Banlieu 13
Is that DISTRICT B13 (I think)? I've been hearing good things about it (and that, as Jess indicated, it moves like a bat out of hell).
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Frankenbuddha - Jun 01, 2006 3:35:28 am PDT #1941 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Jessica - Jun 01, 2006 4:48:13 am PDT #1942 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Is that DISTRICT B13 (I think)?
Yep, that's the English title. (Which I'm pretty sure means it translates as District District 13, but oh well.) It's pretty damn awesome.
megan walker - Jun 01, 2006 4:54:58 am PDT #1943 of 10001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
Yep, that's the English title. (Which I'm pretty sure means it translates as District District 13, but oh well.) It's pretty damn awesome.
Very psyched for this. But will it come to Annapolis? Sometimes I really miss NY.
BTW, banlieue literally means suburb but in the French context (outside of train stations and commuting discussions) usually refers to what we would call the "inner city".
So I guess its District Suburb 13 which still makes little sense.
Jessica - Jun 01, 2006 4:58:33 am PDT #1944 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
BTW, banlieue literally means suburb but in the French context (outside of train stations and commuting discussions) usually refers to what we would call the "inner city".
So in the context of the film, we've got District Ghetto 13. Heh.
How wide a release did Ong Bak get? I'd expect this to be similar.
megan walker - Jun 01, 2006 5:03:23 am PDT #1945 of 10001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
In class I try to avoid the word ghetto, but yeah.
I think the reason they are keeping the B in the title is that in France that's how the movie was marketed B13: Banlieue 13 .
As for release, hard to tell. Luc Besson produced Ong Bak too, but also The Transporter so I guess it depends which strings he decides to pull.
Frankenbuddha - Jun 01, 2006 5:07:09 am PDT #1946 of 10001
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
It's opening in Boston, but not anywhere in Maine, tomorrow. Just checking times and places - which probably doesn't tell you anything about Annapolis.
Jessica - Jun 01, 2006 5:11:56 am PDT #1947 of 10001
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
In class I try to avoid the word ghetto, but yeah.
Since the premise of the movie is that the French government has built a WALL around the neighborhood to keep the criminals in...
megan walker - Jun 01, 2006 5:13:08 am PDT #1948 of 10001
"What kind of magical sunshine and lollipop world do you live in? Because you need to be medicated."-SFist
So Escape from New York , but in France?
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Sean K - Jun 01, 2006 6:43:07 am PDT #1949 of 10001
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
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That's an artifact of quick-formatting (I think). The only way to avoid the space (which I dislike, myself) is to format the old fashioned way.
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Sean K - Jun 01, 2006 6:44:01 am PDT #1950 of 10001
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
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