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From: dave@blackbox.cc.columbia.edu (David Milner)
Subject: Re: GODZILLA NEWS
Keywords: Godzilla Japan Monster
Organization: Columbia University
Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1993 15:28:07 GMT

News from Japan:

"If they ask me nicely, I will do it."

                    -- Akira Ifukube

David Milner  Columbia University
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Subject: Re: Movie Title Wanted
Date: 22 Jan 93 12:24:44 -0600
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Organization: Memphis State University

I saw a movie version of Les Miserables called Lews Miserables with some french
actor.. Never heard of a Animatede one.

Rai.
In article <9149@lee.SEAS.UCLA.EDU>, mendoza@edison.seas.ucla.edu (John C.
Mendoza) writes:
> Hi, I'm looking for the title to a movie I saw a few years back.  It is
> an animated version of Les Miserables.  I vaguely remember something of
> the title being "A Tale of Two Cities" (just like the Charles Dickens 
> classic) but I'm not sure of this.  If anyone out there on the net
> knows the title of this movie and whether or not it is available on
> video, could you please let me know?  Many thanks in advance.   
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From: ss@wpi.WPI.EDU (Scott Streeter)
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Subject: Re: ALIEN a directors cut?
Date: 25 Jan 93 09:10:34
Organization: Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA 01609-2280
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In-reply-to: MOLOND@cast10.st.it's message of 25 Jan 93 13:56:05 GMT

>>>>> On 25 Jan 93 13:56:05 GMT, MOLOND@cast10.st.it said:

MOLOND> I saw some uncut footage of ALIEN I yesterday evening on
MOLOND> Italian TV.  It was the scene where one of the engineers is
MOLOND> looking for Ripley's cat and in the original release version
MOLOND> you only get a brief glimpse of the alien before it pulls the
MOLOND> unfortunate engineer into the airshaft ... the uncut version
MOLOND> offers gruesome close-ups ala "splatter"!  Does anybody know
MOLOND> if there are plans for a directors cut of ALIEN I?  I remember
MOLOND> reading the book of the film when it came out and it gave a
MOLOND> lot of detail on cocooning etc which never appeared in the
MOLOND> final release.

There already is a Special Edition LD set. The extra footage is not
spliced into the movie, (Like AlienS). It's part of the supplement
material disc included with the set.

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From: bparadis@dg-webo.webo.dg.com (Bryant Paradis )
Subject: test
Date: Thu, 28 Jan 93 11:33:32 GMT
Organization: Data General Corporation, Research Triangle Park, NC

test

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From: kenl@origami.cc.bellcore.com (Ken Lehner)
Subject: Re: Jurasic Park casting
Keywords: pacino_for_big_t.rex?
Organization: Bellcore
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 93 18:40:47 GMT

In article <1993Jan26.114949.1@hmivax.humgen.upenn.edu>, bole@hmivax.humgen.upenn.edu (Greg Bole) writes:
|> 
|> Could someone please post the names of all the other major characters?
|> I'd like to match them up with the actors who will play them and include
|> them in a mini-FAQ for Jurassic Park.  (I *know* this question will come
|> up time and time again before June)
|> 

Lessee, there's the big T. Rex, the juvenile T. Rex (actually just a
little part)...don't know their names, however. :^)
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From: dsanders@alexandria.lib.utah.edu (David Sanderson)
Subject: Re: Highlander series in UK?
Organization: Marriott Library, University of Utah
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 15:51:56 GMT

In article <1993Jan24.140712@cogs.sussex.ac.uk> richs@cogs.sussex.ac.uk (Richard Salter) writes:
>From: richs@cogs.sussex.ac.uk (Richard Salter)
>Subject: Highlander series in UK?
>Date: Sun, 24 Jan 1993 14:07:12 GMT
>Does anyone know if there are any plans to show this elusive series in
>the UK? I only knew it existed from the discussion here. Is it any good?
>Is it better than Highlander II (god I hope so).
>Tah very much,
>
>Happy Halibut II
>
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>
    I have no idea when or if Highlander the series will be coming to the 
UK, but I can give you my opinion about the show.  On the wonderful -10 to 10
scale I score each as follows:

     Highlander (the movie)           +9
     Highlander II: The Sickening     -6
     Highlander (the series)          -1 to +5 (depending on the episode.)

    Most episodes are worth watching, but not exactly up to the original 
movies standards.

    See ya on the Blakes 7 list  8)

    Dave
From: barry@netcom.com (Kenn Barry)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.sf.movies
Subject: Re: graphics
Date: 28 Jan 93 15:09:22 GMT
Distribution: rec
Organization: QQQCLC

In article <1993Jan28.012132.21004@tc.cornell.edu> jfe@alchemy.TN.Cornell.EDU (Brian Chung) writes:
>Call me old fashioned, but I prefer
>the hand-made models to a computer generated image any time.  And as for
>mixing computer animation with voice synthesizers, well, with that maybe
>you can churn out movies like Highlander 2, but no way in hell you can 
>make movies like Howard's End, A Few Good Men or (ObSF) 2001.  You know, 
>the movies that require the actors to act...

	Uh, bad example, there. No real acting was required or evident
in 2001.

						Kayembee
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From: dave@blackbox.cc.columbia.edu (David Milner)
Subject: Re: GODZILLA NEWS
Keywords: Godzilla Japan Monster
Organization: Columbia University
Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1993 06:57:33 GMT

The book on Toho from McFarland Publishing will be out in September.

ULTRA ACTION VIDEO will be releasing on VHS not only the ULTRAMAN -
TOWARDS THE FUTURE series, but the animated ULTRAMAN series as well.



David Milner  Columbia University
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From: barry@netcom.com (Kenn Barry)
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Subject: Re: Day the Earth Caught Fire
Keywords: Stupid Science Syndrome
Date: 26 Jan 93 17:36:34 GMT
Article-I.D.: netcom.1993Jan26.173634.24730
Organization: QQQCLC

In article <C0yqwu.KJ@sunlab1.bath.ac.uk> su0bufs@sunlab1.bath.ac.uk (Bath University Film Society) writes:
>	Who out there saw the British Sci-Fi Classic
>	on BBC 2 the other night? And what did you
>	think.

	We don't get clear reception of BBC 2 in California :-). But
I've seen the film more than once, and recently.

>	I always thought, since I saw it many years ago
>	thats its easily the best British Science Fiction
>	Picture to have come out of the 50's and 60's from
>	Britain. A total classic.

	You know, I really wish I could agree. I _want_ to like that
film. The acting and direction are excellent, as is the writing, save
for one fatal flaw which I'll discuss. Overall, the mileage they got out
of a small budget is incredible, or would be incredible were it not
actually typical of British SF films of that period. While the US was
making low-budget sci-fi memorable only for being unintentionally funny,
the Brits were consistently more creative than the budget would seem to
have allowed.

	But a classic? No. 5,000,000 YEARS TO EARTH (aka QUATERMASS AND
THE PIT) is a classic; VILLAGE OF THE DAMNED is a classic; but THE DAY
THE EARTH CAUGHT FIRE is a Mona Lisa with a moustache scrawled on it.

	The problem is Stupid Science Syndrome. The basic premise, that
the Earth gets knocked out of its orbit by H-bomb tests, ranks right up
there with traveling to the Moon by balloon for scientific plausibility.
Look, this film tries, and in other respects succeeds, in giving a
chilling sense of reality to what's happening. Realism is the style of
the film. And the stupidity was so _unnecessary_. John Christopher made
a career out of showing Britain in ruins, and he never once resorted to
such silliness.

	It destroys an otherwise fine film, and destroys it by ignorance
and/or carelessness, not out of putting dramatic necessity ahead of
science.

-  From the Crow's Nest  -                Kenn Barry
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From: ss@wpi.WPI.EDU (Scott Streeter)
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Subject: Re: Star Wars #3      1/8
Date: 25 Jan 93 07:33:36
Organization: Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Worcester, MA 01609-2280
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In-reply-to: kevin.sonnenberg@rose.com's message of Mon, 25 Jan 1993 01:07:03 GMT

>>>>> On Mon, 25 Jan 1993 01:07:03 GMT, kevin.sonnenberg@rose.com (kevin sonnenberg) said:


sonnenberg> Date Entered: 01-24-93 20:02 I got a copy of a quick
sonnenberg> overview of Star Wars #3 which will be made into a movie:


sonnenberg> STAR WARS III: FALL OF THE REPUBLIC

sonnenberg> Story treatment by John L. Flynn

sonnenberg> Adapted from Part I: "The Adventures of Obi-Wan Kenobi"

sonnenberg> The Journal of the Whills By George Lucas


Well I thought I would let people know, if they want more fan written
material (That's all this is, mind you) there are some other stories
on wpi.wpi.edu, in the /starwars directory.



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From: sdt8s@curry.edschool.Virginia.EDU (Steve Tilson)
Subject: Re: Star Wars #3      1/8
Organization: University of Virginia
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 03:01:47 GMT

"Fall of the Republic" is a script treatment that has been
floating around for God knows how many years. Whatever you may
think of its artistic merit, it will NOT be the basis for
future Star Wars movies. George Lucas has said as much.

Steve
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From: matta@bioc.rice.edu (Matt Alexander)
Subject: houston moviegoers please help
Followup-To: rec.arts.sf.movies
Organization: Rice Univ., Dept. of Biochem
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 21:55:12 GMT



Hello,
	I have recently been exposed to a unique experience called "The Cinema 'n
Drafthouse"  It is a movie theater, that has tables and chairs instead of
regular seats.  The theater is a second run theater which means it shows
movies taht have been out for a while, but are still good films(usually). 
The catch is that you can order food(beer, wine, pizza, burgers, nachos
etc) and eat while eatching the film.  The price of the food is very
reasonable, and since it is a second run theater it costs $2.00 or less to
get in.  I am thinking of getting the rights to put one in the houston
area, hopefully near Rice.  Is this the sort of thing that people would be
interested in?  I am from Minnesota, and the one there is doing very well. 
Please feel free to E-mail or post a reply.
Thanks for your help.




Matt Alexander
Rice University, Dept of Biochemistry and Cell Biology
matta@dingo.rice.edu
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From: phardie@nastar.uucp (Pete Hardie)
Subject: Re: Upcoming Movies, Part I
Organization: Digital Transmission Systems, Duluth, GA.
Date: Tue, 26 Jan 1993 15:12:42 GMT

In article <schumach.728013738@convex.convex.com> schumach@convex.com (Richard A. Schumacher) writes:
>Now, dang it, who wrote a short story with this theme over 20 years ago?
>Guy gets stuck reliving the same day until he manages to alter his
>routine enough, somehow...

Pohl?  About a town that was destroyed in an explosion, but recreated in
miniature with androids programmed with the citizens' personalities and
used for advertising research...

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From: wixer!cactus.org!wixer!pro-smof.cts.com!rfletcher@cactus.org (Robert Fletcher)
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Subject: Re: Highlander series in UK?
Date: 25 Jan 1993 21:24:56 -0600
Organization: The SMOF-BBS: Science Fiction Online Since 1985 [512-467-7317]
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  For me it is not worth watching, but the little bit that I have seen make
me thing they did an ok job. I know how the show is going to run so why
watch. These formula driven seriers are just made for the fast buck.
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From: cwelsh@morgan.ucs.mun.ca (Craig Welsh  )
Subject: Re: Highlander III
Organization: Memorial University of Newfoundland
Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 06:22:06 GMT

>There will eb a third movie.  From what I've heard, it will ignore 
>the second movie (finally the producer decides to do what we Highlander
>fans have been doing all along!  Maybe there is hope for him yet...)
>and be placed in the past, I ebelive.  Somethign to do with Japan,
>but don't quote me.  I can't rememebr where I heard this first.  COuld
>well have beent he net for all I know.

I mentioned in an interview that I saw with Lambert last week that there
was no firm script set for the third Highlander movie. They are still
looking for a good one as to not repeat the disaster with Highlander II.
Lambert seemed to have a fairly good idea about the story was going to
be about, though. He made passing reference to shooting in England and
New York. Nothing about Japan, however. If things go according to plan,
filming will start the summer.
>
>LJC
>-- 
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>tara@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu   * endure when mere facts are dust, and ashes, and
>Disclaimer - huh?       * forgot.      -Dream of the Endless (and Neil G.)
>LJC of the Net.Trenchcoat.brigade (Hi Elmo ;)
Cute. Net. trenchcoat brigade. Can anybody join or is there some kind of
secret password?

_craig
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From: ogormanj@vax1.tcd.ie
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Subject: Re: Highlander III
Date: 26 Jan 93 20:05:45 GMT
Organization: Trinity College Dublin

In article <C1ECCv.ID0@news.ucs.mun.ca>, cwelsh@morgan.ucs.mun.ca (Craig Welsh  ) writes:
> I mentioned in an interview that I saw with Lambert last week that there
> was no firm script set for the third Highlander movie. They are still
> looking for a good one as to not repeat the disaster with Highlander II.
> Lambert seemed to have a fairly good idea about the story was going to
> be about, though. He made passing reference to shooting in England and
> New York. Nothing about Japan, however. If things go according to plan,
> filming will start the summer.

I dont know about a firm script but there was an add for the film in my local
video shop.They said it was been released straight to video and that it was due
out in feb,93.
Was this an old interview you saw,maybe or are the  people just
sprouting rubbish.

John
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From: JAA2188@tntech.EDU (John Alcock HON 101-01)
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Subject: Re: Star Trek VII ?!?!?!
Date: 25 Jan 93 23:36:39 GMT

I have heard rumors that they had planned a Star Trek VII.  However it was going to be based on Sulu and crew.. I do not belive Kirk and gang where planning to be there.
From: kca@cbnewsc.cb.att.com (k.c.archie)
Subject: Re: Upcoming Movies, Part I
Organization: AT&T
Date: Wed, 27 Jan 1993 02:30:46 GMT

From article <schumach.728013738@convex.convex.com>, by schumach@convex.com (Richard A. Schumacher):
> In <2B64389D@ssd0.laafb.af.mil> KitchenRN@SSD0.LAAFB.AF.MIL writes:
> 
>>Groundhog Day
>>Bill Murray, Andie McDowell and Chris Elliott get together for director
>>Harold Ramis in this romantic comedy.  Murray's an ego-driven TV weatherman
>>in Punxsatawney, Pennsylvania who relives February 2 over and over.
> 
> Now, dang it, who wrote a short story with this theme over 20 years ago?
> Guy gets stuck reliving the same day until he manages to alter his
> routine enough, somehow...
> 

Well, there was a Dr. Who episode (Tom Baker and Romana 2)
where they got stuck for a while, till they did something
different. Also an episode ST:TNG has people reliving
part of a day until they could do something differemt.
But I don'e know the story in question.
Hi Richard.
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Date: Fri, 22 Jan 1993 18:01:37 -0500 
From: John Trivelli <jt2n+@andrew.cmu.edu>
Subject: Re: SOLARIS questions

>From: rabjab@golem.ucsd.edu (rabjab)
>Subject: Re: SOLARIS questions
>Date: 20 Jan 93 02:12:26 GMT
>
>In article <1993Jan19.042942.28576@uhura.neoucom.edu> wlrc@uhura.neoucom.edu (William R. Cruce) writes:
>Concerning Solaris:

>>2) What is the meaning of the Black & White vs. Color segments of the
>>film.  At first I thought B&W signified the TV/films, but towards the
>>end some are in color.  Then I thought B&W signified dreams or imagi-
>>nation.  But that doesn't always seem to hold together either.
>
>In my understanding, when Tarkovsky runs out of film, he grabs whatever
>happens to be available to him, B&W or color.  Seriously!
>

No, Tarkovsky was one of the most uncomprimising directors I have ever heard
of. I recall reading that he re-shot "Stalker" because he was not satisfied
with it (also because a huge segment of film was ruined in Mosfilm studios
during development).(actually, it may have been Solaris, I'm not sure).

The use of BW/COLOR may not have been planned, and it may not have any
specific meaning but I'll bet that it was deliberate. Just look at the
tightness of the editing and listen to the incredible soundtracks... this is
not a comprimising director. Even the smallest details are meticulously
executed such as the sound of water dripping in "The Mirror" or the bird sounds
in "The Sacrifice." I get goose-bumps thinking about it.
From: MOLOND@cast10.st.it
Newsgroups: rec.arts.sf.movies
Subject: ALIEN a directors cut?
Date: 25 Jan 93 13:56:05 GMT

I saw some uncut footage of ALIEN I yesterday evening on Italian TV.  It was
the scene where one of the engineers is looking for Ripley's cat and in the
original release version you only get a brief glimpse of the alien before it
pulls the unfortunate engineer into the airshaft ... the uncut version offers
gruesome close-ups ala "splatter"!  Does anybody know if there are plans for
a directors cut of ALIEN I?  I remember reading the book of the film when it
came out and it gave a lot of detail on cocooning etc which never appeared in
the final release.
From: geoffb@coos.dartmouth.edu (Thumper)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.sf.movies
Subject: Re: Star Trek
Date: 22 Jan 93 20:47:27 GMT
Reply-To: geoffb@Dartmouth.EDU
Organization: Amos Tuck School
Disclaimer: I don't represent Dartmouth and Dartmouth doesn't represent me.

In <MAILQUEUE-101.930122144838.448@novell1.rtc-carlow.ie> SCP21080@novell1.rtc-carlow.ie writes:

>Hi, Sorry to trouble you again so soon but I'm looking for more info.
> This time on the forth coming Star Trek film "Star Trek 7" I hope
>that theres no truth in the rumour that its going to be called "The
>Voyages Of Captain Sulu".


That is highly unlikely. George Takei recently joked during an interview
that his working title for Star Trek VII is "The Adventures of Captain
Sulu." Be added that in reality Star Trek VII was only a vague idea and
they weren't even looking for scripts yet.

Personally, I would love to see a Star Trek movie centered on the Sulu
character before they let the Next Generation loose on the silver screen.

-Geoff
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From: roland@quadsys.com (Roland Besserer)
Subject: Re: Terminator 3: Any word?
Organization: QUAD Systems
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL3
Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1993 07:57:22 GMT

chris_russo@gateway.qm.apple.com (Christopher Russo) writes:
: In article <goudswaa.727409585@sfu.ca> Peter Goudswaard, 
: goudswaa@fraser.sfu.ca writes:
: >Skynet could still happen, from an arm??????  It was the chip that made
: >Skynet come into sentience, not an arm.
: 
: This isn't ridiculous.  There could very easily be a chip or two in the arm 
: itsself.
: 
: Something like that wouldn't be too much of a stretch.  I shudder to think of 
: what they MIGHT give as an excuse for the formation of Skynet.  Scifi movies 
: tend to take a few too many liberties in my opinion.
: 

It actually makes no sense to concentrate processing power of a robot in
the skull. It's perfectly logical to build a distributed processing system 
with systems elements (processors, memory, etc) distributed across the
robot body. A fault tolant design would then allow the unit to maintain
basic functionalyt even with the 'head' chopped of - so to speak.

An extremety (or any other body part) may not contain processors as 
powerful as the one in the skull, but would likely hold scaled down
units of similar design.
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