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While developing Bound (1996), the Wachowskis were told by some studio executives that they would be interested in the script if Corky were rewritten as a male character. Wachowskis turned down the suggestion, explaining, "that movie's been made a million times, so we're really not interested in it." Ultimately,... show more

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Lana Wachowski on the philosophy of "Bound" (1996) & whether the Lesbian theme helped the movie: "Interviewer: Do you think the lesbian theme ultimately helped or hindered the film? Wachowski: From a commercial standpoint? Interviewer: Yes. Wachowski: For whatever it was, it was about lesbians and we weren't going to change it. People asked us to change it. People at other studios would read the script and say, "If you change Corky to a man we're really interested." And we were like, well, that movie's been made a million times, so we're really not interested in it. And in terms of the movie overall, we think it works pretty well. (...) Interviewer: Was that the philosophy of the movie? You know, you mentioned all those great directors of the past. They all had a philosophy. What was your philosophy? Wachowski: We think that not only gay people or queer people live in closets. Everybody does. We all tend to put ourselves into these boxes, these traps. And so what we tried to do is we tried to define as many of the characters through the sort of trap that they were making out of their lives. Getting out of the closet was meant to take on a bigger meaning than just the typical gay meaning." (Wachowskis' interview with Nat Whilk and Jayson Whitehead, Gadfly, 1998)

Lana Wachowski on the philosophy of "Bound" (1996) & whether the Lesbian theme helped the movie: "Interviewer: Do you think the lesbian theme ultimately helped or hindered the film? Wachowski: From a commercial standpoint? Interviewer: Yes. Wachowski: For whatever it was, it was about lesbians and we weren't going to change it. People asked us to change it. People at other studios would read the script and say, "If you change Corky to a man we're really interested." And we were like, well, that movie's been made a million times, so we're really not interested in it. And in terms of the movie overall, we think it works pretty well. (...) Interviewer: Was that the philosophy of the movie? You know, you mentioned all those great directors of the past. They all had a philosophy. What was your philosophy? Wachowski: We think that not only gay people or queer people live in closets. Everybody does. We all tend to put ourselves into these boxes, these traps. And so what we tried to do is we tried to define as many of the characters through the sort of trap that they were making out of their lives. Getting out of the closet was meant to take on a bigger meaning than just the typical gay meaning." (Wachowskis' interview with Nat Whilk and Jayson Whitehead, Gadfly, 1998)

DepressedBergman

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The Matrix (1999) opens with a scene that must have blown audiences away in 1999. Nobody knew who Trinity was, why the Agents were so terrifying, or how she defied gravity. Within minutes, the Wachowskis announced that action movies had changed.

The Matrix (1999) opens with a scene that must have blown audiences away in 1999. Nobody knew who Trinity was, why the Agents were so terrifying, or how she defied gravity. Within minutes, the Wachowskis announced that action movies had changed.

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The Matrix came out on Easter Weekend in 1999. One easter egg in the film is about Easter: Neo is dead in the Matrix for exactly 72 seconds. The Wachowskis made it 72 seconds to represent 72 hours, as in the 3-day period that spans Jesus’ death and resurrection.

The Matrix came out on Easter Weekend in 1999. One easter egg in the film is about Easter: Neo is dead in the Matrix for exactly 72 seconds. The Wachowskis made it 72 seconds to represent 72 hours, as in the 3-day period that spans Jesus’ death and resurrection.

Trung Phan

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Gina Gershon had read the "Assassins" (1995) script by the Wachowskis and wanted to feature in the movie, but she wasn't able to. When the script of "Bound" (1996) was sent to Gershon, her agents told her not to appear in the movie as it may end her career. Their reason was that she had just played a lesbian in "Showgirls" (1995). She replied, "I'm like, "Well, I just played a bisexual person," as we were saying in the day. I said, "That's very different. And who cares? I want to read the script just because I liked those writers." The agents also said to her that the Wachowskis were unknown and had never directed a movie before. Gershon replied, "These unknown filmmakers are geniuses. They're visionaries. They're brilliant. I want to work with them." The agents clearly told her "We can't represent you if you do this movie. We have other plans for you". So, she left the agency. On the reasons for why she needed to do the role, Gershon said, "I was anxious to show that I was a pretty serious actress. When I read "Bound", A, I had never read women's parts like this. And B, the idea of cutting off my hair, cutting off my nails, taking off 20 pounds of this makeup that I've been wearing for months and months… it was 180 degrees from what I had just played. And I just thought, "Wow, the woman gets the girl. She gets the money. She screws over the mob."" P.S: On this day, 30 years ago, "Bound" (1996) premiered at the Venice Film Festival, Italy.

Gina Gershon had read the "Assassins" (1995) script by the Wachowskis and wanted to feature in the movie, but she wasn't able to. When the script of "Bound" (1996) was sent to Gershon, her agents told her not to appear in the movie as it may end her career. Their reason was that she had just played a lesbian in "Showgirls" (1995). She replied, "I'm like, "Well, I just played a bisexual person," as we were saying in the day. I said, "That's very different. And who cares? I want to read the script just because I liked those writers." The agents also said to her that the Wachowskis were unknown and had never directed a movie before. Gershon replied, "These unknown filmmakers are geniuses. They're visionaries. They're brilliant. I want to work with them." The agents clearly told her "We can't represent you if you do this movie. We have other plans for you". So, she left the agency. On the reasons for why she needed to do the role, Gershon said, "I was anxious to show that I was a pretty serious actress. When I read "Bound", A, I had never read women's parts like this. And B, the idea of cutting off my hair, cutting off my nails, taking off 20 pounds of this makeup that I've been wearing for months and months… it was 180 degrees from what I had just played. And I just thought, "Wow, the woman gets the girl. She gets the money. She screws over the mob."" P.S: On this day, 30 years ago, "Bound" (1996) premiered at the Venice Film Festival, Italy.

DepressedBergman

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Alex Proyas on the Commercial failure of 'Dark City' (1998) & its similarities with 'The Matrix' (1999): "Interviewer: Are you surprised by how big a cult film it has become? Proyas: I was surprised it didn't achieve commercial success initially, but I'm happy it has had this long-lasting life after the fact. I was pretty disappointed the studio hadn't really managed to sell the movie in the way that they could have. I don't think they really knew what to make of it quite frankly. The studio put out a trailer that was quite clever. It was completely non-narrative, just music and imagery. The guys who made the trailer specifically wrote a piece of music for the trailer, and the whole thing felt handcrafted and definitely had a personality. I think people were genuinely impressed by it but it didn't explain to them what the movie was or give them an idea of the kind of experience they were going to get. I think it made audiences think it was some kind of a horror movie. As a result people kind of overlooked it in the theaters. I know 99% of the people who loved it and always ask me about it are people who saw it on video years later. How do you feel about the similarities the later 'The Matrix' (1999) has to 'Dark City' (1998)? If I answer that question honestly it sounds like sour grapes because obviously 'The Matrix' did better commercially than 'Dark City' did. 'Dark City' came out a year before 'The Matrix', one of my producers on 'Dark City' worked on 'The Matrix', and the Wachowskis saw 'Dark City' a good nine months before 'Dark City' came out in the theaters, so they had a good run at picking the more important cherries off the cake. I feel like it's a question I can't answer in any more detail than that, other than to say that maybe the Wachowskis should be asked the question rather than me." (Alex Proyas' interview with Paul Rowlands, 2017)

Alex Proyas on the Commercial failure of 'Dark City' (1998) & its similarities with 'The Matrix' (1999): "Interviewer: Are you surprised by how big a cult film it has become? Proyas: I was surprised it didn't achieve commercial success initially, but I'm happy it has had this long-lasting life after the fact. I was pretty disappointed the studio hadn't really managed to sell the movie in the way that they could have. I don't think they really knew what to make of it quite frankly. The studio put out a trailer that was quite clever. It was completely non-narrative, just music and imagery. The guys who made the trailer specifically wrote a piece of music for the trailer, and the whole thing felt handcrafted and definitely had a personality. I think people were genuinely impressed by it but it didn't explain to them what the movie was or give them an idea of the kind of experience they were going to get. I think it made audiences think it was some kind of a horror movie. As a result people kind of overlooked it in the theaters. I know 99% of the people who loved it and always ask me about it are people who saw it on video years later. How do you feel about the similarities the later 'The Matrix' (1999) has to 'Dark City' (1998)? If I answer that question honestly it sounds like sour grapes because obviously 'The Matrix' did better commercially than 'Dark City' did. 'Dark City' came out a year before 'The Matrix', one of my producers on 'Dark City' worked on 'The Matrix', and the Wachowskis saw 'Dark City' a good nine months before 'Dark City' came out in the theaters, so they had a good run at picking the more important cherries off the cake. I feel like it's a question I can't answer in any more detail than that, other than to say that maybe the Wachowskis should be asked the question rather than me." (Alex Proyas' interview with Paul Rowlands, 2017)

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66,180 views • 7 months ago

The Matrix came out 25 years ago this week. It has one of the great sci-fi opening scenes ever with a strange noir world, Bullet Time action and an absolute chad villain (Agent Smith). That opener also has a great business backstory: the Wachowski siblings initially asked Warner Bros for $180m, which was a wild sum for unproven directors. The studio ultimately agreed to $63m. To meet the lower budget, production moved to Australia in 1998 (it came out in 1999). The Wachowskis spent over 4 months of pre-production for the actors — Carrie-Anne Moss (Trinity), Keanu Reeves (Neo), Lawrence Fishburne (Morpheus), Hugo Weaving (Agent Smith) — to train in martial arts and gun-fighting. Warner Bro became concerned with the pace of production. They hadn’t seen much footage and didn’t have much visibility into the budget. To assuage studio execs, the sibling directors had to send over some film. Turns out they had already spent $5m+ on the opener (which was filmed over 4 days). So, they cut footage into a ~5-minute intro and added special FX. Let’s just say the studio was very satisfied with the result and left them alone afterwards. Reflecting on watching The Matrix for the first time, James Cameron said it was “one of the most profoundly fresh science fiction films ever made.” That tone is set right from the legendary opening.

The Matrix came out 25 years ago this week. It has one of the great sci-fi opening scenes ever with a strange noir world, Bullet Time action and an absolute chad villain (Agent Smith). That opener also has a great business backstory: the Wachowski siblings initially asked Warner Bros for $180m, which was a wild sum for unproven directors. The studio ultimately agreed to $63m. To meet the lower budget, production moved to Australia in 1998 (it came out in 1999). The Wachowskis spent over 4 months of pre-production for the actors — Carrie-Anne Moss (Trinity), Keanu Reeves (Neo), Lawrence Fishburne (Morpheus), Hugo Weaving (Agent Smith) — to train in martial arts and gun-fighting. Warner Bro became concerned with the pace of production. They hadn’t seen much footage and didn’t have much visibility into the budget. To assuage studio execs, the sibling directors had to send over some film. Turns out they had already spent $5m+ on the opener (which was filmed over 4 days). So, they cut footage into a ~5-minute intro and added special FX. Let’s just say the studio was very satisfied with the result and left them alone afterwards. Reflecting on watching The Matrix for the first time, James Cameron said it was “one of the most profoundly fresh science fiction films ever made.” That tone is set right from the legendary opening.

Trung Phan

1,101,323 views • 2 years ago

Originally, Caroline Munro's character in "Starcrash" (1978)-'Stella Star', was going to wear a skimpy leather bikini throughout the movie. American studio executives were concerned the film would have problems being broadcast on network television if it were the case. So, they insisted that director Luigi Cozzi put Munro in less provocative clothing in the second half of the movie.

Originally, Caroline Munro's character in "Starcrash" (1978)-'Stella Star', was going to wear a skimpy leather bikini throughout the movie. American studio executives were concerned the film would have problems being broadcast on network television if it were the case. So, they insisted that director Luigi Cozzi put Munro in less provocative clothing in the second half of the movie.

DepressedBergman

1,293,607 views • 4 months ago

🚨 Matt Damon and Ben Affleck once wrote a completely absurd scene into Good Will Hunting (1997), just to test if studios were actually reading their script, and that strange decision ended up changing everything. Damon had first started the story at Harvard as a simple one act play, but it grew into a full screenplay when Affleck joined him, and the two spent five years developing it, sending it to multiple studios with little response, until they added a random scene on page-60 involving two male professors that had nothing to do with the plot, and no one ever mentioned it during meetings, proving most had not even read the script, until Miramax immediately questioned that exact scene, which convinced them they had finally found the right studio. On the first day of shooting, Damon and Affleck stood quietly on set as Robin Williams and Stellan Skarsgard performed a scene they had written years earlier, and after everything they had gone through, both of them broke down in tears watching it come to life, as the film went on to become a critical success and earned them the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay, with Affleck at 25 becoming the youngest winner and Damon at 27 the second youngest.

🚨 Matt Damon and Ben Affleck once wrote a completely absurd scene into Good Will Hunting (1997), just to test if studios were actually reading their script, and that strange decision ended up changing everything. Damon had first started the story at Harvard as a simple one act play, but it grew into a full screenplay when Affleck joined him, and the two spent five years developing it, sending it to multiple studios with little response, until they added a random scene on page-60 involving two male professors that had nothing to do with the plot, and no one ever mentioned it during meetings, proving most had not even read the script, until Miramax immediately questioned that exact scene, which convinced them they had finally found the right studio. On the first day of shooting, Damon and Affleck stood quietly on set as Robin Williams and Stellan Skarsgard performed a scene they had written years earlier, and after everything they had gone through, both of them broke down in tears watching it come to life, as the film went on to become a critical success and earned them the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay, with Affleck at 25 becoming the youngest winner and Damon at 27 the second youngest.

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1,248,133 views • 5 months ago

Little girls had a test to see if they truly want to adopt a pet or not! They were upset after they left an animal shelter without adopting a puppy. After sitting in their car seats and crossing their arms, they cried while explaining that no other dog would be as perfect as the one they had just met. "I will remember this day until I die" One of them said. After a while, their father came back with that puppy in his hands and the girls will remember this day for the rest of their lives Credit: JukinMedia

Little girls had a test to see if they truly want to adopt a pet or not! They were upset after they left an animal shelter without adopting a puppy. After sitting in their car seats and crossing their arms, they cried while explaining that no other dog would be as perfect as the one they had just met. "I will remember this day until I die" One of them said. After a while, their father came back with that puppy in his hands and the girls will remember this day for the rest of their lives Credit: JukinMedia

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Will Smith says if he didn’t turn down Neo in the Matrix he would have ruined the movie ‘1996 was the craziest time in my life no matter how I threw the ball it was going in I had done Independence Day the year before’ ‘In 1998 the wachowskis came to pitch The Matrix to me and they go imagine your in a fight and then you like jump imagine if you could stop jumping in the middle of the jump but then people could see you around 360’ ‘Keanu Reeves was perfect,Lawrence Fishburne was perfect if I had done it cause I’m black then Morpheus wouldn’t have been black cause they were looking at Val Kilmer’

Will Smith says if he didn’t turn down Neo in the Matrix he would have ruined the movie ‘1996 was the craziest time in my life no matter how I threw the ball it was going in I had done Independence Day the year before’ ‘In 1998 the wachowskis came to pitch The Matrix to me and they go imagine your in a fight and then you like jump imagine if you could stop jumping in the middle of the jump but then people could see you around 360’ ‘Keanu Reeves was perfect,Lawrence Fishburne was perfect if I had done it cause I’m black then Morpheus wouldn’t have been black cause they were looking at Val Kilmer’

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[Kokuho] According to Ryusei Yokohama, the very first edit of Kokuho was about four and a half hours long. So a lot of parts were cut reluctantly. Some characterd were not shown. "Like with Shunsuke, after he disappears, he ends up working in a strip theater in Japan. That whole section isn't really shown in the film. It existed in the script and filming but couldn't be included. It's because, the story should ultimately be about Kikuo's life and his journey towards becoming a National Treasure. So if Shunsuke's story had been shown in too much detail, it would change the balance of the plot. In the original novel, there are characters who play very important roles as well but some of them don't appear in the film the same way. Some show up when they're younger, but their adult versions aren't shown in the movie." -from Étoile Filante LS #横浜流星 #YokohamaRyusei #映画国宝

[Kokuho] According to Ryusei Yokohama, the very first edit of Kokuho was about four and a half hours long. So a lot of parts were cut reluctantly. Some characterd were not shown. "Like with Shunsuke, after he disappears, he ends up working in a strip theater in Japan. That whole section isn't really shown in the film. It existed in the script and filming but couldn't be included. It's because, the story should ultimately be about Kikuo's life and his journey towards becoming a National Treasure. So if Shunsuke's story had been shown in too much detail, it would change the balance of the plot. In the original novel, there are characters who play very important roles as well but some of them don't appear in the film the same way. Some show up when they're younger, but their adult versions aren't shown in the movie." -from Étoile Filante LS #横浜流星 #YokohamaRyusei #映画国宝

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19,435 views • 6 months ago

Statements of the Israeli woman prisoner who was released yesterday from Gaza: "When we arrived in Gaza, they first told us that they believed in the Quran and would not harm us, they said that they would treat us the way they treat their neighbors, we were under intensive care. a paramedic and a doctor came and made sure that we always have the medicines we take, they were very interested in the health aspect and we also had a doctor attached to us, he came every two or three days to see what was happening to us. They were responsible and they would definitely bring the medicines and if the medicines were not the same, they would give similar medicines. They were very kind and made sure that we ate well. We also ate their food. They treated us well. They paid attention. They had women with us who knew what feminine hygiene meant and made sure we had everything. Hamas had planned everything long ago. They prepared everything we needed, including shampoo and hair conditioner - the inefficiency of IDF and the Shin Bet hurt us so much, they made us victims of the government.

Statements of the Israeli woman prisoner who was released yesterday from Gaza: "When we arrived in Gaza, they first told us that they believed in the Quran and would not harm us, they said that they would treat us the way they treat their neighbors, we were under intensive care. a paramedic and a doctor came and made sure that we always have the medicines we take, they were very interested in the health aspect and we also had a doctor attached to us, he came every two or three days to see what was happening to us. They were responsible and they would definitely bring the medicines and if the medicines were not the same, they would give similar medicines. They were very kind and made sure that we ate well. We also ate their food. They treated us well. They paid attention. They had women with us who knew what feminine hygiene meant and made sure we had everything. Hamas had planned everything long ago. They prepared everything we needed, including shampoo and hair conditioner - the inefficiency of IDF and the Shin Bet hurt us so much, they made us victims of the government.

𝕊𝕡𝕣𝕚𝕟𝕥𝕖𝕣 𝕻𝕣𝕖𝕤𝕤

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Supporters react as Katie and her mother are detained by police and removed The were told that they would be allowed to feed the ostriches but that was a ploy. Almost immediately after RCMP moved in. This is a developing story.

Supporters react as Katie and her mother are detained by police and removed The were told that they would be allowed to feed the ostriches but that was a ploy. Almost immediately after RCMP moved in. This is a developing story.

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19,423 views • 11 months ago

During the filming of "REC" (2007), the actors were never given the script in its entirety; so none of them knew of their character's fates, sometimes not until the day they were actually filming their scenes. This meant that the actors were- more often than not - stressed, nervous and apprehensive on the day of filming, ideal qualities for the film itself. (Source: IMDb)

During the filming of "REC" (2007), the actors were never given the script in its entirety; so none of them knew of their character's fates, sometimes not until the day they were actually filming their scenes. This meant that the actors were- more often than not - stressed, nervous and apprehensive on the day of filming, ideal qualities for the film itself. (Source: IMDb)

DepressedBergman

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ateez told that once a junior group came to see them in the waiting room. after greeting them, the juniors were like "yeah we're enjoying ur stages well~", impolitely wooyoung described it "in a tone as if they were not talking to seniors" ++

ateez told that once a junior group came to see them in the waiting room. after greeting them, the juniors were like "yeah we're enjoying ur stages well~", impolitely wooyoung described it "in a tone as if they were not talking to seniors" ++

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1,551,027 views • 3 years ago

“A CBP helicopter.. they’re landing in the middle of the farm.. is does appear that they were not planning to be here as long they have… so this helicopter made a run.. for some cases of water”

“A CBP helicopter.. they’re landing in the middle of the farm.. is does appear that they were not planning to be here as long they have… so this helicopter made a run.. for some cases of water”

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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.

DepressedBergman

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