Satenza Posted October 24, 2007 Share Posted October 24, 2007 I only heard about this earlier this month in the lead up to it's release in November but it looks very interesting, and has been creating quite a bit of hype. It tells Dylans story from when he arrived in New York City and Greenwich Village to when he went eletric and futher through his career as he changed himself and his music. It takes a non-linear style and shifts around a lot arguably to keep inline with it's subject. I saw a clip of this on a programme last week and it looked impressive, it's very artistic in some parts and again very vivid in others. What makes this more interesting is that Cate Blanchett plays him from the years when he went eletric, lost a lot of weight and his apperance and music drastically changed. It has an impressive cast as well. Namley Christian Bale, Cate Blanchett, Richard Gere and Heath Ledger (all playing various Dylans - and a few lesser known actors playing him) as well as a good supporting cast. It's directed by Todd Haynes who has directed things like the Carpenters story, although this is his first large work (I believe). Theres even some talk of possible success at the oscars. With so many trees in the city you could see the spring coming each day until a night of warm wind would bring it suddenly in one morning. Sometimes the heavy cold rains would beat it back so that it would seem that it would never come and that you were losing a season out of your life. But you knew that there would always be the spring as you knew the river would flow again after it was frozen. When the cold rains kept on and killed the spring, it was as though a young person had died for no reason. In those days though the spring always came finally but it was frightening that it had nearly failed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
How2PK Posted October 24, 2007 Share Posted October 24, 2007 You didn't hear about this earlier? :o I've been looking forward to it for quiete some time. Seen some trailers so far, and I must say that Cate Blanchett looks a lot like the Dylan from that period, I wonder how she is going to be in the final piece. Of course it's a kind of logical thing to go for the "Palindromes" approach, since Dylan constantly keeps re-inventing himself. I have to wait till MARCH 2008 to see it though. It plays in Belgium four months earlier though, so perhaps I'll vissit our neighbours again. Signature by Maurice SendakWhen the stars make you drool just like a pasta fazool, that's amore! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Satenza Posted October 24, 2007 Author Share Posted October 24, 2007 Why didn't you inform me! :P I think it opens around the same time as it does in the USA here. Cate Blanchett looks damn good as Dylan thats for sure. I first heard about her playing him and i was thinking "[beep]ing hell" but she pulls it off almost perfectly. Voice still is a tiny bit high but she nailed his accent and his look. Apparently it features a lot of covers of Dylan songs as well as orginal material. The only scene i saw was Blanchett playing Dylan and in the back ground an instrumental version of Ballad Of A Thin Man was happening, so i guess we will see a mix of his music more adapted to the screen as well. With so many trees in the city you could see the spring coming each day until a night of warm wind would bring it suddenly in one morning. Sometimes the heavy cold rains would beat it back so that it would seem that it would never come and that you were losing a season out of your life. But you knew that there would always be the spring as you knew the river would flow again after it was frozen. When the cold rains kept on and killed the spring, it was as though a young person had died for no reason. In those days though the spring always came finally but it was frightening that it had nearly failed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tryto Posted October 25, 2007 Share Posted October 25, 2007 That must be teh ultimate insult, being played by a female in a movie about you. When a true genius appears in the world, you may know him by this sign, that the dunces are all in confederacy against him. ~Jonathan SwiftWebsite Updates/Corrections here. WE APPRECIATE YOUR INPUT! Crewbie's Missions!Contributor of the Day!Thanks to artists: Destro3979, Guthix121, Shivers21, and Unoalexi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
How2PK Posted October 26, 2007 Share Posted October 26, 2007 Why didn't you inform me! :P I didn't want to offend you. :P I kind of expected you to know about this for years already. :D Signature by Maurice SendakWhen the stars make you drool just like a pasta fazool, that's amore! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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