Cinemascope
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Well a lot of it may already have been mentioned in the story (see link in 1st post).
But I think a lot of it has been his lambasting certain actresses and in particular taking a very strong stance against anti-depressants, and calling psychatry "pseudoscience".
Oh and didn't he say he planned to eat his baby's placenta?
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And there you are... So who do I like best? Again, how could I possibly choose? They are both so fantastic!
I agree with you. I was madly in love with GK when growing up because those were the musicals I watched then. But I've seen a lot of musicals since then, and especially after The Purple Rose of Cairo I really started to think of FA (especially when with GR) as the personification of elegance in dance.
But they are both so fantastic, there's no way to choose one!
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The style might reflect the preferences of the directors or choreographers. I'm not sure, but I think they were both excellent dancers in their own styles!
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LOL that's certainly quite possible!
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Are these upcoming releases?
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No actually studies have shown that people tend to be much more careful about what they say IRL than online.
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With digital enhancements and color timing, we can get a similar quality but not every film these days wants or should have eye popping color.
A great point lzcutter (you're on a roll today!).
I'd also point out that some directors are exploring the use of HD cameras, with some interesting results. IIRC that's what Michael Mann did with Miami Vice -- a movie that for all its flaws, I found to have a very compelling look, partly because it was unlike anything I remembered seeing in a movie.
BTW it's been a while since I watched The Matador. Were there strong colors throughout the whole film, or only in the Mexico City sequences? I know it was filmed partly at the Camino Real Hotel in western Mexico City, a notoriously brightly colored hotel.
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And I totally feel the same way, but as far as their dancing abilities, they were both awfully good!
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Absolutely right malkat. I witnessed what a rape did to a classmate in college, it's about the most horrifying thing that can happen to someone short of murder. Maybe some people just aren't sensible enough to understand that.
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Yeah, therein lies the irony.
And here's another news item that has actually outraged even conservatives... because of what a conservative commentator said...
http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070304/pl_nm/people_coulter_dc;_ylt=AnBPKjwiXuvk5eqBZJd7hNOs0NUE
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kubrick, I am going to say this as politely as I possibly can.
If you think it's so funny, then go and experience it yourself. I'm sure you will be laughing out of your a**.
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It's OK, malkat. Maybe this person has been pretending to be a Kubrick buff all along when all he really is sick in the head.
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Well if you think it's so funny, go and get yourself in that situation, and see how funny it really is.
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There is nothing funny about rape and I don't think Kubrick's intent in Clockwork Orange was to make fun of that situation.
Well said!
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Still doesn't make it a comedy. A good example of a black comedy would probably be The War of the Roses.
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Absolutely right malkat.
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Well said (again) lzcutter. Clockwork Orange has moments of dark humor but that doesn't make it a comedy. By definition, a comedy has to have a happy ending...
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Any comedy that involves a high-spirited musical number based on the Third Reich would definitely qualify as black humor. :0
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Absolutely malkat, the similarities in the dark humor of all 3 movies is quite apparent.
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Well that's just probably corporate logistics. It was a Paramount movie, a studio that is owned by Viacom, which also happens to own.... yup you guessed it right, Nickelodeon.
And I'm not saying it might appeal to that age group but it definitely wasn't a children's movie... maybe more of a family comedy, albeit a very offbeat one.
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You've got a very good point there, malkat, the dark humor in The Producers isn't too far removed from that of Dr. Strangelove or Clockwork Orange. It's just delivered with more of a smile!
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I agree with that Danny, it's probably one of my "top 10" for the most memorable movie lines in a single screenplay!
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OH MY GOD THIS IS OUTRAGEOUS!!!!!
If you really want to see something to be upset about, how about this?
The largest shutdown of public libraries is under way in southern Oregon. The estimated savings? About $7 million. But, of course, the Bush administration can continue earmarking 100's of BILLIONS for the war in Iraq.
We have finally become a nation that can't afford to read because apparently foreign interventions have become more important.
For the whole story, go to:
http://sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2007/03/04/MNGC7N6Q3M1.DTL
Largest library closure in U.S. looms
Federal funding dries up, leaving 15 branches in Oregon county on brink
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Not meant to be a kid's movie. Although it could probably have used a stronger screenplay. It was a very thin plot, even for a summer movie.
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The reason I am writing now is the quote above. If you truly do think rape is funny, then you have crossed the line. I have known real victims of rape, and seen the psychological damage that can haunt them for so much of their life. One can have a very dark sense of humor but still know rape is never funny. It is only when one's humor is sick can rape ever be regarded as funny.
Agree 100%. To think rape is funny is just totally sick.