Artie Shaw: Time Is All You've Got

Artie Shaw: Time Is All You've Got
Directed byBrigitte Berman
Written byBrigitte Berman
Produced byBrigitte Berman
Don Haig
Narrated byBrigitte Berman
CinematographyJames Aquila
Mark Irwin
Edited byBrigitte Berman
Music byArtie Shaw
Production
company
Bridge Film Productions
Distributed byCinephile[1]
Release date
  • 25 October 1985 (1985-10-25)
Running time
115 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

Artie Shaw: Time Is All You've Got is a 1985 Canadian documentary film about clarinetist Artie Shaw.[2] It was written, directed and narrated by Brigitte Berman.[3]

Aftermath

In 1987, after the film won the Oscar, Shaw sued Berman on the grounds that as Artie Shaw: Time Is All You've Got had become more critically and commercially successful than had been expected, he was entitled to receive a greater share of the film's profits.[4] His lawsuit was dismissed in Ontario Superior Court in 1997.[5]

Accolades

The film was a Genie Award nominee for Best Feature Length Documentary at the 7th Genie Awards in 1986.[6]

At the 59th Academy Awards in 1987, it won the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature,[7] tying with Lee Grant's Down and Out in America.[8][9][10]

It also won first prize at the Valladolid Film Festival in Spain in 1986.

Restoration

A new 4K resolution print of Artie Shaw: Time Is All You've Got was slated to screen in the TIFF Classics program at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival, in advance of being permanently archived in the collection of the Film Reference Library.[11] The screening took place on 9 September 2023.[12]

It also premiered on January 5, 2024 at Film Forum in New York City.[13][14][15]

References

  1. ^ Turner, D. J. (D John) (1987). Canadian feature film index, 1913-1985. [Ottawa] : Public Archives Canada, National Film, Television and Sound Archives = Archives publiques Canada, Archives nationales du film, de la télévision et de l'enregistrement sonore. ISBN 9780660533643. Retrieved 2020-04-09.
  2. ^ Artie Shaw: The Reluctant Jazz Star: NPR
  3. ^ ARTIE SHAW: TIME IS ALL YOU'VE GOT|Library of Congress
  4. ^ "Big Band star Artie Shaw sues film-maker over documentary". Edmonton Journal, December 14, 1996.
  5. ^ "Bandleader Artie Shaw loses lawsuit over film". Saskatoon Star-Phoenix, March 10, 1997.
  6. ^ Jay Scott, "Joshua, American Cousin lead pack in Genie pursuit". The Globe and Mail, February 14, 1986.
  7. ^ Jazz Giant Artie Shaw Die at 94 (washingtonpost.com)
  8. ^ Gaga vs. Glenn: What Happened in an Oscar Tie?|Vanity Fair
  9. ^ 1987|Oscars.org
  10. ^ Oprah Winfrey presents a Tie for Documentary Feature - Oscars on YouTube
  11. ^ Pat Mullen, "TIFF Announces Luminary-Filled Wavelengths and Classics". Point of View, August 11, 2023.
  12. ^ Toronto International Film Festival, "Artie Shaw: Time Is All You've Got" .
  13. ^ Kenny, Glenn (2024-01-04). "'Artie Shaw: Time Is All You've Got' Review: A Lens on a Jazz Luminary". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-05-16.
  14. ^ Barron, James (2024-01-05). "It Won an Oscar in 1987. It's Finally Opening in New York". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-05-16.
  15. ^ "Artie Shaw: Time Is All You've Got". Screen Slate. Retrieved 2024-05-16.