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post #91 of 448
2/26/06 at 12:36am
Rachel Weisz was just on Charlie Rose promoting Oscar stuff and said The Fountain was slated for this fall...
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post #92 of 448
3/30/06 at 3:29pm
AICN has two rave reviews from a test screening last night.


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Market this film as a psychedelic love story, and you will find quite more seats being filled upon release.



Based just on the graphic novel, I would agree with that sentiment. Although it has some potentially mindblowing - metaphysical stuff, ultimately the overal effect of the tale was an incredibly emotional love story.

Hopefully it plays Cannes and more buzz is coming soon.
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post #93 of 448
3/30/06 at 3:40pm
I can't wait any longer for this.

Someone do some sweet talking at WB to get this out sooner.

I can do some uh....favors. I'm young...

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post #94 of 448
3/31/06 at 10:14am
There is also a negative review on AICN as well.

I'm looking forward to this. Now, if we can just get a release date...

Jason
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post #95 of 448
4/1/06 at 8:35pm
A couple more positives

moviehole

IESB


Hard to believe this flick actually exists.
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post #96 of 448
4/6/06 at 6:20am
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Movie-goers that have the patience for and appreciate films like DONNIE DARKO, DANCER IN THE DARK and Aronofksy's earlier work will love THE FOUNTAIN.

Let's see.

Donnie Darko - check
Dancer in the dark - check
Aronofsky's earlier work - check

I think I'm good.

http://www.joblo.com/index.php?id=10573

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Entertainment Weekly says the festival committee is "strongly considering" THE FOUNTAIN as one of its films but that a final decision has yet to be reached.


Judging from the sneak preview reports, the film is quite finished (FX and music included), so there are no technical obstacle for the movie to be selected at Cannes. The selection will be announced on April 20.
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post #97 of 448
4/6/06 at 7:10pm
I loved Donnie Darko, Pi, and Reqiem for a Dream, but absolutely hated Dancer in the Dark.

That said, I can't wait for this film!
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post #98 of 448
4/8/06 at 2:27am
The MPAA listed a release date in October.

http://www.boxofficemojo.com/schedule/?view=mpaa&p=.htm
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post #99 of 448
4/8/06 at 10:45pm
Oh man, October?

This is number one on my list with A Scanner Darkly in 2nd for the year.

October cannot come soon enough.
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post #100 of 448
4/13/06 at 11:23pm
Thread Starter 
Ok guys, when the trailer comes out, THEN could someone please start a new thread? I mean, the first post was from 2002! :b :b
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post #101 of 448
6/2/06 at 1:56am

Re: Darren Aronofsky's sci-fi epic "The Fountain" set to go

October 13 to be exact according to aintitcool.

Another positive review here (mild spoilers): http://www.freezedriedmovies.com/review.php?id=193

"Some might call this Aronofsky's Magnolia"... Those are strong words indeed.

But I fear this will be another film Warner won't know how to market, just like Kiss Kiss Bang Bang.

-edit: Rachel Weisz gave birth to a baby boy on May 31. Congrats to Darren and Rachel.
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post #102 of 448
6/2/06 at 9:48am

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Originally Posted by Jeff Cooper
I loved Donnie Darko, Pi, and Reqiem for a Dream, but absolutely hated Dancer in the Dark.

That said, I can't wait for this film!


Pi, Requiem and Donnie Darko were great. Dancer in the Dark is a bit different from the others though. It is very odd yes, but not quite in the same vein as the rest. I knew nothing about DITD when I bought it, but I've always liked Sugarcubes / Bjork so I bought it blind. I LOVE the music in the movie, but I was totally thrown off by the opening scene in the factory and fact that it is basically a musical - really the only thing that makes it such an unusual movie.

Still very interested in The Fountain...
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post #103 of 448
6/3/06 at 6:52pm

Re: Darren Aronofsky's sci-fi epic "The Fountain" set to go

hey ya'll, have you guys heard of "Three Times"?
http://www.apple.com/trailers/indepe...times/trailer/

it's similar storyline. love across 3 times =). ahhahahaha. copyright issues anyone?
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post #104 of 448
6/4/06 at 12:13am

Re: Darren Aronofsky's sci-fi epic "The Fountain" set to go

I saw Three Times months ago. Hou is markedly different in substance and style than Aronofsky. The former being a minimalist in style, dialogue, etc. It's far from sci-fi/fantasy genre and from the synopsis I've read about the Fountain, they are completely different aside from same actors playing same roles in different time periods (which has been done countless times before as a device of continuity).
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post #105 of 448
6/4/06 at 2:53pm

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just trying to stimulate the thread. i heard it's coming in august. =). good thing i'll have time off from school to go catch it.
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post #106 of 448
6/4/06 at 10:51pm

Re: Darren Aronofsky's sci-fi epic "The Fountain" set to go

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Originally Posted by YiFeng
just trying to stimulate the thread. i heard it's coming in august. =).
Hmm interesting, where'd ya hear this from? The fan sites for Rachel Weisz and Hugh Jackman have been touting the world premiere at Venice in early Sept, with potential US release date of Oct. 13
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post #107 of 448
6/5/06 at 5:49am

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darkhorizons.com. but that was a few months ago, so it may have changed.
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post #108 of 448
6/5/06 at 6:28am

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Too far away for me to get too excited about...but the Graphic Novel is still in the plastic, and this is still my #1 film for the year

So about 4 months away...
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post #109 of 448
6/5/06 at 7:41am

Re: Darren Aronofsky's sci-fi epic "The Fountain" set to go

read news from a comic con over the weekend that DC plans to release fountain graphic novel in October to coincide with the movie release.
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post #110 of 448
6/5/06 at 7:44am

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That graphic novel has been out for months. It's quite good. It even says in the foreward that it's different from the movie, so it's probably safe to read without spoiling the movie.
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post #111 of 448
6/5/06 at 11:38am

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so the comic novel is like a prequel to the film?
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post #112 of 448
6/5/06 at 2:14pm

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I hope that October 13th release date sticks, unless they want to move the release up of course. Requiem for a Dream is my all time favorite film, and I quite loved Pi as well. For me, 2006 hasn't had much to get excited about so far, but this is definitely a film I'm dying to see. This and Lynch's Inland Empire (if it hits this year) are my two most anticipated 2006 films.
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post #113 of 448
6/5/06 at 3:18pm

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Originally Posted by YiFeng
so the comic novel is like a prequel to the film?

No, the comic is pretty much a different version of the film. It's what Aronofsky wanted to film if he had Brad Pitt and huge budget, but when that fell apart, he started fresh on the film, and turned his old story into a graphic novel.
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post #114 of 448
6/5/06 at 3:19pm

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Originally Posted by YiFeng
so the comic novel is like a prequel to the film?

No.

It's an adaptation/comic artist's interpretation of the earlier BIG BUDGETED version of the script (Brad Pitt/Cate Blanchett). Basically, when the original film production fell through, Aronofsky still wanted the story told in some kind of medium. So he worked with Kent Williams on the graphic novel.





But he still had the itch to tell this story on film. So a year goes by, and he rewrote the original script, working out a way to tell the tale for half the original production's budget. The Hugh Jackman version became it's own distinct vision of the 'story' he was going to film back in 2002.


ARONOFSKY:
“Sure, there will ultimately be two ‘versions’ of the story out there, but one doesn’t take anything away from the other. People may like the film more than the graphic novel, or may like the graphic novel more than the film, but they will be two different experiences. It won’t be like you’re re-living the graphic novel by going to see the film, or reliving the film if you read the graphic novel. They started with the same source, and turned into two completely different things.”
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post #115 of 448
6/5/06 at 8:06pm

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thx ya'll.
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post #116 of 448
6/6/06 at 6:47am

Re: Darren Aronofsky's sci-fi epic "The Fountain" set to go

doh, i'm sorry. I meant to say that DC will be releasing a SOFTCOVER version of the graphic novel in october. Yep, i've had the HC since christmas.
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post #117 of 448
6/6/06 at 10:40am

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Originally Posted by Aaron Cooke
doh, i'm sorry. I meant to say that DC will be releasing a SOFTCOVER version of the graphic novel in october. Yep, i've had the HC since christmas.
Good, then I won't be tempted to buy it till I see the film.

Now that this has settled into a very definite release plan it's made it easier for me to wait. I was a lot more ancy when it was falling apart every other week.

Vickie's right about the new thread I think. I haven't been around here to post in months and this was the only thread on the front page that I had posted in.
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post #118 of 448
6/8/06 at 10:06am

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"Some might call this Aronofsky's Magnolia"...
Yikes, I hope not.

Sorry, Magnolia fans, couldn't resist.

I didn't realize that the aborted version of the story and the present one were so different. I'm holding out hope that the budget limitations of the version we're about to see spurred Aronofsky to even greater heights of creativity (as often can happen).

Anyhow, great to see this film with a solid release date. I'd say this is my most anticipated release this year (well...neck and neck with Superman Returns, at least).

--Jefferson Morris
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post #119 of 448
6/9/06 at 8:15pm

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I cant wait for this movie.
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post #120 of 448
7/9/06 at 2:41am

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