No, Keith, I haven't as yet. Can't wait to get my hands on it.
On Mon, Jul 5, 2010 at 10:18 PM, Keith Johnson <keithbjohn...@comcast.net>wrote:
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> Anyone ever seen this indie film? It's based on a story by the late Jerome
> Bixby. Bixby wrote a handful of episodes for the original Trek series, the
> screenplay for the movie "Fantastic Voyage", and the famous "Twilight Zone"
> episodes "It's a Good Life" and its years-later sequel, "It's Still a Good
> Life". I've heard a smattering of really good reviews about this movie over
> the last couple of years that make me want to chase it down. Always a good
> find to discover a truly original scifi flick, you know? The film stars John
> Billingsley (Phlox on "Enterprise"), Tony Todd ("Candy Man", several Star
> Trek eps), and William "The Greatest American Hero" Katt.
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> http://latefilm.com/jerome-bixbys-the-man-from-earth-trailer
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> http://latemag.com/is-jerome-bixbys-the-man-from-earth-this-years-sleeper-hit
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> In amongst the myriad of DVDs on my desk was a screener from Starz for
> "Jerome Bixby's The Man from Earth". It sat there for a while amongst the
> others not particularly standing out, then on a whim I watched it last
> night. When it started it seemed like general low budget independent stuff
> and I figured it might be somewhere between poor or OK. How ever by the end
> of the movie I was exceedingly surprised.
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> I have a feeling that this story was the now sadly deceased Jerome Bixby's
> (Fantastic Voyage <http://imdb.com/title/tt0060397/>) magnum opus.
> Director Richard Schenkman's film is very minimalist, really its not much
> more than a play filmed on location, which at first I thought was a bit of a
> shame, but actually maybe that was just the right way to do it, take a step
> back and let the late Bixby weave his storytelling magic.
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> This really has a chance of being the single best piece of screenwriting
> you will see on a screen large or small this year (really!). Which with the
> writers on strike in Hollywood should remind people just how important good
> writers really are.
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> I know Independent, low budget film can be a bit jarring to a lot of
> viewers, but as this story unfolds you will forget that this was shot in
> just eight
> days<http://www.dreamlogic.net/archives/movie-review-screener-the-man-from-earth>I
> promise. Yes it is a bit of a shame Schenkman and the cast which includes
> Tony Todd (Candyman), David Lee Smith (CSI: Miami's "IAB Sergeant Rick
> Stetler") and John Billingsley (Enterprise's "Dr. Phlox") did not have the
> time and budget to polish this more, but a diamond in the ruff is still a
> diamond and this little film certainly sparkles.
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> After watching this I went in search of reviews and only found a few, but
> then I started to notice the feedback of everyday viewers on
> Amazon<http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B000UYX4Q8/ispitonyourmo-20>,
> The IMDB <http://imdb.com/title/tt0756683/> and such places and for the
> vast majority the word "*Excellent*" is being thrown around. Word of mouth
> could really push this film, I know the person I saw it with would not shut
> up about it. I think Starz should keep an eye on the feedback and maybe up
> the marketing budget for this because they really could have this years
> independent smash on their hands.
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> 8 People, 1 room and a thought inducing tale about a man who has (maybe)
> walked the earth for 14,000 years make this the little film that could.
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