Edie Posted May 8, 2007 Share Posted May 8, 2007 Isn't the whole point that he's being played by several different actors, each representing a different aspect of his life or music or persona? See, I'm way too linear for that kind of thinking. While I appreciate it (and may even appreciate the results) -- it would never occur to me that it is the right way to proceed if you want it to be "right". I would never be a surrealist -- still lifes (lives?) for me Quote Link to post Share on other sites
owl Posted May 8, 2007 Share Posted May 8, 2007 No, it definitely doesn't make much sense, although I do agree that Blanchett could be made to vaguely look like late 60s Dylan. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Saint Genevieve Posted May 8, 2007 Share Posted May 8, 2007 And naturally the Go Fug Yourself gals are on the case. I can honestly say I've never before looked a photo of Cate Blanchett and feared she might have a passing interest in eating my brain. They also claim that she's "gearing up to play a cancer patient," which may explain it, but still... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
anodyne Posted May 8, 2007 Share Posted May 8, 2007 i heard she's doing a sequel to supersize me and wanted to make it more dramatic. and by i heard, i mean i made up on the spot. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sweet Papa Crimbo Posted May 9, 2007 Share Posted May 9, 2007 Click if you dare. Holy Shit If I didn't know who this was from the captions of the photo, I would think it was a crack whore of a meth head. She needs help...now Quote Link to post Share on other sites
EL the Famous Posted May 9, 2007 Share Posted May 9, 2007 I just don't get why someone(s) would cast a woman -- even someone as good as Cate Blanchett -- to play a man is baffling. I mean, the physiology is all wrong no matter how butch she may be, with a woman's center of gravity in her hips and a man's in his shoulders. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
c53x12 Posted May 9, 2007 Share Posted May 9, 2007 I don't believe that's really her. It looks nothing like her. It looks more like Mary Kate Ashley Olsen's meth-addicted older sister. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Jules Posted May 9, 2007 Share Posted May 9, 2007 she's never looked better. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Dreamin' Posted May 9, 2007 Share Posted May 9, 2007 I think I just accidently discovered one of the most disturbing (non porn) sites on the Internets. TheSkinnyWebsite.com is a celebrity weight gossip site. I discuss celebrities and their weight, diets, exercise routines and more. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted May 9, 2007 Share Posted May 9, 2007 I think I just accidently discovered one of the most disturbing (non porn) sites on the Internets.This has gotta be the first time "porn" and "accidently" have been in a believable sentence ever. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Aeglos Posted May 13, 2007 Share Posted May 13, 2007 due to how much respect i have for her i'd be inclined to say there's a valid reason for it (i.e. related to a part she is playing - currently filming a David Fincher project) not like everyone was jumping up and down about how Christian Bale looked when he was shooting The Machinist, or De Niro during Raging Bull, blah blah Quote Link to post Share on other sites
socbret Posted May 13, 2007 Share Posted May 13, 2007 She's seemed to have it pretty together in the interviews I've seen of her, but this is pretty gross, if I were her I wouldn't step out of the house looking like that. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Analogman Posted July 14, 2007 Share Posted July 14, 2007 clip from the film Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted July 14, 2007 Share Posted July 14, 2007 clip from the filmOh my, I'm not sure I'll be able to take David Cross as Allen Ginsberg seriously. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Atticus Posted July 14, 2007 Share Posted July 14, 2007 that freaked me out just a little. I might have preferred no-name actors recreate those scenes so I'm not distracted thinking about "that's blanchett playing dylan, how is she doing?" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tongue-tied Posted July 14, 2007 Share Posted July 14, 2007 Little known fact that Allen Ginsberg was the first person to be both an analyst and therapist. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tapmyglass Posted July 14, 2007 Share Posted July 14, 2007 Little known fact that Allen Ginsberg was the first person to be both an analyst and therapist. "It's analrapist" Quote Link to post Share on other sites
boywiththorninside Posted July 15, 2007 Share Posted July 15, 2007 That clip deserves a thread of its own. Weird, wild, wacky stuff. Was that supposed to Bob Neuwirth or John Lennon in the limo with Dylan? It looked like Neuwirth, but some of his dialogue seemed to quote Lennon from the Eat the Document limo ride outtake. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Synthesizer Patel Posted July 15, 2007 Share Posted July 15, 2007 That clip deserves a thread of its own. Weird, wild, wacky stuff. Was that supposed to Bob Neuwirth or John Lennon in the limo with Dylan? It looked like Neuwirth, but some of his dialogue seemed to quote Lennon from the Eat the Document limo ride outtake. I thought it looked very interesting too - at least I'm excited to see this, when I've never been interested in musical biopics before. I think it was Bob Neuwirth from his look. I just think they were mashing up a whole bunch of references into one scene - like at the end when Neuwirth says "See Ya Later Allen Ginsberg" which is the song from the Basement Tapes. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Analogman Posted July 15, 2007 Share Posted July 15, 2007 CATE AND CROSS, DYLAN AND GINSBERG07.14.07By Jeremy SmithContributing sources: Ain't it Cool News http://chud.com/nextraimages/dylaninprofile.jpgHad the below clip of Cate Blanchett inhabiting the body of a twenty-four-year-old Bob Dylan following the troubadour's electric transgression at the 1965 Newport Folk Festival appeared before I began categorizing the year's remaining films, I would've bumped Todd Haynes's I'm Not There up to "Sure Thing" status. Because something is happening here, and I sure dig whatever it is. Do you, Mr. Jones? Haynes's intent with the Dylan-sanctioned I'm Not There is to "ruminate" on the life of a shape-shifter from his folkie origins to his contentious reign as the preeminent (pop cultural) voice of the 1960s counterculture to his surprising, "Gotta Serve Somebody" Born Again epiphany to, ultimately, his practically unchallenged modern-day deification. The Dylan seal of approval likely guarantees that we won't be seeing or hearing much about his shabby treatment of Joan Baez or the accusations of plagiarism which have hounded him throughout his career - and that's okay in the context of what Haynes is doing. At least this isn't going to be one of those "great man" biopics like Ray or Walk the Line, both of which, despite their compelling lead performances, are shit. By selecting a number of different actors with wildly different personae to interpret the too-rapidly-evolving Dylan (no one changes that drastically that often without an eye toward their own legacy), Haynes may be able to subtly critique the artist while examining his galvanic impact on our culture. That seems to be what's going on in this first glimpse of Haynes's movie, in which Dylan goes fanboy-giddy over meeting Alan Ginsberg (David Cross). The singer-songwriter-Judas seems more impressed with the attention he now commands than anything else. If the rest of I'm Not There is this sharply observed, we're in for something special. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
boywiththorninside Posted July 16, 2007 Share Posted July 16, 2007 I'm Not There - Dylan Movie The link above is to a blog that has some more information about the movie. It looks like Malkmus, Yo La Tengo, Calexico, Sonic Youth and more are all contributing to the soundtrack. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted July 16, 2007 Share Posted July 16, 2007 I might have preferred no-name actors recreate those scenes so I'm not distracted thinking about "that's blanchett playing dylan, how is she doing?"I know what you mean, but I can answer that she's doing fantastic in that scene. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sweet Papa Crimbo Posted July 16, 2007 Share Posted July 16, 2007 I know what you mean, but I can answer that she's doing fantastic in that scene. She has the mannerisms down pat...plus David Cross as Alan Ginsberg is inspired casting. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted July 17, 2007 Share Posted July 17, 2007 David Cross as Alan Ginsberg is inspired casting.I hope I can buy it - I managed to take him seriously in Eternal Sunshine after all - but his appearance in that scene brought visions of a lost Mr. Show skit. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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