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I'M NOT THERE a film review
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"(this review was first published at www.thecinematheque.com on 12/16/07) In the opening salvo of his near-Proustian length critique par excellence in the Village Voice, J. Hoberman called I'm Not There the movie of the year - and he may very well be right. In fact he could ostensibly exchange the word decade for the word year and still be very much within his rights. Easily the most daring experimentation in filmmaking (read: a bite in the ass of cinema) since Lars von Trier's Dogville in 2003. Half casting stunt, half cinematic experimentation, Todd Haynes, the former Brown University semiotics major turned cinematic manipulator extraordinaire, and the man who gave us Far From Heaven, an impressionistic and socially rupturous homage to Douglas Sirk and a scathing indictment of American sexual mores, Velvet Goldmine, a kinky Citizen Kane structured ode to glam rock, [Safe], his diabolic take on the insecurities of humanity and Superstar: The Karen Carpenter Story, an absurdist Bar ... "
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"Who would you rather hear sing Etta James’ signature tunes, the real deal or Beyonce Knowles? If you prefer the latter, then you’ll want to see Cadillac Records and even buy the film’s soundtrack, both of which feature Beyonce performing a few of James’ songs, including a nearly spot-on copy of “At Last” (listen to it here). Other actors in the film (and on the soundtrack) who do their own singing while portraying legendary music artists include Jeffrey Wright (as Muddy Waters), Mos Def (Chuck Berry) and Columbus Short (Little Walter). It’s a strange idea to pay tribute to a singer with a biopic or ensemble music historical and then replace that singer’s voice with another, more amateur vocalist. Yet Hollywood does it all the time and, surprisingly, the new performances usually turn out pretty good. Just listen to the following nine actors and actresses who managed to do justice to the artist they were portraying.
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"It happened last year for Cate Blanchett. The actress starred in a biopic that critics ripped to shreds, a film that basically bombed at the (American) box office, and yet she managed to score a Best Actress nomination for her reprised performance as the titular monarch of Elizabeth: The Golden Age. Additionally, Blanchett earned another nomination for Best Supporting Actress the same year, for her portrayal of Bob Dylan in I’m Not There. Now Josh Brolin could achieve a similar feat this year, not just by earning separate nominations for playing the titular president of W. and portraying politician-turned-assassin Dan White in Milk, but also by overcoming the difficulty of earning recognition in a lead category for a film that otherwise is not very well regarded. Are Brolin’s hurdles higher than Blanchett’s, though? With all the praise he’s rece "
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"It has been a long, long time since I have seen a movie as pretentious as Todd Haynes' I'm Not There. Walking out, two amazing things happened. My friend Zach, a hardcore Bob Dylan fan told me that he thought it was the best movie ever made about a historical figure. "Better than Lawrence of Arabia?" I retorted. "Yup" he said. (More on this later). The second was that I checked the time and was astonished to find this boring movie did not last three hours, because it sure felt like it did.
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"No lengthy explanations as to why, just short and sweet; here are my picks for tonight's 80th Annual Academy Awards.- Best Visual Effects: Diana Miao for 'Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End'- Best Sound Mixing: Alan Meyerson for 'Transformers'- Best Sound Editing: Skip Lievsay and Joel Dougherty for 'No Country for Old Men'- Best Original Song: 'Falling Slowly' from 'Once' written and performed by Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova- Best Original Score: Dario Marianelli for 'Atonement'- Best Makeup: Liz Dann for 'Pirates of the Carib "
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"'I'm Not There' is a poetic but less than revealing biopic. You don't need to be fanatical about Bob Dylan to like it. It doesn't tell anything the average fan doesn't know already. The hook is in the stylistic and innovative way it is executed and how the actors capture the various cells of Dylan's life. I wanted to dismiss the film early on but it hooked me before I could shrug it off as profound mundanity. Director, Todd Haynes turns the film on it's head as if it's written by the subject himself, as if each of the six cells are Dylan's own fantastical view of himself. It doesn't always work, sometimes it feels just too odd and quirky for its own good, but regardless of this you just can't help but love it. Stand-out's for me are Cate Blanchett as folk-gone-rock traitor Bob and one I totally unexpected from thirteen-year-old Marcus Carl Franklin, the kid really done got the blues. Dylan has always said there is no point to his music 'It Just Is'. Tthe same goes for Haynes film. ... "
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"The idea for this analysis came to mind when I recently saw Bergman's The Seventh Seal. While I was not quite as blown away by the film as most accolades of the film would suggest, I still found it to be an excellent movie, and could see very clearly the influence it has had on so many films that have come after it. The one scene that I especially noticed a direct legacy in later films was a short, almost gimmicky little snippet during the medieval religious cult scene in the town--where the drums are beating loudly, people are screaming in agony as whips crack, and monks and other repenters are carrying enormous crosses on their backs. There is a short string of profile shots: Antonius, Jons, and "The Girl" (the only specific name I could find for her anywhere on the internet). The cuts between the faces are done with the beats of the drums; they are perfectly centered, with mist or smoke rising in the backgrounds, adding to each image's raw, black-and-white imagery; and each f ... "
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"I'm Not There has a synopsis that states the movie features Bob Dylan played by different actors focusing on "various stages of his remarkable career." My expectations were one...that different actors would actually be playing Bob Dylan and two...that even though the timeline of the movie might not completely be sequential, I'd still come away with a more holistic view of the life of Bob Dylan. My expectations were not met. First, out of a total of six actors, only two of them seemed to be playing Bob Dylan. Perhaps the others were supposed to represent the various sides of Dylan's psyche, but I didn't get them. And then the way the movie was cut, I kept on waiting for the various scenes to eventually connect on some level, but they didn't. Overall, I left confused thinking that perhaps I don't know Dylan or his music enough to get the abstract storytelling in this film. "
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"What must I'm Not There (2007) do to succeed? Scriptwriter and director Todd Haynes decided he wanted to portray the enigmatic Bob Dylan by six different characters in six different stories. Given that start, what are the one or two crucial things the film must accomplish in order to succeed? In spite of what some critics have said, it is not enough to have Cate Blanchett play a man; nor is it enough to be about Bob Dylan; nor is it enough to give us a glimpse into Haynes obsession with pop culture; not is it enough to have wonderful cinematography; nor is it enough to have some big name actors doing good work. To succeed, the film must do at least two crucial things. First, it must be, somehow, unified. Maybe by theme, maybe by voice-over commentary, maybe by symbolism. There is no great talent or benefit in making "
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"It’s funny how out of control a rumor can spin on the web. The Angelina Jolie as Catwoman “news” has to be at the top of the list of most reported unconfirmed rumors ever. And it’s sad that it’s not actually true, because after seeing Jolie in the dominatrix outfit she wears at the beginning of Mr. and Mrs. Smith, I’d be perfectly fine seeing her wear another tight black costume for a possible third Christopher Nolan-directed Batman movie. But who instead could play the part, if Jolie is indeed not interested, or not even offered the role (or, obviously, if Catwoman is not in the movie, as screenwriter David Goyer has apparently hinted)? One theory says that Maggie Gyllenhaal will return in the follow-up to The Dark Knight, this time donning a catsuit (
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