Lincoln FILM Discussion Thread

[Xander Harris 9,675]

The NYFF reactions did nothing for me.

If only our own Quint, Alexcremers, Koray, myself, etc. could have had access to the premiere.

[Jay 46,244]

Don't forget a streaming Q&A with Spielberg and Daniel Day Lewis starts in 10 minutes here:

http://movies.yahoo.com/lincoln-live/

[Rachael Foley 10,162]

LOL "Let me welcome Steven speilberg and (cut to clapping)"

[Xander Harris 9,675]

I stopped listening. Boring interview.

[Sandor 918]

John Williams’ music has never been more restrained or beautiful, and the movie looks great.

http://www.showbiz411.com/2012/10/08/spielbergs-lincoln-wows-ny-film-festival

[indy4 160]

Woo! Good for JW's Oscar prospects.

[hornist 1,261]

John Williams’ music has never been more restrained or beautiful,

That's impossible. Someone already saw the score and said it's bad.

[publicist 4,650]

That never was a hindrance for winning an Academy Award. It seems rather helpful, actually...

[King Mark 3,975]

yeah, probably

That was a glowing review but we saw those for War Horse too and it wasn't that great a film

[Incanus 5,890]

Thusfar Williams' score has garnered both positive and negative comments. Some critic found it obtrusive enough for her to start throwing popcorn on the screen and this newest thinks it was restrained and beautiful. There's perceptions for you.

And Spielberg claims the film isn't finished yet at 2h 20m. Obviously there will be some tweaking of the movie before release, hopefully for the better.

[BloodBoal 8,711]

[Incanus 5,890]

With the third part: There and Back to Peterson House Again

[Luke Skywalker 2,385]

damn... deleted scenes... if williams has already composed the music...

let's hope those end on the OST CD (and the academy promo contains all the music used in the film )

[Henry B 51]

News on the recut.

[crocodile 9,724]

Karol

[Hlao-roo 390]

Don't you find it unnerving that so much energy in film journalism is expended on a given film's potential Oscar fortunes rather than the more enduring values and interest to be had in considering a film in terms of its mise-en-scene, performances, music, sound and connections to broader movie traditions ?

It happens. You look at the political coverage in this country, especially right now, it tends to focus on a day by day handicapping of the horse race rather than a sustained focus on the substance of the issues. It's easier to write about and easier to read about.

[Luke Skywalker 2,385]

News on the recut.

for two lines i thought it was a real story...

But 'onion' as a site title smelt fishy XD

[Koray Savas 2,260]

You've never read The Onion?

[Hlao-roo 390]

You've never read The Onion?

I think the readership is concentrated largely in North America and the UK.

[crocodile 9,724]

It's the only news worth reading, in any case. Except maybe for The Daily Mash.

Karol

[JamieC 13]

Hi gang

Moviescope magazine , issue 31 is out at the end of this month. It'll feature an interview I've done about the postproduction sound on 'Lincoln'.

www.moviescopemag.com

Thanks so much.

James

[mrbellamy 8,244]

Spielberg will be on 60 Minutes this Sunday: http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-18560_162-57535207/spielbergs-lincoln-more-than-10-years-in-the-making/

The interview, which will contain the first clips from the film "Lincoln," will be broadcast on 60 Minutes on Sunday, Oct. 21 at 7:30 p.m. ET and 7:00 p.m. PT.

[Jay 46,244]

Cool!

[JohnWilliamsFTW 0]

Some stuff on 60minutesovertime

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-504803_162-57536809-10391709/daniel-day-lewis-on-playing-lincoln/?tag=contentBody;listingLeadStories

[Xander Harris 9,675]

The footage online was better than the interview they featured.

[indy4 160]

Wow, I wasn't expecting JW to get any screen time. Cool! Here's the whole segment: http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=50133579n&tag=contentBody;storyMediaBox

I like how he says Lewis was his pick for Lincoln from the beginning.

[mrbellamy 8,244]

He technically was. Spielberg apparently went to him first, but Day-Lewis declined, so then Spielberg went to Neeson. When Neeson dropped out, Spielberg went right back to Day-Lewis: http://www.suntimes.com/entertainment/movies/9400119-421/spielbergs-double-feature-war-horse-tintin.html

[indy4 160]

Interesting, I didn't know that. Thanks!

[chinaismine 64]

Some stuff on 60minutesovertime

http://www.cbsnews.c...tingLeadStories

Cool! Always great to see and hear JW at the piano.

[KK 3,313]

Yes, that was great! And its great to see Williams on the piano!

[Wojo 2,458]

He technically was. Spielberg apparently went to him first, but Day-Lewis declined, so then Spielberg went to Neeson. When Neeson dropped out, Spielberg went right back to Day-Lewis: http://www.suntimes....rse-tintin.html

Right, because this project has been in the works for so long, the man who played Lincoln in "...Vampire Hunter" wasn't born yet.

[russds 8]

Great clips. So fun to see new SS and JW stuff, thanks for sharing! I might have missed it if it weren't for this forum. The score seems to be growing on me. The simple piano melodies, sound great! They remind me of Copland and the Shaker Melody from Appalachian Spring.

[Jay 46,244]

I found out who shot Lincoln

[Incanus 5,890]

I would say that is very good spotting of posters.

[crocodile 9,724]

Haha!

Karol - who's seeing Skyfall tomorrow morning

[Jay 46,244]

Lucky!

[Wojo 2,458]

Anyone who gets bored enough to check Yahoo news all day, like me, will have seen this, but for those who don't...Sally Field had to fight and beg and plead with Steven to let her stay on as Mary Todd.

http://movies.yahoo.com/blogs/movie-talk/sally-field-steven-spielberg-won-t-let-walk-190803228.html

[mrbellamy 8,244]

Hollywood Reporter review: "An absorbing, densely packed, sometimes funny telling of the 16^th president's masterful effort in manipulating the passage of the 13^th amendment."

[Hlao-roo 390]

Hollywood Reporter review: "An absorbing, densely packed, sometimes funny telling of the 16^th president's masterful effort in manipulating the passage of the 13^th amendment."

It'll be interesting to tally up how often Williams's score is referred to "subdued" or "restrained." The last time critics described a Williams work in those terms was 2005, when Spielberg and Kushner teamed up to make Munich. This time, I expect the corresponding film to be more warmly received, and perhaps so, too, will Williams's score come awards time.

[Maurizio 6,913]

Very good review, it really gives me much hope for the film.

[mrbellamy 8,244]

Hollywood Reporter review: "An absorbing, densely packed, sometimes funny telling of the 16^th president's masterful effort in manipulating the passage of the 13^th amendment."

It'll be interesting to tally up how often Williams's score is referred to "subdued" or "restrained."

And how many times War Horse is slagged off in the process

[Incanus 5,890]

Hollywood Reporter review: "An absorbing, densely packed, sometimes funny telling of the 16^th president's masterful effort in manipulating the passage of the 13^th amendment."

It'll be interesting to tally up how often Williams's score is referred to "subdued" or "restrained."

And how many times War Horse is slagged off in the process

True. It seems to haunt the critics' memories, Williams pastoral music ringing in their ears as the warning bugle against big scoring.

[publicist 4,650]

True. It seems to haunt the critics' memories, Williams pastoral music ringing in their ears as the warning bugle against big scoring.

I suspect it's more the swelling americana schmaltz of WAR HORSE's big emotional theme which might indeed cause to rise some stomach juices in conjunction with images of a blinded boy trying to find his mare while stumbling through an army of brawny but teary-eyed WWI soldiers.

[Incanus 5,890]

Yes there is a a slight chance of saccharine overdose right there.

[Luke Skywalker 2,385]

i weep for the horse, who was neutered...and became.... a mare?

[Incanus 5,890]

That WWI barbwire is awful stuff. Horsey should not have run blindly into so much of that stuff.

[publicist 4,650]

i weep for the horse, who was neutered...and became.... a mare?

You only got the cut version? Poor spaniards...;

[crocodile 9,724]

Yeah, it's nothing like the hardcore R rated version.

Karol

[Incanus 5,890]

All those blood and guts and nudity! The horror, the horror!

[Koray Savas 2,260]

Nudity? I guess the bonding theme meant something else entirely!