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« Reply #825 on: February 10, 2015, 08:19:15 AM »

Bian was scared:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=7AcijzTNnsA
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« Reply #826 on: February 10, 2015, 09:23:00 AM »

It's awesome finally seeing real footage.  Surely the trailer can't be too far away?  A month?
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« Reply #827 on: February 10, 2015, 12:00:52 PM »

My 2 cents on the film and its European premiere at the Berlinale..


As far as I see it, BW fans can put their minds at ease - Love & Mercy is a very good film. And I say 'BW fans' because this is a film about Brian. Brian & Melinda.
The BBs are featured in a sizable capacity but the focus is very rarely (if ever..) on the band itself. Love & Mercy is as far removed from being a BBs band biopic as it can be. But this much should have been clear from the get-go.
That being said, I think it fairly and accurately portrays the other BBs - especially Mike, who naturally plays a key role in certain moments of Brian Dano's young life. Mike is never vilified but depicted as a commercially-thinking rational individual - an aspect of Brian's ultimate breakdown, sure, but only one of many.
Typing 'Brian Dano' wasn't an accident. Paul Dano is brilliant as young BW, by the 2nd or 3rd scene into the movie he's disappeared into the role. No wonder the real deal was scared (do you remember that "Mr Wilson..." movie theatre anecdote?). Cusack doesn't make it as easy on the audience as Dano does, but in a way he has the even tougher job. And I completely understand people who, before seeing the film, can't picture Cusack 'working' as BW. But let me tell you: he does well. And it's clear throughout that Cusack's heart was in this project. It's an apposite character study of a man who, by the time the 80s got around, was a very complex adult indivual. I was impressed and relieved by Cusack's performance.

What follows are a couple of random thoughts, still spoiler-free. I don't want to spoil anything. If you have specific questions though, ask away. Smiley I'll try and clearly mark the spoilers in future posts.

  • Elizabeth Banks and Paul Giamatti are fine
  • Dennis doesn't look handsome enough - by far (no direspect to the actor, who does a good job Grin )
  • VDP was cast well but didn't have many scenes
  • Murry's character was remarkably toned down, but worked in the specific context of the film
  • the film's soundscape is a trip on its own - both vintage and new recordings melting in a potpourri presence of bizarrely beautiful and sometimes scary ambience
  • the unchronological planes-of-reality-jumping narrative structure may prove a bit demanding for the uninitiated, but aptly captures Brian's spirit
  • it is a tremendously ambitious film and not your "run-of-the-mill biopic", as Melinda put it - and it meets most of its ambitions
  • personal highlights include all the Wrecking Crew scenes (FIRE!!), the later scenes with Banks and Cusack, the conceptual soundtrack, the imaginative editing and the mise-en-scène of classic Brianism material (from both Dano and Cusack)
  • Brian & Melinda were received enthusiastically by the premiere audience, receiving a number of standing ovations before and after the screening


Oh, and I finally got my LOVE YOU signed. Grin  Thanks again Melinda, if you should happen to read this.



Bian was scared:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=7AcijzTNnsA
I can imagine. For certain scenes it felt strange to know he's right there in the audience seeing that stuff put onto celluloid at the same time the regular guests (only the minority being 'in the know') see it. Not only very intimate things - but you know - damn scary stuff. It must have been weird for decades to be Brian Wilson, but this is certainly another dimension. Quite understandable he was scared witnessing the making of the movie.
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« Reply #828 on: February 10, 2015, 12:54:24 PM »

German TV coverage, Love & Mercy starts at 4:32.

http://www.3sat.de/mediathek/?mode=play&obj=49273

Few but interesting footage.

Thanks for posting! That 'You Still Believe In Me' scene looks great!

That was very cool. As I understand it Dano's voice was melded with real vintage BB tracks in that YSBIM scene?  The Cusack scene looks good as well. I think it's going to please most of us.
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« Reply #829 on: February 10, 2015, 01:09:07 PM »

My 2 cents on the film and its European premiere at the Berlinale..


As far as I see it, BW fans can put their minds at ease - Love & Mercy is a very good film. And I say 'BW fans' because this is a film about Brian. Brian & Melinda.
The BBs are featured in a sizable capacity but the focus is very rarely (if ever..) on the band itself. Love & Mercy is as far removed from being a BBs band biopic as it can be. But this much should have been clear from the get-go.
That being said, I think it fairly and accurately portrays the other BBs - especially Mike, who naturally plays a key role in certain moments of Brian Dano's young life. Mike is never vilified but depicted as a commercially-thinking rational individual - an aspect of Brian's ultimate breakdown, sure, but only one of many.
Typing 'Brian Dano' wasn't an accident. Paul Dano is brilliant as young BW, by the 2nd or 3rd scene into the movie he's disappeared into the role. No wonder the real deal was scared (do you remember that "Mr Wilson..." movie theatre anecdote?). Cusack doesn't make it as easy on the audience as Dano does, but in a way he has the even tougher job. And I completely understand people who, before seeing the film, can't picture Cusack 'working' as BW. But let me tell you: he does well. And it's clear throughout that Cusack's heart was in this project. It's an apposite character study of a man who, by the time the 80s got around, was a very complex adult indivual. I was impressed and relieved by Cusack's performance.

What follows are a couple of random thoughts, still spoiler-free. I don't want to spoil anything. If you have specific questions though, ask away. Smiley I'll try and clearly mark the spoilers in future posts.

  • Elizabeth Banks and Paul Giamatti are fine
  • Dennis doesn't look handsome enough - by far (no direspect to the actor, who does a good job Grin )
  • VDP was cast well but didn't have many scenes
  • Murry's character was remarkably toned down, but worked in the specific context of the film
  • the film's soundscape is a trip on its own - both vintage and new recordings melting in a potpourri presence of bizarrely beautiful and sometimes scary ambience
  • the unchronological planes-of-reality-jumping narrative structure may prove a bit demanding for the uninitiated, but aptly captures Brian's spirit
  • it is a tremendously ambitious film and not your "run-of-the-mill biopic", as Melinda put it - and it meets most of its ambitions
  • personal highlights include all the Wrecking Crew scenes (FIRE!!), the later scenes with Banks and Cusack, the conceptual soundtrack, the imaginative editing and the mise-en-scène of classic Brianism material (from both Dano and Cusack)
  • Brian & Melinda were received enthusiastically by the premiere audience, receiving a number of standing ovations before and after the screening


Oh, and I finally got my LOVE YOU signed. Grin  Thanks again Melinda, if you should happen to read this.



Bian was scared:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=7AcijzTNnsA
I can imagine. For certain scenes it felt strange to know he's right there in the audience seeing that stuff put onto celluloid at the same time the regular guests (only the minority being 'in the know') see it. Not only very intimate things - but you know - damn scary stuff. It must have been weird for decades to be Brian Wilson, but this is certainly another dimension. Quite understandable he was scared witnessing the making of the movie.

Thanks so much for this, and to everyone who has shared links.  I'm really looking forward to the film.  I can't even imagine watching myself and my family being portrayed on screen - here's to Brian and Melinda for being able to take it all in....
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« Reply #830 on: February 10, 2015, 01:32:24 PM »

German TV coverage, Love & Mercy starts at 4:32.

http://www.3sat.de/mediathek/?mode=play&obj=49273

Few but interesting footage.

Looks cool! I'm impressed with the You Still Believe In Me footage. So far it doesn't look like it will be the disappointment that I thought the other 2 movies were. We'll see though. I have a good feeling about this one though.
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« Reply #831 on: February 10, 2015, 01:59:28 PM »

German TV coverage, Love & Mercy starts at 4:32.

http://www.3sat.de/mediathek/?mode=play&obj=49273

Few but interesting footage.

Looks cool! I'm impressed with the You Still Believe In Me footage. So far it doesn't look like it will be the disappointment that I thought the other 2 movies were. We'll see though. I have a good feeling about this one though.

Thanks for posting, Micha. Looks great. I like the Cusack snippet too.  I don't get the impression he's going for a complete BW impersonation which is fine by me. Can't wait for the trailer.
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« Reply #832 on: February 10, 2015, 02:16:21 PM »

Are the 70's covered much in the film? Did Dano undergo extreme personal physical changes?
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« Reply #833 on: February 10, 2015, 02:22:02 PM »

POSSIBLE SPOILERS AHEAD

Are the 70's covered much in the film?
No. Hardly at all.

Did Dano undergo extreme personal physical changes?
Nothing extreme, but he put on a some weight for a couple of sequences.
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« Reply #834 on: February 10, 2015, 05:41:32 PM »

Lowbacca thanks so much for your review, congrats on getting your "Love you" album signed.

That interview with Brian and Melinda is so touching, Melinda is obviously very moved by the whole experience, Brian, well he's tough to read as usual.

As for the clip...wow, just from the small clip alone Dano deserves an oscar nomination.
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« Reply #835 on: February 10, 2015, 08:51:48 PM »

What follows are a couple of random thoughts, still spoiler-free. I don't want to spoil anything. If you have specific questions though, ask away. Smiley I'll try and clearly mark the spoilers in future posts.

Do they get each other in the end? If it doesn't have a happy ending, I won't go. Grin
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« Reply #836 on: February 10, 2015, 10:45:37 PM »

Glad for B & M, they look good in that vid & pics. Dano captured him well, & I also would like to see Giamatti doing Landy character. Thanks, all, for the links & info!
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« Reply #837 on: February 11, 2015, 12:01:40 AM »

Are the 70's covered much in the film?
No. Hardly at all.

Boo. Let me guess - he spent the whole decade 'in bed'?
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« Reply #838 on: February 11, 2015, 05:09:10 AM »

If you have specific questions though, ask away. Smiley

Hi Lowbacca,
Are there any scenes with LSD? I mean trips, all that some post-psychedelic feelings afterwards?
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« Reply #839 on: February 11, 2015, 05:11:00 AM »

And some other question... Was there Dano with beard?
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« Reply #840 on: February 11, 2015, 05:13:30 AM »

My 2 cents on the film and its European premiere at the Berlinale..


As far as I see it, BW fans can put their minds at ease - Love & Mercy is a very good film. And I say 'BW fans' because this is a film about Brian. Brian & Melinda.
The BBs are featured in a sizable capacity but the focus is very rarely (if ever..) on the band itself. Love & Mercy is as far removed from being a BBs band biopic as it can be. But this much should have been clear from the get-go.
That being said, I think it fairly and accurately portrays the other BBs - especially Mike, who naturally plays a key role in certain moments of Brian Dano's young life. Mike is never vilified but depicted as a commercially-thinking rational individual - an aspect of Brian's ultimate breakdown, sure, but only one of many.
Typing 'Brian Dano' wasn't an accident. Paul Dano is brilliant as young BW, by the 2nd or 3rd scene into the movie he's disappeared into the role. No wonder the real deal was scared (do you remember that "Mr Wilson..." movie theatre anecdote?). Cusack doesn't make it as easy on the audience as Dano does, but in a way he has the even tougher job. And I completely understand people who, before seeing the film, can't picture Cusack 'working' as BW. But let me tell you: he does well. And it's clear throughout that Cusack's heart was in this project. It's an apposite character study of a man who, by the time the 80s got around, was a very complex adult indivual. I was impressed and relieved by Cusack's performance.

What follows are a couple of random thoughts, still spoiler-free. I don't want to spoil anything. If you have specific questions though, ask away. Smiley I'll try and clearly mark the spoilers in future posts.

  • Elizabeth Banks and Paul Giamatti are fine
  • Dennis doesn't look handsome enough - by far (no direspect to the actor, who does a good job Grin )
  • VDP was cast well but didn't have many scenes
  • Murry's character was remarkably toned down, but worked in the specific context of the film
  • the film's soundscape is a trip on its own - both vintage and new recordings melting in a potpourri presence of bizarrely beautiful and sometimes scary ambience
  • the unchronological planes-of-reality-jumping narrative structure may prove a bit demanding for the uninitiated, but aptly captures Brian's spirit
  • it is a tremendously ambitious film and not your "run-of-the-mill biopic", as Melinda put it - and it meets most of its ambitions
  • personal highlights include all the Wrecking Crew scenes (FIRE!!), the later scenes with Banks and Cusack, the conceptual soundtrack, the imaginative editing and the mise-en-scène of classic Brianism material (from both Dano and Cusack)
  • Brian & Melinda were received enthusiastically by the premiere audience, receiving a number of standing ovations before and after the screening


Oh, and I finally got my LOVE YOU signed. Grin  Thanks again Melinda, if you should happen to read this.




Lowbaca, what are the Smile scenes shown in a movie?? H&V? Fire? SU?...
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« Reply #841 on: February 11, 2015, 09:09:14 AM »

Lowbacca - Thanks for the write up. I was pretty skeptical about this movie, but reviews like yours and others we've seen now actually have me looking forward to seeing it.
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« Reply #842 on: February 11, 2015, 10:37:35 AM »

Lowbacca thanks so much for your review, congrats on getting your "Love you" album signed.
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POSSIBLE SPOILERS AHEAD

What follows are a couple of random thoughts, still spoiler-free. I don't want to spoil anything. If you have specific questions though, ask away. Smiley I'll try and clearly mark the spoilers in future posts.

Do they get each other in the end? If it doesn't have a happy ending, I won't go. Grin
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Are the 70's covered much in the film?
No. Hardly at all.

Boo. Let me guess - he spent the whole decade 'in bed'?
No. They do address that myth, however.


If you have specific questions though, ask away. Smiley

Hi Lowbacca,
Are there any scenes with LSD? I mean trips, all that some post-psychedelic feelings afterwards?
Yes, yes and yes. 3D


And some other question... Was there Dano with beard?
No, no bearded Dano.


Lowbaca, what are the Smile scenes shown in a movie?? H&V? Fire? SU?...
H&V - no, not really. Fire - ooooh yes. Grin SU - yes (I only say 'Bernstein'..^^). Then.. GV, of course. And all kinds of other stuff - melodies, lyrics - interwoven in the cinematic texture of visuals and sound. "Mahala lu lei, Mahalo lu la, Keni waka pula.." angel


Lowbacca - Thanks for the write up. I was pretty skeptical about this movie, but reviews like yours and others we've seen now actually have me looking forward to seeing it.
BBs/BW fans should flip.. it's just sooo rich, and deliciously crafted around the music. What you have to accept (or not, of course) is the focal point they chose. Everyone here knows it's such a complex story with a variety of players and personal 'realities'.. but if you tell a story in the way films normally do you naturally have to stick to certain pre-defined leitmotifs. General audiences might be thankful for the traditional love story element, in light of all the narrative and cinematographic weirdness.
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« Reply #843 on: February 11, 2015, 11:13:35 AM »

Thanks so much Lowbacca...People do forget that it's a film, so it needs to tell a story.  Obsessing over every detail of Brian's life has it's place, and that appears to be here.  But that's not good story-telling, and Brian's life has many great stories.  L&M needed to be a compelling story and by what you're telling us, they seem to have achieved this - not an easy job.  But these filmmakers have already proven that they have what it takes to make excellent films, so my expectations were and are pretty high.  I'm really looking forward to seeing it myself.
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« Reply #844 on: February 11, 2015, 02:26:22 PM »


Oh, and I finally got my LOVE YOU signed. Grin  Thanks again Melinda, if you should happen to read this.


Nice--post a pic!
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« Reply #845 on: February 19, 2015, 06:47:37 PM »

German TV coverage, Love & Mercy starts at 4:32.

http://www.3sat.de/mediathek/?mode=play&obj=49273

Few but interesting footage.

Did anybody save this video?  The site says it's no longer available  Sad
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« Reply #846 on: February 19, 2015, 07:02:20 PM »

German TV coverage, Love & Mercy starts at 4:32.

http://www.3sat.de/mediathek/?mode=play&obj=49273

Few but interesting footage.

Did anybody save this video?  The site says it's no longer available  Sad

Please tell me someone did, been waiting SOOOOO long!
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« Reply #847 on: February 20, 2015, 12:14:02 AM »

Actually I recorded the original broadcast on my hard disk recorder. So if you're near Hannover (Lower Saxony), come over, and I'll play it for you on my good old tube TV! Grin
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« Reply #848 on: February 20, 2015, 06:26:29 AM »

Source: http://www.classichitsandoldies.com/v2/2015/02/20/brian-wilson-biopic-love-and-mercy-to-get-its-theatrical-release-in-june/

"The new Brian Wilson biopic, Love and Mercy, will be released theatrically on June 5.  The film focuses on the troubled Beach Boys mastermind during different periods of his life, with John Cusack starring as an older Brian and Paul Dano portraying Wilson as a young man.

"Prior to its wide release, the movie will get its U.S. premiere on March 15 at the South by Southwest Film Festival in Austin, Texas.  An encore screening is scheduled for March 17." 

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« Reply #849 on: February 24, 2015, 06:11:54 AM »

Love and Mercy will also be screening at the Atlanta Film Festival in March:
http://atlantafilmfestival.com/

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