‘Unknown: Cave Of Bones’ (2023) Review: Has The Burial Practice Been Present Since The Dawn Of Life?
Homo naledi, an extinct species of hominids, possesses a unique combination of primitive and present human characteristics. The remains of this ancient species, estimated to be approximately 250,000 to 300,000 years old, were discovered in the Rising Star Cave in South Africa. The announcement of this discovery in 2015 marked a significant advancement in our understanding of human history, as it represented one of the most recent findings related to our evolutionary past.
Notably, the exploration and excavation of the Rising Star Cave by the renowned paleoanthropologist and archaeologist Lee Berger played a crucial role in unraveling the story of Homo naledi. In 2013, Berger and his team made their initial discovery, which piqued their curiosity and led them to further investigate the site. To their astonishment, they unearthed a burial ground within the cave, indicating that Homo naledi and potentially other primitive human ancestors utilized this space as a resting place for their deceased.
Notably, the exploration and excavation of the Rising Star Cave by the renowned paleoanthropologist and archaeologist Lee Berger played a crucial role in unraveling the story of Homo naledi. In 2013, Berger and his team made their initial discovery, which piqued their curiosity and led them to further investigate the site. To their astonishment, they unearthed a burial ground within the cave, indicating that Homo naledi and potentially other primitive human ancestors utilized this space as a resting place for their deceased.
- 7/17/2023
- by Poulami Nanda
- Film Fugitives
“Unknown: Cave of Bones”, directed by Mark Mannucci, follows scientists examining underground clues from over 250,000 years ago that raise questions about what it means to be human, streaming July 17, 2023 on Netflix:
“…in South Africa's ‘Cradle of Humankind’, paleoanthropologist Lee Berger has found the world's oldest graveyard - and it's not human.
“If Lee and his team can prove that this ancient, small brained, ape-like creature practiced complex burial rituals - it will change everything we know about hominid evolution and the origins of belief…”
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“…in South Africa's ‘Cradle of Humankind’, paleoanthropologist Lee Berger has found the world's oldest graveyard - and it's not human.
“If Lee and his team can prove that this ancient, small brained, ape-like creature practiced complex burial rituals - it will change everything we know about hominid evolution and the origins of belief…”
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- 7/12/2023
- by Unknown
- SneakPeek
The trailer for Netflix’s Unknown: Cave of Bones opens with the news that 1,500 bones have been discovered in a South African cave. Most importantly, the bones aren’t human.
Cave of Bones is part of a four-part documentary series premiering on the streaming service in July 2023. The four episodes will be released once a week over a four-week period. Part one, The Lost Pyramid, premiered on July 3rd, followed by Killer Robots on July 10th. Cave of Bones streams on July 17th, and the docuseries finishes up with Cosmic Time Machine on July 24th.
Netflix offered this description of the Cave of Bones episode:
“In South Africa’s Cradle of Humankind, Paleoanthropologist Lee Berger has found the world’s oldest graveyard – and it’s not human. If Lee and his team can prove that this ancient, small-brained, ape-like creature practiced complex burial rituals – it will change everything we know...
Cave of Bones is part of a four-part documentary series premiering on the streaming service in July 2023. The four episodes will be released once a week over a four-week period. Part one, The Lost Pyramid, premiered on July 3rd, followed by Killer Robots on July 10th. Cave of Bones streams on July 17th, and the docuseries finishes up with Cosmic Time Machine on July 24th.
Netflix offered this description of the Cave of Bones episode:
“In South Africa’s Cradle of Humankind, Paleoanthropologist Lee Berger has found the world’s oldest graveyard – and it’s not human. If Lee and his team can prove that this ancient, small-brained, ape-like creature practiced complex burial rituals – it will change everything we know...
- 7/12/2023
- by Rebecca Murray
- Showbiz Junkies
"Why is it that all these bones are here?" Netflix has unveiled a new trailer in their Unknown documentary series - this one is called Unknown: Cave of Bones, premiering on July 17th next week. Continuing after The Lost Pyramid and Killer Robots before this. Cave of Bones follows Paleo anthropologist Lee Berger in South Africa, as he and his team try to prove that the world's oldest graveyard, they found, is not human. A small brained, ape-like creature could have practiced complex burial rituals. This sounds fascinating! And kind of chilling. This Netflix event: Unknown is a four-part docuseries event that tells breathtaking stories of adventure and exploration in awe-inspiring uncharted territories. Arriving weekly, each film pushes the boundaries of knowledge, ventures into unexplored regions, and unlocks the secrets of our world through the stories of remarkable people & places never before captured on camera. Embark on a new expedition...
- 7/12/2023
- by Alex Billington
- firstshowing.net
Exclusive: Netflix has set a July 3rd global premiere for Unknown, a new four-part docuseries on which it’s partnered with Liz Garbus and Dan Cogan’s esteemed production company Story Syndicate that will have new films debuting weekly.
Unknown is said to tell breathtaking stories of adventure and exploration in awe-inspiring uncharted territories. Each film in the series pushes the boundaries of knowledge, ventures into unexplored regions, and unlocks the secrets of our world through the stories of remarkable people and places never before captured on camera.
The show’s first episode, “Unknown: The Lost Pyramid,” takes viewers to the desert sands of Saqqara, the latest hotspot of Egyptian archaeology, where two of the world’s most famous Egyptologists seek to unearth ancient treasures. The legendary Dr. Zahi Hawass hunts for the long-lost pyramid of a forgotten Egyptian king while his protege and rival, Dr. Mostafa Waziri, searches for...
Unknown is said to tell breathtaking stories of adventure and exploration in awe-inspiring uncharted territories. Each film in the series pushes the boundaries of knowledge, ventures into unexplored regions, and unlocks the secrets of our world through the stories of remarkable people and places never before captured on camera.
The show’s first episode, “Unknown: The Lost Pyramid,” takes viewers to the desert sands of Saqqara, the latest hotspot of Egyptian archaeology, where two of the world’s most famous Egyptologists seek to unearth ancient treasures. The legendary Dr. Zahi Hawass hunts for the long-lost pyramid of a forgotten Egyptian king while his protege and rival, Dr. Mostafa Waziri, searches for...
- 5/18/2023
- by Matt Grobar
- Deadline Film + TV
Multiple former officers and directors at Rhythm & Hues, the visual effects and animation company behind “Life of Pi,” are being sued for making reckless business decisions and questionable investment and real estate transactions. The complaint that was filed on Friday at a bankruptcy court in Los Angeles included John Hughes, Pauline Ts’o, Keith Goldfarb, Lee Berger, Prashant Buyyala, Raymond Feeney and David Weinberg as defendants, along with Ccc Diagnostics LLC, Rhythm & Hues Sdn. Bhd and 2100 Grand LLC. See photos: Hollywood’s Most Outrageous Lawsuits (Photos) It alleges that the reason why Rhythm & Hues filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in February 2014 — 11 days before winning.
- 2/16/2015
- by Debbie Emery
- The Wrap
With the FX colossus Gravity hoovering up BAFTAs last night, here's a timely reminder of the controversy simmering around visual effects at last year's Oscars. Long-estabished and much respected FX house Rhythm & Hues collected a statue for its astonishing work on Ang Lee's Life Of Pi, but it was small consolation for the company, which had been forced to file for bankruptcy just weeks before. Somehow some of its employees found time to document the collapse as it was happening, and the result is Rhythm & Hues: Life After Pi, for which a trailer has just emerged."Here we are demonstrably doing the best work in the industry," says Digital Supervisor Michael Conelly, "and slamming into a wall. So the night of the Oscars... what a mess." "It was like a perfect storm of crap happening," says R&H president Lee Berger, whose company was far from the only one feeling...
- 2/17/2014
- EmpireOnline
This story first appeared in the April 12 issue of The Hollywood Reporter magazine. Hollywood's visual effects business has had another turbulent week. The shutdown of one VFX division comes amid major layoffs at another and a roller-coaster two-day bankruptcy auction for Rhythm & Hues, the Oscar winner for Life of Pi. Prana Studios, a Mumbai- and Los Angeles-based animation and VFX company, acquired R&H on March 28 in a deal valued at $17.8 million. With the ink barely dry, R&H president Lee Berger tells THR that plans are to maintain the company's bases in Los Angeles,
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- 4/3/2013
- by Carolyn Giardina , Nyay Bhushan
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Academy Award®-winning visual effects and animation studio Rhythm & Hues was acquired out of bankruptcy today by a wholly-owned affiliate of Los Angeles-based Prana Studios, Inc. Rhythm & Hues is a global production powerhouse for the creation of visual effects and animation for Hollywood movies. Among its 145 screen credits are “Life of Pi,” “The Golden Compass” and “Babe,” Academy Award winners for Achievement in Visual Effects, (in 2012, 2008, and 1995 respectively).
“This is a positive outcome to a difficult situation,” said R&H executive Lee Berger, “and we are thrilled to be able to put this process behind us. We are grateful for Prana’s support as well as the support of their investor group, and are excited to begin the next chapter of R&H’s history.
In February at the 85th Academy Awards, Ang Lee’s Life of Pi won 4 Oscars for Cinematography, Directing, Music (Original Score) and Visual Effects. The...
“This is a positive outcome to a difficult situation,” said R&H executive Lee Berger, “and we are thrilled to be able to put this process behind us. We are grateful for Prana’s support as well as the support of their investor group, and are excited to begin the next chapter of R&H’s history.
In February at the 85th Academy Awards, Ang Lee’s Life of Pi won 4 Oscars for Cinematography, Directing, Music (Original Score) and Visual Effects. The...
- 3/30/2013
- by Michelle McCue
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
A wholly-owned affiliate of Prana Studios acquired Rhythm & Hues, following a hearing Friday in U.S. Bankruptcy Court during which Judge Neil Bason approved the winning bid after a two-day auction held at R&H counsel Greenberg Glusker. According to analysis by The Hollywood Reporter, the deal is valued at $17.8 million, which includes a $1.2 million cash payment, assumption of loan obligations and contractual liabilities. The winner bidder, 34x118 Holdings, is a new operating company for which Allan Soong of Deliotte will serve as chief restructuring officer and work with R&H’s Lee Berger as president, Erika Burton as co-
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- 3/29/2013
- by Carolyn Giardina
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
One day after Rhythm & Hues, the Oscar-nominated visual effects house that created the Bengal tiger in Life of Pi, filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, the VFX and postproduction community was expressing sadness and sympathy. With the chapter 11 filing, the once-high-flying company has laid off roughly 300 employees, according to sources, with many sending their resumes around town. Some wonder how the Los Angeles-based effects business survive amid increased global competition. Photos: The Making of 'Life of Pi' Lee Berger, president of Rhythm & Hues’ film division, reported that the company's offices will remain open
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- 2/13/2013
- by Carolyn Giardina
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Nothing sucks worse in Hollywood than being out of work. Even worse when you just won a BAFTA Award and an Oscar nomination for Life Of Pi. So the VFX industry today commiserated online for those employees axed by the now bankrupt VFX house Rhythm & Hues. (Deadline first broke the news Sunday night.) But Dallas and Santa Monica-based Reel FX went a step beyond pity by posting a recruitment page on its website for the visual effects professionals left jobless by the Chapter 11 filing. “This recruiting tab was created for those Rhythm & Hues [artists] who have been affected by their recent situation. Please know our thoughts are with you,” the post read. Various artist and animator positions are advertised there – some on Guillermo del Toro-produced Book Of Life and others on Jimmy Hayward-directed Turkeys. Like Rhythm & Hues, Reel FX is a design, FX and animation studio. As many as...
- 2/12/2013
- by JEN YAMATO
- Deadline TV
Rhythm & Hues—the lead VFX house on Life of Pi -- won the BAFTA award for visual effects on Sunday, but the good news was dampened quickly by spreading word that employees had been contacted and told not to come into the El Segundo studio on Monday. The company has been having cash flow problems and is now taking aggressive action. Beyond laying off some of its 1400 employees, Rhythm & Hues will also be seeking protection against some of its creditors. "Tonight we are going to be filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy," says Lee Berger, president of the company's
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- 2/11/2013
- by Carolyn Giardina , Eriq Gardner
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Yogi Bear just stole your picinic basket… and the only way to get it back is to go to an advanced screening and get it back!
We are giving away Family Four Packs to an advanced screening for you and your friends, loved ones, or whomever you would really like to bring. The screening will be on December 11th at the Great Escape at 10am.
Official Rules:
1. You Must Be In The St. Louis Area The Day Of The Screening.
2. Fill Out Your Name And Email Address Below.
3. Answer The Following Question: What is your favorite thing about the old Yogi Bear cartoons?
Winners Will Be Chosen Through A Random Drawing Of Qualifying Contestants. No Purchase Necessary. Passes Will Not Be Substituted Or Exchanged.
Synopsis
Everyone’s favorite pic-a-nic basket-stealing bear comes to the big screen in “Yogi Bear,” a new adventure, filmed in 3D, that combines live action with computer animation.
We are giving away Family Four Packs to an advanced screening for you and your friends, loved ones, or whomever you would really like to bring. The screening will be on December 11th at the Great Escape at 10am.
Official Rules:
1. You Must Be In The St. Louis Area The Day Of The Screening.
2. Fill Out Your Name And Email Address Below.
3. Answer The Following Question: What is your favorite thing about the old Yogi Bear cartoons?
Winners Will Be Chosen Through A Random Drawing Of Qualifying Contestants. No Purchase Necessary. Passes Will Not Be Substituted Or Exchanged.
Synopsis
Everyone’s favorite pic-a-nic basket-stealing bear comes to the big screen in “Yogi Bear,” a new adventure, filmed in 3D, that combines live action with computer animation.
- 12/2/2010
- by Melissa Howland
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Sneak Peek the first poster and new trailer supporting the upcoming 3D live-action/CGI feature "Yogi Bear".
Based on the Hanna-Barbera cartoon character, "Yogi Bear" will be distributed by Warner Bros. and Hanna-Barbera Productions, directed by Eric Brevig for producers Donald De Line, Karen Rosenfelt and Tim Coddington and executive producers Lee Berger, Jim Dyer, Andrew Hass and Jon Berg.
"...'Jellystone Park' has been losing business, so greedy 'Mayor Brown' decides to shut it down and sell the land. That means families will no longer be able to experience the natural beauty of the outdoors -- and, even worse, 'Yogi' and 'Boo Boo' will be tossed out of the only home they've ever known. Faced with his biggest challenge ever, Yogi must prove that he really is 'smarter than the average bear' as he and Boo Boo join forces with their old nemesis 'Ranger Smith' to find a way to...
Based on the Hanna-Barbera cartoon character, "Yogi Bear" will be distributed by Warner Bros. and Hanna-Barbera Productions, directed by Eric Brevig for producers Donald De Line, Karen Rosenfelt and Tim Coddington and executive producers Lee Berger, Jim Dyer, Andrew Hass and Jon Berg.
"...'Jellystone Park' has been losing business, so greedy 'Mayor Brown' decides to shut it down and sell the land. That means families will no longer be able to experience the natural beauty of the outdoors -- and, even worse, 'Yogi' and 'Boo Boo' will be tossed out of the only home they've ever known. Faced with his biggest challenge ever, Yogi must prove that he really is 'smarter than the average bear' as he and Boo Boo join forces with their old nemesis 'Ranger Smith' to find a way to...
- 7/29/2010
- by Michael Stevens
- SneakPeek
The Hulk is getting a makeover.
Rhythm & Hues Studios said that it has been named the lead visual effects house on "The Incredible Hulk" from Marvel Studios, which is scheduled to start production in June in Toronto. Louis Leterrier will direct.
This project will give the Hulk a new look, as the Ang Lee-directed 2003 "Hulk" featured a CG character and lead visual effects from Industrial Light + Magic.
Rhythm & Hues was selected after several months of R&D that included the creation of a CG Hulk.
The company is well known for its character animation. For "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe," the studio's work included the film's well-received CG lion Aslan. Earlier character work included "Babe", which won an Academy Award for achievement in visual effects.
Pointing to the company's history with creating animals, Rhythm & Hues film division president Lee Berger sees "Hulk" as a great next project. "It's the first time Rhythm & Hues has been able to take a human-like character to its full exposition," he said.
Rhythm & Hues Studios said that it has been named the lead visual effects house on "The Incredible Hulk" from Marvel Studios, which is scheduled to start production in June in Toronto. Louis Leterrier will direct.
This project will give the Hulk a new look, as the Ang Lee-directed 2003 "Hulk" featured a CG character and lead visual effects from Industrial Light + Magic.
Rhythm & Hues was selected after several months of R&D that included the creation of a CG Hulk.
The company is well known for its character animation. For "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe," the studio's work included the film's well-received CG lion Aslan. Earlier character work included "Babe", which won an Academy Award for achievement in visual effects.
Pointing to the company's history with creating animals, Rhythm & Hues film division president Lee Berger sees "Hulk" as a great next project. "It's the first time Rhythm & Hues has been able to take a human-like character to its full exposition," he said.
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