that you watch Sue Bourne's "Jig," a documentary about competitive…...
- 6/15/2011
- The Playlist
Read our exclusive interview with filmmaker Sue Bourne, who is making her theatrical directorial debut with the upcoming documentary ‘Jig.’ The movie follows several dancers from different ages and countries, including Ireland, Holland, Britain, America and Russia, as they enter the 40th Irish Dancing World Championships in March 2010 in Glasgow, Scotland. With ‘Jig,’ which will have a limited release on June 17, 2011 in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Boston and Toronto, and an expanded release to follow, Bourne was the first director to ever be given access to film the competitive world of Irish dancing. The award-winning director and producer discusses with us, among other things, why she...
- 6/15/2011
- by karen
- ShockYa
Varese Sarabande has announced a soundtrack release for the documentary Jig. The film’s music is by Patrick Doyle who also has two blockbuster scores coming out this summer (Thor, Rise of the Planet of the Apes). Apart from the score, the soundtrack also features the song Now Is Your Time with music written by the composer and performed by his daughter Abigail Doyle. The album will be released on July 12, 2011 and is available for pre-order on Amazon. Jig is directed and produced by Sue Bourne and tells the story of the 40th Irish Dancing World Championships. The film opened in May in the UK and will be released on June 17 in select cities in the Us. For more information about the project, visit the official movie website and Facebook page.
Here’s the album track list:
1. Opening Jig (1:40)
2. Brogan and Julia (1:08)
3. Little Dancing John (2:16)
4. Moving Joe...
Here’s the album track list:
1. Opening Jig (1:40)
2. Brogan and Julia (1:08)
3. Little Dancing John (2:16)
4. Moving Joe...
- 6/13/2011
- by filmmusicreporter
- Film Music Reporter
The drama-filled week of the 40th Irish Dancing World Championships, held in March 2010 in Glasgow, will be chronicled in the upcoming film ‘Jig.’ The movie features the real-life struggles of some of the three thousand dancers who competed in the championships, as well as their relationships with their families and teachers. ‘Jig’ aims to give the world its first glimpse into the little known competitive world of Irish dancing. The documentary, which is rated PG, also follows the dancers as they are fitted for their wigs, dresses and make-up. BBC Scotland and Creative Scotland both provided financial support to ‘Jig’s award-winning director, Sue Bourne. The filmmaker was supported by...
- 6/7/2011
- by karen
- ShockYa
See the trailer and movie poster for the Jig documentary, directed by Sue Bourne. Jig is the remarkable story of the 40th Irish Dancing World Championships, held in March 2010 in Glasgow. Three thousand dancers, their families and teachers from around the globe descend upon Glasgow for one drama filled week. Clad in wigs, make up, fake tan, diamantes and dresses costing thousands of pounds they compete for the coveted world titles. A year of incredibly hard work for just a few tense minutes on stage. This feature length documentary was given access for the very first time to the little known world of competitive Irish Dancing. With financial backing...
- 6/7/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
See the trailer and movie poster for the Jig documentary, directed by Sue Bourne. Jig is the remarkable story of the 40th Irish Dancing World Championships, held in March 2010 in Glasgow. Three thousand dancers, their families and teachers from around the globe descend upon Glasgow for one drama filled week. Clad in wigs, make up, fake tan, diamantes and dresses costing thousands of pounds they compete for the coveted world titles. A year of incredibly hard work for just a few tense minutes on stage. This feature length documentary was given access for the very first time to the little known world of competitive Irish Dancing. With financial backing...
- 6/7/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
See the trailer and movie poster for the Jig documentary, directed by Sue Bourne. Jig is the remarkable story of the 40th Irish Dancing World Championships, held in March 2010 in Glasgow. Three thousand dancers, their families and teachers from around the globe descend upon Glasgow for one drama filled week. Clad in wigs, make up, fake tan, diamantes and dresses costing thousands of pounds they compete for the coveted world titles. A year of incredibly hard work for just a few tense minutes on stage. This feature length documentary was given access for the very first time to the little known world of competitive Irish Dancing. With financial backing...
- 6/7/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Step aside Gene Kelly, Fred Astaire and Cyd Charisse. A bunch of kids are dancing up a storm and by the time they're your age, they might jump the high standards that you've set in terpsichorean splendor. In the spirit of contests that consider you an old man or woman by the time you're fifteen or twenty (think of "Spellbound," in which ability to spell gains awards only if you're under the age of fifteen), Sue Bourne presents "Jig," about contest perhaps unknown almost anywhere in the U.S. but one considered virtually a life-and-death struggle if you're into Irish dance.
- 6/5/2011
- Arizona Reporter
A good documentary can really make my day- especially when its about overbearing parents and passionate kids. Today brings us Jig, a documentary about the journey to the Irish Dancing World Championships. It's made my documentarion Sue Bourne who previously made The Cutting Edge and a documentary called Perfect Breasts. Teehee...boobies.
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Ology has a tag about Ireland
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More movie trailers here and here
Ology has a tag about Ireland
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- 6/2/2011
- by Emily Cheever
- Filmology
Full disclosure: I am half-Irish and I have never danced like Michael Flatley. Or the Lords of the Dance. Or, more to the point, like the wee ones in the trailer for Jig, a documentary on Irish dancing that will be opening later this month in selected cities. Television veteran Sue Bourne directed the doc, which appears to revolve around the 40th Irish Dancing World Championships, held in Glasgow, Scotland (a confounding location for an Irish dance thing, if you ask me). Participants come from all over the world to compete for the honor, the glory, and, apparently, absolutely no money. That's always a grabber for me: people who devote themselves to a hobby, a craft, or an Irish dance simply because that's what they...
- 6/1/2011
- Screen Anarchy
**2011 Official Selection at HotDocs and a 2011 Top Ten Audience Favorite at HotDocs**
Jig is the remarkable story of the fortieth Irish Dancing World Championships, held in March 2010 in Glasgow. Three thousand dancers, their families and teachers from around the globe descend upon Glasgow for one drama filled week. Clad in wigs, make up, fake tan, diamantes and dresses costing thousands of pounds they compete for the coveted world titles. A year of incredibly hard work for just a few tense minutes on stage. This feature length documentary was given access for the very first time to the little known world of competitive Irish Dancing. With financial backing from BBC Scotland and Creative Scotland award‐winning filmmaker Sue Bourne went behind the normally closed doors of Irish Dancing and found a remarkable world. Wonderful characters of all ages from across the globe..Ireland, Holland, Britain, America and Russia. Jig discovers a world of dedication,...
Jig is the remarkable story of the fortieth Irish Dancing World Championships, held in March 2010 in Glasgow. Three thousand dancers, their families and teachers from around the globe descend upon Glasgow for one drama filled week. Clad in wigs, make up, fake tan, diamantes and dresses costing thousands of pounds they compete for the coveted world titles. A year of incredibly hard work for just a few tense minutes on stage. This feature length documentary was given access for the very first time to the little known world of competitive Irish Dancing. With financial backing from BBC Scotland and Creative Scotland award‐winning filmmaker Sue Bourne went behind the normally closed doors of Irish Dancing and found a remarkable world. Wonderful characters of all ages from across the globe..Ireland, Holland, Britain, America and Russia. Jig discovers a world of dedication,...
- 5/26/2011
- by Melissa Howland
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Audiences continued to grow for TV dance competitions like ABC’s Dancing With The Stars (DWTS) and Fox’s So You Think You Can Dance. Meanwhile, popular touring shows like Lord of the Dance and Riverdance kept filling performance halls across America and around the world. Screen Media Films jumped on the long-standing, Irish Dance craze by acquiring North American rights to Jig, director Sue Bourne’s documentary that follows the many dancers, their supporters and their teachers descending upon Glasgow for the Irish Dancing World Championships.
- 5/23/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Audiences continued to grow for TV dance competitions like ABC’s Dancing With The Stars (DWTS) and Fox’s So You Think You Can Dance. Meanwhile, popular touring shows like Lord of the Dance and Riverdance kept filling performance halls across America and around the world. Screen Media Films jumped on the long-standing, Irish Dance craze by acquiring North American rights to Jig, director Sue Bourne’s documentary that follows the many dancers, their supporters and their teachers descending upon Glasgow for the Irish Dancing World Championships.
- 5/23/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Audiences continued to grow for TV dance competitions like ABC’s Dancing With The Stars (DWTS) and Fox’s So You Think You Can Dance. Meanwhile, popular touring shows like Lord of the Dance and Riverdance kept filling performance halls across America and around the world. Screen Media Films jumped on the long-standing, Irish Dance craze by acquiring North American rights to Jig, director Sue Bourne’s documentary that follows the many dancers, their supporters and their teachers descending upon Glasgow for the Irish Dancing World Championships.
- 5/23/2011
- Upcoming-Movies.com
Screen Media has acquired North American rights to Sue Bourne's look behind the scenes of Irish dance, "Jig." The documentary tells the story of nine dancers, following them as they prepare to compete in the Irish Dancing World Championships. The company plans to release the film theatrically in select cities on June 17th. Below is the full release: Screen Media Acquires “Jig” An unprecedented look behind the scenes of Irish ...
- 5/23/2011
- Indiewire
A project that somehow slipped under our radar is the documentary Jig, which opened in the UK last weekend. The film’s score is by Patrick Doyle whose music can currently been heard in Kenneth Branagh’s comic book adaption of Thor. Jig tells the story of the 40th Irish Dancing World Championships. The documentary directed and produced by Sue Bourne was given access for the very first time to the little known world of competitive Irish Dancing. Doyle’s Music was written for a small ensemble, including violin, guitar and flute. No information on a soundtrack release is available. For more information on the BBC Scotland production, watch the trailer below and visit the official movie website and Facebook page. The movie is currently playing in select theaters in the UK. A theatrical release in the Us is planned for July.
Doyle has also scored the new short film Sarajevo,...
Doyle has also scored the new short film Sarajevo,...
- 5/11/2011
- by filmmusicreporter
- Film Music Reporter
Deep End (15)
(Jerzy Skolimowski, 1970, UK) John Moulder-Brown, Jane Asher. 92 mins
Where has this movie been for the past 40 years? It's as fresh and stylish a snapshot of late-60s Britain as we've ever seen, and a twisted coming-of-ager to boot. New kid Moulder-Brown wades into the depths of adulthood at the public bathhouse, and develops an unhealthy obsession with his worldlier colleague. The acting is natural, the soundtrack groovy (Can, Cat Stevens) and the visuals bold.
Hanna (12A)
(Joe Wright, 2011, Us/UK/Ger) Saoirse Ronan, Cate Blanchett, Eric Bana. 111 mins
A novel fusion of Bourne and The Wizard Of Oz, this thriller packs some visual punches (aided by a Chemical Brothers score) and trowels on the symbolism. Blanchett relishes her she-wolf role, hunting little teen assassin Ronan across Europe.
13 Assassins (15)
(Takashi Miike, 2010, Jap/UK) Kôji Yakusho, Takayuki Yamada, Yûsuke Iseya. 125 mins
Noble samurai spring a trap for an evil lord...
(Jerzy Skolimowski, 1970, UK) John Moulder-Brown, Jane Asher. 92 mins
Where has this movie been for the past 40 years? It's as fresh and stylish a snapshot of late-60s Britain as we've ever seen, and a twisted coming-of-ager to boot. New kid Moulder-Brown wades into the depths of adulthood at the public bathhouse, and develops an unhealthy obsession with his worldlier colleague. The acting is natural, the soundtrack groovy (Can, Cat Stevens) and the visuals bold.
Hanna (12A)
(Joe Wright, 2011, Us/UK/Ger) Saoirse Ronan, Cate Blanchett, Eric Bana. 111 mins
A novel fusion of Bourne and The Wizard Of Oz, this thriller packs some visual punches (aided by a Chemical Brothers score) and trowels on the symbolism. Blanchett relishes her she-wolf role, hunting little teen assassin Ronan across Europe.
13 Assassins (15)
(Takashi Miike, 2010, Jap/UK) Kôji Yakusho, Takayuki Yamada, Yûsuke Iseya. 125 mins
Noble samurai spring a trap for an evil lord...
- 5/6/2011
- by Steve Rose
- The Guardian - Film News
Rating: 1.5 out of 5 stars
In a world where an entire nation can spend their Saturday evenings staring vacantly at the television whilst The Almighty Cowell barrages them with a conveyor belt of street dancers, a film about the good ol’ fashioned Irish jig must be a hard sell. A celebration of a dance so cripplingly uncool that it makes the macarena look like the moonwalk, director Sue Bourne’s documentary looks to rely upon the likability of its batch of wide-eyed talent to add universal appeal to its otherwise niche subject.
Following nine 11-21 year-olds as they compete for the world title in the annual Irish Dancing Championships, Jig documents 365 days in the lives of the young dancers and their families as they aim for the top spot on the winners podium. The clear bright stars amongst the competitors are precocious chatterbox Brogan McCay and the bloody adorable John Whitehurst,...
In a world where an entire nation can spend their Saturday evenings staring vacantly at the television whilst The Almighty Cowell barrages them with a conveyor belt of street dancers, a film about the good ol’ fashioned Irish jig must be a hard sell. A celebration of a dance so cripplingly uncool that it makes the macarena look like the moonwalk, director Sue Bourne’s documentary looks to rely upon the likability of its batch of wide-eyed talent to add universal appeal to its otherwise niche subject.
Following nine 11-21 year-olds as they compete for the world title in the annual Irish Dancing Championships, Jig documents 365 days in the lives of the young dancers and their families as they aim for the top spot on the winners podium. The clear bright stars amongst the competitors are precocious chatterbox Brogan McCay and the bloody adorable John Whitehurst,...
- 5/6/2011
- by Paul Tamburro
- Obsessed with Film
It's compelling for 40 minutes, but Sue Bourne's documentary about the 40th Irish Dancing championship stumbles into X Factor-style pathos, says Catherine Shoard
To kick Sue Bourne's documentary about the 40th Irish Dancing World Championships feels both mean and ill-advised – these people sure know how to use their tootsies. And for a good 40 minutes, it's compelling stuff: pint-sized dancers from round the globe goosestep to the sound of tinny fiddles, torsos stiff as ladders, yelled at in gyms by parents or coaches. But once they descend on Glasgow for the competition proper, Jig loses its footing and stumbles into X-factor style pathos, with morbid slo-mo reaction shots and heavy orchestration.
Rating: 3/5
DocumentaryDanceCatherine Shoard
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To kick Sue Bourne's documentary about the 40th Irish Dancing World Championships feels both mean and ill-advised – these people sure know how to use their tootsies. And for a good 40 minutes, it's compelling stuff: pint-sized dancers from round the globe goosestep to the sound of tinny fiddles, torsos stiff as ladders, yelled at in gyms by parents or coaches. But once they descend on Glasgow for the competition proper, Jig loses its footing and stumbles into X-factor style pathos, with morbid slo-mo reaction shots and heavy orchestration.
Rating: 3/5
DocumentaryDanceCatherine Shoard
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- 5/5/2011
- by Catherine Shoard
- The Guardian - Film News
Trailers are an under-appreciated art form insofar that many times they’re seen as vehicles for showing footage, explaining films away, or showing their hand about what moviegoers can expect. Foreign, domestic, independent, big budget: I celebrate all levels of trailers and hopefully this column will satisfactorily give you a baseline of what beta wave I’m operating on, because what better way to hone your skills as a thoughtful moviegoer than by deconstructing these little pieces of advertising? Some of the best authors will tell you that writing a short story is a lot harder than writing a long one, that you have to weigh every sentence. What better medium to see how this theory plays itself out beyond that than with movie trailers? The City Dark Trailer Ian Cheney may have something. I never considered the idea about living where the stars are obscured by the blitz of big city light rushing upwards,...
- 3/19/2011
- by Christopher Stipp
- Slash Film
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