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« Reply #1000 on: April 02, 2015, 12:08:38 PM » |
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Last week I had the good fortune to be invited to a screening of Love and Mercy by a journalist friend. Having followed this saga for over 50 years, I was extremely curious to see if Brian's story was finally going to be told correctly. After Summer Dreams and An American Family, I had given up all hope that we would ever see anything bordering on accurate.
Well be rest assured that day has finally come. From the opening scene to the closing credits I sat mesmerized. Over the years I have seen the Beach Boys at Carnegie Hall and Brian's first performance of Pet Sounds, Smile and Lucky Old Sun. Seeing this movie ranks up there with those experiences.
Paul Dano and John Cusack knock it out of the park in their portrayal of Mr. Wilson. Elizabeth Banks is perfectly cast as Melinda and Paul Giamatti oozes the right amount of sleaze as Eugene Landy. The cutting back and forth between the 60's and 80's is handled seamlessly and adds to the drama as opposed to a linear approach. The score by Atticus Ross is mind blowing and should one day be incorporated in a Cirque du Soleil performance. The 60's sequences, especially in addressing the groups reactions to Pet Sounds and Smile are fair and balanced (sorry Fox News). Hopefully come next February, we will have a major reason to watch the Academy Awards.
I know where I will be on June 5th.
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« Reply #1001 on: April 02, 2015, 12:22:36 PM » |
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Last week I had the good fortune to be invited to a screening of Love and Mercy by a journalist friend. Having followed this saga for over 50 years, I was extremely curious to see if Brian's story was finally going to be told correctly. After Summer Dreams and An American Family, I had given up all hope that we would ever see anything bordering on accurate.
Well be rest assured that day has finally come. From the opening scene to the closing credits I sat mesmerized. Over the years I have seen the Beach Boys at Carnegie Hall and Brian's first performance of Pet Sounds, Smile and Lucky Old Sun. Seeing this movie ranks up there with those experiences.
Paul Dano and John Cusack knock it out of the park in their portrayal of Mr. Wilson. Elizabeth Banks is perfectly cast as Melinda and Paul Giamatti oozes the right amount of sleaze as Eugene Landy. The cutting back and forth between the 60's and 80's is handled seamlessly and adds to the drama as opposed to a linear approach. The score by Atticus Ross is mind blowing and should one day be incorporated in a Cirque du Soleil performance. The 60's sequences, especially in addressing the groups reactions to Pet Sounds and Smile are fair and balanced (sorry Fox News). Hopefully come next February, we will have a major reason to watch the Academy Awards.
I know where I will be on June 5th.
Thanks Carnegiehall - June 5th is a given for many of us and the Oscars would be fabulous. I hope Jean Sievers isn't sick of buying Oscar evening-wear between Jeff Bridges and Brian.  |
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« Reply #1002 on: April 03, 2015, 05:37:26 AM » |
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The German package of NPP includes a booklet sized flyer advertising Love&Mercy to open June 11.
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« Reply #1004 on: April 03, 2015, 12:13:40 PM » |
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http://www.sffs.org/sfiff58/program/love-and-mercy#.VR7lwOHIXYgJust bought a ticket to a screening of Love and Mercy in San Francisco on May 1st. Part of the SF FilmFest. Can't wait.
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« Reply #1005 on: April 03, 2015, 12:47:29 PM » |
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Well those are some incredible and unexpected news!!! I'm from Bs As! Thanks so much! I'll get my tickets as soon as possible!  |
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« Reply #1007 on: April 06, 2015, 06:22:59 AM » |
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Thanks, Ontor - and I love the fact that the article is also timely and addresses NPP: I love the Kasey Musgraves quote: "..."He would not accept mediocre as an answer — not that I feel I'm a mediocre singer. But today there are a lot of producers and other people who will say 'That's fine — we can tune it later if it's not perfect.' Not Brian — he wanted it perfect." So those hearing auto-tunafish on this one, well...not according to Kacey Musgraves, anyway. |
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« Reply #1008 on: April 06, 2015, 07:14:58 PM » |
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Well those are some incredible and unexpected news!!! I'm from Bs As! Thanks so much! I'll get my tickets as soon as possible! Got them!  |
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« Reply #1009 on: April 06, 2015, 11:40:05 PM » |
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« Reply #1010 on: April 06, 2015, 11:59:55 PM » |
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I like how that guy in the audience tries to ask a question about no pier pressure and brian just waves him off. |
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« Reply #1012 on: April 07, 2015, 12:17:43 AM » |
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I rang them today. May the 6th the schedule is released. You can buy individual tickets then. |
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It’s like he hired a fashion consultant and told her to make him look “punchable.”
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« Reply #1013 on: April 07, 2015, 02:55:27 AM » |
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I rang them today. May the 6th the schedule is released. You can buy individual tickets then. Thanks for the info! |
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« Reply #1014 on: April 07, 2015, 03:50:41 AM » |
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I will be definitely going to this... 20 years ago at the Wellington Film Festival I saw the movie that Don Was made, it is quite an experience seeing on the big screen.
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« Reply #1015 on: April 07, 2015, 11:14:59 PM » |
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Bits and pieces of this were posted elsewhere, it was nice to see the full panel discussion. Thank you for posting. |
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« Reply #1017 on: April 13, 2015, 06:12:52 AM » |
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Not 100% sure that this is the official movie poster but it looks like it might be.  Also of note...Brian mentioned ( to a question) in his Twitter Q/A that the full trailer would be out "in a couple of weeks". Taken absolutely literally, that would be this week. Hoping so... |
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« Reply #1018 on: April 13, 2015, 12:47:02 PM » |
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Also of note...Brian mentioned (to a question) in his Twitter Q/A that the full trailer would be out "in a couple of weeks". Taken absolutely literally, that would be this week.
Hoping so...
That was me who asked the question... and yes, the trailer's going to be released tomorrow 3:00 p.m. EST on Brian's facebook page! |
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« Reply #1019 on: April 13, 2015, 12:58:36 PM » |
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That was me who asked the question... and yes, the trailer's going to be released tomorrow 3:00 p.m. EST on Brian's facebook page!
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« Reply #1020 on: April 13, 2015, 01:09:13 PM » |
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I understand wanting to release this around Summertime, but it's a very tough competetive time of year for screen space. My concern is that this movie will get a very limited release, or maybe even a straight-to-digital release. I was hoping it would be something that a lot of people would see, but I'm doubtful of that. Anyone have some dish on the release/marketing strategy for this?
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« Reply #1022 on: April 13, 2015, 03:03:27 PM » |
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Awesome new trailer tomorrow! |
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« Reply #1024 on: April 14, 2015, 12:14:38 PM » |
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Blew me away just like I knew it would.
Hurry up June 5th, please!?!
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