FILM 1577: THE MASK YOU LIVE
IN
Explores how our culture's narrow
definition of masculinity is harming our boys, men and society at large and
unveils what we can do about it.
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Friday, 14 October 2016
Thursday, 12 November 2015
FILM 1406: THE WOLFPACK
Locked away from society in an
apartment on the Lower East Side of Manhattan, the Angulo brothers learn about
the outside world through the films that they watch. Nicknamed, 'The Wolfpack,'
the brothers spend their childhood reenacting their favorite films using
elaborate homemade props and costumes. Their world is shaken up when one of the
brothers escapes and everything changes.
Friday, 16 January 2015
FILM 1279: LORDS OF DOGTOWN
TRIVIA: While filming a scene in an
empty pool, director Catherine
Hardwicke fell and was knocked unconscious for two minutes. Many of
the cast and crew thought she had died. When she came to, the pro-skaters there
said "Now you know how it feels. Welcome to the club."
Heath Ledger wore some of Skip Engblom's old clothes.
Skip's wife had saved them and they lent them to Ledger to help him get into
character.
To prepare for his role as young
Jay Adams, Emile Hirsch
flew to Hawaii to spend time with Jay Adams
who had just been released from jail for assault and drug charges and had just
gotten married.
Emile Hirsch already had
some experience as a street skater from Southern California prior to appearing
in this film.
Many parts of the dilapidated pier
set (e.g. the big dipper) were added using CGI to keep costs down. However, the
derelict ferris wheel was real and had been purchased on eBay for a few
thousand dollars.
During the scenes of Alva and
Peralta traveling, the Astronaut who asks to try to ride the skateboard is
skateboarding legend Tony Hawk.
Originally David Fincher and the
other producers hired Fincher "protege" Fred Durst to direct
"Dogtown," with Fincher helping out with the second unit
skateboarding scenes. As Durst's participation came into doubt, Fincher then
became the director, even going as far as having sets built, doing extensive
pre-visualizations for the feature and hiring Roger Avary to rewrite the
script. Fincher then left to take on another feature, paving the way for former
Production Designer Catherine
Hardwicke to sign on based on the success of her first feature Thirteen (2003).
Friday, 1 November 2013
Saturday, 2 February 2013
Tuesday, 13 November 2012
Tuesday, 23 October 2012
Film 830: Cemetery Junction
Trivia: The premise/plot of
the film is said, by both Ricky
Gervais and Stephen
Merchant, to be based upon the song "Thunder Road"
by Bruce Springsteen.
The original title was
"The Men at the Pru", an advertising slogan for the Prudential
insurance company. During the writing of the film, the Prudential allowed Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant to use their
archives for research. However, after reading the finished script, the company
decided it didn't like how it was being portrayed and refused to allow the
usage of their name. The new title comes from an actual area in the town of
Reading, where the film takes place.
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