Slog - Comments on This Weekend at the Movies http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/this_weekend_at_the_movies_31 Everything old is new again! Blade Runner: The Final [really final] Cut opens in Seattle at the Cinerama. The Stranger offices went berserk after I accidentally hollered the replicant/non-replicant status of Deckard. In my defense, Ridley Scott revealed it first, in the New York Times. The Darjeeling Limited is being paired with its companion short, Hotel Chevalier, in Seattle theaters starting today. Of course, you could have seen it on iTunes billions of years ago, but who's complaining? Northwest Film Forum organized a touring program of Shohei Imamura films—count 'em: 18, ten of which aren't on DVD—that opens here tonight.... Copyright 2008 Fri, 26 Oct 2007 15:47:24 -0800 Sun, 28 Oct 2007 09:20:05 -0800 http://www.movabletype.org/?v=3.34 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Comment by SDA in SEA Blade Runner: Possibly the best movie, ever. In whichever version.

]]> SDA in SEA http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/this_weekend_at_the_movies_31#c834412 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/this_weekend_at_the_movies_31#c834412 Arts Fri, 26 Oct 2007 16:14:29 -0800 Comment by Will in Seattle Interesting.

]]> Will in Seattle http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/this_weekend_at_the_movies_31#c834416 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/this_weekend_at_the_movies_31#c834416 Arts Fri, 26 Oct 2007 16:15:35 -0800 Comment by kid icarus I'll second SDA in SEA's claim.

]]> kid icarus http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/this_weekend_at_the_movies_31#c834428 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/this_weekend_at_the_movies_31#c834428 Arts Fri, 26 Oct 2007 16:20:31 -0800 Comment by Original Andrew


I loved Elizabeth starring Cate Blanchett when it hit theaters nearly ten years ago; the acting, directing, writing, costumes --all flawless and beautiful. Even so, I wasn't that thrilled about seeing Elizabeth: The Golden Age. Not until the HORRIBLE reviews started pouring in, that is!


The AP reviewer actually invoked the hallowed Showgirls name, and suddenly I pictured Blanchett in full Elizabeth drag asking people if they liked her nails!!


Needless to say, that firmly moved Elizabeth: The Golden Age from the Maybe to the MUST SEE column in my book.


Though I'm really more about excited about the next film in the trilogy:


E 3: We Are Not Amused

*OR*

E 3: Rise of the Machines


Anyone seen Golden Age? Does it live up to the notorious, delicious, campy hype?

]]> Original Andrew http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/this_weekend_at_the_movies_31#c834527 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/this_weekend_at_the_movies_31#c834527 Arts Fri, 26 Oct 2007 17:51:36 -0800 Comment by MarkyMark Blade Runner: but the important thing is are they showing a 35mm print, or a cooler 70mm blow-up?

Elizabeth: the previews make it pretty clear that this is a must-NOT-see, with historical accuracy along the lines of the ghastly "A Knight's Tale".

]]> MarkyMark http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/this_weekend_at_the_movies_31#c834575 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/this_weekend_at_the_movies_31#c834575 Arts Fri, 26 Oct 2007 18:51:38 -0800 Comment by monkey Ridley Scott rules. I'm going to see Blade Runner today. YAY!!!

]]> monkey http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/this_weekend_at_the_movies_31#c834731 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/this_weekend_at_the_movies_31#c834731 Arts Sat, 27 Oct 2007 08:47:14 -0800 Comment by annie @5: 35mm. Anyway, blowing up a 35mm film to a 70mm print would be mostly pointless; what makes 70mm films cool (and Cinerama is screening a bunch of them over the next 6 months) is that the cameras actually recorded more data and therefore detail at the time of filming. If you've ever seen a 16mm film blown up to 35mm--lots of indies do this to save money--you'll see a romantic lack of detail, not increased resolution. That said, this restoration includes footage that was rescanned in minute detail and then touched up, so it will look more precise than previous versions.

]]> annie http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/this_weekend_at_the_movies_31#c834768 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/this_weekend_at_the_movies_31#c834768 Arts Sat, 27 Oct 2007 11:13:15 -0800 Comment by Control If the actors who played Ian Curtis and his wife don't get some kind of award recognizing their outstanding efforts in the film, the movie industry is even more elitist than I thought. They did an excellant job and the movie was great as well.

]]> Control http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/this_weekend_at_the_movies_31#c834798 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/this_weekend_at_the_movies_31#c834798 Arts Sat, 27 Oct 2007 12:29:45 -0800 Comment by Gurldoggie I'm in New York City right now, and I will tell you point blank that this city has NOTHING on Seattle's film culture. A few of the museums are playing a cool movie or two, but every other cinema in town is playing wide release films, 9/10 of which are big budget American movies. The Seattle movie scene kicks ass!!!

]]> Gurldoggie http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/this_weekend_at_the_movies_31#c835014 http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/10/this_weekend_at_the_movies_31#c835014 Arts Sun, 28 Oct 2007 09:20:05 -0800