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Old 08-12-05, 05:04 AM
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Gus Van Sant's Last Days 25th October 2005

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Warner has officially announced Gus Van Sant's Last Days which stars Lukas Haas, Michael Pitt and Asia Argento. The film introduces us to Blake, a brilliant, but troubled musician. Success has left him in a lonely place, where livelihoods rest on his shoulders and old friends regularly tap him for money and favors. The film follows Blake through a handful of hours spent in and near his wooded home... a fugitive from his own life. The disc will be available to own from the 25th October, priced at around $27.95. The film itself will be presented in anamorphic widescreen, along with an English Dolby Digital 5.1 track. Extras will include deleted scenes, a music video, outtakes and more. We've attached the artwork below

i can't wait.
Old 08-12-05, 07:34 AM
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Bummer as I wanted to see this in the theater first. I'll end up buying this anyway. I love Van Sant's work.
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crap! well that would have saved me 8 bucks of my money from going down the drain - I think if I had seen this at home, I would have turned this movie off, half way through.
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Lordy, that was quick.
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My opinion from DVD Answers:

I saw it at the Landmark Greenway in Houston a few nights ago.

I thought it was very well done, and also a tad disappointing. I understand that it's about self-distruction, but I found myself a bit bored at times and not really caring for what was happening to Blake because, while I did feel kinda sorry for him because everyone was using him, he just wasn't a very likable person (not to mention I could barely understand a word he said because of the drugs).

However, I still plan on buying it because of the beautiful cinematography.

Wow, 10/25's gonna be a busy day. This, House of Wax, and Mysterious Skin.

Actually, October on a whole is gonna be expensive. Those three titles, the Fly films, Titanic, Batman, High Tension, Kingdom of Heaven, The Amityville Horror, Man with the Screaming Brain, and Star Trek: Nemesis among others.
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Originally Posted by ReduxGuy
My opinion from DVD Answersnot to mention I could barely understand a word he said because of the drugs).
i wish there's english subtitles then...there's no indication that there will be..
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Originally Posted by animatedude
i wish there's english subtitles then...there's no indication that there will be..
I don't think the film needs them.
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Originally Posted by scott shelton
I don't think the film needs them.
ya think, I found this movie to be mindnumbing... by the end I felt I wanted to blow my head off with a shotgun as well.
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wow, i just saw this three days ago. planned to see it again at the theater but now i suppose i'll wait for the DVD. i'm eager to re-evaluate the two scenes set to songs with the notable lyric "on bended knee". these are the only sequences we see from multiple perspectives. there must be something there (philosophical, metaphorical, or otherwise) that i'm not seeing yet.

this worries me though...
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The film itself will be presented in anamorphic widescreen, along with an English Dolby Digital 5.1 track.
like Elephant, Last Days' OAR is 1.37:1. which I can confirm seeing it projected as such at the theater. i hope this isn't going to be a case of the 16x9 equivilant to full screen on the DVD release.

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Originally Posted by Cygnet74

this worries me though...
like Elephant, Last Days' OAR is 1.37:1. which I can confirm seeing it projected as such at the theater. i hope this isn't going to be a case of the 16x9 equivilant to full screen on the DVD release.
eh?

I would assume if you have a widescreen monitor/tv - the film will be standard 1.37:1 with black borders being on the sides of the film. I would doubt they would stretch this to 16X9 aspect ratio as your concern suggests - or I am not understanding what you are asking?
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Originally Posted by Giles
eh?

I would assume if you have a widescreen monitor/tv - the film will be standard 1.37:1 with black borders being on the sides of the film. I would doubt they would stretch this to 16X9 aspect ratio as your concern suggests - or I am not understanding what you are asking?
my concern is that they would lop off the top and bottom of the frame to an achieve an aspect ratio of 1.78:1 (16x9). there is no use for anamorphic widescreen when you have a film with a 4x3 frame, right? if you look at the elephant dvd, it has the OAR 4x3 version and a cropped version for 16x9 viewing.

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You know, Michael Pitt kinda reminds me of Kurt Cobain on that DVD cover...

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This is showing at the local " dollar " theater, I'll watch it tonight.
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I'm looking forward to this. I haven't seen it yet but being a big Kurt Cobain fan its a must see for me.
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I'll check it out on DVD although I'm not really a fan of the "new" Van Sant.
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Originally Posted by Cornelius1047
You know, Michael Pitt kinda reminds me of Kurt Cobain on that DVD cover...

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That's the point.........of the entire film.
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Originally Posted by PopcornTreeCt
That's the point.........of the entire film.
hehe
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Originally Posted by Fincher Fan
I'll check it out on DVD although I'm not really a fan of the "new" Van Sant.
funny that you and i come at this from opposite ends. I had never held his earlier films in high regard but this shift in form is intriguing to me. in examining the mystery of a person or place, the viewer is a present witness to each moment. in this interview he credits the works of Béla Tarr (Werckmeister Harmonies, Sátántángo) as the source of inspiration for this "new way of seeing".
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someone posted in the imdb.com boards that Van Sant is working on the Male Mala Noche DVD..let's hope it's true.
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This just showed up to my local theater this weekend, so it looks like i can see it here first.
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Originally Posted by PopcornTreeCt
That's the point.........of the entire film.
I don't believe you.

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Originally Posted by Cygnet74
funny that you and i come at this from opposite ends. I had never held his earlier films in high regard but this shift in form is intriguing to me. in examining the mystery of a person or place, the viewer is a present witness to each moment. in this interview he credits the works of Béla Tarr (Werckmeister Harmonies, Sátántángo) as the source of inspiration for this "new way of seeing".
I like early Van Sant (Drugstore Cowboy, My Own Private Idaho) and late-era Van Sant (Gerry, Last Days). What I don't like is his middle films, worthless shit like Good Will Hunting and Finding Forrester.
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Originally Posted by animatedude
someone posted in the imdb.com boards that Van Sant is working on the Male Mala Noche DVD..let's hope it's true.
if you check out www.plexifilm.com, they are going to release it. it's been up there for a few years though, no release date yet...
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Originally Posted by Cygnet74
funny that you and i come at this from opposite ends. I had never held his earlier films in high regard but this shift in form is intriguing to me. in examining the mystery of a person or place, the viewer is a present witness to each moment. in this interview he credits the works of Béla Tarr (Werckmeister Harmonies, Sátántángo) as the source of inspiration for this "new way of seeing".
Yeah, I think he used this type of storytelling only for what is affectionately called Van Sant's Young Death trilogy. But who knows maybe he'll revisit it.
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I was a big fan of Elephant. I can understand how Last Days might be boring, and I believe the people who said it was, but I think I might still enjoy it. I'll pick it up although I won't go out of my way to do so.

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