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09-01-2003, 01:17 PM
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Admin. note: For the Official Discussion Thread for this film, please go here.
I'm really beginning to appreciate Bill Murray for his more nuanced performances, ones in which I believe he's most funny...the guy cracks me up merely with a furrowed brow. Lost in Translation sounds like it right up my ally. It also stars Scarlett Johansson, an actress who caught my eye in Ghost World.
Anybody catch an early screening and can offer some thoughts? Although it's going to probably be a rare movie for me that commands a viewing at the theater.
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Murray plays a dried-up actor who agrees to go to Tokyo to do commercials for Suntory whisky. He finds himself in a bafflingly different world, with an incomprehensible language, puzzling manners and the constant flash of Tokyo advertisements and video games.
"In Japan, you have no idea what they're saying, and they can't help you, either," he said. "They're very polite but you feel like they're playing a joke on you. You just have to hope that they're not going to take you out and cover you in feathers."
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Despite the depth of this film, Murray said he had never gotten bigger laughs. Asked if his recent more nuanced roles meant he would not make any more "stupid" comedies, Murray responded: "I'll never do anything stupid again," allowing a comic pause while he sipped a glass of red wine.
"I don't know what your question was, but I hope you're having a good time here," he said.
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CNN article
my girls rock Balenciaga & smoke mad marijuana - M.O.B.
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09-01-2003, 01:28 PM
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Found a clip + trailer at the official website. Reinforces my positive thoughts about this film.
Lost in Translation trailer & clip
my girls rock Balenciaga & smoke mad marijuana - M.O.B.
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09-01-2003, 02:12 PM
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Is this getting a wide release? Looks like a good one  |
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09-03-2003, 02:47 PM
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Last Sunday's NY Times magazine had Sofia Coppola on the cover and a longer article on how she made Lost in the Translation. I'm sure it is still on the their website.
Definitely one of my most anticipated films.
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09-03-2003, 05:05 PM
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Here's that NY Times article. I'm definitely anticipating this release, much more so than 21 Grams or any of the other dramas amongst Oscar talks 
later Pooh...
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09-04-2003, 12:58 AM
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So funny that Sofia Coppola mentions the 800-number in the NY Times article (page 6 or 7 or somewhere around there, online). I've called that number a few times and I was lucky enough to be called back after the second message. Quite a thrill.
I can't wait to see this movie and I hope it will roll out quickly. Anyone know when it will expand to more cities?
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09-04-2003, 01:53 AM
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So funny that Sofia Coppola mentions the 800-number in the NY Times article (page 6 or 7 or somewhere around there, online). I've called that number a few times and I was lucky enough to be called back after the second message. Quite a thrill.
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which 800-number is this? nothing came up with googling (quite surprised) except this agency for booking celeb speaking engagements...
filmreleases.com lists
9/12 NY, LA, SF, Boston, Chicago, Dallas, Seattle, D.C.
9/19 wider - adds Top 30 Markets
9/26 wider - adds Top 100 Markets
later Pooh...
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09-04-2003, 10:58 AM
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He has an 800-number where you can leave a message for him. There is also an option to do it as an emergency, but I didn't pick that option because it wasn't an emergency. This is pretty much the only way to get in touch with him - from what I've heard, even his agent has a tough time reaching him.
It's a private number that I was fortunate enough to get from one of his close friends for research purposes. I wrote my college thesis on the unreleased movie Nothing Lasts Forever last Spring, and Murray was one of the people that I interviewed. (Also Dan Aykroyd, Lorne Michaels and many others)
Great to know about the fast roll-out! I hope St. Louis is a Top 30 market, but probably not.
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09-08-2003, 07:06 PM
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I haven't been this excited to see a film in quite some time. I am a huge Bill Murry fan and this looks to be like a Bill Murray signature film.
I saw Ebert and Roeper this past weekend and they both raved about the film and Murray's performance, both claiming that he should receive an Academy Award nomination for his role in the film.
I'll hopefully be seeing it this weekend.
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09-09-2003, 01:01 PM
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BILL! I can't wait!
And you believe, at heart, everyone's a killer...
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09-10-2003, 07:41 AM
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Did someone save that NYTimes Article?
I am dying to read it.
PS: No, I don't have a cc.
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