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I know FitFordDanga has the movie, but this is for anyone else as well. Could someone scan the cover of Todd Haynes' Safe for me? I need a new cover for it. I have the disc but I am a weirdo. I've looked all over the net!
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Is there a general TV questions megathread? Liek this, broad ranging and not focused on what just got released?
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Jun 13, 2010 06:09
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EVERYTHING I SAY ABOUT JAPAN OR LIVING IN JAPAN IS COMPLETELY WRONG, BUT YOU BETTER BELIEVE I'LL 
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The Lucas posted:I know FitFordDanga has the movie, but this is for anyone else as well. Could someone scan the cover of Todd Haynes' Safe for me? I need a new cover for it. I have the disc but I am a weirdo. I've looked all over the net! PM me your email address, I'll send it to you.
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Jun 13, 2010 06:19
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FitFortDanga posted:PM me your email address, I'll send it to you. I don't have PMs but here is my email. lucaskollauf@gmail.com
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Jun 13, 2010 06:20
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Do cars in movies have fake license plates? Or are they just real cars with actual plates and they were rented by the studio?
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Jun 13, 2010 07:06
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The Lucas posted:I don't have PMs but here is my email. lucaskollauf@gmail.com Email sent.
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Jun 13, 2010 08:07
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Jacques Diarrhida posted:Do cars in movies have fake license plates? Or are they just real cars with actual plates and they were rented by the studio? Fake - they are usually plastic and prop guys use the same licenses over and over again. Keep an eye out for same numbers between same-state licenses.
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Jun 13, 2010 08:48
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Jacques Diarrhida posted:Do cars in movies have fake license plates? Or are they just real cars with actual plates and they were rented by the studio? Or in lazy productions set in the past where older cars have modern plates. A great example was recently in Underbelly where modern Queensland number plates were sitting next to Victorian plates in 1990.
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Jun 13, 2010 11:54
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FitFortDanga posted:Email sent. Thanks FFD 
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Jun 13, 2010 17:30
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So like, they keep showing commercials for The Last Airbender and it's still unrated and it comes out in 12 days. Is it common for films to get that close to release without being rated yet?
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Jun 19, 2010 08:16
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Has there ever actually been a serious zombie movie where the zombies crave brains? The only examples I can think of are parodies.
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Jun 20, 2010 06:29
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Ninja Gamer posted:Has there ever actually been a serious zombie movie where the zombies crave brains? The only examples I can think of are parodies. I think Return of the Living Dead is as close as you're gonna get. It's what kickstarted the whole idea in the first place, IIRC. And even though it's basically a parody itself, it at least explains why they crave brains. For whatever reason, though, people latched onto the idea and now whenever someone says "zombies", some jackass inevitably replies, "BRAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAIIIIIIIIIINS!"
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Jun 20, 2010 06:37
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It'd make sense for ROTLD to have started the whole brains crazy. Goddamn that movie is awesome. I respect the old Romero stuff for the subtext and enjoy the new directions in the genre of 28 Days Later and 04 Dawn, but nothing beats the ultimate feeling of satisfaction provided by Return of the Living Dead. I wouldn't say it's really a parody as much as it has unique, prevalent sense of humor like Ravenous. The introduction of quick, invincible, and intelligent zombies scared the gently caress out of me as a twelve year old. And the ending sure didn't make me feel any better either then too, although I absolutely love it today.
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Jun 20, 2010 07:50
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Maybe I'm just having a massive brain fart, but the worst sequel/prequel thread made me think. I can name lots of sequels that are good, but I can't really think of any prequels that are actually any good. I also can't think of any older prequels. Are prequels a modern thing? Are there any good ones?
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Jun 21, 2010 07:59
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Skwirl posted:Maybe I'm just having a massive brain fart, but the worst sequel/prequel thread made me think. I can name lots of sequels that are good, but I can't really think of any prequels that are actually any good. I also can't think of any older prequels. Are prequels a modern thing? Are there any good ones? The Godfather Part II is kind of both a sequel and a prequel, so there's that. Also the JJ Abrams "Star Trek" movie was good, if you count that as a prequel.
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Jun 21, 2010 11:25
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Keanu Grieves posted:On a related note, something I've always wondered: Do they ever use real drugs in the filming of a movie? You know how sometimes (very rarely) Actor A and Actress B have real sex disguised as fake sex? I wonder if the same thing happens with drugs, especially coke. According to the commentary for Evil Dead, Sam Raimi had the actors really smoke weed the first time they shot the scene where they smoke weed. Unfortunately, none of them had ever smoked weed before and kept loving up their lines.
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Jun 21, 2010 16:14
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The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly is a prequel, isn't it?
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Jun 21, 2010 16:16
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Crows Turn Off posted:The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly is a prequel, isn't it? I am not sure about Fistful of Dollars because I never found any reference beyond Clint Eastwood's character, but it seemed like For a few dollars more took place before The Good the Bad and the Ugly. Eastwood seemed to know who Lee Van Cleef was in The Good the Bad and the Ugly, but seemed to have just met him in For a Few Dollars More. This is just from memory/my interpretation of the movies though.
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Dyscrasia posted:I am not sure about Fistful of Dollars because I never found any reference beyond Clint Eastwood's character, but it seemed like For a few dollars more took place before The Good the Bad and the Ugly. Lee Van Cleef is two different characters, and Good the Bad and the Ugly ended with the Man with no name get his outfit. bobkatt013 fucked around with this message at 04:22 on Jun 22, 2010 |
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Skwirl posted:Maybe I'm just having a massive brain fart, but the worst sequel/prequel thread made me think. I can name lots of sequels that are good, but I can't really think of any prequels that are actually any good. I also can't think of any older prequels. Are prequels a modern thing? Are there any good ones? Part of the issue is that there are way more sequels released than prequels. From wikipedia list: Psycho IV, Freddy vs Jason, Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, Cube Zero These were all okay movies but really don't stand up to earlier works at all. Probably the best prequel of all-time in relation to the source material is http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puppet_Master_III:_Toulon%27s_Revenge Highest rated on IMDB of the whole series as well.
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Jun 22, 2010 00:38
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How was Freddy vs Jason a prequel? Other than the fact that it had to take place before Jason X. I do have my own question though, what's the dealeo with Ben Affleck and Matt Damon not really writing any movies other than Good Will Hunting? I mean, you win an Oscar for best screenplay and then proceed to write nothing for the next six years for Damon and ten years for Affleck.
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Jun 22, 2010 03:27
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muscles like this? posted:How was Freddy vs Jason a prequel? Other than the fact that it had to take place before Jason X. That's the only criteria that wikipedia lists.
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muscles like this? posted:How was Freddy vs Jason a prequel? Other than the fact that it had to take place before Jason X. I'm sure it has something to do with the enormous paychecks they are offered as actors.
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muscles like this? posted:How was Freddy vs Jason a prequel? Other than the fact that it had to take place before Jason X. Well, how do you top an Oscar for your first produced screenplay? It's drat near impossible. Everyone expects you to crank out award winners all the time in that case. Add on the  factor girls had over Damon and Affleck when Hunting turned into a hit, it's obvious that they knew the brighter career prospects were in acting, not screenwriting.
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Jun 22, 2010 04:12
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muscles like this? posted:I do have my own question though, what's the dealeo with Ben Affleck and Matt Damon not really writing any movies other than Good Will Hunting? I mean, you win an Oscar for best screenplay and then proceed to write nothing for the next six years for Damon and ten years for Affleck. To be fair, Affleck co-wrote GONE BABY GONE and his upcoming film THE TOWN, and Damon co-wrote GERRY, so they're not completely done with writing.
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VorpalBunny posted:To be fair, Affleck co-wrote GONE BABY GONE and his upcoming film THE TOWN, and Damon co-wrote GERRY, so they're not completely done with writing. To be fair, I coulda written Gerry in the time it took me to write this post. I mean that with all due respect to Matt, though. I think he's a competent writer and a great actor. Most likely I think they both just have a lot of interests other than writing, and would rather be doing them. Maybe Matt just plain enjoys acting better.
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codyclarke posted:Most likely I think they both just have a lot of interests other than writing, and would rather be doing them. 
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VorpalBunny posted:To be fair, Affleck co-wrote GONE BABY GONE That's been such a pile of poo poo though that it's surprising it came from the same writer as Good Will Hunting. I guess Damon is the guy with the good ideas. (yeah OK now I notice it's actually CO-written and not entirely written by him, but still...)
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Zwille posted:That's been such a pile of poo poo though that it's surprising it came from the same writer as Good Will Hunting. I guess Damon is the guy with the good ideas. http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/gone_baby_gone/ Anyway, Damon clearly had more luck in the acting field than Affleck, and his career is secured probably for decades. I think Affleck took a lot of paycheck roles, and realized his days of $15 million dollar acting paychecks were over, so he withdrew to more thoughtful projects now that he's got a wad of cash in his hands. He's only done a handful of acting roles since '04, most of which were cameos except for Hollywoodland where he was clearly trying to hand in a legitimate performance again (which worked a lot better than when he tried to do it with Jersey Girl) Elijya fucked around with this message at 18:07 on Jun 22, 2010 |
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Jun 22, 2010 18:00
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Elijya posted:Anyway, Damon clearly had more luck in the acting field than Affleck Better luck, or better advice and role selection? Damon has picked some winning scripts and directors; far more than Affleck.
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Elijya posted:Are you calling Gone Baby Gone a pile of poo poo? Well and good if it's your personal opinion, but that movie was pretty critically acclaimed. 94% on RottenTomatoes isn't anything to scoff at. Plus Affleck also directed it. Huh, didn't know that. I mean, I really liked a lot of the establishing shots like in the beginning with the newscaster in shorts (or no pants at all, I don't remember which), but the dialogues just were painful at times, the actors, well... after about half an hour of viewing time the friend of mine that watched along with me asked when it was gonna end already. Yeah, that's just my (and his) personal opinion and all, but it's really surprising to me that it got 94 percent. Hey, 80% woulda been a surprise to me. About the only other thing I liked about the film besides the establishing shots was the cameo of the guy who played Omar Little on The Wire.
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Yeah they probably thought acting was more fun and lucrative than writing. I mean would you rather spend months hammering out a screenplay or loving around with George Clooney and Brad Pitt?
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therattle posted:Better luck, or better advice and role selection? Damon has picked some winning scripts and directors; far more than Affleck. I always liked Matt Damon more as an actor, anyway. Affleck was the prettier of the two and got caught up in the Bennifer tabloid whirlwind. I think once he escaped that, and realized how much crap he had made over the years, he retreated with his millions and hot new wife and decided to take control of his career and become a writer/director. Good for him, it's working out so far.
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VorpalBunny posted:I always liked Matt Damon more as an actor, anyway. Affleck was the prettier of the two and got caught up in the Bennifer tabloid whirlwind. I think once he escaped that, and realized how much crap he had made over the years, he retreated with his millions and hot new wife and decided to take control of his career and become a writer/director. Good for him, it's working out so far. I think thats pretty accurate actually. He's realised he has enough money in the bank to do what he wants to do so he just takes supporting roles and works on his own stuff. As for the Good Will Hunting stuff, they both admitted they only wrote that film because they were fed up of not getting leading roles. So they wrote that script and sold it on the provision that they be cast as the lead actors. I guess once that was done they didn't need to write anymore (Though Damon did do uncredited work on 'The Bourne Identity').
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Jun 22, 2010 20:18
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Elijya posted:I think Affleck took a lot of paycheck roles Hah!
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Jun 22, 2010 22:37
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Writing is a huge investment. It takes a long time, and the development process stretches it on for years. Meanwhile if you're Affleck or Damon, acting roles are a couple weeks and then you're on to the next one. It's much easier to do a lot of that.
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Jun 22, 2010 22:49
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IIRC wasn't Good Will Hunting originally going to be some spy thriller? Then someone recommended they rewrite it and make it more about boy genius playing with numbers.
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Are there any movies (or any medium I guess) where they try to have something look like it was filmed a long time ago and it really looks like it? It seems like whenever they try to make something look like it was filmed like it was in the 30's or 40', or even the 60's or 70's or whenever, it always looks too crisp or just off in some way. Can't they just use an old movie camera and do it like that or is it something with modern film stock that makes everything look modern?
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Jun 23, 2010 04:55
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Schweinhund posted:Are there any movies (or any medium I guess) where they try to have something look like it was filmed a long time ago and it really looks like it? It seems like whenever they try to make something look like it was filmed like it was in the 30's or 40', or even the 60's or 70's or whenever, it always looks too crisp or just off in some way. Can't they just use an old movie camera and do it like that or is it something with modern film stock that makes everything look modern?
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Schweinhund posted:Are there any movies (or any medium I guess) where they try to have something look like it was filmed a long time ago and it really looks like it? It seems like whenever they try to make something look like it was filmed like it was in the 30's or 40', or even the 60's or 70's or whenever, it always looks too crisp or just off in some way. Can't they just use an old movie camera and do it like that or is it something with modern film stock that makes everything look modern? Check out some Guy Maddin films. This short is one of his best works.
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