This is one of the most compelling mysteries I've ever heard, anywhere. It boggles my mind that there isn't a legit documentary about this.
Imagine if there were a high-quality Netflix documentary about the search that interviewed bluuue/Lydia, Darius, Nico from Dead Wax, David Browne from Rolling Stone, Paul Baskerville, Whang, and anyone else relevant to the search. This would be the watercooler conversation for weeks and bring tens of millions of new eyes to the search.
Of course, that would attract trolls and elaborate fakesters, as well. It's a double-edged sword, but I figure it could add a tonne of much-needed momentum to the search.
I'm an amateur film lover, as I'm sure many of the folks in /r/movies are. I will be the first to also admit that I was also one of the lucky ones last year to have 'boredom' as one of my biggest problems, and so to everyone reading this I hope you have a far better 2021.
Watching lots of movies isn't necessarily something new to me, especially in such a vast quantity, I watched a lot in 2019 as well and it's something that works for me. I know some people say they don't like watching so many in quick succession for various reasons, and that's cool, just know that this works for me and I like to think I have a fairly good memory of almost everything I've watched (certainly all of the ones that I've enjoyed). And I can safely say I don't feel burnout coming on either...at least not yet, fingers crossed.
I also feel we're incredibly lucky to live in the era that we live in, watching films has never been easier than it has now, there's so many ways, both legal and illegal. Just this year alone, we've had four major classics receive Blu-rays for the first time ever, Satantango, Los Olvidados, Roman Holiday and Beau Travail. I can't even begin to imagine how frustrating it must have been to be an amateur movie lover in previous decades without the conveniences we have today and without access to the benefits of being in film industry circles.
As a result, it becomes a case of, the more you watch, the more great movies you realise are out there and the 'never-ending watchlist syndrome' becomes a real thing. But I take that as a positive knowing that this isn't some tick-box exercise and that watching movies is a life-long journey. After all, we all watch movies for different reasons, sometimes to laugh, to kill time, to make us better people, for catharsis and various other purposes.
To keep this relatively short for the main post (I can detail further in the comments if anyone's interested) I'll post my top 5 (in no particular order) for each calendar month of 2020, varying from popular favourites to ones I feel like deserve way more attention in the general conversation.
Jan 2020
- Le Cercle Rouge (1970) - The first film of the year I saw and only fitting because I adore Melville's work. Anyone who loves a good heist movie should absolutely do themselves a favour and watch this. What I love about Melville is how he uses action and silence to drive the story and bu
Is it good? Maybe, i couldn’t tell ya. If you wanna judge for yourself just comment and I’ll send it to you.
It starts with him filming a movie with multiple people, it changes from him being enthusiastic about his indie film to him being alone and sitting still for minutes at a time. He goes on a date and is extremely awkward, he laughs at everything and he's clearly desperate. Then at one point his dad dies. Then he invites a lady over and cries to her about everything that's been happening, and they kiss. And it ends. Afterward he made a video talking about the movie and he talks about other people making movies and how he wants to continue making other skits, and eventually make another feature length.
Hey everyone, here is the trailer for my first feature-length film!
https://youtu.be/V6mdBVyJBPE / https://vimeo.com/529458238
I filmed 'When Autumn Comes' over summer when COVID rates were at an all time low with an amazing cast, a talented crew and a shoestring budget. I mostly shot it all on one lens (a Leica 25mm F1.4 MFT) but I used my Sigma 16mm MFT F1.4 for a few shots, so all in all, 2 lenses with little movement in shots (inspired heavily by Ozu and Bresson's style).
The film follows a young Filipino woman who's perception of the world is changed when the two-faced nature of those close to her reveal themselves.
Things were tough, but I hope the beautiful product we have to show for it makes it all worth while. Can't wait for the films full release hopefully later this year!
I hope you enjoy!
I got my first Bitcoin in 2014, and my first Ethereum shortly after. I am not mega rich from crypto, but I’m happy with my holdings. My career and passion is in film. For a long time I have pondered a world where movies are uploaded to the blockchain, and people can rent or purchase them with tokens. Maybe even sell percentages in films to fans before they are released so they can then participate in their growth and distribution. I think there is a lot of potential in the space, but I’m curious if the technology is there yet. It costs me hundreds of dollars just to upload a four second long looping NFT. I would love some thoughts and advice on how to develop contracts and platforms where movies are uploaded to the blockchain, pirating no longer takes money away from creators, viewers can watch these films on their entertainment devices with crypto, filmmakers can be paid fairly, and viewers can participate in the upside of projects that they champion from the beginning. Where would I start to explore if something like this exists, or if I can start creating these types of contracts and platforms myself?
Hey everyone,
I just wanted to share that I filmed my first independent feature-length film 'When Autumn Comes' in 18 days over summer when COVID rates were at an all time low with an amazing cast, a hardworking crew and a shoestring budget (£7000).
I shot it all on my GH5 in V-Log, mostly on one lens (a Leica 25mm F1.4 MFT) but I used my Sigma 16mm MFT F1.4 for a few shots too in the cramped locations. The film is very much inspired by Ozu and Bresson's visual/story style so I see the project as an exercise of style more than something that would define my future style/preferred story in terms of filmmaking.
The story follows a young Filipino woman who's perception of the world is changed when her closest friend goes missing.
Here is the teaser: https://youtu.be/V6mdBVyJBPE / https://vimeo.com/529458238
My idea behind this teaser trailer was to create intrigue just through stylistic elements (visual and sound) in order to advocate the essence/style/tone of the overall project without giving too much details away. Just to clarify, this isn't a silent film, just a teaser, with more trailers to come before the film is launched, hopefully somepoint later this year.
In hindsight, I wouldn't recommend anyone shoot a film over 18 days, it was hard to get the best out of the actors in such a short amount of time, and rehearsals over Zoom can only help so much. Many things happened on set, like locations falling through last minute to being stopped by the police on a few occasions lol. It was a difficult time to say the least, a lot of hours put in, but I hope the final product will make our efforts worthwhile!
If you have any questions about the project, I'd be more than happy to answer them and share what I've learnt during this ordeal. Even though it was difficult, I'd do it again in a heartbeat!
I wish you all the best!
With the kindest of regards,
Christopher Jacobs
Oggi vi presento un documento storico.
Un film muto di Francesco Bertolini, Giuseppe de Liguoro e Adolfo Padovan, prodotto dalla Milano Films nel 1911.
Uno stupendo adattamento della prima cantica della "Divina Commedia" di Dante Alighieri, con scene ispirate alle illustrazioni di Gustave Doré (1832-1883), è il primo lungometraggio della storia cinematografica italiana.
Il film è composto da 54 scene e narra con fedeltà la prima cantica della Divina Commedia, l'inferno, attraverso una serie di quadri animati ispirati alle illustrazioni di Gustave Doré.
Nella selva oscura Dante incontra Virgilio e con lui inizia il percorso tra i gironi e le Malebolge, dove incontra tutti i celebri personaggi del poema.
Nonostante sia un film muto potrete constatare voi stessi la forza e il fascino di queste immagini.
Se vi interessano Dante e se la Divina Comedia vi "stuzzica" non potete perdervi questo film dall'inconfondibile gusto antico.
Un film d'altri tempi in cui sono le immagini e la fantasia a parlare in cui i dialoghi e le parole sono sostituiti da fotogrammi così potenti da non richiedere altra spiegazione.
Certo la lettura del testo originale della Divina Commedia è sicuramente difficile per uno studente straniero di lingua italiana, ma non dovete per questo rinunciarvi, vi presento qui sotto una carrellata di veriosi di facile lettura.
Hey everyone,
I filmed my first independent feature-length film 'When Autumn Comes' in 18 days over summer when COVID rates were at an all time low with an amazing cast, a talented crew and a shoestring budget (£7000). Things were tough, but I hope the product we have to show for it makes it all worth while. Here is the trailer: https://youtu.be/V6mdBVyJBPE / https://vimeo.com/529458238
I mostly shot it all on one lens (a Leica 25mm F1.4 MFT) but I used my Sigma 16mm MFT F1.4 for a few shots, so all in all, 2 lenses with little movement in the shots (inspired by Ozu and Bresson's style).
The film follows a young Filipino woman who's perception of the world is changed when the two-faced nature of those close to her reveal themselves.
If you have any questions about the project, I'd be more than happy to answer them!
I hope you enjoy!
With the kindest of regards,
Christopher Jacobs
