“Boxing Gym” – KDHX (88.1 FM)

Posted by Diane Feb 03, 2011 | Movie: Boxing Gym
"Boxing Gym" - KDHX (88.1 FM) Veteran documentarian Frederick Wiseman began crafting his unique films in 1967 with the controversial Titicut Follies about the criminally insane. Now in his 81st year, he continues to cast a fresh eye on the world with Boxing Gym which documents the diverse clientele training at the modest Lord’s Gym in Austin, Texas. Faithful to his approach, Wiseman asks no questions, presents no on-camera interviews, and provides no voiceover narration or interpretation. In fact, the subjects here and in all his films seem quite oblivious to the camera as their unselfconscious, natural actions testify. From the  hundreds of hours of footage captured,...

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