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| Ravemontreal |
My friends, I am here to spread the good word.
Get down on your knees and thank God, cause
new David Lynch's 3 hours film "Inland Empire" will be release before the end of 2006...
And they say it's a MASTERPIECE!
Damn, I want it NOW |
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| moevalith |
| Wait until you hear who mitsu came across in new york :) |
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| Mitsutranza |
I was extremely lucky in New York....
The 44th NY Film Festival was in full swing while I was there, and Lynch's film was being screened during my stay, I was lucky enough to grab a ticket, see the movie and hear (and see) the genius with his two actors (Laura Dern and Justin Theroux) talk about it after the screening.
My full review will come a little later but suffice it to say it stands close to the top of Lynch's work, it is a Lynchian masterpiece like no other and it was so much more than what I expected.
Lynch fans get ready for the movie of the year.
:D:D:D:D:D:D:D:D |
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| Marcus007 |
| Justin Therous is a ing superstar... totally underrated... |
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| Mitsutranza |
| quote: | Originally posted by Marcus007
Justin Theroux is a ing superstar... totally underrated... |
Heh funny you should say this...the audience were asking questions and most of them were directed at Lynch (of course) and some were directed at Laura (main actress, worked with Lynch since she was 17 bla bla) but no one in the audience payed any attention to Justin who was just sitting there poor guy...
so at one point a dude says 'this question is for david and laura' and lynch interrupts him says 'what about justin?' hehee, all laughed, Theroux took it like a pro and finally got to say a few things himself, very smart guy from what i heard...
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| ~*Stereohead*~ |
I'm in the dark.
I wanna know who David Lynch is...
And why he's so good...
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| Ravemontreal |
| quote: | | I was lucky enough to grab a ticket |
I hate you so much.
(well not really but I am very jealous)
Erika, a lot of people don't dig David Lynch, I certainly never recommend it to anyone not open minded. If you try to understand it, or if you like it easy, you won't like it.
But when you do understand, man, it's just genius.
Mulholland Drive is my favorite movie of all time. |
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| ~*Stereohead*~ |
Mon dieu I'm sooooooooooooooooo open minded (too much!!!) and I hate it easy :p
I guess I have some movies to watch :) |
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| Mitsutranza |
This is for the Lynch fans that have been patiently waiting for this film, something to wet the appetite even more :D
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Just when you thought it couldn’t get more bizarre…
Deep, unnerving, sinister, deafening base bellows from the speakers while the screen is pitch dark. A light from a distance, distorted by grain and from unknown origin (could be a lighthouse, could be a ship, could be a camera, could be anything) shines over the darkness to reveal two words that ominously appear and dominate the screen from inch to inch. Inland Empire. What happens in the next three hours is difficult to put into words. Suffice it to say that it’s an emotional and visual journey, which can only be conducted by one man, David Lynch.
The film begins with two people speaking in Polish, presumably a prostitute and her client, as they walk up a hallway and enter a room. As ‘normal’ as that sounds, while you watch it, normal is the farthest description from your mind. Why? Because you never see these two people, their faces are distorted in a fog that hovers around their heads, similar to the effect done by media when they shield one’s identity in an interview. Welcome to the world of the new Lynchian labyrinth, things won’t get any easier, in fact, as the story (stories, I should say) progresses things only get more complex and mind-boggling.
The main storyline is as follows: a wealthy actress Nikki (Laura Dern) is waiting patiently for a callback for a role she is really anxious to play. On that day, an uncannily eccentric new neighbor with a heavy Eastern European accent pays her a visit and what starts off as a nice meet-and-greet ends in a heeded warning concerning the role that Nikki is waiting for. She gets the role, pays little attention to the old woman and things roll on from there. The director of the feature is the enigmatic Kingsley (played by Jeremy Irons in top form), the famous Devon (Justin Theroux) plays Nikki’s love interest in the film-within-the-film and Harry Dean Stanton is Freddie, the producer, providing awkward and eerie comic relief. I’m going to stop right there with the story, because part of the film’s magic is formed by the viewer left completely in the dark about what’s going to happen next.
The various re-occurring components through-out the film, apart from the aforementioned Polish veil and the backstage of the film industry, are; a family of rabbit-headed people that live on a theatre-stage accompanied by stylized sitcom laughter, prostitutes, the events of tomorrow and yesterday, unpaid bills, the vigor needed to properly care for animals, murder, destiny, marriage, fame, reality, fiction, dreams, sex, songs, among many other things that I forget at the moment (it’s been over a month and a half since I’ve seen it).
The acting, music, production and over all mechanics of the film feed off each other in superlative balance. The film is truly a work of art. What makes this one of the best films on Lynch’s repertoire however is his triumph in effectively employing digital to the cinematic medium. Close-ups come off as if reflected through glass, colors dominate the scenery and emphasize feelings, momentary freeze-frames are accompanied by breaths of fresh air and seem to come at the perfect times and the grain effect dictates the atmosphere with decadence and composure simultaneously. Compared to his other work, people will immediately associate it with Mulholland Drive (partly because of a similar twist, partly because Laura Harring has a cameo and Naomi Watts is credited for some voice work) but to me it’s as if Lynch’s filmography has paved the way for Inland Empire to be made: I see bits and pieces from all of Lynch’s films coming together yet making it uniquely its own beast. The mood and music of Eraserhead, Blue Velvet, Lost Highway, Twin Peaks, Mulholland Drive, the fantasy of Wild at Heart, the rigorous look of Elephant Man - all cloaked by the notion of the bizarre, the creepy humor and the continuing theme of surface masking an opposite truth deep inside that run through all of David Lynch’s art is evident in his latest masterpiece.
I was never one to advocate the use of digital over traditional reel filmmaking, but David Lynch has proved that when used correctly, digital can triumph just as well. An emotional journey that will be hard to top even in a year that is proving to be so promising for film, and one that I cannot wait to revisit.
N. Grozdanovic
FINAL RATING: 10/10 - - - My favorite David Lynch film.
Oh, and there's also a release date, FINALLY!,: December 15th [limited]
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| Marcus007 |
| Of course you would give it 10 on 10... :P |
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| Ravemontreal |
OMG I DIE!
I wanna see it NOW |
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| all-nite-freak |
lol
Creator must be a lynch fan if it makes him talk like Erika:p |
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