In a message dated 1/27/07 12:32:02 AM,
lankford2000@earthlink.net writes:
> I have even more respect for Vilmos because of
something that happened at
> that apartment a few months ago, John. Frank
Darabont and a crew from NBC
> wanted to shoot part of a TV pilot called RAINES in
the apartment. They scouted
> it, then deemed it too small. They didn't think they
could get enough angles.
> They asked me what was different in the place that
had made it smaller since
> '73 and I showed them that the only changes were the
fact that a few cabinet
> doors had been taken off back then to give the
feeling of a more open space.
> The work area was unchanged. The crew in 1973
obviously had to deal with much
> bulkier equipment than Frank's crew would have been
working with, but they
> managed to get through it all without too much
strain. Darabont finally
> decided to build the apartment on a set and just
shoot exteriors at High Tower
> (using our pad as video village).
>
> These kids nowadays....
>
> Glad you're a fellow fan of TLG.
>
you actually LIVE in that space? how cool is that?
some but not all of what I love about Altman's film:
how every piece of music is ambient and yet a refrain of the
theme, except for the ironic sample at the end
how every single shot is a very slow pan
Sterling Hayden's performance
Jim Bouton's performance
Nina Van Palandt
Schwartzenegger in his underwear
"That's someone I love. You I don't even like."
John Lau
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