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Posts for Friday, 3 July 2009
What other role has Ken Burns played other than R2-D2?
Brant to Prof. Kerner in front of the whole class. Probably one of my fave quotes in school so I had to post it again.
Ken Burns the documentarist was scheduled to speak in class the next day. Brant didn’t know him, and our friends told him that he played R2-D2 in Star Wars. Kerner ignored the question.
Cat gave me this to read for the weekend.
after the screening of "Public Enemies"
- Cat: Bale should have played Baby Face Nelson.
- Me: Baby Face Bale.
- Cat: Yeah.
- Me: No...too close to real life.
- Cat: Haha...Right after a botched robbery-- "OH AND HOW WAS IT?! WAS IT GOOD BECAUSE IT'S FUCKING USELESS NOW, INNIT?"
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- A little tidbit about the real Baby Face Nelson: "Having an unfortunate tendency to let his temper overcome him, Nelson did not hesitate to kill lawmen and innocent bystanders alike."
Bretodeau, The Box Man: Life’s funny. To a kid, time always drags. Suddenly you’re fifty. All that’s left of your childhood… fits in a rusty little box.
I lived on this street. Rue mouffetard. That phone booth isn’t really there. Ah movie magic…
just saving the day, one cinema at a time
There’s this great cinema in Orange County that Cat and I have come to rely on for their cheap matinee and amazing sound system. They’ve gone all digital (no reels, just hard drives) which is fine, whatever, the seats are nice and cushy.
We settle in the crowded theater for a screening of Public Enemies. Three minutes in, the screen goes blank. No one says anything. No one moves. If this were San Francisco, three people would be running out of the theater to get this shit fixed. People would be yelling at the projection room. Here, people are bewildered yet complacent, waiting for someone else to say/do something.
Suddenly, the credits for Fox roll up. Cat whispers to me, “Fox just bought the rights to Public Enemies! Good God, what happened Universal?!”
Then that Ice Age sequel starts rolling on the screen.
People are still glued to their seats. First thought in my head, “Is everyone content to watch this?” And second, “Why am I still sitting here?”
I dash out of the theater, flag down the boss, and tell him the situation he needs to rectify. I run back in, everyone still sitting pretty and shoving popcorn down their gullets. I address the theater: “THEY ARE GOING TO FIX THIS!”
I get a few thank yous, some hand claps. I was hoping for a deafening din of applause, but whatever. A minute later, title credits for Public Enemies roll.
I think great editing skill will protect a director from suicide.
Sean Penn, The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing.
This came in the mail! YEAH!
This is such a fun doc to watch. If you love editing, please check it out. I watched this first year of school, and it got me so excited to edit.
