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"It's a shame you have to get Netflix or Blockbuster Online to see Metropolis. At least I've never seen it on shelves. Epic sci-fi by Fritz Lang. Don't even ponder the plot in advance -- as a movie fan you owe it to yourself to watch this! "
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"It’s only a couple of short weeks before the 2008 Oscar nominees are announced, and the internet is abuzz with prognostications. One hotly debated topic is whether or not Wall-E can pull off a Best Picture nomination, or even a win. It would be the second animated film to be nominated in the category, after Beauty and the Beast, which got the honor before the Animated Feature prize existed. Will the stodgy old Academy seat Wall-E at the kid’s table, giving it an easy win in the animation category, or will it be allowed to play with the big boys? A best pic nomination for Wall-E would be a rare honor for animation in general, but it would also be a long over due rarity for another reason: Wall-E would only be the second best pic nominated film in the history of the Oscars to be set in the future. The only one to date is A Clockwork Orange. When you consider how many nominees are period pieces "
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Metropolis lost scenes found
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"Metropolis (1927) From RogerEbert.com: Lost parts of "Metropolis" found! / / / August 4, 2008 by Roger Ebert It is the most sensational find in recent film history. A nearly-complete print of Fritz Lang's "
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"I grew up with this film, so I didn't think anything of it when I watched it in school. And I was shocked when I invited numerous friends over to see it, only to find that they had fallen asleep on the couch and floor within twenty minutes. There is not one man I love for writing such an original story and carrying it out with such perfection as Fritz Lang. Yes, some of his other works were questionable, but you could understand where he was coming from. He's sitting on a cloud right now being envious of the technology we have today. I had always seen the version with the 70's/80's soundtrack, so when I saw the original untouched version, I almost went to sleep myself. But in the beginning of the film, Fritz Lang does say that he regrets that he was not a man of the ear so much as the eye. His visual effects were stunning while his music left something to be desired, and it was his greatest downfall. Not until they put a new soundtrack to it and added lost footage ... "
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"Bold, brutal, blasphemous, and utterly brilliant, Ken Russell's The Devils is easily one of the most unjustly overlooked films of its time, surely due in no small part to its limited availability. Taking place in 1634, the film explores the unconscionable atrocities committed by the Catholic church in the seventeenth century, especially in regard to social and sexual politics.As Urbain Grandier, a French priest whose interpretation of the clergy allows for sexual daliance, Oliver Reed gives one of the most underrated performances of the '70s. He is galvanizing: powerful, charismatic, and sympathetic. Even his questionable actions and beliefs are rendered understandable, if not likable, by his charm and presence in the role. "Saint Paul says that he who marries does a good thing," Grandier is admonished, "but he who remains chaste does something better," to which he simply responds, "Then I am content to do a good thing, and leave the best to tho ... "
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"Fanzine pioneer (and credited coiner of the term “sci-fi”) Forrest J. Ackerman died last week at the age of 92, so I thought it appropriate to showcase a bittersweet clip from the documentary The Sci-Fi Boys. Though I panned the film when it premiered at Tribeca a few years back (and got a lot of crap from readers as a result), I do recognize it as primarily a showcase for Ackerman’s celebration of and influence on genre filmmaking. If you’re looking for something to watch to pay tribute to the guy, this may be it. Or, you could use this as a springboard with which to begin a marathon of Forry’s favorite sci-fi films. He lists them in this clip as being Metropolis, Things to Come, The War of the Worlds, The Invisible Man and
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Trade Roughage 12/12/07
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"Oh, the perils of being an organization built on starfucking: if the Hollywood Foreign Press Association can’t get the WGA to issue a waiver to allow writers to pen lame banter for the Golden Globes, then there’s a strong chance that most stars will refuse to cross the (real or theoretical) picket line to attend the ceremony. No stars=no photo ops=virtually no point in going through with the awards. Variety says the HFPA’s chances at landing a waver look slim, although the WGA just issued a similar pass to the SAG awards. In other awards news: Juno and Into the Wild lead the nominations for the Critics Choice Awards; Guy Maddin’s My Winnipeg, one of my favorite films of this year, and Bruce Greenwood McDonald’s The Tracey Fragments made the Toronto International Film Festival Group’s list of the Top 10 Canadian Films of the Year. Winnipeg will also open t
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"Sleek, evanescent, shadowy, with a low-gloss platinum luster reminiscent of Wender's Wings of Desire, Kerry Conran's Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow is a grand ride, full of whiz-bang gimmickry and homage to the glory days of retro-Science Fiction. An attempt to refine, fulfill, and exceed the spirit of wonder and astonishment that permeated comic books, novels, and movies like The Day the Earth Stood Still, Flash Gordon, and Metropolis. Funny though, once you start making a list of Sky Captain's numerous visual allusions, it's hard to know where to stop — Indiana Jones and the Temple of Doom, Star "
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"Oh, the perils of being an organization built on starfucking: if the Hollywood Foreign Press Association can’t get the WGA to issue a waiver to allow writers to pen lame banter for the Golden Globes, then there’s a strong chance that most stars will refuse to cross the (real or theoretical) picket line to attend the ceremony. No stars=no photo ops=virtually no point in going through with the awards. Variety says the HFPA’s chances at landing a waver look slim, although the WGA just issued a similar pass to the SAG awards. In other awards news: Juno and Into the Wild lead the nominations for the Critics Choice Awards; Guy Maddin’s My Winnipeg, one of my favorite films of this year, and Bruce Greenwood’s The Tracey Fragments made the Toronto International Film Festival Group’s list of the Top 10 Canadian Films of the Year. Winnipeg will also open t
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"Considering Fritz Lang's Metropolis on the eve of its latest revival (it plays for one week at New York's Film Forum beginning this Friday), Ed Halter gives long-overdue credit to a certain Italian pariah of pastiche for stoking the film's endless comeback: Synth god Giorgio Moroder produced his own notorious MTV-style remix of the film in 1984, complete with songs by Freddie Mercury and Pat Benatar. Though frequently lamented by purists, Moroder's version nonetheless cemented the film's cult rep. (Desperate side note to repertory programmers: What the hell are you waiting for??? The '80s revival won't last forever. . . . ) While we're waiting, there are actually several clips from Moroder's Metropolis on YouTube. Here's my favorite, featuring Bonnie Tyler's "Here She Comes": Originally posted on:
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