Persistence of Nine

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This looks like the same Nine trailer that the Weinstein Co. showed journalists in Cannes last May, but I could be mistaken.

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Posted by Jeffrey Wells on July 15, 2009 at 2:46 PM

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BoshBarnetWonkyDonkey says ...

Still not keen. This looks better: http://video.yahoo.com/watch/5524993/14521961

Posted by BoshBarnetWonkyDonkey at July 15, 2009 3:51 PM

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BoshBarnetWonkyDonkey says ...

It's actually quite a hilarious trailer if you imagine it was an action movie. It's money shots the entire time. Instead of fighting robots there are hot actresses showing their arses and tits and actors pulling impassioned gurns to highlight that This Is An Important Movie With Emotions In It. It's kind of genius if they're selling it to women who read Vogue and Tatler. The musical equivalent of Crank 2.

Posted by BoshBarnetWonkyDonkey at July 15, 2009 3:57 PM

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BurmaShave says ...

It's a little different, seems to be more Penelope and Marion. I'm now officially disturbed they don't show Daniel speaking of singing at all. Did he go too far?

Posted by BurmaShave at July 15, 2009 4:00 PM

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BurmaShave says ...

Jesus Bosh you're right that does look better. Daniel Stern and Future Man? Holy fuck.

Posted by BurmaShave at July 15, 2009 4:08 PM

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Pynchon8 says ...

This is 81/2 as a musical, best I can tell. Be interesting to see DDL in something even remotely lighter than his standard fare.

Posted by Pynchon8 at July 15, 2009 6:36 PM

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BurmaShave says ...

Is it really Pynchon, I never knew that.

Posted by BurmaShave at July 15, 2009 6:49 PM

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DeeZee says ...

http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118006041.html?categoryId=13&cs=1
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3ie3cb96740c26f8007f1de6da70c8e408
http://www.themoviebox.net/movies/2009/STUVWXYZ/Sherlock-Holmes/trailer.php
http://www.themoviebox.net/movies/2009/STUVWXYZ/Worlds-Greatest-Dad/trailer.php

Posted by DeeZee at July 15, 2009 9:24 PM

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DeeZee says ...

But seriously, when has Fellini ever been associated with "box office gold"? I mean, when the most you can make with these kinds of flicks is Woody Allen dough, why bother? Harvey seems to be forgetting that the days of easy loans are over. Anyway,
http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118006009.html?categoryid=13&cs=1

Posted by DeeZee at July 15, 2009 9:32 PM

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BurmaShave says ...

D, what the fuck are you talking about?

Posted by BurmaShave at July 15, 2009 10:22 PM

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DeeZee says ...

Burma: This is a musical take on 8 1/2.

Posted by DeeZee at July 15, 2009 11:12 PM

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BurmaShave says ...

Yeah no shit. I'm just wondering if you actually think Harvey was going after that "Fellini money".

Posted by BurmaShave at July 16, 2009 12:25 AM

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DeeZee says ...

It sure as hell ain't Oscar bait, since no award could convince people to see this poor man's Chicago.

Posted by DeeZee at July 16, 2009 1:27 AM

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BurmaShave says ...

D, or fake D, this is based on an actually fairly established musical property of its own, there was a big revival within this decade. I'm fairly sure it's better known than you realize. That would require you to do research though.

Posted by BurmaShave at July 16, 2009 3:10 AM

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Pynchon8 says ...

In your rush to get a zinger you missed my point, Burma. That all it is is 8 1/2 refashioned as musical and it isn't showing anything as else to garner our interest hence my perhaps less obvious than I thought comment. Jeebus man.

Posted by Pynchon8 at July 16, 2009 5:21 AM

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bagelfilm says ...

The film book section at The Strand is amazing, but despite wandering around for hours in Manhatten I still did not see a descent dvd store. Today I will move to Midtown West for a day before spending the weekend in Baltimore. I had a great pastrami sandwich at Katz, but it was 15 bucks. I had a capuccino and a cookie in the Village and they charged 7 bucks. The money on the Metrocard is melting like butter in the sun. My feet are hurting and the subway is a freezer.

Posted by bagelfilm at July 16, 2009 6:18 AM

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Ulysses says ...

This looks kinda good to me, actually, and I will probably end up dragging the wife to see it with me. It looks like something that Bob Fosse might have done, had he not already done All That Jazz.

Posted by Ulysses at July 16, 2009 6:35 AM

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actionman says ...

cinematography looks aces

Posted by actionman at July 16, 2009 7:29 AM

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btwnproductions says ...

So, newlywed Actionman: Your thoughts on REVENGE OF THE FALLEN? Or did you post them under another entry?

Posted by btwnproductions at July 16, 2009 8:14 AM

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actionman says ...

btwnproductions -- I have just started dropping posts here at HE over the last few days, but might've made reference to TF2 before I left for the honeymoon. it was the best piece of CGI-porn ever made. have seen it twice. the last 40 minutes are a tour de force of explosion-laced idiocy. bay is a fucking mad-man. to say that I loved the movie would be an understatement. its monumentally stupid but I expected that. wasn't there for story/writing/characters -- was there to see giant robots killing each other. the scene in the forrest was stunning. ditto the opening in Shanghai. watching the film on a museum-style imax screen really was a treat.

however, public enemies -- now THAT is the best film of the year. I know there's no point in even comparing bay to mann, but i was BLOWN AWAY by public enemies in a way that I did not expect. of course, being a mann film, I expected greatness. i just didn't think it was gonna be perfect in that way that it was. will be tought to top for me for best-of-the-year honors. i just don't get how mann keeps making one masterpiece after another.

Posted by actionman at July 16, 2009 8:26 AM

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