Its
not at all about racial whitewashing. Stupid ignorant leftists are
always trying to make everything a racial case. Its the reality of films
as a business. I am a director and a filmmaker, and I think about what
sells first. In this case, the issue is that Ghost in the Shell is a
JAPANESE story of the highest caliber. I've been dreaming of making this
since I first saw the anime. It must remain Japanese to transcend time
and have its desired effect. i.e to alter conciseness and usher the era
of cybernetics. And its here that the film-business regarding Johansson
misses the point. Representation/identifying quality does not slave to
the story of origin. A tale that transcends is racially blind, and Ghost
in the Shell is that type of film. It would be smarter film-business to
consider the savings of not using an super star (Ashkenazi jew /not
representative of cybernetics), and make the story in the real back yard
of where this is taking place (Japan). Otherwise this story has to be
done in NY or San Francisco, and the type of runaway silicon valley of
cybernetics would have to be created from scratch, chances are it will
not be believable to anybody, killing one of the greatest stories of all
time.
Monday, April 25, 2016
Friday, April 22, 2016
BLUEBEARD: THE TRIAL OF GILLES DE RAIS --World Premiere!
Our Poster |
Our Cast:
GILLES DE RAIS--JEREMY WOODS
PROFESSOR--TANJA LEWIS MILLER
FIRST JUDGE--SUE HASSETT
SECOND JUDGE--MARK MAREK
THIRD JUDGE--TARA FERGUSON
JOAN OF ARC/CATHERINE DE RAIS--SONIA GUETTLER
JEAN DE
CRAON--GREG BRANHAM
RENE/POITOU--THOR SMITH
CHARLES/HENRIET--JONATHAN BAIN
FRANCOIS
PRELATI--TODD HESS
EUSTACHE
BLANCHET--FRED TAMM-DANIELS
JEAN DE FERRON--MICHAEL BRADLEY
PERRINE MARTIN--AMBER DICKEY
MOTHER--MARCIE JACKSON
BOY--JASPER FERGUSON
Our Crew:
SOUND: HEATHER HUBER, TODD HESS
SET: MARK MAREK, DANE WAVERLY
LIGHTS: AMBER DICKEY, WAYNE MAYHEW
Our Venue:
THE HISTORIC LOWRY HOUSE
Saturday, April 2, 2016
BYZANTIUM movie review by Sean Rourke
BYZANTIUM,
now on Netflix
If
it happens to be dark outside, and you're looking through your streaming
services to find a descent vampire movie, then I highly recommend calling up
Netflix and watching Byzantium.
Without
spoiling anything, you're in for the story of two female vampires and their
tale of survival. The first is Eleanor,
played by Saoirse Ronan, (which, btw, sounds like an awesome vampire name,) and
her older sister, Clara, played by Gemma Arterton, (which is an equally
impressive vampire name!)
Eleanor
is an immortal trapped in the body of a sixteen year old. She appears to be beholden to Clara, who
claims to be her older sister, though the two could not be any more different. Clara is a devious seductress who seems
perpetually drawn to the darker corners of the sex trade. Her fishnet shirts and high heeled boots
contrast sharply with Eleanor, who is a cardigan-wearing, introspective artist.
But
as the movie progresses, we begin to discover the roots of these two vampires
and the complex relationship that holds them together. All the things that a vampire enthusiast
hopes for in a film can be found here, from bloodletting victims in remote
corners of the urban sprawl, to flashbacks of the vampires' mortal lives, to
fleeting glimpses of the larger tapestry of vampire secrets in the world.
If
any of this sounds familiar, that might be because Byzantium is directed by
Neil Jordan, who gave us Interview with the Vampire. But whether you hated or loved his
interpretation of Interview, this movie deserves your attention. What he's done with Byzantium is give
us a character study of two vampires that is both rich and bleak at the same
time. The nuances of their relationship
are new to the vampire genre, and that doesn't happen often these days.
And
when it comes to vampire tropes, Byzantium rarely takes the easy way out,
always giving a slightly new interpretation, while never straying far from what
is familiar. The vampire origin story is
especially vivd.
There
are some nods to previous vampire works in the naming of certain characters, as
well as the casting of Johnny Lee Miller in a minor role. Miller's pedigree includes the debatably
important Dracula 2000, where he portrays a young vampire hunter. In Byzantium, his character is far
different, and surprisingly short on screen time. (I'm assuming he did this one during a lull
in his career, before he took the lead in Elementary.)
Tom
Hollander also appears in a small role in Byzantium, who was previously
seen hunting Saoirse Ronan in another movie, Hanna.
But
ultimately, it's the performances of the two leads that make this film. Both are haunting and devastating in their
own way, with Saoirse channeling a girl desperate to break free of the child
that she's been playing for over a hundred years. Meanwhile, Gemma plays counter to the role
that we've grown accustomed to seeing her in: as that of the wise and aloof
love interest to the adventuring hero.
In this, she is an unapologetic survivor - damaged, dangerous, and
cunning, pulling at any thread she can in order to insure that the two vampires
are always one step ahead of their enemies.
For
the vampire fan, Byzantium is worth your time. It's tense, indulgent, sexy, and dark, and
it's streaming right now.
By:
Sean Rourke
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