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SUNDANCE FILM FESTIVAL.... 2000!
Hey folks, Harry here. I'm not going to be up at Sundance this year, but that doesn't mean we won't be covering it. In fact I haven't been the last two years, and we've covered it plenty fine both years. So... Here's the deal with this year. If you are a Filmmaker, Producer, Actor, Actress or pitcher and you want to hook up with someone from AICN while up in Sundance... To make sure you get covered... Write me. I'm sending the lovely Lynn Bracken, who is unfortunately without press credentials (due to my own fuck up) so she'll be limited by what she can get into. You contact me... I'll make sure you'll hook up with her. And believe me... You will far far far prefer hooking up with Lynn, than with me. TRUST ME ON THIS! Also... If you want to report in from Sundance this year... Like Junior Mintz and Father Death and others have in the past... Then by all means we would love to hear from you. Sundance is a vast place, and if you go guerilla on me like Anton Sirius did up in TORONTO last year... then I'll hook you up with folks wanting to talk with someone from AICN at Sundance. But for now... Here's a little preview...
Kevin Spacey's THE BIG KAHUNA is playing at Sundance, but... We have already covered this film and had reviews from Toronto and other places. It was well received. Coverage 1, Coverage 2. That should fill out that movie for ya...
Next up is THE BOILER ROOM. This is a film that I have seen myself and just haven't had time to write up a full review for yet, though Flesh Gordon is getting ready to do one for us. Briefly, the movie is pretty good, but not great in my opinion. Ribisi does more of his confused sulking about, but Ben Affleck is pretty dang good... for his small amount of time in it. However, it's Vin Diesel that really shines in this film. He has a number of standout moments in the film... my favorite is when he is... in perfect time... mimicking Michael Douglas' big speech in WALL STREET as it plays in the background of a scene. Hopefully... the hip hop music in the transition scenes I saw months ago will not be the final tracks, as I do believe what I saw was a work-in-progress print. As for past coverage on the site? Light House Shines reviewed it and This is a review of the script.
BLOOD SIMPLE: Director's Cut.... This was shown at the AUSTIN FILM FESTIVAL, not last year... but the year before. It's not actually all that different, but I do feel the ending is much more ominous and creepy. The prologue before the film is priceless and wonderful.... poking a helluvalot of fun at Georgie Poo and his revisionist version of STAR WARS. Here's Tom Joad's look at this BLOOD SIMPLE director's cut!
BUT I'M A CHEERLEADER.... This has been a film that I've been dying to have a look at, ever since Toronto last year. At Park City this year it will be a 'Midnight Film'. However, here's what our spy said during TORONTO last year CLICK HERE TO READ
THE CONVENT.... I haven't heard too much about this film... But anything with Adrienne Barbeau in a horror film has got my interest. It's another midnighter, and it has to do with scary things... I can't wait to see this one. To read more, check out Sundance's notes on it.
Gigantic (Absolute Giganten).... As you saw by my favorite films of 1999, I loved RUN LOLA RUN last year, and this year while Tom Tykwer doesn't have a new film directed by him... He does have a film he produced, and this is that film. It's just a simple story about 3 friends spending their last night together and wanting to do something... GIGANTIC that they'll remember for the rest of their lives. It's supposed to have an awesome soundtrack and this is what Sundance had to say about it!
That new updating of HAMLET with Ethan Hawke... We haven't heard much about it, but I did do this story on the film... way back. It'll be interesting to see and hear what comes of the film.
HAPPY ACCIDENTS is one of those films that I just hope works. First off... It stars Vincent D'Onofrio, who is one of my favorite character actors, in a quirky romance with Marisa Tomei. Some slightly science fictiony things are supposed to take place, and hopefully if you see this film... you'll find it to be quite good. Brad Anderson directed it, and he was quite something when directing HOMICIDE as well as NEXT STOP WONDERLAND... so, I have high hopes on this film.
I.K.U. Just sounds weird and bizarre enough that it caught my interest. Futuristic Blade Runner-esque universe but with a decided Japanese fetish theme of sexual oddities. These thing rarely work... but who knows? Right? Here's what Sundance said about this Midnight film.
JOE GOULD'S SECRET.... It's the latest film from Stanley Tucci, and that is all we need to know. Tucci has been producing magical little films like THE BIG NIGHT and THE IMPOSTERS. This year there is another film, that if you like Tucci's past two works... you should check out called TWO FAMILY HOUSE... it's brilliant. As I hope this film will be as well...
LOVE AND BASKETBALL... All I needed to hear was OMAR EPPS and I was interested, but in addition... This film is also produced by Spike Lee and has Alfre Woodard. This should be a good bet.
LUNA PAPA... It's a Russian film, but I just had a feeling about it. It has a very odd plotline (Click here to read) and I'm a bit curious about the film.
NOWHERE TO HIDE sounds like it could be a blast. It's from Korean film director Lee Myung-Se and well... We action nuts often times must turn our eyes to the east for the latest bit of satisfaction. Hopefully we'll have reports on this film.
PSYCHO BEACH PARTY.... It's all right there in the title baby. It's gotta be fun with a title like that. I hope it can just compete with GHOST IN THE INVISIBLE BIKINI or HORROR AT PARTY BEACH!
TRIXIE.... well, first off it's produced by Robert Altman, so that's the first thing in it's corner. Second off, it has one hell of an interesting cast (Nick Nolte, Emily Watson, Nathan Lane, Dermot Mulroney and Leslie Anne Down) It could be something of quite a treat... or a mess. But someone check it out!
TWO FAMILY HOUSE... Click here to read my review!!! I can't help but feel this is going to be one of the films that people really charm to during the insane two weeks that is SUNDANCE. A really wonderful film.
THE VIRGIN SUICIDES... Sofia Coppola's directoral debut. We've had a pair of reviews for the film already, so check out what they had to say! #1 look, #2 look. That'll give you a rough idea of what to expect.
WAKING THE DEAD... I make it a point to see all movies with the absolute goddess, Jennifer Connelly in them. She's had me suckered in LABRYNTH, THE HOT SPOT, CAREER OPPORTUNITIES, THE ROCKETEER, MULLHOLLAND DRIVE and so on. So, I figure this has got to be at least a guilty pleasure.
AMERICAN PSYCHO... Well... Christian Bale fans (like me) are interested, but one really has to wonder how the hell this novel has been translated into film. Eagerly anticipating word on this film. We'll see...
And that's my quick run through. Hopefully, with alot of help and informants... We'll stay right on top of the action during SUNDANCE this year. If you're going... Enjoy.
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How about a movie about dinosaurs who develop large breasts? I could really relate. All the boys at school could tease them, and then they go nuts and eat something. I think ALOT of people would really like to see something like this.
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Harry is on the motherfucker. I'm leery of cider drinking geeks at a festival though. Remember the sploogefest that came out of a
certain midnight showing...can you say Blair Witch.
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Despite the fact that their is no definitive preview for any film festival Harry manages to do a good job. He went full circle on his preview and I hope his AICN people will be a bit more detailed.
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I happen to live in Utah (yeah, I know, I know... *sigh*), and one of my best friend's girlfriend happens to be pretty high up on the ladder within Sundance. That gives me a very fat access pipe up in Park City, so I might be able to snoop the snoop snoopier than Snoop Dogg hittin' on Lucy. See y'all there. //d12-beowulf
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Ok, I am not aware of this film being included in Sundance, but as this is a multi-film talkback, it seems like the best place to mention it. I saw 'Wonderland' last night and it was a really, REALLY amazing film, set in London, with a mostly 20-something/early 30's cast. It was a series of intercut stories, so I suppose it resembled something like Go (but less pumped up on itself). In fact, it was more like Mystery Train... or Short Cuts! Yes, it was most like a London Short Cuts with a young cast. It was really.... trancendent. you know when a film really lifts you out of it, and makes everything seem really epic on the way home? It was like that. I have no idea when it will be released in the US.
I think it was directed by Micheal Winterbottom... I know I read a review here that said it was less concerned with flashy surfaces than his other films. If you live in the UK, CHECK THIS OUT, and HARRY: WHEN IS THIS COMING TO YOU? You NEED to see it! Toodle-oo. -
...is a bunch of movies about gay cowboys sitting around eating pudding. :)
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Hey guys, wanted to let you know that a film I edited, SWIMMING, will be playing at Slamdance. (I also edited MAN OF THE CENTURY, which played last year at Slamdance, so I feel I'm on a lucky streak.) It's playing on Sunday Jan 23rd, at 6:30pm at the Treasure Mountain Inn, which is on Main Street right up the block from the Egyptian. It stars Lauren Ambrose (from CAN'T HARDLY WAIT and PSYCHO BEACH PARTY) and Jennifer Dundas Lowe (from THE FIRST WIVES CLUB). It's about the friendship of these two girls over one summber on the boardwalk at Myrtle Beach, SC. It's a good film, everyone, check it out.
Oh and by the way, WONDERLAND is at Sundance this year.
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Harry... you mean you *liked* that movie? I mean, come on... I only saw the MST3K'd version, but it mostly consisted of unscary monsters getting attacked by people with sodium, and a band playing '50s tunes while teenagers dance. Ugh.
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If any of you folks are there try to check out ABOUT ADAM, Miramax's new offering starring Frances O'Connor (Mansfield park), Stuart Townsend (Resurrection Man) and Kate Hudson (Goldie Hawn's daughter). This has been getting good word of mouth from early screenings.
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The American playwright Charles Busch is a genius, an actor, and a drag queen. He wrote "Psycho Beach Party" and has a small role in it which I can't wait to see (I think, as usual, he's playing a woman). If you live in L.A., you should see his work as he just wrapped a show here a few months ago that he acted in and wrote. If you really, really feel adventurous, hunt down a theater that is doing "Vampire Lesbians of Sodom," truly a work of art. I think he also wrote "Red Scare on Sunset," but I don't really remember. I am looking forward to "Psycho Beach Party" as much as any film this year. Charles Busch FOREVER!!!
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This film is opening Sundance and I am going to be there! The buzz on it is beyond terrific! Four families, Asian, Latino, Jewish, and African-American celebrating Thanksgiving! Early word is it's a Crowd-pleaser...great cast, Juliana Margulies (first role since her $27 million dollar walk-away, crazy bitch!) Joan Chen, Alfrie Woodward, Kyra Sedgewick, Mercedes Ruehl, Estelle Harris, Quite a Lovely cast! Everyone is scrambling to buy this film so I will give you guys a full review later on this week.....p.s Kyra and Juliana play a lesbian couple, should be quite interesting!!!
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Jan 17, 2000 3:35:18 PM CST
Did you people see what Kevin Smith had to say about P.T. Anders
by nm movie man
He flamed P.T anderson for magnolia, it was pretty fucked up, go check it out, it made me lose alot of respect for Kevin Smith
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There's so much good news and such on the site today that I didn't know where to start! And now, Harry IS going to have Sundance coverage...***BTW, there is no one cooler than "Jim" in "Career Opportunities."
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This is why I keep the images turned off of my browser when I come here.
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Where did he make his comments? Curious to see them. I'm not a huge PT Anderson fan, but Smith is NOT the guy to be slamming other people's work - Unless, of course, he was dissing another director's self-promoting website where you can buy all kinds of useless shit from him - because Smith has it over EVERY other director in that department. You go, girl!
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Just wanted to alert you all Stateside from little ol' New Zealand that our movie SCARFIES is playing in the World Cinema section at Sundance this year. SCARFIES is one of the biggest domestic hits here ever (grossing more in NZ than even the great HEAVENLY CREATURES)and was described by the Edinburgh Festival (where it played in the Midnight Madness slot with BLAIR WITCH, LOLA, GO) as "Animal House meets Shallow Grave in this ingenious black comedy thriller from first-time NZ filmmaker Robert Sarkies". There's a lot of new filmmaking talent on the boil over here right now - check out the first film of the Kiwi new wave... Harry we'd like to check in with your Lynn - we're available via the SCARFIES post box there, or let us have details for her.
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Jan 17, 2000 6:56:06 PM CST
Kevin Smith doesn't even have 1/10th the talent of one Paul Thom
by bswise
If that doesn't resonate enough for you allow me to suggest that Mr. Anderson, a masterful writer and director of great art and performances, knows quite a bit more about actual human nature then the scatological, lesbian-bating Mr. Smith does.
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Interesting, I wish I was going this year... Films, parties and snowboarding but alas I can't go..
Sundance and Slamdance, which come to think of it, I haven't seen any mention of Slamdance anywhere on the site... as a side note, the world's first online pitch festival hosted by www.showbizdata.com is happening there as well... and one more thing, Trixie was shot as an M.O.W. and now it's at Sundance, interesting... damn, I want to go 'boarding... -
My boys the Rizzams are gonna win the Superbowl 4 sure.No doubt.The Rizzams have a quadruple-times-better defense than the lowly,pitiful Buccaneers!They will plow through Tampa Bay like a...plow...I guess.Then it's off to Atlanta to win the Sizzuperbowl in the fizzirst tizzen mizzinutes.I'll be wizzatching from my rizzeclining cizzouch eating Tizzostitos from the bizzag while wizzatching the tizzight cizzomercials.I hizzope thizzere's a Chizzicken Rizzun tizzrailer.Thizzat mizzovie izz gizzonna bizze sizzweet.Yizzeah! Sundance is ok.GIZZO RIZZAMS!
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Just in case anyone's interested, PT Anderson slagged David Fincher big time in the recent Rolling Stone article. And as far as I'm concerned, Kevin Smith is a jealous HACK!!!! PT Anderson made HEATHER GRAHAM into a half decent actress, for God's sake!
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Did you ever seriously wonder about that? Why did Harry make it so that his cartoon character
keeps sticking out his tongue? Is he mocking us, sticking out his tongue at you like that little girl
that lived down the street? Perhaps his lower lip is chapped, and he just needs to re-apply
moisture every fifteen seconds? Is he trying to establish his coolness by showing he hasn't gone the
way of the trendy "tongue-piercing kids"? Or is it something deeper, Harry's way of saying "Come
and be with me, dear reader, I am a man with a tongue, a tongue which has needs, like the need to..." Well, I won't get into all that.
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He's just sticking out his tongue to make fun of us,sortofa "I met Salma Hayek and YOUUUUU didn't" gesture.Hey,everybody go see me question at the Sundance 2000 board.It's important!!!!1
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Jan 17, 2000 10:37:22 PM CST
Oops! I meant at the Brad Pitt/Jack the Ripper board
by user id indeed!
My bad.
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If that's the case, (that he's mocking us because we weren't in a movie with Selma Hayek), then I'm going to make up my own web page and force Harry to go there. On my page will be a big ol' picture of Dutch, sticking out his tongue because I wasn't associated with that piece of shite known as "The Faculty". Take THAT, you filthy tongue!
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We are going to be Premiering 2 Minnesota made movies at the Lodge at the Mountain Village all day on the 25th and 26th. "Mulligan" the first ever Independent film ever sponsored by Subway Resturants.. "its Clerks with Clubs" And "Welcome to Alaska" The story of Randal Stevens as he journeys through the Yukon wildernes on his quest to get to Alaska. Check out the website http://www.allvandy.com/slice.html
for show times. We are also hosting a "Mulligan" premiere party the 25th at 10:00pm with free Subway sandwiches and free beer provided by the Wasach Brew Pub. Hope to see you there -
Well, when I saw the word Sundance and the word festival in this topic my mind and imagination immediately jumped to an image of THE IRON GIANT dancing with his rocket feet activated. A type of spectacular SUNDANCE if you will, which the entire community would gather around in a celebration. But instead of that it turns out that Sundance refers to some film thing I have never heard of. Too bad.
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Harry, m'boy, your absolutly right about Jennifer Connelly.
ANY opportunity to see the Rack should be jumped on, post haste. I was very disapointted with Mullhollen Falls (sp?), and Hope that this newest flick will reprosent them in thier fullest glory.
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The man should never be allowed to direct again. As a director, he isn't qualified to critique Ed Wood.
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In my opinion, she's the second best young actress out there, after Natalie Portman. Most people remember her from American Pie but she's starred in some other movies that are pretty awesome. Confessions of A Trick Baby is one of the craziest fuckin movies I've ever seen. The movie makes fun of rape, prostitution, pornography and eating disorders. I was surprised to see Natash Lyonne, who's not even old enough to have a beer, doing lesbian shower scenes and robbing Mexican tricks. I highly recommend you see this shit. Not the best movie in the world, but it will fuck you up good.
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Just to paraphrase Smith's posts, he wrote that he thought Magnolia was too self-important. The main rant (from what I read) was against people ragging on him for not liking Magnoila. (alike the people posting here =)) He wrote, "in the case of this flick, I say I don't like it, and I've suddenly got a gaggle of you attacking my character, as well as my craft!"
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I agree with Golgo above, Trick Baby was some crazy shit we don't see in cinema nowadays, Matthew Bright is a fucking genious who could show Kevin Smith how to lick shit off the floor!!! Seek this out, this not only was more fucked up then Freeway 2, but it actually made my jaw drop big time and my friends are all borrowing my copy and telling there friends! RENT FREEWAY 2: CONFESSIONS OF A TRICK BABY but whatever you do, do not show this to your mother or a MORMON!!!!
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it's way too early in the morning for talkbacks........going to Sundance tommorrow, very X-cited, oh yeah, saw SParkler last night, from the guy who directed Jawbreaker, It was really really good!! Cult Movie!!! another good one to rent is THESIS...creepy creepy shit man!!!
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Kevin Smith has never come off as anything but humble. I think he regards himself as just a goofy ass comedy writer...kind of an old woody allen...But he's never considered himself a great director...barely even a competent one...he wasn't even his own first choice to direct Dogma. Read Spike, Mike, Slackers and Dykes (should be required reading anyway...)
He's a pretty humble guy. So he didn't like Magnolia, and he talked about it...I'm sure he's accomplished a lot more than the geniuses here who post their opinion as the definitive one on every film. At least he has SOME credentials...so when you say he should take a vow of silence after Dogma, etc, you come off as a *complete* hypocrite. -
..... well, my point still stands. Hey, he's free to critique as he pleases, but that doesn't mean I'm not going to question the source. As a writer, he's intermittently witty, but as a filmmaker..... well, let's just let *his* work speak for itself; however, until I make my first feature, you'll just have to put up with my bullshit here.
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This whole Kev Smith VS. PT Anderson is a fuckin' crock of shit. The man said he didn't like the fuckin' movie, big deal. He also said that "Boogie Nights" era Anderson is one of his all-time favorite directors. I think Smith said it best himself on his board so I wont try to do it again:
"Honestly - who gives a fuck. It's an unfair world. There is no justice. And half the time, you're going to be in a minority. People will not always agree with your opinion. Shit - in the case of this flick, I say I don't like it, and I've suddenly got a gaggle of you attacking my character, as well as my craft! Honestly - I've got assholes shooting off their mouths with shit like "You only WISH you were as good as P.T.!" What am I - nine years old? Is this the fourth grade? Some dick-lick even went so far as to EMAIL me his post from the board, so I wouldn't miss it; a post, I might add, that maintained I couldn't taste the shit on Anderson's heels - so lousy an auteur am I in comparison. What the fuck possesses some people, I ask you?
Hey man, I enjoy 'Boogie Nights'. I didn't enjoy 'Magnolia'. Maybe I'll cream my pants over the guy's next flick. But sweet Christmas! What the fuck do you care? You liked 'Magnolia'? Wonderful. I hope it illuminated your darkness in some way and fuel-injected three hours and change of joy into your engine" And for "having the gall" to quote
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Smith on Magnolia: "They sent me an Academy screener DVD this week. I'll never watch it again, but I will keep it. I'll keep it right on my desk, as a constant reminder that a bloated sense of self-importance is the most unattractive quality in a person or their work." . . . in response to someone calling Magnolia "brilliant": "Oh, good Lord. There's the 'B' word being thrown around again. And as wildly inappropriate as it is when people use it in reference to our stuff, in the example you've put forward, Neil, it's just plain daffy." So much for his later 'live and let live' attitude. LASTLY, he says: "Do those of you who claim to be big fans of what we do at View Askew behave in the same manner as some of these P.T. Anderson apostles - by attacking those that don't agree with you and demanding justice for a fucking opinion?" Answer - a big fucking sweaty 'yes'. I've observed Smith fans doing just what he describes, for years. Online, they're like that without exception. Welcome to my nightmare.
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Look, kids, comparing Smith and PTA is like comparing Woody Allen to Quentin Tarantino. Both are fine directors who have made some excellent movies, but they both make VERY different films. You can compare Smith films (Clerks was better than Chasing Amy), you can compare PTA films (Boogie Nights is better than Hard Eight), but comparing Clerks to Boogie Nights is like "Airplane" to "The Rapture" - they're both brilliant films, but it depends on what mood you're in. All that said, I enjoy it when directors or actors talk smack about each other. If Smith thinks Magnolia was crap, then let him say so. In this P.C. age we live in, too often we are shamed into thinking we shouldn't speak our mind - Fuck That! I enjoyed Dogma as a comedy and Magnolia as a drama, but those two movies were a million miles apart.
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It's as simple as that. Guess which one will make more money, though in their initial theatrical release?
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Of course, the chilly Utah weather might prove too much for Zabka's ultra-tight, dark blue designer jeans with the copper rivets, Members-Only jacket with the sleeves pushed up, black rubber bracelets and blow-dried, feathered hairdo. But we can hope, right?
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For those of you who weren't sure whether or not the MPAA is run by retarded chimps, I give you this piece of news: American Psycho has just been slapped with an NC-17 rating. Why, you ask, does that provoke me to equate the MPAA with retarded chimps? American Psycho is undoubtedly violent, perhaps deserving of said rating. But no, kiddies, violence has nothing to do with it. The MPAA handed out the dreaded NC-17 because of a SEX SCENE. The ratings board cited the movie for an unromantic sex scene involving Bateman and two prostitutes. What may have disturbed the MPAA is the scene's tone: the hired women are bored, while Bateman spends the time in bed watching his face in a mirror. Apparently, scenes where he chops women up in pieces and has sex with the remains are hunky-dorey. Sex with living women, well, that's just plain naughty. What a crock of shit. The MPAA must be stopped. Who's with me?
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Screw the Oscars -- Here we go, boys and girls, it's time for "The Dutchy's" (And don't worry, Whoopi Goldberg won't be hosting MY awards ceremony):
--Best "It's Art" Excuse for Topless Scenes by Underage Actresses: American Beauty
--Most accurate portrayal of the real problems facing today's high-schoolers: The kid who won't go to the bathroom in school in American Pie
---Best accidental guest appearance by a boom mike: Analyze This (twice!)
--Film that was banned in another country, but no one wanted to see it anyway: Anna and the King
--Best Cameo Appearance: The Guy with the enormous penis in Any Given Sunday. (Was he listed in the credits? If so, how?)
--Worst placement of a blonde girl in a movie: The one at the very end of Arlington Road, talking about Jeff Bridges character. Is it the same actress who was his girlfriend, or does she just look a lot like her? Nobody seems to know.
--Movie which spawned the most quotes spoken by unfunny people you'd like to punch out: Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me
--Best performance by a beer can: Being John Malkovich
--The "Jesus, what were they thinking?" award: Bicentennial Man
--Best Product Plug: Steve Buscemi trying to get an Egg McMuffin in Big Daddy
--Best Cable Access program to become a movie: The Blair Witch Project
--Worst attempt to cash in on Gen X and what the studios perceive them to be: Blast From The Past
--Best movie that makes John Travolta out to be a fool: Bowfinger (next year's winner is already obvious in this category: Battlefield Earth)
--Worst film translation of a great book: Breakfast Of Champions
--Most convincing piece of evidence that Martin Scorcese has been kidnapped and replaced by an alien pod: Bringing Out The Dead
--Best Performance of the year, flat out seriously: Delroy Lindo in The Cider House Rules. The fact that no one's even talking about an Oscar for this guy show's how absurd those awards really are.
--Movie that I most wanted to see, until I actally had to sit through it: Cradle Will Rock
--Movie that no one wanted to see, except maybe people from Alabama who just wanted to see a movie set in their own state and had no idea who was in the film and what it was about: Crazy In Alabama
--Film that most wanted to be "Rock 'n' Roll High School, but wasn't: Detroit Rock City
--Movie that everyone watched hoping there'd be as much underage actress nudity as American Beauty (admit it!), but instead were tortured by a hideously unfunny film, but kept holding out hoping for that nudity: Dick
--Best Kevin Smith movie since Chasing Amy: Dogma
--Biggest Plot Hole: Double Jeopardy's entire premise
--Most Hilarious Interview: Melissa Joan Hart on "Byron Allen", saying that Drive Me Crazy is being compared by critics to American Graffiti. Oh really, who?
--Best reason for Matthew McConaughey to give up movies and become a plumber or something: ED TV
--Best aim: Matthew Broderick with that milkshake in Election
--Best attempt by Tom Cruise to prove he's not gay:Eyes Wide Shut. Runner Up: Magnolia
--Best line by an extra: "Get out of the way homo!" To Tom Cruise in Eyes Wide Shut
--Most brilliant, misunderstood film of the year: Fight Club
--Best Song: The Pixies' "Where is my Mind?" in Fight Club
--Best breasts: Sigourney Weaver in Galaxy Quest
--Best Fun-Loving Criminal: Harry Dean Stanton in The Green Mile
--Independent film that was more compromised and un-independent than any major studio film, except maybe Wild Wild West: Happy, Texas
--Goofiest performance: Lili Taylor in The Haunting
--Dumbest scene of the year: When Annette Bening goes nuts in the kitchen with the tomatoes during In Dreams
--Performance that made us want to take an actor's Oscar back: Cuba Gooding in Instinct. Is he the next Marissa Tomei?
--Best Voiceover: Shooter McGavin in The Iron Giant
--Lamest attempt to cash in on "Life Is Beautiful": Jakob The Liar
--Best Line: Julianne Moore in Magnolia: I sucked other men's cocccckkkkkkkkksssss!!!!!!!"
--Biggest sellouts: The cast members of Taxi who never went to Andy Kaufman's real funeral, but appeared in the funeral scene in the movie Man On The Moon
--Best attempt at making Keanu Reeves cool, long after anyone thought he'd ever be cool again: The Matrix
--Best ad campaign, although nobody went to see the movie : The Minus Man (Bring a smart date - conversation usually follows)
--Best jeans commercial turned into a movie: The Mod Squad
--Worst performance by an actor playing himself: James Cameron in The Muse.
--Funniest Cameo: Steven Wright playing Spielberg's nephew in The Muse
--Funniest movie that no one seemed to like but me: Mystery Men
--Worst abuse of a song: That damn Smashmouth song, played ad nauseum during Mystery Men. Like we didn't hear it enough on the radio!
--Movie that should have been 12 minutes long: Notting Hill (that's how long the goofy roommate was on screen, the only entertaining thing in the film.
--Best re-make, although the original is still waaaay better: Payback
--Worst three-quarters of a movie: The first hour and a half of The Sixth Sense
--Best last half hour of a movie, solely responsible for $260 million in profits: The rest of The Sixth Sense
--Best reason to watch a DVD with the subtitles on: South Park: Bigger, Longer & Uncut
--Lamest line of the year, period: Jar-Jar Binks saying "Ex-squeeze-me?" in Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace
--Worst film created by unimaginitive Los Angeles hacks who think every family in the country owns two SUV's and eats at Chow-Fun just because they do: The Story Of Us
--Worst attempt at a funny bit: Rob Reiner's ass speech in The Story of Us.
--Most desirable vehicle since the Millenium Falcon: The tractor in The Straight Story
--Lamest directorial decision: Spike Lee, making the dog speak in Summer of Sam
--Worst re-make of a great film: The Thomas Crown Affair
--Best Speech: The Michael Jackson thing in Three Kings
--Funniest movie moment of the year: That prospector being trapped in his original package in Toy Story 2 (I collect toys-so sue me!)
--*Special award: The "Thank you movie fans for doing something right for once!" award: For finally deflating Will Smith's ego by not going to see Wild Wild West
--Worst movie to take place after the "Star Wars" trailer: Wing Commander
I know it was long, but it was shorter than the Oscar telcast, and no commercials! Thank you and goodnight! -
"If CLERKS, MALLRATS and DOGMA Count As Credentials.....
Comment: ..... well, my point still stands. Hey, he's free to critique as he pleases, but that doesn't mean I'm not going to question the source. As a writer, he's intermittently witty, but as a filmmaker..... well, let's just let *his* work speak for itself;"
...Not going to question the source? If Kevin Smith, as a filmmaker, can't give his opinion of Magnolia, what gives you the right, a fan, to spout off your opinions on his films and Magnolia? I don't get this little part to it. Because we're "fans" do we get to critique? Everyone is entitled to an opinion. I find it funny that everyone here on the AICN message boards rants and raves over one certain director, then suddenly he's gone. A while ago, it was Kevin Smith, then it became David Fincher, and now it's P.T Anderson. Shit, a week ago everyone was praising David Fincher like the GOD of cinema, and then P.T insults him and Fight Club, and does anyone carE? No, because everyone's too busy screaming about how great Anderson is now to care. And when Kevin Smith said he hated Magnolia, you all attack him. As for the poster who said it was his manner, he was joking...he went on and said there were many scenes of his own movies he hated, but he was dead on with that scene; It was the weakest part of Magnolia, in my opinion...the kid got no ending. He goes "Dad, you have to be nicer to me." his dad tells him to go to bed, he says it again, his dad tells him to go to bed again, and he walks off. that's all for good ol' Stanley. But that was the only flaw I saw. I loved Magnolia; I also loved Dogma. I agree with the person who said it's stupid to even try to compare them. they're totally different. Kevin's allowed an opinion, just like all of us. If he doesn't like Magnolia, it doesn't hurt you; You can go on watching it and liking it. Just like I could watch Sixth Sense and hate it. But that's just me. But, the only opinion that should matter to you is yours. Keep that in mind.
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Jan 20, 2000 10:07:31 AM CST
First, Look Up The Definition Of "Hypocrite," And Second.....
by mrbeaks
..... I *never* jumped on the Kevin Smith bandwagon. In my estimation, he has always been an awful director.
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Wish I could make it to SunDance just to see her new film. In fact, I just received and watched Dario Argento's "Phenomena" on DVD last night. I must say that Jennifer is simply beautiful and a very talented actress.
GodHead -
Everyone, SHUT IT!!!!!!!!!
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I know perfectly well what hypocrite means, jackass. You thing that YOU are allowed to make disparaging comments about movies, and he's not without being slammed for it. You are a hypocrite. Stifle.
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Just FYI.
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It's a shame Kevin Smith isn't bright enough to realize that you don't talk shit about other people in the movie industry. I mean, when is the last time you heard Mel Gibson telling people what movies he thought sucked shit on the Tonight Show? They just don't do that. They tell everyone how much of a "genius" so-and-so is or how "brilliant" such-and-such was, but they rarely talk bad about other people or their products. Maybe there is some honor in not playing to the Hollywood conventions, but Kevin Smith should not be surprised or angry when people react to it. Anytime celebrities barb with each other it's newsworthy and controversial and people will be interested and have an opinion. That is why most celebrities abide the "if you don't have anything nice to say" rule. It isn't worth the trouble to have a real opinion as a celebrity. BTW, I thought "Magnolia" was pretty neat and Kevin Smith never fails to make me laugh. God bless anonymity.
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..... I have feigned neither. The fact is, Kevin should more than expect to be slammed when he has a body of work that most people in the industry consider technically lacking. If he gets bent out of shape over the criticism he incurs, *he* is the one who looks like an asshole. Just take your lumps and smile, Kev.....
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Somebody's probably used that subject header in the past(for the uninitiated, it's a reference to BOOGIE NIGHTS,) but it seemed so appropriate, I couldn't help it. Now, if it's my "vow of silence" post that's burnin' your muffins, perhaps you should look up another "H" word: "Hyperbole." I might be overstating my case here, but nobody likes being called a hypocrite. In closing..... an example: imagine that Dean Koontz took issue with Gabriel Garcia Marquez's latest novel. Now, of course, Mr. Koontz has every right to voice his opinion on the work, but, since he is also a writer, it would also be appropriate to compare his work to that of Mr. Marquez's, which could be quite a painful experience for the horror scribe. Smith is in relatively the same position when he comments on MAGNOLIA.
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I'll get flamed for this, but I thought your "awards" were great, dead-on, and funny EXCEPT that I actually enjoyed "The Thomas Crown Affair" and considered it to be a perfectly "executed" Hollywood studio film and, yes, better than the original. It was, to me, the best serious popcorn film of the year (as opposed to "The House on Haunted Hill" which was the best unserious popcorn film). Anyway, fuck the other posters. I thought your post was waaaaay better than the usual rambling posts.
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Well done, but a few caveats: 1) I thought DICK was pretty funny, but you're right about the nudity thing. Actually, I was hoping for nudity in SHE'S ALL THAT and CRUEL INTENTIONS. 2) Echoing smilin'jack, I thought THE THOMAS CROWN AFFAIR was actually *better* than the original, i.e. until the final scene, which left me groaning. McTiernan, however, has served notice that he is back in top form. 3) I really wanted to like MYSTERY MEN, but my expectations were never met. Still, I'm always happy to see Tom Waits onscreen.
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Thanks to everybody who enjoyed the fruit of a boring afternoon at work. Somebody did point out that Jakob the Liar was in production before "Life Is Beautiful" came out - if that's true, my apologies. Hey, if they can give a Grammy to Milli Vanilli and then take it back, I can take back a Dutchy. And maybe just to piss off SSZERO, I'll cut and paste that "long-ass fag post" and repeatedly post it on various AICN Talk Backs from time to time, just so he has to spend three more seconds out of his day scrolling past it. If you don't like it, SSZERO, then start up your own web page and ban my ass. Until then, we all have the right to post whatever the fuck we want, and the rest of us have the right to read it, or scroll on by. Thank you again and goodnight from Hollywood.
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I told myself that I wasn't going to read that long-ass post, but once I got started it flowed pretty well. On a side note, ELECTION just plain ROCKED! It was my favorite movie of 1999 just for the mere fact that I COMPLETELY enjoyed it from beginning to end, and I can't say that about any other film this year. Not to say there weren't any other great movies this year, but ELECTION just hit on all cylinders for me. It made me a Reese Witherspoon fan so I went out and rented FREEWAY and it rocked as well. Sorry about using the word "rocked" so much - I'm too tired to think of any eloquent adjectives.
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Porky sure likes to say rocked. I say to you Porky, SHUT IT Your fat. Incase Artaud visits here is my own top ten list:
Porky, SHUT IT
Eternal, SHUT IT
Artaud, SHUT IT
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Speaking of talking smack about others in the film industry -- at least Kevin Smith didn't wish death on PT Anderson for Magnolia. In Rolling Stone, PT says that he hopes David Fincher get "testicular fucking cancer" for Fight Club. Dems fightin' words. Do I see a Celebrity Death Match in the future for these three?
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Let me be the first to say this movie is terrible. I saw a test screening in NYC a few months ago, and it is easily one of the worst movies I've ever seen.
To be fair, I never read the novel on which it's based. But then again I never read The Godfather or Schindler's List. I am in no way shape or form trying to compare those movies to this piece of crap. I'm just trying to point out how you don't necessarily have to have read the source material to enjoy an adaptation.
I wrote a review for American Psycho a few months ago, but Mr. Knowles chose not to post it. His perrogative.
I remember that I kinda liked the first couple of minutes. I remember the first couple of scenes dealt with what a self absorbed asshole Christian Bale's character was, showing him in the shower (using a voiceover), talking about about the different soaps and moisturizers he uses, doing crunches, etc.
Then the movie just fell apart. I can see why Leonardo DiCaprio dropped out of this film. Whoever wrote the screenplay will probably never get work again.It's that bad.
The acting is just as bad, if not worse ( with the exception of Willem Dafoe who plays a detective). I've never seen or heard of Christian Bale before, I now know why. This guy makes Keanu Reeves look like Marlon Brando. Chloe Sevigny (who I like)phoned in her performance, as a shy secretary. Bale and Sevigny have a scene together in his apartment, that has some of the worst dialogue ever.
Even the look of the movie sucked. It's supposed to be set in NYC (but it looks an awful lot like Canada.) In all fairness though, what I saw was a work print transferred to video, via some editing computer. (I think that's what they said before the movie started.)
One of the few bright spots was the sex scene (which is causing all the controversy). I kinda figured it would get an NC-17. The scene ends with Bale ripping off one of the prostitute's vaginas with his teeth, and chasing the other one down the halls of his apt. bldg naked. With a chainsaw!!!!
Lions Gate is smart to try and get some publicity out of that, cuz they know the movie itself is shit. I've seen better movies on Cinemax.
I could go on and on, but I think you get the picture.
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Is it just me or does Boiler Room seem oddly similar to The Firm, only with the novelty of young actors in the parts? Don't get me wrong, I like Vin Diesel as much as the next gal(who's seen the yummy stills of him from Pitch Black), but he's gonna be the ONLY reason I go see that piece of cinematic product. Who says indies have to come up with original plots anyway?
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If you were giving out awards for
"Most Unnecessary Joke",I guess you'd win that category,wouldn't ya?I think we BOTH know what I'm talking about.Stomach stapled!That's not even funny!Pff!!! -
yo, the guy, did you kill my dog?
If you did I say to you SHUT IT, as for user id indeed or as I know you, JUDD HIRSCH, go back to Taxi and SHUT IT -
I'm sorry about the stomach staple joke, I really am. I can't believe you seriously believed that it was from Wilson Phillips' second album, though. I've made it my life's mission to find out what that song REALLY is, though. I just got South Park BLU on DVD. It's got three trailers on there - is one of those trailers the ad you were talking about? If so, then consider me on the hunt....
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To Dutch,thanks for acknowledging. I had no idea who Wilson Philips was,so I figured you knew what you were talking about.In retrospect,the stomach-stapling part should have tipped me off,so I apologize to you.You really don't have to keep looking for that song-I've been looking for it since June,like I said,so I'm pretty close to giving up.As far as I know,it wasn't on any of the trailers-just some of the commercials.They had some on the Pay Per View channel,but they're probably done showing them by now.Thanks anyway,though.And Mae,Shut It,you seriously need to know your place and shut your face,ok pal?
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that little cartoon harry is freaking me out!
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holy crap. whats going on? i'm scared.
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I hear there is this Golden Trailer that will be at Sundance. It has something to do with movie trailers, I hear. Will Lynn be covering it? I want to hear move. Previews rule!
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