Walking another wire
Herald Scotland - Aug 3, 2011
James Marsh's major new documentary relates the good and bad sides of human nature. By Alison Rowat WHEN James Marsh arrived at the Academy Awards in 2009 he found himself presented with the bet of a lifetime. Sitting in the row in front of him was ...
Movie review: Project Nim
NewsOK.com - 14 hours ago
Nim Chimpsky rides with Professor Herbert Terrace in a scene from "Project Nim." Roadside Attractions photo Susan Kuklin - AP With “Man on Wire,” Marsh proved himself a tremendous interviewer and storyteller as he related the breathtaking story of ...
Project Nim: Film Review
Scientist - Simon Frantz - 14 hours ago
Follow the strange and unsettling life of a young male chimp whom researchers tried to raise like a human. By Simon Frantz | August 5, 2011 Can a chimpanzee learn language and grammar like humans if it is raised and nurtured by them? ...
Movie review: “Project Nim”
NewsOK.com (blog) - 15 hours ago
Director James Marsh delves into a human story just as compelling as his Oscar-winning 2008 documentary “Man on Wire” with his new film “Project Nim,” about a chimpanzee whose complicated and disquieting life began in Norman. With “Man on Wire,” Marsh ...
Project Nim
DVD Talk - Brian Orndorf - Aug 4, 2011
It's difficult to ascertain exactly what story director James Marsh is attempting to tell with his latest documentary, "Project Nim." Part bio-pic, part animal cruelty call to arms, and part scientific study, the feature is an engaging, horrifying look ...
On Movies: 'Project Nim' showcases human arrogance and ignorance
St. Louis Beacon - Harper Barnes - Aug 4, 2011
"Language is a highly specialized human ability. It's about as likely that an ape will prove to have a language ability as that there is an island somewhere with a species of flightless birds waiting for human ...
Project Nim is a fascinating documentary on chimp communication and human hubris
Montreal Mirror - Malcolm Fraser - Aug 4, 2011
British documentarian James Marsh became an Oscar winner and critical darling with 2008's Man on Wire, a portrait of daredevil Philippe Petit and his high-wire walk between the World Trade Center towers in 1974. ...
Wednesday Video Spotlight: Bob Ingersoll talks about the documentary “Project Nim”
NewsOK.com (blog) - Aug 3, 2011
In this NewsOK video, The Oklahoman's Washington bureau reporter Chris Casteel sits down with former University of Oklahoma primate researcher Bob Ingersoll to talk about the acclaimed new documentary “Project Nim.” (You can also check out the trailer ...
Bantam Screening of Film on Chimp Researchers Wanted to Be Human
Litchfield County Times - Jack Coraggio - Aug 3, 2011
Nim Chimpsky, the subject of a documentary to be screened at Bantam Cinema in a special program involving members of the family Nim lived with as part of a research project. LITCHFIELD—As far as chimpanzee experiments go, this may have ...
Project Nim
Entertainment.ie - James Marsh - Aug 3, 2011
A fascinating look at some very stupid 'smart people' in the 70s who decided to try and raise a monkey as a child in order to teach it sign language, it's initially a captivating watch. But as interesting as Project Nim is, it's difficult to know what ...
The tragedy of Nim the chimp
Ottawa Citizen - Katherine Monk - 5 hours ago
PARK CITY, Utah — When filmmaker James Marsh picked up the Oscar for best documentary with Man on Wire, he didn't feel like the returning Crusader clutching the Holy Grail. ...
Project Nim Review
The Film Pilgrim - Kevin Knapman - 22 hours ago
James Marsh makes a return to documentary film-making after a recent brief foray into drama (Red Riding 1980) with Project Nim. Hoping to match the success of the Oscar-winning Man On Wire is this tale based on the ...
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