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period-appropriate. We gave one of the first samurai films ever made, 'Orochi: The Serpent,' a proto-punk garage rock, MC5 and Stooges sounding score that was a lot of fun. We gave an old western, 'The Tollgate,' a traditional tango score." "I was actively researching silent films when I came upon 'Man With a Movie Camera' in 2010," Sherburn goes on. "I was stunned at just how modern the movie felt. Many old silent movies are fairly boring and slow paced. This movie feels like a modern music video. It's exciting, abstract, strange and dynamic. It invites you to experiment musically. Also, there are no dialogue cards that slow down the action. It is a visual roller coaster ride from beginning to end." The presentation is the first hosted by the two-year-old Cinema of the Ozarks, founded by Jason Murphy as Northwest Arkansas' first nonprofit "art house movie theater organization." "We both were somewhat familiar with the film, but I had not heard of Montopolis, so it's been fantastic becoming familiar with their work, which is so unique and could not have come at a more needed time given the terrible circumstances in Ukraine," says Robbie Wilson, executive director of development for Cinema of the Ozarks. "History seems cyclical sometimes, because in 1919 Ukraine was attacked much like in our time, so I see some parallels to history in addition to the juxtaposition of the original intent of the film — propaganda — and the beautiful morphing away from that in Montopolis' presentation of it. The score features these amazing motifs of beautiful Eastern European folk melodies, some of which are Ukrainian, so it is a musical and artistic triumph over the original intended purpose of the film." Directed by Dziga Vertov and filmed by his brother, Mikhail Kaufman, in the cities of Kyiv, Kharkiv and Odesa, "Man With a Movie Camera" was groundbreaking in both its cinematic techniques and the absence of actors, shot instead using Soviet citizens "interacting with the machinery of modern life." Although it was largely dismissed when it was released, the British Film Institute's 2012 Sight & Sound poll voted it the eighth greatest film ever made. Iconic film critic Roger Ebert wrote: "It made explicit and poetic the astonishing gift the cinema made possible, of arranging what we see, ordering it, imposing a rhythm and language on it, and transcending it." Sherburn's first score for the film was "largely indie rock … that sounded more like the Flaming Lips and Arcade Fire." But in the new version, which audiences can see and hear April 16 in Rogers, he incorporated "more traditional Ukrainian folk melodies, the Ukrainian national anthem, and a few pieces by Valentin Silvestrov, my favorite Ukrainian composer." "I hope that the film and live score helps our audience empathize even more deeply with the plight of the Ukrainian people and take action by donating to reliable, effective charity organizations and pressuring their representatives to do what they can to end the war," he says. "I also hope our audience will have a good time, see an iconic work of art, and enjoy the music." Cinema of the Ozarks is just beginning its quest to offer "a wide array of programming that features thought-provoking new releases from Hollywood, as well as independent studio films, documentaries and foreign films that people here rarely, if ever, have had the opportunity to see on the silver screen," says Wilson. "Man With a Movie Camera" also serves the group's mission to "reach out to and connect with the community to promote thoughtful dialogue about important issues of the day through the medium of cinema, and to educate people of all ages about the humanities through the cinema arts." www.malco.com www.malco.com www.malco.com www.malco.com www.malco.com 4 WHAT'S UP! APRIL 10-16, 2022 Montopolis Continued From Page 3 FAQ 'Man With a Movie Camera' With Montopolis WHEN — 7 p.m. April 16 WHERE — Arkansas Public Theatre at the Victory in Rogers COST — $12 INFO — arkansaspublictheatre. org, cinemaozk.org ROGERS "I hope that the film and live score helps our audi- ence empathize even more deeply with the plight of the Ukrainian people and take action by donating to reliable, effective charity organizations and pres- suring their representatives to do what they can to end the war. I also hope our audience will have a good time, see an iconic work of art, and enjoy the music." Justin Sherburn Source: raisingbookworms.com Children who read well do better in other subjects, and in all aspects of school and beyond. together read