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Jaymzter,

It seems to me that Metropolis would proved more furtile for analysis of German culture during that period, particularly as I find your points of comparison a litte stretched. Out of interest, what was the rationale behind the choice of Nosferatu?

As a layman, my guess is that Metropolis may have been done to death..

The Holiday of Jew's Revenge, September 11th, was bloodied once again this year. Officials say Gay Nigger Association of America member Tar_Baby stole a Cessna jet from a nearby airfield and crashed it into Open Source Technology Group headquarters, completely demolishing the building, as well as crushing and incinerating everyone inside.

Audio logs recovered via the jet's black box portrayed a disturbing course of events onboard the plane. Passengers were heard screaming for their lives as the terrorist raped and killed the male members of the plane by what was thought to be rupturing their colons with a gigantic black dildo with nails punched out the sides, based on evidence collected at the scene.

Within minutes of the attack, GNAA officials telephoned major news networks claiming responsibility, and promised to continue their campaign of destruction as long as an Open Source movement still existed. This is believed to be the major tenet of the 'Gay Nigger Jihad', first mentioned months ago during GNAA's campaign against AOL.

This comes almost simultaneously after OSTG recently changed their name from the Open Source Development Network (OSDN), in attempt to distance itself from name long associated with failure, stupidity, zealotry, and Cowboyneal. It was also part of a last ditch effort to convince investors not to steal a Cessna and fly it into the headquarters themselves.

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Another new Steampunk movie is this Anime title; Steamboy.

There's another one: Castle in the Sky (that's the english re-release name, anyways) by Miyazaki. Check out the walking robots in the trailers -- they look very similar to the guard/caretaker bots in the Miyazaki film. Also the blimp-warships, and the overall look/feel.

I definitely need to see this movie, if nothing else than to check for more similarities. :)

Don't forget Tin Men...

I haven't forgotten it, but I think you might have forgotten some aspects of it, like the title .

The film were Billy-Bob met Ms Jolie is actually entitled Pushing Tin.

Tin men, also a good film, is about cynical, dishonest, aluminum siding salesman in 1950s Baltimore.

As for the comments suggesting Ms Jolie is some kind of psycho... two points. First, it may be worth bearing in mind that this image of her as a psycho sells papers. She may be a lot more benignly eccentric than psycho. Second, Billy-Bob is probably just as "psycho" as as Ms Jolie.

Don't forget Tin Men...

I haven't forgotten it, but I think you might have forgotten some aspects of it, like the title .

The film were Billy-Bob met Ms Jolie is actually entitled Pushing Tin.

Tin men, also a good film, is about cynical, dishonest, aluminum siding salesman in 1950s Baltimore.

As for the comments suggesting Ms Jolie is some kind of psycho... two points. First, it may be worth bearing in mind that this image of her as a psycho sells papers. She may be a lot more benignly eccentric than psycho. Second, Billy-Bob is probably just as "psycho" as as Ms Jolie.

Someone to add to the stack when I'm done with all the other series on my bookshelf. BattleTech, which I read for years has pretty much died, thanks to FASA going bust after ... uh ... selling the video gaming rights to Microsoft (seems it happened to another Illinois company, subLogic) and the latest incarnation involved dumping the whole timeline and jumping forward 50 years or something. Bah!

Next I was into Terry Pratchett and have pretty well caught up, though Going Postal will be out in October. The UK (where I get my copies thankyouverymuch) has the usual cool artwork, which bears a striking resemblance to something else.

(Just had and earthquake while typing this, strong one from the feel of it.)

I never had much respect for Niven's writing partner, Jerry Pournelle, who I felt put a lot of crock into his columns in Byte and kinda held it against him. (About 15 years ago I told an anonymous person in a chatroom on GEnie that I thought he was a poo-head for not considering the hazzards of debris in orbit, turned out the anonymous was his wife. I hope she tole him ;-)

A movie is the sum of the work of hundreds of people: actors, writers, directors, musicians, makeup, effects, stunts...I see about 400 people listed in http://imdb.com/ for one of my favorite movies, The Shawshank Redemption. You can buy the DVD for $16.38 at Amazon. The soundtrack of the movie is $14.99. Does the DVD really only offer $1.39 more entertainment value? Or cost roughly only 10% more to make? Of course not.

A movie is the sum of the work of hundreds of people: actors, writers, directors, musicians, makeup, effects, stunts...I see about 400 people listed in http://imdb.com/ for one of my favorite movies, The Shawshank Redemption. You can buy the DVD for $16.38 at Amazon. The soundtrack of the movie is $14.99. Does the DVD really only offer $1.39 more entertainment value? Or cost roughly only 10% more to make? Of course not.

that Jake Busey would like to volunteer for this mission. You might also know him as Joseph.

A rare gem of western animation...

i wonder what types of roles the volunteers will have, and what kind of screening process they will have to go through. We saw in the movie Contact why a careful and thorough screening process is needed during these types of operations.

So did about 16 other films. Grow up!
from the FAQ on imdb http://imdb.com/title/tt0346156/board/nest/1150995 3?d=11510088#11510088
1) Why is the STARGATE theme in the teaser trailer? Why did they steal the music from Stargate? Will this movie have an original soundtrack?

Because the trailer editor thought it envoked the right mood, and the Paramount marketing people didn't say, no and it wasn't too expensive to license. Its been used in other trailers, and there are Star Gate Freaks all over the internet freaking out on this for some reason.

The score is one of the last parts of a film to be developed. A teaser trailer usually has to be released well before the composer has been able to do much work, if any.

Music from Stargate has been used in the following trailers:

Dragonheart (1995) - Theatrical Trailer
Independence Day (1996) - Theatrical Trailer
Jumanji (1995) - Theatrical Trailer
Lost in Space (1998) - Theatrical Trailer
The Man in the Iron Mask (1998) - Theatrical Trailer
Mighty Joe Young (1998) - Theatrical Trailer
The Mummy (1999) - Theatrical Trailer
Volcano (1997) - Theatrical Trailer
Warriors of Virtue (1997) - Theatrical Trailer
Waterworld (1995) - Theatrical Trailer
Mission to Mars (2000) - TV Trailer
Titan A.E. (2000) - TV Trailer
Dungeons & Dragons (2000) - Theatrical Trailer
Deep Rising (1998) - TV Trailer
The Time Machine (2002) - Theatrical Trailer
Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron (2002) - TV Trailer
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow (2004) - Teaser Trailer

The music is from the original Stargate movie, and was adapted for Stargate SG-1.
It also features music from "Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within". (It's the music from Aki's dream sequence)

They did not "steal" this music. It's called "licensing"
The second trailer doesn't use the Stargate music.

Yes, the movie will use original music composed by Ed Shearmur.
It's getting rave reviews, and will be released Sept 7, 2004.
You can listen to it here
RealPlayer format: http://demand1.stream.aol.com/ramgen/aol/us/aolmus ic/artists/sony/various/skycaptainsoundtrack/vario us_skycaptainsoundtrack_lp.rm
or
http://mp.aol.c om/audio.main.adp?mxid=1153566

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It may interest you to know that the Stargate movie "stole" the music for its own trailer :)

from http://www.soundtrack.net/trailers/?cid=S&id=5 91

Stargate (1994)
"Rhythm of the Heat" - Peter Gabriel
Bram Stoker's Dracula (1992) - Wojciech Kilar

Harry Knowles is not the director, Conran is. Knowles is the financial backer/producer. http://imdb.com/title/tt0401729/fullcredits

alright for those of you who don't know where it is.. dont' know how to post links in here really since this is only the second message I've contributed.. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0314063/

Unfortunately, that was a stand in for the nude scenes. :(

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0242888/board/nest/655 416

http://mp.aol.com/audio.main.adp?mxid=1153566 Hear the soundtrack

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/sky_captain/ Rottentomatoes reviews

http://imdb.com/title/tt0346156/externalreviews Page with links to several reviews

http://the-flying-legion.com/ fan site

http://imdb.com/title/tt0346156/board/nest/1163158 9 FAQ on IMDB

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0451411633/ qid%3D1094844850/ the book on Amazon

And no, you couldn't find this stuff in 5 seconds on google.

http://mp.aol.com/audio.main.adp?mxid=1153566 Hear the soundtrack

http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/sky_captain/ Rottentomatoes reviews

http://imdb.com/title/tt0346156/externalreviews Page with links to several reviews

http://the-flying-legion.com/ fan site

http://imdb.com/title/tt0346156/board/nest/1163158 9 FAQ on IMDB

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0451411633/ qid%3D1094844850/ the book on Amazon

And no, you couldn't find this stuff in 5 seconds on google.

The Sleeping Dictionary

She plays a language teaching tart that has sex with her student a lot. Her ass would look equally excellent in polished marble, or riding my considerable johnson.

You should widen your sample group.

I also have to think that anyone who has dated a batshit crazy woman (ah, the good old days... when I could look beyond a woman's crumbling psyche and see the great rack inside), sees the downside in Angelina. Basically, I might want to do someone who looks like Angelina, but even just a night with that psycho might be more work than it's worth.

- Greg

Try this one -> http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0314063/

You want to call it, "ThemLinux"? That'll go far...

It may attract an audience we hadn't had in mind...

Princess of Mars, A (2006)

Announced, and in production as of March 2004, my friends!

And to start the rumors flying like a Sky Captain, I heard they are looking at Rena Sofer.

kulakovich

Uh... hello!

I'm looking forward to seeing this movie, but I'll admit I'm starting to have CGI-fatigue.

CGI should be a tool to enhance a good, original story.

I rarely see original plots anymore being made into movies.

One notable exception though, is the recently made Oldboy, a Korean movie.

If you intend to see this work of genius, avoid spoilers at all costs.

... if you like the look of this movie also look at Sin City, directed by RR (Desperado, Spy Kids fame). It is also filmed all against a green screen like Sky Captain. Initial screenings have people drooling. Sky Captain looks good, but I think Sin City will own all when it comes to the style... go RR!

I really don't want the SS breaking down my door and seizing all the computers (and then I have to sue the state and wait a few years to get my stuff back maybe) because some clerk at HQ typed in the wrong address.

if you were sending viagra spams, nigerian investment emails, or phishing scams, then you certainly deserve the SS breaking down your door and seizing your computers. and don't expect them back, ever.

I hope you've heard of the grandmother who had her property seized even though all charges were dismissed.

Co-counsel Shawn Newman explained, "We have a Kafkaesque situation in which the government can take your property without a conviction. The government and their paid informants are like bounty hunters who share a percentage of the proceeds." In this case after three years of enormous effort and expense McGavick and Newman were able to win back her property and a $100,000 judgment for damages. Her loss of business, damage to her reputation and emotional distress were not recovered with that award, but it was better than her client received. He was offered a choice: plead guilty to drug sales and receive a 9 month sentence and you may keep half of the value of your $800,000 property when the county sells it, or, you can fight the drug charge in criminal court and you may win, but in that case all of your property will be forfeited.

its a meta-joke from "Office Space" http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0151804/

It always works in the movies.

From what television has taught us, German prisons are notoriously lax on security!

catch me if you can was a movie with tom hanks and leonardo di caprio that embellished mightily on the real life tale of a check forger and the fbi agent who pursued him.

what is true about the story though is that the check forger in question went on to become one of the fbi's most valuable anti-forgery experts and he eventually went on to make millions helping banks design anti-forgery checks. here is the man's website.

so whenever i see someone like this sasser/ netsky author get caught, or another virus or worm author in the news, i can't help but think: why doesn't microsoft just hire the guy?

seriously, a brilliant criminal is just someone who's skills are being expressed in the right forum, but in the wrong direction. all law enforcement has to do is flip the brilliant criminal into an asset as a condition of a smaller criminal sentence/ fine for them. eventually, they may find real respect and success in their field of expertise on the white hat side of things.

and this isn't fiction i'm inventing, this is exactly what happened with frank abagnale jr. (of catch me if you can fame above).

well, for all i know, this IS what microsoft is doing... anyone have any news anecdotes to indicate this? anyone know whatever happened to the melissa virus author or the i love you virus author that they caught years ago?

Like I'm sure you supported the WWII heroes over a draft dodger in 1992 and 1996, right?
Oh you didn't? I guess that makes you a hypocrite, then.

To quote Professor "Broom" (from Hellboy): "Yes, among other things."

At least I gotta give you props for voting Green. If more people voted their conscience, we would probably be talking about how many votes Kerry might pull away from Nader, instead of the other way around.

I wish people would quit associating Nader with the Green Party... I'd like to see how many votes Kerry pulls from David Cobb this year.

One more Hellboy quote, just 'cause I love that movie.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0167190/quotes
Sgt. Whitman : We're wasting our time, there's nothing on this island but sheep and rocks!
[Moments later the soldiers find a large Nazi encampment in the ruins]
Young 'Broom' : They must be here for the sheep.

Like I'm sure you supported the WWII heroes over a draft dodger in 1992 and 1996, right?
Oh you didn't? I guess that makes you a hypocrite, then.

To quote Professor "Broom" (from Hellboy): "Yes, among other things."

At least I gotta give you props for voting Green. If more people voted their conscience, we would probably be talking about how many votes Kerry might pull away from Nader, instead of the other way around.

I wish people would quit associating Nader with the Green Party... I'd like to see how many votes Kerry pulls from David Cobb this year.

One more Hellboy quote, just 'cause I love that movie.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0167190/quotes
Sgt. Whitman : We're wasting our time, there's nothing on this island but sheep and rocks!
[Moments later the soldiers find a large Nazi encampment in the ruins]
Young 'Broom' : They must be here for the sheep.

And in other news, the "Planet of the Apes" is Earth, Bruce Willis is a ghost, John Shooter is just a figment of Johnny Depp's imagination, much like Tyler Durden was a figment of Ed Norton's imagination. Actually, Norton's played a few roles in which a mind-job occurs, such as "Primal Fear", where his character gets away with murder by convincing everyone (including the viewer) that he has multiple personaly disorder. Even his own lawyer, Richard Gere, doesn't find out until after he's already helped his client get off the hook.

This is fun! What other movies can we do?

And in other news, the "Planet of the Apes" is Earth, Bruce Willis is a ghost, John Shooter is just a figment of Johnny Depp's imagination, much like Tyler Durden was a figment of Ed Norton's imagination. Actually, Norton's played a few roles in which a mind-job occurs, such as "Primal Fear", where his character gets away with murder by convincing everyone (including the viewer) that he has multiple personaly disorder. Even his own lawyer, Richard Gere, doesn't find out until after he's already helped his client get off the hook.

This is fun! What other movies can we do?

And in other news, the "Planet of the Apes" is Earth, Bruce Willis is a ghost, John Shooter is just a figment of Johnny Depp's imagination, much like Tyler Durden was a figment of Ed Norton's imagination. Actually, Norton's played a few roles in which a mind-job occurs, such as "Primal Fear", where his character gets away with murder by convincing everyone (including the viewer) that he has multiple personaly disorder. Even his own lawyer, Richard Gere, doesn't find out until after he's already helped his client get off the hook.

This is fun! What other movies can we do?

Well, we still make kick-ass movies...oh wait

Those things are DANGEROUS!

Didn't anybody see The Recruit?

(obligatory smily omitted)

I for one will be happy with the new version of the shootout if george will only go back and fix the mix in "empire strikes back"

for those of you who might not have noticed, in the re-release on VHS, all of Han Solo's sarcastic one off remarks in the asteroid field have been mixed out. these few quick remarks were some of the biggest things that humanized that character.

among all the changes made in the original trilogy, this was the biggest mistake. as far as the others go I was thrilled to see the alteration of the ending of Jedi, which I generally considered the weakest of the three. (not actually for the ewoks mind you, but the overdoing of the "sensitive moments.")

side note, has anyone else ever noticed that the cinematographer from empire also has the rocky horror on his resume?http://imdb.com/name/nm0005893/

Is that the original Takeshi's Castle or the remix?

I wouldn't mind seeing them bring Takeshi's Castle to American TV. It reminds me of American Gladiators, which if I remember correctly also had international versions.

That is what Star Trek lacks: hunks.

I still don't believe it.

But in Demolition Man, there's a presidential library or something named after him with the explanation that due to popular demand the repealed that part of the constitution.

Close Encounters of the Third Kind.

Ha ! c'mon Micheal, you had to know that when you posted the spoiler you would get blasted for pulling a Lone Gunmen.

Do you even remember chrisd's famous title "The Lone Gunmen Are Dead" ? I smell a deliberate spoiler. By the way, Rosebud was his sled.

Thanks for ruining my mom's day (she's a big fan and will undoubtedly hear about it).

I'd like to clear things up for you since apparently you think that Disney never intended to release Fahrenheit 9/11.

Disney/Miramax produced F911 and had the distribution rights to the movie. They fully planned to distribute it. Michael Eisner (CEO of Disney) decided not to allow Miramax to distribute the movie. So, the two brothers that head up Miramax bought distribution rights to F911 from Miramax and formed a company (Fellowship Adventure Group) to distribute it.

Eisner's reasons are his own, but it is easy to see they were probably political. F911 fit in with the Miramax brand (as I explained in my previous post) and has made over $112 million dollars at the box office as of September 5. There was no business reason not to distribute it.

Before computers start using us as power sources. But they're doing it out of order! The machines are suppose to wage war first!

It would have been released under their Miramax brand which Fahrenheit 9/11 completely fits in with. Miramax also released Pulp Fiction.