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...and you had funding, crew, cast of your dreams, etc what would your movie be?
Why?
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Why?
Who would be in it?
If money were no object...
Porno.
Or at least with an infinite budget, it'd be the first to come to mind. As a filmmaker, I can, and plan to make serious, or funny, movies without all of these amenities, so, given enough cash, I'd just pay a bunch of attractive stars to go at it.
Or at least with an infinite budget, it'd be the first to come to mind. As a filmmaker, I can, and plan to make serious, or funny, movies without all of these amenities, so, given enough cash, I'd just pay a bunch of attractive stars to go at it.
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"We are all worms, but I do believe I am a glow-worm."
--Winston Churchill
I would make six movies based on the greatest series of books I have ever read. I know this is a long post, but if you like to read fantasy, make sure you spend the time. 
The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever by Stephen R. Donaldson.
Book I - Lord Foul's Bane
Thomas Covenant is an author who has contracted leprosy. He has been abandoned by his family and shunned by society. One day he appears to have a car accident and is magically transported to The Land. The Land is a world full of health and people dedicated to the preservation of life and The Land. Covenant is convinced The Land is a dream after he is treated with a mysterious substance called "hurtloam" and his damaged nerves begin to heal. He refuses to believe in The Land thinking he is dreaming and dubs himself the Unbeliever.
But Covenant is the incarnation of The Land's greatest hero, Berek Halfhand (Covenant had two fingers amputated due to his leprosy). He also bears a magical talisman; his wedding ring made of white gold. White gold is not found in The Land and is supposed to be a substance that commands wild magic. Covenant has been warned by Lord Foul, who more or less represents Satan, that The Land will come under his control within 49 years. Covenant journeys to warn the Lords of The Land who are wielders of great magical power. The Lords wish to enlist Covenant's help (wielding the magic of the white gold) in defeating Lord Foul, but no one knows how to make use of the white gold. Will Covenant learn to use his power in time to aid The Land?
The first part of the novel contains an excellent explanation of leprosy and how lepers must protect themselves from injury. You want to feel sorry for Covenant, but he is a very dark character who is difficult to care about. Upon recovering his health, he loses his self-control and rapes a young girl. Covenant is definitely not going to be voted "Man of the Year." However, stick with the series and you will eventually learn to care about him. This books mainly covers Covenant's struggles to deny that The Land exists and avoid learning how to use his power.
Book II - The Illearth War
Thomas Covenant has only been back in the "real" world less than two weeks when he is summoned to The Land once again. There, 40 years have passed and the Lords have been preparing for war against Lord Foul. They are certain his army will be on the march soon. They feel they have been unable to master sufficient lore to defeat Lord Foul, so the High Lord Elena has summoned Covenant to ask him to use the power of the white gold to fight Lord Foul. But Covenant is still uncertain how to use the white gold.
The armies of the Lords are lead by a blind strategist named Hile Troy. Five years earlier, Troy was summoned from Covenant's world in a failed attempt to bring Covenant to The Land. Covenant agrees to go with the Lords and the army when they go forth to meet Lord Foul's army in battle. Outnumbered by at least ten to one, the army of the Lords faces a seemingly insurmountable obstacle. Will Covenant find a way to aid them? Is Hile Troy up to the task of pulling off a seemingly impossible victory?
Most of the first half of this novel focuses on Hile Troy and the Lords as they face Lord Foul's army. The action is exciting and the battle sequences are very well written. Hile Troy is another dark, flawed character, but he is a bit easier to empathize with than Covenant.
The second half of the book deals with Covenant accompanying the High Lord Elena (actually his daughter from his despicable act in the first book) in search of powerful lore that may help defend The Land. Covenant's struggle to come to terms with the rape he committed and to develop a relationship with his daughter makes for fascinating reading. Donaldson does a superb job of character development with Covenant in this book.
Book III - The Power that Preserves
After only a few days back in the "real" world, Covenant is again summoned to The Land. This time though, he resists the summons. High Lord Mhoram pleads with Covenant for his assistance, but Covenant refuses, since he was on the verge of saving a little girl from a snakebite in his own world. Mhoram lets him go.
Covenant goes back and carries the little girl to her family. But just as he gets there, he is summoned back to The Land by Triock, the lover of the girl he raped 47 years before. Covenant finds that Lord Foul's armies are on the march again and that the Lords and their armies are besieged in their keep. Covenant, along with a few companions from the other novels, decides to take the fight directly to Lord Foul in his lair. However, Foul's lair is many leagues away and Covenant still needs to somehow master the use of the white gold.
In this novel, Covenant finally begins to believe The Land is real, or at least he believes he must aid the people of The Land to end his mad fantasy. He finds reserves of inner strength that he didn't know he possessed in his efforts to assail Lord Foul. Again the battle scenes are exceptionally well crafted. This novel provides a very satisfying conclusion to the first trilogy. Onward to the second trilogy...
The Second Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever by Stephen R. Donaldson.
Book I - The Wounded Land
It has been 10 years since Thomas Covenant was last summoned to The Land to assist the Lords of The Land in their battle against Lord Foul. His last visit resulted in his confrontation and defeat of Lord Foul by using the wild magic of his white gold ring. During these 10 years, Covenant has tried to make a life for himself as a writer and cope with his leprosy to the best of his ability.
However, Covenant suddenly finds himself summoned to The Land once more and this time his summoner is Lord Foul. Three thousand years have passed since Covenant was last in The Land. But all the beauty and healthful benefits of The Land are gone. Lord Foul has warped The Land to his will through the use of the Sunbane, an evil aura around the sun that bends the laws of nature. The people of The Land must scratch out a meager existence and use human blood in an attempt to control the Sunbane. The people have forgotten all they once knew about the earthpower that they used to cherish and care for The Land. Also, all the healing restoratives that helped Covenant overcome the effects of his leprosy are now gone. To make matters worse, Covenant no longer possesses the "health sense" that allowed him to see what was good and evil about The Land.
Accidentally summoned with him this time is a physician, Linden Avery. Linden possesses the "health sense" that Covenant now lacks. Just looking at the warped nature of The Land is painful to her. Although not suffering from leprosy, Linden has demons of her own from her past that she must come to terms with in order to assist Covenant in the redemption of The Land.
Covenant decides to journey to Revelstone, the former Lords’ keep, to determine if the Clave, strange governing body that manipulates the Sunbane, is acting for the good of the people. Can Covenant find a way to reverse the effects of the Sunbane? Can he face and defeat Lord Foul once again? Can Linden come to terms with the ghosts of her past and find a way to assist Covenant?
Book II - The One Tree
In The Wounded Land Covenant confronted the Clave, strange governing body of The Land that has replaced the council of Lords, and learned the truth about Lord Foul’s role in the desecration of The Land. Covenant decides the best course of action is to leave The Land to search for the Isle of the One Tree. Centuries before, Berek Halfhand had forged the Staff of Law from a branch of the One Tree. Covenant feels the only hope of redemption for The Land is to forge a new staff and restore the laws of nature that were broken when the original staff was destroyed. Accompanied by Linden Avery and a ship full of giants they depart The Land. Since no one knows where the One Tree is located, the giants suggest that the company seek the help of the Elohim. The Elohim are a fairy people that appear to be earthpower incarnate. But the Elohim have their own plans for Covenant and the white gold.
A great deal of this book explores the character of Linden Avery. She has terrible secrets in her past that she must explore and confront to overcome her feelings of helplessness. Her confrontation with the leader of the Clave in The Wounded Land left her doubting herself and feeling that she is inherently evil. She must work through her feelings and find a way to help Covenant on his quest to redeem The Land. The giants are all terrific characters, which add to the enjoyment of this book. There is a great deal of action in this book, which flows exceptionally well and never drags.
Book III - White Gold Weilder
Despite the crushing failure at the Isle of the One Tree, Covenant and Linden realize that they have no choice but to go on fighting the nefarious plots of Lord Foul. They decide to return to The Land and attempt to extinguish the Banefire hoping that this will slow the desecration of the Sunbane. The minions of Lord Foul are poised to oppose them every step of the way. They also know that even if they slow down the Sunbane, they still must eventually find a way to stop Lord Foul himself.
Donaldson brings the trilogy to a brilliant conclusion in this volume. Linden finally comes to terms with the "ghosts" of her past and realizes that she is not inherently evil despite having made mistakes in the past. Covenant achieves an inner peace after he finally accepts what he must do to defeat Lord Foul. The triumph of two flawed human beings over the "devil incarnate" provides an interesting premise for Donaldson to explore the frailties of human nature. Although we expect Covenant and Linden to win in the end, the ending was inventive and engaging and not at all what I expected.
There is a rumor that Donaldson may write the Third Chronicles of Thomas Covenant. I, for one, am avidly awaiting their publication. If you enjoyed The Lord of the Rings then you will love these two trilogy's.
EDIT: Book 7, which is actually the 1st book of The Last Chronicles of Thomas Covenant is available. The Runes of the Earth. Pretty damn spiffy if you ask me, but it will be ten to fifteen years before the fourth and final installment will reach dealers shelves. Man, I hope he doesn't pass away before it's complete.
The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever by Stephen R. Donaldson.
Book I - Lord Foul's Bane
Thomas Covenant is an author who has contracted leprosy. He has been abandoned by his family and shunned by society. One day he appears to have a car accident and is magically transported to The Land. The Land is a world full of health and people dedicated to the preservation of life and The Land. Covenant is convinced The Land is a dream after he is treated with a mysterious substance called "hurtloam" and his damaged nerves begin to heal. He refuses to believe in The Land thinking he is dreaming and dubs himself the Unbeliever.
But Covenant is the incarnation of The Land's greatest hero, Berek Halfhand (Covenant had two fingers amputated due to his leprosy). He also bears a magical talisman; his wedding ring made of white gold. White gold is not found in The Land and is supposed to be a substance that commands wild magic. Covenant has been warned by Lord Foul, who more or less represents Satan, that The Land will come under his control within 49 years. Covenant journeys to warn the Lords of The Land who are wielders of great magical power. The Lords wish to enlist Covenant's help (wielding the magic of the white gold) in defeating Lord Foul, but no one knows how to make use of the white gold. Will Covenant learn to use his power in time to aid The Land?
The first part of the novel contains an excellent explanation of leprosy and how lepers must protect themselves from injury. You want to feel sorry for Covenant, but he is a very dark character who is difficult to care about. Upon recovering his health, he loses his self-control and rapes a young girl. Covenant is definitely not going to be voted "Man of the Year." However, stick with the series and you will eventually learn to care about him. This books mainly covers Covenant's struggles to deny that The Land exists and avoid learning how to use his power.
Book II - The Illearth War
Thomas Covenant has only been back in the "real" world less than two weeks when he is summoned to The Land once again. There, 40 years have passed and the Lords have been preparing for war against Lord Foul. They are certain his army will be on the march soon. They feel they have been unable to master sufficient lore to defeat Lord Foul, so the High Lord Elena has summoned Covenant to ask him to use the power of the white gold to fight Lord Foul. But Covenant is still uncertain how to use the white gold.
The armies of the Lords are lead by a blind strategist named Hile Troy. Five years earlier, Troy was summoned from Covenant's world in a failed attempt to bring Covenant to The Land. Covenant agrees to go with the Lords and the army when they go forth to meet Lord Foul's army in battle. Outnumbered by at least ten to one, the army of the Lords faces a seemingly insurmountable obstacle. Will Covenant find a way to aid them? Is Hile Troy up to the task of pulling off a seemingly impossible victory?
Most of the first half of this novel focuses on Hile Troy and the Lords as they face Lord Foul's army. The action is exciting and the battle sequences are very well written. Hile Troy is another dark, flawed character, but he is a bit easier to empathize with than Covenant.
The second half of the book deals with Covenant accompanying the High Lord Elena (actually his daughter from his despicable act in the first book) in search of powerful lore that may help defend The Land. Covenant's struggle to come to terms with the rape he committed and to develop a relationship with his daughter makes for fascinating reading. Donaldson does a superb job of character development with Covenant in this book.
Book III - The Power that Preserves
After only a few days back in the "real" world, Covenant is again summoned to The Land. This time though, he resists the summons. High Lord Mhoram pleads with Covenant for his assistance, but Covenant refuses, since he was on the verge of saving a little girl from a snakebite in his own world. Mhoram lets him go.
Covenant goes back and carries the little girl to her family. But just as he gets there, he is summoned back to The Land by Triock, the lover of the girl he raped 47 years before. Covenant finds that Lord Foul's armies are on the march again and that the Lords and their armies are besieged in their keep. Covenant, along with a few companions from the other novels, decides to take the fight directly to Lord Foul in his lair. However, Foul's lair is many leagues away and Covenant still needs to somehow master the use of the white gold.
In this novel, Covenant finally begins to believe The Land is real, or at least he believes he must aid the people of The Land to end his mad fantasy. He finds reserves of inner strength that he didn't know he possessed in his efforts to assail Lord Foul. Again the battle scenes are exceptionally well crafted. This novel provides a very satisfying conclusion to the first trilogy. Onward to the second trilogy...
The Second Chronicles of Thomas Covenant the Unbeliever by Stephen R. Donaldson.
Book I - The Wounded Land
It has been 10 years since Thomas Covenant was last summoned to The Land to assist the Lords of The Land in their battle against Lord Foul. His last visit resulted in his confrontation and defeat of Lord Foul by using the wild magic of his white gold ring. During these 10 years, Covenant has tried to make a life for himself as a writer and cope with his leprosy to the best of his ability.
However, Covenant suddenly finds himself summoned to The Land once more and this time his summoner is Lord Foul. Three thousand years have passed since Covenant was last in The Land. But all the beauty and healthful benefits of The Land are gone. Lord Foul has warped The Land to his will through the use of the Sunbane, an evil aura around the sun that bends the laws of nature. The people of The Land must scratch out a meager existence and use human blood in an attempt to control the Sunbane. The people have forgotten all they once knew about the earthpower that they used to cherish and care for The Land. Also, all the healing restoratives that helped Covenant overcome the effects of his leprosy are now gone. To make matters worse, Covenant no longer possesses the "health sense" that allowed him to see what was good and evil about The Land.
Accidentally summoned with him this time is a physician, Linden Avery. Linden possesses the "health sense" that Covenant now lacks. Just looking at the warped nature of The Land is painful to her. Although not suffering from leprosy, Linden has demons of her own from her past that she must come to terms with in order to assist Covenant in the redemption of The Land.
Covenant decides to journey to Revelstone, the former Lords’ keep, to determine if the Clave, strange governing body that manipulates the Sunbane, is acting for the good of the people. Can Covenant find a way to reverse the effects of the Sunbane? Can he face and defeat Lord Foul once again? Can Linden come to terms with the ghosts of her past and find a way to assist Covenant?
Book II - The One Tree
In The Wounded Land Covenant confronted the Clave, strange governing body of The Land that has replaced the council of Lords, and learned the truth about Lord Foul’s role in the desecration of The Land. Covenant decides the best course of action is to leave The Land to search for the Isle of the One Tree. Centuries before, Berek Halfhand had forged the Staff of Law from a branch of the One Tree. Covenant feels the only hope of redemption for The Land is to forge a new staff and restore the laws of nature that were broken when the original staff was destroyed. Accompanied by Linden Avery and a ship full of giants they depart The Land. Since no one knows where the One Tree is located, the giants suggest that the company seek the help of the Elohim. The Elohim are a fairy people that appear to be earthpower incarnate. But the Elohim have their own plans for Covenant and the white gold.
A great deal of this book explores the character of Linden Avery. She has terrible secrets in her past that she must explore and confront to overcome her feelings of helplessness. Her confrontation with the leader of the Clave in The Wounded Land left her doubting herself and feeling that she is inherently evil. She must work through her feelings and find a way to help Covenant on his quest to redeem The Land. The giants are all terrific characters, which add to the enjoyment of this book. There is a great deal of action in this book, which flows exceptionally well and never drags.
Book III - White Gold Weilder
Despite the crushing failure at the Isle of the One Tree, Covenant and Linden realize that they have no choice but to go on fighting the nefarious plots of Lord Foul. They decide to return to The Land and attempt to extinguish the Banefire hoping that this will slow the desecration of the Sunbane. The minions of Lord Foul are poised to oppose them every step of the way. They also know that even if they slow down the Sunbane, they still must eventually find a way to stop Lord Foul himself.
Donaldson brings the trilogy to a brilliant conclusion in this volume. Linden finally comes to terms with the "ghosts" of her past and realizes that she is not inherently evil despite having made mistakes in the past. Covenant achieves an inner peace after he finally accepts what he must do to defeat Lord Foul. The triumph of two flawed human beings over the "devil incarnate" provides an interesting premise for Donaldson to explore the frailties of human nature. Although we expect Covenant and Linden to win in the end, the ending was inventive and engaging and not at all what I expected.
There is a rumor that Donaldson may write the Third Chronicles of Thomas Covenant. I, for one, am avidly awaiting their publication. If you enjoyed The Lord of the Rings then you will love these two trilogy's.
EDIT: Book 7, which is actually the 1st book of The Last Chronicles of Thomas Covenant is available. The Runes of the Earth. Pretty damn spiffy if you ask me, but it will be ten to fifteen years before the fourth and final installment will reach dealers shelves. Man, I hope he doesn't pass away before it's complete.
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"Today, war is too important to be left to politicians. They have neither the time, the training, nor the inclination for strategic thought. I can no longer sit back and allow Communist infiltration, Communist indoctrination, Communist subversion and the international Communist conspiracy to sap and impurify all of our precious bodily fluids."
"Today, war is too important to be left to politicians. They have neither the time, the training, nor the inclination for strategic thought. I can no longer sit back and allow Communist infiltration, Communist indoctrination, Communist subversion and the international Communist conspiracy to sap and impurify all of our precious bodily fluids."
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Damn Slaytan...
Well, I know what's going on my next BN.com order.
ok, you little green flea... I'll order some CS Lewis too
Well, I know what's going on my next BN.com order.
ok, you little green flea... I'll order some CS Lewis too
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I'd make Grand Theft Auto III, right down to the clipped wings of the dodo. Theres more, if you want to know about it or just chat about some good movies, send me an email, I'm desperate for an email buddy.
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- He opens his mouth and gasps into the bag, and the vomiting goes on endlessly. It will not stop, and he keeps bringing up liquid, long after his stomach should have been empty. The airsickness bag fills up to the brim with a substance known as vomito negro, or the black vomit. The black vomit is not really black; it is speckled liquid of two colors, black and red, a stew of tarry granules mixed with fresh red arterial blood. It is hemorrhage, and it smells like a slaughterhouse. The black vomit is loaded with virus. It is highly infective, lethally hot, a liquid that would scare the daylights out of any military biohazard specialist.
- He opens his mouth and gasps into the bag, and the vomiting goes on endlessly. It will not stop, and he keeps bringing up liquid, long after his stomach should have been empty. The airsickness bag fills up to the brim with a substance known as vomito negro, or the black vomit. The black vomit is not really black; it is speckled liquid of two colors, black and red, a stew of tarry granules mixed with fresh red arterial blood. It is hemorrhage, and it smells like a slaughterhouse. The black vomit is loaded with virus. It is highly infective, lethally hot, a liquid that would scare the daylights out of any military biohazard specialist.
Originally posted by Toose
Damn Slaytan...
Well, I know what's going on my next BN.com order.
Damn Slaytan...
Well, I know what's going on my next BN.com order.
BTW, I am a huge fan of Tolkiens work, so I don't make that statement lightly.
I am serious Slaytan... I'm ordering from BN today and I'm going to put one on there. Anyone that's intelligent and tells me about the books they love always get a try from me. I'm always looking for good stuff to read.
Off topic a bit, i'm reading Harper lee's "To Kill a Mockingbird" for the first time (with open eyes) and man that IS a fantastic book.
Off topic a bit, i'm reading Harper lee's "To Kill a Mockingbird" for the first time (with open eyes) and man that IS a fantastic book.
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I have read the Thomas Covanent series and I liked it a lot. I didnt particularly like the rape scene and the fact they cut him slack because he was the white gold weilder. But he was a good example of the flawed reluctant hero drawn along a path of fate even he couldnt change. He finally comes to terms with his destiny and things get even more interesting from there.
Oddly enough I jokingly referred to Jack Burton of Big Trouble in little China as the Thomas Covanent of the modern day world. He is a hero but can't quite figure out how to pull it off reliably.
I would make a super high special effects movie of H.P.lovecrafts Call of Cthulhu....which means most of the movie would be like any other movie I.E. lots of dialogue and no action. But when the action gets going look out.
Of course I might instead do a movie rendition of a short story called 'SCENE: A Room' by Craig Anthony. It is a marvelous story about the fabled play the King in Yellow and its effects on the human mind. It would be difficult. But amazing.
Here is an excerpt....
EMPEROR: The Book
"Michael!"
(Man goes to the floorboard that is not a floorboard that is a floorboard that is not a floorboard that- He kneels, unlocks it, pauses, pulls it open. A small recess holds the book. Man pulls it out then winces at the sight and touch off it.)
-Oh no.....
Tap! Tap! Tap! "Michael who are you talking to-oh Christ. Michael! Open the door!"
(EMPEROR gazes at the man, eyes resting upon him softly as, thinks the man, a beast to its meat.)
EMPEROR: Ah. Now then. We will continue. You know the page.
-This can't be happening...
(Audience: Further angry shifting. EMPEROR is fearful, then angry himself at the man.)
EMPEROR:(To man) Up, insect! Ready your meat!(Continuing) When the king takes the knife, the sheep will be carved and the blood will spill down his mad climax-
-No! Wait!(Aware and terrified) I took precautions! This can't be!
Bang! Bang!"Dammit, let me in! Listen to me! A tenant told me there was an acid lab-Jesus Christ, I can smell it in the wood..."
(Audience: Grumbles, groans.)
"Michael! You've got to get away from here!"
EMPEROR:(Pointing at the ceiling, smiling) The doors of perception, my friend. There is always a way in.
(Man looks up at the stuccoed, tuccoed, shuccoed, uccoed, uccoed, code, ode, ode, ode-He grabs his head, book to temple, and winces, as if to squeeze the drug free.)
(Audience: Gumbling, and amused grumbling.)
-(Fearful)Only a page! Only one page!(He throws book)
EMPEROR: A single word is all you need to read.
Oddly enough I jokingly referred to Jack Burton of Big Trouble in little China as the Thomas Covanent of the modern day world. He is a hero but can't quite figure out how to pull it off reliably.
I would make a super high special effects movie of H.P.lovecrafts Call of Cthulhu....which means most of the movie would be like any other movie I.E. lots of dialogue and no action. But when the action gets going look out.
Of course I might instead do a movie rendition of a short story called 'SCENE: A Room' by Craig Anthony. It is a marvelous story about the fabled play the King in Yellow and its effects on the human mind. It would be difficult. But amazing.
Here is an excerpt....
EMPEROR: The Book
"Michael!"
(Man goes to the floorboard that is not a floorboard that is a floorboard that is not a floorboard that- He kneels, unlocks it, pauses, pulls it open. A small recess holds the book. Man pulls it out then winces at the sight and touch off it.)
-Oh no.....
Tap! Tap! Tap! "Michael who are you talking to-oh Christ. Michael! Open the door!"
(EMPEROR gazes at the man, eyes resting upon him softly as, thinks the man, a beast to its meat.)
EMPEROR: Ah. Now then. We will continue. You know the page.
-This can't be happening...
(Audience: Further angry shifting. EMPEROR is fearful, then angry himself at the man.)
EMPEROR:(To man) Up, insect! Ready your meat!(Continuing) When the king takes the knife, the sheep will be carved and the blood will spill down his mad climax-
-No! Wait!(Aware and terrified) I took precautions! This can't be!
Bang! Bang!"Dammit, let me in! Listen to me! A tenant told me there was an acid lab-Jesus Christ, I can smell it in the wood..."
(Audience: Grumbles, groans.)
"Michael! You've got to get away from here!"
EMPEROR:(Pointing at the ceiling, smiling) The doors of perception, my friend. There is always a way in.
(Man looks up at the stuccoed, tuccoed, shuccoed, uccoed, uccoed, code, ode, ode, ode-He grabs his head, book to temple, and winces, as if to squeeze the drug free.)
(Audience: Gumbling, and amused grumbling.)
-(Fearful)Only a page! Only one page!(He throws book)
EMPEROR: A single word is all you need to read.
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"When I said my quarters were cold, I did not mean "Oh, I think it is a little chilly in here. Perhaps I'll throw a blanket on the bed." No! I said it was cold! As in, "Oh look - my left arm has snapped off like an icicle and shattered on the floor!"
Off the top of my head, the EXPENSIVE epic I would like to do, would be an adaption of Miltons "Paradise Lost".
Lucifer - Jude Law
Micheal - Joseph Fiennes
"Better to reign in Hell than serve in Heaven" - John Milton (Paradise Lost)
I was also thinking of adapting "The Catcher in The Rye".
Holden - Jake Gylennhall. (He would have been perfect).
I could have made the "Catcher in The Rye" into a great film, but it is so hard to adapt J.D Salinger. If anyone has read him, then they know his talent lays in description, and not plot. Sadly, this project I dropped.
Lucifer - Jude Law
Micheal - Joseph Fiennes
"Better to reign in Hell than serve in Heaven" - John Milton (Paradise Lost)
I was also thinking of adapting "The Catcher in The Rye".
Holden - Jake Gylennhall. (He would have been perfect).
I could have made the "Catcher in The Rye" into a great film, but it is so hard to adapt J.D Salinger. If anyone has read him, then they know his talent lays in description, and not plot. Sadly, this project I dropped.
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"I know a man who was born with his heart on the outside. Every man's worst fear, he also had heavy hands. he couldn't touch his lovers face, he couldn't hold a baby." - Buck 65
"I know a man who was born with his heart on the outside. Every man's worst fear, he also had heavy hands. he couldn't touch his lovers face, he couldn't hold a baby." - Buck 65
Two projects. One of them is original and the other is not.
Firstly I would shoot the screenplay I wrote in 2000, Bermuda Triangle, on location in, well, Bermuda. I read it now and I still consider it something different. It is like an enemble version of those action adventure comedies from the eighties, just which much more Simpsonic situations and dialogue.
I would cast John Travolta as the president [Jerry T. Bradford], Salma Hayek [Salma], Tobey Maguire [Andy], Benjamin Bratt [Felix], Willem Dafoe [Guy], Justin Theroux [Kyle], Luiz Guzman [Santos].
Secondly I would do an adaptation of Roald Dahl's autobiography Going Solo. Once again, I would shoot on location: in Eastern Africa, Egypt, Greece and, uh, Palestine [or maybe just Utah]. I would cast Jude Law as Dahl and that is basically all there is to say about casting, as every other character for the most part is minor. I love this book, by the way, so everything would be shot for real without one piece of CGI in the entire thing. The plane crashes and explosions and lions and snakes and airfights would all be real, staged and rehearsed.
Firstly I would shoot the screenplay I wrote in 2000, Bermuda Triangle, on location in, well, Bermuda. I read it now and I still consider it something different. It is like an enemble version of those action adventure comedies from the eighties, just which much more Simpsonic situations and dialogue.
I would cast John Travolta as the president [Jerry T. Bradford], Salma Hayek [Salma], Tobey Maguire [Andy], Benjamin Bratt [Felix], Willem Dafoe [Guy], Justin Theroux [Kyle], Luiz Guzman [Santos].
Secondly I would do an adaptation of Roald Dahl's autobiography Going Solo. Once again, I would shoot on location: in Eastern Africa, Egypt, Greece and, uh, Palestine [or maybe just Utah]. I would cast Jude Law as Dahl and that is basically all there is to say about casting, as every other character for the most part is minor. I love this book, by the way, so everything would be shot for real without one piece of CGI in the entire thing. The plane crashes and explosions and lions and snakes and airfights would all be real, staged and rehearsed.
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Originally posted by The Silver Bullet
Two projects. One of them is original and the other is not.
Firstly I would shoot the screenplay I wrote in 2000, Bermuda Triangle, on location in, well, Bermuda. I read it now and I still consider it something different. It is like an enemble version of those action adventure comedies from the eighties, just which much more Simpsonic situations and dialogue.
I would cast John Travolta as the president [Jerry T. Bradford], Salma Hayek [Salma], Tobey Maguire [Andy], Benjamin Bratt [Felix], Willem Dafoe [Guy], Justin Theroux [Kyle], Luiz Guzman [Santos].
Two projects. One of them is original and the other is not.
Firstly I would shoot the screenplay I wrote in 2000, Bermuda Triangle, on location in, well, Bermuda. I read it now and I still consider it something different. It is like an enemble version of those action adventure comedies from the eighties, just which much more Simpsonic situations and dialogue.
I would cast John Travolta as the president [Jerry T. Bradford], Salma Hayek [Salma], Tobey Maguire [Andy], Benjamin Bratt [Felix], Willem Dafoe [Guy], Justin Theroux [Kyle], Luiz Guzman [Santos].
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I'd have to redraft Bermuda Triangle pretty heavily before anyone got to read that. I wrote in a period of first drafts and nothing else. Only recently have I started redrafting. But sure, I would love to post some of my stuff at some point if people are interested.
For starters here is the piece that I am currently shooting. Enjoy.
For starters here is the piece that I am currently shooting. Enjoy.
Originally posted by The Silver Bullet
For starters here is the piece that I am currently shooting.
For starters here is the piece that I am currently shooting.
Not bad. Though as you probably know, shooting outside with miniDV is as annoying as hell. Avoid this at all costs. If you are going to shoot outside, make sure that you write them in as night scenes. Shooting on a cloudy day makes the footage kind of look like 8mm. This isn't a remark on your film.
What is this Esoteric Rabbit thing? Are a bunch of you on this forum working together?
I will start another thread about film schools.
What is this Esoteric Rabbit thing? Are a bunch of you on this forum working together?
I will start another thread about film schools.
Firstly as much as your were probably trying to be helpful, you sounded a little pretentious. I may be young but I am experienced enough to know exactly how things look outside on digital video. And if I wasn't happy with that look do you think I would have gone with it? I like the Super 8 look. It is very intentional.
Esoteric Rabbit Films is me. Just me.
Esoteric Rabbit Films is me. Just me.
Ah, the youth today are so quick on defense. It must be this damn rap music. If you read my post correctly, you would have read that the remark was not aimed at your film. I was in fact only trying to be helpful.
The worst part of my film was the outside shots. I had many hours, weeks, months of torment over them... as someone with experience, I was only trying to lend some advice.
Besides, with the pictures I saw of your film, the SMALL pictures, I could not have noticed the quality correctly (digital looks different when you shrink it).
All I noticed was that it was outdoors.
Now please, relax your grip on that knife.
Ah, The Bullet is beyond advice. Do not try to succor him, it avails naught. Besides, he's just a young brat. 
Oh, please, like that really means anything at all. I don't listen to rap.
And besides, as much as my youth may quote/unquote cloud my perception or whatever, I am reacting as a filmmaker and not as a kid. I know you weren't attacking me. But don't think you're automatically more experienced than me because of age.
And besides, as much as my youth may quote/unquote cloud my perception or whatever, I am reacting as a filmmaker and not as a kid. I know you weren't attacking me. But don't think you're automatically more experienced than me because of age.
