GFE directors cut is much better than the original
― ❏❐❑❒ (gr8080), Monday, 4 February 2013 16:41 (eleven years ago) link
wow http://www.latimes.com/features/books/jacketcopy/la-et-jc-steven-soderbergh-12-hour-john-barth-adaptation-james-greer-20130402,0,3573297.story
― johnny crunch, Friday, 5 April 2013 23:40 (eleven years ago) link
Soderberg can't be worse than Gus van Sant, who seems to have no particular aptitude towards movie-making.
― Poliopolice, Friday, 5 April 2013 23:55 (eleven years ago) link
The adaptation was done, at least in part, by James Greer, the novelist and former Guided by Voices bassist who lives in Los Angeles when not on tour with his band Détective.
Surely one of the most impressive rock critic to film tales since Crowe. Spin mag, Kim Deal fiance, bassist in GBV, novelist, screenwriter ...
― Josh in Chicago, Saturday, 6 April 2013 00:08 (eleven years ago) link
Interesting - I read that for a class in college.
― Raymond Cummings, Saturday, 6 April 2013 00:54 (eleven years ago) link
He actually came to meet with my freshman writing class, it was kinda cool (Barth, that is).
― Raymond Cummings, Saturday, 6 April 2013 00:55 (eleven years ago) link
psyched for this (i mean, if it actually materializes ever)
― sleepingbag, Saturday, 6 April 2013 00:56 (eleven years ago) link
love that book
― Chuck E was a hero to most (s.clover), Saturday, 6 April 2013 01:50 (eleven years ago) link
Finally caught up with Magic Mike. Surprisingly well made and good looking (not just taking about the cast here); he actually seems invested in this film rather than seeming, as he so often does to me, like he's tossing it all together so he can get on to the next thing. Saying this is Tatum's best performance probably sounds like faint praise, but he's really good in this film. His scenes with the sister and especially the one in the bank are terrific.
― Public Brooding Closet (cryptosicko), Saturday, 6 April 2013 02:59 (eleven years ago) link
https://vimeo.com/65060864
― turds (Hungry4Ass), Tuesday, 30 April 2013 23:48 (eleven years ago) link
Transcript:http://www.deadline.com/2013/04/steven-soderbergh-state-of-cinema-address/
― cougars and sneezers (Eazy), Wednesday, 1 May 2013 01:39 (eleven years ago) link
thank you so much eazy. no way i was gonna watch a 40-minute lecture, but 10 minutes of text i can handle (take that, cinema). a wonderful read. <3 soderbergh. this was particularly interesting, and i'm half surprised he didn't go on to make the obvious comparison. would have been gauche, i suppose:
But let’s sex this up with some more numbers. In 2003, 455 films were released. 275 of those were independent, 180 were studio films. Last year 677 films were released. So you’re not imagining things, there are a lot of movies that open every weekend. 549 of those were independent, 128 were studio films. So, a 100% increase in independent films, and a 28% drop in studio films, and yet, ten years ago: Studio market share 69%, last year 76%. You’ve got fewer studio movies now taking up a bigger piece of the pie and you’ve got twice as many independent films scrambling for a smaller piece of the pie. That’s hard. That’s really hard.
― controversial vegan pregnancy (contenderizer), Wednesday, 1 May 2013 02:31 (eleven years ago) link
He's started tweeting a novel, but the tweets before the novel (when his account was probably private or anonymous) are more fun:
https://twitter.com/Bitchuation
― cougars and sneezers (Eazy), Wednesday, 1 May 2013 17:02 (eleven years ago) link
@Bitchuation 1 AprDoes Stanley Crouch? Did Edith Sitwell? What will Joyce Cary? Is Conrad Aiken? Did Gene Fowler? Was Anita Loos? Was Arthur Freed?
― cougars and sneezers (Eazy), Wednesday, 1 May 2013 17:04 (eleven years ago) link
that was great
― wk, Wednesday, 1 May 2013 20:12 (eleven years ago) link
Soderbergh re-edits Psycho, combining the original and the Van Sant remake:
http://extension765.com/sdr/15-psychos
― That's So (Eazy), Tuesday, 25 February 2014 22:58 (ten years ago) link
I like a lot of his movies and always appreciate his comments, etc. but I get the feeling that he would hate me.
― espring (amateurist), Wednesday, 26 February 2014 00:58 (ten years ago) link
it's just that so often he says something like "you know who's really the worst? these guys!"
and i think, "i'm totally one of those guys"
:(
― espring (amateurist), Wednesday, 26 February 2014 01:05 (ten years ago) link
interesting
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n4H2rbxgbQo
― piscesx, Thursday, 13 March 2014 02:39 (ten years ago) link
yeah he's admitted this several times -- this was his turning point, he says, but really not much has changed
― Bryan Fairy (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, 13 March 2014 03:03 (ten years ago) link
I suspect Traffic will be unwatchable in a few decades. It's like Stanley Kramer + Alan Pakula.
― Amateurist (amateurist), Tuesday, March 11, 2003 11:29 AM (11 years ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink
if by "decades" you meant within 10 years of coming out, then you are OTM.
― 糞똥 (Eisbaer), Saturday, 12 April 2014 09:03 (ten years ago) link
it's like crash with cartels and freebasing white girls. I liked it when I saw it but I think I was mostly impressed by the attempt box the execution of the attempt isn't that interesting. the directing is better than the script but neither are as good as a few of the performances, which aren't given much to work with so aren't THAT good. it's funny how it plays now be soderbergh strikes me as a director of fairly breezy and confident films whereas this just trudges along. I'd probably watch any of the Ocean's movies before this now.
― christmas candy bar (al leong), Saturday, 12 April 2014 15:03 (ten years ago) link
not to mention Erin Brockovich
― Bryan Fairy (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Saturday, 12 April 2014 16:13 (ten years ago) link
attempt box? *attempt because
― christmas candy bar (al leong), Saturday, 12 April 2014 16:24 (ten years ago) link
He has an Off-Broadway show opening at the Public, written by Scott Z. Burns (The Informant!).
http://www.newyorker.com/arts/reviews/2014/04/07/140407goli_GOAT_theatre_als
― That's So (Eazy), Saturday, 12 April 2014 16:34 (ten years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JOXbU8TOZVM
― That's So (Eazy), Sunday, 27 April 2014 04:40 (ten years ago) link
^^Trailer for new Cinemax miniseries.
― That's So (Eazy), Sunday, 27 April 2014 04:41 (ten years ago) link
so has anyone seen it?
http://www.vulture.com/2014/07/review-the-knick-soderbergh-cinemax.html
― son of a lewd monk (Dr Morbius), Wednesday, 6 August 2014 17:59 (nine years ago) link
It debuts on friday night and has garnered some early doors hyperbole, one critic comparing it to Deadwood!
― autumn reckoning faction (xelab), Wednesday, 6 August 2014 18:22 (nine years ago) link
deadwood wasn't so great.
just watched che. a great film, i thought, within the limitations of the style.
― I dunno. (amateurist), Wednesday, 6 August 2014 23:10 (nine years ago) link
Deadwood was p damn good, Che a bit less than that
― son of a lewd monk (Dr Morbius), Thursday, 7 August 2014 03:03 (nine years ago) link
This thread title is up there with "Glenn fucking Greenwald."
― the one where, as balls alludes (Eazy), Thursday, 7 August 2014 03:48 (nine years ago) link
didnt this guy retire like five years ago
― lag∞n, Thursday, 7 August 2014 09:56 (nine years ago) link
his movies are usually fun to watch some are bad a few are pretty good, out of sight is great
― lag∞n, Thursday, 7 August 2014 09:58 (nine years ago) link
psyched
― TracerHandVEVO (Tracer Hand), Thursday, 7 August 2014 10:05 (nine years ago) link
https://38.media.tumblr.com/44a94dc662d4412f05dd259a848c783e/tumblr_mwybxrwJkW1qedb29o1_500.gif
― painfully alive in a drugged and dying culture (DavidM), Thursday, 7 August 2014 18:01 (nine years ago) link
he's a great interview subject; one constant in life is that I will always read a Steven Soderbergh interview.
― I dunno. (amateurist), Thursday, 7 August 2014 22:12 (nine years ago) link
The Knick looks quite promising from the first episode, even though I was struggling with the extremely graphic cutting and sewing scenes. The less said about the opening caesarean section scene the better really. The violent foul-mouthed ambulance driver and the nun are my fave characters so far.
― autumn reckoning faction (xelab), Saturday, 9 August 2014 22:13 (nine years ago) link
i couldn't tell if the gore was just matter of fact (can't really have a show featuring a surgeon and not have some gore) or sort of self-congratulatory in the typical quality-pay-cable way. i guess i'll need to see a few more episodes.
― I dunno. (amateurist), Wednesday, 13 August 2014 20:26 (nine years ago) link
the decision to have a racist protagonist and an extremely upright black supporting character is also a little modish, i think. it might have been wiser to have the protagonist be a little more casually racist, rather than vehemently racist. by wiser i suppose i mean, more interesting. but i'm not a TV writer.
― I dunno. (amateurist), Wednesday, 13 August 2014 20:28 (nine years ago) link
also apparently a spawn of Bono is in this? i really don't like to think about Bono procreating.
― I dunno. (amateurist), Wednesday, 13 August 2014 20:34 (nine years ago) link
I am confused as I could've sworn I saw this was shown on HBO but everything says this is a Cinemax show
― Οὖτις, Wednesday, 13 August 2014 20:38 (nine years ago) link
don't ask me, i watched it on youtube
― I dunno. (amateurist), Wednesday, 13 August 2014 20:39 (nine years ago) link
Cinemax is owned by hbo I think. Or they're owned by the same company or whatever. Anyways, hbo aired it to spread the word b/c who watches cinemax.
― Panda Friend (Clay), Wednesday, 13 August 2014 22:01 (nine years ago) link
they are owned by HBO, which is owned by time warner.
― I dunno. (amateurist), Wednesday, 13 August 2014 22:37 (nine years ago) link
not gonna watch any show about surgery sry folks not gonna happen
― lag∞n, Thursday, 14 August 2014 01:13 (nine years ago) link
I dbl dog dare u
― Panda Friend (Clay), Thursday, 14 August 2014 01:26 (nine years ago) link
no way surgery is hella gross
― lag∞n, Thursday, 14 August 2014 01:50 (nine years ago) link
i love watching surgery, but i have a pretty strong stomach.
― I dunno. (amateurist), Thursday, 14 August 2014 03:54 (nine years ago) link
http://th09.deviantart.net/fs70/150/f/2012/029/8/e/we_got_a_bad_ass_over_here_by_multipettan-d4nz1uj.jpg
― LIKE If you are against racism (omar little), Thursday, 14 August 2014 03:58 (nine years ago) link