dark fields ( 2009 film )
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originally the film was titled ,
farmer brown
, but renamed
dark fields
to be more scarier in its marketing. but the new name to
dark fields
is a very odd name choice, because the film never has one scene in a field, it largely takes place in a farmhouse .
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dennis cutchins, “adaptations in the classroom: using film to ‘read’ the great gatsby”, literature film quarterly 2003, online at urltoken accessed 11 march 2009 .
the dark fields is a high - concept, highly original thriller, a pharmaceutical faust that is page - turning and thought - provoking in equal measure .
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, accessed 21 february 2009. i also found useful information in judith s. baughman, “fitzgerald and the movies” ,
michael jones, “baz lurhmann eyes ‘great gatsby’”, variety, posted 18 december 2008. urltoken, accessed 10 july 2009 .
dark fields is an interesting mix of b - movie plot, and big - budget acting and filmmaking. this results in a movie that deserves its direct - to - video release, but is still worth seeing. douglas schulze shows an incredible amount of talent with dark fields, and reminds viewers that quality should be expected, even from low - budget, independent films .
dark fields is a movie starring david carradine, richard lynch, and dee wallace. follows three generations of a curse farming community that turn to human sacrifice to appease an evil that haunts the rain .
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in 1998, maren ade began studying film production and direction in munich. during her studies, she co - founded the film production company komplizen film. in 2004, maren ade first film, the forest for the trees, premiered in toronto and won the special jury award at the sundance film festival. in 2009, her second film everyone else received the silver bear for best film and for best actress. maren ade third film, toni erdmann, debuted in competition at the 2016 festival de cannes and won numerous awards like the european film award. as a producer, she worked on productions like tabu by miguel gomes and sleeping sickness by ulrich köhler .
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alan glynn is a graduate of trinity college. his first novel, the dark fields, was released in march 2011 as the movie limitless by relativity media. he is also the author of graveland, winterland and bloodland, for which he won the 2011 irish book award. urltoken
when the term “ambitious” is brought up during a review of an independent, low - budget film, the submodifier “too” usually precedes it. every once in a while, though, a filmmaker comes along that has the talent and ability to make an ambitious project, as well as a successful one, and director douglas schulze does just that with dark fields .
the other reason to watch dark fields is because of the job done by cinematographer lon stratton. stratton and schulze use a ton of different filming techniques to tell the story, and these help keep the audience engaged. the duo uses a lot of unique shots without going overboard, and almost every moment in the film seems necessary to tell the story, which is the mark of talented filmmakers .
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in “the three film versions of the great gatsby”, note 5, supra .
in “the three film versions of the great gatsby”, note 5, supra .
saw this last night and think you’ve captured the experience. “dark fields” is unique, committed to its purpose, and impressive. the talent behind it is obvious. director schulze is a visual craftsman. recommended especially for fans of brooding gothic horror, but also to anyone who wants a break from the “been there done that” of most dvd product .
the hangover star bradley cooper is now set to replace shia labeouf in neil burger’s (the illusionist) upcoming thriller, dark fields. the film is an adaptation of the alan glynn book of the same name, and will feature a script by eclectic screenwriter, leslie dixon (the thomas crowne affair, mrs. doubtfire, hairspray). the film is among many projects cooper has signed on for post - hangover (which is strange, because i still know the guy best as sydney bristow’s best friend on alias) .
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great review. i agree that this is an extremely unique film worth checking out. it’s refreshing to see a story in a horror film (what a novel idea lol). the film has cult appeal written all over it. i streamed it on - line
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i saw the trailer to the film limitless some time ago, and thought “cool – that looks excellent” and then didn’t get a chance to see it at the flicks, so when i saw the book cheap on kindle (a cool £1) i thought i’d give it a bash. i didn’t realise that the book had actually been re - released under a different name to tie - in with the film. the book was originally published in 2001 and was called the dark fields. i have to admit, i was completely drawn in right from the very beginning. eddie spinola
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the story is intriguing and unpredictable enough to keep the viewer interested for the full runtime of the movie, but the construction of the plot finds some hiccups as the movie progresses. there are a few unexplained elements that only appear late in the film, and feel out of place from the world that is created through the first two - thirds of the film. exactly what the citizens become when a sacrifice isn’t made is unclear as well: are they vampires, or something else? there is even one moment in the film where the sick citizens look almost like zombies, which i think is more coincidence than a directorial choice. these muddy issues, as well as other unfilled plot holes, hinder dark fields, just as they would for any film, low - budget or not .
during the opening credits they make a point to let us know this is douglas schulze' s dark fields. well mr. schulze your movie fucking sucks! if you want to claim it you' re free to do so, but it still fucking sucks! i should be afraid of a hat? fuck you douglas schulze! the scariest things about this film are the uneventful story and the atrocious acting especially by the female lead. don' t waste your time with douglas schulze' s piece of shit .
alan glynn wrote the novel
the dark fields
which was later changed into
limitless
. this book is a definite page - turner for me. i am reading this book after seeing the movie several months ago. i notice that many parts were interpreted in the movie and i am recieving a whole new insight on the plot of the story. it is interesting to see the differences between the film and the book. limitless is a great example of the word automaton. the dictionary definition for automaton states the followin
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and as i sat there brooding on the old, unknown world, i thought of gatsby’s wonder when he first picked out the green light at the end of daisy’s dock. he had come a long way to this blue lawn, and his dream must have seemed so close that he could hardly fail to grasp it. he did not know that it was already behind him, somewhere back in that vast obscurity beyond the city, where the dark fields of the republic rolled on under the night .
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good, but very different from the movie. recall that this book was originally named
the dark fields
and written by a brooding irishman. don' t expect the same story arc or ending as you find in a hollywood movie named
limitless .
all that said, i enjoyed the movie and the book for different reasons. they tell different stories and tell them in different ways. in the movie, robert de niro has a line that goes something like
your powers are unearned to date. nothing is unearned .
i thought this
the novel was published by jonathan cape, london, 1969; the film, directed by karel reisz, was released in 1981 .
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the film sounds like a trippy technothriller, and burger has proven able to acquit himself well to more fantastical stories with the illusionist. cooper also has some genre experience with midnight meat train, but then again there’s no telling how watered down this film adaptation will be from glynn’s novel .
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when the drought - stricken farming community of perseverance resorts to child sacrifice to bring healing rains to their land, a terrible curse is unleashed, that haunts their bloodlines for generations. more than a century later, one of their descendents is struck by a horrible affliction and must commit an unspeakable act of murder to remove the curse once and for all. mpaa rating: r 2009 dead wait productions, llc
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the eye of the film, on the other hand, as is the case in all film and for all photographs, is the lens. even in the few films that use the gimmick of having the camera - eye in the space presumably occupied by the character - eye (such as robert montgomery’s lady in the lake and the early scenes of delmer daves’ dark passage, both 1947), the point of view is that of the lens. it’s just that in those few films the lens and the central character happens to be occupying the same spot. that’s a gimmicky and limiting way to shoot a movie, which is why the device has been so rarely utilized in fiction film for anything longer than a few shots. (12 )
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1974 film: screenplay by francis ford coppola; directed by jack clayton. paramount. robert redford as gatsby, mia farrow as daisy, sam waterston as nick, bruce dern as tom .
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when filmmakers are trying to make a film version of a written narrative (as opposed to merely using a written narrative as starting point for another narrative entirely (8) ), they take from written narrative things they can use that are particular to film in order to approximate or otherwise accomplish what occurred on the page. that is always a work of major translation. “film takes from literature”, wrote andrew sarris, “as from nature, that which is cinematically accessible. what is then projected on the screen is not literature (nor nature) but a restructured entity full of light on shadow. ” (9 )
have suggested that farrow’s acting is the film’s weakest link. john simon noted at the time of the film’s release, ‘mia farrow, whose voice is all crooning and squawking, embodies daisy’s superficiality, but not her charm and attraction. ’ simon’s view, though it is somewhat typical, completely misreads both the text and the film and ignores fundamental differences between fitzgerald’s prose and clayton’s imagery. farrow is, in fact, the perfect daisy. she epitomizes exactly what readers come to understand about daisy by the end of the novel. the nature of her character is simply made too clear too soon. ” (17 )
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was an excellent read. very similar yet so different to the film (limitless). good ending, brillant writing. delivery was quick and efficient. the book was in perfect condition. will be purchasing from this seller in the future .
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the 1949 film was basically a star vehicle for alan ladd. the script doesn’t adapt the novel; it pillages it. the novel, as wheeler winston dixon points out (7), is one of penetration: things and characters are introduced and chapter by chapter we learn more about them, but in this film no question outlasts its moment and everything is explained in flashback as soon as it is introduced. in the novel, for example, nick realizes daisy was driving the car that killed myrtle wilson only when gatsby lets slip in a later conversation that he grabbed for the wheel; in the 1949 film, we see it as it happens, so there is nothing that needs to be revealed. the plot isn’t so much simple as it is simple - minded .
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french composer and multiple oscar - and grammy - winner michel legrand is scoring orson welles ’ final film, “ the other side of the wind, ” variety has learned. this will mark legrand’s second welles project. the veteran composer, whose work includes “ yentl, ” “summer of ’42, ” “ the thomas crown affair ” and “ the umbrellas of cherbourg, ” scored welles’ last completed film, “ f for fake, ” in 1974. welles died in 1985. legrand, 86, has been secretly working on the film since december. orchestral recording began on monday in belgium and will continue with a jazz ensemble later this week in paris. the composer calls it “one of the most exciting and delicate scores” he has written in his 60 years of working in movies. “i asked myself constantly, ‘how would orson have reacted? ’ the very subject of the film touched me: the idea of the passage of time, the renewal of inspiration. i am proud to be the link between these two welles films .
the slow march of the late david carradine’s final films continues with doug schulze’s horror film (originally called “the rain”) about a family farm cursed over three generations to sacrifice one of their own to bring rain. dee wallace stone and richard lynch co - star .
a new york film festival selection in 2008, this documentary is the end product of alexander olch’s attempt to finish what his mentor, the late filmmaker richard p. rogers, had started by collecting over 200 hours of footage from his life to make his autobiography .
1949 film: screenplay by cyril hume and richard maibaum; directed by elliott nugent. paramount. alan ladd as gatsby, betty field as daisy, macdonald carey as nick, barry sullivan as tom, howard da silva as wilson, and shelley winters as myrtle .
two - time academy award nominee jessica chastain has emerged as one of hollywood’s most sought after actresses of her generation. she has received numerous nominations and accolades for her work, in kathryn bigelow’s zero dark thirty, a most violent year by j. c. chandor, the disappearance of eleanor rigby by ned benson and ridley scott’s the martian. jessica chastain launched a production company freckle films. she is currently in production for susanna white’s period drama woman walks ahead and will be seen in xavier dolan’s the death and life of john f. donovan
within a year of its first publication in 1925, the great gatsby was a successful broadway play (script by owen davis) and a silent film (based on davis’ play) directed by herbert brenon. (5) three sound versions followed: 1949 (directed by elliott nugent), 1974 (jack clayton) and 2000 (robert markowitz; made for a & e - bbc tv). australian director baz luhrmann has reportedly acquired the rights to make one more film version of fitzgerald’s novel and hopes to begin production in 2010. (6 )
it' s a beautifully shot and composed indie horror film which strays from the standard, boring slasher and / or torture porn elements so prevalent in the genre and actually delivers a story! with characters and plot! it is at the end of the day a low budget film so it' s not perfect but it' s still a lot better than most of the crap released direct to dvd in order to keep a steady stream of new arrivals on the shelves. best parts: the cinematography, score, production design and richard lynch and ellen sandweiss' acting least impressive parts: some of the cg effects aren' t great, story is kinda slow and some of the other acting is a bit stiff overall it has some flaws but makes up for them by being a tremendously ambitious and interesting classic style horror film .
2000 television film: teleplay by john mclaughlin; directed by robert markowitz. a & e - bbc. mia sorvino as daisy, toby stephens as gatsby, paul rudd as nick, martin donovan as tom, francie swift as jordan baker, and heather goldenhersh as myrtle buchanan .
i picked the movie tie - in version of this novel at a secondhand store under the title
limitless
. i had seen the film when it was in theatres and decided to give the book a go. i went into it not expecting much. it was a great film, but somehow i couldn' t see it being a compelling read, but i was pleasantly surprised. the book reminds me a little of
american psycho
or
fight club
. it' s hip, sleek, addictive. despite his obvious flaws i found the main character immediately likable and wanted him
when this thriller premiered at tribeca this past spring, alison willmore wrote, “the second film from writer / director josh sternfeld (“winter solstice”) has ambitions reaching beyond being a straightforward police procedural, ” though critics, including her, were mixed about the end result. nick stahl and rachel nichols star as small - town sleuths who investigate a botched home invasion case that claims the life of a young child in an affluent community and enflames class divisions when the main suspects are from the poorer community nearby. grace gummer, meryl streep’s second daughter to go into the family profession, makes her film debut .
it is possible to read the internal dating as an error by fitzgerald or as fitzgerald economically letting us know that nick was taking longer to write his story than it had taken him to experience it. fitzgerald scholar matthew j. bruccoli comments on the two dates: “in chapter i nick states that he ‘came back from the east last autumn’ – that is, after gatsby’s murder which occurred around labor day 1922. at the end of the novel nick remarks that he remembers the events of the day of the murder ‘after two years. ’ this inconsistency is probably fitzgerald’s lapse; but it is possible that he added a year to the time scheme to account for the time nick was writing the book. ” in “getting it right: the publishing process and the correction of factual errors—with reference to the great gatsby ”, urltoken, accessed 13 march 2009 .
the voice and point of view of fitzgerald’s novel – both of them nick’s – aren’t just the device through which the novel is presented; they contain essential information that tells us what the novel is about and how to regard the actions that transpire in it. the voice telling the story in the novel knows how the story will end; the nick we see in the film does not. subtract nick’s narrative voice and point of view and you’ve got fitzgerald’s plot, but not the story fitzgerald told. that voice and point of view are characters in the novel in the same sense that colour and mis en scène are characters in a film .
writers control the density of information, the amount of detail about any character, scene or action, but the reader determines the pace at which that information is encountered, the amounts of it encountered at any one time, and the order in which things are read. readers can pause whenever they like, reread something already read, skip ahead or shift to a scanning mode when the narrative seems to be dragging, just like viewers watching a film on dvd. but viewers watching a film in a theatre or when broadcast are wholly subject to the filmmaker’s choices about how much time shall be spent with each part of the narrative and the order in which those parts are encountered. if they miss a line of dialog or a piece of action because their attention wandered or because they had to go to the toilet, they will, unless they ask someone what was just said, go through the rest of the film not knowing what that line or piece of action was .
being sent a library copy is really poor, and this is what i was sent. the quality was not good either. my goal in buying this copy was to buy a book without an actor' s face sprawled across the cover because a film version recently came out, so i paid more. wish i hadnt .
odd list simon brew ryan lambie 17 feb 2014 - 06: 24 whether they' re bleak, shocking or sad, the endings to these 22 movies have haunted us for years... warning: there are spoilers to the endings for every film we talk about in this article. so if you don' t want to know an ending for a film, then don' t read that entry. it' s probably best to start by talking about what this article isn' t. it' s not a list of the best movie endings, the best twists, the most depressing endings or anything like that. instead, we' re focusing here on the endings that seeped into our brain and stayed there for some time after we' d seen the film. the endings that provoke in an interesting way, and haunt you for days afterwards. as such, whilst not every ending we' re going to talk about here is a flat out classic - although lots of them are
imagine a drug that makes your brain function with perfect efficiency, tapping into your most fundamental resources of intelligence and drive, releasing all the passive knowledge you’d ever accumulated. a drug that made you focused, charming, fast, even attractive. eddie spinola is on such a drug. it’s called mdt - 48, and it’s viagra for the brain - a designer drug that’s redesigning his life. but while mdt is helping eddie achieve the kind of success he’s only dreamed about, it’s also chipping away at his sanity - splitting headaches, spontaneous blackouts, violent outbursts. and now that he’s hooked and his supply is running low, eddie must venture into the drug’s dark past to feed his habit. what he discovers proves that mdt, once a dream come true, has become his worst nightmare .
gurinder chadha ’s hit film bend it like beckham is being readied for the west end stage and following a host of auditions and workshops, the cast for the highly anticipated stage version bend it like beckham the musical has been formally announced. natalie dew will play football crazy jess with lauren samuels as jules, a player with the harriers, a local women’s football team, and jamie campbell bower as their coach joe. the three young leads will be supported by some familiar faces, including comedian ronni ancona who plays paula, jules’s mum, with jamal andréas as jess’ good friend tony. preeya kalidas who appeared in the original film as one of the cousins, will take on the role of pinky, jess’ sister and tony jayawardena andnatasha jayetileke take on the all important roles of her parents, mr and mrs bhamra. jess needs extra time. she is facing
in addition to already sterling editions of “steamboat bill jr. ” and “the general” on blu - ray, kino is releasing yet another buster keaton classic in high definition with this comedy where he takes a train ride to claim his inheritance and discovers it is nothing like he thought it would be. there’s a score by carl davis, a making - of documentary, a 49 - minute alternate cut of the film called “hospitality” and more .
imagine a drug that makes your brain function with perfect efficiency, tapping into your most fundamental resources of intelligence and drive, releasing all the passive knowledge you' d ever accumulated. a drug that made you focused, charming, fast, even attractive. eddie spinola is on such a drug. it' s called mdt - 48, and it' s viagra for the brain - a designer drug that' s redesigning his life. but while mdt is helping eddie achieve the kind of success he' s only dreamed about, it' s also chipping away at his sanity - splitting headaches, spontaneous blackouts, violent outbursts. and now that he' s hooked and his supply is running low, eddie must venture into the drug' s dark past to feed his habit. what he discovers proves that mdt, once a dream come true, has become his worst nightmare .
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starting this weekend on march 12th, phobiafest is coming to the city of troy—no, not that one—troy, michigan! the event will feature over 20 rare film screenings, several fright - filled events, and special guests like courtney gains (children of the corn) and many more. press release: metro detroit will face its fears this weekend march 12 & 13th as phobiafest invades the city of troy. jam packed with over two dozen rare or never before seen film screenings, 25 exhibitors and a dozen fear based events, phobiafest promises something for all your fears. in the screening room dario argento ’s razor wielding tenebre plays with never before seen footage. followed by the world premiere documentary yellowcard on the making of argento ’s masterpiece. in addition 4 trailers will world premiere over the weekend starting with the monster show cable series with star wolfman mac on hand. meg foster (star of john carpenter ’s they live
new to blu - ray: the jeff bridges - rachel ward romance “against all odds”, the 1997 animated flick “anastasia”, “awakenings”, wayne wang’s 2005 children’s film “because of winn dixie, ” john huston’s “the bible”, the eddie murphy remake of “dr. dolittle, ”, “ernest goes to camp / ernest goes to jail”, “flicka”, “random hearts”, the 2005 cg animated “robots”, “scary movie 4”, “stand by me”, “the times of harvey milk” (criterion )
other aspects of the film i enjoyed included the make - up effects and the soundtrack. i almost got a little queasy in the fingernail scene. i did get queasy in the aforementioned teeth - filing scene. the make - up effects used to show the “disease” afflicting the townspeople was spot on, especially in its later stages. the soundtrack did what it was supposed to do: accentuate the action in the movie and it was never too overpowering or out of place .
under the presidency of the spanish director, screenwriter and producer pedro almodóvar, the jury for the 70 th festival de cannes will be made up of eight key figures from the film industry, coming from all over the world. these four women and four men will help pedro almodóvar select from among the films in competition. the winners will be announced on sunday 28 th may at the closing ceremony, following which the palme d’or will be awarded in the presence of the winning team .
i watched the film adaptation (limitless) before reading the book. usually it is the other way around for me. i thought the book went into the social impact of the drug much better than the movie did. it accomplished this partly by delving into the experience of other users, besides the protagonist. the main premise, as other reviewers have noted, is a new designer drug that enhances the intelligence. the main character, eddie spinola, lives an uninspiring life as a contract writer hurrying to m
after writing all this out i’ve suddenly come to a realization: i enjoyed this movie! i had no idea. it just kind of snuck up on me i suppose. i think it was able to do that because of my only criticism of the film. i thought that the pacing kind of dragged a little. other than that, it has all the elements of a movie that i enjoy. it’s well thought out, it’s filmed well, its story is intriguing, and i enjoyed the performances. what else could you ask for ?
and likewise with the film versions of f. scott fitzgerald’s the great gatsby. as long as nick – whose continuing revelation of information to us is at the heart of the novel – is in the films a primarily inessential character, just someone hanging around, the films are not gatsby on screen but a different story entirely. it may look as if those scenes have the same number of characters as the counterpart scenes in the novel, but they don’t. they have one more character and they haven’t a clue what should be done with him .
i picked this book up on a whim as i had seen the film a while ago and hadn' t realised that it was actually based on a book. the story is told from the point of view of eddie spinola, your average heading towards mid - life crisis type of guy, who is suddenly given the chance to turn his life around with a mystery drug provided by his ex brother in law. the sudden improvement in his ability to think and do things that seemed to be beyond him before provides for an exhilarating ride as he explores t
i watched the film a few years ago and didn' t even realise it was a book. i was a bit sceptical at first but it' s fantastic. the story kicks in straight away and it' s written in a way that makes you really feel the effects of the drug in eddie' s system. he goes from being a struggling, jaded writer to frankly an amazing, intellectual, knowledge hungry and often scary person under mdt' s effects. the story is well thought out and even though there are technical bits in there about stock markets and
if you were offered a pill that would make you smarter, more focused and infinitely more productive, would you take it? would you bother to ask about the side effects first? protagonist eddie spinola isn' t initially told what this tiny pill will do for - - or to - - him, but he knocks back the mdt - 48 anyway, and his life immediately becomes a thrilling (and unmanageable) roller coaster. i' ve not seen the movie ,
limitless ,
based on this book by alan glynn. the film previews got me interested in the
this was very similar to the movie. i had actually seen limitless before i read the book and as i' d loved the film wasn' t sure at all how the book would hold up. i loved it. the books about a new super drug that allows you to preform 200% but there is a major downside. the come down is a total bitch! i loved the characters, and its was wonderful seeing in my mind bradley cooper as eddie spinola. the book moves at a fast pace and when the deaths and confusion start it go from good to excellent .
on june 26, 1968, steve mcqueen and faye dunaway' s heist film the thomas crown affair hit theaters, touting itself with a tagline of
a thrill - a - minute deal for a million dollars !
the hollywood reporter' s original review is below. like richard lester and tex avery, norman jewison continues to prove himself among the most facile and appropriative of the two - dimensional directors, paring the elements of character, plot and motive to promote entertainments in which the vogues of unrestrained directorial technique are ultimately the star, protracted commercials in which the director is both progenitor and featured product. with the mirisch ...
if baz luhrmann or whoever is the next filmmaker to take gatsby on thinks the plot is what the novel is really about – a mysterious rich guy with a lingering love for a flighty society lady who tries to get her away from her playboy husband but only gets the husband’s mistress and himself killed – he should acknowledge that’s what he’s up to, get rid of nick and do with gatsby what no filmmaker has yet done: make a movie that works. and if he understands the centrality of nick’s narration to fitzgerald’s novel and wants to make a film of that, he should deal with that voice and character as something more than mere decoration .
on june 26, 1968, steve mcqueen and faye dunaway' s heist film the thomas crown affair hit theaters, touting itself with a tagline of
a thrill - a - minute deal for a million dollars !
the hollywood reporter' s original review is below. like richard lester and tex avery, norman jewison continues to prove himself among the most facile and appropriative of the two - dimensional directors, paring the elements of character, plot and motive to promote entertainments in which the vogues of unrestrained directorial technique are ultimately the star, protracted commercials in which the director is both progenitor and featured product. with the mirisch presentation of the ...
1926: owen davis’ play, directed by george cukor, which opened 2 february 1926 at the ambassador theater in new york and ran for 112 performances. it was a play in a prologue and three acts set in louisville, kentucky, in 1917 and long island in 1925. [ 1 ] 1926: film based on davis’ play, script by becky gardiner; adaptation by elizabeth meehand; directed by herbert brenon. warner baxter as gatsby, lois wilson as daisy, neil hamilton as nick, georgia hale as myrtle, william powell as george wilson, hale hamilton as tom, and carmelita geraghty as jordan. produced by jesse l. lasky and adolph zukor .
multi - award winning artist agnès jaoui joined forces with jean - pierre bacri to develop a theatre and film style of which kitchen with apartment and family resemblances were first to meet with success. they worked with alain resnais on smoking / no smoking and same old song. in 2000, agnès jaoui directed the taste of others which won four césar. she wrote and directed look at me, which won best screenplay award at the 2004 festival de cannes, followed by let’s talk about the rain (2008) and under the rainbow (2013). she is a singer, and her latin “canta” album won a victoire de la musique award in 2007. she can be currently seen in aurore by blandine lenoir .
but filmmakers meddle with the structure of well - known and - loved works of fiction at their peril: it’s not just that audiences note the absence of key parts that aren’t there or are mutilated; a film audience will accept anything if it works – and, with only a few exceptions, most filmgoers haven’t read the original anyway. the difficulty arises when major structural changes in the process of adaptation turn a narrative that works perfectly well in one medium into a narrative that works badly or not at all in another, when the filmmakers fail to find the structural device that will let them move the narrative from page to screen. and that is precisely what happened with each of the three sound versions of the great gatsby.
dark fields ( also douglas schulze 's dark fields and the rain ) is a 2009 american horror film directed by douglas schulze , written by kurt eli mayry and douglas schulze , and starring david carradine , dee wallace stone , richard lynch , ellen sandweiss , and sasha higgins . 
dark fields (also douglas schulze's dark fields and the rain) is a 2009 american horror film directed by douglas schulze, written by kurt eli mayry and douglas schulze, and starring david carradine, dee wallace stone, richard lynch, ellen sandweiss, and sasha higgins.
dark fields (also douglas schulze's dark fields and the rain) is a 2009 american horror film directed by douglas schulze, written by kurt eli mayry and douglas schulze, and starring david carradine, dee wallace stone, richard lynch, ellen sandweiss, and sasha higgins.