Solaris - yay or nay? (1 Viewer)

[Knacker]

From reading posh arty bits in posh papers that are twice the size of an ordinary paper, I've read that Iranian cinema is the thing to name-drop at the moment.

Ivans XTC is a cracking film. It's in your local Chartbusters.... although don't be late with it. The fine cost me....

ahem....



€28.

 

[nlgbbbblth]

Rope was done in one take, wasn't it
now that was good

 

[nlgbbbblth]

Punch drunk love = good

enjoyable. I saw it in Ster Century, about 30 people walked out and there was lots of dissatisfied mutterings and sighing, my wife being one contributor

ain't seen Solaris yet

 

[Wilbert]

Originally posted by nlgbbbblth
Rope was done in one take, wasn't it
now that was good

I think it was done with 5 takes and clever editing.

I am quite the film geek.

 

[Anne OMalley]

Geek Chorus

You want geeky? Here's geeky.

Hitchcock's "Rope" looks as if it's the action is continuous (ressembling the stage play on which it was based). But in fact it had to comprise several shots because it was shot on conventional film (as opposed to straight to hard drive, like "Russian Ark"). Reels of 35mm film are quite short (20 minutes? I'm open to correction by King or Queen Geek...) so they had to be changed a number of times, as Wilbert says.

The real ingenuity of it, though, was that Hitchcock found several ways to change the reel without apparently interrupting the action. In one case, he had a character wearing a black jacket pass in front of the camera. When the image was entirely blacked out by the jacket, Hitch took the opportunity to make the cut.

What a guy. (Anyone interested in this class of high nerdery should read Truffaut's book of interviews with Hitchcock.)

And 'cos it's Thursday and the nerdomones are coursing around my veins here's a trivia question for those of you who could give a flying fuck...

What are the names of the two other screen versions of the true story on which "Rope" is based?

Nlgbbbbth, I'm counting on you. Wilbert, how fast are your geek glands?

Originally posted by Wilbert
I think it was done with 5 takes and clever editing.

I am quite the film geek.

 

[Wilbert]

I think 'Compulsion' is one. Can't remember the other.

I always bow to superior geekiness.

Now I must go to stupid work. Will check back for that missing title.

 

[Anne OMalley]

Far From Heaven

Anyone else seen this?

 

[kstop]

Re: Far From Heaven

Originally posted by Anne OMalley
Anyone else seen this?

Yes, and I liked it, hence it is universally good.

 

[Anne OMalley]

Re: Re: Far From Heaven

I liked it too. Therefore: you are correct.

Originally posted by kstop
Yes, and I liked it, hence it is universally good.

 

[nlgbbbblth]

Re: Geek Chorus

Originally posted by Anne OMalley
You want geeky? Here's geeky.

Hitchcock's "Rope" looks as if it's the action is continuous (ressembling the stage play on which it was based). But in fact it had to comprise several shots because it was shot on conventional film (as opposed to straight to hard drive, like "Russian Ark"). Reels of 35mm film are quite short (20 minutes? I'm open to correction by King or Queen Geek...) so they had to be changed a number of times, as Wilbert says.

The real ingenuity of it, though, was that Hitchcock found several ways to change the reel without apparently interrupting the action. In one case, he had a character wearing a black jacket pass in front of the camera. When the image was entirely blacked out by the jacket, Hitch took the opportunity to make the cut.

ah i'd forgotten about the 35mm being so short
and the black jacket trick
was all explained by Alex Cocks on Moviedrome some years back

 

[nlgbbbblth]

Re: Geek Chorus

Originally posted by Anne OMalley
What are the names of the two other screen versions of the true story on which "Rope" is based?

Nlgbbbbth, I'm counting on you. Wilbert, how fast are your geek glands?

Compulsion - never seen it
Swoon - have this one on tape, very good

 

[Yurn!]

Adaptation is a fucking gem. Nicholas Cage really is fantastic in it and i'll certainly never look at Meryl Streep in the same way again.


'The 3'

 

[Anne OMalley]

Re: Re: Geek Chorus

Good man. "Compulsion" is good but it's easily the weakest of the three - and it's a bit dated.

Originally posted by nlgbbbblth
Compulsion - never seen it
Swoon - have this one on tape, very good

 

[snakybus]

I'm digging this thread up because I'm going to watch Russian Ark on the weekend

is it worth 90 minutes of my life?

my time is at a premium, you understand

and Anne O'Malley, if you're still out there, if you want geeky, "Wilbert" (who is still out there), "Rumpus" (who is out there, though pretending he isn't) and I were once in a band based on Leopold and Loeb, the two killers on whom "Rope" is based.

Now that's geeky.

 

[Lili Marlene]

Nicholas Cage really is fantastic in it

can't believe someone on thumped once said that

 

[egg_]

can't believe someone on thumped once said that

I like Nicolas Cage. At least I did, haven't seen him in anything good in A Long Time