randiuno Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 Speech by director of Matrix Trilogy, V for Vendetta, and new feature Cloud Atlas on TG Issues. The goal is to normalize the girls we love. Cheers, Randi [url= [/media[/url]] 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stealth007 Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 @RandiUno We are all indeed connected !!! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BFeRC1qJS_w Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownLoLarry Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 Excellent video Randi! Thai Ladyboys are so accepted (I'm not saying there aren't challenges and discrimination) that we somestimes forget how difficult it can be for their Western Sisters. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deepthroat Posted October 26, 2012 Share Posted October 26, 2012 This film is so intriguing. Could either be fantastic or a piece of shit, but nothing in between. There were more amazing images in that trailer than in 10 regular films. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
randiuno Posted October 26, 2012 Author Share Posted October 26, 2012 Going to have to re-watch the Matrix trilogy for subtle cues. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaibound Posted October 27, 2012 Share Posted October 27, 2012 i just discovered Lana's speech as i consider seeing 'cloud atlas', which --despite an astute cinephile friend's describing it as a 'too-long piece of shit'-- i will now see asap. i just signed in to LBR to post a link to the speech when i found Randi was already all over it. for those w/no video access/interest/time, here's a link to the transcript. it's *definitely* worth a read: http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/lana-wachowskis-hrc-visibility-award-382177 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thaibound Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 just saw 'cloud atlas' tonight. gigantic epic impressive filmmaking. i confess i was lost much of the time, but it was the fastest 3hour film i've seen since lawrence of arabia. btw, here's another link to the impressive speech by the tg director (the one above didn't work for me): http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/lana-wachowski-reveals-suicide-plan-382169 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deepthroat Posted October 28, 2012 Share Posted October 28, 2012 Cool! That's the recommendation I was waiting for - I'll go see it this week now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deepthroat Posted October 29, 2012 Share Posted October 29, 2012 I watched Lana's speech this morning, and really enjoyed it. She's one hell of a funny girl, and a great talker (as she says). Well worth the 10 minutes I spent watching it. Went to see Cloud Atlas tonight, here's a few thoughts. First, I went to see it in Imax. But the theater I saw it in wasn't truly an Imax theater. Instead of the super large film format (larger than 70mm) that Imax was founded on, this was an Imax "DLP" theater - it used digital light projection instead of film, so it was playing a digital copy of the movie with no "film" per se. And it sucked. There were visible pixels, and the usual razor-sharp Imax image was noticeably fuzzy. Letters, as in the opening credits, were like watching an old NTSC tube television. I was shocked. I'd been hoodwinked, as the theater complex also includes the REAL Imax theater that I've seen all my favorites at, but it was showing something different and we were shuttled off to this smaller theater that uses the DLP process instead. I spent the first 20 minutes wondering if it was worth demanding a refund and leaving, but figured I'd never get around to getting to another theater to see it if I did. If you have the chance, see it either in TRUE Imax or in a 35mm projection, but make sure you don't get suckered into this DLP bullshit. Second, I loved the movie. It definitely took some getting used to, and the idea of having all the cast play various characters in different time periods (and sometimes different races and genders) took a while to begin working. At first, I couldn't help but be distracted by the makeups and accents. But once it got going, it actually became fun working out who was who. To be honest, I didn't know what was happening or what was being said about 1/3 of the time, but it didn't spoil my enjoyment. The result was that I was actually moved by the denouement, and loved the message. I loved the overlapping stories and the score was amazing, as was the script. The reference to Soylent Green was great, and obviously was well-placed as it actually figured into the movie in 2 places. One of my favorite moments was one that I think went unnoticed by most of the audience. Keith David (below) is one of my favorite character actors, and plays a security specialist in the 1970's portion. The film leaps forward in time and you see he's playing the leader of the future rebellion. But if you look very closely, you'll notice it's not him - it's actually Tom Hanks, in makeup as him, with Keith David's voice dubbed in. Bizarre but cool. If you cannot suspend disbelief, the makeups and character shifts will kill you. But if you can see beyond that conceit, it's one heck of a ride. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
strocube Posted October 30, 2012 Share Posted October 30, 2012 I read the book a few years ago and toally loved it. In fact, I highly recommend anything David Mitchell has ever written. Have not seen Cloud Atlas yet, but I will be going soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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