Elokuvallisia huomioita maailmalta 11.11.2009

  • YT: Matrix mykkäelokuvana – "Sininen vai punainen pilleri?" "Mistä minä tiedän, tämä on mustavalkoinen elokuva!" (via @mikepohjola)
  • From Metropolis to Blade Runner: architecture that stole the show – lisänä kuvagalleria
  • Review: Alien (Movietone News, 1980) – hauska lukea aikalaiskommentti: "But none of that saves the film from cliché and distraction. The fact that Scott’s camera is a working element in Alien’s good and bad times suggests his complete fidelity to the film’s disappointingly limited ambitions. And that, in turn, belies conviction and any very satisfying degree of directorial control."
  • Dokumentintekijän 10 käskyä à la Viktor Kossakovsky – 2. Don’t film if you want to say something – just say it or write it. Film only if you want to show something, or you want people to see something. This concerns both the film as a whole and every single shot within the film.

    3. Don’t film, if you already knew your message before filming – just become a teacher. Don’t try to save the world. Don’t try to change the world. Better if your film will change you. Discover both the world and yourself whilst filming.

    4. Don’t film something you just hate. Don’t film something you just love. Film when you aren’t sure if you hate it or love it. Doubts are crucial for making art. Film when you hate and love at the same time.

Elokuvallisia huomioita maailmalta 7.11.2009 – 9.11.2009

  • Mathematicians find the formula for a hit film sequel (The Observer) – The research, which will be published in the Journal of Marketing this month, examined data from all 101 movie sequels released in North American theatres between 1998 and 2006 and a matched subsample of stand-alone films with similar characteristics. According to the formula, upcoming sequel The Twilight Saga: New Moon should be expected to return $34m more for the producers in its US run than a comparable vampire/ teen romance movie with the same characteristics that is not a sequel.
  • Fan-Made Replicas of Science Fiction's Favorite Land Vehicles (io9) – Bat-autoja, Akira-prätkä, Mad Max -rasseja, KITT, DeLorean jne.
  • Fight Clubista on 10 vuotta, blu-ray tulossa Jenkeissä (NY Times) – Not only has “Fight Club” performed exceptionally well on DVD — it has sold more than six million copies on DVD and video, and is being issued in a 10th anniversary Blu-ray edition on Nov. 17 — but it has also become a kind of cultural mother lode.
  • Charlie Brooker arvioi The Execution of Gary Glitter -dokudraaman – It's illegal to laugh at this, see; it's not a comedy show, but "an intelligent and thought-provoking examination of the issue" which "confronts viewers with the possible consequences of capital punishment in the UK". There's going to be an online debate afterwards and everything, which should help clear up all our thoughts about the death penalty.

Elokuvallisia huomioita maailmalta 7.11.2009

Elokuvallisia huomioita maailmalta 4.11.2009 – 6.11.2009