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]]>Tue, 25 Aug 2009 21:05:39 GMTThe DocumentarySun, 02 Apr 2006 00:58:55 GMT49453Group Spout Group:Sound on Sight - Podcasts, movie reviews, interviews, news and more. http://www.spout.com/groups/Sound_on_Sight/529/default.aspx Group Name: Sound on Sight - Podcasts, movie reviews, interviews, news and more.
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Sound on Sight proudly brings you two podcasts each week. Voted best podcast in 2008, these hard working hosts cover everything from mainstream Hollywood films to noir, horror, science fiction, cult cinema, documentary film making and more. Look out for a new show added every Tuesday and Thursday morning.

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]]>Tue, 25 Aug 2009 02:42:29 GMTMovie PollsTue, 25 Nov 2008 16:54:38 GMT660414Group Spout Group:Zombie Obsession - Zombie Lovers, Unite! http://www.spout.com/groups/Zombie_Obsession/329/default.aspx Group Name: Zombie Obsession - Zombie Lovers, Unite!
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]]>Sat, 22 Aug 2009 16:33:02 GMTMovie MarathonsWed, 22 Jul 2009 01:35:58 GMT15022Group Spout Group:Movies we do not want to see - Try to convince us to see these movies! http://www.spout.com/groups/Movies_we_do_not_want_to_see/70/default.aspx Group Name: Movies we do not want to see - Try to convince us to see these movies!
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]]>Wed, 19 Aug 2009 00:31:56 GMTMovies we do not want to seeWed, 22 Mar 2006 14:27:50 GMT203190Group Spout Post: Re:Disaster Most Likely to End the World http://www.spout.com/groups/DOOMSDAY/Re_Disaster_Most_Likely_to_End_the_World/612/39164/1/ShowPost.aspxPost By: Tizzy
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Post Date: 1/6/2009 4:39:47 PM
Body: As a native Californian, I'd have to go with the very cheesy "Earthquake" from 1974. Bad movie, but large earthquakes can and will happen out here. Just glad it had Los Angeles destroyed and not San Francisco. For more ridiculous ways to destroy LA (my Northern California bia is coming out), there's always the very ridiculous "Volcano" with Tommy Lee Jones. Sorry, I wasn't able to link either movie for some reason.
]]>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 21:39:47 GMTTizzyDOOMSDAY1/6/2009 4:39:47 PM As a native Californian, I'd have to go with the very cheesy "Earthquake" from 1974. Bad movie, but large earthquakes can and will happen out here. Just glad it had Los Angeles destroyed and not San Francisco. For more ridiculous ways to destroy LA (my Northern California bia is coming out), there's always the very ridiculous "Volcano" with Tommy Lee Jones. Sorry, I wasn't able to link either movie for some reason. Spout Post: Re:Weekly Theme for January 5: Man's Best Friend http://www.spout.com/groups/Weekly_Theme/Re_Weekly_Theme_for_January_5_Man_s_Best_Friend/625/39160/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: Tizzy
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Post Date: 1/6/2009 4:19:10 PM
Body: [quote user="mercurial"] I have a thing for Molly Shannon and went insane over Year of the Dog when it came out. Just a great bizarre comedy with the cutest dog in the world that almost made me forget that I don't really care for dogs. [/quote] I loved Year of the Dog too. But I am an animal lover, so it really affected me and left me very sad for a couple days after - I appreciated the comedy, but I also found it a little heartbreaking. And just to add some more dog movies, how come they don't make Cop/Dog movies anymore, like Turner & Hooch and K-9? Oh yeah... never mind.
]]>Tue, 06 Jan 2009 21:19:10 GMTTizzyWeekly Theme1/6/2009 4:19:10 PM[quote user="mercurial"] I have a thing for Molly Shannon and went insane over Year of the Dog when it came out. Just a great bizarre comedy with the cutest dog in the world that almost made me forget that I don't really care for dogs. [/quote] I loved Year of the Dog too. But I am an animal lover, so it really affected me and left me very sad for a couple days after - I appreciated the comedy, but I also found it a little heartbreaking. And just to add some more dog movies, how come they don't make Cop/Dog movies anymore, like Turner & Hooch and K-9? Oh yeah... never mind. Spout Post: Re:What is your favorite major Bill Murray role out of these movies released within approximately the past 5 years? http://www.spout.com/groups/Movie_Polls/Re_What_is_your_favorite_major_Bill_Murray_role_ou/657/37808/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: Tizzy
Post To: Movie Polls
Post Date: 12/1/2008 4:29:33 PM
Body: I really liked him as Bob Harris in Lost in Translation, but I had to go with Don Johnston in Broken Flowers. Something about the way the character could just sit there staring ahead, completely unable to function or take action until prompted by someone else.
]]>Mon, 01 Dec 2008 21:29:33 GMTTizzyMovie Polls12/1/2008 4:29:33 PMI really liked him as Bob Harris in Lost in Translation, but I had to go with Don Johnston in Broken Flowers. Something about the way the character could just sit there staring ahead, completely unable to function or take action until prompted by someone else. Spout Post: Re:Weekly Theme for November 24: Cyborgs, Androids, & Sexbots, Oh My! http://www.spout.com/groups/Weekly_Theme/Re_Weekly_Theme_for_November_24_Cyborgs_Androids/625/37692/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: Tizzy
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Post Date: 11/26/2008 4:43:02 PM
Body: I felt bad for the Buffybot! And I'm also a huge Buffy fan. I think Spaceballs is one of those eminently quotable movies, like Caddyshack, that I can't get out of my head sometimes. "What's the matter Col. Sanders? Chicken?!!" [quote user="mercurial"] Haha, I LOVED Dot Matrix in Spaceballs. I think it has to do with my secret enjoyment of batsh*t crazy Joan Rivers. "What the hell was that noise?" "That was my virgin alarm. It's programmed to go off before you do!" Hilarious! And I will admit the I kinda liked the Buffybot. I almost shed a tear when she was pulled limb from limb. Yes, I am a Buffy freak. [/quote]
]]>Wed, 26 Nov 2008 21:43:02 GMTTizzyWeekly Theme11/26/2008 4:43:02 PMI felt bad for the Buffybot! And I'm also a huge Buffy fan. I think Spaceballs is one of those eminently quotable movies, like Caddyshack, that I can't get out of my head sometimes. "What's the matter Col. Sanders? Chicken?!!" [quote user="mercurial"] Haha, I LOVED Dot Matrix in Spaceballs. I think it has to do with my secret enjoyment of batsh*t crazy Joan Rivers. "What the hell was that noise?" "That was my virgin alarm. It's programmed to go off before you do!" Hilarious! And I will admit the I kinda liked the Buffybot. I almost shed a tear when she was pulled limb from limb. Yes, I am a Buffy freak. [/quote] Spout Post: Re:Weekly Theme for November 24: Cyborgs, Androids, & Sexbots, Oh My! http://www.spout.com/groups/Weekly_Theme/Re_Weekly_Theme_for_November_24_Cyborgs_Androids/625/37640/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: Tizzy
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Post Date: 11/25/2008 3:54:06 PM
Body: Maria is good! How about the Buffybot in Buffy the Vampire Slayer (tv series though)! But to get back to just androids, D.A.R.Y.L and Dot Matrix in Spaceballs. [quote user="mphmuse"] Maria in Metropolis (1927). http://lolbots.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2007/06/metropolis-maria-lumps.jpg [/quote]
]]>Tue, 25 Nov 2008 20:54:06 GMTTizzyWeekly Theme11/25/2008 3:54:06 PMMaria is good! How about the Buffybot in Buffy the Vampire Slayer (tv series though)! But to get back to just androids, D.A.R.Y.L and Dot Matrix in Spaceballs. [quote user="mphmuse"] Maria in Metropolis (1927). http://lolbots.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2007/06/metropolis-maria-lumps.jpg [/quote] Spout Post: Re:Weekly Theme for November 24: Cyborgs, Androids, & Sexbots, Oh My! http://www.spout.com/groups/Weekly_Theme/Re_Weekly_Theme_for_November_24_Cyborgs_Androids/625/37634/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: Tizzy
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Post Date: 11/25/2008 3:17:35 PM
Body: Ullysses in Making Mr. Right was the best android ever played by John Malkovich - also counts as a sexbot, though he did malfunction when over stimulated. [quote user="mphmuse"] The 6th Day (2000) Michael Rapaport's character can beam in his lady friend. [quote user="Tizzy"] In keeping with the fembots/sexbots/gynoids and the like, Cherry 2000, with Melanie Griffith, was all about retrieving a replacement 'bot somewhere in no man's land. [/quote] [/quote]
]]>Tue, 25 Nov 2008 20:17:35 GMTTizzyWeekly Theme11/25/2008 3:17:35 PMUllysses in Making Mr. Right was the best android ever played by John Malkovich - also counts as a sexbot, though he did malfunction when over stimulated. [quote user="mphmuse"] The 6th Day (2000) Michael Rapaport's character can beam in his lady friend. [quote user="Tizzy"] In keeping with the fembots/sexbots/gynoids and the like, Cherry 2000, with Melanie Griffith, was all about retrieving a replacement 'bot somewhere in no man's land. [/quote] [/quote] Spout Post: Re:Weekly Theme for November 24: Cyborgs, Androids, & Sexbots, Oh My! http://www.spout.com/groups/Weekly_Theme/Re_Weekly_Theme_for_November_24_Cyborgs_Androids/625/37629/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: Tizzy
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Post Date: 11/25/2008 2:48:14 PM
Body: In keeping with the fembots/sexbots/gynoids and the like, Cherry 2000, with Melanie Griffith, was all about retrieving a replacement 'bot somewhere in no man's land.
]]>Tue, 25 Nov 2008 19:48:14 GMTTizzyWeekly Theme11/25/2008 2:48:14 PMIn keeping with the fembots/sexbots/gynoids and the like, Cherry 2000, with Melanie Griffith, was all about retrieving a replacement 'bot somewhere in no man's land. Spout Post: Re:Weekly Theme for October 6: Revenge! http://www.spout.com/groups/Weekly_Theme/Re_Weekly_Theme_for_October_6_Revenge/625/35952/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: Tizzy
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Post Date: 10/6/2008 7:06:19 PM
Body: [quote user="mercurial"] Well since probably my favorite film focusing solely on revenge was mentioned (She-Devil), I'm gonna have to go ahead and list those that pale in comparison. Jaws: The Revenge - The first Jaws is incredible, but not really about revenge. The fourth installment, with revenge blatantly placed in the title, is a great little B-movie that increased my fear of sharks and has made me vow to myself to never get on a floatation device that gets dragged behind a boat: cause you know great white sharks love that shit. I was recently able to see Machine Girl which was insanely gory and loaded with laughs. Premise: a young school girl gets revenge by attaching a Gatling gun to her amputated forearm and killing the bullies that picked on her and her brother. A Nightmare on Elm Street is more or less a revenge flick about Freddy killing the kids of those who killed him. Carrie gave mousy nerds in high school hope of becoming telekinetic and getting revenge on all those snot nosed cheerleaders and jocks. Death Becomes Her is all about revenge between two woman that continues throughout their entire lives. Dick presupposes that Deepthroat was just getting revenge on Nixon. Election is yet another meditation on revenge set in high school. Pick Flick or suffer the wrath of Reese Witherspoon! Friday the 13th. No explanation needed. Gladiator Maximus is all up on getting revenge. Hackers spends half the film getting revenge on those that dare to mess with computer nerds and their porn. Hard Candy was a very twisted revenge thriller. Jawbreaker and Mean Girls focus on big breasted teens plotting each others demise. Overboard has a lowly carpenter getting revenge on a bitchy debutante by surreptitiously making her into his wife and the father of his children when she gets amnesia. Rushmore has fantastic moments of revenge between Max and Mr. Bloom. The "Non-Fiction" part of Storytelling has a great bit of revenge at the end. The First Wives Club is a guilty pleasure about scorned ex-wives getting revenge on their husbands that left them for younger women. The Incredibles centers around Syndrome getting revenge on super-heroes. What Ever Happened To Baby Jane? is some classic screen legend revenge. Lastly, Wild Things. Great B-movie with acts of revenge and lesbian trysts around every corner. [/quote] I see your Jaws: The Revenge, Mercurial, and raise you one Revenge of the Nerds. I'd also like to throw Heathers into the mix of teenage revenge movies, with very dark consequences.
]]>Mon, 06 Oct 2008 23:06:19 GMTTizzyWeekly Theme10/6/2008 7:06:19 PM[quote user="mercurial"] Well since probably my favorite film focusing solely on revenge was mentioned (She-Devil), I'm gonna have to go ahead and list those that pale in comparison. Jaws: The Revenge - The first Jaws is incredible, but not really about revenge. The fourth installment, with revenge blatantly placed in the title, is a great little B-movie that increased my fear of sharks and has made me vow to myself to never get on a floatation device that gets dragged behind a boat: cause you know great white sharks love that shit. I was recently able to see Machine Girl which was insanely gory and loaded with laughs. Premise: a young school girl gets revenge by attaching a Gatling gun to her amputated forearm and killing the bullies that picked on her and her brother. A Nightmare on Elm Street is more or less a revenge flick about Freddy killing the kids of those who killed him. Carrie gave mousy nerds in high school hope of becoming telekinetic and getting revenge on all those snot nosed cheerleaders and jocks. Death Becomes Her is all about revenge between two woman that continues throughout their entire lives. Dick presupposes that Deepthroat was just getting revenge on Nixon. Election is yet another meditation on revenge set in high school. Pick Flick or suffer the wrath of Reese Witherspoon! Friday the 13th. No explanation needed. Gladiator Maximus is all up on getting revenge. Hackers spends half the film getting revenge on those that dare to mess with computer nerds and their porn. Hard Candy was a very twisted revenge thriller. Jawbreaker and Mean Girls focus on big breasted teens plotting each others demise. Overboard has a lowly carpenter getting revenge on a bitchy debutante by surreptitiously making her into his wife and the father of his children when she gets amnesia. Rushmore has fantastic moments of revenge between Max and Mr. Bloom. The "Non-Fiction" part of Storytelling has a great bit of revenge at the end. The First Wives Club is a guilty pleasure about scorned ex-wives getting revenge on their husbands that left them for younger women. The Incredibles centers around Syndrome getting revenge on super-heroes. What Ever Happened To Baby Jane? is some classic screen legend revenge. Lastly, Wild Things. Great B-movie with acts of revenge and lesbian trysts around every corner. [/quote] I see your Jaws: The Revenge, Mercurial, and raise you one Revenge of the Nerds. I'd also like to throw Heathers into the mix of teenage revenge movies, with very dark consequences. Spout Post: Re:Weekly Theme for October 6: Revenge! http://www.spout.com/groups/Weekly_Theme/Re_Weekly_Theme_for_October_6_Revenge/625/35948/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: Tizzy
Post To: Weekly Theme
Post Date: 10/6/2008 4:31:03 PM
Body: Some that come to mind that were based entirely on revenge are She-Devil, which I thought better than I expected it would be, and Ruthless People. The 1980s seemed to be good times for the revenge business. I'm sure a lot of the old hard-boiled film noirs could essentially be about revenge as well.
]]>Mon, 06 Oct 2008 20:31:03 GMTTizzyWeekly Theme10/6/2008 4:31:03 PMSome that come to mind that were based entirely on revenge are She-Devil, which I thought better than I expected it would be, and Ruthless People. The 1980s seemed to be good times for the revenge business. I'm sure a lot of the old hard-boiled film noirs could essentially be about revenge as well. Spout Post: Re:Weekly Theme for September 15: This Sporting Life http://www.spout.com/groups/Weekly_Theme/Re_Weekly_Theme_for_September_15_This_Sporting_Li/625/35220/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: Tizzy
Post To: Weekly Theme
Post Date: 9/16/2008 6:00:37 PM
Body: [quote user="Risselada"] [quote user="Smooth_J"]As for movies actually dramatizing sports, I've never really been a fan. In fact, I typically scoff at them, and point out everything stupid or cliched that occurs, and am one of those people that laugh when a character says something stupid in a more tragic moment. Friday Night Lights was allright though.[/quote] It is true that the Sports movie genre is one of the most cliched genres out there. I guess because it's all about competition, and rooting for someone, and if you try to thwart the audiences expectation in too many ways they will just get pissed. Just like fans of an actual sport. They will watch it week after week, hoping for the same outcome every time (that their team will win). Whether the team wins or not is how they judge their enjoyment of the game, not many other factors you can play with there. [/quote] Cliched yes, but other than the Star Wars saga and most Disney films, it's hard to think of another type of movie that really embodies Joseph Campbell's hero's journey mythology like the sports movie (although with abbreviated or skipping steps).
]]>Tue, 16 Sep 2008 22:00:37 GMTTizzyWeekly Theme9/16/2008 6:00:37 PM[quote user="Risselada"] [quote user="Smooth_J"]As for movies actually dramatizing sports, I've never really been a fan. In fact, I typically scoff at them, and point out everything stupid or cliched that occurs, and am one of those people that laugh when a character says something stupid in a more tragic moment. Friday Night Lights was allright though.[/quote] It is true that the Sports movie genre is one of the most cliched genres out there. I guess because it's all about competition, and rooting for someone, and if you try to thwart the audiences expectation in too many ways they will just get pissed. Just like fans of an actual sport. They will watch it week after week, hoping for the same outcome every time (that their team will win). Whether the team wins or not is how they judge their enjoyment of the game, not many other factors you can play with there. [/quote] Cliched yes, but other than the Star Wars saga and most Disney films, it's hard to think of another type of movie that really embodies Joseph Campbell's hero's journey mythology like the sports movie (although with abbreviated or skipping steps). Spout Post: Re:First film you remember seeing in the theatre? http://www.spout.com/groups/Grew_up_in_the_80_s/Re_First_film_you_remember_seeing_in_the_theatre/38/35201/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: Tizzy
Post To: Grew up in the 80's
Post Date: 9/16/2008 2:58:42 PM
Body: In 1980 (I was about 5), I saw Nine to Five in a drive-in. I think that's the first movie I saw in a theater (of sorts). The next one I remember actually going to a theater to see was Raiders of the Lost Ark in 1981. I didn't understand Nine to Five at the time, but I was totally excited about Raiders of the Lost Ark!
]]>Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:58:42 GMTTizzyGrew up in the 80's9/16/2008 2:58:42 PMIn 1980 (I was about 5), I saw Nine to Five in a drive-in. I think that's the first movie I saw in a theater (of sorts). The next one I remember actually going to a theater to see was Raiders of the Lost Ark in 1981. I didn't understand Nine to Five at the time, but I was totally excited about Raiders of the Lost Ark! Spout Post: Re:Weekly Theme for September 15: This Sporting Life http://www.spout.com/groups/Weekly_Theme/Re_Weekly_Theme_for_September_15_This_Sporting_Li/625/35200/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: Tizzy
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Post Date: 9/16/2008 2:46:52 PM
Body: I think the saddest football movie I ever saw was the original Brian's Song.
]]>Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:46:52 GMTTizzyWeekly Theme9/16/2008 2:46:52 PMI think the saddest football movie I ever saw was the original Brian's Song. Spout Post: Re:Weekly Theme for September 15: This Sporting Life http://www.spout.com/groups/Weekly_Theme/Re_Weekly_Theme_for_September_15_This_Sporting_Li/625/35184/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: Tizzy
Post To: Weekly Theme
Post Date: 9/15/2008 9:51:16 PM
Body: Add Rudy to that list as well (which also goes on my list of movies I resisted, resisted, resisted, then watched against my will and actually liked).
]]>Tue, 16 Sep 2008 01:51:16 GMTTizzyWeekly Theme9/15/2008 9:51:16 PMAdd Rudy to that list as well (which also goes on my list of movies I resisted, resisted, resisted, then watched against my will and actually liked). Spout Post: Re:Weekly Theme for September 15: This Sporting Life http://www.spout.com/groups/Weekly_Theme/Re_Weekly_Theme_for_September_15_This_Sporting_Li/625/35184/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: Tizzy
Post To: Weekly Theme
Post Date: 9/15/2008 9:51:16 PM
Body: Add Rudy to that list as well (which also goes on my list of movies I resisted, resisted, resisted, then watched against my will and actually liked).
]]>Tue, 16 Sep 2008 01:51:16 GMTTizzyWeekly Theme9/15/2008 9:51:16 PMAdd Rudy to that list as well (which also goes on my list of movies I resisted, resisted, resisted, then watched against my will and actually liked). Spout Post: Re:The Wicker Man http://www.spout.com/blogs/pulpfiction1975-66/archive/2008/9/11/35032.aspxPost By: Tizzy
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Post Date: 9/11/2008 3:56:04 PM
Body: This is one of those movies that I found aggravating as well. I knew a little about it before going in, but it still seemed like there would be more impact with the horror of the situation if one actually identified with Sgt. Howie. However, I just couldn't stand him - so arrogant, so conservative, so blind! I really found myself identifying with the islanders. Early on in the film I was chanting "burn him up" just hoping they'd kill him. Of course, maybe it's my San Francisco upbringing with hippie parents that causes me to identify more with the locals! Doves do a nice cover of "Willow's Song" though.
]]>Thu, 11 Sep 2008 19:56:04 GMTTizzyPulpFiction19759/11/2008 3:56:04 PMThis is one of those movies that I found aggravating as well. I knew a little about it before going in, but it still seemed like there would be more impact with the horror of the situation if one actually identified with Sgt. Howie. However, I just couldn't stand him - so arrogant, so conservative, so blind! I really found myself identifying with the islanders. Early on in the film I was chanting "burn him up" just hoping they'd kill him. Of course, maybe it's my San Francisco upbringing with hippie parents that causes me to identify more with the locals! Doves do a nice cover of "Willow's Song" though. Spout Post: Re:Kurt Vonnegut http://www.spout.com/groups/sci_fi/Re_Kurt_Vonnegut/4/34813/1/ShowPost.aspx Post By: Tizzy
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Post Date: 9/5/2008 7:32:07 PM
Body: [quote user="SkyPilot"] [quote user="Tizzy"] Player Piano, because it's not hard-core science fiction, could translate easily to a movie. It's so dated now, so I'd like to see it actually set in a dystopian alternate version of the early '50s - keeping the gender, race, and religion inequality of the times, a la Mad Men. [/quote] I haven't read Player Piano, but I like your idea. Are there any sci-fi movies that take place in dystopian pasts? Maybe there are a ton, but I can't think of any. The 1984 with John Hurt is the closest thing I can think of, but that was released in 1984. [/quote] Brave New World would be a good one - Vonnegut was inspired by that when he wrote Player Piano (which I believe was his first novel). Although, Brave New World is supposed to set in a distant future (rather than a near future, like Player Piano), so it might be fun to set it in a distant future with that 1930s perspective of what that would look like (like a non-sucky Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow). Farenheit 451, also written in the '50s, might be fun as a dystopian alternate past. But again, these are easier to imagine because they are soft science fiction. Vonnegut's more "hard" science fiction is a bit more challenging to bring to film I think. Bradbury tends to translate well.
]]>Fri, 05 Sep 2008 23:32:07 GMTTizzysci-fi9/5/2008 7:32:07 PM[quote user="SkyPilot"] [quote user="Tizzy"] Player Piano, because it's not hard-core science fiction, could translate easily to a movie. It's so dated now, so I'd like to see it actually set in a dystopian alternate version of the early '50s - keeping the gender, race, and religion inequality of the times, a la Mad Men. [/quote] I haven't read Player Piano, but I like your idea. Are there any sci-fi movies that take place in dystopian pasts? Maybe there are a ton, but I can't think of any. The 1984 with John Hurt is the closest thing I can think of, but that was released in 1984. [/quote] Brave New World would be a good one - Vonnegut was inspired by that when he wrote Player Piano (which I believe was his first novel). Although, Brave New World is supposed to set in a distant future (rather than a near future, like Player Piano), so it might be fun to set it in a distant future with that 1930s perspective of what that would look like (like a non-sucky Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow). Farenheit 451, also written in the '50s, might be fun as a dystopian alternate past. But again, these are easier to imagine because they are soft science fiction. Vonnegut's more "hard" science fiction is a bit more challenging to bring to film I think. Bradbury tends to translate well. Spout Post: Re:Kurt Vonnegut http://www.spout.com/groups/sci_fi/Re_Kurt_Vonnegut/4/34761/1/ShowPost.aspxPost By: Tizzy
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Post Date: 9/4/2008 4:44:19 PM
Body: Player Piano, because it's not hard-core science fiction, could translate easily to a movie. It's so dated now, so I'd like to see it actually set in a dystopian alternate version of the early '50s - keeping the gender, race, and religion inequality of the times, a la Mad Men.
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