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[valkillmore]

Updated his impressions hour by hour via Blackberry.

His 1964 “provocation” Empire actually lasts eight hours and five minutes, a static shot filmed from dusk until dawn from July 25-26 of that year. There is no plot, there is no sound and the movie - which Warhol made with the assistance of several of his Factory cohorts - is entirely in black-and-white.

 

[Donono]

I hope he was on mushrooms.

 

[demon]

His 1964 “provocation” Empire actually lasts eight hours and five minutes, a static shot filmed from dusk until dawn from July 25-26 of that year. There is no plot, there is no sound and the movie - which Warhol made with the assistance of several of his Factory cohorts - is entirely in black-and-white.

 

[Ford Prefect]

When's the DVD release? Will there be extras? Deleted scenes?

 

[muttyeah416]

rather do this than sit through all 3 LOTRs

 

[methodman]

mutty, if i lived by you; i would bet you: i'd watch lotr, you'd watch this...

 

[MaverickX9]

When's the DVD release? Will there be extras? Deleted scenes?

I heard there is an alternate beginning. It is four hours and twenty seven minutes long, then a bird flies by.

Warhol scrapped it because it wasn't realistic.

 

[JoshuaJSlone]

If the film is "a static shot filmed from dusk until dawn", why did he need the assistance of any "cohorts"? Someone might make such a film by just forgetting to turn something off.

 

[ge-man]

If the film is "a static shot filmed from dusk until dawn", why did he need the assistance of any "cohorts"? Someone might make such a film by just forgetting to turn something off.

To load film. There is no such thing as a roll of film stock lasting eight hours.

 

[Ignatz Mouse]

There was a screening of this when I was in college. They showed it in a public place, and you could just come and go. It's obviously not supposed to be a regular story-type movie, smartasses. More like a precursor to those video fishtanks.

 

[Variable]

The film was probably a joke to see if any moron would watch it for 8 hours. He is probably laughing at those who watch it.

 

[Shard]

So what is the signifigance of Empire to the art world, or the film world for that matter?

 

[djkimothy]

Is there going to be a sequal?

 

[Kabuki Quantum Lover]

Is there going to be a sequal?

Yes, it was called Miami Vice.

 

[adg1034]

Yes, it was called Miami Vice.

 

[castle007]

Yes, it was called Miami Vice.

So true
It is one of the most boring movies I have seen. SO ****ING BORING.

 

[Steriletom]

How pretentious.

 

[Dr Zhivago]

Someone should speed up the film and add some Philip Glass music.

 

[fallout]

Someone should speed up the film and add some Philip Glass music.

No Philip Glass music, but the film was technically sped up:

8:15 p.m. The movie suddenly ended. No need to fade to black because the screen was already black. But why is it 50 minutes short? Did we get the airline version of Empire? Blame in on technology. Warhol filmed Empire at 16 frames per second instead of the conventional 24 frames. A Cinematheque official said the Jackman theatre projector can only show silent films at 19 frames per second, so we saw a slightly speeded-up version of Empire.