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October 18th, 2007
11:07 am - Youth Without Youth, I Do, I'm Not There, Diving Bell and the Butterfly, Eye
• The official website for Hellboy 2, with Abe Sapien welcoming the visitors, has been opened.
• The list of the movies from 63 countries that have submitted their entries for the next Foreign Language Film Oscar.
Youth Without Youth [.swf 7MB .flv 4MB] Edit: Much better .flv 17 MB version.
Full trailer for Francis Ford Coppola's (The Godfather trilogy, Apocalypse Now) new movie, a romantic mystery thriller based on the novella from Mircea Eliade.
It stars Tim Roth as a professor whose life changes after being struck by lightning during the dark years prior to World War II. He suddenly gets noticeably younger. Becoming a fugitive, he is pursued through far-flung locations including Romania, Switzerland, Malta and India. Further cast members are Bruno Ganz, Alexandra Maria Lara and André Hennicke and watch out for the surprise appearance of Jason Bourne in the trailer.
Unfortunately, the technical quality of both flash-based file versions isn't very good, hopefully there will be better ones soon.
I Do - Prête-moi ta main 14 MB
Funny looking romantic comedy from France that re-unites Alain Chabat and Charlotte Gainsbourg from The Science of Sleep.
Chabat plays a happily single guy, mollycoddled by his family (mom and 5 sisters), who has a successful career as a perfumer and an easy life. Tired of taking care of him, his family decides he should get married within a year. The problem is he doesn't want any kind of serious relationship. After turning down all the girls introduced to him, he gets an idea: "rent" his best friend's sister (Gainsbourg), turn her into the perfect bride-to-be, and make her not show up on their wedding day.
While that doesn't sound too original it nevertheless looks well done.
I'm Not There HQ 18MB HD480p 35MB HD720p 79MB Ledger 42MB
Full US trailer for Todd Haynes' biographical, musical drama about the different aspects of Bob Dylan's life who will be played by Cate Blanchett, Christian Bale, Heath Ledger, Richard Gere and Ben Whishaw.
Also, a 5-minute interview with Ledger about his role in the movie and a very extensive article about Haynes from the NYT.
The Diving Bell and the Butterfly - Le Scaphandre et le papillon 12 MB French 19 MB Clip1 Clip2
Very different US trailer for this interesting autobiographical drama about former Elle France editor Jean-Dominique Bauby, who, in 1995 at the age of 43, suffered a stroke that paralyzed his entire body, except his left eye. Using that eye to blink out his memoir, Bauby eloquently described the aspects of his interior world, from the psychological torment of being trapped inside his body to his imagined stories from lands he'd only visited in his mind.
Directed by Julian Schnabel (Basquiat, Before Night Falls). Cast includes Emmanuelle Seigner, Marie-Josée Croze, Patrick Chesnais, Anne Consigny and Isaach De Bankolé. Movie was part of the official competition this year in Cannes where it got very good reviews and Schnabel won the prize for Best Director. I also repost the French-only trailer as well as two French clips.
The Eye HD480p 24MB HD720p 60MB
Teaser for this horror thriller in which Jessica Alba plays an accomplished, independent, LA-based concert violinist. She is also blind, since a childhood tragedy but is finally able to undergo a double corneal transplant to have her sight restored. After the surgery, a doctor (Alessandro Nivola) and her older sister (Parker Posey) help her with the difficult adjustment since she now seems to be able to see into the supernatural world.
A horror movie with a supernatural touch can only mean one thing, you've guessed it, it's the Hollywood remake of an Japanese Asian movie.
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![[User Picture]](http://l-userpic.livejournal.com/73183248/1354494) | | From: | ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) sensaes |
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| Date: | October 18th, 2007 09:20 am (UTC) |
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Mmmm! FFC back with a touch of style, there!
Cheers, mate. :o)
Yes, very stylish indeed! I hope there will be a hi-def version soon.
When I saw that you commented I thought you would at least briefly mention Hellboy. :)
![[User Picture]](http://l-userpic.livejournal.com/61725797/1354494) | | From: | sensaes |
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| Date: | October 18th, 2007 09:56 am (UTC) |
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I see! Expectation (and budget) for the sequel are certainly higher so it'll be interesting to see if they'll already release a first teaser at the end of the year. Not sure though.
![[User Picture]](http://l-userpic.livejournal.com/75701037/1354494) | | From: | sensaes |
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| Date: | October 18th, 2007 11:10 am (UTC) |
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Yes, I was wondering about that, too, but with IronMan, et al receiving the early-teaser-treatment I think the chances are good for at least a glimpse to be attached to some Christmas releases. We'll see!
![[User Picture]](http://l-userpic.livejournal.com/77441991/1354494) | | From: | sensaes |
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| Date: | October 18th, 2007 11:11 am (UTC) |
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Speaking of which, the first Watchmen teaser's due for release soon...
Hellboy: I had a look at what movies will be released by Universal Pictures (they are also producing The Incredible Hulk which comes out earlier) in coming months American Gangster will be too soon and Charlie Wilson's War is at the very end of he year. Though I think I know at least one person who would argue that fans of Del Toro aren't necessarily fans of Tom Hanks ;D. But of course it can be attached to a movie from a different studio.
Watchmen: Already? Imdb lists March 09 as a release date. I guess that would mean there won't be a lot of actual footage. More graphics and text in big letters and such.
Do: How to Get Married and Stay Single looks just like a thing for me - I adore this particular cliche'..
Also you made me laugh and choke on my tea with "A horror movie with a supernatural touch can only mean one thing, you've guessed it, it's the Hollywood remake of a Japanese movie". Ha-ha! So good!
It looks like a nice little movie. Nothing spectacular, just a combination of a few good laughs and a bit of romance which is hard to find these days. I'm looking forward to it.
Don't laugh! It's the truth. ;)
![[User Picture]](http://l-userpic.livejournal.com/60705242/1500133) | | From: | lea724 |
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| Date: | October 18th, 2007 10:26 am (UTC) |
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I Do: Looks cute. I was drawn to the male lead's acting. I'll probably try to see this one if it comes out over here.
I'm Not There: Bet you it's full of fantastic acting. But even so...I'm not sure if it's something I'd take the initiative to go out and see.
I would say that I Do is a movie for you. :)
I probably won't see I'm Not There at the theatre either (I'm not really a Dylan fan) but I like the fact that it's a very different movie and I always welcome things I haven't seen before. And the number of great actors is truly remarkable.
Charlotte Gainsbourg is pretty much one of my favorite human beings (if I could swap looks/bodies with anyone -- and I'm not the sort of young lady who ever thinks about this -- IT WOULD BE HER). Anything she does, I automatically think is Amazing, but even from an objective standpoint "I Do" looks charming.
PS: in which Jessica Alba plays an accomplished, independent, LA-based concert violinist -- HMM, that's how we know it's fiction! Though she looks suitably Sarah Michelle Gellar-ish, and it's a well-done trailer, especially for the genre.
Interesting! While I don't really have the urge to swap bodies with her (as you've probably guessed ;) ) I also like her. If I may ask, was there some sort of trigger event after which you became such a fan of her or did it just develop over time?
It's really an interesting combination, almost super-heroish. ;)
I don't know much about Asian horror movies, but a friend who's a big fan of the genre also made some remarks of approval (on a relative basis) so there seems to be the chance it might turn out as one of the better remakes.
was there some sort of trigger event after which you became such a fan of her
I was just thinking about this when I wrote my reply, and I honestly have no idea. I guess it came gradually over the years. I first saw her in the late 90's (Jane Eyre), and I know by 2004 (I was in Hong Kong part of that year, and I remember determinedly seeking out a DVD of The Cement Garden one evening-- especially hilarious to do when you don't know Chinese) I was solidly fixated on her as one of my favorite celebrities.
I do remember that, when I first saw her in Jane Eyre, I hated her face. I didn't understand why they had what I thought was an incredibly plain person for me to root for, even if she was playing Jane Eyre. (See, this is what happens when girls are raised on Disney movies; it teaches you this completely incorrect correlation between goodness and beauty.) But she was presented as someone strong and mysterious and desirable despite her 'plainness'. It was a challenge to my notions of what was beautiful, and-- thank god-- I never really recovered since.
But I couldn't say that I liked her then, or was aware of her. I think I really noticed her with I read an interview some years later and learned she was French. Not that I have that Franco-fetish that people get. So it's not her Frenchness specifically: it's her ability to be both English and French (or really, any-nationality and another quite distinct nationality) that struck me as very important. As an immigrant to the US, people have always been welcoming and inclusive to me, but I was largely taught that I have to choose one thing or the other, and that my two cultures are in opposition. But nobody ever spoke of the easy duality, about maybe finding a third category for yourself. I guess she's really the only such persona that has symbolized what I feel about being 'multicultural'.
And of course there was her INCREDIBLE COOLNESS and the summary coolness (and weirdness) of her parents. ;)
Um, that ended up being long, sorry!
What an interesting answer, I would have never guessed that. But I can totally understand where you're coming from. I'm glad I asked.
I've seen neither Jane Eyre, nor The Cement Garden. The movie I saw her in after which I started to consciously recognise her and that's responsible for me liking her was My Wife Is an Actress which I saw one day on TV. I didn't expect much but I found it a charming little movie and was positively surprised. Since then I know her. Before that she was mainly the daughter of her famous parents. Which I think can often be a burden. I liked the fact that she seems in respect to her behaviour very opposite to her parents which I thought is a good move to leave their shadow.
Please keep the long answers coming. :)
Oh yeah! My Wife Is An Actress is probably what brought her back onto my radar as an adult. (I really enjoy her in those kinds of witty comedies; this is probably why I Do seems really great to me.) And you're right -- how she seems as opposed to how her parents are/were is fascinating all on its own.
I really enjoy your journal. ;) Thanks for the discussion!
It has been my pleasure. Thanks for stopping by. :)
Holy crap, they're remaking The Eye! Which, for a change of pace, is a Chinese movie, not Japanese. ;)
I'll offer you Hong Kong. ;)
But you're right, my bad, I originally wanted to write Asian to cover all movies from the genre/region but then mistakenly wrote Japanese. Thanks!
Oh ho! I just caught the tail end of the original version of The Eye on the independent film channel last month or so. I loved the concept and was wondering why it hadn't been remade yet, since it seemed like it would actually be fairly hard to screw up. |
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