Ramsay would send Greenwood, who had read the script early on, five to fifteen
minute pieces of the film while she was editing with the hope of luring the busy musician.
Not exact matches
When your dough has been in the fridge for 30
minutes, take your frozen butter (which has been left at room temperature for 20 - 30
minutes), and grate onto a
piece of cling
film (aka plastic wrap)
The DVD even contains the oft - forgotten «In Search
of Dr. Seuss», a full 90 -
minute film which is basically a series
of set -
pieces linking a whole bunch
of Seuss's stories together into something approximating a coherent narrative.
There's also a nearly 20 -
minute piece with Alan Howarth, who worked on the
film's score with Carpenter — That one goes on a bit longer than it needs to, although it's interesting to learn that there's a demand for Howarth to do live performances
of the music.
You can feel yourself growing older in the 90
minutes it takes to watch this horrid
piece of filmed dinner theater.
First, a seven -
minute piece called «The Spirit
of the Ride» has the director and various other cast and crew discussing how they drew on the amusement park ride for ideas and general atmosphere for the
film; the 14 -
minute mini-documentary «Dead Men Tell No Tales» (also available in the DVD - ROM content in the two - disc edition) gives a history
of the «Pirates
of the Caribbean» ride, complete with lots
of behind - the - scenes looks at the animatronic pirates and nostalgia - inducing footage from the ride itself.
Blu - ray extras include a making -
of piece; an interview with Cronenberg; his 1970
film Crimes
of the Future; and an irresistible 20 -
minute segment from a 1980 episode
of The Merv Griffin Show, with Reed as one
of the guests alongside Orson Welles and Charo.
Extras include a six -
minute behind - the - scenes featurette whose highlight is star Wilson suiting up for a pre-production supersonic flight; seven deleted or extended scenes — among them odd alternate opening and closing title sequences — with optional commentary from director Moore and editor Paul Martin Smith — these trims carry a viewer discretion warning, for they would've threatened the
film's PG - 13 rating; a fantastic, largely CGI pre-visualization (with, again, optional Moore / Smith commentary)
of the virtuoso ejection set
piece that at times gives Final Fantasy a run for its money; the teaser trailer for Spielberg's upcoming Minority Report; and two engrossing full - length commentaries, one by Moore and Smith, the other producer John Davis and executive producer Wyck Godfrey.
They don't need to be period
pieces or intimate dramas (although that won't hurt), but they have to be in
films that hit creative peaks such as «Room» or «The Revenant» («Beasts
of No Nation» should have been one
of those
films, but more on that in a
minute).
Anorak: «The
film flows at a good pace, and even without the fantasy action
pieces every 20
minutes the events transpiring in the whorehouse world are captivating in and
of themselves.»
The shorter
pieces, which take on various aspects
of the
film, the story, production and special effects details (like the use
of miniatures, which has become a rarity in the CGI age), range from under two
minutes to just over twelve
minutes.
It's also close in feel to Brett Morgen's 30 for 30 documentary on OJ Simpson's famous Bronco chase, and, like that
film, Berg slowly
pieces together the action
of the day — a
minute's silence for the Newtown massacre's victims, the Red Sox's home game — to give a sense
of a calm before the chaos.
Features commentary by
film scholar Dana Polan, a new interview with Gloria Grahame biographer Vincent Curcio, a 20 -
minute piece with filmmaker Curtis Hanson produced for the 2002 DVD release, a condensed version
of the 1975 documentary I'm a Stranger Here Myself (this runs about 40
minutes), and the radio adaptation
of the original novel produced for «Suspense» in 1948, plus a fold - out booklet with an essay by Imogen Sara Smith.
Being released five years after it was initially
filmed, the 149 -
minute Margaret is a thought - provoking
piece of cinema, says Paige Feldman.
The longest
of the supplements --» Spy Vision: Recreating 60's Cool» on designing the
film and «A Higher Class
of Hero» on creating the action sequences — are under 10
minutes apiece and the rest under five
minutes each: a
piece on the creator
of the motorcycles in the
film and portraits
of the two stars and the director.
Extras: Two optional English narrations, including one by actor Roy Scheider; audio commentary from 2008 featuring Schrader and producer Alan Poul; interviews from 2007 and 2008 with Bailey, producers Tom Luddy and Mata Yamamoto, composer Philip Glass, and production designer Eiko Ishioka; interviews from 2008 with Mishima biographer John Nathan and friend Donald Richie; audio interview from 2008 with co-screenwriter Chieko Schrader; interview excerpt from 1966 featuring Mishima talking about writing; «The Strange Case
of Yukio Mishima,» a 55 -
minute documentary from 1985 about the author; trailer; a booklet featuring an essay by critic Kevin Jackson, a
piece on the
film's censorship in Japan, and photographs
of Ishioka's sets.
New to this disc is the four -
minute «In Walt's Words: Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs,» an audio - only interview with Walt Disney discussing the
film set to an image track, the seven -
minute featurette «Iconography» that explores the
film's influences on popular culture, art, and fashion, «@DisneyAnimation: Designing Disney's First Princess» with four contemporary animators discussing the design
of Snow White, and an «Alternate Sequence: The Prince Meets Snow White,» plus the breezy promo - style
pieces «The Fairest Facts
of Them All: 7 Facts You May Now Know About Snow White» with Disney Channel star Sofia Carson and the rap retelling «Snow White in Seventy Seconds.»
The extent to which a parent is able to fulfill this obligation is the extent to which The Pagemaster is worthwhile; using this
film as an eighty -
minute babysitter - cum - opiate negates any possible positive effect conferred by the picture — raising the question, clearly,
of how best to approach criticism
of the
piece.
I caught some
of the titles: Nugu - ui ttal - do anin Haewon (Nobody's Daughter Haewon) is a delightful
film from the South Korean auteur Hong Sang - soo, the story
of a female student's «sentimental education» as it were, as she traverses through reality, fantasy, and dreams, we viewers never quite sure what we are watching; Jim Jarmusch's Only Lovers Left Alive (TIFF's Opening Night
film) is an engaging and drily humorous alternative vampire
film, Tilda Swinton melding perfectly into the languid yet tense atmosphere
of the whole
piece; Night Moves is from a director (Kelly Reichardt) I've heard good things about but not seen, so I was curious to see it, but whilst the
film is engaging with its ethical probing, I found the style quite laborious and lifeless; The Kampala Story (Kasper Bisgaard & Donald Mugisha) is a good little
film (60
minutes long) about a teenage girl in Uganda trying to help her family out, directed in a simple, direct manner, utilising documentary elements within its fiction.
The rest
of the supplements are bite - sized
pieces: «Welcome to New Penzance» features footage
of the locations, «Set Tour with Bill Murray» is a quick 3
minutes, Bob Balaban introduces short segments
of actress Kara Hayward (Suzy) reading excerpts from the (fictional) books featured in the
film, and «Cousin Ben» features additional footage
of Jason Schwartzman as Cousin Ben.
«The Making
of Moonrise Kingdom» consists
of an 18 -
minute featurette shot on the set
of the
film plus four storyboard animatics and narrator tests, five
minutes of screen tests
of the child actors, and a short
piece on the miniatures used in the flood sequence.
That's followed by a 12 -
minute making -
of featurette, five deleted scenes (each presented with the optional accompaniment
of the commentary crew), a fun and brief
piece called «The B Team» that spends some time with three cast members (Juliette Lewis, David Koechner, and Kick Gurry) who felt left out after they joined the
filming a few days late, a blooper reel, and a music video for «Put Your Head on My Shoulder» by Blue Mother Tupelo.
And because this is a J.J. Abrams
film in some capacity, the methodical pace allows you time to take note
of minute objects, in the hopes
of finding a puzzle
piece to connect this to its predecessor, so anything from an envelope on the ground to a sign takes on added significance.
Undoubtedly a high speed adventure, this
film's real genius lies beyond the actors» faces and directly on the shoulders
of stunt coordinator Charlie Picerni (Lethal Weapon, Die Hard), who was in charge
of the stressful and exciting action
pieces that had Hawke's Magna racing against the clock for ninety
minutes.
Description from editor Louis Plamondon: «Every year, Cineplex (the Canadian version
of AMC) asks me to put together a two
minute mashup
of all the
films nominated for an Academy Award set to a
piece of classical music.
It's just as clear that October Sky recovers for an admittedly captivating final stretch, with the emotional punch
of the
film's final few
minutes ultimately confirming its place as an above - average period
piece.
This 29 -
minute and 40 - second
piece provides a general overview
of the movie's creation, as it combines the usual mix
of film clips, production stills, and new interviews.
This four -
minute and 50 - second video
piece mainly contributes a taped discussion
of the
film from Harlin, as he explains why he did it and what he wanted to do with the material.
The 13 -
minute and 42 - second
piece includes a general discussion
of the
film's robots plus some notes about Gigolo Joe's make - up and the methods used to bring Teddy to life.
The France - born Benhaim's 40 -
minute film — an evocative mood
piece in which a young girl wanders through present - day Morocco surrounded by ghostly voices — was one
of three works given the shorts competition's top prize at this year's edition
of the Rotterdam International
Film Festival (IFFR).
Clocking in at 196
minutes, Turkish master Nuri Bilge Ceylan's latest is probably not a
film to double - bill with Interstellar — at least, not if you have plans for the rest
of the week — but it rewards audiences» patience with an immaculately crafted character
piece.
Running time: 97
minutes Distributor: Criterion Collection DVD Extras: A new digital transfer supervised and approved by director
of photography; «Ask Todd,» an audio Q&A with director Todd Solondz; Making «Life During Wartime,» a new documentary featuring interviews with actors; a new video
piece in which Lachman discusses his work on the
film; the original theatrical trailer; and a booklet featuring an essay by
film critic David Sterritt.
Johnny Depp, meanwhile, is in the
film for about five
minutes, despite his face being splashed across every
piece of promotional material in a pathetic attempt at drumming up interest.
Special Features Restored 4K digital transfer, with 7.1 surround DTS - HD Master Audio soundtrack on the Blu - ray, both supervised by director David Lynch 7.1 surround DTS - HD Master Audio soundtrack on the Blu - ray, supervised by Lynch Alternate original 2.0 surround soundtrack, presented in DTS - HD Master Audio on the Blu - ray The Missing
Pieces, ninety
minutes of deleted and alternate takes from the
film, assembled by Lynch Interview from 2014 by Lynch with actors Sheryl Lee, Ray Wise, and Grace Zabriskie New interviews with Lee and composer Angelo Badalamenti Trailers PLUS: Excerpts from an interview with Lynch from Lynch on Lynch, a 1997 book edited by filmmaker and writer Chris Rodley
He described the experience as «a bit
of film school for me in terms
of problem solving, technique and using a budget», before sharing an anecdote in which Emmerich, despite having a $ 75,000,000 for Independence Day, was ordering sets to be built at the last
minute from leftover
pieces of other
film's sets.
Blu - ray Highlight: As you might expect from a movie like «Safe,» the coolest
piece of bonus material is a 10 -
minute featurette called «The Art
of the Gunfight» that takes a look at the action choreography in the
film, focusing on three sequences in particular.
An experimental
film starring Neil Young and shot partially on smartphone, FF2 critic Katusha Jin saw the 73 -
minute piece as more
of a concert
film than a cinematic feature, but explained that it «defied the rules
of storytelling.»
His
film may not boast a single centrepiece action sequence to rival, say, the D - Day landing scene in Saving Private Ryan, or even the single - take, five -
minute tracking shot
of Dunkirk beach in Atonement, but it is effectively one long unbroken set
piece — surely one
of the most impressive ever committed to celluloid.
The supplement package includes audio commentary by director Martin Brest and three fairly engaging featurettes (a half hour making -
of effort and 8 - 10
minute pieces on the
film's score and on the casting process - the latter delving into the replacement
of Sylvester Stallone by Murphy).
Personally, I attribute the
film's Britishness to the roughly three -
minute appearance
of Leonard Rossiter: even though he's supposedly playing a Russian scientist, with Rigsby's arrival it feels like a little
piece of northern suburbia has been transplanted to earth's orbit.
A specific activity that really demonstrates this approach is the close viewing
of the
film «Pigeon,» a powerful 11 -
minute piece about one woman's decision to save a Jewish stranger during the Holocaust.
«Report,» a 13 -
minute meditation on the 1963 assassination
of President John F. Kennedy, features radio broadcasts on the assassination, brief television clips and the media's deification, commodification and obscuration
of the president alongside clips
of the president spliced with scenes
of bullfights,
pieces of Hollywood
films, television advertisements and WWII battles.
In Sydney in 2014, the British artist presented her first theater
piece, a monologue for the actor Stephen Dillane on death, families, and the nature
of performance; in New York two years later, she transformed it into Event for a Stage, a moving and dizzyingly intricate 50 -
minute film.
Tacita Dean conceived a
piece that consists
of an eleven -
minute silent 35 mm
film projected onto a monolithic wall erected at the end
of a darkened Turbine Hall.
The archival wall reads as an elite rose petal taxonomy, funneling the viewer into the auditorium where the artist's 30 -
minute 16 mm
film of the performance art
piece shot on 16 mm at Bell Labs, plays on a loop.
Running simultaneously amongst several stacked monitors, the video is a four -
minute loop featuring characters based on chess
pieces from the artist's related
film A Game
of Chess.
Ana Mendieta, Moffitt Building
Piece, 1973, Super-8mm
film transferred to high - definition digital media, color, silent, 3:17
minutes, Courtesy
of The Estate
of Ana Mendieta Collection, LLC.
APPARENT MOTION (1975, 30
minutes 16 mm, color, silent) One
of Sharits» most sublime
pieces, APPARENT MOTION focuses on
film grain particles, color and the illusion
of motion.
Perhaps less successful as part
of a group exhibition is Duncan Campbell's hour long
film, It For Others (2013, which is difficult viewing in a similar way to the 2012 entry by Luke Fowler, a 90
minute cinema
piece surrounding psychology.
None
of them are something you can «get» in a few
minutes, you have to spend an hour or two with these
pieces in order to really understand them whether that's
film or drawing or performance.»