Recorder: The Marion Stokes Project Explained

Recorder: The Marion Stokes Project
Director:Matt Wolf
Music:Owen Pallett
Editing:Keiko Deguchi
Runtime:87 minutes
Country:United States
Language:English
Gross:$54,566[1] [2]

Recorder: The Marion Stokes Project is a 2019 American documentary film directed by Matt Wolf about Marion Stokes[3] and the television news archive she created.[4] [5] [6]

Summary

Stokes captured 840,000 hours of news footage over the course of 35 years, from 1977 until her death in 2012;[7] [8] the VHS and Betamax video recordings were donated to the Internet Archive.[9] [10] [11] [12]

The Iran hostage crisis, which lasted from 1979 to 1981, made Stokes decide to make her project a round-the-clock job due to its continuous development as it happened.[13] [14] [15]

Release and reception

The film premiered at the 2019 Tribeca Film Festival and was released and distributed by Zeitgeist Films in association with Kino Lorber.[16] [17] [18] [19] [20] It was also submitted for Oscar consideration.[21]

The film has rating on Rotten Tomatoes. The site's critical consensus reads, "Recorder: The Marion Stokes Story uses one person's singular quest to illuminate the blurred line between brilliance and obsession."[22]

Home media

The DVD and Blu-ray were released on March 10, 2020.[23]

A VHS edition of the documentary was released by Lunchmeat VHS in 2023.[24]

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Recorder: The Marion Stokes Project. Box Office Mojo. 6 March 2020. 2 September 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230902040921/https://www.boxofficemojo.com/release/rl2644673025/weekend/. live.
  2. Web site: Recorder: The Marion Stokes Project. The Numbers. 6 March 2020. 3 December 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191203151226/https://www.the-numbers.com/movie/Recorder-The-Marion-Stokes-Project#tab=summary. live.
  3. https://www.criterion.com/current/posts/8291-the-criterion-channels-november-2023-lineup The Criterion Channel's November 2023 Lineup|Current|The Criterion Collection
  4. Web site: Gleiberman. Owen. 2019-04-26. Tribeca Film Review: 'Recorder: The Marion Stokes Project'. live. 2019-12-03. Variety. en. 2019-04-26. https://web.archive.org/web/20190426075713/https://variety.com/2019/film/reviews/recorder-the-marion-stokes-project-review-1203197887/.
  5. News: Kenny. Glenn. 2019-11-14. 'Recorder: The Marion Stokes Project' Review: A VCR Obsession. en-US. The New York Times. 2019-12-03. 0362-4331. 2019-12-02. https://web.archive.org/web/20191202172302/https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/14/movies/recorder-the-marion-stokes-project-review.html. live.
  6. Web site: Wexner Center of the Arts . 2023-09-02 . 2023-09-02 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230902040923/https://wexarts.org/film-video/recorder-marion-stokes-project . live .
  7. Web site: Recorder: The Marion Stokes Project review: 35 years of life reflected by TVThe Digital Fix . 2023-09-02 . 2020-11-28 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201128044717/https://www.thedigitalfix.com/film/film-review/recorder-the-marion-stokes-project-film-review/ . live .
  8. https://www.snopes.com/news/2022/04/26/marion-stokes-archive-television/ Did Marion Stokes Record the World’s Largest Personal Archive of Television?|Snopes.com
  9. Web site: Winsor. Morgan. 2013-12-09. TV producer Marion Stokes' 840,000 hours of news tapes to be archived. 2020-06-30. CNN. 2020-06-30. https://web.archive.org/web/20200630203655/https://www.cnn.com/2013/12/09/us/pennsylvania-tv-news-archive/index.html. live.
  10. News: Recorder: The Marion Stokes Project review – the woman who kept the TV on for 30 yearsDocumentary filmsThe Guardian . The Guardian . 4 November 2020 . 2020-11-06 . 2020-11-06 . https://web.archive.org/web/20201106130008/https://www.theguardian.com/film/2020/nov/04/recorder-the-marion-stokes-project-review-documentary-television-news . live . Bradshaw . Peter .
  11. Web site: Kimball . Whitney . 24 June 2020 . The Endangered Internet Archive Is Full of TreasuresGizmodo Australia . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20221206170826/https://www.gizmodo.com.au/2020/06/the-endangered-internet-archive-is-full-of-treasures/ . 2022-12-06 . 2023-09-02 . Gizmodo.
  12. https://www.artforum.com/print/201909/matt-wolf-talks-about-recorder-the-marion-stokes-project-81071 MATT WOLF TALKS ABOUT RECORDER: THE MARION STOKES PROJECT - Artfourm International
  13. Web site: One woman's incredible VHS collection will live forever on the Internet - The Daily Dot . . 29 March 2014 . 2023-09-02 . 2016-06-09 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160609065906/http://www.dailydot.com/entertainment/marion-stokes-vhs-internet-archive-input/ . live .
  14. Web site: Little White Lies . 2023-09-02 . 2022-10-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221005094010/https://lwlies.com/reviews/recorder-the-marion-stokes-project/ . live .
  15. https://www.dvdtalk.com/reviews/74288/recorder-the-marion-stokes-project/ DVD Talk
  16. Web site: Recorder: The Marion Stokes Project 2019. 2019-12-03. Tribeca. 2019-04-30. https://web.archive.org/web/20190430132556/https://www.tribecafilm.com/filmguide/recorder-the-marion-stokes-project-2019. dead.
  17. Web site: November 27, 2019. Review: A woman recorded television 24 hours a day for 30 years. This doc tells her story. Los Angeles Times. 2019-12-03. 2019-12-04. https://web.archive.org/web/20191204074002/https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/movies/story/2019-11-27/recorder-marion-stokes-project-documentary-review. live.
  18. Web site: Carey. Matthew. December 2, 2019. Oscar-Contending Doc 'Recorder: The Marion Stokes Project' Reveals "Reclusive Activist" Behind Massive News Archive. live. Deadline. December 3, 2019. December 3, 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20191203165621/https://deadline.com/2019/12/recorder-the-marion-stokes-project-director-matt-wolf-pbs-documentary-interview-1202798584/.
  19. Web site: Kay. Jeremy. 2019-08-06. Zeitgeist Films, Kino Lorber team up on 'Recorder: The Marion Stokes Project' (exclusive). 2020-02-21. Screen. en. 2020-02-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20200221224736/https://www.screendaily.com/news/zeitgeist-films-kino-lorber-team-up-on-recorder-the-marion-stokes-project-exclusive/5141773.article. live.
  20. Web site: 15 highlights at the 2019 Tribeca Film Festival in NYC - CBS News . . 22 April 2019 . 2023-09-02 . 2023-07-05 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230705211342/https://www.cbsnews.com/news/highlights-from-the-2019-tribeca-film-festival-in-new-york-city/ . live .
  21. http://www.thebahamasweekly.com/publish/entertainment/159_Documentary_Features_submitted_for_2019_Oscar_Race_printer.shtml 159 Documentary Features submitted for 2019 Oscar® Race - The Bahamas Weekly
  22. Web site: Recorder: The Marion Stokes Project. Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango. . 2023-06-01. https://web.archive.org/web/20230601212528/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/recorder_the_marion_stokes_project. live.
  23. https://www.amazon.com/Recorder-Marion-Stokes-Project/dp/B083N2GM5C Amazom.com
  24. https://lunchmeatvhs.com/collections/featured-products/products/recorder-the-marion-stokes-project-pre-order Lunchmeat

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