NPR had an interesting story on old classics and why some are not on DVD. It mentioned that Star Wars' negative was "used up" -- due to the incredible popularity of the film.
Fred: So you don't worry that it's possible for someone to send out a biological or electronic trigger that effectively overrides your own sense of ideals and values and replaces them with an alternative coercive agenda that reduces you to a mindless meat puppet? Shopkeeper: Wow. People used to think that I was paranoid.
'Time Bomb'
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sumi - Sep 14, 2004 5:33:03 am PDT #3879 of 10001
Art Crawl!!!
Connie Neil - Sep 14, 2004 5:50:10 am PDT #3880 of 10001
brillig
How interesting. The Pet Shop Boys did a performance of the soundtrack they wrote for Battleship Potemkin in London recently. I think I'd like to see that. Apparently the director of Potemkin, (bad me for forgetting), wanted the soundtrack redone every ten years.
Tom Scola - Sep 14, 2004 5:52:02 am PDT #3881 of 10001
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
Sergei Eisenstein made Potemkin.
Dana - Sep 14, 2004 8:45:53 am PDT #3882 of 10001
I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.
A few more proposed changes to the Star Wars films.
evil jimi - Sep 14, 2004 9:25:35 am PDT #3883 of 10001
Lurching from one disaster to the next.
Now, if those changes were real, I'd consider renting the new Star Wars DVDs. As it is, I wouldn't even watch them if given to me.
tommyrot - Sep 14, 2004 11:47:28 am PDT #3884 of 10001
Sir, it's not an offence to let your cat eat your bacon. Okay? And we don't arrest cats, I'm very sorry.
The Onion A.V. Club has a glowing review of Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow.
You know how they have wacky captions to photos in their movie reviews? This one says, "For the sake of authenticity, Sky Captain And The World Of Tomorrow was filmed in the world of tomorrow using actual sky captains."
quester - Sep 14, 2004 4:42:38 pm PDT #3885 of 10001
Danger is my middle name, only I spell it R. u. t. h. - Tina Belcher.
Anyone else intrigued by The Forgotten ?
The commercials are working on me.
tiggy - Sep 14, 2004 4:43:35 pm PDT #3886 of 10001
I do believe in killing the messenger, you know why? Because it sends a message. ~ Damon Salvatore
Anyone else intrigued by The Forgotten ?
very much! i can't wait to see it.
§ ita § - Sep 14, 2004 4:44:24 pm PDT #3887 of 10001
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Maybe if it were Julianne being forgotten...
Polter-Cow - Sep 14, 2004 4:46:17 pm PDT #3888 of 10001
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Anyone else intrigued by The Forgotten ?
I'm intrigued, and then the kicker is the last shot of the trailer with the roof being blown off. Cause that's fucking cool.