Enough movie festivals already--just release the damn movie! (And those Indie people can't even spell INLAND EMPIRE correctly, either!)

Tired of waiting...

Keep your eye on the doughnut, not on the hole -- DL

Indeed, it could not happen for November. Movies planning are done weeks and weeks in advance, like CD's or DVD's, simply to let time to distribution companies to organize the promotion surrounding the release.

And as Salon.com reports, "It has not yet been acquired for U.S. distribution".

December is the month of the biggest blockbusters, so don't have any hopes now for 2006. Between the announcement of the release date and the release date it self, there is always AT LEAST 3 months, so you do the maths... 

Just in time for my birthday! Please...
 

That god damn trailer's more popular than Uncle's Day in a whorehouse!

Well, I just wanted to say "Good bye and Have Fun!!!" to the folks in here who will be at the NYFF.  Noah seems to be busting out all over.  And I got somebody in LJ to sell my co-mod at TwinPeaksFan their tickets!!!  So I'm happy too.  (No travel, he lives in downtown Manhattan--could life get much better?!)

Have a great time, guys (which makes me wonder why do I only hear about guys going?)  Susan?

Keep your eye on the doughnut, not on the hole -- DL

Keep your eye on the doughnut, not on the hole -- DL

I don't like reading reviews of things I haven't seen so I didn't really look any closer into them.... except for iar's report from Venice, that was fascinating! :-)))

A dream come true, right? I admire the passion, really do!

The film will most certainly come to cinemas in Poland as it is closely linked with my country - I see they treat it over here as some kind of promotion of the country, they say Lynch has said many warm words about the Polish crew who worked with him on the film?

As Lynch has had many dealings with the Camerimage festival, it is predicted that perhaps it will have its Polish premiere at that festival, too (that'd be pretty soon, this autumn). To the regular cinemas we expect it to come at the beginning of next year.

I am not interested in watching it in any other way than cinema! :-)

Bobi 1 Kenobi

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Well, that definitely sounds like the sort DL film I want to see. I knew some of the carping reviewers were wrong but reassures me that someone who knows about DL has given IE such a positive response.

BTW, I know most titles are given on what appears at the begining of the film's opening credits but with typo quirkiness, why don't we get no caps titles and all caps titles and similar oddities? I assume people just deduce a workable rendering and use that regardless of what the film says.

Personally, I am not so keen on "INLAND EMPIRE". It is a little like someone who only types in caps, a bit nutty. It isn't anyone's place to say whether it matters or not to DL but...

Monty

ha, I wonder what that means for you ;-)

People have different things in mind when they say "horrible" (that's what you meant I suppose, not horrific?) and "nightmarish" - for me the absolutely most nightmarish was Lost Highway in terms of that it made me frightened, on the other hand Eraserhead was the one film which had the most nightmare-like structure.

Anyway, both associations look encouraging ;-)
 

Bobi 1 Kenobi

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BOB1 - Thankyou for your nice words about my over-excited post of last month! And RE. the nightmarish feel of IE...I think that its nightmarish in both the ways that you just described. It has a nightmarish structure (for sure) and it scared the living crap out of me in parts. There is especially one part that springs to mind where I actually jumped..and i NEVER EVER do that in a cinema!

Its relentlessly (spelling?!) dark and such hard work. Don't go and see this if youre looking for a nice bit of entertainment...this is hard work! Yes, most Lynch films are...but this is even more relentless. There is hardly space to breath. To me it felt like I was being dragged along on a journey which I was petrifying yet seductive and that I didnt have a second to breath or pause for thought...it just kept dragging you on and on and on. I find it amazing how Mr Lynch has this talent to make an audience feel so uncomfortable. The most interesting thing is that there are scenes in which you have the urge to laugh...and yet you don't know whether you should. I could feel the rest of the audience thinking the same...and then maybe youll get a small titter of laughter...nervous laughter...and then silence again. From the reviews Ive seen, it seems that every different audience laughs in different places. The one review that compared this to the canned laughter in Rabbits was incredibly interesting and makes me believe even more firmly that one of the messages/raison d'etre of this film (other than it's pure creative originality and brilliance) is it's comment on TV/Film/Media and our reaction as an audience to it.

 I don't know if this was posted yet but this review is amazing.

Contains few spoilers. 

Inland Empire

A very interesting review! VERY well written. And encouraging, at least for me.

I wouldn't say there are any particlar spoilers, though. This kind of information cannot really spoil anything, can it??

Bobi 1 Kenobi

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NEWS FLASH:

(at least to me)

A couple of days ago, at the NYFF Dave said he is NOT familiar with Bunuel.

Cool. That ought to silence a few out there. (not here on these boards, but elsewhere).

http://comingsoon.net/news/indietopnews.php?id=16889

Huge smile on my face as soon as I read this !

QUOTING David Lynch from just a couple of days ago:

"...a lot of people talk about Bunuel, and I am really not familiar with Bunuel's films..."

He was speaking English and this is what I heard him say ...LOL.

Oh God... Lynch is going to distribute the film himself... in a unique way apparently. Worst news I've heard all week.

That god damn trailer's more popular than Uncle's Day in a whorehouse!

Just got back from the Festival tonight.

WOW. Not only did I see what, I feel, is the best work Lynch has ever done, but I was even treated to the presence of Lynch, Theroux, and Dern.

I will be working on a review, which I will post on another site, but let me just say that INLAND EMPIRE is a cross between the nightmarishness of Eraserhead, the voluptousness of Mulholland Drive, and the darkness of Lost Highway. It is impossible to  understand the movie from just one sitting, but understanding is not the key. Feeling is the key. Or, as Lynch said this morning, the IDEAS. The movie is a dark labyrinth that spirals in on itself, represented by the opening shot of a 45 vinyl.  But this spiraling in also expands. The movie oppresses you to the point where you are freed - meaning, as one gets accustomed to the work, the disjointedness and feeling of being lost liberates you to the point where you can go anywhere - which is precisely what Dern's character does.

I agree with you IAR, the ending credit sequence was WONDERFUL. Possibly the happiest scene Lynch has ever directed.

Anyone of you who've seen the film and want to discuss details and specifics (I'd LOVE to), you can IM met at EveningAbsurdity or email me at nlyons09@wooster.edu

This would look good on your wall.

-Noah- 

Sounds like you really enjoyed yourself, Noah!  Please post that review on two other sites!  And, aren't reviews allowed here?  I'd love to hear about your trip in NYC, too. 

Did David say what it meant by him being in charge of the release of the movie--as in when will it be happening?

Keep your eye on the doughnut, not on the hole -- DL

Yay! Unforgettable experience, yes?

More reports from the screening a couple of nights ago are starting to come in. I really like this one, from Patrick Meaney:

http://thoughtsonstuff.blogspot.com/2006/10/inland-empire-no-spoilers.html

....because it is spoiler-free, and even better, Patrick claims that during the Q & A, he asked Lynch about both the Season 2 DVDs and the FWWM deleted scenes -and Lynch told him that both were on their way!

 Very cool news, if it's true!

TITG