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propmaker		#21	[-]
Dec 18 11 6:02 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Nominated for 6 Golden Globes, onward to the Academy Awards.......
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Ted Newsom		#22	[-]
Dec 26 11 9:49 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Marvelous film: smart, broad, subtle, silly, tragic, cute. Minor anachronisms -- feh. Worth two hours of everybody's time. Yes, there is an obvious tip of the hat to Fairbanks, but theere's also hints of John Gilbert, and the guy looks like an early Fredric March a lot of the time, too. He manages to transcend all of those and create an original character which fits into the period just fine-- better, I think, and more believably in-period than nearly any other "movie version" of the era I've seen.
jplibby		#23	[-]
Dec 27 11 8:11 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I know there have a been a handful of small, "artsy" silent films made in recent years, but it appears The Artist may be the first major release of a silent film since Mel Brooks's Silent Movie in 1976. Is that correct, or am I forgetting any?
Wich2		#24	[-]
Dec 27 11 12:54 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Jp, there have been a few Indies - one, I think, about a young African-American kid in NYC? - but yeah, I think this is the first "major" since Brooks'?
Ted Newsom		#25	[-]
Dec 27 11 2:31 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	There was a Lovecraft pastische a couple years ago, done as if it were "discovered" from the silent era.
Wich2		#26	[-]
Dec 27 11 5:35 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Yep.
jplibby		#27	[-]
Dec 27 11 7:57 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Ted Newsom wrote: There was a Lovecraft pastische a couple years ago, done as if it were "discovered" from the silent era. That sounds cool!
cabmangray		#28	[-]
Dec 28 11 12:55 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Well, I guess it's time for me to eat my words. I said months ago that "The Artist" looked like a good one, but will probably die a quick death since people won't sit still for a silent film. Well, I was wrong! Wrong.........and wrong again! And I'm glad I was wrong! I saw this Christmas day with a more than 3/4 packed theatre, and it worked wonderfully well! Not a peep out of anyone during the film, and a round of applause at the end. Granted, the audience was by and large adult with (as far as I know) no kids. Just to throw cold water on things, I heard one 30-ish woman tell her friend, with her nose up in the air "Oh, we don't want to see that! It's in black and white!" Some people have no taste.
Ted Newsom		#29	[-]
Dec 28 11 2:01 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	A very neat use of silence in the movie, too. That may sound silly to those who haven't seen it yet. (And, what the heck, a spectacular use of sound.)
MacXoftheMounted		#30	[-]
Dec 28 11 3:05 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Had a pass for a premiere of this but was unable to go. Must see it, though. The trailer just looks sensational. The lead reminds me (as some have said) of Fairbanks, but also seeing a little Gene Kelly around the edges. MacXoftheMounted.....................formerly known as Professor Von X
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jplibby		#31	[-]
Dec 29 11 10:52 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I just got back from seeing THE ARTIST. It's a delightful film! Loved the movie references. Loved the performances. Berenice Bejo is a real cutie and John Goodman's bigger-than-life persona is a perfect fit for silent films. Last Edited By: jplibby Dec 29 11 10:54 PM. Edited 1 times.
Tim Hammell		#32	[-]
Dec 30 11 6:46 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Been waffling on this but now sounds like a must see, hope it lasts until the end of next week.
jplibby		#33	[-]
Dec 30 11 8:05 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Tim Hammell wrote: Been waffling on this but now sounds like a must see, hope it lasts until the end of next week. I think you'll enjoy it. Get thee to a cineplex!
MacXoftheMounted		#34	[-]
Dec 30 11 9:14 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Big lineups for this at our repertory house downtown, where I saw a free screening of Café de Flore. I liked this film quite a bit, but was envious of those going in to see The Artist! MacXoftheMounted.....................formerly known as Professor Von X
pulp novelties		#35	[-]
Jan 4 12 3:27 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I went to THE ARTIST last night. It was very cool. I've seen people try and pull off a silent film before, or what feels like a film of silent vintage before, but I've never seen anyone nail it, and they nail it in THE ARTIST. It not only feels like a real silent film, it plays like a good silent film, and doesn't just wear the patina as a gimmick. The plot plays like a hybrid between SINGING IN THE RAIN and A STAR IS BORN, and it's kind of ingeniously clever. I really had no issues at all other than that the lead female looked slightly different than what I think would have been popular back in the day, but this is a very minor quibble with an otherwise thoroughly entertaining film. I can't figure out how the films creators got money to finance such a nifty film with such limited commercial potential, but it's cool that they did.
PhantomXCI		#36	[-]
Jan 4 12 4:05 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	THE ARTIST still hasn't shown up in my area. The local 280 screen multiplex can't fit it in, what with 200 screens showing TWILIGHT and the rest showing SHERLOCK HOLMES.
todmichel		#37	[-]
Jan 4 12 7:25 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Quote: "I can't figure out how the films creators got money to finance such a nifty film with such limited commercial potential, but it's cool that they did." They "got the money" for several reasons. Don't forget that the two previous movies made by the same director / actor team were huge successes, so the commercial potential was almost certain, in this country at least. And moreover, movies are considered as an art here, so a large part of the budget often comes from our Cultural Department.
HalLane		#38	[-]
Jan 5 12 6:23 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	pulp novelties wrote: I really had no issues at all other than that the lead female looked slightly different than what I think would have been popular back in the day, but this is a very minor quibble with an otherwise thoroughly entertaining film. She was interviewed locally here in Buffalo last weekend via satellite hookup or something, and referred to as the director's wife.
WaverBoy		#39	[-]
Jan 6 12 12:18 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	todmichel wrote: Quote: "I can't figure out how the films creators got money to finance such a nifty film with such limited commercial potential, but it's cool that they did." They "got the money" for several reasons. Don't forget that the two previous movies made by the same director / actor team were huge successes, so the commercial potential was almost certain, in this country at least. And moreover, movies are considered as an art here, so a large part of the budget often comes from our Cultural Department. And, this excellent film (I've seen it twice so far) was made for peanuts, $15 million for production budget, which these days wouldn't pay the catering bill on a normal-sized Hollywood production. Worldwide box-office gross is $21 million so far according to BoxOfficeMojo, so, depending upon the advertising budget, they may have at least made their money back. Here's hoping for big award wins and and excellent Blu-ray & DVD sales.
skull island escapee		#40	[-]
Jan 6 12 1:38 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I just got back from seeing this: I expected an arthouse production, but it's a good, straightforward story, easy to follow, and great visuals that recreate the late 20s beautifully. It's even got Malcolm McDowell in a brief scene. One elderly guy in the theater where I saw this laughed out hysterically at every visual gag, even the fate of the dog! Anyone who loves movie History---and indeed 20th Century History--------will find much to enjoy in THE ARTIST. To pharaphrase the made-up 'jivespeak' once so beloved of VARIETY movie magazine, this offering is 'chi-chi' and 'rah-rah'. 'the horror..............THE HORROR!' Cartoon-strip blog here [updated regularly]: http://zoomertoonsrabsmith.blogspot.com/
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