this is a mental week with a level of stress i haven't felt in ages - too much to do, too little time. hence escaping into a world where intrigue, deceit and conspiracy reign...
much still to do for ikon gb06 prep. jayne and i worked on visual media last night and more stuff needs to be done tonight...
so i'll not be around this way much for the next week but things will be less insane after the festival and i hope to return in more reflective mode and hopefully will be in a better position to let you in on a couple of potential projects that may or may not be in the offing. until then here's some brief musings of a far lighter note, which is all my brain can cope with right now...
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i've covered this ground before but loyalty demands i retrace my steps...
the wicker man remake trailer is now available:
2006 trailer
i'm not gonna let you see a trailer for the original cause it gives too much away of the plot... but needless to say, the 2006 version shows how much movie making has changed... the pace of this is slick, whereas the original has an eery slowness to it... those who know the original will see in the trailer some obvious changes of motif. what's with the bees?
something tells me this remake will not make the audience giggle nervously or indeed hysterically the way the original does... as in, i'm freaked out right now and i'm not even sure why... people singing folk songs in scottish accents should not be this weird...
TWM is classed as a horror film, but that should not deter you. the '73 version is a classic piece of low budget film making that has to rely on script, acting and directing rather than speical effects to work. it's not a blood and gore fest (in fact i'm not sure there is any blood or gore to be had in the entire romp, certainly none that springs to mind) but it is strangely horrifying. a masterpiece examination of isolation, fear of the unknown, otherness, fundamentalism and religious faith in practice. it's been called the citizen kane of the horror genre...mixing the creepy, the funny, the musical, the downright unforgettable. this is one of those films one can't help but be evangelical about. it is in the truest sense, a cult classic.
so, post greenbelt, i'm gonna do what i've threatened to do for ages and organise a viewing. lynn, you will be there. cushions will be provided. :0)
this is quite possibly the film i most want to watch with david dark. because hearing him laugh nervously is one of my favourite audio memories... i cannot think of the twin girls in the corridor in the shining without hearing that man's chuckle in my head...
it is no wonder i love the league of gentleman - several moments in the first series were in loving homage to this film. a must must see. please please do not see the remake without watching the original.
invite to a screening will be posted post the 'belt.
LB, x.
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