MIFF 2012 - Day 6
So apparently this blog isn't just read by my friends. I'd say it's flattering if it wasn't obviously a guy stalking comments on a film he's upset about. He's posted on Twitchfilm as well, though the producer's rebuttal seems pretty solid to me. Still, always nice to have visitors. As for MIFF, I'm definitely having fun this year.
Side by Side
Keanu Reeves interviews a wide variety of Hollywood luminaries about the migration of film production to digital technology. Covering an immense number of topics, it brings up a number of surprising points. The most pointed being that film achiving is being seriously threatened by the move to digital. David Fincher talks about how he can find the equipment to play back tapes he has of old music videos he made. Another cinematographer talks about how hard drives fail and you could lose entire movies. The most reliable archival material for film is, funnily enough, film. But there's the freedoms a digital camera brings, and most of the directors wax lyrical about how amazing that has been for them. And as George Lucas says, the problems they see are being worked on by really smart people. So one day soon they won't be problems anymore. Fingers crossed they do, because it would suck to see films lost due to hardware failure. I mean, they just recently uncovered extra footage for Metropolis and were able to remaster the film. It's near impossible to conceive of that occurring with a film made digitally.
Bad Brains: A Band in DC
This is a bad film about a great subject. It's a structural thing, since it bounces around and throws in details at the end that would have worked better somewhere in the middle, sapping the end of a bit of punch. Honestly, I think the little bits in American Hardcore told the story better. But what we get here are the details of one of the seminal US hardcore bands. And the details are fascinating. Especially given the lead singer appears to be highly unstable. Worth it if you're keen on that sort of music. (I am.)
Beast of the Southern Wild
Wow. Without doubt the most original film I've seen in quite a while. I don't want to say anything about it other than you really really want to go see this. It's just amazing to watch. It's not a perfect film, but it's probably the best film since Tideland to really put you inside a young child's world.
Side by Side
Keanu Reeves interviews a wide variety of Hollywood luminaries about the migration of film production to digital technology. Covering an immense number of topics, it brings up a number of surprising points. The most pointed being that film achiving is being seriously threatened by the move to digital. David Fincher talks about how he can find the equipment to play back tapes he has of old music videos he made. Another cinematographer talks about how hard drives fail and you could lose entire movies. The most reliable archival material for film is, funnily enough, film. But there's the freedoms a digital camera brings, and most of the directors wax lyrical about how amazing that has been for them. And as George Lucas says, the problems they see are being worked on by really smart people. So one day soon they won't be problems anymore. Fingers crossed they do, because it would suck to see films lost due to hardware failure. I mean, they just recently uncovered extra footage for Metropolis and were able to remaster the film. It's near impossible to conceive of that occurring with a film made digitally.
Bad Brains: A Band in DC
This is a bad film about a great subject. It's a structural thing, since it bounces around and throws in details at the end that would have worked better somewhere in the middle, sapping the end of a bit of punch. Honestly, I think the little bits in American Hardcore told the story better. But what we get here are the details of one of the seminal US hardcore bands. And the details are fascinating. Especially given the lead singer appears to be highly unstable. Worth it if you're keen on that sort of music. (I am.)
Beast of the Southern Wild
Wow. Without doubt the most original film I've seen in quite a while. I don't want to say anything about it other than you really really want to go see this. It's just amazing to watch. It's not a perfect film, but it's probably the best film since Tideland to really put you inside a young child's world.
posted by Andrew Lee at 12:53 AM
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