There are movies where you want to turn around and go right back in...LotR, Batman Begins, Serenity...those I'd buy the DVDs of right away, but it wouldn't stop me from seeing it again in the theatre anyway.
Don't you have an elsewhere to be?
Cordelia ,'Lessons'
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§ ita § - Jan 03, 2006 5:34:05 pm PST #9584 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Sean K - Jan 03, 2006 6:59:55 pm PST #9585 of 10002
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
Isn't it Soderbergh who's going to release his next film in theaters and on DVD the same day?
I've been talking about this a lot with people lately. I think it's just another step in Soderburgh's admirable quest to prove that filmmaking is now cheap and accessable to anyone who wants to be a filmmaker.
His first big step in this quest was shooting Full Frontal entirely on a Canon XL1, and editing it entirely on a Mac with Final Cut Pro. I think this next step, releasing in theaters and on DVD the same day is partly a way of saying "and if you add DVD authoring software to that Mac, you're your own distributor now as well!"
Both of those are fine and well and good, and I applaud him for them.
The point that I think Soderburgh misses is that he can get Julia Roberts and George Clooney to be in his movies. I cannot.
Not yet, anyway.
Spidra Webster - Jan 03, 2006 7:16:42 pm PST #9586 of 10002
I wish I could just go somewhere to get flensed but none of the whaling ships near me take Medicare.
I had an awful day at work. The kind that made me start hitting the job ads and getting depressed about my prospects for getting anything better. I headed home depressed and angry, but with a copy of The Blues Brothers movie from Amazon. I put that puppy in and within about 10 min. I had a very broad smile pasted to my face. Fantastic music and lots of silliness. Praise Jebux.
Aims - Jan 03, 2006 8:40:50 pm PST #9587 of 10002
Shit's all sorts of different now.
The point that I think Soderburgh misses is that he can get Julia Roberts and George Clooney to be in his movies.
Well, then you just aren't trying hard enough.
Slacker.
Frankenbuddha - Jan 04, 2006 3:10:24 am PST #9588 of 10002
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
The point that I think Soderburgh misses is that he can get Julia Roberts and George Clooney to be in his movies. I cannot.
But the real question is can you get Nameless Numberhead Man in your movies?
Jessica - Jan 04, 2006 4:39:27 am PST #9589 of 10002
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?
I think it's just another step in Soderburgh's admirable quest to prove that filmmaking is now cheap and accessable to anyone who wants to be a filmmaker.
That, and I get the impression that he gets bored very easily, so he's constantly trying new things.
sj - Jan 04, 2006 5:28:57 am PST #9590 of 10002
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
I think I would be more likely to impulse buy a movie on the way out the door if I really liked it. With the delay from the release of the film to the DVD release, I am more likely to put it on my wishlist until I can justify the expense.
Jessica - Jan 04, 2006 5:33:13 am PST #9591 of 10002
If I want to become a cloud of bats, does each bat need a separate vaccination?
I'd rather have the DVD available in stores than at the theatre. Crowd control is bad enough as it is.
sarameg - Jan 04, 2006 12:38:15 pm PST #9592 of 10002
OK, so this was bothering me, and this isn't really a resolution, but ...there was a sign in Brokeback that had me going huh? and trying to figure out where exactly it was supposed to me. Probably no one else noticed it, it was just a El Paso/Juarez mileage sign. I just looked up the filming locations and the reason it had me blinking is....I've seen that sign or one very much like it, frequently. It's in Mesilla, NM, not far from where I grew up.
Volans - Jan 04, 2006 7:43:08 pm PST #9593 of 10002
move out and draw fire
How cool! And also, weird. Didn't they film in Canada? But I guess that sign would add realism for being in Texas.