Via io9, this short film about nuclear clean-up gone horribly wrong is deliciously creepy. Created by Factory Fifteen.
Five Minutes of sci-fi horror filmed at Chernobyl
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Here’s the scene. Here’s the script. Do you ever dream?
You don’t need to know anything about the movie Masked and Anonymous. It doesn’t mean anything. It’s not meant to make sense. But look at this scene with Giovanni Ribisi and Dylan. The video is quiet, so I’ve included the portion of the script.
[Ribisi:] I come from a small village in the mountains. We don’t even have a doctor. So, I joined the rebels. I didn’t know what the answers were, I still don’t. I just knew you had to take sides. I suffered, sickness, and wounds. My own family turned against me. They disowned me. I tried to explain, but… but, but they just wouldn’t listen to me. Pretty soon, I saw the rebel warlord was corrupt. The leadership were lying to the people. They — they wanted to replace the old government with a new government, which was just as bad. They were, they were taking people’s money, they were, they were, they were making promises with no intention of keeping them.
“And then a small army of counter-revolutionaries go to battle the rebels in the mountains, where the government forces were ineffective.
“I changed sides. No one ever noticed.
“This new movement was — was fighting for the truth, the rebels supposedly believed in, but really didn’t. And then I realized that this movement was being funded by the very government I wanted to topple. At that point, I realized, I didn’t want the government to fall. It would only be replaced with anarchy.
“I started believing in preserving the republic, so I joined the government forces. I fought bravely for the cause.
“And then one day we wiped out a small village. They, they, they told us something about the, the rebels having infiltrated… it was a lie. All the men were, uhhh, either dead, or old. And there were, there were, there was nothing but, uhhh, women and children left. …
“It was my village.
“And, uhhh, some- sometimes, uhhh, when I, when I dream — my dreams become my reality. and I wish I could live in my dreams.
“Do you ever dream?”
[Dylan]: “Yeah, I dream. My dreams are mucking through fire, intense heat. I don’ pay any attention to my dreams.”
This amazing F1 story is being brought to the big screen!
This has been written by Peter Morgan and lacks the overweight star power that could kill such an ambitious project. Unlike Moneyball, this sports story needs no embellishment to reinforce the drama and insanity of F1.
The Innkeepers – new supernatural horror looks pretty good.
Trailer was brought to my attention by the incomparable Live For Films blog.
Moneyball was just fine. I really had no major problems with that movie.
I haven’t read any reviews, so I don’t know what the ‘experts’ are saying. My sister keenly observed the theme of emotion vs science, and that runs cleanly through the film.
My issues arise primarily with the last fifteen to twenty minutes, which were completely superfluous. It was not believable that Bean became an evangelist for ‘the cause’ – that transformation is simply not in the movie. One minute all he wants is to win, but the next minute he actually says ‘I’m not in it for the ring.’ When I heard that line it was like an audio typo. He couldn’t have actually said that. But he did. Preposterously, he only wanted to change the game. Well, where the he’ll did that come from?
On the good side, I thought the depiction of professional baseball was loving and respectful. The sequence leading up to the 20 game winning streak was great drama that also broke down the timing of a baseball season in increasingly smaller increments. Months, weeks, days, one game, one inning, one at-bat and, finally one pitch. I found this part of the movie perfectly captured the flow of drama and intensity that makes baseball my favorite professional sport.
Despite the obvious vanity of the film’s star, who also co-produced, his performance is tight, nuanced and understated. Overall, my gripes and criticisms are small compared to the amount of enjoyment I got from the film, especially after expecting to hate it.
John Carter of Mars
Between the steampunk sensibilities and the Peter Gabriel soundtrack appearance, I may like this.
Trailer for ‘The Thing’ looks great. The nightmares of Lovecraft and John Carpenter are coming back to life…
Here’s my comment from Live For Films, where I first saw the above
I always had a strong feeling about this project, as it was never weighed down with star power on either side of the camera. Can this story succeed without McCready? Well, we know it will be different. But now, seeing that there is not an excess of special effects in the trailer, I am starting to feel even more confidant. It seems more similar to the Carpenter movie and less like a prequel, but I’m OK with that.
FUCK! – RIP Sidney Lumet. He was one of my all time favorites.
From @QuietEarthUS, we learn of AVARICE, amazing-looking sci-fi
The good folks at QuietEarth describe this as looking like a cross between ‘No Country For Old Men’ and ‘2001: A Space Odyssey.’ In other words, just watch the trailer!
And, I’ll watch pretty much anything with Brad Dourif – one of the most underrated actors ever.
Bring Me The Head Of Lance Henriksen
Untitled from Grizzly Peak Films on Vimeo.
I’m not sure if I would say that Tim Thomerson is a national treasure, but for someone my age (39), who grew up with cheap, straight-to-cable movies that showed after hours on Cinemax and Showtime, before the era of Sharktopus and Mad Men, there were certain performers who, despite the schlock they were working on, elevated the material with their talent and professionalism. And we saw them again and again, in b-movie after b-movie. They worked cheap, they worked hard, and they were pretty damn good actors.
A little research reveals that the two I saw most often, working in ten or more films a year during the late 80’s and early 90’s, (not to mention EVERY TV show in the 80’s, from Dukes of Hazzard to Matlock) were actually partners in crime off the set. As much as I saw Thomerson’s tough-guy, leading man stuff, I probably saw Brion James‘ signature bad-guy even more. And it turns out they were cooks together in a tank company of the national guard.
James went on to become an icon for his performance as Leon in Blade Runner. If he had never done anything else, he would always be remembered for that role. But there is no doubt in my mind that what makes Leon so special is the extra quality that James brought to the part. Without his artistry the richness of that portrayal would not exist. James didn’t really become a “big time movie star” after that (certainly not like Harrison Ford), but he enjoyed a new level of respect as he continued in his usual modus operandi until his untimely death in 1999.
Thomerson has never had that “one role” for which he will forever be remembered, perhaps until now. “Bring Me The Head of Lance Henriksen” is a mockumentary in the style of Spinal Tap that uses comedy to highlight the ageism that extremely talented performers like Thomerson now face as they move into their 60’s and 70’s. The premise is that all those leading man roles are going to Lance Henriksen and Thomerson can’t get any work as a result. The indie project now appears to be fully funded, and, based on the trailer, looks delightful.
As very young viewer, I was really drawn to these quirky, low budget movies, featuring Brion James, Tim Thomerson, and yes, even Lance Henriksen. It is only now that I realize why – the craft and talent of intensely committed professionals. I am looking forward to a film that celebrates their legacy.