AmphetaDesk and the XML Feed
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Many thanks to M. Sinclair Stevens for pointing out that the v0.91 XML feed doesn’t work with AmphetaDesk. You’ll need the 1.0 version to indulge your masochism.
(Note to M.: I hope the octopus was good. ;-)
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Posted to Computers • 2002.06.23 (Sun) • 01:33
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Posted by M Sinclair Stevens 2002.06.12, 00:23
Herzog’s remake of Nosferatu remains one of my favorite films. I always wanted to grow up to be Isabelle Adjani, but alas, didn’t. I was very lucky to see Murnau’s original again recently at Austin’s Paramount Theater with live musical accompaniment.
So when I first read about Shadow of the Vampire, I was really looking forward to it. But the reviews, including yours, have kept me from it. The fact that you are also a fan of the two Nosferatu movies, gives me the feeling that my reaction to Shadow of the Vampire would be similar to yours.
Posted by jh 2002.06.13, 23:17
Seeing the original with accompaniment must have been great. I hope I get the chance one day. And the Herzog version is one of my favourite films, too (his collaborations with Kinski are all brilliant - what a combination of talent. Kinski scared the bejeezus out of me no matter what he did!).
I certainly hope I haven’t helped rob you of what, in a more charitable mood, could be a fun evening in front of the screen. The script really is quite good but somehow the production just doesn’t deliver on the promise. If you’re going to set up this theme of artistic ruthlessness, then you really have to go at it 100%.
Think about Herzog and Kinski (again) in “Fitzcarraldo” - hauling that boat over the mountain. A ridiculous situation but shot and acted in such a way that you just can’t help but be utterly captivated (in the sense of captured rather than enchanted). I’m not sure how many of the stories you hear about Herzog threatening the cast and crew with a pistol during filming are true, but he certainly got it right at the end of the day.
Posted by M Sinclair Stevens 2002.06.14, 08:31
Now that Fitzcarraldo is out on DVD with a commentary by Herzog I’m going to have to watch it again. Here’s a review of the DVD that you might find interesting. http://www.imagesjournal.com/issue08/reviews/fitzcarraldo/
Posted by Mary Fisher 2003.11.26, 02:03
Clair: Would dearly like to her from you, I am in Victoria, and will look forward to an email to renew our conversations…. Hope you are well… regards.. Mary Fisher.
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