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I also thought this was really good advice for any kind of artist:
What is the most important skill for a film director?
Part of being a filmmaker is to know that any decision is better than the wrong decision or the right decision. The set designer comes with a blue cloth or green cloth. What is best is just making a decision. You can always change the decision later.
you can see the pool scene here, though
Ah, I did find that but Adblock was blocking it. Now I can watch it, hurrah!
“Coming out of the new Tintin film directed by Steven Spielberg, I found myself, for a few seconds, too stunned and sickened to speak; for I had been obliged to watch two hours of literally senseless violence being perpetrated on something I loved dearly. In fact, the sense of violation was so strong that it felt as though I had witnessed a rape.”
The comments on that are great.
“We cut a sequence involving a coyote attack—supernatural coyotes—and a small animated segment.”
Bruckheimer on how they trimmed the budget for the new Lone Ranger.
Flavorwire's Ten Creepiest "Family" movies of all time.
I thought it was going to creepy movies *about families, like Texas Chainsaw Massacre or something. I have to admit I was disappointed.
We saw Take Shelter yesterday. Mike Shannon (who I know very slightly) was excellent, as was Jessica "I'm In Everything" Chastain, but I just didn't like the film much. It seemed, I dunno, to think it had a lot more meaning than it actually did. Anyone else see it?
Angsty take on Species, starring ScarJo. I dunno, the premise makes me all eye-rolly, but much of that might be my lack of respect for the lead actress and her reputed sexpottiness.
Icelandic Horses to be important in The Hobbit.