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BNAT X - The Fake Line-Up
Hey folks, Harry here... Every year - as a sort of tradition - I've playfully put up a list of films that would be an ALTERNATE BNAT that you folks at home could play along with. It has become a guessing game, and something kinda evil on my part to torment and torture the guessers with. This year - is a kinda crazy year for so many reasons, the least of which is... well... it's the 10th Anniversary - so I'm supposed to exceed expectations - and I'm not entirely sure I've done that, but I do know I am so fucking pleased with the line-up, that I won't know what to do with myself.
Here we go...
1. THE CHAMP (1931)
2. SOMEWHERE IN TIME (1980)
3. ALICE IN WONDERLAND (2010)
4. ISHTAR (1987)
5. THE STING (1973)
6. KURENAI NO BUTA (1992)
7. FLASH GORDON (1980)
8. GOJIRA TAI MEKAGOJIRA (1974)
9. DIAL M FOR MURDER (1954)
10. THE THIRD MAN (1949)
11. BIRTH OF A NATION (1915)
12. FIRESTARTER (1984)
13. THE DAY THE EARTH CAUGHT FIRE (1961)
14. GREEN HORNET (2010)
15. WHO IS KILLING THE GREAT CHEFS OF EUROPE? (1978)
16. EL CID (1961)
17. A BOY AND HIS DOG (1975)
Now - remember the above titles are ONLY a type of clue to the film or film segment that is playing. This year there are 17 separate things that make up the whole. Lots of guests - and a good deal of sneak peeks. Till sometime on the otherside of BNAT - this is Harry wishing all of you the best of times. Take care and enjoy as many movies as you can - as this is BUTT-NUMB-A-THON weekend and even if you didn't get in or try. Call some friends and enjoy this wacky love we all share of cinema...
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wish I was there and to all a merry fuck this Xmas
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I need to go to bed... somehow I will sleep! See you in the morning!
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...er, wait a sec.
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Has to be Coraline or Public Enemies...right?
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I'm still trying to figure out Flash Gordon. I think its there to make you think Star Trek...but that would be too easy!
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Other than that, no clue.
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Hell, Che is probably a butt-numb-a-thon all on its own!
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Hadn't heard of it, so I looked up the description on imdb, and it sort of sounds like a Watchmen-esque plot. Maybe one of the chefs has a giant squid dish.
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Did they ever make that movie?
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1) Harry has forgotten the original purpose of this list (again). It was supposed to be a list of films we could watch at home as our own alternate BNAT. Kinda hard to do that with films that haven't been released yet, big guy. And 2) Everyone tries to guess which upcoming film will match the films on this list. Remember--Harry likes to throw obscure and old films in there as well. It's kinda fun to try to guess those as well. I'll start. "Flash Gordon" is "Flesh Gordon."
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Valkyre?
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...if Flash Gordon was really just Flash Gordon. Man, I loved that movie.
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has to be star trek
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that could be Somewhere in Time as well..agghhhhbut they aren't always new releases as well, could be some weird 70's movie from Prague or something knowing Harry
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Alice in wonderland = Alice in wonderland
Who's killing the greatest chefs of Europe = Who's Killing the greatest chefs of Europe. Delicious little commedy! -
incredible dessert in the shape of a dome... I had it once and it truly is to die for.
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Maybe?
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The Champ=The Wrestler, The Sting=The Brothers Bloom, A Boy and His Dog=The Road, Great Chefs of Europe=Watchmen, El Cid=Che, Green Hornet=Observe and Report or The Spirit, Somewhere in Time=The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
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has anyone ever looked back at past years and compared fake lineups with the actual lineups?
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Henry Selick did put Harry in Monkeybone...
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If so, I hope it's in 3D!
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I'd love to see Muyazaki's latest.
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I can't remember. Does Harry like Underworld or not? If not, then forget what I said.
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If only because Brother Bloom already played at Fantastic Fest.
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I don't think 2012 is finished enough to show.
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13 = Coronation Street : Out Of Africa
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The 3rd Man was on my list of movies I wanted to see. Would kill to see that on a big screen. That has to be Valkyre.
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It's the Time Traveller's Wife, isn't it? ARGHHH! HAVE FUN. ARGH!!
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Rian Johnson (the director) is here too. But it played at Fantastic Fest, so that can't be right. Also, someone in the know assured me that The Wrestler isn't playing. I wish it was. I'd love to see it again.
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That would be awesome.
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fuk birth of a nation
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Mad Max 4 test footazge?
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Holy shit, we're going to die.
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I thought El Cid was actually going to play. Oh well, bring it on!
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As a 6 time attendee, I'll attempt a quick shot-in-the-dark before I leave. I don't know what will be a feature presentation on some and what will be just advance clips. 1 The Wrestler 2 Benjamin Button 3 Coraline 4 A Cosby/Hope road picture or White Christmas 5 I don't know 6 Ponyo on the Cliff (Miyazaki) 7 Flesh Gordon 8 Monsters VS Aliens 9 I don't know 10 I don't know 11 Black Dynamite? 12 Push? 13 2012 14 The Spirit (obviously) 15 Watchmen 16 Che 17 The Road
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I'm terrible at stuff like this so im not even going to try and guess but damn I wish I were going to this. Maybe i'll try next year.
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"Ed Cid" = "Paul Blart: Mall Cop"
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Damn, I wish I were there, even if there is nothing Werewolf related. I seriously got nothing else to do this weekend.
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that's a lot of 3d eyeball fucking .. perhaps there will be some Avatar footage? You guys are so lucky. Have enough fun for all of us. That's an order.
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if past years are any indication, only 3 or 4 of these at the most will be new hot films. The rest wil be old shit, most of it lame.
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Way to far in advnace for most of these guesses, most of those are probably not even done. Good shot at (a very FEW out of) Watchmen, Wrestler, Brothers Bloom, Spirit, and Che. But the rest of those are ridiculous guesses.
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What other geek film is more anticipated this summer? At least there will be some preview clips or something. I'm betting Watchman is screening if Star trek isn't ready.
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SPOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOON!
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Dec 13, 2008 11:35:41 AM CST
Yeah, but the new stuff is the only one we can guess.
by derlanghaarige
Because there are bazillions of classic and obscure movies than can be shown at BNAT, but just a handful of new ones.
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Girl goes to imaginary land, meets creatures, it's a huge production, 2010. Sound familiar?
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Hmmmmm, if Porco Rosso(aka KURENAI NO BUTA) = Ponyo On The Cliff By The Sea, then they're lucky bastards getting to see the new Miyazaki before anyone else in the States. Ponyo was one of my top three picks for new movies on my application. In any event, I wish I could be there.
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The CineFamily at The Silent Movie Theatre is hosting an all night Mug Melter Movie Marathon tonight(Saturday), for those wanting to get in the a BNAT spirit. I'd love to go, but I'm traveling next week and don't really want to screw up my internal clock. But for the rest of you, PARTY ON!!!
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You fuckers have Watchmen. Bastards. Don't choke on the goodness or anything.
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Hitchcock's original film was 3-D.
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Harry needs to go back to those originals lists. The films should be stuff we can track down and watch, and our guesses need to come from available stuff. It's not as fun when stuff like ALICE IN WONDERLAND (2010) is listed.
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...it's when they don't even say what was watched afterwards. that's just cruel :-)
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Not all of it, but a clip, I'm pretty sure. 1 is Wrestler, 2 is Benjamin Button.
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really...use your brain people. They will NOT get Watchmen...no way WB is putting it out there yet. The Spirit, yes. Preview scenes from Trek. Possibly some footage from Up. And the new Seth Rogen security thing is Green Hornet. No summer films, possibly three or so Holiday releases.
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Nice call on 10 Commandments, but to say Watchmen has no chance is silly, especially considering 300 was screened at BNAT. Same director, almost same exact release date.
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or at least one Paul Newman film in honor of the man.
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Does Harry want people to travel into the future in order to see some of these?
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15. WHO IS KILLING THE GREAT CHEFS OF EUROPE? (1978)
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Sounds very plausible too.
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How much do you wanna bet that Harry is going to show footage of his Stomach Stapling Surgery
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1. THE CHAMP (1931) = Debbie Does Dallas 2. SOMEWHERE IN TIME (1980) = Deep Throat3. ALICE IN WONDERLAND (2010) = Star Whores4. ISHTAR (1987) = Island Fever5. THE STING (1973) = Direct Deposit6. KURENAI NO BUTA (1992) = Space Nuts7. FLASH GORDON (1980) = Flesh Gordon (duh)8. GOJIRA TAI MEKAGOJIRA (1974) = Deep Inside Devon9. DIAL M FOR MURDER (1954) = The Best of Briana Banks10. THE THIRD MAN (1949) = Gang Bangers11. BIRTH OF A NATION (1915) = Pirates12. FIRESTARTER (1984) = Fire Crotch13. THE DAY THE EARTH CAUGHT FIRE (1961) = Cum Gargling Naked Sluts14. GREEN HORNET (2010) = Island Fever 215. WHO IS KILLING THE GREAT CHEFS OF EUROPE? (1978) = The Party at Kitty and Stud's16. EL CID (1961) = The Italian Stallion17. A BOY AND HIS DOG (1975) = Zoo
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The thing is...300 was more of an unknown entity to the studio. WB needed to have a good screening at BNAT to make an impact and start more serious talk of the film. Where as, Watchmen is a very protected property by WB. Look at the security behind the SINGLE screening they have had of it so far. Agreed, there are similarities, Snyder, WB, release date. But the HUGE difference. If 300 was not well received it would not have been that big of a deal $$$ wise. Were as Watchmen is really a HUGE shot in the dark for them. IF and only IF they are 100% confident with the product and the feedback they would release for BNAT. Don't get me wrong I would not be surprised if they brought the opening scene or extremely extended trailer. Say 15 min. But the whole cut, it better be brilliant.
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Still a geek property and so BNAT seems like the perfect home for it. It's not like they've proven to be a merciless crowd? The recent footage on iTunes shows much more finished effects work and Snyder has already confirmed they've got completed cuts. Surely WB would rather show it there then infront of a load of critics waiting to demolish it.
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They're showing Monsters vs Aliens, that's for sure. Everyone getting in had bags from that movie. Also, you're all picking too many new movies. The first new movie isn't coming on until 12 or 1. In fact, some of the standby people are going to have to leave for that movie, b/c their seats are for the talent. All eight of them. Now when they said that, everyone was saying Watchmen. But I gotta go with Star Trek on this one. Other than that, probably old movies, a few snippets of new stuff, and a few new trailers.
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They make sense. I forgot Dial M for Murder was originally in 3D.
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He called during a break. The first film was "The Day the Clown Cried", and to everyone in attendance Harry is giving away a free house.
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If I had to guess, I think BNAT started with an ingenious Teen Wolf fake-out and then Selznick's astonishingly homoerotic Viva Villa (1934) before moving on to The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.
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...how cruel to pretend to show Teen wolf. just so happens to be my favourite film.
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Robogeek: "just saw 25 freakishly trippy minutes of Coraline in 3D. Next: Sahara (the one w. Bogart)."
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Sahara i a great pick. I think it was the first Bogie film I saw as a kid. Wish I was in austin seeing it on the big screen now...
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Could "Kurenai" be a preview of "Up?" Or even of the SW tv show?
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really? i mean REALLY? just surprised that made the lineup is all........really?
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So to recap thus far:
1. THE CHAMP (1931) = Viva Villa
2. SOMEWHERE IN TIME (1980) = The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.
3. ALICE IN WONDERLAND (2010) = Coraline in 3D
4. ISHTAR (1987) = Sahara
5. THE STING (1973) = Valkyrie
6. KURENAI NO BUTA (1992) = UP
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I wish I could'a been there, but I gots a job to do, so I didn't even bother trying...Maybe, some day.
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...excitement is where you find it. I'm in a community theatre production of OLIVER TWIST and during tonight's show the theater, literally, caught fire. During the next-to-last scene, too. That's the kind of mayhem you can't put a price tag on :-)
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What's the "Dial M" counterpart, I wonder?
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1. THE CHAMP = SPACE CHIMPS
2. SOMEWHERE IN TIME (1980) = TIMECOP 2 starring Jason Scott Lee
3. ALICE IN WONDERLAND (2010) = ENCHANTED
4. ISHTAR (1987) = ISHTAR
5. THE STING (1973) = MAN-THING
6. KURENAI NO BUTA (1992) = BUTTER (1998) starring Ernie Hudson
7. FLASH GORDON (1980) = WILL: THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF G. GORDON LIDDY
8. GOJIRA TAI MEKAGOJIRA (1974) = GODZILLA (1998) with live commentary by Harry
9. DIAL M FOR MURDER (1954) = A PERFECT MURDER (1998)
10. THE THIRD MAN (1949) = THE THIRD MAN (2010) by Platinum Dunes
11. BIRTH OF A NATION (1915) = SONG OF THE SOUTH or DJ Spooky's version of BIRTH OF A NATION or DRIVING MISS DAISY
12. FIRESTARTER (1984) = BACKDRAFT
13. THE DAY THE EARTH CAUGHT FIRE (1961) = BACKDRAFT (2 times in a row)
14. GREEN HORNET (2010) = RED FIRECRACKER, GREEN FIRECRACKER
15. WHO IS KILLING THE GREAT CHEFS OF EUROPE? (1978) = THE RAPE OF EUROPA
16. EL CID (1961) = EL NORTE
17. A BOY AND HIS DOG (1975) = ABOUT A BOY
Best lineup so far! AWESOME! -
The Third Man by Platinum Dunes: "Hahahahaha, why am I laughing?!". Yes, Fraser style.
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But I'm sure you already knew that...
Showing GODZILLA 1998 with live commentary by Harry is actually a fantastic idea. I'm sure many AICN'ers would pony up a few bills for that little gem. Make it happen!
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so DIAL M turned out to be the new MY BLOODY VALENTINE remake in 3-D. (confirmed!)
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oh and the first 40 odd minutes of UP (the new Pixar) and a couple of scenes from MONSTERS VS ALIENS .. it's a 3-D night alright.
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1. THE CHAMP (1931) = Viva Villa (1934)
2. SOMEWHERE IN TIME (1980) = The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)
3. ALICE IN WONDERLAND (2010) = Coraline presentation in 3D (2009)
4. ISHTAR (1987) = Sahara (1943)
5. THE STING (1973) = Valkyrie (2008)
6. KURENAI NO BUTA (1992) = UP presentation (2009)
7. FLASH GORDON (1980) = Metropolis (1927)
8. GOJIRA TAI MEKAGOJIRA (1974) = Monsters vs. Aliens presentation in 3D (2009)
9. DIAL M FOR MURDER (1954) = My Bloody Valentine 3D (2009)
10. THE THIRD MAN (1949) = I Love You, Man (2009)
11. BIRTH OF A NATION (1915) = White Dog (1982)
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i wonder if they're showing the roadshow edition or just part one. only 20 minutes of watchmen, bummer...but jackie earl hailey [sic] in person? fuuuuuck that'd be tight.
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1. THE CHAMP (1931) = Viva Villa (1934) 2. SOMEWHERE IN TIME (1980) = The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) 3. ALICE IN WONDERLAND (2010) = Coraline presentation in 3D (2009) 4. ISHTAR (1987) = Sahara (1943) 5. THE STING (1973) = Valkyrie (2008) 6. KURENAI NO BUTA (1992) = UP presentation (2009) 7. FLASH GORDON (1980) = Metropolis (1927) 8. GOJIRA TAI MEKAGOJIRA (1974) = Monsters vs. Aliens presentation in 3D (2009) 9. DIAL M FOR MURDER (1954) = My Bloody Valentine 3D (2009) 10. THE THIRD MAN (1949) = I Love You, Man (2009) 11. BIRTH OF A NATION (1915) = White Dog (1982) 12. FIRESTARTER (1984) = Push (2009) Preview 13. THE DAY THE EARTH CAUGHT FIRE (1961) = Knowing (2009) Preview, 14. GREEN HORNET (2010) = Observe & Report (2009) Preview 14.5 The Terminator: Salvation (2009) Extended Preview 15. WHO IS KILLING THE GREAT CHEFS OF EUROPE? (1978) = Watchmen (2009) Opening 20 Minutes 16. EL CID (1961) = Che (2008) I'm assuming they're watching the Roadshow Edition and that BNAT will end with either a) an old film or b) The Road
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only the first 20 minutes of watchmen......man that sucks.
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I don't see any jaw-droppers, unless the finale is great. Lot of previews and extended trailers, but at least they're of great films. Seem to be kind of lumped together. What's the trashy exploitation film? Usually there's something like TEEN LUST or ONCE UPON A GIRL. Still, a decent lineup but I'm amazed that THE SPIRIT was not shown!!
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really did suck. I saw a preview in LA and I wanted to punch Katzenberg in the weiner.
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BNATs of the past have culminated with stuff like Schumacher's The Phantom of the Opera and Dreamgirls. This looks to have been a severely good year, considering debacles of the past which shall remain unnamed until I say Addzio Tom and downtown Austin... anyone? P.S. I have to say it one more time, ending FF 08 with City of Ember was a fucking slap in the face, I don't care how expensive the cave party was.
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I wish I had applied this year! In the past, there's been like 3 or 4 new, advance films, and then a lot of old weird shit. So what happens the one year I don't apply? Valkyrie, Che, I Love You Man, Benjamin Button... of course the really good fims turned out to be nothing but clips and previews (boooooo!!), but still, a HUGE improvement over previous years' lists.
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Dec 14, 2008 12:37:42 PM CST
We're home but CHE is still f***ing playing.
by the reluctant austinite
Paint's list is pretty good. I'm not sure anyone mentioned that the version of "Metropolis" that played was the rare 80s version with the crazy pop-synth score. Ending with the five hour something version of "Che" sucked the life out almost everybody, and we couldn't take anymore. Neither could Harry and Yoko, who also retreated to the lobby to chat with friends. I don't think there was a single AICN member left awake and in the theater as Che chugged into its fourth hour.
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Lots of guests; Pixar directors, McG, lots of celebrity video introductions, Elijah Wood in the house (and he was very cool with everyone) etc. Much more details later. Brain. Tired. Must. Sleep.
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fuck i want to make it to one of these things one year
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I'm assuming that it was just a preview since Che was so long. I'm betting it was a trailer or something for Wolfman
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BNAT ended with Che. So I guess the correlation between Harry hints and the order of the previews/clips gets a little fuzzy. Cheers, everyone. I look forward to your reports!
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A four-hour film for the final? I think I would have keeled over dead.
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Post-apocalyptic road movie = post-apocalyptic road movie.
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Dec 14, 2008 1:45:31 PM CST
Boy and His Dog = preview/'clip' from Where the Wild Things Are?
by bobba phat
That's my guess and I'm sticking to it...
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according to robogeek's twitter.
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The theater was half empty by the time it was over. It was just too much at the end. It was this year's endurance film.
Still better than POUGHKEEPSIE TAPES or TIPTOES, though.
All in all I was extremely happy with BNAT X. I would have liked to see all of WATCHMEN, of course, but the 22 minutes we saw were fucking awesome.
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Come on, even in Germany, where the movie was made, is this pop art version the only one that they show on TV. :P
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Actually - that was my second viewing of CHE - and I went back in for the last hour & a half. We had a few BNATTERS that had early flights that I was chatting with. And Yoko knew we have it on DVD as a screener - and weighed spending time with her very dear friend that flew from London for the event.
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it must be pretty exhausting organizing and attending that kind of event.
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well - given they're just beginning the sound mix this week - that they're waiting on an assload of effects shots and that Billy still has tons of LED scenes to be Manhattan-fied - well - seeing the finished first 22 minuts with Rorschach in the house... pretty damn fucking sweet. Film looks INCREDIBLE. Time to sleep - will post more on Monday...
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Hey Harry, I'm guessing that was T4 right since you said there was a schedule change?
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is now on Wikipedia.I know, because I took copious notes and just finished updating the page. Go here:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_films_shown_at_Butt-Numb-A-ThonAll in all, a hell of a fun time. Thanks, Harry!
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I wonder what your dreams are like after bnat.
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Good question. My mind is still going a million miles a minute processing everything I saw so it won't let me sleep. Meanwhile, Merritcat is snoring away instead of writing her Valkyrie review.
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Or are companies starting to realize that BNAT isn't the best promotional venue (HD-DVD anyone?)
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calls Jason Segal "Jared", implies all of T4 was shown, misspells exclusive "exlusive", ...just to name a few. obviously updated by someone who's been up watching movies for 24 hours LOL
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you're going to need to leak that Che screener online. Come on, buddy, help me out here.
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Everything, even the things that were just previews, sounds amazing. Benjamin Button, Up, Watchmen, CHE! Good job Harry.
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To be perfectly honest, the movies weren't everything I had hoped for. Benjamin Button was a bit sappy and 30 minutes too long (how many times does he need to keep showing up?). I never bought into Valkyrie (Tom Cruise seemed like he was in a different movie than all the other actors). And I'd have liked to have seen more of Watchmen, some of Star Trek, The Road, maybe even The Wrestler. That said, I loved Coraline, Up made me cry crocodile tears, Sahara was cool as balls, Metropolis was vastly improved by the addition of an 80s synth pop soundtrack and I Love You, Man was huge fun. But the thing I'll remember most about my first Butt-Numb-A-Thon is the kindness of all the people I met. In fact, I think my favorite part of the day was hanging out in the lobby with various people on the run from Che Guevara.
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but what is the animation on the top of the page supposed to be from?
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Unless you have a different animation from me, it's from The Birds. (PS nice screen name. Obviously its a BTTF reference, but whats the story behind it?)
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The McFly farm, from Part III. Durrr. I forgot about that farm.
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Hope you all had a great time at BNAT! I've had a lazy Sunday bouncing 'round the internets. Not all of them mind you, but most of them.
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thought it was The Birds. Strange, I'm a Hitchcock fan and haven't seen it yet. I own it but haven't gotten around to it.
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I miss the Super-Fans.
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Well I tried to sleep again but couldn't. In the mean time I submitted my review of Benjamin Button. Also, Merritcat awoke from her narcotic sleep surprised what time it was and she does not remember any of her dreams other than they were stranger than usual.
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Did this really play at BNAT?! I'm having a hard time believing it based upon the content of this TB. Any official word (and opinion) would be appreciated!
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...still there. and ebaum's world too. Ewwww! That's not right. What the fuck is wrong with ebaum?
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And why does it sound so familiar?
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No movie, no footage, nothing. But we did see Santa Claus get attacked by a racist German Shepherd. So that's pretty much a wash.
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THE ROAD stars Viggo Mortensen and is directed by John Hillcoat (director of THE PROPOSITION). It's based on Cormac McCarthy's 2006 Pulitzer Prize winning novel of the same name.BTW - great screenname. It's good to see some Berkley Breathed love on AICN.
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No, The Road did NOT play BNAT this year. It was a pretty good lineup for my first ever BNAT.
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Thanks! I was preparing to be quite shocked if Harry had been able to pull that one off.
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McCarthy has been getting some notice on the big screen lately. I have No Country for Old Men on BluRay. Cool flick. As for the name, I pulled out all of my Bloom County books and Outlands and such, looking for a cool but obscure character to use as my AICN tb name. ...and that crazy f#@ker won the prize.
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You know, I don't think anyone's ever noticed the Bloom County name before. Nice one, Gaius!
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McG ping-ponged between sounding defensive, apologetic, surly, desperate, and cocky. Sometimes all of those at the same time. I think part of his problem may have been that he doesn't realize talkbackers and BNATters are not one and the same.
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and I rather liked McG. He gained some respect from me, and he's obviously proud of his film.
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He seemed like he was ready to go Jay and Silent Bob and beat up everyone who slandered him anonymously over the Internet. It was a bit much, though, when he talked about people like Nolan, Jonze and Gondry as it they were peers.
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That's 20 minutes more than you've seen fool.
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...then relaaaaaax, man. If you want to defend yourself, wait until AFTER the movie is released. All this talk to seek geekdom approval is appreciated, but really unnecessary. If you've made a great movie, you have absolutely nothing to worry about. Anybody that would judge your take on TERMINATOR based on your CHARLIE'S ANGELS flicks is an idiot. It's very obvious that you really do understand how this would be a dream job for any imaginative director that grew up with Cameron's films, and I hope to God you pull off making a fresh, kick-ass TERMINATOR movie. Now...sign my Supernatural DVDs, please.
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Damn, you're right! Those were the errors of someone who had been up for a long time. I actually stayed awake during CHE as well, unlike a lot of people... so I really pushed myself.Anyhow... I've fixed those errors you mentioned now. Thanks for your sharp eyes that trumped my blurry mind and exhausted body.
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I don't think that term means what you think it means, Garbageman.
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I want to hear about any of the new stuff shown besides what Snyder's been touring with recently.
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More importantly, did it retain the original's amazing theme song??
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Dec 14, 2008 10:47:40 PM CST
Anyone care to offer a few short blurbs on the new movies shown?
by seppukudkurosawa
Also, what goodies did you get in your Harrybags?
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The footage from Watchmen was awesome and followed the graphic novel frame by frame. :)
We got DVDs of Tropic Thunder, Fire and Ice, and something else I can't remember right now, a bunch of t-shirts, graphic novels of I Am Legend and Doomed, Push comic, and Sex Panther cologne. More stuff that I can't remember with my sleep-deprived brain... -
Wow, I just looked up the term and, frankly, I'm embarrassed. I always thought crocodile tears were big, huge watery tears. Which is precisely what Up had me squirting. Even in storyboard form. I went through all that stuff with my grandma, who I'm really close to and seeing it so beautifully captured just destroyed me.
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BENJAMIN BUTTON - Wonderful film. Capone said it would leave us crying... and dammit, he was right.
VALKYRIE - Better than I expected, though I don't know how embellished the story is from fact. I dig seeing Tom Wilkinson in anything.
I LOVE YOU, MAN - I had this on my short list of future films for my BNAT app, but ended up taking it off at the end. A pleasant surprise! A lot of laughs for this one. Great cast, including Paul Rudd, Jason Segel Rashida Jones, Jamie Pressly, Jane Curtin, The Daily Show's Larry Wilmore, Lou Ferrigno, Jon Favreau, Andy Samberg, Rob Huebel... and a bunch of others.
CHE - There's a lot of interesting stuff in this film. Unfortunately, Sodenbergh has hid it in hours and hours of slow, uneven narrative. At over 4 hours, it starts to feel really bloated and meandering many times. It's not bad... it's just unfocused, unlike THE MOTORCYCLE DIARIES, which only focused on Guevarra's early life. I made it through most of CHE even though I was tired, but I'll probably rent it on Blu-Ray later so I can get a better feel for some of it. Del Toro IS Che Guevarra... I wouldn't doubt that he'll get a Best Actor nomination at the Oscars for this one.
UP - Easily one of the brightest stars of BNAT X. The Pixar folk have knocked it out of the park on this one (again), and we only saw the first 45 mins of the film. It's touching, gorgeous, emotional, funny as hell ("SQUIRREL!") with talking dogs, giant birds and an oh-so-lovable old man as the protagonist. I can't wait to see this one in full.
Monsters vs. Aliens - This was pretty cool from the 20 mins or so that we saw, and the 3D effects were good. Dreamworks is nowhere close to PIXAR when it comes to storytelling and this didn't get the response that UP did before. But I expect this on to do quite well. Plus, Stephen Colbert plays the President of the USA. You can't beat that!
My Bloody Valentine 3D - I haven't seen the original, but this was a pretty cool horror flick. Plenty of gore, blood, suspense in this one... and a quite lengthy sex scene that ends (of course) tragically. Let's just say that you never see the actress in that scene WITH clothes... and she's on screen from head to toe for several minutes. My wife was with me, and I was afraid she was going to cover my eyes! LOST fans will love seeing Kevin Tighe, and Tom Atkins rocks the screen as a retired cop out for answers. The 3D effects are plentiful and are pretty awesome using the RealD 3D technology.
Goodie bags consisted of shoulder bags from Dreamworks with the "Monsters vs. Aliens" logo, a ton of graphic novels (i.e. I Am Legend, Doomed, 30 Days of Night, PUSH, etc.), some DVDS, including the 2-disc unrated version of Tropic Thunder, the TRICK 'R TREAT book about the making of the still-unreleased Michael Dougherty film screened at BNAT last year, some anime posters, CDs, Harry Potter figurines... etc, etc.
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Color me jealous
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Harry calling you out like that, saying his wife wanted to meet you. Sounds to me like you're a made man. Maybe you won't be in the back row next year. Although I honestly didn't mind. Sure beats the front row.
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TERMINATOR: SALVATION - Cool to have McG explain his talking with James Cameron about making the movie. The clips were pretty bad ass, even if I'm not exactly sure what was going on in all of them (many were unfinished, but there was LOTS to see). McG told Harry he had the whole film on a DVD screener with him, but that Warner Bros. wouldn't let him screen it (apparently, someone from Warner Bros. was there, and he called her out as a "fucker," if I remember correctly, for not letting him show more. I *think* he was kidding...). He also said Christian Bale is very active in the editing of the film. I'm optimistic about it.
WATCHMEN - So cool to have Jackie Earl Haley at the Alamo with us to introduce the first 20 mins or so. He said that Snyder had the comic book in his hand more than the script while making the film. The scenes we saw were pretty awesome... the opening credits give us glimpses of the passing years to the sound of Bob Dylan's "The Times They are A-Changin" and the opening sequences in The Comedian's apartment are just incredible. I wish we could have seen more of this! -
Well, I was in the front row last year... so I was pleasantly surprised. I don't take my seat placement personally... I know Harry's just got to figure out where to put all our sizable asses. Plus, I was right in the center of the row last year, so no complaints! :)
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That totally satisfied my vicarious BNAT lust! Hmm..that lineup definitely has more bite than most other years. And I'm not just talking about White Dog! You guys are some lucky sonsovbitches!
Now I'm just hoping Che only seemed so bloated because you were all tweaked off your heads on caffeine. -
I've seen Ben Button twice now and it was much, much better the second time. What appears a bit cold and distant on first viewing is pretty deep upon a second reflection.
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Great to see ya, man.
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The opening is competely different, for one. Rather than staring with the detectives talking, you see the attack on The Comedian. However, DAMN. It was great. I'm even more excited about March now!
BENJAMIN BUTTON and VALKYRIE were both pretty good, about what I expected them to be. MY BLOODY VALENTINE was pure 3D fun from beginning to end.
CHE was...well...eh. I was one of the few folks that both stayed for the whole thing and stayed AWAKE for the whole thing, but the whole time I was just waiting for something interesting to happen. When every firefight looks like every other firefight, and every conversation fells like every other one, and you show the same things time after time...eh. I think you have a really solid 2-3 hour movie in there, but it's wrapped in a four and a half hour miniseries. Cargill was talking about Capone's interview with Soderbergh about it, I'm going to have to read that and see what he was going for. -
My quick impressions on BNAT movies that sucked:
1. The Curious tale of Benjamin Button - Imagine Forest Gump, but instead of having a character with mild retardation you have a character with some aging issues, and instead of doing all sorts of interesting things, he instead does nothing and you've got this movie. Billed as great "character development", but that is just pretentious code for no plot. I know a lot of people loved it, but I am definitely not one of them.
2. Monsters vs. Aliens - tough to say for sure since we only saw a clip, and the 3D was definitely superior to Coraline, but dare I say that Steven Colbert was awful? Effects were good, but poor voice acting means this one might top out at mediocre.
3. My Bloody Valentine 3D - The killer was easy to spot in the first 5 minutes of the movie. Not very interesting.
4. T4/Knowing/Push - Oh, and McG is an enormous tool.
5. White Dog - Probably bad timing, but everyone slept during this movie.
6. Che - total piece of self-indulgent garbage. 5 freaking hours. -
Hell yeah. Bloom County was the greatest comic strip ever. Personally, I thought it trounced Calvin & Hobbes which seemed to be the "in thing" when it came out.Hands down, Bloom County had the greatest cast of characters - from Opus, Bill the Cat, Portnoy, Hodge Podge, Binkley, Steve Dallas and yes...L.H. Puttgrass. Great, great stuff.Cheers!
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Those were good times. Bill the Cat running for president. Deathtongue. The "NASA" mission to turn South African ambassador in Washington black.
Steve Dallas was the man! "I could pimp."
Don't forget Cutter John, and Oliver Wendell Jones.
I still have one of my most prized posesssions: A stuffed Bill the Cat doll.
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