[scifinoir2] Legend director, Will Smith, reuniting for fantasy?
Last time director Francis Lawrence teamed up with star Will Smith, it went pretty well: I Am Legend was a big hit and got generally good-to-middling reviews. Well, now comes news that Lawrence and Smith may reunite for a fantastical drama titled The City That Sailed at 20th Century Fox, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Here's how the trade paper reported it: The director is developing the project, which is being produced by Smith's Overbrook banner, with an eye to direct. Written by Andrew Niccol, the story follows a New York City street magician whose daughter, because of family circumstances, lives in England. In exploring a lighthouse one day, the girl discovers a room with magic candles and wishes to be reunited with her father, causing the island of Manhattan to break away and drift across the Pond. Can we again expect to see Smith's spunky real-life daughter, Willow-who played his on-screen kid in Legend-in City? That would make the family reunion complete, wouldn't it? http://scifiwire.com/2009/07/legend-director-will-smit.php
[scifinoir2] Why the clock is running out for a Superman sequel
The most interesting points in a court ruling on Wednesday over the rights to Superman are, 1, that the rights revert back to the heirs of creators Jerome Siegel and Joe Shuster in 2013 and, 2, that Warner Brothers has no script and no development plans for a sequel to Bryan Singer's 2006 Superman Returns. Indeed, the studio wouldn't be able to release a sequel until 2012 at the earliest, meaning that the clock is running out for Warner. The details were contained in a ruling that otherwise favored Warner and its corporate sibling DC Comics in a suit filed by the heirs of Superman co-creator Jerome Siegel, Variety reported. Here's some of what the trade paper reported: In a decision announced Wednesday, U.S. Judge District Court Judge Stephen G. Larson found that the license fees the studio paid to corporate sibling DC Comics didn't represent sweetheart deals as they weren't below fair market value. That means the heirs will be able seek profits only from DC Comics-which earned $13.6 million from Warner Brothers for the 2006 release of Superman Returns-rather than from Warner Brothers as well. ... The judge also set a Dec. 1 trial date for determining the allocation of profits to the heirs, who won a ruling last year from Larson that awarded them half the copyright for the Superman material. ... The judge, who conducted a 10-day bench trial, also noted that Warner Brothers chairman Alan Horn had testified that he hopes to make another Superman movie but added that the property wasn't under development at the studio, that no script had been written and that the earliest another Superman pic could be released would be in 2012. ... Attorney Marc Toberoff, who represents heirs Joanne Siegel and Laura Siegel Larson, told Daily Variety that the judge had erred in not considering comparable licensing deals for best-selling novels penned by Tom Clancy and Michael Crichton and popular musicals such as My Fair Lady. ... Toberoff also asserted in a written statement that the Siegel heirs and the heirs of co-creator Joe Shuster will own the entire Superman copyright in 2013.
[scifinoir2] Fwd: Variety.com - Meteor
Posted: Thurs., Jul. 9, 2009, 12:59pm PT Meteor (Two-part movie; NBC, Sun. July 12-19, 9 p.m.) Filmed in Los Angeles by Alpine Medien Prods. in association with Larry Levinson Prods. and Grand Army Entertainment and presented by RHI Entertainment. Executive producers, Robert Halmi Jr., Larry Levinson; co-executive producers, Randy Pope, Michael Moran; producers, Juan Mas, Tony Roman; director, Ernie Barbarash; writer, Alexander Greenfield; Jack Crowe - Billy Campbell Imogene O'Neil - Marla Sokoloff Dr. Chetwyn - Jason Alexander Calvin Stark - Michael Rooker Sheriff Crowe - Stacy Keach Gen. Brasser - Ernie Hudson Dr. Lehman - Christopher Lloyd Jenny Crowe - Mimi Michaels By BRIAN LOWRY Although I seldom go this far out on a limb, Meteor is so bad, so unbelievably campy, it almost demands to be seen. Coming a few weeks after ABC's Impact, this RHI Entertainment two-parter manages to make that end-of-the-world epic look like I, Claudius, incorporating a maniac cop subplot and perplexing levels of gratuitous violence. Various recognizable actors dot the cast, but several of them have the good sense to die well before the end (or not) comes, leaving poor Marla Sokoloff as mankind's last best hope. Despite the shared title, Meteor isn't directly related to the 1979 disaster movie that starred Sean Connery, which contained a then-appropriate Cold War hook, as the U.S. and Soviets had to team up to try and prevent a world-annihilating threat. Instead of geopolitics, director Ernie Barbarash and writer Alexander Greenfield settle for a murderous cop (Michael Rooker) swearing vengeance against the family of his partner, Jack (Billy Campbell), leading him on a chase across California while laws of civility break down as huge meteor shards reshape the landscape. That's because a mountain-sized meteor named Kassandra is hurtling toward Earth, and only a crazy old scientist (Christopher Lloyd) and his young colleague Imogene (Sokoloff) know how to stop it. Unfortunately, they're in Mexico, and when something bad happens to the elder lab rat, Imogene has to navigate her way across the border hoping to convey vital information to Dr. Chetwyn (Jason Alexander), the harried scientist who fired her boss but is now working with the military to save humanity. Because the meteor wreaks havoc on communications, it forces Imogene to run an unintentionally hilarious gantlet of escaped fugitives, car crashes, gun-toting vigilantes and border-patrol agents. Meanwhile, there are multiple side plots that mostly amount to killing time before Kassandra reaches the planet, including survival efforts in a meteor-struck hospital and the efforts of a local sheriff (Stacy Keach) -- who happens to be Jack's dad -- struggling to maintain order in his small town. The giggles would come fast and furious were it not for the appalling quantity of violence, which seems less about the fraying of social norms in the face of a crisis than a wholly unnecessary movie within the movie. Indeed, Rooker's character is so bent on destruction that he essentially ignores the fire raining down from the sky. There's much to be said for the major networks spicing their lineups with something more than just reality shows during the summer, but if Meteor represents the best they have to offer, Armageddon, come on down! camera, Maximo Munzi; production designer, Scott H. Campbell; editors, Tricia Gorman, Mike Witting; music, Jonathan Snipes; casting, Penny Perry, Amy Reece. 120 MIN. Read the full article at: http://www.variety.com/story.asp?l=storyr=VE1117940651c=32 Like this article? Variety.com has over 150,000 articles, 40,000 reviews and 10,000 pages of charts. Subscribe today! http://www.variety.com/emailfriend or call (866) MY-VARIETY. Can't commit? Sign up for a free trial! http://www.variety.com/emailfriend © 2009 Reed Business Information Use of this Website is subject to Terms of Use. Privacy Policy
[RE][scifinoir2] Fwd: Variety.com - Meteor
MST3K-ready, you say? I'm there. -[ Received Mail Content ]-- Subject : [scifinoir2] Fwd: Variety.com - Meteor Date : Fri, 10 Jul 2009 06:23:14 -0400 From : Charles char...@sheehanmiles.net To : scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Posted: Thurs., Jul. 9, 2009, 12:59pm PT Meteor (Two-part movie; NBC, Sun. July 12-19, 9 p.m.) Filmed in Los Angeles by Alpine Medien Prods. in association with Larry Levinson Prods. and Grand Army Entertainment and presented by RHI Entertainment. Executive producers, Robert Halmi Jr., Larry Levinson; co-executive producers, Randy Pope, Michael Moran; producers, Juan Mas, Tony Roman; director, Ernie Barbarash; writer, Alexander Greenfield; Jack Crowe - Billy Campbell Imogene O'Neil - Marla Sokoloff Dr. Chetwyn - Jason Alexander Calvin Stark - Michael Rooker Sheriff Crowe - Stacy Keach Gen. Brasser - Ernie Hudson Dr. Lehman - Christopher Lloyd Jenny Crowe - Mimi Michaels By BRIAN LOWRY Although I seldom go this far out on a limb, Meteor is so bad, so unbelievably campy, it almost demands to be seen. Coming a few weeks after ABC's Impact, this RHI Entertainment two-parter manages to make that end-of-the-world epic look like I, Claudius, incorporating a maniac cop subplot and perplexing levels of gratuitous violence. Various recognizable actors dot the cast, but several of them have the good sense to die well before the end (or not) comes, leaving poor Marla Sokoloff as mankind's last best hope. Despite the shared title, Meteor isn't directly related to the 1979 disaster movie that starred Sean Connery, which contained a then-appropriate Cold War hook, as the U.S. and Soviets had to team up to try and prevent a world-annihilating threat. Instead of geopolitics, director Ernie Barbarash and writer Alexander Greenfield settle for a murderous cop (Michael Rooker) swearing vengeance against the family of his partner, Jack (Billy Campbell), leading him on a chase across California while laws of civility break down as huge meteor shards reshape the landscape. That's because a mountain-sized meteor named Kassandra is hurtling toward Earth, and only a crazy old scientist (Christopher Lloyd) and his young colleague Imogene (Sokoloff) know how to stop it. Unfortunately, they're in Mexico, and when something bad happens to the elder lab rat, Imogene has to navigate her way across the border hoping to convey vital information to Dr. Chetwyn (Jason Alexander), the harried scientist who fired her boss but is now working with the military to save humanity. Because the meteor wreaks havoc on communications, it forces Imogene to run an unintentionally hilarious gantlet of escaped fugitives, car crashes, gun-toting vigilantes and border-patrol agents. Meanwhile, there are multiple side plots that mostly amount to killing time before Kassandra reaches the planet, including survival efforts in a meteor-struck hospital and the efforts of a local sheriff (Stacy Keach) -- who happens to be Jack's dad -- struggling to maintain order in his small town. The giggles would come fast and furious were it not for the appalling quantity of violence, which seems less about the fraying of social norms in the face of a crisis than a wholly unnecessary movie within the movie. Indeed, Rooker's character is so bent on destruction that he essentially ignores the fire raining down from the sky. There's much to be said for the major networks spicing their lineups with something more than just reality shows during the summer, but if Meteor represents the best they have to offer, Armageddon, come on down! camera, Maximo Munzi; production designer, Scott H. Campbell; editors, Tricia Gorman, Mike Witting; music, Jonathan Snipes; casting, Penny Perry, Amy Reece. 120 MIN. Read the full article at: http://www.variety.com/story.asp?l=storyamp;r=VE1117940651amp;c=32 Like this article? Variety.com has over 150,000 articles, 40,000 reviews and 10,000 pages of charts. Subscribe today! http://www.variety.com/emailfriend or call (866) MY-VARIETY. Can't commit? Sign up for a free trial! http://www.variety.com/emailfriend © 2009 Reed Business Information Use of this Website is subject to Terms of Use. Privacy Policy http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQdwk8Yntds
[RE][scifinoir2] Legend director, Will Smith, reuniting for fantasy?
If it shows up, and time allows, I'm there. -[ Received Mail Content ]-- Subject : [scifinoir2] Legend director, Will Smith, reuniting for fantasy? Date : Thu, 9 Jul 2009 23:38:09 -0700 From : Tracey de Morsella tdli...@multiculturaladvantage.com To : scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Last time director Francis Lawrence teamed up with star Will Smith, it went pretty well: I Am Legend was a big hit and got generally good-to-middling reviews. Well, now comes news that Lawrence and Smith may reunite for a fantastical drama titled The City That Sailed at 20th Century Fox, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Here's how the trade paper reported it: The director is developing the project, which is being produced by Smith's Overbrook banner, with an eye to direct. Written by Andrew Niccol, the story follows a New York City street magician whose daughter, because of family circumstances, lives in England. In exploring a lighthouse one day, the girl discovers a room with magic candles and wishes to be reunited with her father, causing the island of Manhattan to break away and drift across the Pond. Can we again expect to see Smith's spunky real-life daughter, Willow-who played his on-screen kid in Legend-in City? That would make the family reunion complete, wouldn't it? http://scifiwire.com/2009/07/legend-director-will-smit.php http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQdwk8Yntds
Re: [scifinoir2] Legend director, Will Smith, reuniting for fantasy?
Her brother Jaden was really good in Pursuit of Happyness, but unbearable in The Day The Earth Stood Still, so I'm down for WIllow in this, so long as Will plays her father. If Will's gonna direct it, that's fine too, but it looks like the competitive nature of this family results in some good results on screen. On Jul 10, 2009, at 2:38 AM, Tracey de Morsella wrote: Last time director Francis Lawrence teamed up with star Will Smith, it went pretty well: I Am Legend was a big hit and got generally good-to-middling reviews. Well, now comes news that Lawrence and Smith may reunite for a fantastical drama titled The City That Sailed at 20th Century Fox, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Here's how the trade paper reported it: The director is developing the project, which is being produced by Smith's Overbrook banner, with an eye to direct. Written by Andrew Niccol, the story follows a New York City street magician whose daughter, because of family circumstances, lives in England. In exploring a lighthouse one day, the girl discovers a room with magic candles and wishes to be reunited with her father, causing the island of Manhattan to break away and drift across the Pond. Can we again expect to see Smith's spunky real-life daughter, Willow —who played his on-screen kid in Legend—in City? That would make the family reunion complete, wouldn't it? http://scifiwire.com/2009/07/legend-director-will-smit.php
[scifinoir2] Re: Legend director, Will Smith, reuniting for fantasy?
The Smiths believe in keeping it in the family. Jada Pinkett-Smith's younger brother, Caleeb, has a role in Lakeview Terrace which was produced by husband Will Smith's Overbrook Productions. ~rave! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Daryle Lockhart dar...@... wrote: Her brother Jaden was really good in Pursuit of Happyness, but unbearable in The Day The Earth Stood Still, so I'm down for WIllow in this, so long as Will plays her father. If Will's gonna direct it, that's fine too, but it looks like the competitive nature of this family results in some good results on screen. On Jul 10, 2009, at 2:38 AM, Tracey de Morsella wrote: Last time director Francis Lawrence teamed up with star Will Smith, it went pretty well: I Am Legend was a big hit and got generally good-to-middling reviews. Well, now comes news that Lawrence and Smith may reunite for a fantastical drama titled The City That Sailed at 20th Century Fox, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Here's how the trade paper reported it: The director is developing the project, which is being produced by Smith's Overbrook banner, with an eye to direct. Written by Andrew Niccol, the story follows a New York City street magician whose daughter, because of family circumstances, lives in England. In exploring a lighthouse one day, the girl discovers a room with magic candles and wishes to be reunited with her father, causing the island of Manhattan to break away and drift across the Pond. Can we again expect to see Smith's spunky real-life daughter, Willow who played his on-screen kid in Legendin City? That would make the family reunion complete, wouldn't it? http://scifiwire.com/2009/07/legend-director-will-smit.php
Re: [RE][scifinoir2] Prepare for the Guillermo del Toro Decade
I guess the continued usage owes a lot to Lovecraft's work. He was an enormous talent but a repellent human being. Has anyone read Robert W. Chambers The King In Yellow? Chambers was one of Lovecraft's big influences and Chambers King In Yellow mythos became part of Lovecraft's Chthulhu mythos. Chamber's work centers around a cursed play that when read reveals hidden horrible truths and brings you to the attention of entities that at the very least drive you insane. If the play was performed it could summon the titular character and that by all accounts is not a good thing. --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@... wrote: Ditto - Original Message - From: Martin Baxter truthseeker...@... To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, July 9, 2009 7:59:07 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [RE][scifinoir2] Prepare for the Guillermo del Toro Decade Keith, I don't find those words antiquated either. Many of them find their ways into my stories, and some even into my everyday conversations. -[ Received Mail Content ]-- Subject : Re: [RE][scifinoir2] Prepare for the Guillermo del Toro Decade Date : Thu, 9 Jul 2009 03:32:17 + (UTC) From : Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@... To : scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Interesting. Like Howard, another guy who clung to his mother and was fearful and reclusive. I guess that's where the terror and primal fear of his tales (so I've heard, never having read them) originates. Stephen King, I recall, was said to be a very scary child. His friends used to enjoy terrifying him with ghost stories. I did find this passage from the entry interesting: His prose is somewhat antiquarian . Often he employed archaic vocabulary or spelling which had already by his time been replaced by contemporary coinages; examples including Esquimau , and Comanchian. He was given to heavy use of an esoteric lexicon including such words as eldritch , rugose , noisome , squamous , ichor , and cyclopean , and of attempts to transcribe dialect speech which have been criticized as clumsy, imprecise, and condescending. His works also featured British English (he was an admitted Anglophile ), and he sometimes made use of anachronistic spellings, such as compleat (for complete), shew (show), lanthorn (lantern), and phantasy (fantasy; also appearing as phantastic). Interesting because just about all of those words are fairly normal to me, especially words like shew, which are familiar to me from years of reading the King James Bible. And I wouldn't call eldritch, noisome, or ichor esoteric or antiquated at all, especially in the realms of scifi/fantasy/horror. - Original Message - From: Martin Baxter To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Wednesday, July 8, 2009 8:53:17 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [RE][scifinoir2] Prepare for the Guillermo del Toro Decade Keith, this might provide answers for you. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H._P._Lovecraft -[ Received Mail Content ]-- Subject : Re: [RE][scifinoir2] Prepare for the Guillermo del Toro Decade Date : Tue, 7 Jul 2009 20:38:44 + (UTC) From : Keith Johnson To : scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com I only know of Lovecraft through references in other works (such as, surprisingly, The Real Ghostbusters cartoon series), and, ironically, through a dude I knew back in middle school who loved him, and who was also the grandson of a Klansman. What's up with his racist views? - Original Message - From: B. Smith To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Tuesday, July 7, 2009 9:57:03 AM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [RE][scifinoir2] Prepare for the Guillermo del Toro Decade Lovecraft's racism have permanently soured me on his work. I know del Toro will knock it out of the park but it's a bittersweet feeling. Drood is an interesting novel but I couldn't plow through it. Dan Simmons has caught a case of the bloat. And the crazy but that's a whole different story. --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com , Martin Baxter wrote: He's doing Lovecraft... (breaks out into the HappyHappyJoyJoy Dance) -[ Received Mail Content ]-- Subject : [scifinoir2] Prepare for the Guillermo del Toro Decade Date : Tue, 07 Jul 2009 04:26:06 - From : ravenadal To : scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Del Toro co-writes vampire movie; wants to film Drood. (Check out the link for the pictures) http://oluik.notlong.com Prepare for the Guillermo del Toro decade: 'The Hobbit' director is just getting started One of the gentle souls in the movie business is Guillermo del Toro, and I always look forward to my interviews with him. This is a longer version of my latest story on
[RE][scifinoir2] See why i dont have a dog ?????
LMNAATWO! -[ Received Mail Content ]-- Subject : [scifinoir2] See why i dont have a dog ? Date : Fri, 10 Jul 2009 06:40:05 -0700 (PDT) From : Augustus Augustus jazzynupe_...@yahoo.com To : Sci Fi scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com --- Look at this damn dog!!! ENJOY YOUR DAY! Hotmail® has ever-growing storage! Don’t worry about storage limits. Check it out. No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.375 / Virus Database: 270.13.8/2224 - Release Date: 07/08/09 05:53:00 Insert movie times and more without leaving Hotmail®. See how. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQdwk8Yntds
[scifinoir2] Three great Karl Malden movies on TCM tonight
97 year-old Karl Malden passed away on July 1st and TCM is showing three of his best tonight (all times CT): At 7 pm On the Waterfront, as priest to Brando's pug. At 9 pm A Streetcar Named Desire, as Blanche's gentleman caller. At 11 pm Birdman of Alcatraz, as warden to Burt Lancaster's Birdman. I love movie star names: Malden was born Mladen Sekulovich. ~rave! http://twitter.com/ravenadal http://blackplush.blogspot.com
[RE][scifinoir2] Three great Karl Malden movies on TCM tonight
I'll be tuned in, but I'll be missing an hour of Waterfront. Loved his work across the board, and I would take in all of them, but Eureka premieres tonight. -[ Received Mail Content ]-- Subject : [scifinoir2] Three great Karl Malden movies on TCM tonight Date : Fri, 10 Jul 2009 16:23:58 - From : ravenadal ravena...@yahoo.com To : scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com 97 year-old Karl Malden passed away on July 1st and TCM is showing three of his best tonight (all times CT): At 7 pm On the Waterfront, as priest to Brando's pug. At 9 pm A Streetcar Named Desire, as Blanche's gentleman caller. At 11 pm Birdman of Alcatraz, as warden to Burt Lancaster's Birdman. I love movie star names: Malden was born Mladen Sekulovich. ~rave! http://twitter.com/ravenadal http://blackplush.blogspot.com http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQdwk8Yntds
Re: [RE][scifinoir2] Three great Karl Malden movies on TCM tonight
Hey, a man gotta have priorities! ~rave! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Martin Baxter truthseeker...@... wrote: I'll be tuned in, but I'll be missing an hour of Waterfront. Loved his work across the board, and I would take in all of them, but Eureka premieres tonight.
[scifinoir2] Moon puts fiction back in science fiction
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhIB0mqbPiE http://www.jsonline.com/entertainment/movies/50384927.html Lonely man in the 'Moon' By Duane Dudek of the Journal Sentinel Posted: July 9, 2009 Moon is one small step for mankind. It puts the fiction back into science fiction, not because it's unbelievable but because it's a life-size and plausible portrait of our daily gravity. Too many genre films are virtual, superheroic variations on arbitrary themes and are slaves to the digital technologies that allow them to portray anything. The less-is-more aesthetic of Moon, by comparison, is a reminder that true creativity is a function of ideas and imagination. In much the same way we take for granted the fact that science drives our lives in countless and invisible ways, Moon takes a satisfyingly pragmatic approach to the extraordinary. And in the process, it puts a human face and heart at the center of its universe - a man in the moon, if you will. Sam Rockwell portrays the only human employee at a lunar factory where his companion is a HAL-like computer named Gerty, voiced by Kevin Spacey. For technical reasons, Rockwell cannot communicate directly with home; he sees his daughter grow up in tape-delayed messages from his wife and watches old sitcom reruns. Rockwell is just two weeks away from completing a three-year service contract and returning to Earth. If he is going a bit buggy, talking to his plants and seeing things, these seem a reasonable response to his isolation. Unless, of course, they represent something else. Perhaps things are not as they seem. Perhaps he is not really alone. Or perhaps he is more alone than he knows. Lunacy runs in the family of director Duncan Jones: His singer-songwriter father, David Bowie, imagined all manner of star men, space oddities and spiders from Mars. But if there is an apple-doesn't-fall-far-from-the-tree quality to the material, the approach has its roots in the golden age of science fiction. The miniatures, matte paintings and digital effects do not dazzle; like Rockwell's space suit worn with use, they add a scruffy realism. The way Jones' camera looms over cramped spaces like a surveillance video adds a Big Brother feel to the piece. And the edgy, slightly crazed Rockwell, practically the only actor in the film, is a sympathetic, cautionary figure howling at the moon. Moon is not about the dangers of technology, but mankind's misuse of it. Even before President John Kennedy vowed to make landing on the moon a national priority, the exploitation of it for war or profit seemed inevitable. Moon portrays such possibilities, in service of some greater good, as the banal oppression of the very qualities that make us human. E-mail: ddu...@journalsentinel.com
Re: [RE][scifinoir2] In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale
o.k. axe Jaleel for jimmy dean's Moon (actually the very underrated Kelly PerineDustin Dusty Canyon - the weather man!) actually if we go with Kelly, how about his co-star in 'Between Brothers' Kadeem Hardison as Aragon instead of Vin Diesel? Hardison is a MUCH better actor! --- On Wed, 7/8/09, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net wrote: From: Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net Subject: Re: [RE][scifinoir2] In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Wednesday, July 8, 2009, 11:55 PM Jaleel White as Samwise. Isn't that Steve Erkel? Have you *seen* that guy in recent years? He's built like a football player! No way I see him as the bumbling, lovable, fat Samwise! How about that slightly chubby comedian from the defunct sitcom One on One? He played Flex Alexander's best friend. Dusty something. He's also in a commercial recently for Jimmy Dean sausage where he plays the Moon or the Sun (no kidding!) He'd be perfect as Sam. Either him, or that corny comedian from Saturday Night Live who used ot have a sitcom on Nick. He also played Fat Albert in the live action movie. Name escapes me at the moment. - Original Message - From: Augustus Augustus jazzynupe_007@ yahoo.com To: scifino...@yahoogro ups.com Sent: Wednesday, July 8, 2009 3:35:04 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [RE][scifinoir2] In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale emmanuel lewis would be the dwarf, vin diesel as aragon (wanted snipes, but u have hive as legolas), denzel washington as elron, spike lee directing, jaleel white as sam wisegangie --- On Wed, 7/8/09, Milton Davis mv_media_atl@ yahoo.com wrote: From: Milton Davis mv_media_atl@ yahoo.com Subject: Re: [RE][scifinoir2] In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale To: scifino...@yahoogro ups.com Date: Wednesday, July 8, 2009, 2:50 PM I would do a Gansta remake of Lord of The Rings: Pimp of the Bling. Snoop Dogg would be Gandalf, Gary Coleman would be Golem, Wesley Snipes would be Legolas and Gabrielle Union would be the pretty elf girl. The ring would be the shizznat! I'm still working on the cast. --- On Mon, 7/6/09, ravenadal ravena...@yahoo. com wrote: From: ravenadal ravena...@yahoo. com Subject: Re: [RE][scifinoir2] In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale To: scifino...@yahoogro ups.com Date: Monday, July 6, 2009, 5:17 PM The way I would use this opportunity is to remake movies like Douglas (Imitation of Life) Sirk's All That Heaven Allows (1955) which originally starred Jane Wyman an Rock Hudson. Here's a synopsis: Cary, a wealthy widow, falls in love with the much younger nurseryman, Ron Kirby. This provides gossip for the country club set, and her children are ashamed that she plans to remarry below her station. Ron is an independent man who can ignore the petty conventions of society, but can Cary also ignore them? I would remake this with Angela Bassett in the Wyman role and Marcus Patrick (Descent) in the Hudson role. Then I would cast and overpay unemployed black actors and actresses that I like such as: Ron Glass (who looks great and was very good as Kerry Washington's father in Lakeview Terrace) David Ramsey (very charismatic as Anton Brigs on Dexter) Tracie Thoms (Cold Case, Rent) Cassandra Freeman (Inside Man - MY choice for new Uhura). I would also like to make a big budget remake of Alfred Hitchcock's Marnie with Halle Berry in the Tippi Hedren role, Denzel Washington in the Sean Connery role and Morgan Freeman in the Alan Napier role. ~rave! --- In scifino...@yahoogro ups.com, B. Smith daikaiju66@ ... wrote: Another would be Frank Miller and Dave Gibbons' Give Me Liberty. Martha is a hard casting choice because you need someone young but with some grit. My wife's suggestion hit it out of the park: Keke Palmer. She's definitely has the chops to do it and is the right age. `I think Edward Norton or Christian Bale would be perfect as her antagonist Morreti. Adam Beach could be a great Wasserstein. --- In scifino...@yahoogro ups.com, Martin Baxter truthseeker013@ wrote: As for casting a movie, I'd do Ellis and Hitch's The Authority. Casting -- Jenny Quantum -- Ellen Page Apollo -- Brad Pitt (because Apollo is one PURDY man, and Pitt is just that) The Midnighter -- Karl Urban The Doctor -- Kal Penn (if I could talk him away from his present job) The Engineer -- Jennifer Lopez (I'm *not* a fan of hers by any means, but she's best here for the role) Jack Hawksmoor -- Jason Statham (all he does is glower and kick a$$, so *behold*! Statham's defining role) Swift -- Michelle Yeoh Rose Tattoo -- Rosario Dawson (all she needs to do is to let her hair grow out a bit) -[ Received Mail Content ]-- Subject : [scifinoir2] In the Name of the
[RE][scifinoir2] Moon puts fiction back in science fiction
rave, this draws me to the movie more than its initial premise. Also reminds me of an argument I had with my Last Ex, her decrying science fiction for being little more than flashy lasers and zoomy spaceships. If I were still on speaking terms with her, I'd forward her this. -[ Received Mail Content ]-- Subject : [scifinoir2] Moon puts fiction back in science fiction Date : Fri, 10 Jul 2009 16:53:12 - From : ravenadal ravena...@yahoo.com To : scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhIB0mqbPiE http://www.jsonline.com/entertainment/movies/50384927.html Lonely man in the 'Moon' By Duane Dudek of the Journal Sentinel Posted: July 9, 2009 Moon is one small step for mankind. It puts the fiction back into science fiction, not because it's unbelievable but because it's a life-size and plausible portrait of our daily gravity. Too many genre films are virtual, superheroic variations on arbitrary themes and are slaves to the digital technologies that allow them to portray anything. The less-is-more aesthetic of Moon, by comparison, is a reminder that true creativity is a function of ideas and imagination. In much the same way we take for granted the fact that science drives our lives in countless and invisible ways, Moon takes a satisfyingly pragmatic approach to the extraordinary. And in the process, it puts a human face and heart at the center of its universe - a man in the moon, if you will. Sam Rockwell portrays the only human employee at a lunar factory where his companion is a HAL-like computer named Gerty, voiced by Kevin Spacey. For technical reasons, Rockwell cannot communicate directly with home; he sees his daughter grow up in tape-delayed messages from his wife and watches old sitcom reruns. Rockwell is just two weeks away from completing a three-year service contract and returning to Earth. If he is going a bit buggy, talking to his plants and seeing things, these seem a reasonable response to his isolation. Unless, of course, they represent something else. Perhaps things are not as they seem. Perhaps he is not really alone. Or perhaps he is more alone than he knows. Lunacy runs in the family of director Duncan Jones: His singer-songwriter father, David Bowie, imagined all manner of star men, space oddities and spiders from Mars. But if there is an apple-doesn't-fall-far-from-the-tree quality to the material, the approach has its roots in the golden age of science fiction. The miniatures, matte paintings and digital effects do not dazzle; like Rockwell's space suit worn with use, they add a scruffy realism. The way Jones' camera looms over cramped spaces like a surveillance video adds a Big Brother feel to the piece. And the edgy, slightly crazed Rockwell, practically the only actor in the film, is a sympathetic, cautionary figure howling at the moon. Moon is not about the dangers of technology, but mankind's misuse of it. Even before President John Kennedy vowed to make landing on the moon a national priority, the exploitation of it for war or profit seemed inevitable. Moon portrays such possibilities, in service of some greater good, as the banal oppression of the very qualities that make us human. E-mail: ddu...@journalsentinel.com http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQdwk8Yntds
Re: [RE][scifinoir2] Moon puts fiction back in science fiction
Not to stir you up again, Martin, but that's the slight thing that worries me about the new Star Trek. More focus on the gadgetry and FX than the original, and I wince when I hear people say (as the Onion spoofed) that it was fun!. As if that's all there is to Trek to be meaningful, and all they want going forward. - Original Message - From: Martin Baxter truthseeker...@lycos.com To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, July 10, 2009 4:02:21 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: [RE][scifinoir2] Moon puts fiction back in science fiction rave, this draws me to the movie more than its initial premise. Also reminds me of an argument I had with my Last Ex, her decrying science fiction for being little more than flashy lasers and zoomy spaceships. If I were still on speaking terms with her, I'd forward her this. -[ Received Mail Content ]-- Subject : [scifinoir2] Moon puts fiction back in science fiction Date : Fri, 10 Jul 2009 16:53:12 - From : ravenadal ravena...@yahoo.com To : scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhIB0mqbPiE http://www.jsonline.com/entertainment/movies/50384927.html Lonely man in the 'Moon' By Duane Dudek of the Journal Sentinel Posted: July 9, 2009 Moon is one small step for mankind. It puts the fiction back into science fiction, not because it's unbelievable but because it's a life-size and plausible portrait of our daily gravity. Too many genre films are virtual, superheroic variations on arbitrary themes and are slaves to the digital technologies that allow them to portray anything. The less-is-more aesthetic of Moon, by comparison, is a reminder that true creativity is a function of ideas and imagination. In much the same way we take for granted the fact that science drives our lives in countless and invisible ways, Moon takes a satisfyingly pragmatic approach to the extraordinary. And in the process, it puts a human face and heart at the center of its universe - a man in the moon, if you will. Sam Rockwell portrays the only human employee at a lunar factory where his companion is a HAL-like computer named Gerty, voiced by Kevin Spacey. For technical reasons, Rockwell cannot communicate directly with home; he sees his daughter grow up in tape-delayed messages from his wife and watches old sitcom reruns. Rockwell is just two weeks away from completing a three-year service contract and returning to Earth. If he is going a bit buggy, talking to his plants and seeing things, these seem a reasonable response to his isolation. Unless, of course, they represent something else. Perhaps things are not as they seem. Perhaps he is not really alone. Or perhaps he is more alone than he knows. Lunacy runs in the family of director Duncan Jones: His singer-songwriter father, David Bowie, imagined all manner of star men, space oddities and spiders from Mars. But if there is an apple-doesn't-fall-far-from-the-tree quality to the material, the approach has its roots in the golden age of science fiction. The miniatures, matte paintings and digital effects do not dazzle; like Rockwell's space suit worn with use, they add a scruffy realism. The way Jones' camera looms over cramped spaces like a surveillance video adds a Big Brother feel to the piece. And the edgy, slightly crazed Rockwell, practically the only actor in the film, is a sympathetic, cautionary figure howling at the moon. Moon is not about the dangers of technology, but mankind's misuse of it. Even before President John Kennedy vowed to make landing on the moon a national priority, the exploitation of it for war or profit seemed inevitable. Moon portrays such possibilities, in service of some greater good, as the banal oppression of the very qualities that make us human. E-mail: ddu...@journalsentinel.com http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQdwk8Yntds
Re: [RE][scifinoir2] In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale
Hardison as Aragorn? Hmm...I'd have to see him in the getup. By the way, Between Brothers was a good show that unfortunately never caught on. Some viewed it as an inferiour knockoff of then-popular Living Singles, but I enjoyed it. - Original Message - From: Augustus Augustus jazzynupe_...@yahoo.com To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, July 10, 2009 2:28:57 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [RE][scifinoir2] In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale o.k. axe Jaleel for jimmy dean's Moon (actually the very underrated Kelly PerineDustin Dusty Canyon - the weather man!) actually if we go with Kelly, how about his co-star in 'Between Brothers' Kadeem Hardison as Aragon instead of Vin Diesel? Hardison is a MUCH better actor! --- On Wed, 7/8/09, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net wrote: From: Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net Subject: Re: [RE][scifinoir2] In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Wednesday, July 8, 2009, 11:55 PM Jaleel White as Samwise. Isn't that Steve Erkel? Have you *seen* that guy in recent years? He's built like a football player! No way I see him as the bumbling, lovable, fat Samwise! How about that slightly chubby comedian from the defunct sitcom One on One? He played Flex Alexander's best friend. Dusty something. He's also in a commercial recently for Jimmy Dean sausage where he plays the Moon or the Sun (no kidding!) He'd be perfect as Sam. Either him, or that corny comedian from Saturday Night Live who used ot have a sitcom on Nick. He also played Fat Albert in the live action movie. Name escapes me at the moment. - Original Message - From: Augustus Augustus jazzynupe_007@ yahoo.com To: scifino...@yahoogro ups.com Sent: Wednesday, July 8, 2009 3:35:04 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [RE][scifinoir2] In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale emmanuel lewis would be the dwarf, vin diesel as aragon (wanted snipes, but u have hive as legolas), denzel washington as elron, spike lee directing, jaleel white as sam wisegangie --- On Wed, 7/8/09, Milton Davis mv_media_atl@ yahoo.com wrote: From: Milton Davis mv_media_atl@ yahoo.com Subject: Re: [RE][scifinoir2] In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale To: scifino...@yahoogro ups.com Date: Wednesday, July 8, 2009, 2:50 PM I would do a Gansta remake of Lord of The Rings: Pimp of the Bling. Snoop Dogg would be Gandalf, Gary Coleman would be Golem, Wesley Snipes would be Legolas and Gabrielle Union would be the pretty elf girl. The ring would be the shizznat! I'm still working on the cast. --- On Mon, 7/6/09, ravenadal ravena...@yahoo. com wrote: From: ravenadal ravena...@yahoo. com Subject: Re: [RE][scifinoir2] In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale To: scifino...@yahoogro ups.com Date: Monday, July 6, 2009, 5:17 PM The way I would use this opportunity is to remake movies like Douglas (Imitation of Life) Sirk's All That Heaven Allows (1955) which originally starred Jane Wyman an Rock Hudson. Here's a synopsis: Cary, a wealthy widow, falls in love with the much younger nurseryman, Ron Kirby. This provides gossip for the country club set, and her children are ashamed that she plans to remarry below her station. Ron is an independent man who can ignore the petty conventions of society, but can Cary also ignore them? I would remake this with Angela Bassett in the Wyman role and Marcus Patrick (Descent) in the Hudson role. Then I would cast and overpay unemployed black actors and actresses that I like such as: Ron Glass (who looks great and was very good as Kerry Washington's father in Lakeview Terrace) David Ramsey (very charismatic as Anton Brigs on Dexter) Tracie Thoms (Cold Case, Rent) Cassandra Freeman (Inside Man - MY choice for new Uhura). I would also like to make a big budget remake of Alfred Hitchcock's Marnie with Halle Berry in the Tippi Hedren role, Denzel Washington in the Sean Connery role and Morgan Freeman in the Alan Napier role. ~rave! --- In scifino...@yahoogro ups.com , B. Smith daikaiju66@ ... wrote: Another would be Frank Miller and Dave Gibbons' Give Me Liberty. Martha is a hard casting choice because you need someone young but with some grit. My wife's suggestion hit it out of the park: Keke Palmer. She's definitely has the chops to do it and is the right age. `I think Edward Norton or Christian Bale would be perfect as her antagonist Morreti. Adam Beach could be a great Wasserstein. --- In scifino...@yahoogro ups.com , Martin Baxter truthseeker013@ wrote: As for casting a movie, I'd do Ellis and Hitch's The Authority. Casting -- Jenny Quantum -- Ellen Page Apollo -- Brad Pitt (because Apollo is one PURDY man, and Pitt is just that) The Midnighter -- Karl Urban The Doctor -- Kal Penn (if I could talk him away from his present job) The
Re: [RE][scifinoir2] Moon puts fiction back in science fiction
Thank you for the concern, Keith. As for the it's fun! comment -- I just let it go now. Too many real things in life to focus on. -[ Received Mail Content ]-- Subject : Re: [RE][scifinoir2] Moon puts fiction back in science fiction Date : Fri, 10 Jul 2009 22:09:10 + (UTC) From : Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net To : scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Not to stir you up again, Martin, but that's the slight thing that worries me about the new Star Trek. More focus on the gadgetry and FX than the original, and I wince when I hear people say (as the Onion spoofed) that it was fun!. As if that's all there is to Trek to be meaningful, and all they want going forward. - Original Message - From: Martin Baxter To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, July 10, 2009 4:02:21 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: [RE][scifinoir2] Moon puts fiction back in science fiction rave, this draws me to the movie more than its initial premise. Also reminds me of an argument I had with my Last Ex, her decrying science fiction for being little more than flashy lasers and zoomy spaceships. If I were still on speaking terms with her, I'd forward her this. -[ Received Mail Content ]-- Subject : [scifinoir2] Moon puts fiction back in science fiction Date : Fri, 10 Jul 2009 16:53:12 - From : ravenadal To : scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhIB0mqbPiE http://www.jsonline.com/entertainment/movies/50384927.html Lonely man in the 'Moon' By Duane Dudek of the Journal Sentinel Posted: July 9, 2009 Moon is one small step for mankind. It puts the fiction back into science fiction, not because it's unbelievable but because it's a life-size and plausible portrait of our daily gravity. Too many genre films are virtual, superheroic variations on arbitrary themes and are slaves to the digital technologies that allow them to portray anything. The less-is-more aesthetic of Moon, by comparison, is a reminder that true creativity is a function of ideas and imagination. In much the same way we take for granted the fact that science drives our lives in countless and invisible ways, Moon takes a satisfyingly pragmatic approach to the extraordinary. And in the process, it puts a human face and heart at the center of its universe - a man in the moon, if you will. Sam Rockwell portrays the only human employee at a lunar factory where his companion is a HAL-like computer named Gerty, voiced by Kevin Spacey. For technical reasons, Rockwell cannot communicate directly with home; he sees his daughter grow up in tape-delayed messages from his wife and watches old sitcom reruns. Rockwell is just two weeks away from completing a three-year service contract and returning to Earth. If he is going a bit buggy, talking to his plants and seeing things, these seem a reasonable response to his isolation. Unless, of course, they represent something else. Perhaps things are not as they seem. Perhaps he is not really alone. Or perhaps he is more alone than he knows. Lunacy runs in the family of director Duncan Jones: His singer-songwriter father, David Bowie, imagined all manner of star men, space oddities and spiders from Mars. But if there is an apple-doesn't-fall-far-from-the-tree quality to the material, the approach has its roots in the golden age of science fiction. The miniatures, matte paintings and digital effects do not dazzle; like Rockwell's space suit worn with use, they add a scruffy realism. The way Jones' camera looms over cramped spaces like a surveillance video adds a Big Brother feel to the piece. And the edgy, slightly crazed Rockwell, practically the only actor in the film, is a sympathetic, cautionary figure howling at the moon. Moon is not about the dangers of technology, but mankind's misuse of it. Even before President John Kennedy vowed to make landing on the moon a national priority, the exploitation of it for war or profit seemed inevitable. Moon portrays such possibilities, in service of some greater good, as the banal oppression of the very qualities that make us human. E-mail: ddu...@journalsentinel.com http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQdwk8Yntds http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQdwk8Yntds
[scifinoir2] OT: Handheld fusion reactor on the way?
Keith, the bibs are in the bin just to the left of the doorway... http://dvice.com/archives/2009/07/handheld-fusion.php http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQdwk8Yntds
Re: [RE][scifinoir2] Moon puts fiction back in science fiction
Hey Martin, u know i had 2 do this right? it was FUN! --- On Fri, 7/10/09, Martin Baxter truthseeker...@lycos.com wrote: From: Martin Baxter truthseeker...@lycos.com Subject: Re: [RE][scifinoir2] Moon puts fiction back in science fiction To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Friday, July 10, 2009, 6:18 PM Thank you for the concern, Keith. As for the it's fun! comment -- I just let it go now. Too many real things in life to focus on. -[ Received Mail Content ]-- Subject : Re: [RE][scifinoir2] Moon puts fiction back in science fiction Date : Fri, 10 Jul 2009 22:09:10 + (UTC) From : Keith Johnson KeithBJohnson@ comcast.net To : scifino...@yahoogro ups.com Not to stir you up again, Martin, but that's the slight thing that worries me about the new Star Trek. More focus on the gadgetry and FX than the original, and I wince when I hear people say (as the Onion spoofed) that it was fun!. As if that's all there is to Trek to be meaningful, and all they want going forward. - Original Message - From: Martin Baxter To: scifino...@yahoogro ups.com Sent: Friday, July 10, 2009 4:02:21 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: [RE][scifinoir2] Moon puts fiction back in science fiction rave, this draws me to the movie more than its initial premise. Also reminds me of an argument I had with my Last Ex, her decrying science fiction for being little more than flashy lasers and zoomy spaceships. If I were still on speaking terms with her, I'd forward her this. -[ Received Mail Content ]-- Subject : [scifinoir2] Moon puts fiction back in science fiction Date : Fri, 10 Jul 2009 16:53:12 - From : ravenadal To : scifino...@yahoogro ups.com http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=lhIB0mqbPiE http://www.jsonline .com/entertainme nt/movies/ 50384927. html Lonely man in the 'Moon' By Duane Dudek of the Journal Sentinel Posted: July 9, 2009 Moon is one small step for mankind. It puts the fiction back into science fiction, not because it's unbelievable but because it's a life-size and plausible portrait of our daily gravity. Too many genre films are virtual, superheroic variations on arbitrary themes and are slaves to the digital technologies that allow them to portray anything. The less-is-more aesthetic of Moon, by comparison, is a reminder that true creativity is a function of ideas and imagination. In much the same way we take for granted the fact that science drives our lives in countless and invisible ways, Moon takes a satisfyingly pragmatic approach to the extraordinary. And in the process, it puts a human face and heart at the center of its universe - a man in the moon, if you will. Sam Rockwell portrays the only human employee at a lunar factory where his companion is a HAL-like computer named Gerty, voiced by Kevin Spacey. For technical reasons, Rockwell cannot communicate directly with home; he sees his daughter grow up in tape-delayed messages from his wife and watches old sitcom reruns. Rockwell is just two weeks away from completing a three-year service contract and returning to Earth. If he is going a bit buggy, talking to his plants and seeing things, these seem a reasonable response to his isolation. Unless, of course, they represent something else. Perhaps things are not as they seem. Perhaps he is not really alone. Or perhaps he is more alone than he knows. Lunacy runs in the family of director Duncan Jones: His singer-songwriter father, David Bowie, imagined all manner of star men, space oddities and spiders from Mars. But if there is an apple-doesn' t-fall-far- from-the- tree quality to the material, the approach has its roots in the golden age of science fiction. The miniatures, matte paintings and digital effects do not dazzle; like Rockwell's space suit worn with use, they add a scruffy realism. The way Jones' camera looms over cramped spaces like a surveillance video adds a Big Brother feel to the piece. And the edgy, slightly crazed Rockwell, practically the only actor in the film, is a sympathetic, cautionary figure howling at the moon. Moon is not about the dangers of technology, but mankind's misuse of it. Even before President John Kennedy vowed to make landing on the moon a national priority, the exploitation of it for war or profit seemed inevitable. Moon portrays such possibilities, in service of some greater good, as the banal oppression of the very qualities that make us human. E-mail: ddu...@journalsenti nel.com http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=JQdwk8Yntds http://www.youtube. com/watch? v=JQdwk8Yntds
Re: [RE][scifinoir2] Moon puts fiction back in science fiction
ahar...@earthlink.net I saw Moon and loved it! It's that rare thing - an SF film that actually has an intelligent plot and good characterization as well as excellent visuals. It's still playing in a couple of art houses here in NYC. Cheers! Amy Not to stir you up again, Martin, but that's the slight thing that worries me about the new Star Trek. More focus on the gadgetry and FX than the original, and I wince when I hear people say (as the Onion spoofed) that it was fun!. As if that's all there is to Trek to be meaningful, and all they want going forward. - Original Message - From: Martin Baxter truthseeker...@lycos.com To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, July 10, 2009 4:02:21 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: [RE][scifinoir2] Moon puts fiction back in science fiction rave, this draws me to the movie more than its initial premise. Also reminds me of an argument I had with my Last Ex, her decrying science fiction for being little more than flashy lasers and zoomy spaceships. If I were still on speaking terms with her, I'd forward her this. -[ Received Mail Content ]-- Subject : [scifinoir2] Moon puts fiction back in science fiction Date : Fri, 10 Jul 2009 16:53:12 - From : ravenadal ravena...@yahoo.com To : scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhIB0mqbPiE http://www.jsonline.com/entertainment/movies/50384927.html Lonely man in the 'Moon' By Duane Dudek of the Journal Sentinel Posted: July 9, 2009 Moon is one small step for mankind. It puts the fiction back into science fiction, not because it's unbelievable but because it's a life-size and plausible portrait of our daily gravity. Too many genre films are virtual, superheroic variations on arbitrary themes and are slaves to the digital technologies that allow them to portray anything. The less-is-more aesthetic of Moon, by comparison, is a reminder that true creativity is a function of ideas and imagination. In much the same way we take for granted the fact that science drives our lives in countless and invisible ways, Moon takes a satisfyingly pragmatic approach to the extraordinary. And in the process, it puts a human face and heart at the center of its universe - a man in the moon, if you will. Sam Rockwell portrays the only human employee at a lunar factory where his companion is a HAL-like computer named Gerty, voiced by Kevin Spacey. For technical reasons, Rockwell cannot communicate directly with home; he sees his daughter grow up in tape-delayed messages from his wife and watches old sitcom reruns. Rockwell is just two weeks away from completing a three-year service contract and returning to Earth. If he is going a bit buggy, talking to his plants and seeing things, these seem a reasonable response to his isolation. Unless, of course, they represent something else. Perhaps things are not as they seem. Perhaps he is not really alone. Or perhaps he is more alone than he knows. Lunacy runs in the family of director Duncan Jones: His singer-songwriter father, David Bowie, imagined all manner of star men, space oddities and spiders from Mars. But if there is an apple-doesn't-fall-far-from-the-tree quality to the material, the approach has its roots in the golden age of science fiction. The miniatures, matte paintings and digital effects do not dazzle; like Rockwell's space suit worn with use, they add a scruffy realism. The way Jones' camera looms over cramped spaces like a surveillance video adds a Big Brother feel to the piece. And the edgy, slightly crazed Rockwell, practically the only actor in the film, is a sympathetic, cautionary figure howling at the moon. Moon is not about the dangers of technology, but mankind's misuse of it. Even before President John Kennedy vowed to make landing on the moon a national priority, the exploitation of it for war or profit seemed inevitable. Moon portrays such possibilities, in service of some greater good, as the banal oppression of the very qualities that make us human. E-mail: ddu...@journalsentinel.com http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQdwk8Yntds -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.375 / Virus Database: 270.13.9/2229 - Release Date: 07/10/09 07:05:00
Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Legend director, Will Smith, reuniting for fantasy?
Has anyone watched the show that Jada star's in? What is your opinion of it? On Fri, Jul 10, 2009 at 6:00 AM, ravenadal ravena...@yahoo.com wrote: The Smiths believe in keeping it in the family. Jada Pinkett-Smith's younger brother, Caleeb, has a role in Lakeview Terrace which was produced by husband Will Smith's Overbrook Productions. ~rave! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Daryle Lockhart dar...@... wrote: Her brother Jaden was really good in Pursuit of Happyness, but unbearable in The Day The Earth Stood Still, so I'm down for WIllow in this, so long as Will plays her father. If Will's gonna direct it, that's fine too, but it looks like the competitive nature of this family results in some good results on screen. On Jul 10, 2009, at 2:38 AM, Tracey de Morsella wrote: Last time director Francis Lawrence teamed up with star Will Smith, it went pretty well: I Am Legend was a big hit and got generally good-to-middling reviews. Well, now comes news that Lawrence and Smith may reunite for a fantastical drama titled The City That Sailed at 20th Century Fox, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Here's how the trade paper reported it: The director is developing the project, which is being produced by Smith's Overbrook banner, with an eye to direct. Written by Andrew Niccol, the story follows a New York City street magician whose daughter, because of family circumstances, lives in England. In exploring a lighthouse one day, the girl discovers a room with magic candles and wishes to be reunited with her father, causing the island of Manhattan to break away and drift across the Pond. Can we again expect to see Smith's spunky real-life daughter, Willow —who played his on-screen kid in Legend—in City? That would make the family reunion complete, wouldn't it? http://scifiwire.com/2009/07/legend-director-will-smit.php Post your SciFiNoir Profile at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/app/peoplemap2/entry/add?fmvn=mapYahoo! Groups Links -- Bringing diversity to perversity for 9 years! Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/
Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Legend director, Will Smith, reuniting for fantasy?
Mr. Worf, my wifey has me watching Hawthorne. so far i have 2 say, pretty good. i am used 2 seeing these hospital type shoes from the doctors point of view. to see it fromthe nurses point of view is different, but fun. like we say in the Marines, officers get the glory, but Sergeants run the Corps. Gunnery Sergeant Fate 2d Recon Batt. USMC --- On Fri, 7/10/09, Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com wrote: From: Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Legend director, Will Smith, reuniting for fantasy? To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Friday, July 10, 2009, 11:20 PM Has anyone watched the show that Jada star's in? What is your opinion of it? On Fri, Jul 10, 2009 at 6:00 AM, ravenadal ravena...@yahoo. com wrote: The Smiths believe in keeping it in the family. Jada Pinkett-Smith's younger brother, Caleeb, has a role in Lakeview Terrace which was produced by husband Will Smith's Overbrook Productions. ~rave! --- In scifino...@yahoogro ups.com, Daryle Lockhart dar...@... wrote: Her brother Jaden was really good in Pursuit of Happyness, but unbearable in The Day The Earth Stood Still, so I'm down for WIllow in this, so long as Will plays her father. If Will's gonna direct it, that's fine too, but it looks like the competitive nature of this family results in some good results on screen. On Jul 10, 2009, at 2:38 AM, Tracey de Morsella wrote: Last time director Francis Lawrence teamed up with star Will Smith, it went pretty well: I Am Legend was a big hit and got generally good-to-middling reviews. Well, now comes news that Lawrence and Smith may reunite for a fantastical drama titled The City That Sailed at 20th Century Fox, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Here's how the trade paper reported it: The director is developing the project, which is being produced by Smith's Overbrook banner, with an eye to direct. Written by Andrew Niccol, the story follows a New York City street magician whose daughter, because of family circumstances, lives in England. In exploring a lighthouse one day, the girl discovers a room with magic candles and wishes to be reunited with her father, causing the island of Manhattan to break away and drift across the Pond. Can we again expect to see Smith's spunky real-life daughter, Willow —who played his on-screen kid in Legend—in City? That would make the family reunion complete, wouldn't it? http://scifiwire. com/2009/ 07/legend- director- will-smit. php - - -- Post your SciFiNoir Profile at http://groups. yahoo.com/ group/scifinoir2 /app/peoplemap2/ entry/add? fmvn=mapYahoo! Groups Links http://groups. yahoo.com/ group/scifinoir2 / -- Bringing diversity to perversity for 9 years! Mahogany at: http://groups. yahoo.com/ group/mahogany_ pleasures_ of_darkness/
Re: [RE][scifinoir2] In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale
i loved Between Brothers! it was kool seeing brothers with jobs and responsibilities. i have always been a Kadeem Hardison fan. grow his beard some and he would be a killer Aragon. think i would go with Vin Diesel as either Boromir or his brother. --- On Fri, 7/10/09, Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net wrote: From: Keith Johnson keithbjohn...@comcast.net Subject: Re: [RE][scifinoir2] In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Date: Friday, July 10, 2009, 6:07 PM Hardison as Aragorn? Hmm...I'd have to see him in the getup. By the way, Between Brothers was a good show that unfortunately never caught on. Some viewed it as an inferiour knockoff of then-popular Living Singles, but I enjoyed it. - Original Message - From: Augustus Augustus jazzynupe_007@ yahoo.com To: scifino...@yahoogro ups.com Sent: Friday, July 10, 2009 2:28:57 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [RE][scifinoir2] In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale o.k. axe Jaleel for jimmy dean's Moon (actually the very underrated Kelly PerineDustin Dusty Canyon - the weather man!) actually if we go with Kelly, how about his co-star in 'Between Brothers' Kadeem Hardison as Aragon instead of Vin Diesel? Hardison is a MUCH better actor! --- On Wed, 7/8/09, Keith Johnson KeithBJohnson@ comcast.net wrote: From: Keith Johnson KeithBJohnson@ comcast.net Subject: Re: [RE][scifinoir2] In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale To: scifino...@yahoogro ups.com Date: Wednesday, July 8, 2009, 11:55 PM Jaleel White as Samwise. Isn't that Steve Erkel? Have you *seen* that guy in recent years? He's built like a football player! No way I see him as the bumbling, lovable, fat Samwise! How about that slightly chubby comedian from the defunct sitcom One on One? He played Flex Alexander's best friend. Dusty something. He's also in a commercial recently for Jimmy Dean sausage where he plays the Moon or the Sun (no kidding!) He'd be perfect as Sam. Either him, or that corny comedian from Saturday Night Live who used ot have a sitcom on Nick. He also played Fat Albert in the live action movie. Name escapes me at the moment. - Original Message - From: Augustus Augustus jazzynupe_007@ yahoo.com To: scifino...@yahoogro ups.com Sent: Wednesday, July 8, 2009 3:35:04 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: Re: [RE][scifinoir2] In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale emmanuel lewis would be the dwarf, vin diesel as aragon (wanted snipes, but u have hive as legolas), denzel washington as elron, spike lee directing, jaleel white as sam wisegangie --- On Wed, 7/8/09, Milton Davis mv_media_atl@ yahoo.com wrote: From: Milton Davis mv_media_atl@ yahoo.com Subject: Re: [RE][scifinoir2] In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale To: scifino...@yahoogro ups.com Date: Wednesday, July 8, 2009, 2:50 PM I would do a Gansta remake of Lord of The Rings: Pimp of the Bling. Snoop Dogg would be Gandalf, Gary Coleman would be Golem, Wesley Snipes would be Legolas and Gabrielle Union would be the pretty elf girl. The ring would be the shizznat! I'm still working on the cast. --- On Mon, 7/6/09, ravenadal ravena...@yahoo. com wrote: From: ravenadal ravena...@yahoo. com Subject: Re: [RE][scifinoir2] In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale To: scifino...@yahoogro ups.com Date: Monday, July 6, 2009, 5:17 PM The way I would use this opportunity is to remake movies like Douglas (Imitation of Life) Sirk's All That Heaven Allows (1955) which originally starred Jane Wyman an Rock Hudson. Here's a synopsis: Cary, a wealthy widow, falls in love with the much younger nurseryman, Ron Kirby. This provides gossip for the country club set, and her children are ashamed that she plans to remarry below her station. Ron is an independent man who can ignore the petty conventions of society, but can Cary also ignore them? I would remake this with Angela Bassett in the Wyman role and Marcus Patrick (Descent) in the Hudson role. Then I would cast and overpay unemployed black actors and actresses that I like such as: Ron Glass (who looks great and was very good as Kerry Washington's father in Lakeview Terrace) David Ramsey (very charismatic as Anton Brigs on Dexter) Tracie Thoms (Cold Case, Rent) Cassandra Freeman (Inside Man - MY choice for new Uhura). I would also like to make a big budget remake of Alfred Hitchcock's Marnie with Halle Berry in the Tippi Hedren role, Denzel Washington in the Sean Connery role and Morgan Freeman in the Alan Napier role. ~rave! --- In scifino...@yahoogro ups.com, B. Smith daikaiju66@ ... wrote: Another would be Frank Miller and Dave Gibbons' Give Me Liberty. Martha is a hard casting choice because you need someone young but with some grit. My wife's suggestion hit it out of the park: Keke Palmer. She's definitely has the chops to do it and is the right age. `I think Edward Norton or
Re: [scifinoir2] OT: Handheld fusion reactor on the way?
wow... - Original Message - From: Martin Baxter truthseeker...@lycos.com To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Sent: Friday, July 10, 2009 7:05:21 PM GMT -05:00 US/Canada Eastern Subject: [scifinoir2] OT: Handheld fusion reactor on the way? Keith, the bibs are in the bin just to the left of the doorway... http://dvice.com/archives/2009/07/handheld-fusion.php http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JQdwk8Yntds
Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Legend director, Will Smith, reuniting for fantasy?
Hawthorne? I like HER in it. I like the show generally. Her daughter is a bit over the top, and she's a bit of a Super-Nurse. Sent via BlackBerry by ATT -Original Message- From: Mr. Worf hellomahog...@gmail.com Date: Fri, 10 Jul 2009 20:20:24 To: scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com Subject: Re: [scifinoir2] Re: Legend director, Will Smith, reuniting for fantasy? Has anyone watched the show that Jada star's in? What is your opinion of it? On Fri, Jul 10, 2009 at 6:00 AM, ravenadal ravena...@yahoo.com wrote: The Smiths believe in keeping it in the family. Jada Pinkett-Smith's younger brother, Caleeb, has a role in Lakeview Terrace which was produced by husband Will Smith's Overbrook Productions. ~rave! --- In scifinoir2@yahoogroups.com, Daryle Lockhart dar...@... wrote: Her brother Jaden was really good in Pursuit of Happyness, but unbearable in The Day The Earth Stood Still, so I'm down for WIllow in this, so long as Will plays her father. If Will's gonna direct it, that's fine too, but it looks like the competitive nature of this family results in some good results on screen. On Jul 10, 2009, at 2:38 AM, Tracey de Morsella wrote: Last time director Francis Lawrence teamed up with star Will Smith, it went pretty well: I Am Legend was a big hit and got generally good-to-middling reviews. Well, now comes news that Lawrence and Smith may reunite for a fantastical drama titled The City That Sailed at 20th Century Fox, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Here's how the trade paper reported it: The director is developing the project, which is being produced by Smith's Overbrook banner, with an eye to direct. Written by Andrew Niccol, the story follows a New York City street magician whose daughter, because of family circumstances, lives in England. In exploring a lighthouse one day, the girl discovers a room with magic candles and wishes to be reunited with her father, causing the island of Manhattan to break away and drift across the Pond. Can we again expect to see Smith's spunky real-life daughter, Willow —who played his on-screen kid in Legend—in City? That would make the family reunion complete, wouldn't it? http://scifiwire.com/2009/07/legend-director-will-smit.php Post your SciFiNoir Profile at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/scifinoir2/app/peoplemap2/entry/add?fmvn=mapYahoo! Groups Links -- Bringing diversity to perversity for 9 years! Mahogany at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mahogany_pleasures_of_darkness/
