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The Master |OT| Paul Thomas Anderson
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brianmcdoogle
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Only 7 theaters in the entire United States will show it in 70mm? That sucks.
Expendable.
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End of December, very limited with expansion in January. You're welcome.
dehydratedbabies
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If September 11th was a holiday I would've bought tickets, but since it isn't I'll be working too late to come.
I will be taking the train into NY from CT specifically to see this, however. Probably at Lincoln Square, I just have to decide when. I want to come on Friday but I might wait until next Wednesday or Thursday, my two days off.
Expendable.
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Peter Travers calls it a new American classic. 5 stars: http://www.rollingstone.com/movies/reviews/the-master-20120910
And then there's an extraordinary reading of the movie by Kent Jones on Film Comment and a quote regarding scientology:
http://www.filmcomment.com/article/the-master-paul-thomas-anderson-review
And then there's an extraordinary reading of the movie by Kent Jones on Film Comment and a quote regarding scientology:
http://www.filmcomment.com/article/the-master-paul-thomas-anderson-review
Palette Swap
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At this point, PTA might be (statistically) my favorite director, I have yet to be disappointed by one of his movies. Or even find one only "good" really.
I've just noticed Greenwood did the score, that's a nice bonus.
Edit: lol, next year here. Fuck that.
I've just noticed Greenwood did the score, that's a nice bonus.
Edit: lol, next year here. Fuck that.
The OST is out and on Spotify, in the US at least.
http://open.spotify.com/album/3Ggrc0BQZDRuxdwtvXYWkZ
http://open.spotify.com/album/3Ggrc0BQZDRuxdwtvXYWkZ
Tickets are finally up for the 70mm shows in Austin.
http://drafthouse.com/movies/70mm_the_master/austin
http://drafthouse.com/movies/70mm_the_master/austin
PoweredBySoy
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Oh god I hope I'm able to see it this weekend.
starchild excalibur
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I've probably watched the "She Wrote Me A Letter" video 10 or 12 times in the past day. For some reason it's even more evocative to me than any of the other videos. Can't wait to see this Friday morning.
FantasticMrFoxdie
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Been listening to the OST over the weekend. Pretty damn good. I like Greenwood's interpretation of the era.
Krauser Kat
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I think Joaquin is going to walk right past DDL for the best acting win.
metsallica
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So if I jump on Fandango and buy a ticket for any Friday showing at AMC Lincoln Square that's a 70mm projection? So on their IMAX screen, I guess? Or are those special screenings I'm not seeing?
BenjaminBirdie
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IMAX screen? No way, really?!?!
Whenever it releases on BR, would it still be able to be shown in 70mm or is that not possible? Im completely ignorant to the tech stuff and I'd really like to see it the way it was supposed to be seen. Unfortunatley no 70mm showings are appearing down here. Also, the US wide release date is really this Friday?
Expendable.
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People need to read this thread.
Lincoln Square - Their massive Aud. 1, NOT IMAX screen.
Very limited release this Friday and will expand throughout Sept. and Oct.
Lincoln Square - Their massive Aud. 1, NOT IMAX screen.
Very limited release this Friday and will expand throughout Sept. and Oct.
Expendable.
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It clearly says the specific locations it will open at. And never, ever trust IMDb.
metsallica
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Sorry, I thought Auditorium 1 was their IMAX screen! Wasn't aware that they could project 70mm anywhere else (though IMAX is a bit different, obviously). Just to confirm, all of those Friday showings are 70mm? Is it a one-day-only thing? Or will it be showing in 70mm throughout its run at Lincoln?
joeyjoejoeshabadoo
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Got my tickets for Sat for the Cinerama Dome in Hollywood. Really looking forward to this.
Expendable.
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They installed a 70mm in Aud. 1 specifically for The Master. Those showtimes are all 70mm and it will continue for the known time in 70mm.
metsallica
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Awesome. Thank you, sir.
Listening to the soundtrack for the first time, so f'n good.
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anyone else see this story: Scientologists Criticize 'The Master,' Harass Its Distributor Over Film's Similarities To L. Ron Hubbard
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anyone else see this story: Scientologists Criticize 'The Master,' Harass Its Distributor Over Film's Similarities To L. Ron Hubbard
I've been debating buying tickets there. I want to see it in 70 mm, but I really don't like the dome very much. I find the curvature of the screen pretty distracting.
dehydratedbabies
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That's precisely what I wanted to know. So... What'd you think?
Expendable.
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Alrighty, wanted to get a night's sleep before saying my thoughts. First off, this is a completely absorbing film from start to finish but it doesn't have the immediacy and forward motion in filmmaking that the rest of PTA's films have. After the first act, there are many scenes that are ponderous and dive into the relationship of these two men. While that's the primary story and throughline here, Scientology plays a much bigger part than I was led to believe. We see meetings, hear PSH's writings and dive pretty deep into certain beliefs.
I'll also say this is a much more straightforward film than I figured based on all the early reviews. It's about a war veteran who is struggling to find something meaningful in life and links up with someone enticing in nearly every aspect and they form a relationship. There's a few narrative jumps here and there in flashbacks, but other than that what you get is what you see. I'm eager for my second viewing this Friday just to experience the story and performances again, but not because I didn't think I grasped PTA's intentions or vision on a first viewing.
Joaquin Phoenix is incredible every second of the film, playing a twitchy ostrich-like character. PSH is stand-out as expected and Amy Adams has a very, very minor role so don't expect much, but she is good. There's a specific scene between Phoenix and PSH that is outstanding, one of the most gripping I've seen, period. 70mm was glorious and the filmmaking has more of a hazy feel like it was a film from the 70s then something completely pristine, which I liked. I'll go into more as others get a chance to see, and I see it again, but whereas I thought PTA's other films enraptured you with brisk pacing and stunningly crafted sequences, this one is more free-form and reflective so it didn't hit me quite as hard as his others on a first view. Oh, also the film is pretty hilarious which I didn't expect at all. Yeah, don't want to go into more since no one has seen it yet but lots to discuss.
I'll also say this is a much more straightforward film than I figured based on all the early reviews. It's about a war veteran who is struggling to find something meaningful in life and links up with someone enticing in nearly every aspect and they form a relationship. There's a few narrative jumps here and there in flashbacks, but other than that what you get is what you see. I'm eager for my second viewing this Friday just to experience the story and performances again, but not because I didn't think I grasped PTA's intentions or vision on a first viewing.
Joaquin Phoenix is incredible every second of the film, playing a twitchy ostrich-like character. PSH is stand-out as expected and Amy Adams has a very, very minor role so don't expect much, but she is good. There's a specific scene between Phoenix and PSH that is outstanding, one of the most gripping I've seen, period. 70mm was glorious and the filmmaking has more of a hazy feel like it was a film from the 70s then something completely pristine, which I liked. I'll go into more as others get a chance to see, and I see it again, but whereas I thought PTA's other films enraptured you with brisk pacing and stunningly crafted sequences, this one is more free-form and reflective so it didn't hit me quite as hard as his others on a first view. Oh, also the film is pretty hilarious which I didn't expect at all. Yeah, don't want to go into more since no one has seen it yet but lots to discuss.
Expendable.
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Now at 84% with 32 reviews: http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_master_2011/
Also, a pic I took last night:
Didn't realize it was the actual premiere, Amy Adams, Madisen Beaty and Harvey Weinstein were there. Not to mention tons of other celebrities, randomly walked past Adrien Brody, Kevin Corrigan, Jack McBrayer, two people from Girls, Precious herself and more. Kinda crazy.
Also, a pic I took last night:
Didn't realize it was the actual premiere, Amy Adams, Madisen Beaty and Harvey Weinstein were there. Not to mention tons of other celebrities, randomly walked past Adrien Brody, Kevin Corrigan, Jack McBrayer, two people from Girls, Precious herself and more. Kinda crazy.
DevelopmentArrested
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Not as good IMO. Nowhere near as good as TWBB.
I know what amazing scene you are talking about Expendable. How how did Phoenix do that? Should get an Oscar nod for that scene alone!
Expendable.
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Yeah, that scene was wild.
I'll agree it doesn't stack up with TWBB, but that film had a much more epic feel to it than this one. The Master is claustrophobic and more personal/intimate, while TWBB's style was more far-reaching and almost David Lean or Robert Altman-esque. PTA goes in a very different direction with The Master, save for a few sequences, which doesn't quite knock you off your socks like his previous movies.
Expendable.
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It's out today!
It looks like Lincoln Square added digital screenings, so make sure you get the right ones NYC. Any GAFfers going to 7:15 70mm screenings? See you there!
Also it's up to 86% with 50 reviews: http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_master_2011/
A.O. Scott also has a great review: http://movies.nytimes.com/2012/09/1...ml?partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=0moc.semityn.seivom
It looks like Lincoln Square added digital screenings, so make sure you get the right ones NYC. Any GAFfers going to 7:15 70mm screenings? See you there!
Also it's up to 86% with 50 reviews: http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_master_2011/
A.O. Scott also has a great review: http://movies.nytimes.com/2012/09/1...ml?partner=rss&emc=rss&_r=0moc.semityn.seivom
dehydratedbabies
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Thanks for the heads up. I'm very tempted to take the train in tonight for the 10:30 screening but it'd make so much more sense for me to wait until my day off next week. I have an hour or two to decide...
Expendable.
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I kind of thought this was brilliant on a second viewing, just got out but have some theories to discuss.
Glad to hear that, and I'm psyched it's getting rave reviews. I'm giving serious thought to hitting up the Alamo Drafthouse here in KC(3 hours away) to check it out next week.
I'd like to know as well. I have no chance of seeing this otherwise. Heck, I wanted to see Coriolanus last year, but that didn't even come close to happening- it was only a few hundred screens at a time max. I have a feeling I'll be disappointed again.
EDIT: Coriolanus was also distributed by The Weinstein Company. Not a good sign.
Dragoon En Regalia
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Hard to wait for a movie as interesting as this. Plenty of differing opinions between critics and viewers, too, which means fun times in this OT for sure.
From the link in the OP:
Update 9/12: The film is now scheduled to be released "Wide" so should be in most major U.S. markets on 9/21 meaning we will probably not be continuing to update the list of standard engagements. We will however continue to track any screens playing the film in 70mm (above).
It looks like the movie should be pretty much everywhere next Friday -- which is pretty cool. I live in Jacksonville, FL and there's already a theatre that's announced the engagement......so I suspect most any mid-to-large sized city should be playing the film.
Update 9/12: The film is now scheduled to be released "Wide" so should be in most major U.S. markets on 9/21 meaning we will probably not be continuing to update the list of standard engagements. We will however continue to track any screens playing the film in 70mm (above).
It looks like the movie should be pretty much everywhere next Friday -- which is pretty cool. I live in Jacksonville, FL and there's already a theatre that's announced the engagement......so I suspect most any mid-to-large sized city should be playing the film.
ViewtifulJC
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Dragoon En Regalia
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Cool beans. I can follow it up with Looper and Cloud Atlas, which is what I was originally planning on doing.
polyh3dron
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Just got out from seeing it and it's in no way just loosely linked to Scientology, it IS Scientology, at least in its early stages. All of Scientology's early elements are depicted in painstaking detail.. Phoenix, Hoffman and Adams are all amazing in it and it's very well written.. I'm still trying to figure out what the movie was really about at its core, but I'll sleep on it.
I did kind of feel like I was looking for larger themes in this movie that don't exist, like I was looking for it to be a metaphor for something like it was supposed to have some deep insight into something about human nature that didn't exactly come across. DP what are your theories?
also, I know LRH liked to sing songs with bizarre lyrics, but that aside,
And I think this review basically sums up the movie in a nutshell:
I did kind of feel like I was looking for larger themes in this movie that don't exist, like I was looking for it to be a metaphor for something like it was supposed to have some deep insight into something about human nature that didn't exactly come across. DP what are your theories?
also, I know LRH liked to sing songs with bizarre lyrics, but that aside,
WTF was up with the scene towards the end that was analagous to "bastard in a basket" where he was singing that dumbfuckery?
And I think this review basically sums up the movie in a nutshell:
Yeah, the dome's not really ideal, but I'll deal with that in order to see the 70mm print. Otherwise it's 35mm at The Landmark. Got my ticket for the Sunday morning show, almost precisely in the middle of the theater.
polyh3dron
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Which is why I just came back from the Arclight where it was also shown in one of the regular theaters in 70mm as well. Can't stand the dome myself, for the same reason. Just click this link and it'll tell you which showings are in 70mm.
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