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February 11, 2007
Two Times The So What!
You know, I am thrilled for William Monahan and Michael Arndt and Amy Berg. WGA wins couldn’t happen to nicer or more talented people.
And the BAFTA embrace of not a single surprising award winner… again, good, talented folks… and pass the yawn gas.
Maybe someone out there thinks there is something worth discussing. But I am just waiting for Oscar night… there will be a couple of nice surprises, but mostly some dotted “i”s and crossed “t”s and time to think about next year… or at least 300.
Posted by poland at February 11, 2007 09:12 PM
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I'll be disappointed if 300 isn't the glorious train wreck it's promising to be.
Mainly, I'm curious to see how much the producers suck up to the Spartans.
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at February 11, 2007 09:55 PM
I don't think the movie is trying very hard to be faithful to actual history - this is Hollywood mythmaking 101.
Posted by: jeffmcm at February 11, 2007 09:58 PM
It looks more like "God of War: The Movie" than anything remotely historic.
Posted by: Telemachos at February 11, 2007 10:06 PM
Wasn't it sort of surprising that Greengrass beat out Scorsese? But, yeah, it's not their fault.
Posted by: KamikazeCamelV2.0 at February 12, 2007 02:39 AM
Actually, no. He's British and so is the film. I think my brain fell out for a second there.
Posted by: KamikazeCamelV2.0 at February 12, 2007 03:14 AM
The makers of 300 came right out and said that the film has taken a lot of liberty with history.
Posted by: ployp at February 12, 2007 05:13 AM
300 has monsters in it. I don't think they're trying hard to be historical.
Posted by: Devin Faraci at February 12, 2007 05:48 AM
I don't think anybody with even the slightest amount of interest in 300 would go in expecting anything resembling factual accounts.
Posted by: KamikazeCamelV2.0 at February 12, 2007 06:24 AM
Good as place as any...
The Movie City News home page is running a link for a Guardian story about how "terrestial" (which I assume to mean non-cable, free) TV is no longer showing classic foreign films like LAST YEAR AT MARIENBAD and THE SEVENTH SEAL and how how this is depriving many of a chance to discover these works.
Yet, what is the relevance to most of us in the States with access to cable? Between Turner Classic Movies, IFC and Sundance there is a heartbreaking abundance of these films available ("heartbreaking", because in my 80's adolescence we did not have this option: it was revival or bad VHS copies only). And TCM has hosts to offer insights and they show them IN WIDESCREEN!
God do I envy kids now, between cable and great restored DVDs, it's like a golden age to immerse oneself in great cinema.
Posted by: RoyBatty at February 12, 2007 03:05 PM
Roy, the problem is, unless a kid is actually really interested in film these days, they're probably watching The Grudge 2.
Posted by: Aladdin Sane at February 12, 2007 05:00 PM
Nobody is watching The Grudge 2.
Posted by: KamikazeCamelV2.0 at February 14, 2007 06:46 AM
Roy: Unfortunately, availability and access don't always guarantee exposure. As I've written elsewhere: Just about any well-stocked public library contains every book Charles Dickens ever wrote. And it's been that way for about 100 years. But how many people do you know have read every book Charles Dickens ever wrote? How many people do you know have read any book Charles Dickens ever wrote?
Posted by: Joe Leydon at February 14, 2007 08:38 AM
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