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Post by Dreadlocksmile on Aug 12, 2009 8:48:16 GMT
Well, if people don't know who he is, they really need to put the book down and go check out Ebay. Only when you read some Lovecraft...
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Post by TheWalkinDude on Aug 12, 2009 10:02:51 GMT
heh heh... I have only ever watched the Nosferatu silent film. i liked it but i dont think i could really sit through loads of it.
personally i like B-Movies, one of my fav things to do would be to go to a drive in cinema for a B-Movie showing, that'd b class!
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Post by Dreadlocksmile on Aug 12, 2009 10:08:15 GMT
heh heh... I have only ever watched the Nosferatu silent film. i liked it but i dont think i could really sit through loads of it. Without question Friedrich W Murnau most famous film. Inspiring, orginal and utterly creepy.
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Post by TheWalkinDude on Aug 12, 2009 10:10:23 GMT
did you ever see 'Shadow of the Vampire'? at least i think thats what it was called. was a fictional account of the making of Nosferatu.
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Post by Dreadlocksmile on Aug 12, 2009 10:11:33 GMT
did you ever see 'Shadow of the Vampire'? at least i think thats what it was called. was a fictional account of the making of Nosferatu. Yep yep...saw it at the cinema then bought it on DVD. It's a great film. And I loved Eddie Izzard in it.
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Post by TheWalkinDude on Aug 12, 2009 10:20:22 GMT
it was a cracker of a film, i should really see about getting that on DVD.
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Post by Vaughan on Aug 12, 2009 10:27:13 GMT
Shadow of the Vampire is an excellent film! Silent film? Yes, it's an acquired taste. I became interested when I found out that just about every cinematic technique, cutting style, narrative, system and concept was "invented" pre-1929. There is virtually nothing in modern cnema that wasn't in those early films - from the way camera's move, to lighting, to the fourth wall. Take fast cutting from todays films - Buñuel and Dali were doing this as early as 1929, and there are even earlier examples. Imax was first demonstrated in the 1920's, color films were around the same time - there were Sherlock Homes films, Frankenstein films, etc. In fact, every genre we know today was included before 1929. And silent films were never actually silent - they were always accompanied by music. Anyway - once I found out all this, I realized how magic it was. Silent cinema is the essence of film. Modern day "silents" aren't really "silent". There are few examples, and they don't really work. There is a Lovecraft film that was made fairly recently (2005) that is a silent: The Call of Cthulhu www.imdb.com/title/tt0478988/It didn't work for me as, with a trained eye, it's clear this is a modern film made to look like a silent. But for fans of Lovecraft it might well be a gem. One of the freakiest films I've ever seen is a modern silent though. You want an "experience" then you can't go wrong. It's called: Begotten from 1990. www.imdb.com/title/tt0101420/If you love fantastic/horror cinema, Begotten is really essential viewing. It was the first film from the director of Shadow of the Vampire.
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Post by Vaughan on Aug 12, 2009 10:30:32 GMT
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Post by Dreadlocksmile on Aug 12, 2009 10:57:24 GMT
There is a Lovecraft film that was made fairly recently (2005) that is a silent: The Call of Cthulhu Yeah...one of my mate's bought it for me for xmas a couple of years ago or so. I thought it was frigging awesome. And beautifully packaged. Although I do love most things Lovecraft...so there's no surprise that I loved it. Anyway...I'd forgotten about that film. I'd also forgotten about Dali's 'Un chien andalou'. A frigging weird and disturbing film. I first saw it at uni during my degree. I remember becomming obsessed with locating a copy. I don't think I ever did get my hands on one... The bit with the ants still haunts me to this day...
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Post by TheWalkinDude on Aug 12, 2009 11:00:47 GMT
hmmmm, i just went and looked that up. rather interesting looking, i might have to have a look for it.
i dont know sometimes things just manage to slip by me, i must have brains trickling out my ears when i sleep or something.
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Post by Dreadlocksmile on Aug 12, 2009 11:04:29 GMT
hmmmm, i just went and looked that up. rather interesting looking, i might have to have a look for it. i dont know sometimes things just manage to slip by me, i must have brains trickling out my ears when i sleep or something. Dude...I can burn you a copy and post it to you if you want. Saying that...I lost Nero from my comp a couple of months ago, so I'll need to get that re-installed on my comp again first. Or would you prefer to have an original of it?
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Post by TheWalkinDude on Aug 12, 2009 14:04:51 GMT
i might just take you up on that offer, i like to have the DVD but if i cant find it i'll give you a shout. hows that sound?
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Post by Dreadlocksmile on Aug 12, 2009 14:11:35 GMT
i might just take you up on that offer, i like to have the DVD but if i cant find it i'll give you a shout. hows that sound? No probs at all squire. More than happy to.
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Post by TheWalkinDude on Aug 12, 2009 14:27:58 GMT
i wathced the trailer though, it looked banging. the silent movie-esque look really appeals to me. i heard that Guillermo Del Torro is planning on making 'At the Mountains of Madness' though there is not much about it yet.
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Post by Dreadlocksmile on Aug 12, 2009 14:51:56 GMT
i heard that Guillermo Del Torro is planning on making 'At the Mountains of Madness' though there is not much about it yet. Wow...I hadn't heard this. I think he could do a damn good job of it. Quite an ambitious project to do well though. The only other director that springs to mind for something like this would be (and don't laugh) Alejandro Jodorowsky. Ok, so it would be a little crazy, but that would just add to the madness of the whole escapade. On a side-note. If you haven't already heard the audio version by the Dark Adventure Radio Theatre then I strongly recommend it. Here's a link to the CD: www.cthulhulives.org/radio/atmom.htmlAgain...a copy can be put in the post for you if you want...
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