Terrence Malick has long explored the mysteries of life and the universe in his career. But the realization of his biggest question will be displayed on the biggest screen possible later this fall.
Voyage of Time is the Oscar-nominated director's first documentary, nearly 40 years in the making. It promises to take viewers from "the Big Bang to the dinosaur age to our present human world... and beyond." If you loved the awe-inspiring images from The Tree of Life, Voyage of Time will be another visual wonder.
The film will have two different formats. A 90-minute version, subtitled Life's Journey, will be narrated by Cate Blanchett. She starred in the director's most recent film, the maligned Knight of Cups. A truncated 40-minute version will be shown exclusively in IMAX theaters, for maximum awe-inspiring images. That one will be narrated by Brad Pitt, who gave one of the best performances of his career in The Tree of Life. Both will open on October 7.
About Kip Mooney
Like many film critics born during and after the 1980s, my hero is Roger Ebert. The man was already the best critic in the nation when he won the Pulitzer in 1975, but his indomitable spirit during and after his recent battle with cancer keeps me coming back to read not only his reviews but his insightful commentary on the everyday. But enough about a guy you know a lot about.
I knew I was going to be a film critic—some would say a snob—in middle school, when I had to voraciously defend my position that The Royal Tenenbaums was only a million times better than Adam Sandler’s remake of Mr. Deeds. From then on, I would seek out Wes Anderson’s films and avoid Sandler’s like the plague.
Still, I like to think of myself as a populist, and I’ll be just as likely to see the next superhero movie as the next Sundance sensation. The thing I most deplore in a movie is laziness. I’d much rather see movies with big ambitions try and fail than movies with no ambitions succeed at simply existing. I’m also a big advocate of fun-bad movies like The Room and most of Nicolas Cage’s work.
In the past, I’ve written for The Dallas Morning News and the North Texas Daily, which I edited for a semester. I also contributed to Dallas-based Pegasus News, which in the circle of life, is now part of The Dallas Morning News, where I got my big break in 2007. Eventually, I’d love to write and talk about film full-time, but until that’s a viable career option, I work as an auditor for Wells Fargo.
I hope to one day meet my hero, go to the Toronto International Film Festival, and compete on Jeopardy. Until then, I’m excited to share my love of film with you.
