attention shoppers ( film )
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he met his wife, shannon kenny while they were both working in the movie attention shoppers .
but when nordstrom posted a sign telling customers it was tracking them, shoppers were unnerved .
in the two years since hong kong’s 2015 independent film ten years garnered international attention for its dystopian critique of mounting chinese power, the implications of the movie’s chilling vision continues to grow .
still, such constant attention for the singer - turned - actor never bothered the cast throughout production or the press tour. explained james d’arcy, “honestly, it’s a christopher nolan film — that trumps everything else. ”
cameras have become so sophisticated, with sharper lenses and data - processing, that companies can analyze what shoppers are looking at, and even what their mood is .
“call me names, as many names as you want. but in your desperation to seek attention and gain sympathy do not try to harm my film, ” said the director about his writing partner in films like shahid and aligarh .
karen fang is an associate professor at the university of houston, a film scholar and the author of arresting cinema: surveillance in hong kong film .
set within the german reich during the 1930s ,
13 minutes
is a superbly acted and strikingly evocative work, with careful attention to period detail and its many emotional beats .
the new york premiere of denis johnson' s shoppers carried by escalators into the flames will officially open june 30 rather than the planned june 25, due to injuries in the cast .
a recent south park episode called night of the living homeless parodies the film .
if you can make it through the first 10 minutes of the film, you’re invested enough to keep going until the end. yes, it’s confusing and muddy and goes in a hundred different directions but it’s all by design. you just have to hang on and pay attention .
filmmaker hansal mehta has finally opened up about the allegations made by simran writer apurva asrani, saying he is not bothered by name calling on social media by “someone desperate to seek attention and gain sympathy” .
the store can also recognize returning shoppers, because mobile devices send unique identification codes when they search for networks. that means stores can now tell how repeat customers behave and the average time between visits .
according to the hollywood reporter' s todd mccarthy, the film is
a very rosemary’s baby - like intimate horror tale that definitely grabs your attention and eventually soars well over the top to make the bold concluding statement that, for some creators, art is more important than life .
the american indie band' sprites' wrote a song entitled' george romero' which is obviously an homage to dawn of the dead and director george. a. romero. the track starts off with the mall announcment
attention all shoppers... attention all shoppers ...
which is taken directly from dawn of the dead. then the song then goes on to describe what you would do during' the end of the world' zombie apocalypse. various other famous' zombie' movie directors are also mentioned in the song, as well as legendary fx artist' tom savini', who did the fx for dawn of the dead. the song eventually finishes with' peters' line from the film
.... i' m thinking. maybe we got a good thing going here. maybe we shouldn' t be in such a hurry to leave ...
... !
romero' s film has received a number of re - cuts and re - edits, due mostly to dario argento' s rights to edit the film for international foreign language release .
dinesh has worked with mani ratnam for many films including kadal, and the debutant director says his mentor liked the film and suggested a few changes —“he made a few corrections to the film, and we went back and rectified them. ” about the film, he elaborates, “the film revolves around four youngsters and the world around them. now, everything is about money and the film deals with the tipping point of such an extreme environment — where money becomes the only priority. ”
this version is no longer produced and is widely sought after by collectors and fans of the film .
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shoppers carried by escalators into the flames plays at the dimson theatre, 108 east 15th st. (between union square east and irving place). tickets can be purchased through telecharge at (212) 239 - 6200 or online at urltoken .
the chinese horror film bio zombie is a parody of this film, as the plot is similar in where its characters must fight their way out of a shopping mall full of zombies. while dawn of the dead was a big shopping mall, the mall in this film is maze - like in design .
such resignation felt by ten years filmmakers like chow and au is common in hong kong film these days .
the original score for the film was recorded by long - time dario argento collaborators goblin. although the score features heavily in the european cut of the film (argento' s zombi cut), it is diluted in other cuts with stock music which often added an element of humour to the film (see below) .
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ten years itself is typical of this phenomenon, having started with seed money originating with a christian missionary program, and the resourcefulness demonstrated by both the filmmakers and the popular response their film provoked offers a breath of hope for sustaining alternative film styles within a world film market increasingly concerned with conforming with china’s requirements for noncontroversial commercial taste .
one, retailnext, uses video footage to study how shoppers navigate, determining, say, that men spend only one minute in the coat department, which may help a store streamline its men’s outerwear layout. it also differentiates men from women, and children from adults .
brickstream uses video information to watch shoppers. the company, based near atlanta, sells a $ 1, 500 stereoscopic camera that separates adults from children, and counts people in different parts of a store to determine which aisles are popular and how many cash registers to open .
dinesh babu selvaraj’s debut directorial venture naalu peruku nalladhuna edhuvum thappilla — after being in post production for almost a year — has finally hit the screens. the film is one of the few crowdfunded tamil movies. “we have got the response what a small - budget movie generally receives in the beginning. we are hoping with word - of - mouth, it eventually garners more attention — and competes with other big - budget films, ” dinesh babu says, regarding the reception of his film by the audience .
mehta said he did not owe any explanation to anyone except to those who are the genuine stakeholders in his film .
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director hansal mehta has finally broken silence on the kangana ranaut credit controversy with writer apurva asrani in their upcoming film simran .
with the local industry’s decline alongside china’s emergence as the world’s largest film market, the hong kong film industry has survived by splitting into a bipartite system in which some artists and filmmakers entrench themselves by fashioning big - budget spectacles destined for the chinese market, while others remain committed to the genres and film styles more commonly favoured by local hong kong and global critical audiences .
indeed, although the film briefly seemed to present a remarkable moment of resistance to chinese power, current career opportunities for the ten years filmmakers are a cautionary tale consistent with the stories of repression, censorship and blacklisting depicted within the original film itself .
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the british comedy film shaun of the dead both parodies and homages this movie and romero' s other films in the dead series. the homage in this film runs deep enough that the entire movie may be considered tribute. in the television series
spaced
, from the makers of
shaun of the dead
, a poster for the film can be seen above the couch .
the rock band showbread has written several songs based off the film, such as
george romero will be at our wedding
.
appeared in the film the laramie project with lost co - stars michael emerson and jeremy davies as well as guest star clancy brown .
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as ng concludes, “it is very fortunate that because of ten years we can get back to ground zero in making film. ”
nordstrom’s experiment is part of a movement by retailers to gather data about in - store shoppers’ behavior and moods, using video surveillance and signals from their cellphones and apps to learn information as varied as their sex, how many minutes they spend in the candy aisle and how long they look at merchandise before buying it .
while it’s something of a departure for haynes and may divide fans hoping for more of the cool sophistication of carol, wonderstruck is unmistakably the work of an artisan whose attention to detail mirrors the role of museum curators celebrated in the story, and whose attraction to the magnetic allure of the past is a defining trait .
at a time when china is now the world’s largest film market and co - productions between hong kong and mainland chinese film companies are a key source of employment for hong kong and other sinophone filmmakers and talent, the consequences of ten years ’ notoriety has been significant .
carbonell played a cuban man who fails in a mission to assassinate president batista in the andy garcia - directed feature film the lost city .
oliver hirschbiegel proved in 2004' s
downfall
that he could bring a remarkably vivid and atmospheric world war ii film to life .
the closing credits of the adult swim show robot chicken features a chicken - clucking version of romero' s original end theme to the film .
assayas is among france' s most respected filmmakers, but just what he was attempting to do with this film is something of a mystery .
alluding to asrani’s comment that mehta should show some spine and clear the air over the controversy, the director wrote, “my spine is whatever it is, weak or strong, it is only for my film and nothing else. if i chose not to speak it is for my film .
in its first week of release, the film grossed over $ 900, 000 at 68 theaters, with only a minimal $ 125, 000 being spent for advertising. the film would become an unqualified success, eventually becoming one of the most financially and commercially successful independent films of all time .
“that' s what filmmaking should be: pushing yourself to make the most compelling picture, ” said cillian murphy of the nearly dialogue - free film .
as much a study of solitude, intimacy and otherworldly longings as it is a contemporary ghost story, the film is both genuinely scary and psychologically serious .
stewart is great throughout the film, but this extended silent scene gives the actress prone to twitchy intensity and hard - edged vulnerability plenty of satisfying exercise .
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it' s too late, isn' t it, forney ?
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too late? for what ?
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i lied to you when you asked me if i loved you, and i said no. remember ?
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yes .
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i lied, forney. it wasn' t true, l - i love you. it' s just, i lied because i thought you deserved something better .
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something better than you? novalee, there isn' t anything better than you .
( song :
there you are
by martina mcbride) (announcer )
attention wal - mart shoppers and wedding guests: our garden center is running a special on potting soil and rakes .
much of the music used in the film was licensed from the dewolfe music library, a much utilized source of stock music for film and tv projects. although the goblin score has been variously available since the film' s release, it was not until 2004 that any of the highly sought - after 60 - plus cues of library music used in the film were released on a compilation album from trunk records. the album included' cause i' m a man' a song written by cliff twemlow under the pen name peter reno and recorded by the pretty things and herbert chappell' s much loved 1965 composition
the gonk
— the humorous song that plays over the final credits and is considered by some to be the film' s most memorable piece of music. the track is used in many references to the film including shaun of the dead and a variation (performed in chicken clucks) is used as the end theme to robot chicken. shaun of the dead opens with the track
figment
which also features on the compilation. the album' s cover is taken from a belgian promotional poster for the film .
for example, realeyes, based in london, which analyzes facial cues for responses to online ads, monitors shoppers’ so - called happiness levels in stores and their reactions at the register. synqera, a start - up in st. petersburg, russia, is selling software for checkout devices or computers that tailors marketing messages to a customer’s gender, age and mood, measured by facial recognition .
indeed, unlike the underground film scene in mainland china – which once fostered visionary world filmmakers such as jia zhangke but since 2012 has been subject to a wave of abruptly shuttered festivals – independent hong kong films like ten years signal new paths for cinematic production and reception beyond the commercial roots in which hong kong film was founded .
it is to romero' s methodology of film - making, along with the technical limitations imposed by the production' s location, that one can attribute the discrepancies between the production draft of the script and the final cut of the film. but romero filmed certain vital aspects of the script nearly verbatim, such as the characters' desirous attraction to the mall and the way they' conquered' their new home, were central threads which remained constant, helping to solidify his ideas for the suspenseful build - up of the film. the sequence in which roger and peter block the entrances with the trucks was another aspect that remained practically unaltered from page to film .
asrani responded on twitter saying, “if only he mentioned ‘the truth’ as many times as he has mentioned ‘my film’, he wouldn’t have found himself in this degrading situation. ”
retailnext, based in san jose, calif. , adds data from shoppers’ smartphones to deduce even more specific patterns. if a shopper’s phone is set to look for wi - fi networks, a store that offers wi - fi can pinpoint where the shopper is in the store, within a 10 - foot radius, even if the shopper does not connect to the network, said tim callan, retailnext’s chief marketing officer .
a little over one month ago, my big fat greek wedding became the highest - grossing independent film of all time, breaking the record previously set by the blair witch project .
dawn of the dead also known as zombi (internationally) is a zombie horror film. it was written and directed by george a. romero and produced by dario argento. it starred david emge, ken foree, scott h. reiniger, and gaylen ross. it is the second in romero' s
dead
series, preceded by night of the living dead, and is followed by two sequels. unlike its predecessor, this film is more of a polemic, exploring the apocalyptic effects a
zombie epidemic
would have on society, than a straightforward horror film .
romero' s original script for dawn of the dead was a 253 - paged treatment. the director gave the script almost an obsessive attention to detail — infamously detailing everything from locations to set dressings and props. romero even went so far as to draw a diagram of the fake wall leading to the group' s hideout. the industry standard rule that one page equals one minute of screen time would have given this script a running time of over four hours .
on any given day, david newton reads two or three film scripts. each week, at least 20 land on his desk. and the toronto executive, whose warehouse office is in the heart of toronto' s film district, goes through them all, line by line, on the lookout for those sure - fire scripts that will custom - fit his clients and make them shine .
although the film is not chronological, per se, it has a commendable pace that reveals just enough about elser' s character — vis - a - vis flashback — at the opportune time .
with the limited audience and stigma that an x - rating attracted, very few studios would take the financial risk of releasing such a film. laurel released the film with the following warning :
there is no explicit sex in this picture. however, there are scenes of violence that may be considered shocking. no one under 17 will be admitted .
none of the potential distributors were willing to make such a compromise, and refused to release it unless the film was recut for an r rating. romero refused, and to prove the filmmaker' s point, richard rubenstein arranged an advanced screening of a rough cut of the film in new york. the crowd for the showing was enormous, and the response wildly approving. dawn of the dead had an audience, and won over one of the three potential distributors: united film distribution company, a subsidiary of united artists theatres. it was not a major studio but could provide enough of the push that the film would need. unfortunately, an unrated picture faced certain restrictions, which included being banned from running ads in some newspapers or from advertising on tv in certain states (such as maryland and illinois) before 11pm .
romero cut a 139 minute version of the film (now known as the extended, or director' s, cut) for premiere at the cannes film festival. eventually it would be cut down to 126 minutes for the theatrical release. argento would cut it down further for his edit .
the first version of the film was very long, so we cut it to more acceptable dimensions .
in september of 1978, titanus films of rome, italy released the first public premiere of the film with argento' s european cut, titled :
zombi: l’alba dei morti viventi
. followed in march of 1979 by french distributor rene chateau, titled
zombie: le crépuscule des morts vivants
, then spain with
zombi: el regreso de los muertos vivientes
, the netherlands with
zombie: in de greep van de zombies
, germany’s constantin films with
zombie
and denmark with
zombie: raedslernes morgan
. the film' s us theatrical premiere was in new york, april 10, 1979. a week later, the film had a northeastern run and 400 prints were readied for pre - summer release. the mideast and southern premieres were july 13, 1979 .
with this idea planted in his head, the tour continued, with romero making note of the blank, expressionless faces of the mall' s shoppers as they shuffled throughout the indoor shopping center. romero made the connection between the mall' s patrons and his own zombies almost immediately, likening the droning consumers — with their insatiable and driving desire for materialistic gratification — with that of his own cannibalistic creations and their driving need for consuming human flesh, each motivated by a singular fulfilling need .
the credit row took an ugly turn with asrani saying he was arm - twisted into giving in kangana’s demand, an allegation denied by the film’s producer shailesh singh who said asrani was creating ruckus for publicity .
the production is presented by elizabeth cuthrell and david urrutia for evenstar productions — the team behind the film
jesus' son ,
adapted from johnson' s book of short stories by the same name .
in 2004, after numerous dvd releases, anchor bay entertainment released the long - awaited ultimate edition box set of dawn of the dead, featuring all three widely - available versions of the film, along with numerous commentaries, documentaries and extras. understandably, this is considered the
definitive
home release of the film, as it includes all of the major release versions supplemented with commentary and an extra bonus disc .
the sequence of the film is not linear, as it begins with elser' s attempt to assassinate hitler by planting a bomb inside a column of a munich
bierkeller ,
and fleeing to neutral switzerland .
in essence, the script was notes to work from ,
explained romero in paul gagne' s the zombies that ate pittsburgh .
i wanted a lot of detail, because i knew i was never going to have time for storyboards or anything like that. it actually is more of a storyboard than a script. i was just trying to communicate the film to all different departments. i' ve always had to adapt to whatever the working arrangements were, you know? it' s never been formal .
among the main differences that exist between the script and the final version of the film is in its tone. though much lighter than romero' s initial concept, the script is a straightforward exposition of the gruesome horror and action in the film, but without the lightheartedness and humor that eventually crept into the film' s production .
“and when i do speak it will only be in the service of my film - not driven by any blackmail or any noise on social media where dignity is perceived as weakness and conversation is replaced by allegation. ”
there have been no other home release versions since this 2004 edition, however there are foreign - produced bootleg blu ray editions available that are of considerably lower quality, without any extra features or cuts of the film .
in grand theft auto: vice city stories mission
brawn of the dead
, vic must act in the mall in a film where he has to fend off zombies, the director resembles george a. romero .
warner bros.' dunkirk arrived stateside on tuesday night, with cillian murphy, kenneth branagh, mark rylance, harry styles, fionn whitehead and helmer christopher nolan in tow at the film’s u. s. premiere .
margolin won the best actress award at the san francisco festival, drawing hollywood' s attention. indeed, the american reception for the film - if not equalled abroad - presaged major careers for all concerned. margolin, however, hesitated, and went to argentina to play the childhood friend of a young fascist terrorist. this was el ojo de la cerradura (the eavesdropper, 1964), made by another husband - and - wife director - writer team, leopoldo torte nilsson and beatriz guido. it too is forgotten, but in this case unjustly: torre nilsson was an uneven director who at his best could combine artifice, corruption, obsession and claustrophobia in a way that was uniquely his - when compared, even, to bunuel .
the credit row took an ugly turn with asrani saying he was arm - twisted into giving in kangana’s demand, an allegation denied by the film’s producer shailesh singh who said asrani was creating ruckus for publicity. (youtube )
importantly, this sense of marginalisation does not have to be explicitly political, but could also just reflect the general sidelining that is occurring as china’s influence over regional and global film production dictates what kinds of movies get made .
visually, the film is too tightly wound: ryan' s character positioning is glaringly stagey, while the film' s overall look is drab. its production and costume palette consists of dull, earth tones, which are further dulled by cinematographer andrew dunn' s murky lensing. on the near - plus side, john mellencamp' s string - swept score grates and swirls, both ascendant and funereal, nicely amplifying the characters' tribulations .
asrani has alleged that the film’s lead, kangana ranaut, who has been credited as ‘additional dialogue and story writer’ tried to discredit his work in public by saying that she developed the story with mehta from a one - line screenplay .
casting for the film would take place in new york, with the help of casting director john amplas, who had portrayed the title character in martin. romero intended to cast a group of unknown actors to bring the characters of dawn of the dead to life, just as he had in night of the living dead. interestingly, both david emge (stephen) and scott reiniger (roger) worked at the same restaurant that romero visited while casting the film .
the producers had come to newton hoping to get permission from a manufacturer to show its ouzo brand in their independent film. (greece' s national drink gets high billing in the romantic comedy .) he did that and more .
dario argento' s 118 minute european zombi cut differs greatly from both us versions. argento specifically recut the film to meet the expectations of the european market, removing much of the character development and dialogue in favor of playing up the action - and - violence aspects of the film. the zombi cut relied heavily on the film' s comic - book adventure aspect, with the numerous edits removing much of romero' s underlying subtext—a fact that romero acknowledges when he states argento never really understood the film. in addition, argento also removed most of romero' s stock cues and music, replacing them with the goblin soundtrack, and included more classically - flavored music over the music heard in the mall. though this version has a shorter running time, it features extensions and recuts of scenes not seen anywhere else, including an ending that removes the final montage sequence for a sparse, black backdrop. in certain countries, argento' s cut was re - edited even more, removing most of the gore in favor of a lightweight adventure film. it was issued as part of anchor bay entertainment | anchor bay entertainment' s ultimate edition box set in 2004 and separately as zombi: dawn of the dead in 2005 .
death metal / grindcore band
mortician
sampled the famous
when there is no more room in hell, the dead will walk the earth
line in their song ,
zombie apocalypse
, which rougly outlined the film' s premise .
while all this might seem dreadfully confusing, it’s not so much once you get into the meat of the film. director jaco van dormael does a great job of turning what could be a massive mess of intertwined plots into a somewhat comprehensive story .
unfortunately personal shopper, despite some promising moments, becomes an incoherent - - albeit stylish - - mess with no clear sense of self or direction. stewart' s understated skill would have worked in a better written, better directed film. however, personal shopper doesn' t give her enough space or time, leaving the performance mostly underwhelming - - if not at times, misplaced. what is most frustrating is that there were certainly elements of the film, if strung together in another lifetime, that would have made for an endearing thriller .
maybe the only flaw with the movie is its title and cover. viewers may expect a snappy comedic romp rather than the personal odyssey film that it is. maybe that explains the negative reviews. i agree whole - heartedly with the two four - star reviews written below .
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i have a son. i shall call him mini - roo .
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now, that should be the way you end a film. with the star .
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someone call my agent !
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that' s all, blokes !
if that' s true, it will be interesting to see how audiences take to the new james bond film, die another day, which hits theatres in less than three weeks. the iconic bond - - a bulletproof brand - - has signed 20 companies and their products .
ken foree as peter washington: a member of the philadelphia police department swat team involved in assaulting the apartment complex at the beginning of the film. he is resourceful and intelligent and more levelheaded than roger. peter is the main protagonist, and like ben (the protagonist in night of the living dead), is african - american. he has some caribbean heritage, as he tells of a trinidadian grandfather of his who told stories that
when there is no more room in hell, the dead shall walk the earth
, hence the film' s tagline .
despite limitations imposed by 1970s filmmaking technology, inconvenient late - night filming and budgetary constraints, the film is one of the most financially successful horror films, when one considers production cost versus profit. the film' s success was greatly helped by the fact that it was sold on the international market, as it was edited in varied ways to suit each market. for example, italian producer dario argento edited the movie to achieve a story with considerably less character development and a much faster pace compared to romero' s definitive cut, which was peppered with humor and cultural satire .
much of the lead - up to the two suicides was left in the film, as fran stands on the roof doing nothing as zombies approach, and peter puts a gun to his head, ready to shoot himself, before suddenly deciding to live and shooting zombies as heroic music plays .
once filming resumed, romero had assembled enough of his script on film that he would be able to edit and cut the film into a viable release form. it was in this atmosphere that romero fostered an improvisational stage in production, where new ideas were freer to develop than before — chief among these was the filming of the biker gang' s attack on the mall. the pagans, a local biker gang, had been brought in by the production to create the hostile thugs that would attack the film' s protagonists; their infamous pie fight was completely improvised, a gag that was conceived and filmed on the spot (this fact is slightly contended, as there is a story that says while writing the script for night of the living dead, romero and john a. russo contemplated how they should have the zombies destroyed, at which point co - star and make - up artist marilyn eastman joked that they could throw pies into their faces—whether or not this is true, though, is debatable). the opening arrival of the bikers as they raid the mall was almost completely unplanned, as well; cameras simply filmed the action, with romero later editing the rough film into sequence .
as for my big fat greek wedding, sure, newton says s. c. johnson asked for a little more profile with the windex bottle. and they got it because the producers - - who made the film on $ 5 - million - - thought it would add to the realism of the script .
carbonell has won awards such as the alma awards 1999 alma award outstanding actor in a comedy series for suddenly susan and the star on the horizon award (president award) at the ft. lauderdale international film festival in 2003. he has been nominated for numerous other awards at the alma awards and nclr awards .
filmed previously as the human comedy in 1943, this rebirth is almost a casebook study of how not to transpose “literature” to film. a heartfelt yet sodden directorial debut by meg ryan, ithaca is wordy and static. saroyan' s novel was a sharp smear on the fragility of life in a world of wild extremes and shifting circumstances. unfortunately, the film' s drama is enervated by incessant voiceover, background radio, newsreels, out - loud letter readings and other noise. while it reunites meg ryan and tom hanks, which might prove alluring in ads, hanks appears only in a tiny book - end role .
this 127 minute cut is the version that romero considers to be the definitive cut of the film. the action and pacing are tight, as is the narrative flow. romero' s cut focuses primarily on character development, and differs only slightly from his original extended cut of the film played at the cannes film festival. most scenes are nearly identical, though they are trimmed and re - edited in such a way as to maximize their pacing. the audio differs slightly as well, combining parts of the argento - favored goblin soundtrack and the library stock music found in the director' s cut, as well as switching various other audio effects. the us theatrical cut was also released in the uk and canada, but with a majority of the gore edited or cut out. it was released in its entirety on laserdisc in japan. it has been reissued via anchor bay entertainment numerous times, including their ultimate edition box set in 2004 .
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the story rather interestingly hypothesizes that ghost sightings have less to do with otherworldly dimensions than the mental and emotional state of those who experience the same. and so a film delving onto the psyche of a young woman undergoing some shit. i liked it mostly, with some parts being mesmerizing, while still an uneven effort .
david levine directs a cast that includes gretchen cleevely (juno and the paycock), kevin corrigan (
walking and talking ,
trees lounge
), emily mcdonnell (north atlantic - the wooster group), betty miller (three sisters, coastal disturbances), will patton (what did he see, fool for love), michael shannon (killer joe), adam trese (the waverly gallery), james urbaniak (lipstick traces) and kaili vernoff (looping in the land of the living - here). shoppers' creative team features marsha ginsberg (sets), mimi o' donnell (costumes), sarah sidman (lights), robert kaplowitz (sound) and nicki ledermann (hair / make - up). douglas crosby handles fight choreography .
as au’s own contribution to ten years portrays, hong kong since reunification has increasingly shifted towards putonghua, rather than the cantonese long dominant in hong kong and hong kong film. thus au’s ten years contribution, entitled “dialect, ” depicts a taxi driver who is unable to find fares due both to legislation and to customer distaste .
by now, the marathon race to the oscars in february usually has a couple of clear - cut front - runners — even if the public hasn’t seen them in theaters. not so this time around. “there’s not a film this year that people really have a crush on, ” one awards consultant says. here' s why .
while wordy, ithaca is nearly bereft of everyday dialogue: erik jendresen' s script, focusing on the philosophical queries, crushes the human intrigue. amid these drones, nothing feels or sounds natural, which is particularly egregious since saroyan' s book imparted a real sense of place (his hometown of fresno, changed to ithaca for the narrative). one of the few moments the film actually entertains comes when the elderly alcoholic telegrapher imparts sage, crusty wisdom to eager - beaver homer. on this plus side, not only have the filmmakers used the historical back - road sites of virginia for their filming, they have picked up the formidable talents of local - yokel sam shepard. costumed in harold lloyd - type period glasses and swiveling around in his telegrapher' s chair, shepard infuses the proceedings with some comic relief and perspective. his bits stand out: shepard' s soft, creaky voice, mixed with intermittent high - pitched punctuation, give you the feeling that this guy could do a helluva w. c. fields. unfortunately, those kinds of attention drifts are unintended but necessary to endure the rest of what' s onscreen .
his character in the film smokin' aces, (pasquale acosta s. a. gerald diego), is the only one who shares screen time with matthew fox' s character (bill, security super). in that scene, carbonell' s character kills fox' s character. also starring in the movie is lost actor kevin durand .
romero completed nearly half the script, which outlined a dark, primal film revolving around a pregnant woman and her companion seeking refuge from the undead in the safety of the mall, sheltering themselves in a large complex of hidden ducts, venturing into the mall only in search of supplies. much of the script had the characters naked. they then uncover that a paramilitary group is trucking in and storing fresh human flesh within its confines to
feed
the creatures. the protagonists
were really like cavepeople. i was really going out there, very heavy ,
romero explained. the director would soon be contacted from overseas by dario argento, a former film critic - turned - famed italian horror director .
the current work of the ten years ’ filmmakers is particularly intriguing in this light. building upon their momentum, most of the original ten years team are now working with peers to launch similar omnibus projects in taiwan, thailand, japan and korea. (the exception is jevons au, currently shooting a grant - funded film about hong kong teens. )
the notion that mother! might have autobiographical meaning is raised by the daily beast' s marlow stern, who argues that the pic is
ultimately concerned with the parasitic nature of the male artist; how he drains the lifeblood from all those around him in the name of creativity and ego fuel. in that sense, it’s a remarkably self - absorbed film, and one that, allegorical or not, feels like an agonized mea culpa from the artist (aronofsky) to those in his personal orbit .
( stern also writes ,
[ t ] his is a film designed to fuck with you. and fuck with you it does .
that is, i believe, a recommendation. )
a fan of night of the living dead and an early critical proponent of the film, argento was eager to hear the news of plans to sequelize the horror classic. argento, while in new york for the premiere of his film suspiria, was introduced to romero and producer richard p. rubenstein. his interest to become involved with the project was immediate. argento contacted romero and invited the director to come to rome in order to finish the script, convinced that the change of scenery would assist in inspiring romero' s writing. romero and his future wife, christine forrest, were situated within the heart of rome, in an apartment overlooking the city. they shared dinners with argento, discussing the script' s progress .
the film' s music varies with each of the various cuts. for romero' s theatrical version, musical cues and selections were chosen from the music dewolfe library, a compilation of stock musical scores and cues. romero chose these instead of live orchestration due to their cost efficiency. incidentally, while peter and stephen attempt to close and lock the gates towards the film' s end, the music playing is the same as that which accompanied the opening credits of monty python and the holy grail which also used selections from the dewolfe library. some of the music heard in the mall, as well, was actually unintentional. at 7am, the music would play over the loudspeaker. instead of trying to avoid this — because the crew could not figure out how to turn it off — romero used it in certain scenes. the music heard playing over the film' s credits was actually not the mall' s music — it was a song titled
the gonk
— a polka style song with a chorus of zombie moans added over the background by romero — from the dewolfe library .
it turned out to be a bonus for everyone. the film has raked in more than $ 185 - million (u. s .) so far. vardalos, a relative unknown in celebrity circles, is tonight' s host of saturday night live. and s. c. johnson? well, the wisconsin - based firm is still laughing all the way to the bank .
au openly acknowledges the story’s inspiration from his own work as a screenwriter, who is uncomfortable speaking putonghua and who feels unfamiliar with mainland interests and tastes. confessing that he has begun to “lose confidence” in his scriptwriting, au acknowledges that the local film industry’s shift towards to the mainland market might soon leave him limited only to the local hong kong - based stories he feels comfortable telling .
back in toronto, where premier entertainment' s business has never been better, newton says he' s run into very few of that kind of headaches. primarily because he tries to keep his deals simple; placing donzi boats in charlie' s angels, and getting smirnoff some good space in meg ryan' s upcoming film, in the cut, which is coming out next year .
the movie – which fell subject to an aggressive censorship and negative media campaign by the chinese government – ultimately won the global public relations war when it was exhibited at dozens of city - wide free public screenings a few days before it was named the year’s best picture at the hong kong film awards. however, the young filmmakers behind the movie continue to suffer blowback from their association with the controversy .
no less seriously, the independent filmmakers express their unflagging commitment to artistic freedom, even in the face of the world’s superpowers and their correspondingly influential film industries. as noted by another one of the ten years contributors, ng kar - leung – who was one the movie’s original conceptualisers and also is one of the key figures behind the new “ ten years international” project – “unfortunately, history always repeats itself. ”
the film went on to do well at the box office despite its setbacks in the united states, eventually grossing around $ 55 million worldwide. [ 4 ] eventually, the film really found its niche as a home video release and at midnight drive - ins, spawning a countless number of edits and re - cuts for the us as well as the international community, and even an r rating in 1983 to allow it to be shown along with creepshow, a romero and stephen king venture. the outcry from fans was such that the version was never shown again, the r - rating certificate being surrendered back to the mpaa. laurel called a
radical rejection
in a press release following the recall. dawn of the dead would first be released on home video in 1983. see below for a detailed description of these variations .
as ten years producer andrew choi wryly notes, already during the film’s reception in 2016 he had joked with american audiences and critics that “if trump wins, [ they ] could do a ten years: us. ” thus tongue - in - cheek suggesting that the us ought to be as wary of its current government as hong kong, choi reminds us how much a movie can teach audiences about issues impacting our daily lives .
nolan’s oft - collaborator murphy commended the director on creating a gripping film with so little dialogue. “i think he’s really pushing his philosophy and approach to filmmaking with this one, and it’s been wonderful to see him challenging himself, ” said the actor. “that’s what filmmaking should be: pushing yourself to make the most compelling picture. ” murphy also shared a piece of advice for audiences on opening weekend: “get some rest first! ”
amazon studios is partnering with roadside attractions on an awards - season push, beginning oct. 20 in limited release. the usual on - camera heavy - hitters, julianne moore and in particular michelle williams, are confined to supporting roles. but their gifted young castmates, oakes fegley (pete’s dragon) and newcomer millicent simmonds, a deaf actress making a gorgeous debut, give the film a warmth and immediacy that should transcend age barriers .
the iconic setting yields some of the film’s most memorable sequences, giving lachman the luxury of shooting exhibits in both color and black and white. the famous dioramas in the hall of north american mammals provide particularly arresting imagery; never have taxidermy animals looked so soulful. in another of the plot’s countless connective threads, an icy tableau of minnesota wolves ties back into ben’s recurring nightmares, while other discoveries jibe with his love for collecting curios .
his attempt, of course, fails, but not by much (the elapsed time between hitler' s exit and the explosion plays into the film' s title). the remainder of the movie finds elser being interrogated and tortured by nazi officers, including police chief arthur nebe (burghart klaußner) and gestapo head heinrich müller (johann von bülow), each of whom believe elser must have worked with a group to conspire against the führer .
if you have ever had to staff a booth at an expo or community fair, and are not the particularly outgoing type, you will appreciate this movie. nestor carbonell (script writer and star) does a great job of conveying the anguish and dread of waiting for someone to stop by the table and dreading it when they do. the bulk of the film takes place in k - mart, and trust me, it' s spot on.
attention shoppers is a 2000 american comedy film , directed by philip charles mackenzie and written by nestor carbonell . the film stars carbonell in the lead role , with michael lerner , kathy najimy , martin mull , luke perry , cara buono , casey affleck , and lin shaye in supporting roles . it was released on dvd in north america by mgm home entertainment on november 28 , 2000 . 
attention shoppers is a 2000 american comedy film, directed by philip charles mackenzie and written by nestor carbonell. the film stars carbonell in the lead role, with michael lerner, kathy najimy, martin mull, luke perry, cara buono, casey affleck, and lin shaye in supporting roles. it was released on dvd in north america by mgm home entertainment on november 28, 2000.
attention shoppers is a 2000 american comedy film, directed by philip charles mackenzie and written by nestor carbonell. the film stars carbonell in the lead role, with michael lerner, kathy najimy, martin mull, luke perry, cara buono, casey affleck, and lin shaye in supporting roles. it was released on dvd in north america by mgm home entertainment on november 28, 2000.