4 posts tagged “movies”
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Director Lance Weiler has created a “remix” presentation of his cult indie horror flick Head Trauma, the result of which sounds like a good approximation of the future of film. First shown in Philadelphia, the show combines film with live music, theatre, and gaming, resulting in a cinematic ARG (alternate reality game). While the film is shown, a live soundtrack is performed (past performers have included Marshal Allen (Sun Ra), Espers, and Bardo Pond) on top of the film’s dialog and sound effects; meanwhile, props and sets from the movie are strewn throughout the theatre and characters from the movie emerge through the audience for live action shows throughout the film.
Additionally, a phone number appears on screen intermittently through the film; viewers are encouraged to call the number to start a game that lasts through the film’s duration and even follows them home. Participants receive clues to solve a set of riddles, and interact with Head Trauma characters through phone calls and text messages that lead players to more clues online. As theatres increasingly compete with home entertainment, live film presentations such as this could be a way to keep audiences going out to movies. Look for Head Trauma to hit your city soon, as Weiler plans to take the remix on the road this summer, with stops in NYC, San Francisco and London in the works.
Last night Jeremiah and I spotted a DVD copy of Charlotte's Web at the Family Fare. We love that movie. Of course, it was one of my favorite childhood books, very enchanting. Even though my life was nothing like Fern's, I was able to identify with her need for ridding the world of injustice, and I believe that book had a profound effect on my relations with animals in general. I'm not afraid of any animal (only disgusted by a few) and...a la the Pet Psychic, believe that you can communicate with animals and they do understand the thoughts and words of humans. Again digressing...
The animated version is a wonderful musical adaptation of the book, with wonderful classics such as Chin Up! and my favorite "A Fair is a Veritable Smorgasbord " sung by Templeton the Rat.
This winter, Charlotte's Web is being remade with Julie Roberts doing the voice of Charlotte and that too adorable and too dang grown Dakota Fanning as Fern. We cannot wait to see it! Alas, I am sure the ending will be just as equally heartbreaking.
I am so excited! One of the most life changing Book Series I've read Life-to-Date is now a movie. There are a lot of Sneak Previews all across the country in the coming weeks. More information is available on the website.
