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Sundance at the Belcourt, The Film Talk on Facebook and Schwarzenegger in Star Wars

November 6th, 2009by Jett Loe · Comments

My posts are a bit thin this week has have been busy cobbling together ‘The Film Talk Project X’ which Gareth and I have alluded to these last few weeks on the show, (ahhh…the mystery). We’ll be unveiling it on the next episode so make sure to listen in – there are fabulous prizes to be won Dear Listener – I’m looking at them now…and it’s taking a massive amount of willpower not to claim these items for myself – but we’ll save them for you and for ‘Project X’.

In lieu of a in-depth post I give you a few movie tidbits this morn. First thing of course is the fantastic news that our very own Belcourt Theatre here in Nashville will be hosting the Sundance Film Festival this coming January 28th as part of the Sundance Film Festival USA Program! Click here for the story on IndieWire, and here to download the Sundance Press Release. This is great news for a lot of reasons – one being that as an Recording Industry Town, (Music City USA), Nashville isn’t well know for its film culture – here’s to the USA Program helping to change that.

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Next up is the news that, as reported here, The Film Talk is now on Facebook – yes, I resisted for so long, anyhew have now succumbed. Please join us there as I’ll be posting throughout the day as well as using the Facebook Event functionality to let you guys know when Gareth and myself will be hosting and cheering on various filmic events.

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And finally via Metafilter: a Flickr group I just can’t resist: bootleg DVD covers from around the world. The thing is of course is these bootlegs all seem to promise a much more interesting time than what you’d get in original versions – surely having Schwarzenegger in the Star Wars prequels would be an improvement – and who wouldn’t want to see Tom Cruise in ‘Pepe Likes Tacos’?

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(Sundance 11 Theater Sign by longhorndave / Schwarzenegger in Star Wars by John Duffell / Pepe Likes Tacos by Mrs. Gemstone)

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StanleyRumm

Pepe doesn't even love tacos. He merely likes them.

I often lament the fact that movies usually feel the need to reach for heightened emotions for the thrill of it. A movie like Fatal Attraction for instance would have been soooo much more interesting if Glenn Close hadn't flicked the bunny boil switch and suddenly turn into Yul Brynner at the end.

I've sometimes thought of writing a script about a retired pizza delivery guy who is called out of retirement "for just one last job" (because the new guy is home sick with a cold) ...where it doesn't reduce to psycho-screams or over-the-top slapstick. He has the same angst and human nature (even more so) than the guy who goes around killing people. I'm pretty sure he could have many interesting tales to tell.. and they wouldn't necessarily have to be stretched to incredulous superficiality.
I mean that guy at the bar who is always interesting... why don't we have a movie about him, where he's not thoroughly depressed and doesn't turn out to be an alcoholic who needs to be reunited with his estranged family in a warm and loving road movie? Hell, he's a fountain of free entertainment every night -surely that's movie-worthy in itself!?

No, it's fine by me if Pepe likes Tacos. There's far too much heightened emotions and actions on our screens as it is.
...I think I'll wait for the english language remake in this case though. Or at least until I see a more honest presentation of what's inside the box.

Phil

Stanley - you could be sure if Tom Cruise were actually in this movie, Pepe would love tacos. Tom would totally sell that. Maybe even jump around on a couch with a few.

And with Sundance coming January 28, well, now the Film Talk has to hold out until then to cover it! Of course, we hope and expect that the show garners enough support, as it deserves, to be a moot point by year's end.