I'm helping a friend with an undergraduate film school remake of The Avengers. I've been cast as Miss Peel, and I'm searching for the perfect costume to fit the character. Unfortunately, my school is in the middle of nowhere - shopping in person isn't really an option.
Any thoughts for how I can assemble or where I might find a hip 1960s-looking catsuit on the internet?
Thanks!
posted by howgenerica
on Feb 7, 2011 -
5 answers
In what English movies or books would I most likely be exposed to new words? Any genre and time-period.
posted by keith0718
on Feb 3, 2011 -
34 answers
I'm planning to draw a picture of Sterling Hayden everyday for the next month so I want to watch as many of his films as possible. I've seen Dr. Strangelove, The Godfather, The Long Goodbye, The Killing, and Asphalt Jungle. What are some other great Sterling Hayden performances?
posted by Chenko
on Feb 1, 2011 -
10 answers
What are some good movies, based on books written in First Person, that don't use Voice Over narration at all?
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posted by Potomac Avenue
on Jan 31, 2011 -
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I am looking for a specific film clip, possibly from the 1950's or 1960's, about Copenhagen (perhaps Denmark in general). It was quite a big hit online a few years ago.
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posted by bering
on Jan 25, 2011 -
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Let say your handcuffed to a dead person. The only way to escape is to bite your way out. Would you need to chew off the whole hand or just the thumb and some palm? Now how could I recreated this visually for film?
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posted by bleucube
on Jan 24, 2011 -
37 answers
Can anyone identify the source of the film snippets used in this Horsepower Productions track?
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posted by nougat
on Jan 17, 2011 -
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Movies, shows, or even commercials where a plot twist revolves around two characters (or sets of characters) appearing to be in the same physical location throughout, only to reveal that they were each in different places the whole time, or were in the same place but at different times?
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posted by TheSecretDecoderRing
on Jan 17, 2011 -
38 answers
Should you also put film in the regrigerator or freezer after it's been exposed?
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posted by Joseppi
on Jan 16, 2011 -
8 answers
Can you help me find a sci-fi movie from the '80s with a floating brain in it? I only saw bits of it at the video store.
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posted by qbject
on Jan 15, 2011 -
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In the 70's, a film was made about aliens settling their feuds on Earth. These beings would take human form and then shoot out their differences on neutral ground. There were only two special effects involved; The destruction of their opponent's corpses [ a simple bonfire] and the pre-showdown identification of the same with special sun-glasses [suck on it 'theylive'] . What drew me in as a child [aside from the weirdly bland fires] was the relationship between the alien and the human girlfriend he hid behind. Without throwing in a spoiler, the last shot haunts me to this day.
I ask because I am working on a script that leans on this work and I will be asked where my inspiration comes from. Plus I would like to see it again.
posted by qinn
on Jan 12, 2011 -
3 answers
What was the film I saw about 15 years ago? Female lead in a Mad Max-esque dystopia. May have been on earth, maybe not.
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posted by Solomon
on Jan 8, 2011 -
19 answers
In the final attack of the film Zulu British soliders line up in three ranks. Whilst the first rank fires the second rank reloads their rifles, etc. Does this technique have a name? Video
here.
posted by nam3d
on Jan 7, 2011 -
6 answers
What is a good age for a child to watch Star Wars for the first time?
posted by Artw
on Jan 7, 2011 -
48 answers
Can you identify this movie I saw a few years ago? In the movie, a couple shares an spacious apartment decorated with an Asian theme. It had a darkroom and wooden floors. It may be from up to a few decades ago - 70s or 80s, perhaps. I can't remember much else about it, but it may have been a horror movie of some sort. I think the man worked in the darkroom, and had dark brown hair.. That's all I can remember.
posted by cp311
on Jan 3, 2011 -
11 answers
I shoot film: please recommend 35mm point-and-shoot cameras so I can be cute and vintage and portable to boot.
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posted by dumdidumdum
on Dec 28, 2010 -
19 answers
Are there major concrete breakpoints in film quality/style over there years? Or are these more to do with the film to video conversion (I watch movies on television). Or are these perceived changes based on my historical memory?
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posted by sandmanwv
on Dec 28, 2010 -
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NameThatRecentObscureMovie: At some point in the film, a young girl (the protagonist) dressed in a nightgown has a nightmare where Nazi bears chase her through snowy woods. A Nutcracker toy alerts her family that she needs help. She defeats the bears by throwing a glass angel figurine at the leader, which stabs him. Then, an owl-man appears and takes her to a magical ballroom where couples are dressed as birds dancing ballet-ish-ly. I think it's set during WWII, her father is serving in the war and comes home at the end of the movie. Saw a snippet on TV in a restaurant, did I dream this?
posted by dahliachewswell
on Dec 25, 2010 -
5 answers
Can you help me remember a Japanese movie I saw that was very similar to-- but was definitely not-- Kurosawa's
Dreams?
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posted by oinopaponton
on Dec 20, 2010 -
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What are some examples of media (movies, TV shows, commercials, or anything really) where text or data appears to have a real physical presence or materiality? Is there a name for the technique where you have words or graphics on screen that people or things can move around or destroy? When did this start becoming common? Are there similar examples from further back in the history of media?
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posted by mariokrat
on Dec 14, 2010 -
37 answers
I have some screenshots from a television show, and I would like to post them somewhere so that someone could identify the specific filming location for me (they weren't shot on a set, but on location; the Angeles National Forest area in So. California specifically). I've tried doing this in some Flickr groups but it's been fruitless. Any suggestions of some sites or online communities that could help me out? Thanks in advance!
posted by Tim McDonough
on Dec 14, 2010 -
10 answers
I have been asked to come up with a list of biology-related movies for an upcoming Movie Night that my office (Life Sciences Undergraduate Advising) is planning for our Life Sciences undergraduates. However, I'm not a film buff. Suggestions, please!
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posted by not_on_display
on Dec 14, 2010 -
44 answers
What did early (1900-1920) french film directors actually do? I get the sense from my research that early film directors in France were more like what one associates with producers nowadays. The "director" chose the script, chose the actors and the budget, and then left the execution to a cameraman who basically filmed everything as if he were recording live theater. This explains how someone like Louis Feuillade could "direct" hundreds of films each year. Is this assumption correct?
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posted by Omon Ra
on Dec 14, 2010 -
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Trying to indentify a film I saw just 10 minutes of yesterday, before falling asleep (was on RTE2 in Dublin).
First scene was a tall blonde in a short dress talking to a short dark haired guy on a bridge over the Seine, about debts owed to a gangster ("30, 35....make it 50 thousand").
Cut to nightclub where the blonde makes 1000 euros a time taking 'gentlemen' to the bathrooms whilst the guy gets drunk at the bar. There was no sex... just scenes of the original guy getting progressively more and more drunk.
The film was relatively recent judging by the nightclub music - but in beautiful black and white... I'd love to see the movie in it's entirety. I checked RTE's website, but it only has listings for today onwards... I'm leaving Dublin this evening - and I cannot find a newspaper from yesterday.
posted by mattr
on Dec 9, 2010 -
5 answers
I'm out of the loop on the current state of legal duplication of commercially available movies on DVD. Please help.
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posted by FlamingBore
on Dec 8, 2010 -
17 answers
Another movie identification question: it was about a girl helping her parents maintain a pool house. No or very few words spoken in the movie. In the end the house gets demolished.
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posted by krisak
on Dec 7, 2010 -
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A while ago I saw an amusing "short creative film". It was all told on computer screens, like a screen cast where you watch people type an work on their computer.
In it you see a lot of typing in a chat room or forum, and the theme is that a stranger they are talking to is actually a murderer of some kind.
I just realised this a really cool new way of storytelling through social media and wanted to watch it again. Can anyone remember what it is?
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posted by flexiverse
on Nov 24, 2010 -
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I'm looking for examples of scenes in war films where soldiers are lost or isolated and a faulty field phone (or other non-dependable instrument of communication) gives them their hope of being rescued or relieved. I am especially interested in films that were shot before WW2, if at all possible.... but later examples are also welcome. Anything come to mind?
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posted by rottytooth
on Nov 24, 2010 -
11 answers
Looking for books and/or movies about fiascos and disastrous but avoidable situations
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posted by reenum
on Nov 22, 2010 -
25 answers
Short, live-action films that work with limited locations, effects, budget, and actors?
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posted by jsturgill
on Nov 21, 2010 -
11 answers
I'm looking for present ideas for two thirty-five year old men who both like music, games, film and technology. The only criteria is that they should be available to buy in the UK and cost no more than £10.
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posted by mr_silver
on Nov 19, 2010 -
6 answers
I'm looking to have my family's old Super 8 films transferred to HD, and I'm trying to narrow down where to have it transferred.
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posted by eschatfische
on Nov 18, 2010 -
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