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Troublemakers (2015 film)
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Wikipedia article
'Troublemakers: The Story of Land Art' is a 2015 American documentary film directed by James Crump.[http://tmagazine.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/05/04/land-art-smithson-holt-heizer-troublemakers-movie/ Su Wu, 'A New Documentary Sheds Light on the 'Troublemakers' of Land Art, T Magazine', 'May 4, 2015'][http://www.interviewmagazine.com/art/virginia-dwan Christopher Bollen, 'LandArt', 'Interview Magazine', August 2015][http://artforum.com/words/id=54731 Laura Hoffmann, 'James Crump Discusses' Troublemakers The Story of Land Art, 'Artforum'], September 2, 2015[https://www.wsj.com/articles/land-art-gets-its-close-up-in-new-film-1443403854 Andy Battaglia, 'Land Art Gets Its Close-Up In New Film', 'Wall Street Journal'] September 27, 2015 'Troublemakers' chronicles the history of land art in the 1960s and 1970s, when a group of radical New York artists began producing earthworks on a monumental scale in the desert spaces of the American southwest. The film follows the enigmatic careers of artists who use the earth itself as their primary medium, including Robert Smithson (Spiral Jetty), Walter De Maria (The Lightning Field) and Michael Heizer (Double Negative).
Reception
Eric Gibson of 'The Wall Street Journal' gave the film a positive review, writing, "A film that takes its place among the great art documentaries of the past half-century... filled with great moments, large and small... deftly captures the madcap ambition, grandeur and even sublimity of the works these artists created." Glenn Kenny of 'The New York Times' in a NYT Critics' Pick called it a "thrilling documentary," writing "The films generous views of spectacular works like Smithsons monumental (Spiral Jetty) (the work projects into the Great Salt Lake in Utah) and Mr. Heizers (Double Negative) in Nevada (a huge trench bisected by a canyon) are best seen on the largest screen available."[https://www.nytimes.com/2016/01/08/movies/review-troublemakers-the-story-of-land-art-a-documentary.html Glenn Kenny, Review: 'Troublemakers: The Story of Land Art', a Documentary, 'The New York Times,' January 8, 2016] John DeFore of 'The Hollywood Reporter' called the film "a colorful and sometimes gorgeous primer on this influential moment." Jordan Hoffman, writing for 'The Guardian' of London proclaimed "Forget 'Dawn of Justice' this is the best superhero team-up well see at the cinema this year.""[https://www.theguardian.com/film/2016/jan/08/troublemakers-the-story-of-land-art-robert-smithson-walter-de-maria-michael-heizer Jordan Hoffman, 'Troublemakers: The Story of Land Art Review - a story of art superheroes', The Guardian, 'January 8, 2016'] Writing for 'The Huffington Post', Patricia Zohn declared 'Troublemakers' "does something that is rare for art documentaries: It is very beautiful and dynamic itself in examining work that is challenging. It meets the subject head-on."[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/patricia-zohn/culturezohn-troublemakers_b_9154462.html Patricia Zohn, CultureZohn: Troublemakers, 'The Huffington Post', February 4, 2016]
'Troublemakers' has a score of 94% on Rotten Tomatoes[http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/troublemakers_the_story_of_land_art_2016/ Rotten Tomatoes, 'Troublemakers: The Story of Land Art'] and 65% on Metacritic.[http://www.metacritic.com/movie/troublemakers-the-story-of-land-art Metacritic, 'Troublemakers: The Story of Land Art']
Release
The film premiered at the 2015 New York Film Festival on October 1, 2015, and released theatrically on January 8, 2016, via First Run Features.
References
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