god I wish that would get discovered
milton maybe you can be the ray carney to saul bass' cassavetes
― diamanda ram dass (Edward III), Friday, 30 March 2012 15:15 (twelve years ago) link
HOLY
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/saul-bass-phase-iv-original-ending-cinefamily-paramount-341449
― Ned Raggett, Monday, 25 June 2012 22:15 (twelve years ago) link
!!
― johnny crunch, Monday, 25 June 2012 23:36 (twelve years ago) link
phase iv is super creepy & psychedelic, with some of the best acting by real ants ever filmed and a great burbling electronic score. I was talking to a friend who had vague memories of seeing it as a child, but he had perfect recall when it came to the scene where ants started crawling out of the 3 circular holes in a dead guy's hand.
DVD NOW PLZ
-- Edward III, Wednesday, 19 March 2008 14:35 (3 months ago) Link
DVD GODZ HAVE ANSWERED MY PRAYERS
― Edward III, Wednesday, July 9, 2008 4:35 PM (3 years ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
The end of the trailer for phase IV clearly uses a few shots from the original ending of the film
The directors cut has got to be out there somewhere
http://www.youtube.com/v/IuhgBvOWb_k&fs=1&hl=en
― Milton Parker, Thursday, March 29, 2012 10:41 PM (2 months ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
― diamanda ram dass (Edward III), Friday, March 30, 2012 11:15 AM (2 months ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
2 months pass...
― Ned Raggett, Monday, June 25, 2012 6:15 PM (Yesterday)
my phase iv precog is strong
― diamanda ram dass (Edward III), Tuesday, 26 June 2012 04:28 (twelve years ago) link
And for that we thank you.
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 26 June 2012 05:24 (twelve years ago) link
this would be the point in a twilight zone episode where I'd say I like the film so much I wish it would come true
― diamanda ram dass (Edward III), Tuesday, 26 June 2012 05:53 (twelve years ago) link
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v216/sexymollusk/wtf.jpg
― fancy poodle (latebloomer), Tuesday, 26 June 2012 10:51 (twelve years ago) link
haha what the what
― diamanda ram dass (Edward III), Tuesday, 26 June 2012 16:23 (twelve years ago) link
venn diagram of baseball fans & apocalyptic insect enthusiasts
― diamanda ram dass (Edward III), Tuesday, 26 June 2012 16:25 (twelve years ago) link
That's fucking ILX in a nutshell! It's obvious that's Morbz right there!
― Ned Raggett, Tuesday, 26 June 2012 16:25 (twelve years ago) link
so awesome this has been found. great news.
― a dense custard of infinity (Shakey Mo Collier), Tuesday, 26 June 2012 18:17 (twelve years ago) link
LOTS OF LOVE FOR THIS FILM.
― Matt M., Monday, 2 July 2012 04:42 (twelve years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHWSAZ3fZsQ
― Elvis Telecom, Monday, 2 July 2012 07:30 (twelve years ago) link
Hey, did you go to either of the showings of the film the last couple weekends? I was told that the suppressed ending was going to be screened, but friends who went just last night said that the ending wasn't shown, due to objections by the estate. What gives?
― Matt M., Monday, 2 July 2012 15:30 (twelve years ago) link
Cinefamily did mention that the re-discovered ending would only be shown on 24 June. I went to the showing on Thursday... still processing it. I'm not sure if it's even reviewable in the traditional sense.
Man I wish someone would DVD-R release all of Omni Magazine.
― Elvis Telecom, Monday, 2 July 2012 21:13 (twelve years ago) link
Ah, interesting. I'd assumed that once the ending was out there that it'd be shown again.
Or it would at least show up on the net...
Would buy a DVD of OMNI in a heartbeat. Maybe less.
― Matt M., Monday, 2 July 2012 23:18 (twelve years ago) link
http://drafthousefilms.com/blog/entry/watch_saul_bass_rare_1983_sci_fi_short_quest
― Milton Parker, Monday, 22 July 2013 19:14 (eleven years ago) link
also online: audience-cam from the phase iv cinefamily screening
WHERE
― truth bomb lawyer mean mean pride (Edward III), Tuesday, 23 July 2013 18:50 (eleven years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=beLpsWaUDNk
― Milton Parker, Sunday, 28 July 2013 22:28 (eleven years ago) link
thanking u
― truth bomb lawyer mean mean pride (Edward III), Monday, 29 July 2013 17:55 (eleven years ago) link
maybe it's just as well they took that out, it would've blown my childhood mind beyond all repair
― truth bomb lawyer mean mean pride (Edward III), Monday, 29 July 2013 18:02 (eleven years ago) link
The lost ending is without a doubt the coolest thing I have ever seen. I still need to see this movie though.
Are there any other films that have this style trippy amazing 70s psych montage? It is beyond cool.
― Emperor Cos Dashit (Adam Bruneau), Thursday, 3 October 2013 20:22 (ten years ago) link
Oh yeah, "Quest" is pretty cool too!
mr bass and mr middleham would have loved these
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1IugvemOyZY
― Milton Parker, Thursday, 10 October 2013 17:51 (ten years ago) link
RIP Nigel Davenport.
― hewing to the status quo with great zealotry (DavidM), Monday, 4 November 2013 15:08 (ten years ago) link
And here we go:
http://www.factmag.com/2015/02/20/stream-waxworks-reissued-score-classic-killer-ant-movie-phase-iv/
― Ned Raggett, Friday, 20 February 2015 18:44 (nine years ago) link
oh shiiiiit cool! What was obviously the intended album assembly of the OST leaked to the soundtrack nerd forums last year, in listenable but not great sound. Hopefully this is a higher-fi version of that!
Some good reading here (and on uncanny film scoring in general):
http://www.electricsheepmagazine.co.uk/features/2011/10/19/phase-iv-synthphony-for-the-ant-nation/
― a date with density (Jon Lewis), Friday, 20 February 2015 18:55 (nine years ago) link
ugh this is so good
is Waxworks a vinyl only label or am I going to be able to buy this?
― a date with density (Jon Lewis), Friday, 20 February 2015 22:25 (nine years ago) link
vinyl only, looks like :-(
― the late great, Tuesday, 31 March 2015 05:08 (nine years ago) link
oh well glad I downloaded the soundcloud stream even if was only 128 bit.
― demonic mnevice (Jon Lewis), Tuesday, 31 March 2015 15:19 (nine years ago) link
Finally saw this! Generally amazing. Cut 'utopian' ending is also findable now.
― brooklyn suicide cult (Dr Morbius), Saturday, 27 June 2020 21:34 (four years ago) link
The recent super deluxe Blu-Ray (Euro only) has the lost ending.
― but also fuck you (unperson), Saturday, 27 June 2020 21:41 (four years ago) link
On Talking Pictures right now. Pretty great so far.
― Sonny Shamrock (Tom D.), Friday, 31 July 2020 21:33 (four years ago) link
I’m still waiting for a bluray I ordered back in ... March?
― assert (MatthewK), Friday, 31 July 2020 21:40 (four years ago) link
The ants don't want you to have it.
― Sonny Shamrock (Tom D.), Friday, 31 July 2020 22:42 (four years ago) link
Hell yeah.
https://vinegarsyndrome.com/collections/frontpage/products/phase-iv
3-disc Set: 4K Ultra HD / Region A Blu-ray x24K UHD presented in High-Dynamic-RangeNewly scanned & restored in 4K from its 35mm original camera negativeThe 84-minute Theatrical Version is available on both the UHD and Blu-ray discsThe 89-minute Preview Version with multiple soundtrack options is included on a Blu-ray discCommentary track for the Theatrical Version with film historian Matthew Asprey Gear"Evolutions: The Making of Phase IV" (48 min) - a brand new documentary by Elijah Drenner featuring interviews with Jeffrey Bass, co-star Michael Murphy, screenwriter Mayo Simon, archivist Sean Savage and design historian/Saul Bass biographer Pat Kirkham"Formicidae Sinfonia: The Music and Sounds of Phase IV" (15 min) - a brand new featurette with composer Brian Gascoigne and electronic music artist David VorhausDeleted shots and sequences (2 min)Raw footage from Saul Bass' original ending montage sequence (16 min)
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 1 February 2024 21:19 (seven months ago) link