Researchers may have taught a chimp named Nim to communicate via sign language back in the mid-’70s, but it was humans who learned the most from the experiment, as detailed in director James Marsh‘s ...

Best extra: “Bob’s Journey,” a profile of Bob Ingersoll, the research student who became Nim’s friend and advocate NIM WAS a newborn when he was snatched from his mother at an Oklahoma primate ...

Project Nim, a documentary film directed by James Marsh, is the story of scientist Herb Terrace and his experiment—initiated in December, 1973—to teach sign language to a chimpanzee named Nim. It is ...

With British documentary maker James Marsh's often wild mix of genuine footage and re-creations, in lesser hands his movies could easily slip into something approaching an episode of Cops. But ...

"Project Nim" THREE AND A HALF STARS PG-13 for some strong language, drug content, thematic elements and disturbing images. 93 minutes. The baby was taken from his mother’s arms when he was only a few ...

More stories by Nigel M. In a refreshing change of pace, “Project Nim” beat out awards juggernaut “The Artist” to win the Golden Tomato for best reviewed film in limited release at the 13th Annual ...

More stories by Nigel M. On DVD and Blu-ray this week: James Marsh’s acclaimed follow-up to his Academy Award-winning documentary “Man on Wire;” season two of Britain’s favorite import; “The Sunset ...

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Two great documentaries ("Project Nim" and "Knuckle") are joined by a sensationalistic but engaging costume drama ("Anonymous") in leading today's (Feb. 7) new batch of DVD titles. Here's a rundown of ...

Will the old Hollywood silent B&W film go all the way and sweep the awards season? It's look like that might be the case. French director Michel Hazanavicius has won the 2011 DGA Award for Outstanding ...

This week on Collider's podcast, The Collision, we talk about the Planet of the Apes franchise, its flexibility, its themes, motifs, and more. PROJECT NIM DVD Review. Documentary filmmaker James Marsh ...