Computer Chess (DVD)
Set over the course of a weekend tournament for chess software programmers thirty-some years ago, COMPUTER CHESS transports viewers to a nostalgic moment when the contest between technology and the human spirit seemed a little more up for grabs. We get to know the eccentric geniuses possessed of the vision to teach a metal box to defeat man, literally, at his own game, laying the groundwork for artificial intelligence as we know it and will come to know it in the future.
• Commentary by Deep Blue programmer Murray Campbell
• Bonus commentary by an enthusiastic stoner
• Crowdfunding plea video
• Sundance Film Festival promo
• 4 Computer Chess reference games
• 1969 Sony AVC-3260 video camera tutorial
• Trailers
- Andrew Bujalski - Director
- Andrew Bujalski - Writer
- Myles Paige - Actor
- Patrick Riester - Actor
- Robin Schwartz - Actor
- James Curry - Actor
- Gerald Peary - Actor
- Wiley Wiggins - Actor
- Gordon Kindlmann - Actor
- Houston King - Producer
- Alex Lipschultz - Producer
Reviews
"Close to perfect."
"An extraordinarily inventive and richly textured period piece."
"A funny, low-key look at nerd culture."
"Computer Chess could be a new Doctor Strangelove. Hilarious and brilliant."
"About as perfect a rendering of the era as you could ask for. Bujalski really has pulled off something extraordinary here. As an act of cultural archeology, I can think of few better."
"An endearingly nutty, proudly analog tribute to the ultra-nerdy innovators of yesteryear."
"Funny and poignant, it's also a witty satire on technology and how today's cutting-edge will be tomorrow's quaint kitsch."
Awards
Alfred P Sloan Prize Sundance Film Festival
Official Selection Berlinale
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