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:
Tag: Antonioni
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?
They just don’t make them like they used to, eh? Watching trailers on the classics, truly makes me want the super power of time travel so I could return to a time when the first impression was devoid of camp. Still though, show this trailer for Antonioni’s L’Avventura in the theater today, and I would be at a screening tomorrow. Beautiful and sexy and black and white. What more do you need?
One question though, does anyone know what this piece of music is that plays underneath the voiceover?
FilmInFocus is the rare studio-sponsored site that is not all about promoting their product (well, not exclusively). It fosters a community of cineastes.
FIF has a featured article on David Lynch On Sound. I love articles like this because frankly sound is always an afterthought for me on my films and I have been trying to change that. Finally setting up a home theater sound system was a big step forward this year. Lynch is always a fun read (and a funner watch) because his mind is one of a kind.
It also made me recall this great article by Antonioni on NYC In Sound (with a forward by Walter Murch no less!).
