Movie Description
This documentary about the Internet start-up phenomenon is produced by cinema verité pioneer D.A. Pennebaker, and directed by Chris Hedgus and Jehane Noujaim. STARTUP.COM follows two New Yorkers who quit their day jobs to focus on their entrepreneurial online business, govWorks.com. As the two men receive venture capital, grow the business, and then watch it fall apart, the film intersperses interviews with Internet industry leaders.
| Credits | | Producer: | D.A. Pennebaker |
| Details | | Sound: | Stereo Sound, Surround Sound |
Notes
DVD Features:
Region 1
Keep Case
Full Frame - 1.33
Audio:
Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
Dolby Digital Stereo - English
Additional Release Material:
Audio Commentary
Original Theatrical Trailer
Interactive Features:
Interactive Menus
Scene Access
Text/Photo Galleries:
Production Notes
Filmographies
Editorial Reviews
"...A pointed, poignant story of the erosion of a long-time friendship under the stresses of new technology..."
Movieline - p.30-1 - Stephen Farber (05/01/2001)
"...Here's a film fireball that raises provocative hell about a go-bust economy and delivers more suspense than a tombful of mummies..."
Rolling Stone - p.120 - Peter Travers (06/07/2001)
"...Eye-opening in its timelines....STARTUP.COM is a revelation..."
Entertainment Weekly - p.55-6 - Owen Gleiberman (05/18/2001)
"...A cautionary tale very well-told..."
USA Today - p.10E - Mike Clark (05/11/2001)
"...STARTUP.COM is as timeless as it is timely....The drama is built-in..."
Los Angeles Times - p.4 - Robin Rauzi (05/18/2001)
"...A compelling, sharp-eyed snapshot of an internet Icarus..."
Sight and Sound - p.59-60 - Kate Stables (10/01/2001)
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