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Mikero
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« Reply #2153 on: 20 October 2009, 02:06:35 » |
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Last week was the Ottawa International Animation Festival (OIAF '09). I didn't go to much but I saw a short competition with some good and bad stuff. It was Short Competition #5, which included the new Wallace And Gromit which was GREAT. Definitely my favourite of theirs yet. It's got a Batman and Aliens reference for Jah's sakes. Another great short was called "Runaway", I'm pretty sure it was from France, and it was about a runaway train. Real nice. OIAF '09 Sidenote: Disney recognizes my program as the best Animation program. This has been coming for a while but they were always kind of waffling about it, and now they're pretty much going to start working with our program a bit more so we can get Disney guest lecturers and stuff. They're even talking about some internship applicant opportunities, but I don't think I can get too into that. It's just pretty cool. Anyway, today we cut short my character animation class to pool into a lecture room with the [loser] first and second years to watch an Israeli-Australian joint production film based on the works of Etgar Keret, an Israeli author. The title was "$9.99" (Nine ninety-nine), simply adapted from the Hebrew title "The Meaning of Life for $9.99". Afterward the director, Tatia Rosenthal, talked to us about it and fielded questions and showed us other stuff like her student film, "Crazy Glue" (also based on an Etgar Keret story), and an early more derivative-promo-fundraiser (proof of concept) version of what became the opening to "$9.99", called "A Buck's Worth". "$9.99" was pretty good, I thought, though the story was confusing for most (really it's just a bunch of stories at once). It was stop-motion, which we don't really do but animation is animation, of silicone puppets. I was pretty impressed with the shots and the whole thing really, and I think it's worth checking out if you can find it (it's not been released everywhere, mostly just at select film festivals, no idea what the online situation is), it's just over an hour long. The whole lecture was filmed (minus the videos we watched) but I don't know if students will have unlimited access to it or anything for me to do an unauthorized repost (not that I really think anyone here would be interested). Well good for you that you think that way Mikero.
What I really meant was that I don't know you well enough to base MY movie goings on YOUR movie goings. I don't have a feel for your tastes yet. |
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preventerWIND
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« Reply #2169 on: 7 November 2009, 23:08:26 » |
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ASR
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« Reply #2172 on: 8 November 2009, 05:48:50 » |
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That's the part of the drawing you're choosing to fight?
SO!
Guys.
This is the story of my new favorite movie.
I've had "The Boat That Rocked" downloaded and waiting on my computer for a few months now. I initially downloaded it on a whim because Nick Frost was in it and the premise sounded interesting. I later found out that Bill Nighy and Rhys Darby were also in it, two other favorites of mine.
I kept putting off watching it.
When I found out it was getting a US release, I decided I'd wait until it hit theaters here.
Then I found out they were re-cutting the entire film and re-titling it "Pirate Radio", so I decided I'd watch the original version first since they really screwed up "Run Fatboy Run" when they brought that over (and that wasn't even that good of a movie).
I continued to put off watching it.
It hits theaters on the 13th, less than a week.
For whatever random reason, I decided to watch it tonight.
They say you can never fall in love twice.
They were wrong.
When I first watched "Shaun of the Dead", my life changed. It instantly became my favorite movie without even a doubt in my mind.
When "Hot Fuzz" came out, I was glad that it lived up to the legacy but it still didn't beat "Shaun" for me.
When I first watched "Kiss Kiss Bang Bang", I wasn't actually sure if I loved it more than "Shaun" so I let it linger. I later decided they were about neck-and-neck and I would choose one over the other as my favorite movie depending on my mood.
And then came "The Boat That Rocked."
A perfect cast. A perfect soundtrack. A perfect movie. And I really hope you understand that I'm not using ANY of those "perfects" loosely. I mean all of them with every ounce of love my heart has ever been able to muster up.
Assuming the re-cut version doesn't ruin the masterpiece, you guys can all check it out on November 13th as "Pirate Radio" and share the love. I doubt any of you will love it as much as I did because this is one of those very personal loves. Something really resonated with me here on an intimate level. I think it was the music. What I have with "The Boat That Rocked" is very special. It's very special and very personal, and you can never have what we have. But I do hope you'll enjoy it. It's like I'm letting my wife kiss you on the cheek.
And my wife is some amazing fusion of Zooey Deschanel, Jessica Alba, Mandy Moore, and January Jones (who, by the way, has a cameo in this #####ing movie!)
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