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F&L 2.20

post from Film Experience Blog on 04 November 2009 04:50:00 AM. © Film Experience Blog

first image after the opening scrawl...

last line before the closing credits:
"May I obey all your commands with equal pleasure, sire!"

Can you guess the movie?
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VOTD: Michael Jacksons THIS IS IT! Gets A Sequel:
THIS IT MORE OF IT!

post from /Film on 04 November 2009 04:00:07 AM. © /Film

Kenny Ortega leaves NOTHING on the editing room floor in this sequel to his smash hit Michael Jackson rehearsal concert film THIS IS IT! Armed with hours upon hours of more never before scene footage - THIS IS MORE OF IT is the film fans have been waiting for! Footage so bad, real names weren't used. Watch the trailer for this unprecedented four week cinema event, after the jump.

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VOTD: Michael Jacksons THIS IS IT! Gets A Sequel:
THIS IS MORE OF IT!

post from /Film on 04 November 2009 04:00:07 AM. © /Film

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Clash Of The Titans Posters

post from FilmoFilia on 04 November 2009 03:38:10 AM. © FilmoFilia

Check out new “Clash of Titans” movie posters featuring Ralph Feinnes as Hades, Sam Worthington as Perseus, Gemma Arterton (Io), Danny Huston (Poseidon), Mads Mikkelsen (Draco), Jason Flemyng (Acrisius), Alexa Davalos (Andromeda) and Liam Neeson as Zeus.?Clash of the Titans? is a modern version of the 1981 Greek mythology film.Ultimate struggle for power pits [...]

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When worlds collide #68

post from Thrilling Days of Yesteryear on 04 November 2009 03:30:00 AM. © Thrilling Days of Yesteryear

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ds-collide-68.html

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Michael Mann Wants to Do 3D, Martin Scorsese
Praises Blu-ray (And Why That Praise is Short-Lived)

post from /Film on 04 November 2009 02:59:25 AM. © /Film

Two film tech tidbits for you: First up, we've caught word from the Italy-based blog screenWEEK that Michael Mann is apparently very interested in doing a 3D feature at some point. In a recent event with Mann regarding Public Enemies, someone in the crowd asks him about shooting in 3D. Mann responds:Yes! I?d love to shoot a 3D movie, it?s something that fascinates me! The more the audience is immersed the better it is!This should be no surprise since Mann has a history of embracing new film technologies, much to the chagrin of some purists out there. In the same piece, Mann discusses how he decided to shoot Public Enemies digitally, and I think it also speaks to his stance on 3D.We were supposed to shoot on film but then just before the beginning of the shooting we had a test. On a rainy night we took a car from ...

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Second eliminations in Mega Challenge

Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Mega Challenge will be soon seeing its second elimination of the show. This time there was a competition between Madhya Pradesh and Gujarat.

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The First Auto (1927)

We are living in a time of rapid and overwhelming technological change. The technologies of 20 years ago pale in comparison to everything we have today. Our culture as we know it is necessarily changing and adapting to these advancements. It's gotten to the point that we've so wholeheartedly accepted these new technologies into our life, that we've become dependent on them and we don't understand how we ever lived without them. I've only had my iPhone a few months but now it's my treasure. I carry it around me like I was a little girl with her precious baby doll. What did I do before the iPhone? How will this effect my life?

While the changes are happening, we don't stop to analyze and study them, that comes years later when we look back on what has transpired. I think it's very important that cultural shifts be explored and sometimes it takes a few years to really realize their impact. New technology divides generations. What older generations learned from schooling and hard work over the years seems to be trumped by the new technology that is more difficult for them to grasp but is easily understood by younger generations.

Sometimes we need films and other outlets to help us understand the ramifications of the rapid change of modern technology . In 1927, a film came about that offered to analyze, discuss and reconcile the very important transition in transportation technology from horse-driven carriage to the automobile (the horse-less carriage).

The First Auto (1927) is a Warner Bros. silent which was written by Darryl F. Zanuck and directed by Roy Del Ruth. The story follows Hank Armstrong (Russell Simpson) a popular horse-racer with a prize mare called Sloe Eyes. His son Bob (Charles Emmett Mack) is highly enthusiastic about a new invention called the "horseless carriage". He shares his passion with his girlfriend Rose (Patsy Ruth Miller) who is amused by Bob but also admires him for his enthusiasm. We start at the turn of the century and progress a few years; from the invention of the automobile to the later advancement towards racing cars. Hank watches his world fall apart as the advent of automobiles threatens his business, while his son Bob sees new and exciting opportunities open up before him. Progress and change are inevitable in society and Hank has to learn to embrace this new technology whether he wants to or not.

This film is quite excellent on so many levels. It explores a major technological advancement and a change in American culture. It focuses on two characters with a specific story to paint a bigger picture. It's both sad and funny. We see the technology evolve as the autos get more and more advanced.

This film was recently made available in the Warner Archive collection and I'm so happy it was! It really is a treat to see and you should take advantage and buy a copy of this film (or rent it on Classicflix). The biggest irony of the film is that Charles Emmett Mack died during the making of this film. He was driving to the set in his auto when he was broadsided by a wagon. Mack had offered to give costar Patsy Ruth Miller a ride, but she had declined on the account of her maid insisting she got some rest. If she had gone with Mack, it's possible that both co-stars would have died that day. At the point of Mack's death, almost all of the film had been shot, give or take a few scenes. At the end, Mack's character is noticeably absent but spoken about by Hank to keep him in the story. There is also a point towards the middle of the film in which Mack's character is far away and writes letters to his girl (part of the story? a rewrite? who knows). *Spoiler Alert*: At the climax of the film, Bob is racing his car and gets into an accident. At that point it looks like he may be dead. This kind of creeped me out. I thought that this may have been his real death and they kept it in the film! But alas, it was not and his character survived, but sadly he did not.

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Kevin Williamson Says SCREAM 4 Is An Ensemble

As we all know, scribe Kevin Williamson is writing SCREAM 4 which is going to be the start of a new SCREAM Trilogy. The contract has him writing SCREAM 5 as well.3 of the original stars David Arquette, Courtney Cox and Neve Campbell will all reprise their roles while Wes Craven is open to the [...]

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2012 Movie Clip Apocalypse

Sony Pictures just released this new movie clip “Apocalypse” from the upcoming film “2012″ by director Roland Emmerich (All Quiet on the Western Front, Fantastic Voyage) and starring Thandie Newton (W.), John Cusack (Stopping Power, 1408), Amanda Peet and Danny Glover as President Wilson.Click Here for more photos, news and videos from 2012.Synopsis: Disaster movie maven Roland Emmerich (Independence Day, The Day After Tomorrow) crafts this apocalyptic sci-fi thriller following an academic researcher who opens a portal into a parallel universe, making contact with his double in an effort to prevent the catastrophic prophecies of the ancient Mayan calendar from coming to pass. According to the Mayan calendar, the world [...]

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