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"I have a feature on directors, marketing, auteur-ship, Orson Welles, and Touch of Evil up at PopMatters. It will be on the front page for another day or so. "
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"As promised earlier today, here are the first two member profiles as we highlight some of those who have made Spout the great place it is over the course of 2008 (and even before that). As promised, each one of these members will receive a copy of Yule-A-Go-Go on DVD for them to snuggle up to in ways we don’t need to hear about. –Chris Thilk, Director of Marketing Username: Risselada Real name: Brian Risselada but some people here call me Rizzo From: Jenison, MI. But have been in Chicago, IL for over 4 years now Fav Group on Spout: Movie Polls Last five movies I saw for the first time that have become my favorites: The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters
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"My favourite Orson Welles movie.. check out Cinema Rian for a detailed review...I always remember this as one of the first films to scare me as a kid..the feeling of forboding is papable from the amazing opening sequence onward..Scary high-point for me, the terrorizing of Janet Leigh ,culminating in an horrific image ...The camerwork is totally groundbreaking..moving car stuff,with on-car cameras ..what must have been incredibly awkward dolly-work..and dynamic low-angles accentuating the domineering ugliness of Quinlan.. soundtrack is stupendous ,a scary soundscape to match the action,and the tragic Marlene Dietrich gets a "pianola" theme tune that will stay with you forever.. "
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"A little while ago, I posted an entry about my evolving approach to writing DVD reviews. Since then, I have thought more about how my writing process has changed over the past few years.One mental block I have had to push past is the idea that each review needs to hold some grand insight into cinema, or pop culture, or society, or, at least, the TV series or film itself.The truth is not every film or TV show lends itself to such statement-making. I have been detaching myself from this idea for awhile, but it was my recent, forthcoming review of Alfred Hitchcock's To Catch a Thief that crystalized the need.When confronted with a film by someone like Hitchcock, I immediately gravitate towards the Statement, but Thief, not surprisingly, deflected such thinking. Yes, it's well-crafted, etc., etc., but no one is going to mistake it for one of the director's masterworks. It's high gloss entertainment. No reason to make it into much else (by way of example, I think I forced the modest Dig ... "
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"I suppose it should be noted that, before I continue, I am commenting on the so-called "director's cut" that is supposedly as much the director's cut as that of Blade Runner. From what I have been told, the studio threw in as much footage as possible whether it perhaps belonged or not. It is clear that you can see Orson Welle's style behind the shots and composition, but it is clear there are elements of this film that belonged on the editing room floor. The story is clearly B-movie material, but it still doesn't meet up to my expectations of what to expect from a B-movie by Orson Welles. The biggest issue I noticed is the pacing. Throughout the entire ordeal, it is very difficult to figure out how this plot moves along. Characters show up that appear all of three times and have histories that are never really explored, while two dimensional characters show up all throughout the film and stick around solely to annoy and build tension. I can understand having fun with things like tr ... "
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"Time to feature two more members of the Spout community, each of which will be receiving a copy of the two-disc edition of Yule-A-Go-Go, the perfect thing to give you that warm, fuzzy feeling this Christmas season. (Note: I’ll be doing this twice today since I spectacularly failed to do it yesterday.) –Chris Thilk, Director of Marketing Username: leeroy711 Real name: Emery From: Phoenix , AZ Last 5 movies I’ve loved: Missing (1982), Touch of Evil (1958), Sukiyaki Western Django (2007), Volver (2006) and The Princess and the Warrior (2000). My favorite group on Spout is: The Weekly Theme. The strangest place I’ve ever watched a movie has to be at the Glendale Drive-in. A friend and I used to know where the hole in the fence was. We would sneak in and find a family that was watching something we wanted "
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"Continuing my infatuation with the greatest opening moments ever put to celluloid I bring you one of the most acclaimed beginnings (and one of my all time favourite films, thus far) ever made. Touch of Evil (1958), directed by Orson Welles, is one of the last great American film noir's, a crime thriller, dark mystery, and cult classic rolled into one. A technical masterpiece for Welles, it too was unappreciated in it's time and a huge box-office flop, Touch of Evil is now considered one of the greatest films ever made.The film opening is rightly celebrated as one of the most accomplished ever put to film, it's audacious, breath-taking and quite incredible. The entire "
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"If ever a film summed up a period of my life it's this one. 20, single, out every night, gigging, drinking - essentially being young. Then along comes Trainspotting. It's as if it were made for me."For a vegetarian, Rents, you're a fuckin' evil shot!"The mere image of a young Ewan McGregor running down the street, chased by security guards to the ferocious beat of 'Lust to Life' by Iggy Pop evokes memories that will last a lifetime. The great thing about this film is that its lasted the test of time, its a product of its day but it's still funny, relevant and glorious.Behold the junkie king that is Renton.
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"I keep forgetting that Mike Myers is not actually playing an Indian in The Love Guru, and yet I’m constantly reminded by the film’s commercials, which show that ridiculous shot of a little kid’s body with Myers’ giant head digitally superimposed onto it. Really, Myers’ character (Pitka) is a white American who is left on the doorstep of an Indian ashram when he’s a child. Then he’s raised as Indian, I guess (or simply Hindu, but then why the accent?). Apparently the character, Pitka, couldn’t simply look and talk like Myers. He had to have that silly accent and the clothes and the facial hair, despite the fact that Deepak Chopra, who partially inspired the character (and who appears in the movie), is able to wear jeans and be clean-shaven. Because who would believe Myers as an Indian guru with just the voice, the clothes and his baby face? Of course, Myers is not the first actor to wear or grow a beard and/or mustache in order to take on the guise of another ethnicity. Sure, it’s a ... "
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"This movie's reputation procedes itself, and for once it's complelty accurate. There's not much praise I can give the move that hasn't already been said, so lets get down to the nitty-gritty. Based on an obsure novel by Whit Masterson called Badge of Evil, Welles' film takes place over 24-hour period. In a town just inside the American border with Mexico, a bomb goes off, killing a local official. The policeman in charge of the investigation, Hank Quinlan (Welles), agrees to let Mexican cop Mike Vargas (Charlton Heston) act as an observer on the case, because Vargas witnessed the explosion. I won't (and maybe can't) repeat all of the twist and turns of the plot, but it's a classic noir premise (Vargas uncovers corruption) shot in a completly new and distincly Wellesian way. In the restored version I saw (yet again a Welles film was cut-up by the studio, although luckilly the director left a 58 page memo explaining his wishes) is close to perfect. Charlton Heston as a Mexian so ... "
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