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Spielberg finally focusing on the other beard... no, not Lucas...
Ahoy, squirts! Quint here. Word on the street has been that Spielberg was quietly developing his Lincoln picture while finishing up on INDY 4. Looks like that word has been proven right.
Variety has a story linking to an interview with Spielberg where he discusses the Civil War/Lincoln flick, saying he's hoping to start production early next year, making it a nearly back to back effort with TINTIN, which he shoots this fall. It's a trend he's been doing since JURASSIC PARK/SCHINDLER'S LIST. He goes for the pop film, then the drama. WAR OF THE WORLDS/MUNICH. Now, TINTIN/Lincoln flick.
Liam Neeson is still attached to play President Lincoln and Tony Kushner's still on for screenplay.
Can't wait for him to get to this one. You?
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Decent choice
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I can't wait for the next Spike Jonze flick
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Yeah, he'll probably look very Lincoln-esque, but he's dull as hell. There's got to be a better choice.
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thats all i got.... sweet
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had a bitchin' beard! Don't act like you're not impressed!
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Should play Lincoln... I can see it
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If the screenplay is good or he puts a shark in it. Then it should be good.
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you wanna make out or what?
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sorry about the misspelling, i can't type when i'm all hot and bothered.
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Say what you will about Mr. Hanks... but he knows how to produce Historical epics... even if they are for the small screen.
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And I'd be more excited for TINTIN if it wasn't that animated performance capture garbage.
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Spielberg has become a better film maker when sticks to the serious and biographical. His recent attempts at fantasy or sci fi with the exception of A.I. which I enjoyed have been tepid at best. War of Worlds was meh. Indy 4 looks fucking terrible. The about Lincoln though will more then likely be pretty good.
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Does anyone know if he's still doing the Chicago 7 this year?
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that's a movie.
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... you can thank the strike for that.
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why does he seem so oily all the time? he just seems like a slippery weaselly sorta guy, with a slippery weaselly voice and a slippery weaselly manner about him. I wouldn't buy a used car from him, probably won't buy him as Lincoln, either.
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this thing will sweep the main catagories, calling it right now.
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He's tall, principled, charismatic, and he's an eloquent and forceful orator. Everything that Lincoln was. Bring it on Steven..
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There goes that popcorn/drama theory eh? Does a few weeks break actually count? Especially if he was already developing it during Indy? Or does it fit because it's more like Indy/Lincoln, Tintin/Lincoln? Ah, I'm just fuckin' around...
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You wouldn't buy a Lincoln from Lincoln? He's called "honest Abe", fer cryin' out loud!
As for slippery weasel voice, you gotta be thinking of someone else man... Maybe you're getting that low manly voice confused with Steve Buscemi or something. Actually, I'd definitely pay to see him as Abe.
Lucas Haas is a great one for young Mr Lincoln, Schlocky! There's your flashback, Mr Spielberg! -
However, an adaptation of MANHUNT would be tres cool.
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is fucking hilarious
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is definitely fucking hilarious. And that Lincoln as a queer would be horrible although there are people who swear by it anymore. I suppose it some how validates their liking other peoples assholes.
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....when all the racism in the world suddenly disappears through a magic voiceover.
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cause rumors were he was a homo
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There are *other* other beards I'd rather see Spielberg do
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It could be played out like "That wacky Lincoln!"
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..."Hard drinkin' Lincoln". Or maybe have Lincoln team up with Elvis and fight crime.
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May 12, 2008 1:25:44 AM CDT
But is Abraham Lincoln immortal? Are his methods supernatural?
by thebearovingian
Well?
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the truly funny thing is that Liam will never in a million years be able to hide that Brit accent. So yeah a kid that grew up in rural America in the early 1800's will grow up to speak with an impeccable british accent. But hey, Spielberg thought it a good idea to cast TheQueef in IJ so this really can't be too surprising right?... RIGHT?
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im just saying
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it is a film whose time has come
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When Speilberg dies,NO ONE is gonna remember him as the guy who did Schindlers List and Munich and whatever other depressing ego wanks he has in the works. You know his obit is gonna be full of UFO's and Indy and ET and Sharks and Dinosaurs...I miss that Speilberg...
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Yes.
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I don't know what it was about the image of Tom Cruise as Boothe that sent me into hysterics of laughter. This needs to be done.
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Hey master I'll see ya at the 4000 annual Gungan awards. You're being honored as most patient with a fuckin banished Gungan!!!!!!HIP HIP !!!!
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Have they no respect for the dead? I suppose Hillary-loving Spielberg will give into the pressure of the political correctness police and have Lincoln killed by a white man, when really we all know he was assassinated by Al Qaeda. Oh, and as for the people lambasting Liam Neeson for being British or having a British accent... he is neither British, nor does he have a British accent (Irish people generally don't).
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Hello AICN,
I'll be doing a Q&A the week before Indiana Jones is released. We're actually in editing all night for some last minute changes, and I wanted to stop in and say hello. Not to worry, Trial of Chicago 7 is still on track, Aaron is doing amazing work, and I'm excited to get it. Harry tells me he'll be making a post later today where you can send in any questions you might have for me. Thanks again guys,
Steven
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Harry's in chat now and confirms it. He's throwing up a post now. Show some damn respect.
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a clam.
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I'm in chat right now and Harry only says that Spiel will be posting, he didnt say he's posting yet. This guy's an imposter
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Can we post questions here or should we wait for the week before? I'm just curious how you rank this one among the other 3, and is there a Sean Connery cameo?
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I'm short on time now, but I'll check in periodically. To answer your question, the movie is better than I thought it would be just 2 years ago, and it's the most fun I've had on a film since Last Crusade. As far as Sean, well, Sean is Sean. As far as confirming if this is me or not, I think Harry will be making a post soon. Otherwise, does anyone have ichat? -
sounds rubbish
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BigSlideHimself is my ichat name, no penis shots ok?
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May 12, 2008 3:04:13 AM CDT
He's making a movie about the Cruise/Kidman marriage?
by pops freshemeyer
Wait, what's this Abe Lincoln thing about?
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would love to focus on Shia The Beef's cock beard!!! Is George the biggest closet case in Hollywood?
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His last few genre efforts, Minority Report, War of the Worlds, AI, and now it's looking like Indiana Jones were all underwhelming offers if still technically impressive. But Munich is easily one of the best films ever made, a masterpiece in almost every respect and hopefully the day will come when it's widely recognized as such. So when I see him taking on a character like Lincoln it's a reason to celebrate, especially with an actor like Liam Neeson, who hasn't been giving nearly enough to do to show his talent since Kinsey.
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In recent years Spielberg has been constantly juggling half-a-dozen major projects all at once. But it doesn't seem to be a method for creating huge successful classics like his early movies. Just look at his IMDB entry to see how many "in production" titles are currently listed for him.
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Spielberg rules us all. Hands down, second best director of all time. The first being Hitch of course.
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May 12, 2008 3:23:27 AM CDT
Tintin shooting in the fall? when does he shoot Lincoln?
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I mean is it gonna be more a movie about the Civil War or the assassination of Lincoln? I hope the assassination. I recvently saw a doc on the assassination of Lincoln and it was so compelling. Mostly how John Wilkes Booth and the rest of the conspirators were gonna kidnap Lincoln. How it all comes about and the conclusion was fascinating.
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Was he racist just towards blacks or any race that wasn't white? Here's a quote from Booth - "This country was formed for the white not for the black man. And looking upon African slavery from the same stand-point, as held by those noble framers of our Constitution, I for one, have ever considered it, one of the greatest blessings (both for themselves and us) that God ever bestowed upon a favored nation." - Is he saying that having slaves is a blessing?
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thanks for the reply. to bad about Chicago 7 not being made.
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I've been following his career since Exclaibur. He has a larger than life presence on stage and in movies. If anyone can pull it off he can. I'm looking forward to this film!
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You don´t deserve your eyes.
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I'm not 100% convinced that it's actually you, but if it is, may I ask whether there are plans to release more of your films on blu-ray? My iChat name is frozenhamster by the way.
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My iChat name is actually coreyatad. It would be amazing to actually chat with you.
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Being a fan of the awesome game, I wonder if there's been any consideration of it being a movie? Interstellar dealing with wormholes and Einstein-Rosen bridges is great for an episode of Nova, not sure it works as a full-featured film.
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I thought you meant something a lot gayer than what it turned out to be
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JOSH BROLIN!!!!
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JOSH BROLIN!!!!
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Any words on this? Imdb still notes it as a Spielberg project.
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why?
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Damn You Michael Bay
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A biopic-type movie or more concentrated on his presidency (including the civil war)?That'd be badass if it was a film showing how an old-school Prez went to war and fought one.
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that's boring.i wanna see a president BEING THE PRESIDENT, making impossible decisions, then seeing the hard-hitting unpredictable consequences of those decisions, and then the subsequent effects on the Prez as he tries to navigate this storm (civil war, slavery, etc.)we haven't been witness to a president worth a damn thing in a long time.and it should certainly get into the nitty gritty behind-the-scenes of his decisions. don't turn it into some Obama-esque thing where he just gives vague speeches every so often.
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Just to give you the souce and the basic information – that's what Mr. Spielberg told me doing an interview with him for the German Newsmagazine FOCUS:
1. He's going to shoot in September "Tintin". His answer to my question if that's not depending on a possible actors' strike:
"No, that has nothing to do with that. It's an animation film, it's motion capture.
2. He said Peter Jackson is going to shoot the second movie in january.
3. By then he wants to start shooting "Lincoln", trying to get the movie out in late 2009, because that's the year of Lincoln's 200. birthday.
4. "The Chicago 7" may be following, right now the script is not ready yet.
It's been a long interview (1 hour/one-on-one, two weeks ago at his office at Amblin), but these are the only news concerning his next projects
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SASpiel, I bring to your attention to the Marvel Studios 2011 project The First Avenger: Captain America. A feature film about a fictional icon from World War Two. There's only only man who could do that project justice! Think you could talk Zemeckis into it?
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because of all the damn typos in that last post. If you really are Spielberg, at least consider doing FA:CA! You'll make a lot of us happy. **cough** Brad Pitt **cough**
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C'mon, you KNOW that would be awesome.
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As well liked as Neeson is, I still consider him underrated. And since Lincoln was born less than a hundred years after the birth of the U.S., I supppose by some wild stretch he might not be that far removed from European ancestry. But are Hal Holbrook and I the only ones who know that honest Abe had a high pitched whiny voice, and not that of Aslan?
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May 12, 2008 5:53:58 AM CDT
If that is the Berg, some of you fools should be
by nomoredirtyjokespleaseweareyanks
ashamed. Especially you Telemarketer. To come out with that first question, then immediately backtrack shows just how ill concieved your musings are. Think, then type. You are a huge embarrassment and an excellent example for pro-abortionists.
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In the last crusade dvd extra's - there is a massive explosion atop a hill that makes brody, indy and henry snr all jump and duck. it NEVER happened in the film. why?
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Okay...I smell tedious all over this.
Liam Neeson as Abraham Lincoln? And SALLY FIELD???
This seems like another "Amistad" to me....
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If that really was the cheeseberg, I bet he's kicking himself for hangin out with us peurile, petty little turds. And if it wasn't the speez, then whoever is impersonating him really needs to get out more. Personally, I hope it was him, cos that would mean the world was just that little bit cooler, although it would also mean he sucks at using the most elementary interface. What's up with all the spaces in yr posts Steviant? And why do you put up with george? and why did you have to go and mess with E.T? And why am I addressing my questions to someone I know is pretending to be you? Why god WHY??? p.s. 1941 is awesome.
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...a CGI walkie talkie. On a related note, imagine the two beards 69'ing with each other while lying on a bed of dollar bills. You can see it, can't you? We've all seen it.
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It's leaked footage of the supernova at the center of the Earth erupting. It was caught on camera by the Crusade team and put on the previous DVD by accident. It won't be in the new set.
It's true, GinGerTwit told me, and he got it from Bob Hope, who is living on the Moon with Elvis, JFK and Nessie. -
Lincoln to the Confederacy after their surrender.
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May 12, 2008 6:51:49 AM CDT
He's the monkey at the end of Planet of the Apes, right?
by knuckleduster
Do we need another monkey movie?
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while conjuring the most awful visual metaphor I've ever had taint my mind's eye. Oh dear, that's horrid. George and steve, keep yr cgi pants on.
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The most boringest dullest talkbacker in the history of AIC. What a tool. Seriously Paz, Stop talking to me, your a fucking idiot and everyone knows it.great, now you made me look like a troll infront of senior speilbergo. Thanks a lot. man it must suck having such a small penis. How's that working for you? Don't have the surgery dude, technology just isn't up to scratch no matter how hard you want to believe I'm seriously thinking of paying Harry to wipe your ability clean from AIC. honestly dude, you're as funny as a fat guys fart in an over crowded elevator. Why do you jump onto me like a fly on a freshly laid turd every time i say something here? homewrecker may have been onto something when he was saying you were on staff. seriously dude, you're the most hated talkbacker in absolute years of AIC yet still you are here persisting with your boring BORING presence. man you are a dull DULL talkbacker. you know you are too. do us all a favour, change your name and start fresh. here's an idea. die poof.nahh thats a bit rough. you dont need to die, that would mean your other id names will stop coming in to praise you. thats always a good laugh. specially when it's so blatantly obvious it's you. oh yeah, i may not post here often, but im still read like tuesday night bible class. you are a moron. HARRY sack this greasy A- hole. it's time. he really does suck the big donkey. im a little fed up... not that you care but dude..... i'm loyal and i'm well behaved. do something with your life Paz. sure you may consider yourslf the police voice of hope towards AIC trolls... but dude, you're actually the biggest AIC troll and have been for YEARS. enough is enough dude. get the hell out of my face.
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I'm not going to knock Neeson, because he's incredible...but Day-Lewis is a far superior actor and hands down the best living actor. This would be a great role for him to dissolve into.... along with the fact that he could team up with Spielberg. Plus, Lewis actually looks a lot like Lincoln, unlike Neeson. Ever since I've heard of this project I've only pictured Day-Lewis in the role. Spielberg is still incredible but I'd like to see him work with some better actors and course correct him back to being one of the best.
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May 12, 2008 7:14:51 AM CDT
Bill and Ted was the Movie that Best Captured Lincoln
by darfurontherocks
...and Spielberg will be hard pressed to match that portrayal...
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...is probably the best Lincoln film to date.
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I know how this one ends...
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Let's retell this story on the galactic level...
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Try the veal and remember to tip your waitress.
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Evidently Liam Neeson must be doing a better job of hiding his accent than you think, since you think he speaks with a 'British' (by which I'm guessing you mean specifically 'English', although you're technically correct with British) when he's Northern Irish.
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I would go see that.
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She had a lot of mental health issues and, in many ways, is the more compelling story.
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doubt it makes a ton of money. period pieces don't tend to make bank. but i'm looking forward to seeing what Spielberg will do.
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OK the Berg isn't gonna direct it but at least give us the frakking movie. I want to see pteranadons ripping the shit out of people at a baseball game (isn't that how it was meant to start??)
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...on a freshly laid turd every time i say something here?"
Hmmm... I don't know, it might be because of your idiotic other posts, such as:
"do you creationist/scientist types want your minds blown?
The Earth is growing (all continents fit together on a smaller globe) the grand canyon is not erosion, but an opening, which closes ona deflated planet. The oceans form through steaming of the interior and also precipitation not only from evaportation (minimal) but from materials aquired from the sun as we tumble. Gravity has nothig to do with the planets 'pull' but from inertia as we spin and grow in all directions. The moon is growing too - thats what all that grey stuff is in amounst the white - new land. Impact craters are not impact craters at all but geological formed naturally. God is not real, only the existance of the living universe and all the components which make it up. and the best thing of all? the earth is a thin bubble - housing an interior forming star!" (http://tinyurl.com/6m7res)
Let me get this straight: you actually believe zfisk/homewrecker's theory about me being on AICN:s payroll and having countless user IDs, yet you want AICN, my "employer", to fire me?
If it weren't for decent, sensible, stand-up talkbackers like RegicidalManiac for instance, I'd be tempted to believe all Australian talkbackers are as dopey and loony as you and GingerTwit are. -
Mmmmmmeat! Mmmmmmeeeeaaat!
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and with Sybil and other dramatic roles in her resume, I think she could handle it, as long as the scenery chewing is kept under control. Although I think he is physically too short, I think Stephen McHattie would make a great brooding Lincoln.
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nice animation Harry. Wondering what was planned for Indy 4....
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Sweet.
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...after escaping from hell. His wanted poster is on display in DMV offices everywhere. Well, at least it was in the DMV office on Reaper last week...
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No im sure Lincoln could be an interesting fil too. I second Day Lewiz for the role, he's the best.
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perhaps iggy pop
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Much better Lincoln.
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she can do ANYONE man
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Speilberg: I WILL SUE. i'm gonna post viedo soon. if anyone wants a copy of the script, let me know.
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Here is a really cool classic that shows a sculptor tell the story of Lincoln as he sculpts this head from clay. http://tinyurl.com/5rfpbl
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that's a link to the portion of the show projected live during the actors intermission. and i am a better writer than "viedo" I swear to Fod.
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just search "Ken Burns These Chains" at Youtube.
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"GIVE US-US-FREEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!"
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speilberg and crew are reading and they'll make a film out of what you just said and you or i will not see a cent. As for the dig on Australians. you got some fucking nerve yank
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dr peyton westlake ofcourse. and his synthetic skin will only last 90 minutes in the daylight, but in the dark.... whooaaaah mama.
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just to clarify... are you going to re-post that every single time i come onto a talkback? man you are obsessed dude. that was relevant for the talkback it was posted in. no one likes you
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I thought this was going to be about Amy Irving!
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maybe it was harry that said that originally, but it seems like when he's constrained on time he produces gems under duress (IE munich)
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I didn't think Spielberg was gay.
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wilsonfisk89
-In fact, I'm working on my senior project all day, part of which is on Independent Film, and the influence of Independent film, and directors like Preminger, Cassavettes, Fuller, on the "1st gen" of film school grads cum directors. So, what sort of inspiration, if any, did you gain early on from Indie directors, or any directors for that matter? - Also, for another class this semester, we studied Munich, which I was incredibly impressed with. Ok, I'm geeking out. Talk to you soon Senor Spielbergo - Wilsonfisk89 on ichat
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I didn't have a dig at Australians. I merely pointed out that people like you and GingerTwit give Australians a bad name.
I'll try to be more literal and type slower so you'll understand next time.
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Don't feed poeticwarrier. You'll get pages of his Tourette's schtick - as fast as his spermy little fingers can type.
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'Nuff said
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Paul Giamati...right???
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Shia
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"Train him...he is the chosen one."
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It was an obvious, but not inspired choice. Bryan Cox would have been inspired. This is kind of the same thing.. but I like the idea of Neeson more in this role because like Aslan, he will do a fine job, but I think the role of Lincoln needs to be played by a man who can be calm, evenhanded, and strong. That fits Neeson perfectly. All hell was breaking out around Lincoln, and he was kind of the calm in the middle of the storm. I think that Neeson is a great choice.
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Ahmed Best
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I don't know why.
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I can picture it now. Lincoln gets a urgent message from Grant from the battlefield. "Yousa think we're all gonna die?".
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The new trailer looks worse than the last one (especially if you watched the first). Cutting out the last bit of dialogue when they are in the jeep shows how worried they are about certain scenes and how they playing in the trailers. And whether you agree or not about this film (Indy 4) being any good...What is the deal with the major lighting inconsistencies (why has Kaminski put that weird bright sheen over that motorcycle scene with Indy and Shia?) I'm telling you Spielberg either shouldn't have pushed to make this film or they should have made it years ago right after Crusade. Its the wrong script, the wrong DP in my humble opinion and much of the acting appears to be scary bad. After seeing Iron Man (after all the overrated buzz) which I found very disappointing, and having watched Speed Racer (another travesty - Wachowski's should be doing a 2D animated Doc Frankenstein instead of their current crap)...It is beginning to look like the only hope we can have for the summer is Wall E and Dark Knight. The Spielberg film I am ironically most looking forward to is Tintin against my better judgement. Something tells me he might actually pull that film off even though I think it should have been 2D instead of mo-cap. But Zemeckis made leaps and bounds that technology with Beowulf coming from the ass that was Polar Express...And I think Jackson and SS together makes for a decent combo. But Lincoln will probably be like Amistad and most of Spielberg's movies lately...One really amazing sequence (i.e. normandy scene in SPR, slave ship scene in Amistad etc) in an otherwise flawed movie. None of Spielberg's recent films has worked as a whole for me. The last truly great Spielberg film was Schindler's List. His last truly great popcorn film was probably Jurassic Park.
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REMATCH, BITCHES
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A bloated 3 hour reimagining of An Occurance at Owl Creek Bridge directed by Peter Jackson.
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Please SS..........MAKE IT SO!!! ☺ ☺
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And I think either Hugh Jackman or Christian Bale would be very good in this movie. I hope it happens.
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when they saw that episode of Star Trek where Lincoln got shot in the back with an arrow? I don't know why but that really upset me.
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The only Spielberg/Kaminski films that I like the cinematogaphy for Minority Report, Saving Private Ryan, and Schindler's List. Everything else they've done together looks to dark, or too bright. Too bad an excellent DP like Stephen H. Burum can't get work anymore.
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Stephen H. Burum is AMAZING. The work Burum did for DePalma was incredible. I even love Burum's work in Something Wicked This Way Comes (an awesome 80's flick by the way).
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My problem with Kaminski's cinematography is it all always comes out looking like everything has been way too color corrected. Minority's photography worked for me too and Schindler is one of the best shot films I have ever seen.
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totally agree. Of course it's always hard to tell weather Kaminski or Spielberg is to blame. I think maybe after Kubrick's death, Spielber took Kubrick's penchant for color correction to the extreme, and his films mostly have that look where all the color has been sucked out of them. I think it worked for films like Minority Report and Private Ryan, but not for the other films of the Kaminski/Spielberg collaboration. It's almost like the cinematography makes the films look cheap or fake.
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People can argue about the overall merit of the films these two did together, but I think most would agree that they gave us some of the best cinematography of the past 25 years: Body Double, Casualties of War, Raising Cain, Carlito's Way, Mission:Impossible, Snake Eyes, Mission to Mars.
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Yep, Yep.
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I somehow forgot to add that to the Burum/De Palma post.
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Actually, a taller Jackman might make a decent Lincoln. Wolverlincoln.
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I wasn't saying that they had done color correction I was trying to say that Kaminski shooting style makes it look like a lot of color correction has been done. And I would also add that filmmakers are going to have to be careful about going too crazy with the color correction particularly on darkly lit or night scenes from now on in the age of bluray and hd-dvd. Just recently became a proud owner of both technologies and I can tell you that it makes a huge difference on the picture quality of the film. 300 on hd-dvd for example looked pretty awful because of oversaturation.
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I'm a sucker for DePalma movies (with the exception of Redacted and Black Dahlia). I am a fan of all the films you mentioned.
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Actually, I was hoping for the animatronic LIncoln from Disneyland to star.
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Bale would work as Sherman, Jackman as Grant... maybe Josh Lucas for John Wilkes Booth. I'd role with Robert Duvall again as Lee.
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and hit my head this morning, because I swear I read this as Leslie Nielsen instead of Liam Neeson.
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...Lincoln fer chrisssakes?!?! I'm thinking Jack Black...DeVito, the motion capture suit from Shrek maybe?
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...go with a human being? Why not a bag of thumbtacks? Nah..not tall enough. How about a roll of double-sided tape?
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was in Bill and Ted.
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Now the dinos get to say, "Welcome to Jurassic Park."
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Tell me you wouldn't pay to see that movie?
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I have very low expectations for this. Spielberg will do to this what he did to Munich.
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Can't wait for the William Henry Harrison miniseries. Or the slapstick Farrelly brothers William Taft comedy.
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A Masterpiece. This will be too! I am extremely excited!
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This was robbed for best picture. No way in hell was Crash a better film.
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I wanna see the dino commando team decked out in weaponry.I know it sounds absurd but we haven't had such an original 'milkable' idea in a long time. Even most of the toys that sell today are based off ideas that are decades old.The toys from such an endeavor would outsell anything, period.Not to mention all the deals for spin-off video games, cartoons, etc... like Ghostbusters in the '80s.PLEASE I JUST WANT A MOVIE WITH NINJA DINOSAURS
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... Help me, Spock. Heeellp meee Spooock. Jaaames - stay back!
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the world needs to know. about the growing earth that is, not that I'm a moron. People can work that out for themselves. wait...?
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Despite what many say, I think Spielberg is doing some of his most interesting work in recent years.
Although I miss the old Spilberg... the JAWS and CEOT3K and ROTLA... I do like his less accessible work, some of which were not fan faves, but popular with critics... AI, MUNICH, WOTW... Curious to see what type of film IJ4 is. -
...was a brilliant film. Difficult to top. That being said, MUNICH was terrific, although it would be amazing to see a 'serious' Spielberg film that didn't rely on shocking violence to get you into a 'serious' mood. (Although, of course, the subject matter of Schindler's List, Saving Private Ryan and Munich does justify having violent scenes. And Spielberg 'does' violence very, very well.)
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A tiny island in the Pacific populated by clones of Abraham Lincoln! But something went wrong int he cloning procedure, and these Lincolns are all savage cannibals! Presidential historian Doris Kearns Goodwin, with the help of a former Detla Force commando turned park ranger, must lead a small family out of the park before they are all eaten alive!
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I don't understand all the love for that movie? Maybe because I saw it too close to Schindlers list. I just thought it was terrible. Daniel Craig and Eric Bana (a Comedian mind you, has never once proven himself as a dramatic actor I don't know why he keeps getting those parts) are both jews? The movie was boring and didn't go anywhere. Eric Bana has about the emotional depth of a Carlos Mencia skit. Plus I had also seen One Day in September within the past year, which was a much better movie. Sometimes it pays to know less about the events I guess?
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He's got the Civil War to work with, I am pretty sure there is some violence in there somewhere.
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I thought it was kind of average. The thriller aspect of it worked, but I felt that the more drama oriented scenes fell flat (especially that pretentious sex scene at the end). My vote for best Spielberg film of this decade would go to Catch Me If You Can (which was a bit overlong, but a lot more consistent than his other recent films).
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Any word on the quasi follow up to his Lincoln movie? It was suppost to be based off the book Manhunt by James L. Swanson about the manhunt for Booth with Harrison Ford possibly playing the lead general on the hunt? Anyone hear anything about it? It was back when Spielbergs Lincoln movie was first announced so it's been awhile.
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i used to love his movies, until i realized what a sellout spielberg is. i love how he goes on a rant about the chinese should 'end the continuing human suffering there...' the communist regime in china will soon topple, without the aid of the mighty spielberg. i also LOVE how spielberg completely IGNORES the APARTHEID in PALESTINE right now. i guess spielberg does not consider 'continuing human suffering' for the Palesinean people. Bring PEACE to PALESTINE, and equality for ALL living there, and the world will be a better place. Spielberg would be better off listening to these brave RABBIS, than listening to his rich elite media partners. http://www.nkusa.org/ bring PEACE to PALESTINE
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I don't know what happened to that. I can't remember who was attached to direct, but Harrison Ford was supposed to star in it. Honestly, Spielberg directing Ford in Manhunt would be a lot more intesting than what might turn out to be another boring history lesson told by Grandpa Steve (a la Amistad).
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non-Indiana Jones film would be cool. With both of them getting up there in years, I guess this will probably never happen.
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Rumble, young man, rumble.
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As most of you might know...Mr. Spielberg was chomping at the bit to direct a Bond film. He did Raiders instead. I wonder now that Bond is back in a more elite "light" would he still want to direct one. I am not at all interested in TinTin or the Chicago protest film or Lincoln...but, I would be dead keen on seeing what he could do on a Bond film! Since he worked with Daniel Craig on Munich...I think the rapport would be terrific. Then after he could direct the Ghost on the Shell he has in his pocket. The time is right for the heavy hitting anime to go toe to toe with the Transformers & Iron Man and beat James Cameron to the punch. I wanna see Spielberg direct the hell of of something to re-establish himself as the best director out there...
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Did you see the cover of George magazine years ago where he dressed up as Lincoln? He looked the part and could act the part. Anyway, I read somewhere last year that Spielberg wanted Ford to be in this Lincoln movie as another character.
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toss up between Phillp Seymour Hoffman and Paul Giamati to play Lincoln. I mean those guys are allowed to play anything these days.
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In my village everyone knows Aberaham Lincolns. It is a great thing that you do in honouring this man with a film. Like Forrest Gump he knew that a black man should not be forced into slavery, unlike Forest Gump, he was shot behind the ear. In my village we celebrate Abereham Day every year. everyone dresses up in beards, top hats, and smoke cigars and drinks brandy. I hope when the film comes out Mr Lincolns family will not ruin everything by protesting as did the family of Dan Shanks.
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Since super hero movies are so popular now, have you ever considered directing one? And what super hero character is your favorite?
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Which isn't surprising because I'm sure he gets offered preaty much any sci-fi or fantasy movie that comes down the pipeline. I think he was considering directing Harry Potter also, but JK nixed his idea of Haley Joel Osment as Harry.
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I think Mr. Spielberg would make a good film of some old fashioned super hero such as Zorro or Flash Gordon (the fastest man in space). I hope he answers your questions ChrisVenom. What does everyone else think?
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In Color!
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May 12, 2008 2:46:16 PM CDT
A.I. was the most powerful theatrical experience of my life
by proman1984
A life changing event. I absolutely love this movie.
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I would love this film to come out and show my papa. He has three slaves that he bought in Montezouma last month. It should make him ashamed that Mr Lincolns died to stop slaves being hit so hard.
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Spielberg did direct Ford in ET... Although his part was cut from the final film... only Ford's hand is seen when he puts it on Henry Thomas' shoulder after Elliot releases all of the frogs in biology class. Or that is how the rumour goes. You are right, it would be nice to see Ford in a non Indy Spielberg film... Other than Wier, Ford does his best work with the beard.
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i am delighted to see that Spielberg has grown tired of fucking around with and distorting British History in particular and European History in general. let's see how well it does down when he fucks around with American History for "dramatic / artistic" purposes, shall we?
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I forgot about that one. It was kind of a goofy scene, okay to watch in the context of a deleted scene, but I'm glad it didn't make the cut. Too bad Ford wasn't in Jurassic Park as Grant.
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Every time Mary Todd Lincoln left the Ann Rutledge Pancake House they had to count the silverware.
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When yer shooting here in Springfield, give me a call. I have four wild-assed German Shepherds that absolutely refuse to obey ANYBODY. Abe LOVED German Shepherds! You can name them anything you want, they still won't listen.
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Well, ONE of them obeys pretty well. But she's fatter than Harry and her dental work will keep her out of Hollywood for sure. Sweeter than pie, though.
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Sorry but Liam is hoplessly chained to his accent. Im not sure the world is ready for Lincoln in a kilt.
the ONLY time he managed to distance himself from his own voice was "next of kin" only the issue there is that the stereo-typical 'hillbilly' accent in the US is a product of Irish and Scottish immigration, so it wasn't exactly a stretch for him. -
I would love The Rock. Dwayne Johnson can do anything.
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Sounds like a very good idea. The more I think about it the more I think it could work. Good call. But you know Hollywood will have to come in and change things around...flames on his beard...nipples...a cannon instead of a hat. Fucking hack film makers!!
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wilsonfisk89 is my SN. I can use your help with my senior project, dealing with film. You the man, wilsonfisk89
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I'd love to read it. Holler.
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..we took the finest hops and barley to brew a refreshing, full bodied lager. Ahh
Weeell, I'm rapping A. Be and I'm here to say, If You wanna drink beer, Duff's the only way, I said the Oonly way, BREAKDOWN!"
"Anything this bad has to be educational."
"have you been eating that sandwich?" -
Please. He'd do a much better job as a Lincoln Log.
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suck it bitches!
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You don't know shit about greatness. Go back to your craptacular 'Batman Begins'.
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IT WAS YOUR FATHERS
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YOU SACRIFICED YOUR FOOTING FOR A KILLING STROKE
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He has one of those cool voices that are great for nature documentaries, or any documentary really. Like Morgan Freeman. I could listen to those men speak for hours....
Uhh anyway, yeah way cool, though I find that time period hella boring, probably because I'm not American, but I'll check it out, sure. Hopefully this one isn't 3 hours like Munich, cause this sounds less epic than Munich. Damn you Spielberg for filming back to back, not giving yourself enough time to edit properly!! -
How about Samuel L as Lincoln! They could take creative liberties and give him some lines in vein with his Jules character from Pulp Fiction.
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oohh soo sorry Spielberg is just a movie director, not a fuckin peace keeper
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To quote Entouarge, "Hilary Swank got an Oscar pretending she had a cock. That's what actors do. THEY ACT."
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Of Stan Smith's "Lincoln Lover"?
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plus, i have it on good authority that he's hung like a horse. wouldn't be "presidential" enough any other way, 'cuz that dude had to be massive to go along with the brass balls he must've had.
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Watch yer step around the actual Lincoln Home Sites after dark. Gets kinda hairy after dark. Enough so that the cops won't do bicycle patrols through the area. Squad car cruisers only. We are SUCH a proud community.
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and i think its geyyyy to watch it. Ohhh thyre so rich, theyre "ballin!" Ari is soo busy and such a Hollywood manager, look! Every shot of him has him getting on and of elevators, pacing hallways, standing, sitting, wow hes busy! Oh and Vince, man I wanna fuck Vince, shit! I mean, yeah hes "Ballin'!" Shit is gey.
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And not because you agree with me for once, but because A.I. is just that kind of a movie you know? Hearing that people, get it and appreciate gives me hope in humanity.
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came out that way. And as for Lincoln, I don't know if I want Boothe to even be in the movie at all. Sure it's a cool dramatic moment but I want this movie to be about Lincoln's life and not his death. I do realize that most people will immediatly bush Steven for leaving that aspect out (if he did it). They simply would not be satisfied because that's what they would be expecting. But it would only show their shallowness not the filmmaker's. And by the way, I admit that this is not necessarily the only (or best) way to go about this. Just you a thought, you know?
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.....Why not a remake of "Under The Cherry Moon" starring Gary Coleman?
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Liam Neeson made a great Michael Collins, I'm sure he'll make a great Lincoln as well.
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He can tell the story about how events in the United States are leading the nation toward war...A CIVIL WAR. We build up with the story about how Lincoln and Booth are like opposite sides of the same coin or whatever, and lead to their showdown. And then we get a bunch of images that explain to the audience how Booth shot Lincoln and tell us who won the war. With a twist like that it'll make millions!
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http://tinyurl.com/5u6su5 aww, yeah.
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This is what I really want Mr. Speilberg. Please make asap.
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That was about the 12 day pursuit of Booth after he assasinated Lincoln. Sounded more interesting than this.
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The man just exhudes skill.
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http://2angrymen.blogspot.com/2007/06/whos-big-fat-ginger-sell-out.html
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"You throw me the whip, I throw you the top hat! Hurry Mr. Lincoln, there is no time to argue!"
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"Oh, that's just my pet snake, Reggie." "I hate snakes, Hannibal! I hate them!" "Oh, come on, Abe! Show a little backbone, will ya?!"
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"Your appearance is exactly the way I imagined!"
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May 13, 2008 7:28:15 AM CDT
"Too bad the Hovitos don't know you the way I do, Mr. Douglas."
by chishu_ryu
"Perhaps you could warn them, Mr. Lincoln! If only you spoke Hovitos!"
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May 13, 2008 8:18:29 AM CDT
A.I. is amazing to me, but I understand the hate
by nomoredirtyjokespleaseweareyanks
for me it was the most amazing blend of Kubrick and Spielberg and I love every frame. The story itself floors me every time I watch it. When that Moon rises I get chills everytime.
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Speilberg stayed very true to the Kubrickian vision of the story in A.I. Anyone who thinks it has a tacked-on feel-good ending is missing the point. It's a brutal, sad, ending. This poor sentient being, who will never be 'human' ends up trapped in his own delusions. The A.I's at the end take pity on the little robot and allow him one last sweet memory... One he will re-live over and over, clinging to like we cling to the idea of God. To me, that fate is as horrible as being trapped in the ice for eons. A.I. is a much deeper film than people give it credit for. Look beneath the surface, it's a very brutal examination of why artificial intelligence will never be human.
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AS IF Speilberg won't knock Lincoln out of the park. Even his most flawed films are a cut above the rest. (Okay, maybe not 'Always') Dude always puts in a sincere effort. All the hating here is just silly fanboy talk.
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I was reading this above... I think in the case of Steven Spielberg EVERYTHING is done at the directors behest. Honestly, bro doesn't allow loose end on his pictures...
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No doubt based heavily - whether credited or not - on Goodwin's "biography" - a work of utter fiction.
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is the best "Bond-Girl" ever. Her rack puts even the twin twins at the climax of Private Ryan to shame.
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leave in how "The Great Emancipator" was originally dead-set against the idea of abolition of slavery; how he pointedly stumped against the possibility in early debates? How he investigated creating a new colony for freed slaves once the Civil War was over ("Your race suffers, greatly, many of them, by living among us, while ours suffers from your presence" John Franklin: "From Slavery to Freedom" NY 1967. Richard Zacks: "Underground Education" NY 1997)? How the noble Emancipation Proclimation applied only to slaves in the Confederacy (which most of those states chose to ignore) and not the slave-holding states of the Union (Delaware, Maryland, Kentucky, Missouri)?
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Anyone marrying Kate surely is a god amongst all men, and a wise one. I mean, imagine the prequel trilogy directed by Steven, now, we would be talking real hot shit not CGI infested crap.
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