06-07-2006, 03:15 PM
The real sign that the Apocalypse is upon us
"And the number of the beast was 90068 . . ." :P
While the manic American media chased after the usual "Left Behind" "6-6-6" and "Omen" cliches on June 06, 2006, the clever Canadian Broadcasting Corporation smoked out the real sign that the Apocalypse is soon upon us.
Harvey and Rob Weinstein, big time Hollywood producers, acquired the rights to Akira Kurosawa's "The Seven Samurai" (in 2002) and are hiring a Chinese actress (huh?) to star in it, or so the story goes. The rumor that Quentin Tarantino will be involved fills me with trepidation, even though I usually enjoy his films. While The Magnificent Seven was a creditable retelling of the Seven Samurai story in Western "oater" format, it was not as rich as the original. Will they recast Seven Samurai in contemporary times, or to re-do the Ronin/Samurai/Shogun-era Japan of Kurosawa's masterpiece? I hope it is the latter, and that Kill Bill styles are left where they belong: in some other film.
Zhang Ziyi, with her magnetic screen presence, beauty, and grace looks to be involved in a non-animated telling of Hua Mulan. For my money, Ang Lee (of CTHD) should direct and it should be shot in China, as CTHD was.
The article points to some of the Weinstein Bros' business shennigans, like Shaolin Soccer, which never made it to Corpus Christi . . . much to my son's disappointment. :angry: And mine.
OK, so I am playing "Chicken Little" and guilty of hyperbole.:rolleyes: The events have not yet reached the point of "Abandon hope, all ye who enter here." Their credits include "The Secret Policeman's Other Ball" "Sin City" and "The Lord of the Rings," so there is hope. But considering some of the trash those lads produced, I P|-|34R their 1337 garbage production skills. :angry:
Their upcoming film Rogue is a case in point: it's been done, Harv, and it was called Crocodile Dundee.:P
Occhi
"And the number of the beast was 90068 . . ." :P
While the manic American media chased after the usual "Left Behind" "6-6-6" and "Omen" cliches on June 06, 2006, the clever Canadian Broadcasting Corporation smoked out the real sign that the Apocalypse is soon upon us.
Harvey and Rob Weinstein, big time Hollywood producers, acquired the rights to Akira Kurosawa's "The Seven Samurai" (in 2002) and are hiring a Chinese actress (huh?) to star in it, or so the story goes. The rumor that Quentin Tarantino will be involved fills me with trepidation, even though I usually enjoy his films. While The Magnificent Seven was a creditable retelling of the Seven Samurai story in Western "oater" format, it was not as rich as the original. Will they recast Seven Samurai in contemporary times, or to re-do the Ronin/Samurai/Shogun-era Japan of Kurosawa's masterpiece? I hope it is the latter, and that Kill Bill styles are left where they belong: in some other film.
Zhang Ziyi, with her magnetic screen presence, beauty, and grace looks to be involved in a non-animated telling of Hua Mulan. For my money, Ang Lee (of CTHD) should direct and it should be shot in China, as CTHD was.
The article points to some of the Weinstein Bros' business shennigans, like Shaolin Soccer, which never made it to Corpus Christi . . . much to my son's disappointment. :angry: And mine.
OK, so I am playing "Chicken Little" and guilty of hyperbole.:rolleyes: The events have not yet reached the point of "Abandon hope, all ye who enter here." Their credits include "The Secret Policeman's Other Ball" "Sin City" and "The Lord of the Rings," so there is hope. But considering some of the trash those lads produced, I P|-|34R their 1337 garbage production skills. :angry:
Their upcoming film Rogue is a case in point: it's been done, Harv, and it was called Crocodile Dundee.:P
Occhi
Cry 'Havoc' and let slip the Men 'O War!
In War, the outcome is never final. --Carl von Clausewitz--
Igitur qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum
John 11:35 - consider why.
In Memory of Pete
In War, the outcome is never final. --Carl von Clausewitz--
Igitur qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum
John 11:35 - consider why.
In Memory of Pete