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Reply #225 on: January 18, 2006, 12:29:58 PM
We'll see ono, we'll see.

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Reply #226 on: January 18, 2006, 12:30:46 PM
I'm guessing it'll be more like shooting in spring or summer and then released in mid 2007.
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Reply #227 on: January 18, 2006, 01:34:45 PM
I still see Daniel-Day Lewis (or let's just say DDL) as Bill the Butcher in this flick. And if he is? Good. If he isn't? Good. I just dig him.

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Reply #228 on: January 21, 2006, 11:50:41 AM
Quote from: pozer on December 24, 2005, 01:24:44 PM
I'm guessing he shoots it all in one week, edits for a year, walks away from it for another, reshoots for a year and three quarters and re-cuts for another half.  We're looking at a 2010 release I believe... but then again, I'm just speculating which is not pointless whatsoever.

Why?  He does take a long time writing and getting shit together, but his film projects have all been very professionally done and I've never seen evidence of his flaking out once shooting begins.

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Reply #229 on: January 21, 2006, 01:27:01 PM
Yo, Johnny Come Lately, I was mimicking all the pointless speculation that came before.

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Reply #230 on: February 01, 2006, 05:16:05 PM
I just picked up a copy of the book, but I've no idea when I'll find the time to read it. MAYBE before the film is shot/edited/released.  :yabbse-smiley: Has anyone here read it? What's your take?
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Reply #231 on: February 01, 2006, 08:03:03 PM
I've not read the book but I did read the script so I'm not sure if its a loosely based adaptation or a more direct approach to the material..

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Reply #232 on: February 01, 2006, 08:54:46 PM
How did you get a hold of the script?

What did you think?

Can we get some?
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Reply #233 on: February 01, 2006, 11:57:03 PM
I'm a little more than halfway through the book and so far I think it would make the outline for an awesome mini-series (if miniseries were ever good), but I doubt the film could be much more than loosely based on it.

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Reply #234 on: February 03, 2006, 01:16:59 PM
Quote from: Roman Cibeles on February 01, 2006, 08:54:46 PM
What did you think?

I appreciated that it was a father-son story first.  Harrowing things happen between them, and for a good portion of the time the son is actually out of the story (the reason why is very depressing).  This film, if shot by the script, will be much less politically charged than most people might expect.  I think more of the focus, surprisingly enough, is on religion.  Specifically, religious thinking that gets people into trouble, a la CHILDREN OF THE CORN (horror elements withstanding obviously though there are very 'horrific' things in here just the same).  I remember reading someone's beef about the ending because it jumps forward in time but I felt it was earned.  Again, Anderson's films work because the drama and the circumstances are earned through the storytelling.

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Reply #235 on: February 03, 2006, 02:55:55 PM
Kinda vague on the thoughts.

Just out of curiosity, were the CAMERA actions inserted into the draft you read? 

How many pages?

And yes, HOW DID YOU GET A HOLD OF THE SCRIPT?  Give a loosely based answer at least, man.

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Reply #236 on: February 03, 2006, 07:37:25 PM
Yes, camera actions were abundant.  Sometimes scenes were left vague with (see dir. notes) inserted inside, and other times it would read, "this scene is going to be...." so it's not a final draft by any stretch of the imagination.  I dont remember how many pgs, it was quite a lot for a feature film though - about two and a half, maybe three hours long if you want to consider one page equal to a minute of film.  And I got a hold of the script at a production company. 

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Reply #237 on: February 03, 2006, 09:50:22 PM
At a production company... just like that.  Used to be so protective of leakage.

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Reply #238 on: February 03, 2006, 11:59:32 PM
Quote from: The Artist Formerly Known As on February 03, 2006, 09:50:22 PM
At a production company... just like that.  Used to be so protective of leakage.

But if it was "Snakes on a Plane" it would have been locked in a metal briefcase and handcuffed to an intern with a cyanide capsule in his tooth.
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Reply #239 on: February 04, 2006, 12:12:20 AM
points for that obscure but apropos reference.
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