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Buffista Movies 5: Development Hell

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A place to talk about movies--old and new, good and bad, high art and high cheese. It's the place to place your kittens on the award winners, gossip about upcoming fims and discuss DVD releases and extras. Spoiler policy: White font all plot-related discussion until a movie's been in wide release two weeks, and keep the major HSQ in white font until two weeks after the video/DVD release.

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Jessica - Jan 02, 2007 5:32:31 am PST #6750 of 10001

And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

Collateral was also Michael Mann -- he's one of the few directors out there today who really knows how to shoot in digital, instead of just treating it like cheap film.

Unfortunately for the DVD market, what both Collateral and Miami Vice show off brilliantly about digital cinematography is how much rich/crisp detail you can get out of very dark night scenes, which isn't something most TVs are able to reproduce, especially after it's been downcoverted to standard def.

Theodosia - Jan 02, 2007 5:51:16 am PST #6751 of 10001

'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"

28 Days Later was shot digitally on the cheap, and IMHO is perhaps the prettiest horror movie I've ever seen. Props to the cinematographer.

Nutty - Jan 02, 2007 6:20:31 am PST #6752 of 10001

"Mister Spock is on his fanny, sir. Reports heavy damage."

The difference in output device is really a big deal, which I did not understand until I started watching DVDs on my computer. On the TV, low-contrast comes out fine. On the monitor, dark, murky and dark.

(Unless I am doign something wrong with the monitor, but, the brightness and contrast are as high as they can go! I can only watch sunny musicals and comedies on my computer, as a result.)

Kevin - Jan 02, 2007 7:16:22 am PST #6753 of 10001

Never fall in love with somebody you actually love.

Ah. I've been watching the things you mention on my TV. That might actually explain it.

ETA: My TV broke last night, during the Torchwood finale. It won't come on now. Nothing happens when I plug it in. Wah. It's quite old, though.

Theodosia - Jan 02, 2007 7:36:42 am PST #6754 of 10001

'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"

Torchwood was so intense it actually broke your TV set!? I wonder what it will do to bittorrent....

Kevin - Jan 02, 2007 7:38:28 am PST #6755 of 10001

Never fall in love with somebody you actually love.

It broke right at the end of the 1st part of the 2 parter. I'm going to have to BitTorrent it myself to see the rest. I still don't think my brain fully understands I HAVE NO TELEBOX.

Matt the Bruins fan - Jan 02, 2007 8:54:03 am PST #6756 of 10001

"I remember when they eventually introduced that drug kingpin who murdered people and smuggled drugs inside snakes and I was like 'Finally. A normal person.'” —RahvinDragand

Wow, I'd heard people joke about the hotness of the Captain Jack/real Captain Jack kissing being likely to melt TV screens, but I assumed it was just hyperbole ...

(Torchwood ep 12 spoiler above)

Dana - Jan 02, 2007 8:55:56 am PST #6757 of 10001

I'm terrifically busy with my ennui.

Ack, can we move Torchwood spoilers to Boxed Set, or at least label them?

Kevin - Jan 02, 2007 9:03:24 am PST #6758 of 10001

Never fall in love with somebody you actually love.

Am suddenly glad I didn't highlight that, heh.

Theodosia - Jan 02, 2007 9:11:03 am PST #6759 of 10001

'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"

I'm not entirely sorry I did, now I just want to get home faster....

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