{"product_id":"ross-mcelwee-collection","title":"The Ross McElwee Collection","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis collector's edition box set includes six of McElwee's best films.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e$74.95\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTitles included:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCharleen\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e59 minutes, color, 1978\u003cbr\u003eOne month in the life of Charleen Swansea, North Carolina poet, mother, beloved teacher, eccentric, romantic, and complex star of McElwee's Sherman's March.\u003cbr\u003e\"Charleen is an irresistible force caught beautifully on the run.\" - The New York Times\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBackyard\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e40 minutes, color, 1984\u003cbr\u003eThe result of McElwee turning his camera on his family and their neighbors, the film is a humorous and poignant look at odd moments in a genteel Southern town.\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eBackyard\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis equal parts Samuel Beckett, Jean-Luc Godard and Werner Herzog.\" - Boston Globe\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eSherman's March\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e155 minutes, color, 1986\u003cbr\u003eChosen by the Library of Congress as a \"historically significant American motion picture,\"\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eSherman's March\u003c\/em\u003e, one of the first high grossing documentaries ever, is “an autobiographic quest for true romance: filmmaker Ross McElwee, camera in hand and eros on his mind after an old girlfriend deserts him, trains his lens with phallic resolve on every accessible women he meets along the original route of General Sherman's Civil War March\" (Pat Graham, Chicago Reader's Circle).\u003cbr\u003e\"A wonderfully goofy movie!\" - The New York Times\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eTime Indefinite\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e117 minutes, color, 1993\u003cbr\u003eMcElwee, Charleen Swansea, and several other memorable characters you met in\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eSherman's March\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003einvite you to pick up their story in\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eTime Indefinite\u003c\/em\u003e, McElwee's hilariously profound sequel to his much-beloved, critically acclaimed hit.\u003cbr\u003e\"The best film of the year! Glorious! A sequel that eclipses his cult hit Sherman's March. Profoundly stirring, bittersweet and uplifting!\" - Washington Post\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSix O'Clock News\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e103 minutes, color, 1997\u003cbr\u003eMade after McElwee becomes a father and finds himself at home watching a lot more TV, he becomes obsessed with the nightly tales of calamity reported on by the local news.\u003cbr\u003e\"Another disarming, quirky cinematic journal from Ross McElwee.\" - The New York Times\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp align=\"left\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBright Leaves\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e105 minutes, color, 2004\u003cbr\u003eMcElwee family legend has it that the Hollywood melodrama\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eBright Leaf\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003estarring Gary Cooper as a 19th century tobacco grower, is based on McElwee's great-grandfather who created the famous \"Bull Durham” brand. Using this legacy as a jumping off point, McElwee reaches back to his roots in this wry, witty rumination on American History, the tobacco business, and the myth of cinema.\u003cbr\u003e\"Brilliantly amusing. . . just sings along!\" - Washington Post\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"FRF Video Club","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44491997315171,"sku":null,"price":74.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0556\/8197\/4371\/files\/rossboxmock.png?v=1787334193","url":"https:\/\/frfvideoclub.com\/products\/ross-mcelwee-collection","provider":"FRF Video Club","version":"1.0","type":"link"}