Cinecast #73: Bubblicious
Bubble: If you're a major filmmaker and make a movie starring non-actors for less than $2 million dollars -- and you release it simultaneously in theatres, on DVD and on high definition television -- people are bound to describe it as an "experiment." But Adam and Sam agree that "Bubble," the latest from director Steven Soderbergh, works both as digital environmental art and as a genuinely suspenseful -- if atypical -- slice of small-town life. Adam wants to wait until Soderbergh's planned six-part site-specific series is complete to pass final judgment; Sam is ready to slap his "1st tier Soderbergh" seal of approval on the film right now.
Also on the show, Listener Feedback, Massacre Theatre, and a preview of this week's Top 5 ... Murder Mysteries.
Music by Rainmarket ... Cinecast theme music by Age of the Rifle.
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Cinecast #73
:20-21:08 - Review: Bubble
Music: Rainmarket, "Sunshowers"
23:07-31:43 - Notes, Poll, Calendar, Corrections
31:44-36:45 - Oscar Talk
36:46-42:29 - Listener Feedback (Cinecast A/V)
Music: Rainmarket, "Bristol"
43:30-53:06 - Listener Feedback cont. (The Durdens, The New World)
53:07-55:52 - Massacre Theatre
55:53-58:37 - Top 5 Preview: Murder Mysteries
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17 Comments:
Great take on Bubble. Glad to hear we're finally agreeing. I hope everyone throws this in their Netflix queue.
Adam and Sam, I can't believe you have sided with Ebert on this one! I was seriously unimpressed by all those repetitious, loving still shots of various bits of factory equipment, and as for casting unknown "real" people who speak in "authentic voices" (translation: boring, whiny, repetitive, assine....) to my mind, not only was BUBBLE not entertaining it wasn't even intelligent. The only tentatively provocative shot is at the end-credits when we see the rejected defective plastic dolls - a comment on society's obsession with superficial perfection? Whatever. Ocean's Twelve may have been all style and no substance but Bubble is neither.
I knew you'd be disappointed... and I respect your position. We just obviously had different experiences watching this film.
Clooney is an asshole, now that hes nominated we have to put up with his crap for another month.
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Fair dos, Adam. The great thing about art is that it can provoke different responses in people. I usually agree with you guys and Ebert so I was surprised that I hated this flick so much and you guys came out heavily in favour - perhaps I should go back and see it again!
And the winner of the Cinecast Douchebag of the Week award goes to...
I nominate jackson for moron of the century award! Thats the problem with free speech, even idiots get to use it.
I guess the question is, who cares how either of us sound? Unless our voices are hard to listen to... which nobody has complained about so far.
I have a pretty clear memory of what went through my mind when I heard Sam for the first time.
"This is probably what Abraham Lincoln sounded like."
According to historical accounts, both President Lincoln and General Patton had pleasant tenor voices. So if there is ever a Massacre Theater of Patton, Sam would probably be more authentic to the man's voice than George C. Scott was.
Adam's voice is pretty good, too.
Sam's voice is that of a well-educated man. I don't like this American tendency to make homophobia sound like a big joke - it has unpleasant frat-bot overtones to it.
I think Sam sounds almost frighteningly masculine.
This whole thing is childish, but reminds me of that Capote quote.
"Ever since I was a child, folks have thought they had me pegged, because of the way I am, the way I talk. And they're always wrong."
Who wants to bet that Jackson is a pathetic pimple faced 16-year-old virgin sitting alone in his moms basement? The over/under is 99%! I choose over.
that is a quite unique skill you got there, spotting gay by their voice. my grandmother claims she can spot jews by their smell, can you do that too? But then, she is also senile...
Come on you guys - you know a troll when you see one don't you?
You're feeding him and thus he wins.
Cinecast ruckus!!
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