SurfWax News Index  |  Track News  |  Save/Exchange Information |  About Us News and Articles on Nanook of the North Is it a Documentary, a Biopic or a ...  Nov 18, 2009 (In contrast, Flaherty's famous 1922 film Nanook of the North was marketed as a "travelogue ). In addition to travelogues, other descriptive terms which have been used to describe documentary-style films are: "actuality films" "scenics" "environmental films," "Kino-Pravda" (movie truth in Russian) "cinema-verite" (movie truth) in French "direct cinema" "compilation films," "reality TV" Michael Moore's Impact. To include reality TV and classic fly-on-the-wall, cinema-verite films under the same... (Suite101.com) 'Tulpan' explores tension between old ways and modern times  May 15, 2009 In the tradition of ethnographic dramas from "Nanook of the North" to "The Fast Runner," "Tulpan" drops us in the middle of a godforsaken nowhere and marvels at the people who live there. This particular nowhere is the Hunger Steppe in southern Kazakhstan, a terrain awe-inspiring in its vastness and lack of defining features. (Boston Globe) 'Fascinated with fashion'  Mar 16, 2009 Ms. Howard often gets cold, so her nickname is "Nanook of the North." Customers often call Ms. Sims "Sandy" rather than "Sherry," and the name stuck. One day, someone brought Ms. Conzett a gift and jumbled the words "gift" and "Nikki," calling her "Giffy," so that became her nickname. (The Augusta Chronicle) Polar bears to take dip in gene pool  Feb 16, 2009 Nanuq's name recalls Nanook of the North, the classic 1922 documentary by Robert Flaherty about an Eskimo hunter in the Canadian arctic. The black-and-white film became a classroom staple for generations of schoolchildren in the mid-20th century. (USA Today -- News) Back to Movies News [ Terms Of Use | Privacy | About ] ©1998-2009 SurfWax, Inc. All rights reserved. Patents pending. Copyright SurfWax, Inc. 2009