The documentary employs many of Ulmer's trademark techniques, such as rear-projection, and tries to open up the usual talking-head format by taking the camera outside, in and around Hollywood.
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11/12/06
Edgar G. Ulmer: The Man Off-Screen (2004)
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Reviews Counted:6
Fresh:4
Rotten:2
Average Rating:5.6/10
Runtime: 77 mins
Genre: Education/General Interest
US Box Office: $0
Synopsis: Known for such B-movie gems as THE BLACK CAT, DETOUR, and THE MAN FROM PLANET X, Edgar G. Ulmer made fantastically wild and irresistibly lurid films with little to no money. A low-budget auteur... [More]
Reviews for Edgar G. Ulmer: The Man Off-Screen
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This 77-minute primer sheds partial light on this B-movie legend who, unlike his contemporaries like Lang, never managed to ascend to the A-list.
07/28/05
Top CriticDespite some excellent talking heads, Palm's good-natured attempt to stuff Ulmer's life into a B-movie mold of its own ultimately lacks the lean crackerjack narrative stylization that marked the emigre helmer's best works.
07/28/05
Top CriticThe subject and the film clips are great, although the documentary as a whole is a bit gimmicky.
07/28/05
[A] well-wrought investigation of the often mysterious life of Edgar G. Ulmer.
07/26/05
Michael Palm's film remains earthbound despite its interesting, offbeat subject.
06/07/05
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