I skipped the nod to the Woodman this week, but Burns did not leave his prime inspiration out of his set:
And here’s the original (and yes, Eddie left off the opening VO):
Month: October 2010
Start guessing what movie Eddie Burns is now playing homage too here:
Last one to guess, drinks the beer. Or is it the first one to guess, gets it. Either way Eddie has shown one easy answer on how to get people aware of your film in a new fun way. Imagine if there was a website where filmmakers placed their homages and it was up to the audience to guess the original. It would be a party game and a discovery tool all in one.
And if you want the answer, click here.
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Solondz Shoots HORSE
Ah, every movie has a good story behind it… But for now I can only provide you our official release:
Todd Solondz Shoots Star-Studded ‘Dark Horse’ This Fall in New York
Critically acclaimed Indie auteur Todd Solondz (Welcome to the Dollhouse, Happiness, Storytelling), fresh off the success of Life During Wartime (winner of the best screenplay award at the Venice Film Festival), is rolling cameras on his latest feature, Dark Horse, with an all-star cast featuring Justin Bartha, Selma Blair, Mia Farrow, Jordan Gelber, Donna Murphy and Christopher Walken. Dark Horse commenced principal photography on Monday, October 11th, 2010.
Veteran independent producer Ted Hope is producing under the banner Double Hope Films, his new Gotham-based production company. In addition to over sixty other films, Mr. Hope produced Mr. Solondz’s Happiness andStorytelling. Derrick Tseng, who collaborated with Mr. Solondz on Life During Wartime and Palindromes is co-producing. Goldcrest Films has climbed aboard Dark Horse to ride herd on international sales.
Mr. Solondz helms the tale of Abe (Jordan Gelber), a 30-something who lives with his parents, reluctantly works for his father (Christopher Walken), and avidly collects toys. When Abe isn’t playing backgammon with his mother (Mia Farrow), he’s trying to romance Miranda (Selma Blair), another 30-something who has moved back in with her parents after her literary/academic career crashed. Out of desperation, Miranda agrees to marry Abe, and the two begin to plan their life together. But, just when it looks like things are starting to go right for Abe, everything goes horribly wrong.
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Old Is New Again
I have often felt that you could do a shot for shot remake of Godard’s A WOMAN IS A WOMAN and win Sundance with it. It feels as fresh today as it did when it came out — which is both a testament to the quality of the film and condemnation of our current culture. We haven’t exactly moved forward in terms of our art forms and storytelling.
One thing that has reinforced my conviction that remakes could be the freshest thing on the planet, is Eddie Burns’ series of “homage” trailers he’s done around his latest film NICE GUY JOHNNY. If I saw this trailer without the context of what Eddie is up to, I would run to the theater to catch the feature. Even knowing that this is the third in a series of trailers that Eddie has done, it still makes me want to see what he’s been up to lately. Clearly he’s been inspired, and is having a lot of fun.
Okay, so this homage is not to the french new wave, but it is to a film that was heavily informed by all that those folks were up to, and filtered it through a big Hollywood lens. Did you name it? Got it after the jump.
Yesterday, I posted how Edward Burns has found inspiration in the classics, or at least in the classics’ trailers. I get a huge kick from his “remakes” that he has created around his new film NICE GUY JOHNNY. “Homages” to the greats are both funny to watch and a great discovery tool. So if you had a jones for more after yesterday’s serving of Antonioni’s L’AVVENTURA, why stop there? Here’s Eddie’s remake of Godard’s CONTEMPT:
Okay, let’s let the the great movies be the great movies (at least for now), but who says we can’t have fun with their various extensions? Eddie Burns is on a role. He’s always gotten a great deal of inspiration from the greats. THE BROTHERS McMULLEN had a bit of Woody Allen — in Irish drag — as it’s patron saint. He’s found new inspiration and energy from an embrace of DIY and social media, and as much as he’s looking forward, he’s drawing on the past. To get us all ready for his new film NICE GUY JOHNNY (opening on all platforms Oct. 26), Eddie has looked at the greatest movies ever made, but hey he’s a busy guy, so he doesn’t have time to watch the whole feature and has settled on the trailers.
Does this trailer remind you of anything you’ve seen before?
Last weekend I spoke in some august company at the Woodstock Film Festival.
The rest of the panel should be up and out later this week.
