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Nicolas Winding Refn never imagined that "Pusher" (1996) would be shown outside Denmark. None of the film festivals wanted to screen the movie. They all turned it down. When it played at the market in Berlin, a British distributor saw it by chance & loved it. He bought to... show more

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"When I made the 'Pusher' Trilogy I stole everything from Ruggiero Deodato, Gillo Pontecorvo, William Friedkin and I guess also a lot of 'Mean Streets' (1973)" --- Nicolas Winding Refn Full Excerpt: "Interviewer: Right. Now, watching your movies, I think there is a lot seventies American cinema. Was that an influence on you too? NWR: Oh, yeah, definitely. When I made the Pusher Trilogy I stole everything from Ruggiero Deodato, Gillo Pontecorvo, William Friedkin and I guess also a lot of Mean Streets. Interviewer: Yeah, that's what I was gonna say. I think Pusher, especially the first one, is like your Mean Streets. It has the same edge and grittiness and vital power to it. Even if your movies are in a way more nihilistic and pessimistic. NWR: Yes, that's true. Interviewer: But speaking of Scorsese. I think you did the same thing with the Pusher Trilogy. I mean, of course it is a genre movie, it has all the elements, but it is actually more like a way for you - at least that is my impression - to talk about your characters. NWR: Oh yeah. The Pusher films are not about drugs or about crime in any way. They are about people in a criminal environment, which was very much what Mean Streets was about. I guess there is also a lot of Killing of a Chinese Bookie in it. It's all about the people, but you use a genre universe to set them in, because genre is just a very good way to work in a commercial medium." ('A Conversation with Nicolas Winding Refn' with Paolo Gilli, Ard Vijn, SchreenAnarchy, 2010) Clip from: Pusher (1996) Director: Nicolas Winding Refn

"When I made the 'Pusher' Trilogy I stole everything from Ruggiero Deodato, Gillo Pontecorvo, William Friedkin and I guess also a lot of 'Mean Streets' (1973)" --- Nicolas Winding Refn Full Excerpt: "Interviewer: Right. Now, watching your movies, I think there is a lot seventies American cinema. Was that an influence on you too? NWR: Oh, yeah, definitely. When I made the Pusher Trilogy I stole everything from Ruggiero Deodato, Gillo Pontecorvo, William Friedkin and I guess also a lot of Mean Streets. Interviewer: Yeah, that's what I was gonna say. I think Pusher, especially the first one, is like your Mean Streets. It has the same edge and grittiness and vital power to it. Even if your movies are in a way more nihilistic and pessimistic. NWR: Yes, that's true. Interviewer: But speaking of Scorsese. I think you did the same thing with the Pusher Trilogy. I mean, of course it is a genre movie, it has all the elements, but it is actually more like a way for you - at least that is my impression - to talk about your characters. NWR: Oh yeah. The Pusher films are not about drugs or about crime in any way. They are about people in a criminal environment, which was very much what Mean Streets was about. I guess there is also a lot of Killing of a Chinese Bookie in it. It's all about the people, but you use a genre universe to set them in, because genre is just a very good way to work in a commercial medium." ('A Conversation with Nicolas Winding Refn' with Paolo Gilli, Ard Vijn, SchreenAnarchy, 2010) Clip from: Pusher (1996) Director: Nicolas Winding Refn

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DRIVE was released 15 years ago today. Drive was originally a conventional action thriller with Hugh Jackman attached. Ryan Gosling brought in Nicolas Winding Refn, and together they reinvented it as the stylish neo-noir that became a modern classic.

DRIVE was released 15 years ago today. Drive was originally a conventional action thriller with Hugh Jackman attached. Ryan Gosling brought in Nicolas Winding Refn, and together they reinvented it as the stylish neo-noir that became a modern classic.

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According to Peter Weir, one potential American distributor for "Picnic at Hanging Rock" (1975), who wanted to buy the rights of the movie, threw the coffee cup at the screen during the end of the movie and said, "I've sat here for nearly 2 hours and there's no solution to the goddam mystery." The movie wasn't released in the USA during the initial run. According to Weir, USA was the only country that didn't release it then. Distributor after distributor saw the movie & praised the technical side of it, but they didn't buy "it didn't end". (Peter Weir's interview with Kyla Ward, 1994) P.S: On this day, 51 years ago, "Picnic at Hanging Rock" (1975) premiered in Adelaide, Australia.

According to Peter Weir, one potential American distributor for "Picnic at Hanging Rock" (1975), who wanted to buy the rights of the movie, threw the coffee cup at the screen during the end of the movie and said, "I've sat here for nearly 2 hours and there's no solution to the goddam mystery." The movie wasn't released in the USA during the initial run. According to Weir, USA was the only country that didn't release it then. Distributor after distributor saw the movie & praised the technical side of it, but they didn't buy "it didn't end". (Peter Weir's interview with Kyla Ward, 1994) P.S: On this day, 51 years ago, "Picnic at Hanging Rock" (1975) premiered in Adelaide, Australia.

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According to Richard Fleischer, Howard Hughes saw "The Narrow Margin" (1952) several times and it was his favourite picture. He was so impressed with the film that he didn't want to change anything in the movie but he wanted it to be entirely shot again with Robert Mitchum and Jane Russell as the leads. Fleischer didn't know whether to laugh or cry when he heard about the plan. He was concerned that Hughes would get someone else to direct the movie. If it happened, he thought, "Instead of being the tightly wrought gem of a film noir we all believed it to be, it would now become—well, something else". But thankfully, Hughes plan didn't materialise. But it resulted in the film being released two years after it was completed. It became the the highest grossing movie for that year for RKO. P.S: On this day, 74 years ago, "The Narrow Margin" (1952) premiered in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.

According to Richard Fleischer, Howard Hughes saw "The Narrow Margin" (1952) several times and it was his favourite picture. He was so impressed with the film that he didn't want to change anything in the movie but he wanted it to be entirely shot again with Robert Mitchum and Jane Russell as the leads. Fleischer didn't know whether to laugh or cry when he heard about the plan. He was concerned that Hughes would get someone else to direct the movie. If it happened, he thought, "Instead of being the tightly wrought gem of a film noir we all believed it to be, it would now become—well, something else". But thankfully, Hughes plan didn't materialise. But it resulted in the film being released two years after it was completed. It became the the highest grossing movie for that year for RKO. P.S: On this day, 74 years ago, "The Narrow Margin" (1952) premiered in Cincinnati, Ohio, USA.

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Immediately after the production of Jean-Luc Godard's 'Breathless' (1960), Jean-Paul Belmondo was convinced that the film was so bad that it would never be released. He was very surprised by the warm reception the film received. When Belmondo agreed to star in the movie, Godard gave him three pages, where it was written, "He leaves Marseilles. He Steals a Car. He wants to sleep with the Girl again, she doesn't. In the end, he either dies or leaves — to be decided" Godard wrote the dialogue for the movie on the morning of each day's shoot. Belmondo & Jean Seberg had all the freedom in the world to improvise. P.S: On this day, 66 years ago, "Breathless" (1960) was released in France.

Immediately after the production of Jean-Luc Godard's 'Breathless' (1960), Jean-Paul Belmondo was convinced that the film was so bad that it would never be released. He was very surprised by the warm reception the film received. When Belmondo agreed to star in the movie, Godard gave him three pages, where it was written, "He leaves Marseilles. He Steals a Car. He wants to sleep with the Girl again, she doesn't. In the end, he either dies or leaves — to be decided" Godard wrote the dialogue for the movie on the morning of each day's shoot. Belmondo & Jean Seberg had all the freedom in the world to improvise. P.S: On this day, 66 years ago, "Breathless" (1960) was released in France.

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Sergei Parajanov on how the Soviet Film Ministry reacted after seeing "Shadows of forgotten Ancestors" (1965): "When officials saw the film, they understood it broke the principles of Socialist Realism and the social rubbish that ruled our cinematography at that time. But they could do nothing because it was too late: two days later, (Mikhail) Kotsyubinsky (The writer of the novel) had his jubilee. It was his centenary. So they said: "Let him go ahead and show his film." The film was released. They could ban it later on. And then they would somehow be finished with the whole affair. But when the intelligentsia saw it, they were moved. The film caused a chain reaction of unrest. The ministry asked me to make a Russian version. The film was not only shot in the Ukrainian language, but it was also in the Hutsul dialect. They asked me to dub the film in Russian. But I turned then down categorically." ("Sergei Parajanov Speaks Up", Ron Holloway, Kinema, 1996) P.S: On this day, 61 years ago, "Shadows of forgotten Ancestors" (1965) premiered at the Mar del Plata Film Festival, Argentina.

Sergei Parajanov on how the Soviet Film Ministry reacted after seeing "Shadows of forgotten Ancestors" (1965): "When officials saw the film, they understood it broke the principles of Socialist Realism and the social rubbish that ruled our cinematography at that time. But they could do nothing because it was too late: two days later, (Mikhail) Kotsyubinsky (The writer of the novel) had his jubilee. It was his centenary. So they said: "Let him go ahead and show his film." The film was released. They could ban it later on. And then they would somehow be finished with the whole affair. But when the intelligentsia saw it, they were moved. The film caused a chain reaction of unrest. The ministry asked me to make a Russian version. The film was not only shot in the Ukrainian language, but it was also in the Hutsul dialect. They asked me to dub the film in Russian. But I turned then down categorically." ("Sergei Parajanov Speaks Up", Ron Holloway, Kinema, 1996) P.S: On this day, 61 years ago, "Shadows of forgotten Ancestors" (1965) premiered at the Mar del Plata Film Festival, Argentina.

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On this day, 76 years ago, Roberto Rossellini's "Stromboli" (1950) starring Ingrid Bergman was released in the USA. In the promotional material for the movie, Howard Hughes played up the parallels between the character played by Ingrid Bergman and her recent indiscreet behavior. He re-cut the film behind Roberto Rossellini's back and refused to screen it for the press. [Rossellini disowned this version.] The film got talked about before it was seen. It was banned outright in Memphis, and the Roman Catholic church urged its priests not to see it. As a result of the public tempest, the movie opened to phenomenal business, earning nearly $1 million on its first day. (Source: IMDb)

On this day, 76 years ago, Roberto Rossellini's "Stromboli" (1950) starring Ingrid Bergman was released in the USA. In the promotional material for the movie, Howard Hughes played up the parallels between the character played by Ingrid Bergman and her recent indiscreet behavior. He re-cut the film behind Roberto Rossellini's back and refused to screen it for the press. [Rossellini disowned this version.] The film got talked about before it was seen. It was banned outright in Memphis, and the Roman Catholic church urged its priests not to see it. As a result of the public tempest, the movie opened to phenomenal business, earning nearly $1 million on its first day. (Source: IMDb)

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It was reported that after watching Satyajit Ray's "Pather Panchali" (1955) at the Cannes Film Festival, François Truffaut said, "I don't want to see a movie of peasants eating with their hands" and had stated that the movie was "Insipid". When Truffaut was asked about it in 1977, he retorted immediately & said, “On the contrary, I wanted to see 'Pather Panchali' once again after it ended. I did struggle with its pace initially but realised it had to be that way because the film isn’t about poverty at all. It’s a coming-of-age work about children being introduced to the horrors and wonders of life.” P.S: On this day, 71 years ago, "Pather Panchali" (1955) was released in India.

It was reported that after watching Satyajit Ray's "Pather Panchali" (1955) at the Cannes Film Festival, François Truffaut said, "I don't want to see a movie of peasants eating with their hands" and had stated that the movie was "Insipid". When Truffaut was asked about it in 1977, he retorted immediately & said, “On the contrary, I wanted to see 'Pather Panchali' once again after it ended. I did struggle with its pace initially but realised it had to be that way because the film isn’t about poverty at all. It’s a coming-of-age work about children being introduced to the horrors and wonders of life.” P.S: On this day, 71 years ago, "Pather Panchali" (1955) was released in India.

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A single sentence from Tom Cruise at a tiny screening room in America saved Guy Ritchie's "Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels" (1998) from failure & also Matthew Vaughn's career. This is how it went down. Matthew Vaughn struggled to find distributors for "Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels" (1998). Every distributor who saw the movie, rejected it. The only offers he got were to release it on VHS. Somehow, Vaughn managed to find a distributor to show the movie in two screens in England. He asked Trudie Styler, who had already put money into the movie to convince Tom Cruise to attend the buyers screening in the USA. The screening was conducted in a tiny room. When Cruise turned up, all the mid level executives who were sort of disinterested, started to pay attention; They rang up the senior executives & they too joined the screening. When the film was over, Cruise got up in front of everyone and said, "This is the best movie I've seen in years, you guys would be fools not to buy it." After Cruise's appreciation for the movie, there was a bidding war. Vaughn recalled, "We made all our money back and my film career came from nearly ending to starting." P.S: On this day, 28 years ago, "Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels" (1998) premiered at the Edinburgh International Film Festival, Scotland.

A single sentence from Tom Cruise at a tiny screening room in America saved Guy Ritchie's "Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels" (1998) from failure & also Matthew Vaughn's career. This is how it went down. Matthew Vaughn struggled to find distributors for "Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels" (1998). Every distributor who saw the movie, rejected it. The only offers he got were to release it on VHS. Somehow, Vaughn managed to find a distributor to show the movie in two screens in England. He asked Trudie Styler, who had already put money into the movie to convince Tom Cruise to attend the buyers screening in the USA. The screening was conducted in a tiny room. When Cruise turned up, all the mid level executives who were sort of disinterested, started to pay attention; They rang up the senior executives & they too joined the screening. When the film was over, Cruise got up in front of everyone and said, "This is the best movie I've seen in years, you guys would be fools not to buy it." After Cruise's appreciation for the movie, there was a bidding war. Vaughn recalled, "We made all our money back and my film career came from nearly ending to starting." P.S: On this day, 28 years ago, "Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels" (1998) premiered at the Edinburgh International Film Festival, Scotland.

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Leslie Stevens' "Private Property" (1960) was filmed in 10 days with a budget just under $60,000. Since they couldn't find a significant distributor in the US at the time of its release, it made most of its money overseas, primarily in art house theaters in Europe. The movie was thought to have been lost for more than 30 years, it has been preserved and restored by the UCLA Film and Television Archive. (Source: IMDb) P.S: On this day, 66 years ago, "Private Property" (1960) was released in the USA.

Leslie Stevens' "Private Property" (1960) was filmed in 10 days with a budget just under $60,000. Since they couldn't find a significant distributor in the US at the time of its release, it made most of its money overseas, primarily in art house theaters in Europe. The movie was thought to have been lost for more than 30 years, it has been preserved and restored by the UCLA Film and Television Archive. (Source: IMDb) P.S: On this day, 66 years ago, "Private Property" (1960) was released in the USA.

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John Carpenter on how the studio, audience and critics reacted after watching "Big Trouble in Little China" (1986) & the reason for movie's failure: "Carpenter: I thought about writing a book about my experiences in Hollywood being a director, mainly because I was burned out on making movies. But | didn't do it because | thought, “I’m not ready yet. | don't have enough to say yet. I need to make more films and | don’t want to quit yet.” Interviewer: How did Fox executives react when they saw the movie for the first time? Carpenter: Needless to say, they had a few problems with the movie. They sat down with me and we went through the film. They didn’t like that the white hero was such a buffoon, and that he was being shown up by the Asians. They were afraid the audience wouldn't think this guy was brave, so they asked me to cut out the humor and emphasize his bravery, which was impossible to do. Then we got to the preview stage. The audience that saw it really loved it and laughed, so they wanted me to put the humor back in and go back to what it was—they still hated the movie, though. They didn't want Kurt to play it plenty. They wanted him to be an action hero, a real live action hero, not Jack Burton. They wanted him to be more like Rambo or Stallone. They wanted him to play it straight and it wasn't straight. Interviewer: How was the movie perceived by the audience and the critics? Carpenter: Nobody got it. Like I said earlier, timing was never my thing in terms of when my movies come out. This movie was completely and totally misunderstood. The critics and the public thought it was just bad, and there is nothing | can do about that." ("John Carpenter - The Prince of Darkness", Gilles Boulenger, 2001) P.S: On this day, 40 years ago, "Big Trouble in Little China" (1986) was released in the USA.

John Carpenter on how the studio, audience and critics reacted after watching "Big Trouble in Little China" (1986) & the reason for movie's failure: "Carpenter: I thought about writing a book about my experiences in Hollywood being a director, mainly because I was burned out on making movies. But | didn't do it because | thought, “I’m not ready yet. | don't have enough to say yet. I need to make more films and | don’t want to quit yet.” Interviewer: How did Fox executives react when they saw the movie for the first time? Carpenter: Needless to say, they had a few problems with the movie. They sat down with me and we went through the film. They didn’t like that the white hero was such a buffoon, and that he was being shown up by the Asians. They were afraid the audience wouldn't think this guy was brave, so they asked me to cut out the humor and emphasize his bravery, which was impossible to do. Then we got to the preview stage. The audience that saw it really loved it and laughed, so they wanted me to put the humor back in and go back to what it was—they still hated the movie, though. They didn't want Kurt to play it plenty. They wanted him to be an action hero, a real live action hero, not Jack Burton. They wanted him to be more like Rambo or Stallone. They wanted him to play it straight and it wasn't straight. Interviewer: How was the movie perceived by the audience and the critics? Carpenter: Nobody got it. Like I said earlier, timing was never my thing in terms of when my movies come out. This movie was completely and totally misunderstood. The critics and the public thought it was just bad, and there is nothing | can do about that." ("John Carpenter - The Prince of Darkness", Gilles Boulenger, 2001) P.S: On this day, 40 years ago, "Big Trouble in Little China" (1986) was released in the USA.

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According to Dan Aykroyd, many theaters in the Southern states of USA refused to screen "The Blues Brothers" (1980) because they felt that there were too many Black people in it. Dan Aykroyd talking about it: "Interviewer: When the movie came out, it wasn't immediately a huge hit. It had to be kind of carried on a wave into distribution. Aykroyd: It really was—for that time, it was a huge hit. Yeah. The movie opened at the top and then 'Airplane!' (1980) came in. But no, it opened number at top of the box office. It made about $80,000,000. Well, $78-80,000,000 in the gross that summer. So, that's very significant. Interviewer: But you didn't have the distribution that you wanted when the movie opened Aykroyd: Well, we didn't have southern states, because the exhibitors down there didn't want the movie, because there were too many Black people in it. Can you believe that? In 1980. (Sarcastically.) Thank you very much. God bless America. Ho-ly. Interviewer: They literally, explicitly said that. (Dan confirms). That's not you interpreting their actions. Aykroyd: No, no, they refused it. Finally, when the movie did do well in business elsewhere, southern exhibitors took it on. But no, it was a hit. It was a hit that summer. And it made its money back, of course, many times over by now." ("Bullseye with Jesse Thorn" podcast, 2024 & IMDb) P.S: On this day, 46 years ago, "The Blues Brothers" (1980) was released in the USA and Canada.

According to Dan Aykroyd, many theaters in the Southern states of USA refused to screen "The Blues Brothers" (1980) because they felt that there were too many Black people in it. Dan Aykroyd talking about it: "Interviewer: When the movie came out, it wasn't immediately a huge hit. It had to be kind of carried on a wave into distribution. Aykroyd: It really was—for that time, it was a huge hit. Yeah. The movie opened at the top and then 'Airplane!' (1980) came in. But no, it opened number at top of the box office. It made about $80,000,000. Well, $78-80,000,000 in the gross that summer. So, that's very significant. Interviewer: But you didn't have the distribution that you wanted when the movie opened Aykroyd: Well, we didn't have southern states, because the exhibitors down there didn't want the movie, because there were too many Black people in it. Can you believe that? In 1980. (Sarcastically.) Thank you very much. God bless America. Ho-ly. Interviewer: They literally, explicitly said that. (Dan confirms). That's not you interpreting their actions. Aykroyd: No, no, they refused it. Finally, when the movie did do well in business elsewhere, southern exhibitors took it on. But no, it was a hit. It was a hit that summer. And it made its money back, of course, many times over by now." ("Bullseye with Jesse Thorn" podcast, 2024 & IMDb) P.S: On this day, 46 years ago, "The Blues Brothers" (1980) was released in the USA and Canada.

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After the filming of George Lucas's "American Graffiti" (1973) was completed, the studio wasn't happy with the end product. They wanted to release it as a TV Movie as studio executives felt the film's lack of stars, unconventional story structure made it unmarketable & the possibility of commercial disaster was high. Lucas kept on having test screenings. Whenever someone from the studio or marketing department wanted to see one of these screenings, Lucas made sure that it was a packed crowd. They invited all the secretaries, assistants & others working in the studio. It made sure that no one saw the movie alone or in an empty theater. Through word of mouth, the popularity of the movie spread & because of that, it was released as a feature film and not a TV movie. ("George Lucas On AMERICAN GRAFFITI", AFI, 2009 & IMDb) P.S: On this day, 53 years ago, "American Graffiti" (1973) had its special preview screening at Pasadena, California.

After the filming of George Lucas's "American Graffiti" (1973) was completed, the studio wasn't happy with the end product. They wanted to release it as a TV Movie as studio executives felt the film's lack of stars, unconventional story structure made it unmarketable & the possibility of commercial disaster was high. Lucas kept on having test screenings. Whenever someone from the studio or marketing department wanted to see one of these screenings, Lucas made sure that it was a packed crowd. They invited all the secretaries, assistants & others working in the studio. It made sure that no one saw the movie alone or in an empty theater. Through word of mouth, the popularity of the movie spread & because of that, it was released as a feature film and not a TV movie. ("George Lucas On AMERICAN GRAFFITI", AFI, 2009 & IMDb) P.S: On this day, 53 years ago, "American Graffiti" (1973) had its special preview screening at Pasadena, California.

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Carl Theodor Dreyer's "The Passion of Joan of Arc" (1928) was released in Paris, France, only 6 months after it was released in Denmark. This was due to the fact that the French Nationalists were offended because Dreyer was neither French nor Catholic. They were also upset by the rumour that an American Actress, Lillian Gish was cast as Joan in the movie. Under the orders of the Archbishop of Paris and government censors, Carl Theodor Dreyer's "The Passion of Joan of Arc" (1928), received numerous cuts & Dreyer had no control over it. The only negative of Dreyer's version was destroyed in a fire at the UFA Studios in Berlin. Dreyer then had to stitch together the movie using alternate and unused takes. Unfortunately, that cut too was destroyed in a fire at the French Studio where it was kept. Over the next 40 years a few different truncated versions of the movie surfaced much to Dreyer's dismay. In 1981, a miracle occurred. When a janitor at the Dikemark Hospital mental institution was cleaning out a store cupboard, he found three film canisters labelled 'The Passion of Joan of Arc'. These were sent to the Norwegian Film Institute, where they sat unopened for three years before finally being examined. Inside, they found Dreyer’s original 1928 cut, pre-government and religious censorship, fully intact. ("‘The Passion of Joan of Arc’: the silent masterpiece destroyed in a fire (twice)", Sam Kemp, Farout Magazine, 2023) P.S: On this day, 98 years ago, "The Passion of Joan of Arc" (1928) was released in Denmark.

Carl Theodor Dreyer's "The Passion of Joan of Arc" (1928) was released in Paris, France, only 6 months after it was released in Denmark. This was due to the fact that the French Nationalists were offended because Dreyer was neither French nor Catholic. They were also upset by the rumour that an American Actress, Lillian Gish was cast as Joan in the movie. Under the orders of the Archbishop of Paris and government censors, Carl Theodor Dreyer's "The Passion of Joan of Arc" (1928), received numerous cuts & Dreyer had no control over it. The only negative of Dreyer's version was destroyed in a fire at the UFA Studios in Berlin. Dreyer then had to stitch together the movie using alternate and unused takes. Unfortunately, that cut too was destroyed in a fire at the French Studio where it was kept. Over the next 40 years a few different truncated versions of the movie surfaced much to Dreyer's dismay. In 1981, a miracle occurred. When a janitor at the Dikemark Hospital mental institution was cleaning out a store cupboard, he found three film canisters labelled 'The Passion of Joan of Arc'. These were sent to the Norwegian Film Institute, where they sat unopened for three years before finally being examined. Inside, they found Dreyer’s original 1928 cut, pre-government and religious censorship, fully intact. ("‘The Passion of Joan of Arc’: the silent masterpiece destroyed in a fire (twice)", Sam Kemp, Farout Magazine, 2023) P.S: On this day, 98 years ago, "The Passion of Joan of Arc" (1928) was released in Denmark.

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"The Pirate" (1948) had already developed a cult following overseas by the 1960s even though the movie was a flop when it was released. In 1964, When Judy Garland performed in Australia, a mention of the title brought a round of applause from the audience. Garland joked to her fans 'You must be the only ones who saw it.' (Source: IMDb) P.S: On this day, 78 years ago, "The Pirate" (1948) premiered at Montréal, Canada.

"The Pirate" (1948) had already developed a cult following overseas by the 1960s even though the movie was a flop when it was released. In 1964, When Judy Garland performed in Australia, a mention of the title brought a round of applause from the audience. Garland joked to her fans 'You must be the only ones who saw it.' (Source: IMDb) P.S: On this day, 78 years ago, "The Pirate" (1948) premiered at Montréal, Canada.

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On this day, 46 years ago, Dario Argento's "Inferno" (1980) was released in Italy. After completing filming, Dario Argento screened "Inferno" (1980) to [then] President of 20th Century Fox, Sherry Lansing. While watching the film with him, she grabbed Argento's arm and hung on tightly during every shocking/scary scene in the movie. Argento thought it was a good sign for the movie. When the film was over, she said to Argento that the movie was "too strong" for the American market. The movie did reasonably well all over the world, but was released only on VHS in the USA. It wasn't released in theaters. Argento was upset by this as it was an important film, which he held close to his heart. ('Dario's 'Inferno' - making the second mother)

On this day, 46 years ago, Dario Argento's "Inferno" (1980) was released in Italy. After completing filming, Dario Argento screened "Inferno" (1980) to [then] President of 20th Century Fox, Sherry Lansing. While watching the film with him, she grabbed Argento's arm and hung on tightly during every shocking/scary scene in the movie. Argento thought it was a good sign for the movie. When the film was over, she said to Argento that the movie was "too strong" for the American market. The movie did reasonably well all over the world, but was released only on VHS in the USA. It wasn't released in theaters. Argento was upset by this as it was an important film, which he held close to his heart. ('Dario's 'Inferno' - making the second mother)

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The filming of Gaspar Noé's "Love" (2015) began in October 2014 and was completed in February 2015, 3 months prior to its premiere at the Cannes Film Festival. According to Noé, the movie wasn't ready when the official selection was announced. One week later, the first edit of the movie was ready and Noé showed it to Thierry Frémaux, director of the Cannes Film Festival. He thought it would be good to have the movie in the festival. Noé had to work 20 hours a day to complete the movie on time. The movie was complete mere hours before the official premiere. Since he was tired, Noé slept while watching the premiere of the movie. He only woke up when the end credits came up. Noé said that he had never worked so hard to finish something on time. The film only got out of competition slot instead of the coveted slot in the competition. Noé said that it was important for him to premiere the film at Cannes, the section did not matter to him. (Gaspar Noé's interview with Nigel M. Smith, Indiewire, 2015, Gaspar Noé's interview with Pam Jahn, Electric Sheep, 2015 & IMDb) P.S: On this day, 11 years ago, "Love" (2015) premiered at the Cannes Film Festival, France.

The filming of Gaspar Noé's "Love" (2015) began in October 2014 and was completed in February 2015, 3 months prior to its premiere at the Cannes Film Festival. According to Noé, the movie wasn't ready when the official selection was announced. One week later, the first edit of the movie was ready and Noé showed it to Thierry Frémaux, director of the Cannes Film Festival. He thought it would be good to have the movie in the festival. Noé had to work 20 hours a day to complete the movie on time. The movie was complete mere hours before the official premiere. Since he was tired, Noé slept while watching the premiere of the movie. He only woke up when the end credits came up. Noé said that he had never worked so hard to finish something on time. The film only got out of competition slot instead of the coveted slot in the competition. Noé said that it was important for him to premiere the film at Cannes, the section did not matter to him. (Gaspar Noé's interview with Nigel M. Smith, Indiewire, 2015, Gaspar Noé's interview with Pam Jahn, Electric Sheep, 2015 & IMDb) P.S: On this day, 11 years ago, "Love" (2015) premiered at the Cannes Film Festival, France.

DepressedBergman

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According to James B. Harris, the preview screenings for Stanley Kubrick's "The Ki!!ing" (1956) were poor. It was said that the poor response was due to the confusing non-linear structure and the movie was ruined because of it. Sterling Hayden's agent suggested to edit the movie again to make the structure linear. Kubrick and others rented an editing room in New York & started to work. Midway through the process, they had the realisation that it was the structure of the book by which they were impressed and took the decision to make the movie. Everyone felt changing it would be wrong. So, they showed the movie with the original structure to United Artists, who thought it was terrific. No changes were made. (James B. Harris's interview to Film Comment, 2015) P.S: On this day, 70 years ago, "The Ki!!ing" (1956) premiered in New York City, USA.

According to James B. Harris, the preview screenings for Stanley Kubrick's "The Ki!!ing" (1956) were poor. It was said that the poor response was due to the confusing non-linear structure and the movie was ruined because of it. Sterling Hayden's agent suggested to edit the movie again to make the structure linear. Kubrick and others rented an editing room in New York & started to work. Midway through the process, they had the realisation that it was the structure of the book by which they were impressed and took the decision to make the movie. Everyone felt changing it would be wrong. So, they showed the movie with the original structure to United Artists, who thought it was terrific. No changes were made. (James B. Harris's interview to Film Comment, 2015) P.S: On this day, 70 years ago, "The Ki!!ing" (1956) premiered in New York City, USA.

DepressedBergman

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.President Donald J. Trump: "Greenland is very important for the United States but it's not important for Denmark. In fact, when Denmark was overrun by the Nazis in less than one day...they asked us to take care of Greenland...We shouldn't have given it back to them because we're the ones that need it. We need it for protection of the world—not just the United States."

.President Donald J. Trump: "Greenland is very important for the United States but it's not important for Denmark. In fact, when Denmark was overrun by the Nazis in less than one day...they asked us to take care of Greenland...We shouldn't have given it back to them because we're the ones that need it. We need it for protection of the world—not just the United States."

Rapid Response 47

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Wasn’t chopping wood because I was at The Phoenician Scheme Movie Premiere in NYC 🎥 I absolutely loved the film! Highly recommend watching it on the big screen, it was a visual masterpiece, a one of a kind and hilariously entertaining experience! #ThePhoenicianScheme

Wasn’t chopping wood because I was at The Phoenician Scheme Movie Premiere in NYC 🎥 I absolutely loved the film! Highly recommend watching it on the big screen, it was a visual masterpiece, a one of a kind and hilariously entertaining experience! #ThePhoenicianScheme

Gia Armani

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