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Year: 2008
Director: Kanji Nakajima
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]]>Thu, 22 Jan 2009 21:19:07 GMTThe Clone Returns Home2008Kanji Nakajima3Slightly Tagged (1-5)213http://www.spout.com/ProductImages/s286758.jpghttp://www.spout.com/films/The_Clone_Returns_Home/286758/default.aspxFilm http://www.spout.com/blogs/spoutblog/archive/2009/1/16/39586.aspx Post By: SpoutBlog
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Body: Clint Eastwood’s new cranky-old-man epic, Gran Torino, sped past the competition to prove its raw masculine authority at box office. Over the past twenty years, Eastwood has perfected his own sub-genre: the grizzled old timer who comes back for one last hurrah. This latest iteration adds a surprising dose of compassion. Karina shares which movies she’s most excited to see at Sundance this year. The list includes, Moon, The Clone Returns Home, Hump Day, O’er the Land, The September Issue, The Informers, and World’s Greatest Dad. Listen to FilmCouch and win free stuff! We’ve got two contests going on. Send us an e-mail telling us the most absurd piece of merchandise you’ve seen branded with an image of Che Guevara, and you can win a program from the Che roadshow signed by Steven Soderbergh, a copy of Che’s Diaries, and the soundtrack to the film. Also, send us your favorite movie about Hollywood, and you can win a copy of the new film The Deal, starring William H. Macy. Send e-mails to filmcouch (at) spout (dot) com. (Subscribe to FilmCouch–Spout’s weekly movie podcast–in the iTunes store or to our RSS feed and an episode will download each Friday) 0:00 - Intro 1:31 - contests 5:58 - listener feedback 11:55 - Gran Torino 29:57 - Sundance preview filmcouch-104 Originally posted on:SpoutBlog
]]>Fri, 16 Jan 2009 14:00:33 GMTSpoutBlogSpoutBlog on spout.com1/16/2009 9:00:33 AM Clint Eastwood’s new cranky-old-man epic, Gran Torino, sped past the competition to prove its raw masculine authority at box office. Over the past twenty years, Eastwood has perfected his own sub-genre: the grizzled old timer who comes back for one last hurrah. This latest iteration adds a surprising dose of compassion. Karina shares which movies she’s most excited to see at Sundance this year. The list includes, Moon, The Clone Returns Home, Hump Day, O’er the Land, The September Issue, The Informers, and World’s Greatest Dad. Listen to FilmCouch and win free stuff! We’ve got two contests going on. Send us an e-mail telling us the most absurd piece of merchandise you’ve seen branded with an image of Che Guevara, and you can win a program from the Che roadshow signed by Steven Soderbergh, a copy of Che’s Diaries, and the soundtrack to the film. Also, send us your favorite movie about Hollywood, and you can win a copy of the new film The Deal, starring William H. Macy. Send e-mails to filmcouch (at) spout (dot) com. (Subscribe to FilmCouch–Spout’s weekly movie podcast–in the iTunes store or to our RSS feed and an episode will download each Friday) 0:00 - Intro 1:31 - contests 5:58 - listener feedback 11:55 - Gran Torino 29:57 - Sundance preview filmcouch-104 Originally posted on:SpoutBlog http://www.spout.com/groups/Sundance/Re_THE_CLONE_RETURNS_HOME_sci_fi_and_snobs/532/39427/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: Risselada
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Body: [quote user="csprague"] [quote user="SkyPilot"] Okay, now I can't wait to see The Clone Returns Home. The idea is this: when an astronaut named Kohei dies on a space mission, his superiors create a clone (that I'll call K2) who's supposed to have a fully "regenerated" body and memory. Only there's a problem with K2's memory: Kohei's twin brother died in their childhood, and these memories overwhelm K2. I recommend reading the description, which is really interesting. What interests me most is that K2 unexpectedly dwells on the childhood memories of the brother's death. It seems that scientists could reproduce the data of Kohei's memories, but not all the blood, sweat and tears that went into dealing with them. This makes me think about grief, about how the only way around it is through it, and I'll be interested to see if the movie implies that Kohei himself had never adequately confronted his grief. The Clone Returns Home makes sci-fi seem like the perfect arena for themes like this. When talking to people about your favorite stories, do you ever find that others may seem interested until they figure out it's sci-fi or horror or fantasy? Then they suddenly get this superior look in their eye? That would happen to me when I'd tell people I thought World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War was the best new novel I'd read in years. What are stories you've been looked down on for thinking they were great? [/quote] To quote the festival guide description, the clone “flees the lab in search of his childhood home [and] finds his own lifeless body in a space suit. Mistaking it for his brother, he continues his journey carrying the body on his back.” All I have to say is "WHAT THE F!@#$%K?!?" [/quote] It sounds really amazing Adam! Thanks so much for turning me on to this. I only hope the execution is as good as it's potential.
]]>Mon, 12 Jan 2009 22:52:13 GMTRisseladaSundance1/12/2009 5:52:13 PM[quote user="csprague"] [quote user="SkyPilot"] Okay, now I can't wait to see The Clone Returns Home. The idea is this: when an astronaut named Kohei dies on a space mission, his superiors create a clone (that I'll call K2) who's supposed to have a fully "regenerated" body and memory. Only there's a problem with K2's memory: Kohei's twin brother died in their childhood, and these memories overwhelm K2. I recommend reading the description, which is really interesting. What interests me most is that K2 unexpectedly dwells on the childhood memories of the brother's death. It seems that scientists could reproduce the data of Kohei's memories, but not all the blood, sweat and tears that went into dealing with them. This makes me think about grief, about how the only way around it is through it, and I'll be interested to see if the movie implies that Kohei himself had never adequately confronted his grief. The Clone Returns Home makes sci-fi seem like the perfect arena for themes like this. When talking to people about your favorite stories, do you ever find that others may seem interested until they figure out it's sci-fi or horror or fantasy? Then they suddenly get this superior look in their eye? That would happen to me when I'd tell people I thought World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War was the best new novel I'd read in years. What are stories you've been looked down on for thinking they were great? [/quote] To quote the festival guide description, the clone “flees the lab in search of his childhood home [and] finds his own lifeless body in a space suit. Mistaking it for his brother, he continues his journey carrying the body on his back.” All I have to say is "WHAT THE F!@#$%K?!?" [/quote] It sounds really amazing Adam! Thanks so much for turning me on to this. I only hope the execution is as good as it's potential. http://www.spout.com/groups/Sundance/Re_THE_CLONE_RETURNS_HOME_sci_fi_and_snobs/532/39398/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: csprague
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Post Date: 1/12/2009 11:51:34 AM
Body: [quote user="SkyPilot"] Okay, now I can't wait to see The Clone Returns Home. The idea is this: when an astronaut named Kohei dies on a space mission, his superiors create a clone (that I'll call K2) who's supposed to have a fully "regenerated" body and memory. Only there's a problem with K2's memory: Kohei's twin brother died in their childhood, and these memories overwhelm K2. I recommend reading the description, which is really interesting. What interests me most is that K2 unexpectedly dwells on the childhood memories of the brother's death. It seems that scientists could reproduce the data of Kohei's memories, but not all the blood, sweat and tears that went into dealing with them. This makes me think about grief, about how the only way around it is through it, and I'll be interested to see if the movie implies that Kohei himself had never adequately confronted his grief. The Clone Returns Home makes sci-fi seem like the perfect arena for themes like this. When talking to people about your favorite stories, do you ever find that others may seem interested until they figure out it's sci-fi or horror or fantasy? Then they suddenly get this superior look in their eye? That would happen to me when I'd tell people I thought World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War was the best new novel I'd read in years. What are stories you've been looked down on for thinking they were great? [/quote] To quote the festival guide description, the clone “flees the lab in search of his childhood home [and] finds his own lifeless body in a space suit. Mistaking it for his brother, he continues his journey carrying the body on his back.” All I have to say is "WHAT THE F!@#$%K?!?"
]]>Mon, 12 Jan 2009 16:51:34 GMTcspragueSundance1/12/2009 11:51:34 AM[quote user="SkyPilot"] Okay, now I can't wait to see The Clone Returns Home. The idea is this: when an astronaut named Kohei dies on a space mission, his superiors create a clone (that I'll call K2) who's supposed to have a fully "regenerated" body and memory. Only there's a problem with K2's memory: Kohei's twin brother died in their childhood, and these memories overwhelm K2. I recommend reading the description, which is really interesting. What interests me most is that K2 unexpectedly dwells on the childhood memories of the brother's death. It seems that scientists could reproduce the data of Kohei's memories, but not all the blood, sweat and tears that went into dealing with them. This makes me think about grief, about how the only way around it is through it, and I'll be interested to see if the movie implies that Kohei himself had never adequately confronted his grief. The Clone Returns Home makes sci-fi seem like the perfect arena for themes like this. When talking to people about your favorite stories, do you ever find that others may seem interested until they figure out it's sci-fi or horror or fantasy? Then they suddenly get this superior look in their eye? That would happen to me when I'd tell people I thought World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War was the best new novel I'd read in years. What are stories you've been looked down on for thinking they were great? [/quote] To quote the festival guide description, the clone “flees the lab in search of his childhood home [and] finds his own lifeless body in a space suit. Mistaking it for his brother, he continues his journey carrying the body on his back.” All I have to say is "WHAT THE F!@#$%K?!?" http://www.spout.com/groups/Sundance/THE_CLONE_RETURNS_HOME_sci_fi_and_snobs/532/39388/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: SkyPilot
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Post Date: 1/12/2009 10:39:04 AM
Body: Okay, now I can't wait to see The Clone Returns Home. The idea is this: when an astronaut named Kohei dies on a space mission, his superiors create a clone (that I'll call K2) who's supposed to have a fully "regenerated" body and memory. Only there's a problem with K2's memory: Kohei's twin brother died in their childhood, and these memories overwhelm K2. I recommend reading the description, which is really interesting. What interests me most is that K2 unexpectedly dwells on the childhood memories of the brother's death. It seems that scientists could reproduce the data of Kohei's memories, but not all the blood, sweat and tears that went into dealing with them. This makes me think about grief, about how the only way around it is through it, and I'll be interested to see if the movie implies that Kohei himself had never adequately confronted his grief. The Clone Returns Home makes sci-fi seem like the perfect arena for themes like this. When talking to people about your favorite stories, do you ever find that others may seem interested until they figure out it's sci-fi or horror or fantasy? Then they suddenly get this superior look in their eye? That would happen to me when I'd tell people I thought World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War was the best new novel I'd read in years. What are stories you've been looked down on for thinking they were great?
]]>Mon, 12 Jan 2009 15:39:04 GMTSkyPilotSundance1/12/2009 10:39:04 AM Okay, now I can't wait to see The Clone Returns Home. The idea is this: when an astronaut named Kohei dies on a space mission, his superiors create a clone (that I'll call K2) who's supposed to have a fully "regenerated" body and memory. Only there's a problem with K2's memory: Kohei's twin brother died in their childhood, and these memories overwhelm K2. I recommend reading the description, which is really interesting. What interests me most is that K2 unexpectedly dwells on the childhood memories of the brother's death. It seems that scientists could reproduce the data of Kohei's memories, but not all the blood, sweat and tears that went into dealing with them. This makes me think about grief, about how the only way around it is through it, and I'll be interested to see if the movie implies that Kohei himself had never adequately confronted his grief. The Clone Returns Home makes sci-fi seem like the perfect arena for themes like this. When talking to people about your favorite stories, do you ever find that others may seem interested until they figure out it's sci-fi or horror or fantasy? Then they suddenly get this superior look in their eye? That would happen to me when I'd tell people I thought World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War was the best new novel I'd read in years. What are stories you've been looked down on for thinking they were great? http://www.spout.com/members/0/tags/Sundance/MemberTagFilms.aspxSundance
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