Where can I find interesting things involved in the making of famous movies for sale?
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posted by shmegegge
on May 1, 2007 -
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Where do "laugh tracks" come from? Are they recorded especially or stolen from a genuine performance? Would it be possible to track laugh tracks in the same way that, for example, the
Wilhelm Scream has been?
posted by twine42
on Apr 30, 2007 -
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What are some films or television shows/episodes about corporate or white-collar crime? Bonus if you have a videoclip.
posted by catburger
on Mar 20, 2007 -
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(Stereotype-flouting) Math Movie Suggestions Needed for a pi-day celebration. I'm looking for movies that don't portray mathematicians as schizophrenic or otherwise deranged.
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posted by ZeroDivides
on Mar 7, 2007 -
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I am trying to find an animated musical short (possibly Italian? - it had subtitles) which I saw on television at least ten years ago. It may have been an Oscar-nominated short animation, but I can find nothing at imdb. Description inside....
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posted by tzikeh
on Dec 22, 2006 -
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Do you know this film? A girl whose dead boyfriend's heart has been transplanted, tries to find the transplant recipient. She arranges a meeting but the recipient turns out to be a fat, middle-aged man. She stays hidden, but follows him for a while, then eventually steps off a tram/streetcar and walks off. The film might be Italian.
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posted by flutable
on Dec 6, 2006 -
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What feature length films have Rube Goldberg machines in them? Can you think of movies that have scenes with machines/devices that are either rube goldberg machines or rube goldberg-esque?
posted by allthewhile
on Nov 21, 2006 -
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Last month in the New York Times I saw an image of Humphrey Bogart from his classic film "Treasure of the Sierra Madre", but the picture was animated/rotoscoped, in the same style as the recent "Scanner Darkly". What was this from, who is the artist, and how can I see it?
I do not know if the image in the paper was a shot from an entire animated version of the film(which would be awesome!), or just an artist's rendition of a single shot from the film. I saw this image in a section about art exhibits and happenings to attend in the month of July/Aug in New York.
I'm a huge Bogart fan, any New Yorkers out there who can help me?
posted by archae
on Sep 17, 2006 -
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Examples of movies, books, where the narrator lies to the audience as they tell their story?
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posted by scallion
on Sep 10, 2006 -
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I'm looking for theatres that show Chinese language films in the Los Angeles area. It would be great if the movies had english subtitles but it they don't I'm still interested.
posted by rdr
on Aug 25, 2006 -
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Digital Distribution Filter: It seems that the video on the internet can be put in two groups - the DIY (low production value) and the "produced" (iTunes, etc.) content. I'm pretty sure DIY content producers don't make any $, whereis "produced" content always needs to recoup. What kind of deals do iTunes or AtomFilms make for independently "produced" short film content, e.g. how much of that $1.99 does Apple keep?
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posted by andrewyakovlev
on Aug 18, 2006 -
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I'm fascinated by changes instigated by movie/tv test audiences. Any good way to find more (or confirm internet rumors)?
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posted by Gucky
on Aug 14, 2006 -
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Is there anyway to get commercial exhibition rights for scheduled public performances for movie prints
you own? Of course, there's...
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posted by baylink
on Jul 19, 2006 -
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There are a lot of buzzwords being bandied about regarding the 'viral' 'grassroots' ways that 'Internet 2.0' can be used to 'create a groundswell' through 'guerilla marketing'. What? What do these buzzwords actually mean? After getting vague advice like 'use MySpace' by people with marketing degrees who don't use the internet to market anything, I am interested in cutting through the crap by hearing from real people with actual experience in these matters. How can the Internet be used to promote a site with interactive stuff, games and short film... and little-to-no budget for marketing?
posted by Elle Vator
on Jul 7, 2006 -
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How could the film "Brazil" have been made with only $15 million? Was that amount of money thought of as exorbitant at the time of its production (1984)?
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posted by jimmy
on Mar 15, 2006 -
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I am looking for movies with only a few main characters and little to no secondary characters. The main characters talk alot about philosophy, or politics or love or something, anything interesting really. (more inside). This type of movie often takes place in a deserted locale for much of the film... a few people get lost on a camping trip, or stranded on an island, or they share a jail cell together..
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posted by JokingClown
on Feb 9, 2006 -
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About those yellow, circular on-screen indicators that flash quickly to tell a film projectionist when to switch reels...
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posted by punkfloyd
on Nov 17, 2005 -
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I loved
Hotel Rwanda. What particularly hooked me was the film's unflinching realism in showing civilization as it is slowly being encroached and oppressed by large-scale terrorism which casts a shadow of uncertainty and danger on even the most mundane routines of daily life -- a sort of real-life
Night of the Living Dead. Other similar films are
Salvador,
Missing and
The Killing Fields. I also enjoyed the recent
The Constant Gardener. What else will I like?
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posted by gentle
on Nov 15, 2005 -
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Does anyone know of any good articles or essays regarding 'making of' documentaries or non-fiction films about filmmaking?
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posted by feelinglistless
on Oct 29, 2005 -
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I have finished building a dining table and want to use an all glass tabletop instead of wood top. The idea is that the glass top would rest on four leg supports. Originally I was thinking of getting grey tinted glass with countersunk holes that sits on dowel pins. Turns out it is almost a custom job and the cost is coming out to be too much for 0.5 inch glass. If I go with 3/8 inch glass then apparently they do not make grey tinted version of those. So here are my questions -
What are good ways to prevent a glass top from sliding around when it is resting on four flat contact points which may be 1 to 2 inch in diameter. Special transparent glue ? or sticky pads ? I am looking for a clean look.
The other question is what is a good way to get the tinted glass effect. I was thinking of may be using grey colored films. Not sure if that is the best way. If you think that is a good way i would appreciate some pointers to good sources of such films. Thanks
posted by flyby22
on Jul 15, 2005 -
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Anyone know of a site that offers LOCAL release dates for upcoming films?
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posted by jimmy
on Jul 5, 2005 -
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Which films by Alfred Hitchcock are his best?
posted by jimmy
on Apr 23, 2005 -
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I'm trying to figure out the name of this one series of classroom movies that I remember from when I was a kid. They all begin with this guy singing a song that goes like, "I am the storyteller, and my story must be told," and then he goes on for a bit, talking about what names he is known as among different cultures, and he ends with "and in America, I'm John." They were all short films, probably 30-60 minutes in length, and usually fairytales or cautionary tales. I'd imagine that they were made in the 1970s or early 1980s, and they were on actual filmstock, not VHS or anything. I think they were all narrarated, and I am not sure if the actors themselves had any dialog. I remember enjoying these movies a lot when I was in elementary school, and would love to find out more about them.
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posted by afroblanca
on Apr 17, 2005 -
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Does anyone have any good resources for movies currently being shot in LA, including daily locations? Am going to be in LA for a day or two with a film-fiend friend.
This gives an idea of what's being shot now but exact locations are
no longer available. Is there somewhere to find out up to date locations?
posted by humuhumu
on Apr 5, 2005 -
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Years ago on atomfilms.com, I watched a little movie that I'd like to find again online. I think it was claymation. It depicted a depressed factory worker who invented some physical, manufacturable form of Happiness. He was happy with his invention for a time, sharing it with friends, but eventually started his own factory making his new Happiness to become rich, at which point he became depressed again.
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posted by odinsdream
on Mar 1, 2005 -
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Ever notice how films from a few decades back (say, the early 70s and before) have all the credits before the film starts? And that newer films put all the credits at the end, except for maybe the title and the stars? When did that switch over start, who started it, and why? Obviously it looks better at the end cause we can all leave the theatre, but why was the decision suddenly made to switch it?
posted by about_time
on Feb 24, 2005 -
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I'm making a documentary/mockumentry in old newsreel style, and I'm looking for old cheeseball educational film/newsreel music to use as a background soundtrack. Hints? Links? Free would be nice...Cheap OK.
posted by cccorlew
on Feb 12, 2005 -
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Help us Find That Flick! It's a scary movie from the 1970s that may in fact have been a TV pilot for a show called "Ghost Story." (Open the creaking door, come inside...)
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posted by GaelFC
on Jan 31, 2005 -
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I'm looking for books and\or films about the rise of Nazism and fascism. [+]
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posted by sanko
on Jan 23, 2005 -
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In movies and on TV, why does a phone go to dial tone after someone hangs up? Is there a phone system somewhere that really does that?
posted by stopgap
on Jan 16, 2005 -
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SubtitlesFilter: I'm an admirer of the films of Theo Angelopoulos, but his films have always been hard to get hold of. Recently, I managed to acquire a complete set of DVDs, having bought the things as soon as I saw them. The only problem is, they're subtitled in Japanese. I've tried searching for english subtitles on the internet, but to no avail. Short of learning to speak Greek or read Japanese, is there anything else I could do?
posted by Jongo
on Jan 14, 2005 -
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WWIIMovieFilter: I was talking to my grandfather, who was a paratrooper who particpated in the Normandy invasion, about war movies. He mentioned how unrealistic he found movies like Saving Private Ryan and that he had only ever seen one movie that he found truly illustrated the realities of his experience. [MI]
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posted by furiousxgeorge
on Dec 4, 2004 -
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HalloweenFilter: What are some good movies for a halloween party? Scary, Silly, you name it.
posted by hughbot
on Oct 31, 2004 -
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AskMovieSpoilerFilter - So a while ago I was watching the excellent "The Color of Money" and I can't figure out exactly why the Tom Cruise character was so pissed at the Paul Newman character at the very end. [spoiler] Did Fast Eddie throw his match because he had been payed off to do so? Presumably simply resigning a match would arouse suspicions if that were the case. Or did he do it to avoid playing Tom Cruise in a tournament? I can't find a precis anywhere on the net that goes into that level of detail...
posted by sfz
on Oct 26, 2004 -
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When I read about the movie
Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow, I found that Kerry Conran, the creator of the movie, had gotten Gwyneth Paltrow to agree to be cast based on a short film he'd made to sell the concept. Does anyone have a link to the original short online?
posted by alumshubby
on Oct 10, 2004 -
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I'm organising a regular movie evening and was wanting a fancy menu system that would look like this...
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posted by holloway
on Sep 27, 2004 -
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War Movies: I'm looking for any good movies about World War II, specifically to do with civilian life (rather than military actions.) I've seen
Au Revoir Les Enfants and
The Diary of Anne Frank - can you suggest any others you've enjoyed?
posted by different
on Sep 16, 2004 -
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My sister once took a film course where she learned that each film in the Alien trilogy (not including the 4th one) is supposed to represent some kind of cultural anxiety. [more inside]
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posted by invisible ink
on Sep 10, 2004 -
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Is there a website compiling framegrabs of computer screens in feature films? In other words, a photo gallery including Jeff Goldblum's Mac virus from
Independence Day, Matthew Broderick's terminal in
Wargames, the 3D filesystem in
Jurassic Park, Scotty's "transparent aluminum" GUI in
Star Trek IV, and so on.
I find it hard to believe this doesn't exist on the Internet. (If it doesn't, then I'm going to start it right away.)
posted by waxpancake
on Aug 31, 2004 -
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Selecting things to see at the
Toronto Film Fest.
Here's a list of films playing at TIFF. International MeFites and film nuts: have you seen/heard anything about any of them/the directors? What should a TIFF-goer see or avoid? If you're going to the Fest, what are you seeing? Got extra tickets you want to sell? Looking for ones to buy? Lets use the thread to maximize the event. {more}
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posted by dobbs
on Aug 28, 2004 -
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Rutger Hauer + Big Guns + Kim Cattrall Topless =
Split Second, a 1992 Sci-Fi flick that is selling for
too much money on Amazon. I need this flick on DVD,
not VHS, and I need it for a price less than $30. I am aware that this may well be impossible, but I've exhausted all other resources. Help me, Aski-Meta Filtari; you're my only hope.
posted by Potloaf
on Jul 28, 2004 -
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I just finished watching
Jules et Jim. I really liked it, but I have a slightly spoilerish question which I will ask inside.
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posted by PinkStainlessTail
on Jul 22, 2004 -
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Does anyone remember a movie from about the 1950s (not sure, but it was black and white) that was an Indiana Jones type adventure film (but of course it was made before the Indy movies) with the following final scene:
The hero and heroine are escaping with the treasure in a hot air balloon...[MI]
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posted by nprigoda
on Jul 19, 2004 -
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