Melange 446 Posted January 15, 2005 Share Posted January 15, 2005 ......Lincoln survives, HURRAY!Or, they regenerate him from DNA (Ripley), and he appears in a "special" episode of Friends. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted January 15, 2005 Share Posted January 15, 2005 Melange, you have an enormous responsibility on this MB, in many ways perhaps the greatest responsibility of any single MB element. You're the brain, and central nervous system of the forum, and your responsibilities include watching over the men in hibernation. Does this ever cause you any lack of confidence? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melange 446 Posted January 15, 2005 Share Posted January 15, 2005 Let me explain it this way, Mr Cosman. I am the most reliable poster ever made.No melange post has ever made a mistake, or distorted information....just a moment.....just a moment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurker 5 Posted January 15, 2005 Share Posted January 15, 2005 ...it was reshot.What, Lincoln or the ending?Neil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melange 446 Posted January 15, 2005 Share Posted January 15, 2005 What, Lincoln or the ending? LOL Oh dear, poor Mr Lincoln's memory is being wrecked this thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted January 16, 2005 Share Posted January 16, 2005 ...it was reshot.What, Lincoln or the ending?Neilthe ending Neil, Lincoln will buy with a spear in the distant future. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Henry B 50 Posted January 16, 2005 Share Posted January 16, 2005 Oh good, I was wondering when Spielberg was going to take on a project, his schedule was so empty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Crichton 4 Posted January 16, 2005 Share Posted January 16, 2005 Oh good, I was wondering when Spielberg was going to take on a project, his schedule was so empty. LOL Yeah, how many projects is this with Spielberg's name attached to it now? Still, the idea of a big Lincoln biopic by a guy of Spielberg's ability is very exciting.John- Civil War buff Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morlock 11 Posted January 16, 2005 Share Posted January 16, 2005 While we're making civil war stuff, I wish Spielberg would make The Guns of the South. He'd be awesome at that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Skywalker 1,792 Posted February 5, 2007 Share Posted February 5, 2007 i found some news here:linkyI never knew this movie was already attached to mr neeson. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robthehand 3 Posted February 5, 2007 Share Posted February 5, 2007 I think he's been attached for a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Skywalker 1,792 Posted February 5, 2007 Share Posted February 5, 2007 Well i thought this movie was a possible project, not an official thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robthehand 3 Posted February 5, 2007 Share Posted February 5, 2007 It's not as simple as that -actors can be attached to projects before they go into production or before they're "officially" announced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Skywalker 1,792 Posted February 5, 2007 Share Posted February 5, 2007 it must suck then after years of yeras of reseach by the actor if they dont make the movie in the end... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robthehand 3 Posted February 5, 2007 Share Posted February 5, 2007 That's happened before. Peter Burton, who plays "Q" in Dr. No was given the choice of continuing indefinitiely with the Bond series, or making another film - he opted for the other film, which was subsequently cancelled. So he didn't only miss out on that film, he missed out on a part in the Bond series that he could have had for the rest of his life. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vaderbait1 1 Posted February 5, 2007 Share Posted February 5, 2007 I hope it gets made, because I can't think of anyone else who could pull off Lincoln (who has never been portrayed seriously in a major motion picture, has he?) in pretty much every category, so I really hope we don't miss out on a chance to see Neeson's portrayal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morlock 11 Posted February 5, 2007 Share Posted February 5, 2007 That, and the fact that it was a terrific book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted February 6, 2007 Share Posted February 6, 2007 its about Lincoln, who cares, he was shot to death, he freed the slaves, even though he did not agree with equality, his wife was a super unattractive, and he was a manic depressive. All the drama, all the excitement, of opening a can of tuna. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red 75 Posted February 6, 2007 Share Posted February 6, 2007 Lincoln had a very interesting life and is very deserving of a great biographical film. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elmo Lewis 6 Posted February 6, 2007 Share Posted February 6, 2007 Manic depressives make for very interesting movie characters, seeing as they're always bummed about something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted February 6, 2007 Share Posted February 6, 2007 Lincoln had a very interesting life and is very deserving of a great biographical film.yeah and its already been made. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morlock 11 Posted February 6, 2007 Share Posted February 6, 2007 First of all, there has yet to be a great film about Lincoln. Second of all, the book is not about Lincoln personal life, but about his public life, and focuses mainly on the men who made up his cabinet. Third of all, it's a great book, a great story, full of interesting characters. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted February 6, 2007 Share Posted February 6, 2007 First of all, there has yet to be a great film about Lincoln. Second of all, the book is not about Lincoln personal life, but about his public life, and focuses mainly on the men who made up his cabinet. Third of all, it's a great book, a great story, full of interesting characters.First of all, your wrong, there has been a great film about Lincoln. Second the film starred the late great Henry Fonda as Abraham Lincoln, in Young Mr. Lincoln, 1939, directed by John Ford, also late, also great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morlock 11 Posted February 6, 2007 Share Posted February 6, 2007 Yes, I've seen the film, and am a great admirer of both Ford and Fonda. And it is not a great film a film about Lincoln, nor a great film in any sense. It is a good yarn, good court drama. But it is altogether too reverential, too corny. And in my opinion, you don't cast an actor who personafies the good, honest, American way to play a person who, to many people personifies the good, honest, American way. It feels like it's preaching even with the casting. I love Fonda, but it doesn't seem like enough of a stretch. I do remember the film looking great, and having a nice score (By Alfred Newman, IIRC). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted February 6, 2007 Share Posted February 6, 2007 sorry its a great film, typically great of that awesome year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted February 6, 2007 Share Posted February 6, 2007 In a related story, TV actor Lee Bergere, who played Lincoln in the Classic Trek episode The Savage Curtain has passed away.Kahless the Unforgettable, however...is still alive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Skywalker 1,792 Posted February 6, 2007 Share Posted February 6, 2007 All the drama, all the excitement, of opening a can of tuna.hope WIlliams can compose a great can of tunes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 1,059 Posted February 6, 2007 Share Posted February 6, 2007 As long as we get a new score by Williams I'll be happy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted February 6, 2007 Share Posted February 6, 2007 That depends Elder, it could be another boring Williams score. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Skywalker 1,792 Posted February 6, 2007 Share Posted February 6, 2007 You mean another 'non-apealing-to-Mr-Cosman-score'... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,265 Posted February 6, 2007 Share Posted February 6, 2007 Is there a difference? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke Skywalker 1,792 Posted February 6, 2007 Share Posted February 6, 2007 Almost all Williams 'boring' scores have their share of fans. must not be boring for them (us) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red 75 Posted February 6, 2007 Share Posted February 6, 2007 I can find good in every Williams score, believe it or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morlock 11 Posted February 6, 2007 Share Posted February 6, 2007 So can I. All except Sabrina. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elmo Lewis 6 Posted February 6, 2007 Share Posted February 6, 2007 In a related story, TV actor Lee Bergere, who played Lincoln in the Classic Trek episode The Savage Curtain has passed away.Kahless the Unforgettable, however...is still alive.Lincoln as in Abraham? In Star Trek? Or is it a character under that name? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morlock 11 Posted February 6, 2007 Share Posted February 6, 2007 In a related story, TV actor Lee Bergere, who played Lincoln in the Classic Trek episode The Savage Curtain has passed away.Kahless the Unforgettable, however...is still alive.Lincoln as in Abraham? In Star Trek? Or is it a character under that name? I assumed it was in a Holodeck episode. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ollie 1,059 Posted February 7, 2007 Share Posted February 7, 2007 There was no holodeck in the original.episode info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nightscape94 965 Posted February 7, 2007 Share Posted February 7, 2007 Didn't Williams confim this project in a round about way in that interview posted the other day that also revealed his viola concerto?Tim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ST-321 4 Posted February 7, 2007 Share Posted February 7, 2007 In a related story, TV actor Lee Bergere, who played Lincoln in the Classic Trek episode The Savage Curtain has passed away.That's sad. I always liked The Savage Curtain. It was one of the few season 3 gems of TOS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vaderbait1 1 Posted February 7, 2007 Share Posted February 7, 2007 What book is the movie based off of? I assumed it was just a movie about Lincoln.And he led a VERY interesting life. A man makes his own way, loses children, has an obsessive wife, presides over a country as it tears itself apart and tries to manage the egoes of all the national leadership. He lost his one true love tragically in what...the 1830s? It drove him near madness. He was extremely funny and charming according to everyone who heard him or met him.This is the type of man that has rarely been tackled in films, at least successfully, and it's all the more amazing that it really happened. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dole 17 Posted February 7, 2007 Share Posted February 7, 2007 First of all, there has yet to be a great film about Lincoln. Second of all, the book is not about Lincoln personal life, but about his public life, and focuses mainly on the men who made up his cabinet. Third of all, it's a great book, a great story, full of interesting characters.First of all, your wrong, there has been a great film about Lincoln. Second the film starred the late great Henry Fonda as Abraham Lincoln, in Young Mr. Lincoln, 1939, directed by John Ford, also late, also great.There's also a great 1940 film called Abe Lincoln in Illinois starring Raymond Massey.And to reply to vaderbait, Speilberg's film is to be based on presidential historian Doris Kearns Goodwin's book "Team of Rivals" that, I think, came out just last year. It focuses on how Lincoln often picked his political enemies/opponents to be his closest advisers and how many of them became his closest friends and defenders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Morlock 11 Posted February 7, 2007 Share Posted February 7, 2007 Indeed. A great book, that focuses mainly on Lincoln, but also largely on his cabinet members. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vaderbait1 1 Posted February 7, 2007 Share Posted February 7, 2007 That's funny. I was just reading that book and thinking "this would make an excellent movie." Great minds think alike I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TownerFan 4,983 Posted February 11, 2009 Share Posted February 11, 2009 Hollywood Elsewhere reports that Spielberg's long-anticipated film about Abraham Lincoln could be released as soon as the end of 2009. The green-light could be given next week, says screenwriter Tony Kushner.So, we could get a new Williams film score in 2009! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted February 11, 2009 Share Posted February 11, 2009 This wouldn't surprise me, since it well known that Spielberg shoots extremely quickly.If it does indeed shoot this year, then I'm surprised by just how seemingly quick it is to shoot a Mocap movie, in Tintin. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A24 4,326 Posted February 11, 2009 Share Posted February 11, 2009 He should shoot slower and wait for magic to happen. Today Spielberg's movies tend to be already finished before he starts shooting them. There was a time when Spielberg made movies while improvising on the set.Alex Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joe Brausam 214 Posted February 11, 2009 Share Posted February 11, 2009 I'm okay with this, I've been very excited about Lincoln, I love biopics. And of course I'm sure we can expect an excellent score for this film! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeinAR 1,949 Posted February 11, 2009 Share Posted February 11, 2009 This is a film that doesn't ever need to see the light of day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Williamsfan301 11 Posted February 11, 2009 Share Posted February 11, 2009 ...since it well known that Spielberg shoots extremely quickly.He should shoot slower and wait for magic to happen.OH MY GOD!!! OH MY GOD!!!I need to put my eyes out from that mental image!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quintus 5,399 Posted February 11, 2009 Share Posted February 11, 2009 Indeed, it is almost as shocking an image as seeing Spielberg 'dance' with Kate Capshaw during the Indiana Jones trilogy dvd features. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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