So what does make an independent film then Grim? what did you learngrim_tales wrote:Film class was great this weekIt was about independent American cinema/US cinema. We discussed what makes an independent film so and looked at Res. Dogs, Memento etc. Cool.
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My fave Indie movie is Indie Jones and the Temple of Doom.
I was there, the big BNB blackout of november, 2008. We lost many that day...
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It's interesting you say that, because Lucas financed SW (well, the original trilogy) himself, and Spielberg financed Indy. Does that mean theyre independent films?! Indies are generally non commercial, and SW is about as commercial as you can get.
Far less escapist, more cerebral than big studio films
Lower budget
Haphazard funding
Intensely character based
Use of conversational speech
What about Bubba Ho-Tep?
Far less escapist, more cerebral than big studio films
Lower budget
Haphazard funding
Intensely character based
Use of conversational speech
What about Bubba Ho-Tep?
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Technically independant just means non-studio. But it came to mean non-commercial. Pretty sure Paramount and Lucasfilm put up the bucks for Indiana Jones.
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"Indie" stopped meaning anything many years ago, it gets overused and used wrongly all the time, so is pointless even saying that word anymore. People mostly overuse it when thinking a smaller film is cool, or clever, but that is just bullshit 
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Thanks. I guess you're right. And what about the studios branching off (eg Fox Searchlight)? They can't truly be indie as theyre financed by a studio.Markgway wrote:Technically independant just means non-studio. But it came to mean non-commercial. Pretty sure Paramount and Lucasfilm put up the bucks for Indiana Jones.
Clerks is indie compared to other Kevin Smith films I'm sure. I haven't seen that.
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Clerks is a true indie because Miramax bought the distribution rights after it was completed and had no part in its production.
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Smith financed it completely himself didn't he?
I havent seen Clerks
I havent seen Clerks
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Hey,
In my performing arts class we got into groups working on a project/play about inspiring people and our group is doing Bruce Lee
Anyone know why exactly people didn't like Bruce teaching kung-fu to non Chinese? Of course, Bruce opened his schools to everyone, he was one of the first kung fu teachers to teach non Chinese.
In my performing arts class we got into groups working on a project/play about inspiring people and our group is doing Bruce Lee
Anyone know why exactly people didn't like Bruce teaching kung-fu to non Chinese? Of course, Bruce opened his schools to everyone, he was one of the first kung fu teachers to teach non Chinese.
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Chinese felt white people would abuse kung fu against the smaller and weaker chinese, so they wanted to keep it purely for the chinese...grim_tales wrote:Hey,
In my performing arts class we got into groups working on a project/play about inspiring people and our group is doing Bruce Lee
Anyone know why exactly people didn't like Bruce teaching kung-fu to non Chinese? Of course, Bruce opened his schools to everyone, he was one of the first kung fu teachers to teach non Chinese.
I was there, the big BNB blackout of november, 2008. We lost many that day...
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I like the M&S and Waitrose ads 
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Brad randomness from Grim 
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Well, its the OT thread after all 
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Eastenders/the soaps
Big Brother
I'm a Celebrity
Big Brother
I'm a Celebrity
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You are?grim_tales wrote: I'm a Celebrity
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The M&S ones, are the ones with the hot models right? If so, I'm in.grim_tales wrote:I like the M&S and Waitrose ads
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Noemie Lenoir the lingerie model, that's it 
Have you seen the full version with Gene Hunt from LOM/ATA?
Have you seen the full version with Gene Hunt from LOM/ATA?
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She's hot! Especially in those panties and socks. Nope I've not.
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It's great
There have been complaints about it due to apparent sexism, OK so Phil Glenister is a bit blokey in it but its just an ad 
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Forgot to mention this last week, I think, but I visited Euro Disney last thursday till Saturday.
We (me, my girlfriend, her friend and her friend's brother) went there by rental-car, and arrived at 11 o'clock in the morning at Hotel Cheyenne. The hotel was quite crap actually.
On thursday afternoon we visited the parks for a few hours, and had lunch (blegh) and dinner (blegh) there, with coupons.
On friday we took the train and went into Paris, which was quite nice. The weather was cold but stunningly beautiful. For me, it was the first time visiting Paris, and I was pleasantly suprised by how much I liked it. It was gorgeous in places, especially the Louvre (just stayed outside btw), and the Notre Dame.
We also went shopping at LaFayette (which is a big store), where I bought my GF a Hello Kitty, and afterwards we went to see the Eiffel Tower (not all that amazing tbh) and stroll the Avenue des Champs-Élysées, where we split up for dinner, cause her friend and her brother wanted to visit a little restaurant there, and we strolled on to see if we would find something else, and ended up at the Quick.
We had to return to Euro Disney quite early in the evening due to strikes in the public transportation (damn frenchies), so at night we just went shopping a bit at Disney Village.
Saturday we packed our bags, checked out of the lousy hotel, and went into the park for our last day. It was just ridiculously overcrowded with people, and the weather was horrible, so it wasn't all that much fun.
Lunch this time was very good (although a very long wait), and dinner was pretty mediocre again.
We were back in Holland at around 2 AM.
Overall, it was a nice trip, but personally I prefer my vacations a little more relaxed, a little longer, and with much less people around.
We (me, my girlfriend, her friend and her friend's brother) went there by rental-car, and arrived at 11 o'clock in the morning at Hotel Cheyenne. The hotel was quite crap actually.
On thursday afternoon we visited the parks for a few hours, and had lunch (blegh) and dinner (blegh) there, with coupons.
On friday we took the train and went into Paris, which was quite nice. The weather was cold but stunningly beautiful. For me, it was the first time visiting Paris, and I was pleasantly suprised by how much I liked it. It was gorgeous in places, especially the Louvre (just stayed outside btw), and the Notre Dame.
We also went shopping at LaFayette (which is a big store), where I bought my GF a Hello Kitty, and afterwards we went to see the Eiffel Tower (not all that amazing tbh) and stroll the Avenue des Champs-Élysées, where we split up for dinner, cause her friend and her brother wanted to visit a little restaurant there, and we strolled on to see if we would find something else, and ended up at the Quick.
We had to return to Euro Disney quite early in the evening due to strikes in the public transportation (damn frenchies), so at night we just went shopping a bit at Disney Village.
Saturday we packed our bags, checked out of the lousy hotel, and went into the park for our last day. It was just ridiculously overcrowded with people, and the weather was horrible, so it wasn't all that much fun.
Lunch this time was very good (although a very long wait), and dinner was pretty mediocre again.
We were back in Holland at around 2 AM.
Overall, it was a nice trip, but personally I prefer my vacations a little more relaxed, a little longer, and with much less people around.
I was there, the big BNB blackout of november, 2008. We lost many that day...
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What's Quick? Like MCDonalds?
Glad you enjoyed Euro Disney.
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Glad you enjoyed Euro Disney.
Tomorrow I have to sing at another recital (Christmas songs)
