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tolstoyed
from the ocean on 2004-03-13 09:42 [#01106477]
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Directed by: Ken Jacobs With: Cecilia Swann, Jack Smith, Jerry Sims Country: USA Year of Production: 1957-2003 Running Time: 393 minutes
it took them almost 50 years to complete this documentary, they are showing it today in one of the teathres here, but i already missed the first two and a half hours...i sure hope they'll show it again.
has anyone seen it yet?
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tolstoyed
from the ocean on 2004-03-13 09:42 [#01106479]
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virginpusher
from County Clare on 2004-03-13 09:43 [#01106481]
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never heard of it. Sounds interesting
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tolstoyed
from the ocean on 2004-03-13 13:12 [#01106632]
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very...i really want to see this
here are some pics...
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tolstoyed
from the ocean on 2004-03-13 13:14 [#01106637]
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from the ocean on 2004-03-13 13:14 [#01106638]
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from the ocean on 2004-03-13 13:14 [#01106640]
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tolstoyed
from the ocean on 2004-03-13 13:15 [#01106641]
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REFLEX
from Edmonton, Alberta (Canada) on 2004-03-13 13:34 [#01106656]
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whats it all about, basicly?
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flea
from depths of your mind (New Zealand) on 2004-03-13 13:43 [#01106660]
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from all movie.com
Aired in numerous formats for over four decades, New York underground filmmaker Ken Jacobs' assemblage of 16 mm fictional footage, public service announcements, and snippets of Hollywood films didn't achieve mainstream critical acknowledgement until 2003, when the New York and London Film Festivals premiered its definitive, six-hour version. Star Spangled to Death is an abstract, political-philosophical treatise on the contradictions of life in America in the latter half of the 20th century, using excerpts from other films and news footage to touch upon issues of race, religion, and warfare. In the filmed material that punctuates the "found" footage, two characters referred to only as The Spirit Not of Life but of Living (Jack Smith) and Suffering (Jerry Sims) share conflicting views on day-to-day existence. — Michael Hastings
intruiging stuff... thanks for the tip tolstoyed
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tolstoyed
from the ocean on 2004-03-13 16:45 [#01106848]
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ohh, i was searching the web, but couldn't find any decent reviews...
i'd love to see it released on dvd tho, it could be a bit tough to sit in the cinema for over 6 hours
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big
from lsg on 2004-03-13 22:28 [#01107115]
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what kinda film fan are you ? it's not really a documentary, is it? looks alright
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tolstoyed
from the ocean on 2004-03-13 22:36 [#01107120]
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not too good i guess...i was looking on imdb but couldn't find anything...then i tried with google and not much luck either...
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qrter
from the future, and it works (Netherlands, The) on 2004-03-13 22:41 [#01107125]
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six hours.
jeeeesus.
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tolstoyed
from the ocean on 2004-03-13 22:49 [#01107128]
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six and a half apperantly...they showed it in two parts in our cinema, with 1 hour break i think. dvd would sure come in handy
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big
from lsg on 2004-03-13 23:12 [#01107141]
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i just meant the 6 hours i kinda like crazy stuff like that i went to a play that lasted 11 hours, the other day i was disappointed reading in the paper the playing time was only 5, though (breaks, food and stuff had to be consumed)
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tolstoyed
from the ocean on 2004-03-13 23:15 [#01107143]
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omg, 11 hours of being focused...were at least seats comfortable? :)
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big
from lsg on 2004-03-13 23:20 [#01107147]
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it wasnt really hard. maybe also because it was a play; it still was harder on the actors. the beginning and the end was a bit hard to follow, for me. the play was on the history of the family tanthalus. greek mythology that is. (thantalus torture, some troy, sex, war and stuff)
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tolstoyed
from the ocean on 2004-03-13 23:22 [#01107149]
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must have been tough for the actors to remember the script for the whole 11 hours :)
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big
from lsg on 2004-03-13 23:25 [#01107152]
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yeah, i dont understand how they do that in shorter plays as well, actually.
also they had all of these different roles a few times they did have to hear a word from that guy that does that (?), but it was a try-out, so i got a reduction for it. as a matter of fact i didnt pay at all.
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tolstoyed
from the ocean on 2004-03-13 23:26 [#01107153]
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:)
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big
from lsg on 2004-03-13 23:30 [#01107157]
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:) im off nightienight and good morning to y'all
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tolstoyed
from the ocean on 2004-03-14 18:56 [#01107995]
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good morning
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giginger
from Milky Beans (United Kingdom) on 2004-03-14 18:59 [#01107996]
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Looks interesting.
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tolstoyed
from the ocean on 2004-03-14 19:02 [#01107999]
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almost as much as your avatar :)
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giginger
from Milky Beans (United Kingdom) on 2004-03-14 19:03 [#01108002]
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