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Antti Alanen: Film Diary: Joe Dante morning discussion hosted by Peter von Bagh and Olaf MöllerThe School (Kitisenrannan koulu), Sodankylä, Midnight Sun Film Festival, 14 June 2012. Q: WHAT WAS THE FIRST MOVIE YOU SAW? A: Snow White or Cinderella. I was an avid reader of comics, and Carl Barks was among the most intelligent of their creators. I was a Saturday matinee addict.0
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Joe Dante: ”It helps to have a background in film, it makes stealing easier […] they call it homage, but it’s stealing.” #msff0
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Joe Dante: The only time that matters is the time between you say ”action” and ”cut” and that’s the same on cheap and expensive films #msff0
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Dante on Looney Tunes: Back in Action – the studio wanted to change many things, including the beginning, the middle, and the end #msff0
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Joe Dante: ”I think the point is you have to make the best movie out of what’s available.” #msff0
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Joe Dante: ”Well, I’d like to work more.” #msff0
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Joe Dante: Editors don’t get invited to parties because they know who can’t act or direct #msff0
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Joe Dante: The only trick about directing kids is don’t let them be cute. #msff0
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WERCKMEISTER HARMONIAK (HU’00): Holy shit those blacks feel heavy and tactile. Each shot could be a short film unto itself #msff0
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SUNRISE (US’27): Seen for the first time, 35 mm and live accompaniment. — Is it wrong to say I preferred Metropolis? #msff0
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Bill Murray must’ve borrowed half his moves from the barber in Murnau’s Sunrise. #msff0
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The Movie Orgy about to begin, Mr Joe Dante is in the house #msff0
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I guess I saw most of it?0
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Do movie orgies result in actual hangovers? #msff0
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ONCE UPON A TIME IN ANATOLIA (TR’11): Gorgeous all the way through, but my interest started to wane after they head back to town #msff0
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THE ’BURBS (US’89): Bruce Dern is magic plus funny Tom Hanks is funny #msff0
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Joe Dante: Dave Kehr wrote the only good review of The ’Burbs. #msff0
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POLICEMAN (IL’11): Topical film with assured direction. (The first one isn’t necessarily a boon, the second one is.) #msff0
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MATINEE (US’93): Joe Dante at his most heartfelt? The Movie Orgy references kept cracking me up #msff0
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INNERSPACE (US’87): There’s something entirely charming about this. Wonderful SFX that haven’t aged badly at all. #msff0
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@AnttiPesonen I mentioned this elsewhere, but isn’t the Eighties Quaid very much like a version of Jack Nicholson and Tom Cruise?0
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@AnttiPesonen Is it some kind of weird ‘80s male movie star thing–everybody converging on the same type?0
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MARGARET (US’11): So much to love in this: the collaboration of writing, casting, directing and editing; the broken down discussions… #msff0
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…the depiction of teenagers, the real-time scenes reminiscent of Tarr, the lovely disjointed cuts from one scene to the next…0
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TAKE SHELTER (US’11): A mood piece with a strong mood. And it just started to rain. #msff0
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KOVASIKAJUTTU/THE PUNK SYNDROME (FI’12): Someone needs to do a double bill of this and Some Kind of Monster #msff0
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SMALL SOLDIERS (US’98): Fine miniatures, bogged down by too many oneliners and too little interaction between characters. #msff0
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This concludes my fifth #msff. Saw fewer movies than on the previous visits, but it was still fun–as always.0
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