HOW IT WORKS: Just before 10PM Eastern time during the 4 days of the P.T. Anderson Home Film Festival, participants will congregate in the Xixax.Com Chat Room. You can join the chat by clicking on the "chat" button on top of any page at Xixax.Com. Then, at precisely 10pm, everyone present in the chat room will begin watching that day's featured film on either DVD or VHS. While the movie plays, "home film festival" participants will discuss their favorite parts of that evening's movie - as it occurs.
FILM SCHEDULE:
(all films will begin with a "cue" given in the chat room at approximately 10pm Eastern / 7pm Pacific)
June 21: "Sydney" (a.k.a. "Hard Eight")
June 22: "Boogie Nights"
June 23: "Magnolia"
June 24: "Punch Drunk Love"
QUESTIONS:
• I don't have (film name). Can I still participate? If you don't have some of the movies we're going to watch, there's probably still time for you to purchase, rent or borrow them. If you don't have that evening's feature, that's still OK. Everyone is welcome, whether you're watching the film with us or not.
• I don't understand. Are you watching the movies online? No. That would be public exhibition, which would be illegal. The way it works is that everyone watches DVD or VHS of the films in their own home, on their own TV, in their own DVD player or VCR. The films can't be shown online legally.
• You're a freak. Why are you doing this? Because someone at xixax.com suggested it, and I thought it would be a lot of fun.
• I still think you're a freak. OK then.
• Why P.T. Anderson? Punch Drunk Love is coming out on the final day of the festival! If this goes well, we'll do it again soon with someone else.
CHAT TECHNICAL STUFF: The chat area can be joined with our Java applet by clicking on "chat" at the top of the page. You'll need to have Java enabled in your web browser in order for this to work. Also, if you're behind a firewall, you may need to poke a hole for port 6667 in order to connect. Those familiar with IRC can join via any IRC client program by joing to room #xixax on server blazoner.com at port 6667.
See you there!
sounds great.....but...
(cough, cough) any suggestions as to how we can get our Mac friends in on this excursion????? Is IRC just not Mac compliant, or are they (and me) just fools???
Hey guys, the chat DOES work on Macintosh. You just have to have java enabled.
If you can't get the Java thing to work, then download a Mac IRC program like Ircle.
Mac guys, check here:
http://www.ex.ac.uk/~jastaple/irc/irchelp.html
You'll need this info to log in:
IRC server: blazoner.com
room: #xixax
port: 6667
With that info, you can chat with us that night. I'd hate for you Mac guys to all miss out!
I don't have a computer in the same room as my TV, so I'm going to chat via my cell phone! 8)
great great great job on that new banner.
im excited. is everyone gonna try to do this, even the europeans and the aussies? england is 5 hours ahead of eastern time, what about australia?
I suppose other areas of the world could arrange times to do the same thing since the chat area is always open.
But I don't think PDL will be available everywhere yet.
I'm exceptionally excited about this. I just started dating this girl I met at work, and I'm forcing her to watch these films with me. Or else. :-D
How romantic. ;) Although, I guess her response to Punch-Drunk Love can really gauge what kind of relationship it'll be. Or at least what kind of person she is.
EDIT: And wow, that banner is brilliant. Excellent job.
What can I say? How else are you going to romance a girl than with psychotic toilet plunger salesmen, porn stars and coke heads. 8)
Quote from: punchdrunk23What can I say? How else are you going to romance a girl than with psychotic toilet plunger salesmen, porn stars and coke heads. 8)
Holy crap.....I gotta find a girl who likes what ya speak of.......Here we go.
p.s. be careful of those work relatonships, can tend to see each other way too much, and well, .....I dunno, maybe I just suck.
Oh...Mr. Wilson....1000 Thank you's for the efforts you have put into this! Next Shiner Bock is on me!!!!
Awesome idea...hope it's succesful enough for Quentin Tarantino night.
I will not join any of you guys in the chat. Perhaps before and after, but I don't like distractions during the show. I'll kick back with a can of soda (maybe orange soda.. actually maybe water because my doctor told me I have a high blood pressure --- which means that I have to go to fast food less (it'll never happen), actually maybe fruit punch, but punch is generally high on sugar too. Does anyone have any recommendations as to what I should drink? Don't tell me alcohol because I don't drink alcohol. Why? because I'm 99.9 % sure if I start drinking alcohol regularly, I will become an addict. There are some things you just know, and I'm sure I will become an alcoholic. Best way to cure my addiction is to not start.), and pillow.
Wait, isn't this the movie confessions thread? I guess not. Oh well.
man, I ruined it. I meant to say "a pillow," not just "pillow." damn. Way to kill a thread with my messed up grammar.
you know, you can edit your post.
Quote from: ©bradgreat great great job on that new banner.
im excited. is everyone gonna try to do this, even the europeans and the aussies? england is 5 hours ahead of eastern time, what about australia?
3.a.m start here in the uk then!? Magnolia could be a bit heavy duty. Lousy planetary alignment.
Just love that banner.
I don't have a tv in my computer room...and my computer that does play dvd's does not have sound. Maybe I'll just come to the chat room.
I'll tell my dad, he'd truely be interested in this....
I'm getting him the P>D>L> with a 20% discount!!!!!!
I can get P.D.L. early too, but I better not or I'll be fired....
was that childish enough???
I ordered PDL through Amazon last night. It's anybody's guess as to whether it'll be here in time for me to participate in the viewing, though.
At least I do have the other three.
I think this is going to be fun!
This is huge! Can't wait.
(Banner wise, it's awesome, although I could've gone for a little more "original aspect ratio".)
:wink:
Oh, man. That would have been rich.
I should have made the banner with hugeass black bars across the top and bottom. Didn't even occur to me.
When you do a Google image search, you take what you can get, know what I'm sayin?
:)
This definitely sounds like fun. Luckily, my computer is right next to my TV...I'm typing most of the time when I'm watching movies anyway, so this will work nicely.
wtf...i love PTA and i still don't own any of his movies on dvd...
I've got all of them :-D
(except for C&C and DDS)
Quote from: GhostboyI've got all of them :-D
(except for C&C and DDS)
Are they all mint? I probably could have taken better care of my Magnolia one, it's in really great condition but it's a little messed up on the edge of the spine.
How is the PDL dvd by the way? Best one yet? Better than BN? How is it? Is there any outtakes, behind the scenes, or making of footage at all?
Quote from: Ghostboy
(except for C&C and DDS)
how many people here own copies of these? did you get em off ebay?
Quote from: dufresnehow many people here own copies of these? did you get em off ebay?
I think they're like... floating... somewhere...
God Damn im Da Man is down fo this shizzo, he'll be in the chat room creamin his pants to ever god damn scene......especially the frogs dropping on the ugly toothed bastard from plesantville!
Youz my ho MArky Mark!
That's a funny and great idea, I think! I will join you of course!
To me everything's perfect! I have a computer, a TV and a DVD-Player in my room! The only problem is that "Punch-Drunk Love" will be released in Germany a couple of months later. But I will be there with "Sydney", "Boogie Nights" and "Magnolia".
But I have a little bit problems with the time.
What time will it be in Germany when the Festival begins?
Spike
it's the wonderfull part of the day that is 3am. i really like to start watching magnolia at that time...
i would've joined with boogie nights and magnolia wich is the only ones i own but i just noticed that i'll be sitting in the mud rollin a chronic while singin the chorus to 'private dancer' at roskilde.xzibit's gonna be there too, i cvant wait.
Is it true? In Germany it's 3am when the films begin?
Spike
if germany is the same timezone as denmark wich it must be, then, yeah. the people you and i are talking too are on the other side of the globe you see.
Oh shit. That's really bad. I can't stand up at 3am, watch a film, chat with you guys and then go to school the next day. SHIT!!!
Can't we make a festival for europeans?
But I don't know if "PDL" is coming out on the same day in whole Europe on DVD.
What's the chances of Xixax or someone posting a full transcript of the chat for us Europeans to read after the event? I'd love to stay up and take part, but somehow I don't think I'll last the distance.
I think the PAL version is 4% shorter, because of the 25 fps.
The Europeans will run out of sync
But when you got the films on DVD you can normally change the format from PAL into NCST (or how is the Code-1 format called?)
So, does anyone want to make an European P.T. Anderson Home Film Festival? Perhaps a couple of weeks later than the American one.
Or we could make it, when "PDL" is released in whole Europe.
Spike
Quote from: Marty McSuperflyWhat's the chances of Xixax or someone posting a full transcript of the chat for us Europeans to read after the event? I'd love to stay up and take part, but somehow I don't think I'll last the distance.
Good idea :yabbse-thumbup: ...
I can try to do that.. it should be just copy and paste.. and I plan on being on for the whole thing.
Quote from: Matze247I think the PAL version is 4% shorter, because of the 25 fps.
The Europeans will run out of sync
That one needed a smiley!
Quote from: Jeremy BlackmanQuote from: Marty McSuperflyWhat's the chances of Xixax or someone posting a full transcript of the chat for us Europeans to read after the event? I'd love to stay up and take part, but somehow I don't think I'll last the distance.
Good idea :yabbse-thumbup: ...
I can try to do that.. it should be just copy and paste.. and I plan on being on for the whole thing.
just turn on logging in mirc!
Quote from: sphinxjust turn on logging in mirc!
I know nothing about IRC (and I'll probably just use the java chatroom)... but maybe if several of us do it we'll have at least one complete version...
oh...wow....that part was fuckin' sweet.....
(sorry just practicing)
too bad lester and i won't be able to make magnolia night...
:turn-l:
Sydney was just shipped to me today. i hope it makes it!~
I gotta miss Boogie Nights...night.
i couldnt get a copy of hard eight. no store has it and i cant order it. not even off amazon.
yeah well i won't be watching hard eight or boogie nights, but if i'm up i'll be in the chat reacting accordingly.
Quote from: cecil b. dementedi couldnt get a copy of hard eight. no store has it and i cant order it. not even off amazon.
that's unfortunate. i ordered my copy on sunday, and it shipped yesterday.
Quote from: dufresneQuote from: cecil b. dementedi couldnt get a copy of hard eight. no store has it and i cant order it. not even off amazon.
that's unfortunate. i ordered my copy on sunday, and it shipped yesterday.
yeah but youre in LA. the sad thing about my case is that it doesnt seem to be available in quebec anymore.
Quote from: cecil b. dementedyeah but youre in LA. the sad thing about my case is that it doesnt seem to be available in quebec anymore.
Yeah, it seems to be discontinued in Canada.
Quote from: MacGuffinQuote from: cecil b. dementedyeah but youre in LA. the sad thing about my case is that it doesnt seem to be available in quebec anymore.
Yeah, it seems to be discontinued in Canada.
:shock:
shouldve bought it when i had the chance.
pfffffff. oh canada indeed
Kanada sux.
Quote from: DerekKanada sux.
i sewed this
(https://xixax.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdepraved.port5.com%2Fanti.jpg&hash=8f797b38e2e87f254e34887aca0260b63548d610)
on one of my shirts. i like to wear it on canada day
Quote from: cecil b. dementedQuote from: DerekKanada sux.
i sewed this
(https://xixax.com/proxy.php?request=http%3A%2F%2Fdepraved.port5.com%2Fanti.jpg&hash=8f797b38e2e87f254e34887aca0260b63548d610)
on one of my shirts. i like to wear it on canada day
and when you sing the anthem, fuck up the words just like Tom Cochrane....or was it Bryan Adams? Anyway, both guilty until proven innocent!
I think i'm gonna borrow one of those projectors people use for powerpoint presentations from someone, hook it up to my dvd and watch the movies on a big screen with a laptop. Now thats the true home film festival experience!
I can't make it Magnolia night.
Oh well. Maybe it's better if I don't get God Damn Im Da Man jokes stuck in my head associated with Magnolia scenes.
awww, too bad. i was especially looking forward to magnolia cuz its going to be a looooong night. im definitely drinking during that one.
Quote from: ©bradim definitely drinking during that one.
cheers!!!.......
i want to get into the chat, but I just can't. I know I have to download something so if anyone can help me, I have a hewlett packard computer and am running microsoft 1998 if you know what specificially i would have to download i'd be willing to give it a try. It'd be much appreciated because i am computer illiterate, so much so that I am in shock I can type actual words and sentences.
~rougerum
Quote from: The Gold Trumpeti want to get into the chat, but I just can't. I know I have to download something so if anyone can help me, I have a hewlett packard computer and am running microsoft 1998 if you know what specificially i would have to download i'd be willing to give it a try. It'd be much appreciated because i am computer illiterate, so much so that I am in shock I can type actual words and sentences.
~rougerum
even for me....it takes a few minutes to connect....are you sure it won't work, or is it just taking a long time to load up?
OK, guys. Here are some step-by-step instructions on how to connect to the chat. Quote this multiple times from now on out if anyone asks about how to connect:
1: Click on the "chat" button at the top of any xixax.com page. You must be LOGGED IN TO XIXAX.COM IN ORDER FOR THIS BUTTON TO APPEAR. A new window will open up. If within a couple of minutes your box does not look like this:
(https://xixax.com/images/chat01.jpg)
then proceed to step #2. Otherwise, skip to step 3. DO NOT CLOSE THIS WINDOW!
2: The fact that the java applet isn't loading could indicate that you do not have the Java Virtual Machine installed on your computer. You MUST have this in order to run this chat software, or any other java-based progam. Make sure this is installed by going to http://www.java.com and clicking on "download". Their web site will walk you through the installation process from there. After the Java virtual machine is installed, then come back here and re-try step #1. If it still doesn't work, then try another (or a friend's) computer.
3: Click on the "connect" button shown in step #1. A new box will appear that looks like this:
(https://xixax.com/images/chat02.jpg)
Eventually, this window (known as the "status window") will connect to the server, and a third window will appear. This sometimes takes a minute or two, particularly if you are behind a firewall or are using devices such as wireless routers or other networking items that may not readily pass through all ports. If you are behind a firewall, you may not be able to connect at all. The chat server communicates on port 6667, so poke a hole in your firewall if necessary. Instructions for firewall configuration go beyond the scope of this document. Once you have connected, DO NOT CLOSE EITHER OF THE OTHER WINDOWS THAT HAVE APPEARED SO FAR.
4: The new window that will appear is your actual chat window, and it will look like this:
(https://xixax.com/images/chat03.jpg)
Once you see the green window, you are fully connected and can chat with other users.
5: To use the chat program, there are three things you need to know:
5a: This area lists the people that are currently in the chat room:
(https://xixax.com/images/chat04.jpg)
5b: This area is where the conversation takes place.
(https://xixax.com/images/chat05.jpg)
5c: This area is where you type in the text you want to say. When you press "enter" or "return", it will be "spoken" into the chat room.
(https://xixax.com/images/chat06.jpg)
6: There are other things you can do, too, by using the drop-down menus in the chat window. Play around. You won't hurt anything.
And, for those IRC gurus who want to use their own chat clients to connect, use the following settings:
server: blazoner.com
port: 6667
channel: #xixax
1 day to go...
Special Thanks to Jon for conjuring up this here idea...and Xixax for working out the nooks and crannies.....
i might be a little late b/c i have to work tomorrow night but i'll be there. ill just fastforward my dvd to catch up. (its like im thinking outloud here). so great, yea, don't let the kegs run dry before i get here.
I thought everyone here hated people talking during films. I find it most disrespectful an idea.
It's not like they've never seen the films before
Quote from: budgieI thought everyone here hated people talking during films. I find it most disrespectful an idea.
Type all you want, but don't speak a word!
Quote from: XixaxQuote from: budgieI thought everyone here hated people talking during films. I find it most disrespectful an idea.
Type all you want, but don't speak a word!
And everyone must turn off their cell phones!
Have we already discussed how we're going to get the films to start at the same time and be in sync?
a cue will be delivered several minutes after the meeting time, at which point everybody will press PLAY. speaking of which, i won't be there tonight to give the cue, so somebody responsible will probably do it.
interesting enough, i just bought HARD EIGHT/SYDNEY on dvd for 8$ without knowledge of the fest. i totally forgot about the PTA film festival today. interesting, no?
So how did it go? Did everyone have a nice time? Was there a responsible adult to give the cue?
Quote from: mogwaiQuote from: budgieSo how did it go? Did everyone have a nice time? Was there a responsible adult to give the cue?
http://www.xixax.com/viewtopic.php?t=2252
Mmm... it's all too infrequently that I am redirected.
Shame it was by mogwai, but thanks anyway.
Quote from: bonanzataztoo bad lester and i won't be able to make magnolia night...
:turn-l:
ah well...and i couldnt make it last night cuz i got the pdl dvd a little early and i drank some good wine and got Eganized. But not to worry kiddies, Im ready to Boogie tonight. What time does this mother kick off?
Hey, where's the "Magnolia" transcript?