special people is a 2007 british film was directed by justin edgar for 104 films .

the film received widespread press coverage as a result of censorship of its disability themes .

special people ( film )

with the headline : review / film festival : normal people are nothing special ; directors series opens on a note of raw emotion .
special people is based on a true story of diane dupuy . diane dupuy creates a unique black light theatre company called famous people players . the cast consists of people who are . . . see full summary »
special people premiered at the 2007 edinburgh international film festival where it charmed both audiences and critics . it went on to win the best film audience award at britspotting film festival in berlin and open the london disability film festival in february 2008 with a gala screening at bfi southbank special people is released in uk cinemas later this year through guerilla films . starring : dominic coleman , jason maza , david proud , sasha hardway , robyn frampton
special people , a british , feature - length film with a cast of mainly disabled actors playing disabled characters , was given the label by the british board of film classification ( bbfc ) along with a 12a rating .
' i ' d rather people loved it than hated it , but the more famous you get the more people love you and the more people hate you . if you ' re doing anything that isn ' t anodyne and watered - down then you will polarise people . and it ' s good to polarise because some people are smart and some people are stupid . '
in this special film made for safer internet day 2016 red and murphy talk to smartie the penguin about helping your friends online .
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the stars of special people hope to inspire younger disabled people .
it ' s not even just to make them want to act ,
says hardway .
it ' s to make them feel better about themselves .
5 . it ' s missing that special something that makes star wars what it is .
the exorcist iii director william peter blatty :
it was always meant to be a psychological thriller , not a special - effects horror film .
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disabled actors last night condemned a move by british film censors to label a new film featuring a disabled cast with a warning stating that the film contains
disability themes
.
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she sat down with diane sawyer in a caitlyn special ahead of her tell - all autobiography last week .
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changed my makeup so that they couldn ' t use anything from the first film for the second film .
special people is an improvised comedy following a neurotic film - maker ' s latest project - a pretentious film featuring disabled kids climbing a mountain . jasper slowly cracks up as he is bombarded with flak by his unco - operative students . in the end , however , we all need to find a way to work together .
the director , justin edgar , is angry about the
unnecessary
labelling .
i was really surprised to get this certificate ,
he said .
i couldn ' t understand why a film censor thought it was necessary to make people aware that the film had disabled people in it .
we also run training schemes , short film programmes and initiatives for disabled film talent and are strategic partners of the british film institute and creative skillset . we work with other organisations such as bafta and the dcms to support their work in disability and film .
special people is based on a true story of diane dupuy . diane dupuy creates a unique black light theatre company called famous people players . the cast consists of people who are developmenatlly challenged . seven members of the cast play themselves in the movie as well as the man who discovered this talented performance group and gave them their start in show business mr . showmanship - - - liberace .
this special programme follows the story of the lost princess , who gets into danger after meeting someone in a chatroom .
winners will be selected by a panel of celebrity judges , and audience members will cast their votes for their favorite film . awards and monetary prizes will be presented to the top three films . a special people ' s choice award will be presented based solely on audience votes .
a teenager in a wheelchair rolling off a cliff , two disabled people whacking each other with ping - pong bats - if it wasn ' t so funny , there would be plenty of uncomfortable moments in special people , a low - budget british film that delights in confounding expectations , not least by having its disabled characters played by disabled actors , a revolutionary idea in mainstream cinema .
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struggling for funds , edgar found support in an unlikely source : a firm of builders in birmingham . why was it so hard to get backing elsewhere ?
people in the industry don ' t know enough about disability to think it could be a commercial film ,
he says . astonishingly , special people was given a 12a rating - alongside a warning that it contained
disability themes
.
a film - maker takes five wheelchair - bound teenagers out into the country to make a short film about the
struggle
they go through every day , but they are sick of being treated differently from other people ; they have other ideas .
a father and son go on the run , pursued by the government and a cult drawn to the child ' s special powers .
let’s face it . most people don’t bother to sit through the end credits past the first few names .
from left , nia jervier , teyonah parris and brandon p . bell in
dear white people .
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children and young people across the uk create short films to inspire their friends to use the internet positively .
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“most films start with an idea , and then you have a million options of where to go , ” director gareth edwards tells people in the special issue . “we knew how we had to end , and had a million options how to begin . ”
the decision to cast johansson as motoko kusanagi , an augmented - cybernetic japanese woman , has led to whitewashing criticism . the movie’s producers even considered making the film’s white lead look more asian via cg special effects . yikes .
most of
normal people are nothing special
takes place after martine makes herself part of the hospital community . finding herself surrounded by people whose pain is even more noticeable than her own , martine becomes intensely interested in others . she becomes friend , confessor and interpreter ; she even plays cupid . she finds ways to feel useful without feeling constrained by pressure to conform .
the formula worked . the phantom menace was the most anticipated film of the nineties . fans queued around the block just to watch the trailer . with george lucas ' s vision , all the modern special effects money . . .
it can be a challenge to determine “importance” in opening film credits order . in some cases , a particular credit might be considered more important because of the type of film . for example , a choreographer might get an opening credit in a dance film with lots of musical numbers , or a supervising animator in an animated film .
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o tide over fans exasperated by the long wait for the sequel , a christmas special starring olaf is in production for the very end of 2017 .
the writer and director justin simien narrates a sequence from his film featuring tessa thompson .
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it ' s a warm comedy ,
says edgar .
giving it a ' disability theme ' , as though we have to be warned away from disabled people , is bizarre . you wouldn ' t have the film censors saying ' black themes ' for a spike lee film .
next up for edgar is the hunger house , a film about the nazis ' treatment of disabled people .
who knows where looking at the world from a disabled perspective may take us ?
he says .
seeing the world in a different way is what excites me about film
.
a source told urltoken : ' everyone is at some point going to be filming reactions to the caitlyn special , it just might not all be this weekend .
legion of brothers members of two united states special forces teams that were among the earliest american troops sent into afghanistan in 2001 recount their missions in this documentary .
“dear white people” is rated r ( under 17 requires accompanying parent or adult guardian ) . offense freely given and eagerly taken .
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early films recorded moments of daily life , like this edison film of a man sneezing .
we produce critically acclaimed award winning films for an international audience such as the bafta winning i am breathing , bafta nominated sex & drugs & rock & roll and the multi award winning special people which was hailed as a “milestone in mainstream cinema” by the guardian for its use of disabled cast .
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) or in film classes . but the core elements of all modern science fiction films , exploration of the unknown , futuristic technologies , new life forms , social commentary , and state of the art special effects were all brought to life for the first time in
comedian kevin hart performs in front of a crowd of 50 , 000 people at philadelphia ' s outdoor venue , lincoln financial field .
in a future where a special police unit is able to arrest murderers before they commit their crimes , an officer from that unit is himself accused of a future murder .
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exorcist star linda blair :
anybody who thinks this is a horror film is wrong .
technology has given billions of people access to a vast range of entertainment . gady epstein explains why they still go mostly for the big hits
“at this year’s academy awards , there was criticism that about all the white people , so perhaps this outrage is linked to that . ”
campaigners for disabled rights questioned the need for such a caveat to appear on films at all . ian macrae , the editor of disability now magazine , said :
it ' s the exact equivalent of putting a warning on a spike lee film saying , ' this film contains black people . ' it ' s medieval thinking .
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in this netflix special , chris tucker returns to the stage he loves and showcases his mind - blowing comedic chops as he shares his experiences from childhood to the big time .
in the opening half hour of star wars : rogue one we travel to several different planets , bases , and even time periods , hopping between locations as rapidly as a mission impossible film . we ' re introduced to a bunch of different people and plots and have to keep track of all of it while the film pushes forward relentlessly .
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he is an incredibly popular character choice for people making frozen cakes , so olaf plus lady friend would send the cuteness factor over the edge .
sasha hardway , one of the stars , who has previously acted in stephen poliakoff ' s friends and crocodiles , felt that the warning may have put people off watching it .
the film is not based around disability ,
hardway said .
it ' s got disabled characters but the film is based around their characters not their disability . if you put ' contains disabled themes ' , people are going to think it ' s about illness and that it will be negative or depressing .
, executives were very displeased with the slow , philosophical tone of schrader ' s film . they also wanted
brittany farrell ( with megaphone ) in “whose streets ? ” the film is due out aug . 11 .
“she is incredibly resourceful , a determined streetwise young woman , ” jones tells people . “she’s a good leader because she has great empathy for people around her . and she’s not afraid to say when she needs help . we see her being rather capable in difficult situations where she needs to fight . “
nada , a down - on - his - luck construction worker , discovers a pair of special sunglasses . wearing them , he is able to see the world as it really is : people being bombarded by media and government with messages like
stay asleep
,
no imagination
,
submit to authority
. even scarier is that he is able to see that some usually normal - looking people are in fact ugly aliens in charge of the massive campaign to keep humans subdued .
30 . harlin & co . were working on special effects shots up to two weeks before release , which might account for the movie ' s atrocious ( and immediately mocked ) cgi hyenas .
104 films were established in 2004 with the aim of creating a tectonic shift in the representation of disabled people both in front of and behind the camera .
when jacob discovers clues to a mystery that spans different worlds and times , he finds a magical place known as miss peregrine ' s home for peculiar children . but the mystery and danger deepen as he gets to know the residents and learns about their special powers . . . and their powerful enemies . ultimately , jacob discovers that only his own special
peculiarity
can save his new friends .
at the front of the battle line is jyn erso , the film’s fierce heroine , played by felicity jones .
“even though in the attack on titan manga , the characters were foreigners , the movie version was all japanese people , so i’m not going to complain . ”
but the purpose of film credits is not to entertain an audience . it’s to publicly acknowledge the people who contributed to your cinematic work . while there is technically not a “wrong way , ” certain traditions have evolved around the closing credits order in which this gratitude is expressed .
i hear a lot of people saying this is the best star wars film since the original trilogy . i ' d say it ' s the second best , after the force awakens , largely because it doesn ' t capture what i think makes this franchise great and worthwhile .
“i hate scarlett johansson because she appeared in that movie that made fun of japan . she’s ugly , but she might have a face that white people like . ”
the film tells the story of the 2013 boston marathon bombings and the city’s response in its aftermath . with three people killed and more than 300 wounded in the attack , it was imperative for wahlberg and the filmmakers behind patriot’s day to tell the story with respect to those involved .
exorcist director william friedkin :
i know that it is considered by a great many people as a horror film . i ' ve never thought of it that way and i didn ' t approach it that way . it ' s a story about the mystery of faith .
typical opening credits are fairly straightforward , especially if your film is signatory to guilds and unions that specify billing order .
ascent experience mount fuji — through a selection of 4 , 000 photographs snapped over 150 years . the dutch artist fiona tan has built this experimental film out of those stills . screenings at film forum in new york will be free .
es . a thousand times yes , at least – once the lawyers have sorted out their pay . given that frozen is the highest - grossing animated film of all time , and the fifth highest - grossing film full stop , they can certainly angle for a higher pay day . until then , they were seen in the short sequel frozen fever , and will appear in 2017’s christmas special . . . but more on that in a second .
what made a trip to the moon such a popular film ? an innovative psychological study offers a few clues . stephan schwan and sermin ildirar were interested in understanding what happens when someone watches a video for the first time . they found a group of adults in remote regions of turkey who had never seen a video before . the researchers studied their responses to watching edited films and compared the results with people who were more familiar with video . people who watched film for the first time understood the basics of what is happening onscreen but were confused by some of the editing and misunderstood details of the story . however , people who were familiar with the ideas of a video ( cooking a meal , preparing tea , or transporting wood ) could understand the story and weren ' t confused by the edits . people who had more prior exposure to video understood everything , even if they weren ' t familiar with the ideas in the video .
méliès started filming the same way by documenting life in paris . but thanks to an accidentally jammed camera , he learned that if different scenes were stitched together your eyes fill in the blanks and experience the film as one continuous story . méliès combined this discovery with his knowledge of magical illusions and created the first generation of cinematic special effects .
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in the clip above , debuted exclusively on people , the actor gives insight into his onscreen character , who is based off of several real heroes from the boston police department .
machines rahul jain’s documentary peers inside an indian textile factory to show the squalor that lies behind the creation of gorgeous fabrics , and the people who create them under such conditions .
normal people are nothing special
is greatly helped by the bristling intensity of ms . bruni - tedeschi , a blunt , strong - jawed actress with a muscular and insistent presence . even when the film goes soft , threatening to turn into a french
awakenings
( one cute character builds an eiffel tower out of popsicle sticks ) , ms . bruni - tedeschi sustains her nervous energy . the viewer never quite knows what martine will do next , which is just the point . martine doesn ' t know , either .
and so , at least for this director , is the tendency of some black people to poke at that insecurity , and to engage one another in fierce battles about authenticity , appropriate conduct and political strategy . “dear white people” deals out a deck of race cards , most of them jokers . to change the metaphor , the film leads its characters and its viewers — pale - skinned critics very much included — down a path strewn with eggshells , some of which sit on top of land mines .
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explaining kris jenner , kourtney , kim , khloe kardashian , and kendall and kylie ' s reactions to the explosive tv interview , they added : ' they want to film it because they know people want to watch and hear their reactions and what better way to do it than on keeping up with the kardashians . '
honoring the boston police department was at the forefront of mark wahlberg’s mind when he set out to make his new film patriot’s day .
for a tiny cottage in a tiny town , this place sure will see lots of baggage . each episode , new guests will bring their own special brand of crazy to this new tbs comedy from my name is earl creator greg garcia .
n 2016 , bell explained that the only reason the film is taking so long is because disney are handling it with care . speaking to
on saturday , sept . 23 , the elgin short film festival will return for its ninth year to the hemmens cultural center in elgin .
talking about his latest project special correspondents , a film he ' s made for subscription - only channel netflix , he says , ' i ' m only trying to please me , really . i think it ' s a disservice to the public to try to please them or second - guess them . if you try to please everyone , you please no one particularly . if you ' re really ruthless and you try to please yourself , and if you ' re your own worst critic , which you should be , then people will be grateful you did it your way . '
in france , a special day won a césar award for best foreign film , and was nominated for the golden palm at the 1977 cannes film festival . in many ways , then , this intentionally modest but deeply moving film is a high watermark for all involved ; for mastroianni in his deft portrayal of the tortured gabriele , loren for her entirely convincing turn as the drab housewife antonietta , and for scola as both director and co - scenarist . the brilliant ettore scola is to be credited for his feminist critique of women under fascism , his modern understated treatment of homosexuality , and his successful examination of fascist politics – through the lens of a seemingly simple , human story that turns into an allegorical tale of immense significance . a special day reminds us that the human spirit can prevail even under the most totalitarian regimes . it is a timely reminder that all fascism must be resisted with vigilance , sacrifice , and bravery .
thanks to neuroscience we now know that edited films like méliès ' s lead to similar changes in brain activity across audiences . edited films increase activity in areas of the brain responsible for vision , sound , language , emotion , facial recognition , and conscious thought . even eye movements match up when a group of people watch an edited film . unedited scenes of daily life don ' t have this effect – everyone’s brain reacts differently . so the more tightly you edit your film , the greater influence you will have on someone ' s brain . that ' s probably why film edits have become quicker and faster throughout the 20th century .
score : a film music documentary going behind the scenes of how film scores are composed , this portrait of the craft features some of the most familiar “music by” credits in the business , including hans zimmer , john williams , danny elfman , quincy jones , rachel portman and thomas newman .
i ' m going to move chronologically and start with the first science fiction film ever made – georges méliès ' s 1902 le voyage dans la lune ( a trip to the moon ) , a film that unravels how cinema works and highlights the elements of all successful science fiction movies .
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what does it take to save a species ? toad people is a story about hope , community , and the struggle to save the western toad . this 75 - minute film from the wilderness committee features different families across british columbia who are taking action for endangered wildlife in their backyards . isabelle groc is an award - winning writer , wildlife photographer and filmmaker , focusing on environmental science , wildlife conservation , endangered species , and the changing relationships between people and their environments . this event is sponsored by the ss trail & nature club , ssi conservancy , and the wilderness committee .
the fourth original “ghostbuster” also makes an appearance in the new film , but you’ll have to wait until the nearly the end of the movie to spot it . without giving anything away , he’s the guy who shows up at the team’s new headquarters with a particular beef with one of the film’s four main characters .
easily the most off - putting moments of the film were the scenes with the cgi version of grand moff tarkin . the actor who originally played tarkin in the original films , peter cushing , passed away in 1994 . this would have been a good reason to either a ) not include tarkin in the film ( which would have been fine and easy ) or b ) find some other way to include him that wasn ' t so glaringly digital . while the special effects are remarkably good , tarkin still looks fake compared to the real humans around him , fake enough to make his inclusion puzzling .
people like watching movies where the hero wins , appreciate films that make us think , and feel enriched by stories that make us ask big questions . what makes the science fiction film genre so amazing is that it’s capable of achieving all of these goals in one story . a trip to the moon wasn ' t just an enjoyable experience ; it made audiences reflect on the possibilities of spaceflight and dream of what would happen if we met an alien life form . you can connect the dots between this film and the apollo 11 moon landing .
photographed in suitably muted tones by the gifted pasqualino de santis , the film was both a commercial and critical success , and perhaps the highlight of scola’s long career , winning the golden globe award for best foreign language film , nominated for academy awards for best actor in a leading role ( marcello mastroianni ) and best foreign language film , winning three nastro d’argento awards for best actress , music and script , along with two david di donatello awards for best actress and best director .
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tricking your eyes into seeing motion isn ' t enough to create a good film though . méliès pioneered film editing for the purpose of telling visual stories rather than just documenting reality . he wasn ' t the first to do so ( see alfred clark ' s the execution of mary , queen of scots ) , but his films popularized cinema in a way no other filmmaker had ever achieved up to this point in history because méliès created stories that could only be told in film .
after that , the opening credits proceed through a list of the most important contributors to the film , starting from the least important , ending with the most important .
camera obscura suffering from post - traumatic stress disorder , a war photographer begins to see real premonitions of deaths in his pictures . it’s a horror film , naturally .
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14 . director john boorman ( deliverance , zardoz ) , set out to make a film that would be the exact opposite of the first film . and that was a mistake .
millions of people had enjoyed watching a child being tortured in the exorcist ,
wrote boorman in his autobiography adventures of a suburban boy .
the heretic would be the antidote , a film about goodness rather than evil . i should have known better . kubrick told me that the only was to do a sequel to the exorcist is to give them even more gore and horror than before . no one is interested in goodness . ” years after releasing the film , boorman reflected on it , saying , “the sin i committed was not giving the audience what it wanted in terms of horror … there’s this wild beast out there which is the audience . i created this arena and i just didn’t throw enough christians into it . ”
after pressure from the director and the film company , the label was removed , but not until after the company had paid for promotional material which still contains the label .
one of the axioms of technological progress is that it democratises entertainment , distributing delights to the masses that were once reserved for the elites . more high - quality entertainment is available to more people on the planet than ever before . at the same time individuals across the globe can find an audience much more easily than was previously possible . the ability to access whatever entertainment people want digitally and on demand has transformed diversions in societies both rich and poor , changing the lives of billions .
the evening begins when chamber music on the fox presents a live performance of a new score to accompany the screening of charlie chaplin ' s silent film ,
the tramp ,
at 5 : 30 p . m . the film festival ' s red carpet reception is at 6 : 15 p . m . , and the film screening of the top six finalists is at 7 p . m . tickets to the elgin short film festival ( including chamber performance and red carpet reception ) are $ 7 and may be purchased at the hemmens box office , online at urltoken or by phone at ( 847 ) 931 - 5900 . the hemmens is at 45 symphony way , elgin .
22 . blatty filmed a tight psychological thriller and executives hated it , especially because it had no exorcism of any kind .
they had come for slashings , for blood and guts ,
said blatty .
obviously i never wanted the film to be characterized in that way , and that is one of the reasons why i personally resisted using the title the exorcist iii . i wanted the movie to be called legion but the producers disagreed .
jason miller , who played father karras in the original ( a character who died , by the way ) , was brought in and a special - effects heavy exorcism was tacked onto the film ' s end .
dominion : prequel to the exorcist director paul schrader :
i had a different film in mind , more one about merrin ' s journey than strictly a horror vehicle .
lucky lucky , played by the film’s writer and director , bari king , is an undocumented immigrant who gets enmeshed in a crime web and has to fight his way out .
ultimately there were simply too many characters and all the new ones were created just to be killed off in the end . the combination makes it both hard to care about these people , and hard to want to go back and watch it again .
of course , retaining control is much easier if the hits keep coming , which is why working with netflix , which refuses to give out viewing figures , was appealing . ricky says there was a ' feeding frenzy ' among hollywood studios when his agent put out his plans for special correspondents , based on a french film about a radio journalist and his sound man who are unable to reach a warzone so make up all their reports from a hideout above a restaurant across the road from the radio station .
if this credits guide hasn’t answered all your questions , i encourage you to try something that i do with most of my indie film credits ordering . find a recent and similar film of the same genre , and look at its end credits as a guide . art of the title is a great resource to study great title sequence designs that spans television and films .
we had such a good experience here with respect to the craftmanship , the spirit , the work ethic and all of that , there was absolutely no dearth of trained experienced people at all levels of production , we just look forward to doing it all again .
chris hemsworth kicks off filming for the star - studded men in black spin - off as he cuts a sharp figure in london . . . 21 years after the first film hit screens
when harold ramis died in 2014 , many thought the “ghostbusters” franchise would die with him . after all , not only did he help dan aykroyd write the original script , but he played dr . egon spengler in the 1984 film . as it turns out , not only do we get a new “ghostbusters” film , but we get a ramis cameo , too – sort of . early in the film , when kristen wiig’s character is being upbraided by a university official , watch closely as he leaves her office . in particular , check out the bust in the hallway …
the story might sound simple now , but audiences back then loved it . we don ' t know much about the film ' s early reception ( there ' s a story about how its first audience applauded for hours after seeing the film ) but we do know the film was in high demand . so much so that negatives were stolen and pirated across the world . nearly all of the copies shown in america were illegally duplicated by thomas edison and removed any mention of méliès . rival studios made similar films about trips to the sun and jupiter . then there ' s “ an excursion to the moon ” which is a complete plagiarism of méliès ' s work . sadly , méliès never saw any of the profits from the illegal duplicates of his film .
miss peregrine ' s home for peculiar children is a movie starring eva green , asa butterfield , and samuel l . jackson . when jacob discovers clues to a mystery that stretches across time , he finds miss peregrine ' s home for peculiar children . but the danger deepens after he gets to know the residents and learns about their special powers .
in all , scola was responsible for some 87 screenplay or writing credits on both his own films and those of other directors , including the script for dino risi’s memorably acidic comedy / tragedy il sorpasso ( 1962 ) . as a director , he has at least 42 credits , both short films and features , starting with se permettete parliamo di donne ( let’s talk about women , 1964 ) , but without a doubt , his relatively late film una giornata particolare ( a special day , 1977 ) is one of his most transcendent and trenchant films .
11 . the sound design in the exorcist is really an essential part of the film , equally important to the special effects and the performances , so one more sound tidbit is necessary . friedkin writes ,
during a recording session , [ music producer jack nitzsche ' s ] girlfriend was sleeping facedown on a couch . he placed a microphone on the floor next to her and ran across the studio and jumped on her back , landing with both knees . her shocked reaction is the sound we used when regan throws up on father karras . ”
the deeply flawed film version of frank herbert ' s novel was universally hated when it premiered 30 years ago , but it still successfully brought much of the classic sci - fi novel to life .
and sources report that the kardashians are so outraged by caitlyn jenner ' s plans to out the family secrets , they are planning to film their reaction for the upcoming keeping up with the kardashians series .
4 . the film ' s prologue , set in iraq , was actually shot there in 1972 / 3 . the u . s . had no diplomatic relations with the country , and so friedkin had to take a british crew to work on scenes with actor max von sydow . the iraqi government agreed to the shoot under three circumstances : ( 1 ) friedkin & co . had to train local iraqis in film techniques , ( 2 ) they had to teach local iraqis how to make movie blood , and ( 3 ) friedkin had to donate a print of his oscar - winning film the french connection .
valerian and the city of a thousand planets twenty years after “the fifth element , ” luc besson returns to flying cars and futuristic cities with this adaptation of the long - running french comic “valérian and laureline . ” dane dehaan and cara delevingne play special agents . there are appearances by rihanna and herbie hancock , along with ethan hawke , rutger hauer and kris wu .
”it was very tasteful , and now i’m really looking forward to seeing the movie , ” lisa baragiola , a survivor of the bombings told the new york times of an early trailer . “i liked that they focused on people and not the bombing . it brought tears to my eyes . ”
the special issue features exclusive interviews with the cast , including capt . cassian andor ( diego luna ) , bodhi rook ( riz ahmed ) , orson krennic ( ben mendelsohn ) , saw gerrera ( forest whitaker ) , chirrut îmwe ( donnie yen ) , baze malbus ( jiang wen ) , galen erso ( mads mikkelsen ) and k - 2so ( alan tudyk ) .
wahlberg and the filmmakers behind patriot’s day have been careful from the beginning to tell the story sensitively . early promotional teasers for the film steered clear of explosions and carnage in favor of images depicting the community’s strength .
jesús after committing an assault , a teenager ( nicolás durán ) in santiago is forced to confront his father ( alejandro goic ) in a film inspired by a real - life hate crime in chile in 2012 .
in the tv station frank and nada shoot at the two aliens and claim that the glass in that room is soundproof . there is a regular door 2 or 3 steps away though ( which they explode a moment later ) , something that would certainly allow the people on the other side hear the gunshots .
remember to check if these are required by your contracts , and note them in your film crew database . if they are not required it’s possible that you’re actually not allowed to include the logos in your end credits .
21 . william peter blatty , who wrote the novel on which the original film was based and won an academy award for his screenplay on the exorcist , directed this film based on his novel legion , which picked up with the character of detective kinderman ( played by lee j . cobb in the original and here by george c . scott ) investigating a series of murders that bear the imprint of a long - dead serial killer .
over the years , it was reportedly murray’s reluctance to do another “ghostbusters” that kept a new movie featuring the original cast from going into production . after all , murray ' s peter venkman is the face of the franchise . producers eventually decided to move on , rebooting the film with a new cast – but murray did agree to play a role , portraying a professional debunker who tangles with the new crew about midway through the film .
dean demetri martin , a former fixture of “the daily show , ” directed , wrote and stars in this film , playing an illustrator who , after his mother’s death , works through a complicated relationship with his father ( kevin kline ) . from last year’s tribeca film festival , mike hale wrote in the new york times that mr . martin “delivers a winning combination of winsomeness and rue . ” gillian jacobs and mary steenburgen also star .
and yet . . . something was missing , both as a film on its own merits and as a star wars movie . the more i went over the movie in my mind , the more problems i uncovered .
the smaller characters were all more interesting . the droid k - 2so was a wonderful change from weaker droids who couldn ' t fight , bringing both humor and some great action to the film . saw gerrera was wonderfully crazy in his paranoid militancy , though we didn ' t get nearly enough of him , and i wonder if this film would have been better as an apocalypse now knock - off than a straight - up war movie .
hearing is believing the star of this documentary is rachel flowers , who was born prematurely and went blind , but learned to play music and grew into a vibrant performer . the film follows two years in her family’s life .
i saw the film on friday afternoon , and came away feeling mostly happy about it . the movie was action - packed , had some great characters , and ended with a bang . it was funny and visually striking .
pop music variety film with a slender plot to link the musical numbers together . two young women , judy and ann , catch the six - five special train from glasgow bound for london , with the intention of making a singing career for the latter of the two upon arrival . once on the train they find that it is full of singing stars travelling down to london to appear on the tv show ' six - five special ' . they also meet actor finlay currie who tries to dissuade ann from going into the business . also on the train are the show ' s presenters , pete murray and jo douglas , for whom ann auditions . impressed with her voice , she is offered a spot on the show in the chorus . after watching a number of acts , ann ' s big moment arrives as a supporting singer for dickie valentine . as the show moves into its finalé , jo douglas informs ann that she has made enough of an impression to be offered a solo spot on the show the following week .
after all that , it probably doesn ' t sound like there ' s anything worthwhile in lynch ' s film . that ' s far from the truth . it’s certainly a different kind of sci fi than star wars , which was created to comfort and entertain . dune wanted to challenge , and though its stumbling attempts to pontificate on religion and ecology may have been its downfall , those attempts also produced some of the film ' s most resonant moments .
dawson city : frozen time in the silent era , the gold rush town of dawson city in the yukon was the last stop on the film - shipping circuit . the creative solutions used to dispose of flammable nitrate stock resulted in the inadvertent preservation of 500 films — forgotten reels were excavated in the 1970s . bill morrison ( the found - footage collage “decasia” ) uses those clips to tell a story that interweaves film history and a sociological history of dawson .
to sum it up , the only way to fully understand a visual story is by either watching a lot of television and movies or being very familiar with the ideas in the story . for a trip to the moon , most of the audience didn ' t have much experience watching films , but they were very familiar with the ideas in this film . jules verne ' s from the earth to the moon , released 37 years before this film , had popularized the idea of space travel . h . g . wells ' s the first men in the moon expanded on verne ' s work by introducing a race of insect - like moon aliens called
selenites
. the tone of méliès ' s film mirrors that of jacques offenbach ' s a trip to the moon operatic parody of verne ' s novels while the structure of the film follows that of an attraction at the 1901 pan - american exposition in new york .


liquid sky is an independent american science fiction film .

it debuted at the montreal film festival in august 1982 and was well received at several film festivals thereafter .

it was produced with a budget of $ 500,000 .

it became the most successful independent film of 1983 grossing $ 1.7 million in the first several months of release .

the film is seen as heavily influencing a club scene that emerged in the early 2000s in brooklyn , berlin , paris , and london called electroclash .

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liquid sky production llc was founded in 2010 . liquid sky production llc specializes in motion picture and video production . liquid sky production llc has 1 employees and estimated revenues of $ 56 , 000 . 00 .
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cbm yachts has launched a 47m superyacht named liquid sky in the antalya free zone of turkey .
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liquid sky will have its premiere in palmarina , bodrum in september alongside previously completed cbm yachts such as the 47m mystic and orient star . liquid sky will be making its first ocean cruise to the 2017 ft lauderdale international boat show in november .
turkish yard cmb yachts has launched its 46 . 5 metre motor yacht project miracle , which has now been christened liquid sky .
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i performed my first ceremony at liquid sky estate , a few miles south of half moon bay on a bluff overlooking the pacific ocean .
liquid sky . . . the movie that can really affect you in weirdly different and unique ways , but only if you really want it to .
what is liquid sky 2 going to be about ? i can tell you it’s about margaret coming back from outer space today , and what’s happening here .
knowingly kitsch , liquid sky uses the most basic effects and featuring music and fashion that were cutting edge at the time , it now looks fashionably retro .
fast forwarding two years since this account was last opened . . . during this time , liquid sky productions became notable in the dmv , providing lighting services , and establishing itself as one of the preferred vendors in the field . this page is now the official facebook page of liquid sky productions , llc .
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before 1982 / 83 this was new york city code - slang for a most dangerous , harmful , addictive narcotic : heroin .
the average wedding cost at liquid sky estate is estimated at between $ 6 , 000 and $ 7 , 510 for a ceremony only for 100 guests .
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liquid sky is one of the forerunners of the quirky american independent movement that exchanged substance for style , and , love it or hate it , is a true original .
liquid sky is always looking for passionate , hard working , dedicated , talented and driven performers who love to create art with a positive group of like - minded individuals .
a terrific update to this interview : after publication , director slava tsukerman clarified that , in liquid sky 2 , the brilliant anne carlisle will return in the role of margaret .
cetrella is thrilled to offer our sister property , the liquid sky ocean front estate , as the california coast ' s premiere destination venue . liquid sky is a 30 - acre private estate located along scenic highway one south of san francisco . the estate and ceremony site are perched on the bluff tops overlooking the magnificent pacific ocean providing stunning 180 degree views of the northern california coastline . in addition to the captivating setting , liquid sky offers complete privacy ; with nothing except meadows and ocean around you , the stunning natural elements accentuate the sense of occasion . liquid sky estate is available for stand alone ceremonies or a ceremony followed by a cocktail hour . you may combine your ceremony with a sit down reception at cetrella restaurant in downtown half moon bay for a complete event package . liquid sky is also available for private luncheons , dinner parties , wine tastings , overnight rentals & more . host the event of a lifetime !
these questions are at the heart of liquid sky , a group exhibition and the first installment in a series of projects organized by marc - olivier wahler about the elasticity of the real .
gorbachev watched it during the putsch . hipsters still flock to it . the director of ‘liquid sky , ’ which features aliens and addicts in ’80s new york , reveals how he made a cult classic .
the yard adds that liquid sky will undergo sea trials before being given a public debut in bodrum next month . she will then cross the atlantic to attend the 2017 fort lauderdale boat show in november .
liquid sky can accommodate up to ten guests in five cabins , including an owner’s suite , two doubles and two twins . meanwhile , her crew quarters are large enough for a staff of nine people .
where is it now ? places you’d expect least of all , like germany and the czech republic . i think every year in leipzig they have thousands of people in make - up and all that , for a big event . the most commercially successful countries for liquid sky were germany and japan . a japanese distributor told me that no film influenced a generation like liquid sky did , it changed a generation .
at the liquid sky property there is a large indoor facility for the bridal party’s use which includes a full - sized deck on the roof with a 360 degree view of the ocean and the surrounding countryside .
tsukerman , who’s now an affable man in his mid - 70s , came to new york from the soviet union , by way of israel , seven years before making liquid sky . ( he is the director of 42 other films , including the documentary stalin’s wife and the narrative film perestroika . ) in a way particular to the new york experience , liquid sky takes the perspective of both a knowing insider and a hapless observer of new wave culture . he and his audience are just as deserving of admission to a junkie fashion shoot as margaret , the “uptight wasp” from connecticut turned alien host . and that’s what makes liquid sky a gotham classic worth revisiting .
it looks like we don ' t have a specific address for liquid sky productions , which makes giving directions tricky . this business might not have an official storefront , or it might move to multiple locations throughout the day .
liquid sky is a sister property with cetrella restaurant . they state on the website that “…liquid sky estate is available for stand alone ceremonies or a ceremony followed by a cocktail hour . you may combine your ceremony with a sit down reception at cetrella restaurant in downtown half moon bay for a complete event package . ” the restaurant offers a mediterranean cuisine in half moon bay at the quiet end of the town and has an elegant , european atmosphere .
equipped with 1450hp cat engines for ocean cruising , liquid sky was designed by norway’s espen oeino , whose signature is found on some of the world ' s most high - profile yachts , including microsoft co - founder paul allen’s octopus .
it seems the fashion community is one that still has high regard for the movie . absolutely — it’s played at the fashion film festival , once in london and once in new york . and in the years after liquid sky , maria [ the costume designer ] and i would be walking down the street and see clothes in the window at bloomingdales that looked very much like what was in liquid sky . from the beginning , we were very conscious of our attempt to influence the world’s style . and you saw the same technique of influence with annie hall , which really influenced the style of the world . but there’s a sense of humor to the fashion in liquid sky , like everything in the film .
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most of the best sci - fi movies made today are done by people who studied stanley kubrick ' s classic sci - fi epic movie , 2001 : a space odyssey and liquid sky ! but only liquid sky was able to break free from the traditional sexual archetypes into a totally new realm of the senses , because in emotionally exploring sexual androgyny it actually restores one ' s desire for and appreciation of sentimentality in otherwise sexually exploratory relationships . at least that is what anne carlisle achieved with her performance .
capturing the manner and humor of a comic strip about punk culture , liquid sky is the brain product of slava tsukerman , a soviet emigre in ny ; like the aliens in his cult flick , he explores the exotic pleasures denied him in his native country .
liquid sky production services is to a wide variety of clients - djs , parties , corporate , bands , event planners . our jobs range from a small gig lighting to a 10 , 000 + people shows pre - programmed lighting , controlling a variety of fixtures .
as i could easily tell from friday’s audience at the bam , this is a movie beloved by the stylish , fashion - conscious and achingly cool . being a fan of liquid sky carries the cachet of degenerate hipness to this day , 32 years after it was filmed .
liquid sky was created by roumen iadski who has an futuristic vision of production . we excel in the field of stage lighting production , creating affordable , yet memorable shows . our team can one day do a house party , and the next do a pre - programmed shows
cüneyt okçu , shipyard manager and projects coordinator at cmb yachts , hinted at additional launches in 2018 , adding : “in line with our strategies , we will continue to work on projects , such as liquid sky , that will create excitement in the sector in future years . ”
if a sequel to liquid sky emerges out of the current work of carlisle and tsukerman , there will be a built - in audience . asking the young movie - goers at the screening at the bam what this 32 - year - old film meant to them , i was told that it liberated them to embrace their artistic leanings and even their sexuality . for at least one young woman with aqua - blue hair , liquid sky was what prompted her and gave her the courage to move to the big city from wisconsin . and this despite the morose speech given by the main character about the hardness of the new york life , which seems to include a lot of waiting on tables while waiting for your big break . but it’s still fabulous . maybe therein lies the ongoing appeal of liquid sky , captured in that infinite sunset .
the fascinatingly androgynous anne cowrote the 1983 cult film liquid sky , a sort of sci - fi / bohemia mashup set amidst the new york city new wave scene . the film started with some fashion show antics , and interestingly , anne played both the bisexual model margaret and her male rival , jimmy . she was sort of the love child of tilda swinton and annie lennox . anne also had edgy roles in desperately seeking susan and crocodile dundee . the last i heard , she was working in psychotherapy in florida , and a liquid sky sequel was being planned .
a detail that struck me is that apparently it’s not just the hip and fashionable who enjoy liquid sky . slava tsukerman told me that during the august putsch of 1991 , when gorbachev was held prisoner by kgb guards in the resort of foros , in the crimea , he was allowed to make an ‘entertainment’ order for himself and his wife raisa . so while the old guard was attempting to restore rigid communism in moscow , the kgb agents provided mikhail and raisa gorbachev with something to take their mind off things ; a few bottles of white and the film liquid sky .
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is this a comedy ? like with many a cult film , there is no concrete answer . slava explained that some early viewers thought that the humor was unintentional , and experienced the film earnestly , while now the culture has grown up enough to understand the sarcasm and dark humor of liquid sky . i’m inclined to agree ; the theatre was rollicking at some gory and vicious things at the screening , which were understood to be deliberate exaggerations and tongue in cheek . the referential and cynical style that rules today’s humor is better for enjoying liquid sky than the purist authenticity of the early punk 80’s .
the plot isn ' t the film ' s greatest asset , nor are its insights into margaret , larry and the brave new world of affectless androgyny that they inhabit . instead , it ' s the overall resourcefulness of mr . tsukerman and his talented colleagues that gives ' ' liquid sky ' ' its high style .
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“liquid sky is one of the most visually ambitious films ever made about fashion , heroin , new wave clubs , ufo saucers , ordering chinese food and having them put it on your tab , the empire state building , androgyny , neon and tin foil . the 1982 cult classic may be the perfect embodiment of camp . ”
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liquid sky is a 30 - acre private estate located along scenic highway one south of san francisco . the estate and ceremony site are perched on the bluff tops overlooking the magnificent pacific ocean providing stunning 180 - degree views of the northern california coastline . surrounded by cypress and pine trees , wild flowers and native grasses , liquid sky offers dramatic beauty as you wind down the private driveway towards the house . ceremonies are performed on the front of the lawn , facing the ocean and the cliffs so that all can enjoy the lull of the crashing waves , the rugged coastline views and the gentle ocean breezes . the estate provides is one of the most romantic and secluded ceremony sites on the northern california coast .
liquid sky is one of the most visually ambitious films ever made about fashion , heroin , new wave clubs , ufo saucers , ordering chinese food and having them put it on your tab , the empire state building , androgyny , neon and tin foil . the 1982 cult classic may be the perfect embodiment of camp . unlike contemporary low - budget cinema , which prizes an aesthetic of apathy , liquid sky makes its efforts visible . judgmental fashion reporters cackle straight into the camera . catwalk scenes take place in rooms both comically small and accurately sized to real new york spaces . and the slang - heavy dialogue , which the director slava tsukerman credits largely to the main actress and co - screenwriter anne carlisle , is bold and delightfully stilted :
i have to admit that what attracted me most about liquid sky was a specific scene : when margaret ( played by anne carlisle ) gets really intimate with adrian ( played by paula e . sheppard ) . the scene would have risked getting the movie an x rating if slava had not decided to release the movie as unrated . without a rating , the movie would only be shown to adults , but would avoid being labelled pornographic . after all ; liquid sky , though having a strong erotic art element to it , is by no means a porno . nevertheless : i , myself , would have wanted to be ravaged by both adrian and margaret ; as i am sure would many others who consider this movie to be especially memorable !
in contrast to all the weird quirky - ness , wildness , of almost everyone and everything in liquid sky ; the flying saucer , designed by gennady osmerkin , was the epitome of simplicity and perfectivity ! i consider the flying saucer worthy of being reproduced as a die - cast metal memorabilia and toy , fully equipped with its own lighting . even when i first saw it , i hoped to be able to own my own one .
liquid sky , directed by slava tsukerman ; screenplay by mr . tsukerman , anne carlisle and nina v . kerova ; director of photography - yuri neyman ; edited by sharyn leslie ross ; music by mr . tsukerman , brenda i . hutchinson and clive smith ; produced by mr . tsukerman ; released by cinevista . at the waverly theater , avenue of the americas and third street . running time : 112 minutes . this film is rated r .
okay , i ' m dating myself here : when i was in college , my best buds and i saw this movie repeatedly and began dressing like the characters . what a trippy experience . we bought the soundtrack - - in vinyl , no less , because there were no cds yet ! - - and wore it out . i can ' t give liquid sky a 10 because i feel like i have to save that for a film that leaves no doubt about its excellence . but this once shines , if for no other reason than that this mid - 40s woman still remembers it vividly from two decades ago . if liquid sky was digitally remastered for dvd , i ' d buy it in a second . i ' d be a little scared to watch it because i don ' t know how it would hold up after all these years . ( i have similar fears about watching pink floyd the wall again . )
in the exhibition liquid sky , twenty - four cars are overturned and meticulously parked , one next to the other . walking on the new floor , formed by the chassis , or through the upside - down interiors of the cars , we feel as though the world has been turned on its head . alone in the next room , lit like twilight ; a sleepwalker seems to be lost . the deafening buzz of a helicopter tears through the space every 15 minutes .
' ' liquid sky , ' ' which takes its title from a term for heroin , revolves around an actress named anne carlisle , who plays two roles . sometimes she is larry , a handsome male model with a slicked - back hairdo and faint mustache . most of the time she is margaret , who was once a brunette from connecticut , but is now a mirthless , holloweyed beauty with coloring , or rather a lack of same , resembling andy warhol ' s .
there is some humor to ' ' liquid sky ' ' ( as when a visiting german astrophysicist , having traveled to new york in search of the u . f . o , wonders , ' ' how can i study the behavior of this creature if it ' s on private property ? ' ' ) . but this isn ' t quite a comedy , since its wit is so very dry , and since there is such a lot of viciousness to accompany the droll touches .
carlisle , who played both a nefarious male role and a tragic female one in the film , was at the screening , looking amazing and unaged . it turns out that lately tsukerman has been working with ann on the script for a sequel . he noted that with the recent popularity for all things 80’s and the frequency of remakes , it has been offered to him to re - do liquid sky with modern cgi and better lighting . he would like 3d ; tsukerman believes the medium would be good for the film .
and , just to help keep things in perspective , here are just a few legendary new york city artists who watched liquid sky : jean - michel basquiat . keith haring . andy warhol . kenny scharf . marcia resnick . quentin crisp . woody allen . sinead o ' connor . kurt vonnegut jr . isaac asimov . ray bradbury . all are people i have met and known in person . many have since departed . one wonders what subconscious impact the movie may have had on their lives , thoughts , and creations .
apparently . at the bam screening , most shades of hair color that are chromatically possible were in evidence . some of the audience were people who had been at the 1983 premier , now in their 80’s . but many had not even been born in 1983 . i asked a particularly dashing fellow why he was there , and he explained that the film influenced him as a 13 year old to aspire to be an artist . he was 13 about 20 years ago , so i also questioned how he knew about liquid sky at all , since this was before the long tail of the internet appeared . he told me the same thing that tsukerman said earlier when i asked a similar question . word of mouth . old vhs tapes passed around , watched on vcr’s when parents were not home . that is how liquid sky survived the period between its release and the rise of the web . when tsukerman first searched for the references to the film , in the days of netscape , five million results showed up . only spielberg films had as many .
i asked tsukerman how an immigrant from the soviet union , who came to the united states after a stay in israel , ended up making the film that epitomized the new wave punk ethos and is beloved for that reason to this day . he started out in documentaries , and filmed many features and other films on russian topics , dealing with the end of the soviet union and karamzin’s poor liza , to name just a few examples . but until his current plans come to fruition , liquid sky is his singular contribution to the cult genre .
liquid sky ' s music and sound - track is also very unique , and was mostly
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and produced by slava tsukerman , clive smith and brenda hutchinson played on the keyboard of the fairlight cmi . almost all of it was totally original , but also included interpretations of baroque composer marin marais ' s sonnerie de ste - geneviève du mont - de - paris , carl orff ' s trionfo di afrodite , and anthony philip heinrich ' s laurel waltz . combined they formed a series of ominous - sounding dissonant arrangements and nightmarish trances .
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“what connection can there possibly be between ufos and heroin ? ” asks a character in slava tsukerman’s cult classic from 1982 , liquid sky . it’s not really a question i pondered myself during my own years of addiction , but apparently enough people find it intriguing to attend screening after screening , in many countries , wearing makeup and outfits in homage to the specific style of the film , for the last 31 years . before attending friday’s screening at the bam , i had a long talk with the director at his manhattan apartment , where part of the movie was filmed back in those dark and distant 80’s .
liquid sky was a catalyst . few understand its true significance , but future historians will surely credit it as being an emotionally powerful exploration of the mystery of emotional sensualism and part of an effort to liberate humanity from senseless dissonances . will the world become the day after tomorrow + mad max + waterworld + the hunger games , etc . , or will the world become a place where we all truly have our rights respected and where robots , computers , and other technologies truly serve us all , liberating us from the horrors of modern - day slavery , new poverty , and a final era of horrific wars over mismanaged resources ?
at the time you made the movie , did you consider yourself a new yorker ? i think so . but most new yorkers are people from different places . that’s one of the quintessential qualities of new york , being an international place . but it has many sides which , after the release of liquid sky , i could see were known very well all over the world . things that make it a global center of culture . like , cbgb was a center of world music , and every japanese singer dreamed of coming here to see cbgbs . while for us , it was a small room where people drink beer and listen to singers .
slava tsukerman is a soviet emigre who has lived in new york city since 1976 , apparently long enough for him to get the lay of the land . mr . tsukerman ' s ' ' liquid sky , ' ' which opens today at the waverly , presents a vision of the city that is genuinely startling . his film , with a heroine who is sometimes a hero and who is apt to show up in a red corset with matching red - and - blond skunk hairdo , can hardly be for everyone . but the right audiences are bound to appreciate the originality displayed here , not to mention the color , rage , nonchalance , sly humor and ferocious fashion sense .
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one of the things that also makes liquid sky so unique is how anne carlisle managed to play both main characters , the androgynous male character of jimmy ' the junkie ' ( drug addict ) and margaret the exotic erotic bisexual fashion model whose childhood innocence was obviously lost as a result of big city life after moving from the connecticut country - side ! anne ' s sophisticated emotional performance , in both characters , is truly worthy of an oscar ! my initial impression was that jimmy and margaret were twins . this effect was achieved by yuri neyman , asc’s use of long forgotten special effects techniques of the 1920s - 30s which included operation of the special camera
debri–parvo l
designed in 1925 .
liquid sky is a sci - fi art film that seems to be about a simple story of substance abuse , sexual abuse , sexual desire , sex , more substance abuse , more sex , death by micro - aliens seeking endorphins from people who have achieved orgasm , more substance abuse , more sex , more deaths . and it is full of bisexuality , lesbian intimacy , and heterosexual acts and desires . but none of that has anything to do with what the movie is really about ! because the movie is not really about anything at all . it ' s just a movie meant to evoke certain subjective emotional responses to situations which are realistic , but which become surrealistic . the main characters are margaret , jimmy , and adrian .
but by 1983 , at least in new york city , and soon enough , thereafter in london , berlin , and tokyo , among the subcultural new wave , electro - pop , and progressive punk , avant - garde music and arts scene
liquid sky
became known as the title of one of thee most culturally influential avant - garde independent sci - fi art movies . with its fashion and make - up style , which became the basis for the electroclash subculture , and its quirky weird alternative exploration of human sexuality and political nonconformity , its socio - psychological impact significantly defined much of the rest of the 1980s high - end avant - garde culture , art , intellectual life and . . . yes . . . politics too .
was it your intention to portray them accurately as people , or where they representations of an idea ? no , they are pretty accurate . they are accurate to the last extent , i think . anne considered it very personal even after shooting — she was living in this apartment but she moved out because she couldn’t stay here for psychological reasons . and she wrote a novel after that , because she thought she knew more now about margaret than what was in the film . so she really identified herself completely . still identifies , because we’re now working on liquid sky 2 . but it’ll be very difficult for her , the fact that somebody else will play margaret . update : mr . tsukerman clarified that in fact , anne will return to reprise the role of margaret .
most movies are superficial in their overall impact , but liquid sky was and will always be emotionally catalytic in a way that is somehow subjectively unique for each person ! it ' s a movie that defies easy answers to complex personal questions about our relationship to the world around us , and towards our own selves . of course , some of you will read all this and think :
come on man ! it ' s just a totally wacky art movie , and you ' re ascribing all kinds of incredible nonsense to it for which there is no real basis ! it ' s just a freakin movie man !
to which i can only say this :
you are right ! for you that is the truth ! but for others it is not . no one can force you to think differently !
however , computerized music was so new in 1982 that tsukerman had to reserve slots on a system called pass , which afforded him synthesizer time . he sang and plucked out the tunes he wanted computerized , and with the help of two young composers he managed to create the music that has survived in the public ear to reappear in today’s hits . in particular , the genre of electroclash , of which fischerspooner are the best known exponents , is aesthetically influenced by tsukerman’s film and music . larry tee , who is so deeply involved with the genre that one can call him its overseer , has said that it was the look , feel and sound of liquid sky that informed his style . he also frequently spins electronic music with samples from the film . lady gaga has been accused of drawing her costume inspiration from the movie . did tsukerman , a soviet immigrant , expect this kind of legacy ?
saw this film today at the san francisco international film fest . slava ( the director ) was there in person , as was a
who ' s who
of the s . f . art / music / film / dance scene ( jon moritsugu , i am spoonbender , metallica , etc . ) . i think that most of you who don ' t like liquid sky have very little sense of irony and should just accept your force - fed hollywood movie fate . yeah , l . s . isn ' t f * * king ' alien ' ( or perfect ) but then again it had 1 / 50th the budget . also , it should be commended for the realistic approach to the subject matter alone . no one in hollywood would have ever made a real new wave urltoken many of you thought nicholas cage ' s
new wave
movie was great ? thought so .
tsukerman and i spoke in russian , so i’m somewhat paraphrasing , but he prepared me well for the spectacle of a liquid sky screening . the music is eerie and disturbing , and it is easy to imagine how revolutionary it sounded in 1983 . tsukerman explained that synthesizers were barely available at that time and he had a lot of trouble getting exactly what he wanted . brian eno was the first one invited to do the soundtrack ; after all , the film was intended as an homage to andy warhol . in fact , tsukerman noted that warhol agreed to star in a production they had planned that never came to fruition . but in any case , eno was not the appropriate composer for the score . tsukerman had conceptualized exactly what he wanted , and it was an electric , modern interpretation of symphonic music , specifically the fugues of carl orff , as well as some lesser - known 19th century compositions .
does the term “camp” apply ? a film like liquid sky , it’s consciously postmodern . that’s what people say now , it puts together a lot of different elements . they are consciously put there , and camp is just one of these elements . i wanted to put together all the myths of the time , and all the stylistic elements as well . and that’s why i was very impressed by new wave . they were punks , but according to themselves they weren’t punks , because it was so stylistic and complicated , and people don’t usually understand it was complicated . it combined everything : the american 50’s , kabuki , german styles . all of that was mixed together , but the people creating it probably did so unconsciously . but that style was the reflection of the complexity of the mentality of a new generation . so it’s not just camp — camp is one of many elements in the film . and that’s why it lives so long — a lot of camp films from that period , nobody remembers .
taking the incidental as subject matter , the work of hattan , leonard and françois , introduces a new preoccupation at the si : looking at what happens in the time and space “between” , so that this exhibition is portrayed as a sort of intermission . this theme of intermission or entr’acte will recur unexpectedly in the si’s programming this year , challenging the accepted notion of an exhibition having defined beginning and end points . the repetition and incidental beauty of the works in liquid concrete will serve as a kind of trailer , introducing the idea that exhibitions do not begin or end , but rather flow and linger .
lighting production hasn ' t developed as quickly as audio / midi software , and roumen had to do pioneering efforts to achieve his goals . without much knowledge of lighting , back in 2013 , he connected his computer board to a daw , creating some notable animations . with a firm belief in his art , and without any connections in the industry , he leaped forward , and by mid 2016 he officially began his business . in the first few months , he did lighting for weddings / festivals / raves / band gigs , and started a lighting production tv show . he believes that when one is true to their artistic expression , the sky is the limit .
remember ; the early 1980s was a time when america still had fresh memories of the vietnam war years ( 1955 to 1975 ) , america had just celebrated its bicentennial year ( 200th anniversary ) in 1976 , jimmy carter was denied a second term as a result of events in iran , and ronald reagan was talking about
the evil soviet empire
and joked
we begin bombing in five minutes
… scaring the heck out of many of us ! so : the early 1980s in new york city was a very special time for alternative culture , music , and arts ; with it came the first mass produced digital electronic devices , computers , and the new technology and the new sounds helped generate a whole new sense of futurism ( mtv , hbo , sony walkman , commodore 64 , delorean dmc 12 , etc . ) , and a desire for total freedom , for a clean start - over , a new era of possibilities ! the 1980s began with the subconscious effect of the magical number
8
, which mostly sub - consciously conveyed the infinity symbol for most ; and for those of us at the forefront of the new wave of futuristic wonderment ; the leminiscate ( symbol of infinity : ∞ ) gave the decade special meaning ! it was in that sense quite natural that something as surreal and quirky as liquid sky would arise out of the minds of some very bright - minded , hyper - creative people .
of the many , many bad films i ' ve watched and admired , this film is special . plan 9 from outer space ? the rocky horror picture show ? waterworld ? at least these films produce derisive laughter . it is with the utmost confidence that i can label liquid sky the worst film ever ! ! there are so many bad things about this film that it ' s easy to point to them and say they aren ' t so bad . but the movie isn ' t just a scene about a junkie model arguing with her male counterpart outside the door , or the bizarre scenes of lovers disintegrating so little alien voyeurs can harvest their hormones . on no . the movie is a whole , and the pervasive element of the film is self - indulgent yet apathetic self - examination . the culmination of the film , where margaret laments to a crowd of her
peers
about how the underground fashion scene forced her to abandon her identity and become androgynous , is gauranteed to drive sensitive viewers into smashing their skulls into the nearest concrete surface . tears , vomiting ( and subsequent dry heaves ) , cold sweat , and involuntary waste elimination are simply not enough to psycho - somatically purge your system of this film . massive , self - inflicted head injury is the only possible release . the only good thing that can be said about this movie is not that it ends ; if you ' ve watched for that long , it ' s too late for anyone to help you . the only good thing about this film is that the damned synthesizer music stops ! ! tabby
tapered : very fitted cut all around the body . the arms and legs have some room for drag , don’t think its a lot , when we say tapered we mean tapered , not recommended to wear layers thick layers under this suit . lycra under layers is recommended . keep in mind that we cannot go super tight at the cuff area because you still need to fit your foot thru the hole , the tighter the harder it is to fit . tapered liquid original suit will have some restriction due to less neoprene articulation parts ) order at your own risk . straight : the most popular fit for this model , it has a comfortable fit around your torso and straight cut arms and straight cut legs , this fit is determined on the size of your arms and legs , it will run approximately 4 inches wider in diameter than your calf measurement and approximately 3 inches wider in diameter around the forearm both going straight down to the cuff .
tapered : very fitted cut all around the body . the arms and legs have some room for drag , don’t think its a lot , when we say tapered we mean tapered , not recommended to wear layers thick layers under this suit . lycra under layers is recommended . keep in mind that we cannot go super tight at the cuff area because you still need to fit your foot thru the hole , the tighter the harder it is to fit . tapered liquid original suit will have some restriction due to less neoprene articulation parts ) order at your own risk . straight : the most popular fit for this model , it has a comfortable fit around your torso and straight cut arms and straight cut legs , this fit is determined on the size of your arms and legs , it will run approximately 4 inches wider in diameter than your calf measurement and approximately 3 inches wider in diameter around the forearm both going straight down to the cuff . baggy : the large , heavy and fast falling jumper might consider a baggy fit . although its an old school style some people still go for it . the fit around the torso area will still be nicely fitted but we add extra arm and leg drag . somewhere between 6 - 8 inches around the calf and 4 - 6 more around the forearm . baggy suits have a shorter life if used in the tunnel due to the wear and tear cause by high velocity winds . orbit option : prefered suit of coaches or aff instructors . this suit cut allows you to choose a variation of drag from a straight cut to a baggy cut by simply zipping up or zipping down the sleeves or legs of your suit . its awesome , super powerful and makes your suit even more perfect and versatile . this model does not include shirt laterals . ( clean cut options are not available with this fit . )
so i was taught that i should come to new york , become an independent woman . and my prince would come , and he would be an agent , and he would get me a role , and i would make my living waiting on tables . i would wait — till thirty , till forty , till fifty . and i was taught that to be an actress , one should be fashionable , and to be fashionable is to be androgynous . and i am androgynous not less than david bowie himself . and they call me beautiful , and i kill with my cunt . isn’t it fashionable ? come on , who’s next ?
williamsburg’s spectacle theater screens the film this coming friday at 8 p . m . — with tsukerman in attendance .
you don’t think there are places like that today ? probably in the late 70s or 80s it was more active , more alive , more interesting . maybe it’s because we were there . but really , every big off - broadway production was a big world event . now , you wait for theater to come to the brooklyn academy of music . times square and 42nd street had whorehouses mixed with art galleries . my friend was living on 42nd street in a building occupied by whorehouses . all the prostitutes were his friends , they’d come to his loft if they needed to borrow something . that was new york life .
have changes in the city affected the reception of the movie ? it’s not only new york , because we’ve screened the movie all over the world — in siberia — but a lot of young people are coming . not just people who saw it in ’83 , for whom it’s nostalgia . it’s a bunch of young people , and i can’t figure out how they learned about the film , because it’s not advertised . not only is it not advertised , but i’ve taken really bad care in releasing the film , for many reasons . but it’s not easy to get the tape . maybe they go through the pirates ?
but the reaction is what’s important to me , and the reaction is raving . it’s better than it was in ’83 . in 1983 , one critic said all the laughs were non - intentional . it just happened , but the writers didn’t think it was funny . which is complete bullshit ! we never laughed more than the time when we were writing the script . today’s audience doesn’t have this doubt , they understand that from the first moment , it’s supposed to be funny .
you’ve said you became friends with the real life inspirations for the characters of jimmy and adrian — were you going to clubs with them and stuff ? yes , we did go to clubs from time to time . we were spending a lot of time with the girl here [ at the apartment ] , drinking scotch and improvising music together , it was fun . and though her character was very close to what’s in the script , when the boy and girl read the script , they were shocked . they didn’t recognize their portraits . which is natural , i think . and for many different reasons , i decided it was better not to try to push people who don’t like it to play it .
does it take place in new york ? yes . i had a lot of suggestions to shoot it elsewhere because it’d be much cheaper , but i think for most audiences around the world , it’s a quintessential new york story . so it would be wrong to move it out of new york . but in doing research for the subject , i discovered that the most outrageous nightlife moved from new york , it’s not in new york anymore .
was there a japanese influence to the film ? well , kabuki . and when the movie came out , i spoke with a japanese guy who said that because of the kabuki influence it would be hated by all the young japanese kids . because for them kabuki was for old people . but what do i know about japan ?
how was the reception in russia ? after perestroika happened , in 1989 they had a program called “sex in american film” in moscow . and the first day , one of the organizers of the program came to me and said , listen , there’s a club here that wants to show the film very much , would you permit them to borrow the print ? and i said , what kind of club ? he says , oh a film club , a club for film fans and film lovers . so he gave them the print , and we were going to the club after the screening to speak with the audience — it was sold out . and i asked the person out front who was in the club , and he said , oh , it’s some police and kgb . it was a police club ! and i thought , my goodness i’m going to go on stage now and speak with them , and they’ll lynch me ! but an audience member stood up and said , “listen , i read an interview where you said you thought russian audiences wouldn’t understand this film . but i don’t know how american audiences understand it — that’s about our life ! ” that’s a russian policeman .