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Dr Masado Banzai explores Fantastic Fest and comes up with a look at MOEBIUS REDUX: A LIFE IN PICTURES!!!
Hey Folks, Harry here - this is one of the number one films that I most wanted to see at the fest - sadly, I think I'm going to have to catch it on a screener. However, from everything I've heard - its fantastic. And why wouldn't it be, Moebius is one of the greatest living artists - and he's a nice guy. Well, let's take a look at Banzai's review, shall we?
Moebius Redux: A Life in Pictures
This is easily the best film I've seen at Fantastic Fest thus far. It also became an instant addition to my list of favorite documentaries. You don't have to be a fan of Jean "Moebius" Giraud to enjoy this film. This is a fast-paced and engaging character study of a brilliant and eccentric artist. And even if you've never heard of the man, you'll be stunned by his story, and by the influence his work has had on everything from Blade Runner to Tron.
In addition a series highly personal interviews with Moebius himself, we also get to know the artist through the eyes of several of his collaborators and fans. Icons like Stan Lee, H.R. Giger, Mike Mignola, and Dan O'Bannon. These interviews are punctuated with a non-stop barrage of Giraud's beautiful artwork, set to a kick ass electronic score by Karl Bartos, of Kraftwerk fame.
One of the most fascinating sections of the film is devoted to Giraud's involvement in a failed attempt to make a film adaptation of DUNE (years prior David Lynch's version). Moebius, H.R. Giger, and Dan O'Bannon were all collaborating with Alejandro Jodorowsky on this epic. When the project fell apart, O'Bannon overcame his depression by writing the script for ALIEN. (During the Q&A after the screening, the director Hasko Baumann expressed interest in one day doing a full-length documentary on this first attempt to make DUNE into a film.)
Moebius Redux was shot in HD and it looks amazing. The brilliant camera work and the fast-paced editing make you feel like you're watching Errol Morris on methamphetamines. This flick just plain ROCKS. It plays again at Fantastic Fest on Tuesday at 4:15pm. Don't miss your chance to see it on the big screen.
Dr. Masado Banzai
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ahhh yeah...
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and it could star lots of pretty ladies.
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It had the playfulness, it was set in a world that looked like ours but nicer, and in which everything is overflowing with sexuality all the time, not to mention the film's highly gratifying focus on the female derriere.
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...I'd love to see some Milo Manara adaptations. His work was a fantastic resource through out my pre-internet pubesence. I'd love to see another of Moebius' Metal Hurlant co-workers get brought to the big screen; Liberatore. God doesn't exsist, otherwise Chris Cunningham really would have made Ranxerox.
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..in the UK. or at least a doc with interviews with Lee, Geiger, O'Bannon etc and a score by Karl Bartos was. But it was called 'In Search of Moebius' or something, and was only an hour long. how long was this?
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Great doc, really fascinating, nice visual style too.
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the most magical comic artist of them all. when is his movie "through the moebius strip" coming out?
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Is this the same thing?
Good as the Moebius documentary was, the BBC Steve Ditko one in their "Comics Britannia" strain was better. -
it MUST be the same doc - bartos soundtrack, giger interviews etc. I just wondered if the BBC version was an edit, as was only 50 mins. Plus i remember thinking there was a distinct lack of actual artwork shown - possibly some licensing issue...?
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sigh.
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when I mention Moebius to other comic geeks they'll stop giving me that one raised eyebrow and a "what the fuck" glance. He is a true genius and I hope this means more people will realize it.
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...something to see - in addition to everyone else mentioned above, Pink Floyd was going to compose and perform the film's music.
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The designs are awesome , but I don't think fx were at a stage at the time to bring them convincingly to the screen.Now it's possible to do it all justice
.Plus the costumes are so elaborate and strange , that translating them into the real world could be a problem ..it would have to be done veeery carefully to avoid it looking like a gay carnival
Just look at fith Element or even the recent sci fi channel dune to see how tricky adapting moebius stylings to actual clothes can be { I know he didnt do the tv Dune , but you could see an influence}
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