tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-86779316873609103722024-02-06T18:35:54.934-08:00Live Tweets du #CinemaAlejandro Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11566219628755936369noreply@blogger.comBlogger25125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8677931687360910372.post-77428596447181351882010-10-04T14:20:00.000-07:002010-10-13T21:17:31.413-07:00BONNIE AND CLYDE, 10/16/2010, 8PM PDT<div><br /></div><div><br /></div><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh82K8vM5FJX3wosEIMk8PTfU3uEzbBMqKqwe_p4apTM_n2L3CwRoxtAdgg8yYb9cxemlIVm8VO1_UfDl9uV5bxoE9XZoPK4Kp1YR9XzOxoqUquibgdMgSYyQYzSCteQLFFTRO-551S35c/s1600/bc5.jpg" style="text-decoration: none;"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 277px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh82K8vM5FJX3wosEIMk8PTfU3uEzbBMqKqwe_p4apTM_n2L3CwRoxtAdgg8yYb9cxemlIVm8VO1_UfDl9uV5bxoE9XZoPK4Kp1YR9XzOxoqUquibgdMgSYyQYzSCteQLFFTRO-551S35c/s400/bc5.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5524303950835483938" /></a><div><div style="text-align: center;">"They're young. They're in love. They rob banks."</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div>In 1967, Arthur Penn rolled out the carpet for New Hollywood in a hail of bullets. Sexy, savage, sly, and, at times, slapstick, this seminal film was met with outrage by many of the day's top critics for glamorizing violence. But audiences adored it, and movies would never be quite the same again.</div><div><br /></div><div>Come celebrate Penn's career by live-tweeting <i>Bonnie and Clyde</i> on Saturday, October 16, at 8:00pm Pacific time.* Tell your friends! Everyone welcome!</div><div><br /></div><div>Bring your own fried pies.</div><div><br /></div><div>Hashtag: #bc67</div><div><br /></div><div>*Please note the change of time. This was originally scheduled for 7pm PDT, but it will now start at 8, instead. My apologies if this inconveniences anyone!</div></div>m.http://www.blogger.com/profile/14486126297848325744noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8677931687360910372.post-3110836495947314692010-09-04T23:06:00.001-07:002010-09-04T23:11:03.207-07:00SIX-STRING SAMURAI, 9/18/10, 11PM EST.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2Grqpyf_jraTieuB3HPwNoA9bAfZ0BIiR0CfXpsAID90BWg9iWhJ60nMmCeJrYd3bFygTfqQJk4q-Y0ZqWI7hn4VwTYyteBanE8pWauOy2gjM-ZC5YGeQQond8S2R85ga-uQ7AuZaaVgK/s1600/six+png+samurai.PNG"><img style="display: block; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2Grqpyf_jraTieuB3HPwNoA9bAfZ0BIiR0CfXpsAID90BWg9iWhJ60nMmCeJrYd3bFygTfqQJk4q-Y0ZqWI7hn4VwTYyteBanE8pWauOy2gjM-ZC5YGeQQond8S2R85ga-uQ7AuZaaVgK/s400/six+png+samurai.PNG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5513306919134210834" border="0" /></a>After the Soviets win the Cold War, the only bastion of freedom is Lost Vegas, ruled by Elvis. Upon his demise, rock 'n' rollers come out of the woodwork seeking to claim his throne. Including, um, Death himself.<br /><br />And that's just what's established by the opening title crawl. Join us for a look at a film that has no shortage of ideas and energy-- even if, like a lot of cult films, the parts are more enticing than the whole. Hashtag will be #sixstring.Tom Russellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11703805451041069182noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8677931687360910372.post-48836487606603278912010-08-26T11:28:00.000-07:002010-08-26T12:28:51.737-07:00Next Up: A HARD DAY'S NIGHT 9/4 at 9 PT<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitnKo7TOLk9BDnKOw3KhksWLs43rppPodZMcXLggMycCahlKmoKGm5HYy3-2uXn4dsujZXD9tabwH2-2ZBPuTAeznIEreyjlSXkkO2OBu6bVIaV5zh3Hd9QeMVXrFXXq96GpEH2hFJ-8A/s1600/Little+Old+Man.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 250px; height: 311px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitnKo7TOLk9BDnKOw3KhksWLs43rppPodZMcXLggMycCahlKmoKGm5HYy3-2uXn4dsujZXD9tabwH2-2ZBPuTAeznIEreyjlSXkkO2OBu6bVIaV5zh3Hd9QeMVXrFXXq96GpEH2hFJ-8A/s320/Little+Old+Man.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509799924973865538" border="0" /></a>Who's that little old man?<br /><br />If you don't already know, that's all the more reason to join us for a Live Tweet of the best film The Beatles ever made. 1964's Oscar-nominated A HARD DAY'S NIGHT (Collector's Edition) is readily available on DVD & Blu-Ray at a store near you and on Netflix, so really you have no excuse not to participate.<br /><br /><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;">FAQ</span><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Do you have to be a Beatles fan?</span><br /><br />It helps, but no.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Are there hot chicks in the movie?</span><br /><br />If you like blonds, sure.<br /><br />Pattie Boyd - a.k.a. The Woman who Inspired "Something," "Layla," and "Wonderful Tonight" (and married both George Harrison and Eric Clapton) makes her acting debut here.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Where did the title come from?</span><br /><br />Their song of the same name was written after Ringo famously said "It's been a hard day's night," after, well...a difficult day.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Will I get my snob card taken away if I watch it?</span><br /><br />Absolutely not. I'll have you know that this flick scores a 7.6 on IMDB, a 95 on Metacritic and a 100% Tomatometer rating from Rotten Tomatoes. Even the snobbiest of snobs favor this film.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Aside from John, Paul, George and Ringo, is there anyone famous in it?</span><br /><br />If you count a teenage Phil Collins, who acted as an extra in the audience, then yes.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Is it a comedy or a musical?</span><br /><br />It's a comical. The perfect balance of both.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2V2uzHfNAwbnedEa5GRJph2kxXu28Cp1UOe0JCbGLkdCtsKU18HXWAgDPtpPuq9KV4N-OweS68SZMsN0gu6lI_qPrSZeTzynQvdzMJtNa77gIrqUQlRDCvDxHYHTNXHityQsHWZUl6M4/s1600/HDN.jpg"><img style="float: left; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 223px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2V2uzHfNAwbnedEa5GRJph2kxXu28Cp1UOe0JCbGLkdCtsKU18HXWAgDPtpPuq9KV4N-OweS68SZMsN0gu6lI_qPrSZeTzynQvdzMJtNa77gIrqUQlRDCvDxHYHTNXHityQsHWZUl6M4/s320/HDN.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5509800336587259202" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;"><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></span><span style="font-style: italic;"><br /><br />So don't be cheeky--be on Twitter at 9:00 p.m. Pacific Time on Saturday, September 4.</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">Use the hashtag</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;"> </span>#</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">kingmixer</span>Tassoulahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08299776334729730828noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8677931687360910372.post-60458281021986489382010-05-14T14:05:00.001-07:002010-05-14T14:21:26.834-07:00DINER, 5/30, 11PM ET<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zjGPYeKQS9s/S-27MUawY1I/AAAAAAAAABU/QbMPZ5nEvQQ/s1600/Diner.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 224px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_zjGPYeKQS9s/S-27MUawY1I/AAAAAAAAABU/QbMPZ5nEvQQ/s400/Diner.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471234942638777170" border="0" /></a><br />Rourke. Bacon. Baltimore. Hell -- Guttenberg.<br /><br />Shooting pool. Arguing the merits of Sinatra and Mathis. Asking what's on the flip-side.<br /><br />Meet me for my birthday at the #Diner. Let's avoid life together over some short stacks and Joe.Patrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12995166642313003835noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8677931687360910372.post-15624735797596975802010-03-25T22:55:00.000-07:002010-03-25T22:58:33.584-07:00MAGNOLIA, APRIL 17TH, 10PM EST.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguJdZqhE9RSjRe3Oy7uSMMWEdAAZZGnT6NjRl4wzUjl0po4S1Ae-GjhAdJ_5QFJV0WPxeVQ2mei7VWN3D8uASY00LHDujlllzROknD4Vsi4BqOffp4_fvoBx_liUL788VZwjMDfnW3o4oO/s1600/magnolia_photos_771.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 267px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguJdZqhE9RSjRe3Oy7uSMMWEdAAZZGnT6NjRl4wzUjl0po4S1Ae-GjhAdJ_5QFJV0WPxeVQ2mei7VWN3D8uASY00LHDujlllzROknD4Vsi4BqOffp4_fvoBx_liUL788VZwjMDfnW3o4oO/s400/magnolia_photos_771.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452817918727130994" /></a>Tom Russellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11703805451041069182noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8677931687360910372.post-50114902025551783702010-02-10T16:13:00.000-08:002010-02-10T16:58:48.848-08:00GHOST DOG: WAY OF THE SAMURAI, SAT. 2/13, MIDNIGHT EST<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqj9U3TAQrazgPEEGUuL0ZB6mA7G9Nx5QAGrZpYkmPPTEm0FSWP1OpgnlLNI8a9wPO5irYLU9l1zbHN7nDSrG0poo7sNcDqk0OuJO5QgNFpgkyNKtSZ7lEoNhuyjd5KIhOFHPNnNFsi014/s1600-h/ghostdog.bmp"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 395px; height: 262px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqj9U3TAQrazgPEEGUuL0ZB6mA7G9Nx5QAGrZpYkmPPTEm0FSWP1OpgnlLNI8a9wPO5irYLU9l1zbHN7nDSrG0poo7sNcDqk0OuJO5QgNFpgkyNKtSZ7lEoNhuyjd5KIhOFHPNnNFsi014/s400/ghostdog.bmp" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5436773013959834690" /></a><br />More than a mere deconstruction of gangster/samurai films, Jim Jarmusch's <span style="font-weight:bold;">Ghost Dog: Way of the Samurai</span> is a snail's-pace, thoughtful, and often hilarious comedy of cultural vampirism. Chosen by the Mary half of @tomandmary and led by the other, with a confirmed @simonsaybrams and possible sightings of the ever-elusive @patrick_pogo and The Queen of Hashtags, @maryamurphy. Join us as either spectators or participants. Hashtag is #ghostdog. Once again, it's at midnight, Eastern Standard Time, on Saturday.Tom Russellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11703805451041069182noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8677931687360910372.post-7995991428359505782010-01-13T07:27:00.000-08:002010-01-13T07:56:14.421-08:00For My Birthday: SOUTHLAND TALES Live-Tweet 1/22 at 11:30pm EST<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipLk6_1A5L-50lXNIdRwwMUMfpOOiY8k6xaGQhoX4CTiGWhC_3Btxr21CEFt7EqrnpyCaxTZc09yoYeH5SiLHt25Gf69njM5Zj6RFn1yr68fa97_KJo5EDgM8HMGabltsJWL1TibpN1MI/s1600-h/southland-tales-teaser-big.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 222px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipLk6_1A5L-50lXNIdRwwMUMfpOOiY8k6xaGQhoX4CTiGWhC_3Btxr21CEFt7EqrnpyCaxTZc09yoYeH5SiLHt25Gf69njM5Zj6RFn1yr68fa97_KJo5EDgM8HMGabltsJWL1TibpN1MI/s320/southland-tales-teaser-big.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5426253798371907250" /></a><div><br /></div>Hey all.<div><br /></div><div>My birthday's coming up (January 24th, if we're going to be technical) and while I'd love to see all of you at the lil get-together I'm having that evening at The Ginger Man (6:30pm; be there), I realize that that's not going to happen for some of my new out-of-state chums. So I figured let's celebrate the way the lovely and amazing Marya Murphy did this past year--with a live-tweet! </div><div><br /></div><div>So. January 22nd. 11:30pm EST. Richard Kelly's much-maligned <i>Southland Tales</i>.</div><div><br /></div><div>I chose this film because it deserves a lot better than it's gotten. I'm sorry but people who see a crude mess in it are just plain wrong. I've written extensively on the film in the past and now am cashing in my birthday chips to get people to see what the fuss is about. @Patrick_Pogo and I will do our best to show you why underneath its aggressively loud exterior is an amazing film about "The Information Age," about the destruction of history and of identity and about how we're so stoopid and desperate that we'd use holy fire for a renewable energy resource. It's all there and then some, I swear and it only gets better when you know what to look for. This is Kelly's ballsiest film, the one with all of its ideas running pell-mell, helter-skelter for the simple reason that he doesn't expect you to keep up. </div><div><br /></div><div>It's the end of the world in <i>Southland Tales</i> because there's too much distracting data and too many false prophets claiming they understand it all for anyone to get it all. Underneath its breakneck, broad frathouse humor is a dark and smirking celebration of a society that's become so unglued that the only people to realize what's going on are three schizophrenic soldiers and even they only understand that the world is ending, never really why. This is a film about the disintegration of language, of the use of everything from religion to Karl Marx to explain what's going on and why we'll never understand the brutally unkind way Kelly's God destroys us without so much as an explanation--not with a whimper but with a last gasp view of America as the butt of a divine, cosmic joke.</div><div><br /></div><div>Join us. It'll be fun. And heady. And silly. And long. And exciting. And obnoxious. But mostly fun.</div><div><br /></div><div>Hashtag is #rkstales</div>Simon Abramshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16440079476839828366noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8677931687360910372.post-48992620676606069132009-12-31T14:45:00.000-08:002009-12-31T14:55:12.960-08:00New Year's Eve Thin Man Marathon!!<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_dvLC5cl5qIU/Sz0qQrb-gtI/AAAAAAAAAAM/O9azyJzAl7U/s1600-h/billandmyrna.jpg"><img style="margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; float: left; cursor: pointer; width: 379px; height: 300px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_dvLC5cl5qIU/Sz0qQrb-gtI/AAAAAAAAAAM/O9azyJzAl7U/s400/billandmyrna.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5421535992450286290" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><i>Reporter</i>: Say listen, is he working on a case?<br /><i>Nora Charles</i>: Yes, he is.<br /><i>Reporter</i>: What case?<br /><i>Nora Charles</i>: A case of scotch. Pitch in and help him.<br /><br />Join me and <a href="http://www.tcm.com/thismonth/article/?cid=274360">TCM</a> tonight starting at 5PM Pacific/8PM Eastern for a Thin Man marathon! I will be tweeting it up between cocktails and toddler demands. It's cheap, it's safe, and I'll be your designated driver.<br /><br /></span>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8677931687360910372.post-23998885645326845702009-12-12T19:28:00.000-08:002009-12-12T19:39:24.720-08:00Unofficial, Conchless Renegade Live-Tweet, 12/19, 3PM EST: Scorsese's AGE OF INNOCENCEAs we wait for the Conch-Bearer to Lead Us into a Brave New Future of Live-Tweeting, we offer once more a humble afternoon diversion, one week from now, as we talk about another of Martin Scorsese's neglected masterpieces, <span style="font-weight: bold;">The Age of Innocence</span>. The same director who got a great performance out of Sharon Stone in <span style="font-weight: bold;">Casino</span> does it here with Michelle Pfei<img src="file:///C:/DOCUME%7E1/Owner/LOCALS%7E1/Temp/moz-screenshot.png" alt="" />ffer and Winona Ryder. It's also his first team-up with Daniel Day-Lewis, and it is miles away from Bill the Butcher.<br /><br />Scorsese is a romantic, spiritual, sensual artist, and a stylistic heir to the legacy of the Archers-- something that's often overlooked in the fanboyish devotion to his gangster movies, <a href="http://nightonplanetearth.blogspot.com/2008/10/scorsese.html">as Alex Barrett notes here</a>. Like <span style="font-weight: bold;">Kundun,</span> I don't see <span style="font-weight: bold;">Age of Innocence</span> as an outlier but a key work, and a masterpiece. Please join us next Saturday; the hash-tag will be #aoi.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXUERHZFhR4bLY5I54UcIUH03Hssta_G6hOu_cbY37fXDXHAw7Yryc60u-PbVTI9ixHG7NNc1u7BIoHffB4q9rr4c217BI9e_oQMGDZruk1mSTVlqllNwwE5HuPpKpVpmE3RTN7Z5sQkwX/s1600-h/age.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 297px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXUERHZFhR4bLY5I54UcIUH03Hssta_G6hOu_cbY37fXDXHAw7Yryc60u-PbVTI9ixHG7NNc1u7BIoHffB4q9rr4c217BI9e_oQMGDZruk1mSTVlqllNwwE5HuPpKpVpmE3RTN7Z5sQkwX/s400/age.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414559528849222162" border="0" /></a>Tom Russellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11703805451041069182noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8677931687360910372.post-90386916641522867982009-11-29T19:12:00.000-08:002009-12-04T17:41:45.326-08:00Yes, I'm Serious: THE LOVE GURU 12/12 3pm EST<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdjxNa0H3q6DIdXJ4nfOtNIrJxrgtCjHqqD8yNxgL6PTfzoUBwvVGD1RFyLVv-Bep8vIi1Y_i30CHnI9d9MAiUitT9UDL9-r3PAGUVPhacih-1FzFaYNgNcIWjURlCYFbYAsbcBspmYE4/s1600/TheLoveGuru-01.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 246px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdjxNa0H3q6DIdXJ4nfOtNIrJxrgtCjHqqD8yNxgL6PTfzoUBwvVGD1RFyLVv-Bep8vIi1Y_i30CHnI9d9MAiUitT9UDL9-r3PAGUVPhacih-1FzFaYNgNcIWjURlCYFbYAsbcBspmYE4/s320/TheLoveGuru-01.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409731929438156290" /></a><div><br /></div>Hey hey, long time, no tweet, or something.<div><br /></div><div>Well, not quite. In the absence of organized/institutionalized live-tweet events, Michal Oleszczyk and I have been staging guerilla live-tweets on Saturdays at 3pm EST. Because we can, grunt grunt. </div><div><br /></div><div>But it's come to our attention, thanks to Tom Russell's due diligence, that there hasn't been an update on the site in a bit.</div><div><br /></div><div>So the next live-tweet event is this upcoming Saturday, 12/12 3pm EST.</div><div><br /></div><div>The film? Mike Myers' vehicle <i>The Love Guru</i>.</div><div><br /></div><div>No, my friends, I am not kidding. This is not strictly to rag on MM, though there will be some of...hell, a lot of that. I can only speak for myself when I say that the live-tweet is an excuse for me to see whatever happened to MM, a comedian I used to like as a teen and now dread looking at head-on for fear that his mugging has gotten as bad as it looks. </div><div><br /></div><div>The illustrious Ali Arikan will be co-hosting the event with myself and all are welcome. You can follow us respectively at twitter.com/aliarikan and twitter.com/simonsaybrams. Hashtag will be #lguru. I believe Tom and/or Mary Russell will join us as well so you can follow them at twitter.com/tomandmary. We're good people. We won't steer you wrong....much.</div>Simon Abramshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16440079476839828366noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8677931687360910372.post-11743694970510801002009-10-18T21:18:00.000-07:002009-10-18T21:21:35.534-07:00Happy Livetweet To Me!I'm considering a Happy Birfday Livetweet celebration on Thursday, November 5, 2009. Possibilities: The Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai Across the Eighth Dimension; The Lion in Winter; Husbands; The Sound of Music. It would likely commence around 9 PM, Birthday Girl time.<br /><br />Watch this space.<br /><input id="gwProxy" type="hidden"><!--Session data--><input onclick="jsCall();" id="jsProxy" type="hidden"><div id="refHTML"></div>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8677931687360910372.post-53911252326364710672009-10-12T15:37:00.000-07:002009-10-12T15:44:46.581-07:00Correction! FROM BEYOND Live-Tweet 10/24 3pm EST<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQALf0GUGLgR1OQPa8X-exfkUoKKKNNDfgzBBG6xTLKqjp-ZKtVmorocVkG0omyHhpFrFFvFbugAVFPwqBzJrGhU9_SJ9l52_f_DIFEL365o3d1r5NjAk_C88LXi1KMl6xpxrqu3m8Gn0/s1600-h/from+beyond+eels+attack.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 174px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQALf0GUGLgR1OQPa8X-exfkUoKKKNNDfgzBBG6xTLKqjp-ZKtVmorocVkG0omyHhpFrFFvFbugAVFPwqBzJrGhU9_SJ9l52_f_DIFEL365o3d1r5NjAk_C88LXi1KMl6xpxrqu3m8Gn0/s320/from+beyond+eels+attack.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5391847954844326434" /></a><div><br /></div>I had made a mistake in my earlier post. My proposed Halloween-themed Live-Tweet will be Saturday 10/24 at 3pm EST so that people across the pond can participate too (Amber Wilkinson, also known on Twitter as "Ninjaworrier," had expressed interest and because more participants is the goal here, I figured it only made sense to try to accommodate said request). <div><br /></div><div>So to be clear:</div><div><br /></div><div>Stuart Gordon's <i>From Beyond</i>.</div><div><br /></div><div>Saturday October 24</div><div><br /></div><div>3pm EST</div><div><br /></div><div>At Your Place </div><div><br /></div><div>It will be fun. </div><div><br /></div><div>Re-tweet this announcement, please, and be sure to follow simonsaybrams, my Twitter account, to let me know you'll be joining in (my account is security protected; it keeps the spammers at bay but it means I have to okay anybody that wants to follow me). So there.</div>Simon Abramshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16440079476839828366noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8677931687360910372.post-22481324310344743742009-10-03T16:15:00.000-07:002009-10-12T15:21:49.461-07:00Halloween Live-Tweet: Stuart Gordon's FROM BEYOND (1986)<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ6WFxWN3LOHjoUVPPLZN8-0kysYAjvYs1Bl9lSbZ1PA9ZllSNALBDRPktlMcV6O_pEeOja_NtWV9-P_j_DHU_W0OiXMGOaU4ybIk1wuT1CA6T_Asy3XogES2sM4QkYh0RV1B4O1KK1II/s1600-h/phpWs3WjcPM.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 204px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQ6WFxWN3LOHjoUVPPLZN8-0kysYAjvYs1Bl9lSbZ1PA9ZllSNALBDRPktlMcV6O_pEeOja_NtWV9-P_j_DHU_W0OiXMGOaU4ybIk1wuT1CA6T_Asy3XogES2sM4QkYh0RV1B4O1KK1II/s320/phpWs3WjcPM.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388523572359442722" /></a><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Allo, allo.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">So I expressed interest a while ago in a Halloweeny Live-Tweet Event. And while it's taken me some effort to come up with a title--was seriously considering doing Lucio Fulci's </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Zombi 2</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> (1979), the J-Horror omnibus based on Rampo Edogawa's short stories </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Rampo Noir</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> (2005) or Fred "Monster Squad" Dekker's excellent '80s horror-comedy </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Night of the Creeps</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> (1986), which is free online on Crackle, by the way--I settled on something by underappreciated American auteur Stuart Gordon. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">At the moment, this is what I propose:</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Stuart Gordon's </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">From Beyond</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> (1986) at 10/24, a Saturday, at 3PM EST. It's a weekend so more peoples can participate and in the afternoon so people across the pond can, too (Amber Wilkinson, who has the misfortune of operating out of somewhere England-way, is interested, or at least has the good grace to lie to me and say she is).</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">This part is imperative: if you would prefer to have another time, or even one of the other titles I've mentioned below, above, or one of your own preference, say so. I'm open to alternatives. I'm a nice guy. I care. And stuff.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Why </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">From Beyond</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">? It's not </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Re-Animator </span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">(1985), that's for sure. I felt it best represented why I like Gordon/Brian Yuzna's brand of kinda campy (sometimes intentionally), kinda dated but always eye-catching '80s horror. I could have gone with Yuzna's </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Society</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> (1989), a personal favorite of mine but....well, I didn't. Even though I own it and don't own </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">From Beyond</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Loosely based on a story by H.P. Lovecraft, </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">From Beyond </span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">is Gordon's stab at making something semi-seriously in the Cronenbergian "Body Horror" vein. It covers the same ground thematically as </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">The Fly</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> (1986) and </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Dead Ringers </span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">(1988) but it has Jeff Combs, better make-up effects and a fun-fun, silly-willy performance from perennial C-grade performer Ken Foree, who you may remember as the black guy from the original </span></span><i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">Dawn of the Dead</span></span></i><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"> (1978). Oh and kinky stuff with '80s heart-throb Barbara Crampton. Icing, meet cake. </span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;"><br /></span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size:medium;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial;">In any case, it's a favorite of mine, one among many. If I had my way, I'd put together a whole program-worth of horror films because I love sharing this kind of stuff and because it's meant to be shared. So yeah. Do it to it and comment belooow.</span></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, serif;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family:arial, serif;">NOTE: The day of the event has been changed from 10/23 to 10/24 thanks to the vigilance of Tom and/or Mary Russell. Thank yez kindly, sir and/or madam.</span></div>Simon Abramshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16440079476839828366noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8677931687360910372.post-7309686269352091282009-10-01T20:19:00.000-07:002009-10-01T20:23:45.922-07:00KUNDUN!, 10/10/09<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkPqyIoo-OlK_OtBORQ1854E1PoV1qJZ4xaYRp23IZOMs-rI0LNcmpLNyntbxknzot66m9zx1isTx1NkncmbJdnWiDgPYXLrhdS27G9V9E-F_eUpJ82i7bHjFmgZpGRMKDx2_88BvMn5Qx/s1600-h/kundun.bmp"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 175px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkPqyIoo-OlK_OtBORQ1854E1PoV1qJZ4xaYRp23IZOMs-rI0LNcmpLNyntbxknzot66m9zx1isTx1NkncmbJdnWiDgPYXLrhdS27G9V9E-F_eUpJ82i7bHjFmgZpGRMKDx2_88BvMn5Qx/s400/kundun.bmp" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387837416493940882" /></a><br /><br />Scorsese's opulent masterpiece, a conchless affair meant to (1) keep us occupied while we await Filmbrain's conch-certified choice and (2) refresh our live-tweeting muscles before Simon Abrams's extra-spooky Halloween number. Exact time to be announced later.Tom Russellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11703805451041069182noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8677931687360910372.post-38400055790926506612009-08-25T23:00:00.000-07:002009-08-25T23:03:35.879-07:00Orson Welles' Batman Live-Tweet: Saturday, September 5, 6pm - 7:30pm PST<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_J2oMSOwaZBA/SpTNp4gLxXI/AAAAAAAAATA/R7wSj34GiOI/s1600-h/Delores+del+Rio.jpg"></a><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Helvetica">Let's go back (How far back? Way back!) to the original superhero movie, <b>The </b><b>Batman</b> (1946, Orson Welles). Long considered to be a minor footnote to Welles' filmography, the resurgence of the superhero movie (and the unprecedented critical and financial success of <b>The Dark Knight</b>) has brought new attention to this now-classic from fanboys and critics alike. </p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Helvetica; min-height: 17.0px"><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Helvetica">Mark Millar's <a href="http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=14529">now-famous column for Comic Book Resources</a> brought some fascinating backstory on the production to light. Welles intended an all-star cast: Basil Rathbone as the Joker, James Cagney as the Riddler, George Raft as Two-Face and Marlene Dietrich as Catwoman. When budget constraints and studio politics forced Welles to scratch that plan, he went back to his Mercury Theater roots. But what a stroke of luck that turned out to be! Price's Joker and Conried's Riddler would set the standard for the (defanged) 60s TV show interpretations, and Paul Stewart's brief turn as Harvey Dent (a.k.a. "Two-Face") is both fearsome and heartbreaking, and one of the unheralded actor's best performances. </p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Helvetica; min-height: 17.0px"><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Helvetica">Yet it's Welles, as both actor and director, that ultimately dominates. Welles is characteristically feisty, and his alienating (and sometimes grating) <i>mise-en-scene</i> and editing would anticipate his 1962 adaptation of <b>The Tria</b><b>l</b>. Much like <i>Oedipus</i> and the murder mystery tale, Welles' superhero film simultaneously invents the genre and turns it on its head. </p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Helvetica; min-height: 17.0px"><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Helvetica">Please join me in watching and live-tweeting what James Agee called "...a confounding and at-times unpleasant psychological drama, hidden under the mask of a children's adventure serial..."</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Helvetica; min-height: 17.0px"><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Helvetica">This live-tweet will use the hashtag #owb.</p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Helvetica"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Helvetica"></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Helvetica">THE BATMAN</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Helvetica">RKO, 1946</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Helvetica">Written and Directed by Orson Welles</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Helvetica">Produced by S.P. Eagle</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Helvetica">Cinematography by Russell Metty</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Helvetica; min-height: 17.0px"><br /></p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Helvetica"><br /></p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_J2oMSOwaZBA/SpTM-89_nqI/AAAAAAAAASY/PyNV_TcvFT4/s1600-h/Orson+Welles.jpg"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_J2oMSOwaZBA/SpTM-89_nqI/AAAAAAAAASY/PyNV_TcvFT4/s200/Orson+Welles.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374145637249949346" style="float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: pointer; width: 186px; height: 200px; " /></a><br /><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Helvetica">Orson Welles as Bruce Wayne/Batman</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Helvetica"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Helvetica"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Helvetica"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Helvetica"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Helvetica"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Helvetica"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Helvetica"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Helvetica"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Helvetica"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Helvetica"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Helvetica"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Helvetica"><br /></p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_J2oMSOwaZBA/SpTNKeoKUFI/AAAAAAAAASg/l9_DGlv40eo/s1600-h/Joseph+Cotten.jpg"><img src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_J2oMSOwaZBA/SpTNKeoKUFI/AAAAAAAAASg/l9_DGlv40eo/s200/Joseph+Cotten.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374145835263742034" style="float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 133px; " /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_J2oMSOwaZBA/SpTM-89_nqI/AAAAAAAAASY/PyNV_TcvFT4/s1600-h/Orson+Welles.jpg"></a><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Helvetica">Joseph Cotten as Commissioner James Gordon</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Helvetica"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Helvetica"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Helvetica"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Helvetica"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Helvetica"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Helvetica"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Helvetica"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Helvetica"><br /></p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_J2oMSOwaZBA/SpTNR069wAI/AAAAAAAAASo/VmMMI_C3yko/s1600-h/Vincent+Price.jpg"><img src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_J2oMSOwaZBA/SpTNR069wAI/AAAAAAAAASo/VmMMI_C3yko/s200/Vincent+Price.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374145961507274754" style="float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 200px; " /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_J2oMSOwaZBA/SpTNKeoKUFI/AAAAAAAAASg/l9_DGlv40eo/s1600-h/Joseph+Cotten.jpg"></a><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Helvetica">Vincent Price as The Joker</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Helvetica"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Helvetica"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Helvetica"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Helvetica"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Helvetica"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Helvetica"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Helvetica"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Helvetica"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Helvetica"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Helvetica"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Helvetica"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Helvetica"><br /></p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_J2oMSOwaZBA/SpTNaeX9_FI/AAAAAAAAASw/QQ_lwvv5Xs8/s1600-h/Hans+Conried.jpg"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_J2oMSOwaZBA/SpTNaeX9_FI/AAAAAAAAASw/QQ_lwvv5Xs8/s200/Hans+Conried.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374146110073732178" style="float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: pointer; width: 150px; height: 200px; " /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_J2oMSOwaZBA/SpTNR069wAI/AAAAAAAAASo/VmMMI_C3yko/s1600-h/Vincent+Price.jpg"></a><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Helvetica">Hans Conried as The Riddler</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Helvetica"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Helvetica"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Helvetica"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Helvetica"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Helvetica"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Helvetica"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Helvetica"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Helvetica"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Helvetica"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Helvetica"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Helvetica"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Helvetica"><br /></p><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 238); -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: underline; "><img src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_J2oMSOwaZBA/SpTNhgjvpGI/AAAAAAAAAS4/v6lbaSPTu7c/s200/Paul+Stewart.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374146230919079010" style="float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: pointer; width: 139px; height: 146px; " /></span><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Helvetica">Paul Stewart as Harvey Dent/Two-Face</p> <p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Helvetica"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Helvetica"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Helvetica"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Helvetica"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Helvetica"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Helvetica"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Helvetica"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Helvetica"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Helvetica"><br /></p><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Helvetica"><br /></p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_J2oMSOwaZBA/SpTNp4gLxXI/AAAAAAAAATA/R7wSj34GiOI/s1600-h/Delores+del+Rio.jpg"><img src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_J2oMSOwaZBA/SpTNp4gLxXI/AAAAAAAAATA/R7wSj34GiOI/s200/Delores+del+Rio.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5374146374785549682" style="float: left; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 154px; " /></a><p style="margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; font: 14.0px Helvetica">Dolores del Rio as Catwoman</p><div><br /></div><p></p>Kzahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03490735195424831433noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8677931687360910372.post-15292430505619174482009-08-12T11:24:00.000-07:002009-08-12T11:26:04.952-07:00Can We Walk and Chew Gum at the Same Time?I realize the baton has been in my possession for a few weeks now, and I apologize for not posting something sooner. My alternate life as head of a DVD distribution company has been keeping me extremely busy.<br /><br />Those who know me best know that my tastes in film tend to run towards the downbeat - dysfunctional relationships a specialty. (Hmm....wonder why that is?) On top of that, my DVD collection skews heavily towards the foreign, which raises an interesting question: Would a live-tweet of a non-English language film be possible? Enjoyable? Or would it simply become sensory overload?<br /><br />Then of course there's the issue about finding a title that enough people are familiar with. For example, I'd love to live-tweet <span style="font-weight: bold; font-style: italic;">Chinese Roulette</span>, but how many know the film well enough?<br /><br />I'll wait to hear some responses on the foreign film question, and in the interim think of some titles that are in American.Andrew Granthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16127459771065474707noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8677931687360910372.post-36574378260189732232009-07-31T20:04:00.000-07:002009-07-31T20:11:04.501-07:00ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST Live-Tweet: August 7 at 10PM Eastern<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6AKP8ME_ABufGbDH7a2ZKS_aKU39wS9Y7Szun4mLhfrn99fQCr54Q9YvAJzSs2csJzl1HC_fCFBr8FjZCRHsRf4DzCguugNvV-ZJRVV6qQ5Mgb2KDxrizXt1vTqsC9yq5YlkHnYGK92LF/s1600-h/PowerDVD.BMP"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 225px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi6AKP8ME_ABufGbDH7a2ZKS_aKU39wS9Y7Szun4mLhfrn99fQCr54Q9YvAJzSs2csJzl1HC_fCFBr8FjZCRHsRf4DzCguugNvV-ZJRVV6qQ5Mgb2KDxrizXt1vTqsC9yq5YlkHnYGK92LF/s400/PowerDVD.BMP" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5364826402914681266" /></a><br /><br />I want to see if short-notice will effect the turn-out for a live-tweet. And so, just one week from today, there will be a live-tweeting of Sergio Leone's masterwork ONCE UPON A TIME IN THE WEST. Our proposed hash-tag is #timewest, as it strikes a nice balance between character-saving and memorability (ouatitw just doesn't roll off the tongue, nor does it type well). What say you all?Tom Russellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11703805451041069182noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8677931687360910372.post-23272628510253283492009-07-23T11:26:00.000-07:002009-07-23T11:53:31.880-07:00Eternal Sunshine ArchiveAn archive of the Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind live-tweet can be found here: <a href="http://twapperkeeper.com/esotsm/?limit=all">http://twapperkeeper.com/esotsm/?limit=all</a> (There may be some errors/omissions due to last night's Twitter maintenance.)<br /><br />This service also renders the archive in an Excel file. In theory, someone more computer savvy than myself could take the file, sort the tweets by timestamp, and have a chronological (i.e., readable) live-tweet record. Soon, university film departments will be begging us to bind these documents into textbooks! <br /><br />While I'm here, I'll list last night's live-tweet participants in case you want to follow them or ask them what the hell they meant by that. (Okay, I'm actually interested in tracking growth/expansion of these live-tweet events, but in a way that doesn't involve harmful chemicals or door-to-door polls.) <br /><br />#esotsm participants:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.twitter.com/tassoula">tassoula</a><br /><a href="http://www.twitter.com/memepunk">mempeunk</a><br /><a href="http://www.twitter.com/earthcritter">earthcritter</a><br /><a href="http://www.twitter.com/paperlung">paperlung</a><br /><a href="http://www.twitter.com/patrick_pogo">Patrick_Pogo</a><br /><a href="http://www.twitter.com/tomandmary">tomandmary</a><br /><a href="http://www.twitter.com/deirdresm">deirdresm</a><br /><a href="http://www.twitter.com/kza">Kza</a><br /><a href="http://www.twitter.com/pischina">Pischina</a><br /><a href="http://www.twitter.com/alejandroadams">AlejandroAdams</a><br /><a href="http://www.twitter.com/hellonfriscobay">HellOnFriscoBay</a><br /><a href="http://www.twitter.com/michaelvox">michaelvox</a><br /><a href="http://www.twitter.com/zhandlen">zhandlen</a><br /><a href="http://www.twitter.com/filmbrain">Filmbrain</a><br /><a href="http://www.twitter.com/marlark">marlark</a><br /><a href="http://www.twitter.com/AndrewDignan">AndrewDignan</a><br /><a href="http://www.twitter.com/maryamurphy">MaryaMurphy</a><br /><a href="http://www.twitter.com/heyrocker">heyrocker</a><br /><a href="http://www.twitter.com/rkn">rkn</a><br /><a href="http://www.twitter.com/michaelmontes">michaelmontes</a><br /><a href="http://www.twitter.com/bwolowitz">bwolowitz</a><br /><br />And I shouldn't leave out supporters who cheered from the sidelines or those who wish they'd been available to participate:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.twitter.com/rodneyramsey">RodneyRamsey</a><br /><a href="http://www.twitter.com/tasialabastro">tasialabastro</a><br /><a href="http://www.twitter.com/nictate">nictate</a><br /><a href="http://www.twitter.com/michaelagrammar">michaelagrammar</a><br /><a href="http://www.twitter.com/savetherobot">savetherobot</a><br /><a href="http://www.twitter.com/sighafstrom">sighafstrom</a><br /><a href="http://www.twitter.com/aaronoof">AaronOOF</a><br /><a href="http://www.twitter.com/death2themovies">death2themovies</a><br /><a href="http://www.twitter.com/stennieville">stennieville</a>Alejandro Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11566219628755936369noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8677931687360910372.post-23750990888544498412009-07-21T14:43:00.000-07:002009-10-01T20:53:54.097-07:00A Cataloging of PrejudicesLive-tweeting, by its very nature, is about the here-and-now, this-very-moment-- it's about chronicling the experience as it is happening. What has come before is not really kosher to the spirit of the event. Preformed opinions and long-held prejudices have no real currency in such a space.<br /><br />And so it is, in anticipation of tomorrow's live-tweet of <span style="font-weight: bold;">Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind</span>, that I'm putting those opinions and prejudices into <span style="font-style: italic;">this</span> space, so that they won't get in the way. Thusly segregated, I'll be able to approach the film afresh. This will result in one of two outcomes.<br /><br /><ol><li>I will hate the film and remain a crotchety curmudgeon, railing about hipsters and post-modernism.</li><li>I will fall unabashedly in love with the film.</li></ol><br /><br />And # 2 certainly is a distinct possibility. To illustrate: the first time I saw P. T. Anderson's <span style="font-weight: bold;">Magnolia</span>, I found myself in the uncomfortable position of being in agreement with Kevin Smith. The second time did not shake my assertion of its awfulness; the third time, I realized what a fool I had been and what an incredible operatic masterpiece it was. Repeated viewings since then have not changed that opinion.<br /><br />A less dramatic version of this conversion concerns the film <span style="font-weight: bold;">O</span>; at the time, I derided it with a monologue skit I'd do for friends, in which William Shakespeare's greatest ambition is to have one of his plays turned into a movie about high school basketball. But going into it without that prejudice, I came to see what a strong and remarkable bit of adaptation it really was.<br /><br />So, the idea that I might come out of my third viewing of <span style="font-weight: bold;">Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind</span> as a believer is not without precedence. And that provides another reason for the following catalogue of grievances, aesthetic predilections, and prejudices-- namely, it makes that hypothetical conversion, <span style="font-style: italic;">unfolding in real time at the speed of 140 characters per tweet!</span>, all the more dramatic.<br /><br />And so, here goes:<br /><br /><ul><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Top of my list, the most recent addition and actually the least consequential, is Jim Carrey.</span> It is a sign of cinematic maturity to be able to separate an actor from his craft, to appreciate the art even if the artist is somewhat unsavory. In many cases (cf. Cruise, Tom) I am perfectly capable of doing so. In others, I am not. Jim Carrey is one of those cases. There's just something about the way he and his professional ditz of a partner gallivant about with Oprah dispensing medical advice that has no basis in fact and results in the death of children that's hard for me to set aside. But, I promise, I will try, internets. I will try to forget about dead children.</li><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">More consequential is my general apathy towards high concepts in film.</span> And "trying to hold onto memories as they're being erased" does, indeed, qualify as a high concept. Granted, Kaufman's high concepts are a damn slight more clever than most (even in the world of the "art" film) and thus I derive more enjoyment from them.</li><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Which brings me to my general apathy towards Kaufman.</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">Of course</span> I liked <span style="font-weight: bold;">Being John Malkovich.</span> <span style="font-style: italic;">Of course<span style="font-weight: bold;"> <span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-style: italic;"></span></span></span></span>I was entertained by <span style="font-weight: bold;">Adaptation.</span> But I never understood the accolades being heaped upon them and <span style="font-weight: bold;">Sunshine</span>. To my mind, they were showy and lacked the depth and heft being ascribed to them. "Oh, once McKee says not to use voice-over narration, the voice-over never appears again! Oh, snap, how clever and post-modern!" I was fully-armed with this, if not anti-Kaufman, than not-quite-pro-Kaufman prejudice when I sat down to watch <span style="font-weight: bold;">Synecdoche, New York</span> on the recommendation of Andrew Grant. And <span style="font-weight: bold;">Synecdoche</span> is, to be frank, a masterpiece. The intellectual depth that I had found lacking in <span style="font-weight: bold;">Malkovich,Adaptation</span>, and <span style="font-weight: bold;">Eternal Sunshine</span> was there in spades. And though aspects of it border on "high concept" (the years-long theater piece), it abandoned cleverness-for-its-own-sake (they're inside... John Malkovich!; he can't adapt the book, so he writes about adapting it!) and went much, much deeper. It's quite possible that on revisiting his earlier films, I'll find that I was took bothered by the cleverness to really engage with the work. Or it could be that Kaufman is simply the best director for his own material.</li><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Which brings us to Gondry.</span> I liked <span style="font-weight: bold;">Malkovich</span> and <span style="font-weight: bold;">Adaptation</span>, which were brought to the screen by Spike Jonze. <span style="font-weight: bold;">Eternal Sunshine</span>, of course, was helmed by Michel Gondry. It was his second Kaufman script; I've yet to see that film, <span style="font-weight: bold;">Human Nature, </span>but I have seen Gondry's <span style="font-weight: bold;">Science of Sleep</span> and <span style="font-weight: bold;">Be Kind, Rewind.</span> And, um, they were terrible. Well, okay: <span style="font-weight: bold;">Be Kind, Rewind</span> was fun in parts, though I kind of wished Gondry had just shot a bunch of "Sweded" versions of films and released those on DVD. But as a feature, as a complete whole, it was woefully incomplete. <span style="font-weight: bold;">Science of Sleep</span> was the very definition of "twee". I say this, of course, as a big Wes Anderson booster.<br /></li><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">Elijah Wood.</span></li><li><span style="font-weight: bold;">No, I didn't forget something with that last one. Just Elijah Wood.<br /></span></li><li><span style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-weight: bold;">Bad break-ups and bitter romance hold no interest for me.</span></span> None what-so-ever. It's just not something that has ever figured into my own life experience. It's not that I don't "identify" with it; it's that the participants in said romances annoy the living fuck out of me. Like Sharon Stone in <span style="font-weight: bold;">Casino.</span> (The difference is, she's supposed to raise your hackles. Gondry and Kaufman intend for me to care about these stupid children who think they're adults.)<br /></li></ul><br /><br />Harsh stuff, to be sure. And, while I'll give it my best, I can't guarantee that I'll be able to set it all aside when I watch the movie tomorrow. I may still be the grouchy old man, shaking his fist at the air. Or, with the help of my fellow tweeple, I might be able to see this through their eyes (<span style="font-weight: bold;">Being Alejandro Adams</span>-- now that'd be scary).<br /><br />I guess we'll find out tomorrow.Tom Russellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11703805451041069182noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8677931687360910372.post-34097151988100309192009-07-17T06:02:00.000-07:002009-07-19T12:02:30.143-07:00VICTOR/VICTORIA Live-Tweet: July 31st at 8:30PM EST<div align="center"><br><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj85QY9YcgNHI2H6Jn583hG3_ehEck6mpSow4HSgwYfyutD3koK2pe7qSQaiwcT0CCsCeucc6g341TDjq7HckgMGjAMePMBOM2ui3R1TbHnVK2TSSfcc7QB5vobVz-mfxDfY93zVjBi_3M/s320/phpZu3wCEAM.jpg"></div><br /><br />After thinking about it for a couple of days, I decided that my proposed movie musical live-tweet should be sooner rather than later and something I'm familiar with rather than something I'd be watching for the first time. Accordingly, here's what I propose:<br /><br />Blake Edwards' <span style="font-style:italic;">Victor/Victoria</span> (1982) Live-Tweet Jamboree on July 31st at 8:30PM EST<br /><br />On my Twitter Account, <a href="http://www.twitter.com/simonsaybrams">Simonsaybrams</a>, I will announce at the proposed time that everyone start their respective DVDs with something like "Press Play Now!"<br /><br />I think I've seen Edwards' comedies and this musical in particular more than any other humorists' work. His superior films' pronounced air of bemused exasperation has probably been more of a guiding influence on my fragile formation of taste than I care to know. <br /><br />Retweet accordingly, please.<br /><br />Oh and for anyone curious enough to pre-game as it were and beef up on your Edwards, I recommend the troubled but no less entertaining <span style="font-style:italic;">S.O.B.</span> (1981).Simon Abramshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16440079476839828366noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8677931687360910372.post-26582223277527128702009-07-14T20:29:00.000-07:002009-07-19T12:02:45.899-07:00Live Tweet!: Eternal Sunshine etc.I've already mentioned this on Twitter, but might as well make it official here: the next big Tweet-off (so sorry for the bump, Simon!) is <i>Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind</i>. We're trying to a) do a film <i>slightly</i> less widely-beloved than <i>Jaws</i> and b) see if there's still a crowd on weekday nights. And I mean, c'mon, is there anything you'd rather do more on a Wednesday eve than watch Jim Carrey get his heart stomped on as Tom Wilkinson fends off Kirsten Dunst?<div><br /></div><div>Deets:</div><div>Wed., July 22, 8pm PST/11pm EST (it's not that long, East Coasters)</div><div>BYODVD</div><div><br /></div><div>As per Simon bumping his musical LT till all the way till mid-August: do we want these things to be that spread apart? Is two a month too few or just right? Not that we all have to do all of these every time, mind.</div><div><br /></div><div>Oh, and thinking the tag should be #ESOTSM Hopefully people can remember that as they tweet. Or not?</div>mattpriggehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03962726978817522670noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8677931687360910372.post-45015439670858289242009-07-14T19:04:00.000-07:002009-07-19T12:02:54.814-07:00The Live-Tweet After TomorrowAttention Live-Tweet, Musical and Fun-Time-Having Fans:<br /><br />At 8:30PM EST on August 14th, I will lead a special summer movie musical live-tweet funtime weekend thing. I just found out about this blog however and thanks to the very generous Alejandro Adams, I am posting here details of this event (I had originally planned on making it a week from Friday but decided against it once I read Matt's plans to do ETERNAL SUNSHINE on Tuesday.<br /><br />So. It's a movie musical. It's a live-tweet. But which film?<br /><br />I have no clue. I do have some ideas and would love to hear suggestions but for the sake of getting this thing together in time to get the word out, I want to have fine, up-standing people like you vote to let me know which titles you're interested in seeing.<br /><br />Post your votes below or tweet them to me at simonsaybrams.<br /><br />So far here are the choices and the tally for each title:<br />THE AMERICAN ASTRONAUT (0)<br />THE BEST LITTLE WHOREHOUSE IN TEXAS (2)<br />FORBIDDEN ZONE (0)<br />FUNNY FACE (0)<br />THE LITTLE PRINCE (1)<br />MALAKAAL: THE MONSTER (0)<br />PHANTOM OF THE PARADISE (4)<br />TRAPPED IN THE CLOSET (2)<br />VICTOR/VICTORIA (0)<br /><br />I've seen some of the aforementioned titles and am dying to catch a couple others but that's what appeals to me about live-tweeting--creating a virtual equivalent to the holiday-themed movie marathons I infrequently hold with friends where people bring their distinct tastes and ideas to the table. Should be fun.<br /><br />If it helps you to decide: I've seen VICTOR/VICTORIA, TRAPPED IN THE CLOSET and THE AMERICAN ASTRONAUT, the last one very recently.<br /><br />Please spread the word and make sure to vote for your choice. Voting ends this Sunday and please no voting more than once.<br />Vive le cinema virtuel,<br />SimonSimon Abramshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16440079476839828366noreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8677931687360910372.post-60157122673147167312009-07-13T11:04:00.000-07:002009-07-13T11:15:57.917-07:00Looking ForwardI made this a new post because I lost my long comment and didn't want to suffer that sadness again. ADVICE: Don't press "Preview" as you're incredibly insightful and thought-provoking commentary will disappear. Shit.<br /><br />Highlights of former long-winded post: @Patrick's genre idea is great and the work involved in finding that week's pick would necessarily limit the number of people tweeting. I'm against limiting the number by other means (secret personal invitations, ie).<br /><br />Should the accessibility of the choice be completely up to that week's chooser? Should the day and time?<br /><br />@Andrew's comments speaks to this as well. There are some who will argue strongly that the more well-known and beloved film, the more participants and the larger the social aspect of the event. The other camp wants more insight and argument about merits, which is also valid.<br /><br />This might also be a chance for the "chooser" to champion something they've loved but hasn't been widely seen. Or something the "chooser" needs an excuse to queue up and revisit.<br /><br />The number of participants will reflect the choice and the day and time chosen. Obscurity will lower the numbers, but those who participate may have a more satisfying experience.<br /><br />There is something to be said for shared experience on TCM #strangelove as well as the effort needed to secure an individual DVD/download #jaws. <br /><br />MichaelVox <--who has only been using blogger for 14 years and should know how it works by nowMichaelVoxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02419469026569358123noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8677931687360910372.post-28298956484469294202009-07-13T08:04:00.000-07:002009-07-13T08:11:36.706-07:00#Jaws Feedback/FalloutPosted for posterity. Annoying or entertaining? You decide. <br /><br />@memepunk: "Reading #jaws LTs. You people are funny. Sick and funny. I think I like you."<br /><br />@rkn: "was dreading the #JAWS livetweet scroll but have found it entertaining...."<br /><br />@Dealfatigue: "Reading live tweet of #Jaws on Twitter. Interesting use of traditional / new media but is it a fad or something lasting and commercial?"<br /><br />@NinjaWorrier: "Ah #jaws tweeters I knew I could rely on you for a good chuckle. Next time you do one, though, can you do it earlier so UK types can play?"<br /><br />@mattsinger: "Kinda bummed I missed the JAWS livetweet. Living vicariously through the rest of you. I gotta get in on the next one."<br /><br />@indpnt1: "@jbwhaley @MaryaMurphy @AlejandroAdams Thank God you guys are cute or I'd a dumped all three of yah for that bunch O shenanigans"<br /><br />@JohnnyDiggz "It's like going to Twitter Filmschool...without having to sit through Nanook of the North!"Patrickhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12995166642313003835noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8677931687360910372.post-70831557634156867032009-07-12T18:01:00.000-07:002009-07-19T12:03:36.202-07:00JawsLast night a handful of enthusiastic, informed and witty <a href="http://www.twitter.com">Twitter</a> personalities produced roughly 660 tweets during a coordinated group viewing of <span style="font-weight:bold;">Jaws</span>. This live-tweet event was organized by Kent Beeson (<a href="http://twitter.com/kza">@Kza</a>), who named Matt Prigge (<a href="http://twitter.com/paperlung">@paperlung</a>) as his successor. Matt will be choosing the next live-tweet title and date/time. Subscribe to this blog for announcements about future Live Tweets du Cinema.<br /><br />Some highlights from the Jaws live-tweet: <br /><br /><a href="http://www.twitter.com/patrick_pogo">Patrick_Pogo</a>: Can you imagine any current PG movie starting this way? #jaws <br /><br /><a href="http://www.twitter.com/pergamond">Pergamond</a>: What is that cute machine that strikes ink onto page? #jaws <br /><br /><a href="http://www.twitter.com/kza">Kza</a>: Note that the Mayor (Murray Hamilton rocks) always wears blue-grey -- shark colors. #JAWS <br /><br /><a href="http://www.twitter.com/jbwhaley">jbwhaley</a>: We're gonna need a bigger barfbag. #jaws <br /><br /><a href="http://www.twitter.com/paperlung">paperlung</a>: The comedy re: the townsfolk reminds me of Richard Lester. Which just goes to prove that R. Lester rules. #jaws <br /><br /><a href="http://www.twitter.com/michaelmontes">michaelmontes</a>: John Williams won an Oscar for this score. Sometimes two notes is all it takes. #JAWS <br /><br /><a href="http://www.twitter.com/alejandroadams">AlejandroAdams</a>: Dreyfus really pulls off the swaggery academic. Is that an actual type? #jaws <br /><br /><a href="http://www.twitter.com/tomandmary">tomandmary</a>: Dreyfus spectacular in autopsy scene-- emotion and outrage vs. scientific rigor. #jaws <br /><br /><a href="http://www.twitter.com/michaelvox">michaelvox</a>: You'd think that Hooper Mr. Oceanographic Institute had never opened a shark's stomach before #jaws <br /><br /><a href="http://www.twitter.com/filmbrain">Filmbrain</a>: Surprised the guns turned on the kids weren't digitally replaced by walkie-talkies. #jaws <br /><br /><a href="http://www.twitter.com/maryamurphy">MaryaMurphy</a>: Why would you throw a license plate in the river? I mean, really. Is it like all the single shoes on the side of the road? #jaws <br /><br /><a href="http://www.twitter.com/johnnydiggz">JohnnyDiggz</a>: I often find myself looking for killer shark-shaped clouds. #jaws <br /><br /><a href="http://www.twitter.com/pischina">Pischina</a>: Remake: Bruce Willis, Ray Winstone, Robert Downey Jr. #JAWS <br /><br /><a href="http://www.twitter.com/rodneyramsey">RodneyRamsey</a>: I could do ok in this scar contest. #jaws <br /><br /><a href="http://www.twitter.com/hellbox">hellbox</a>: That Indianapolis story is such a great monologue. A remake would probably try to re-enact it while he's talking. #JAWS <br /><br /><a href="http://www.twitter.com/scotteweinberg">ScottEWeinberg</a>: For weeks I had nightmares about Quint's death. Then I started enjoying them and they became "dreams." #jawsAlejandro Adamshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11566219628755936369noreply@blogger.com23