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fallout
Joined: 19 Sep 2002 Posts: 566 Location: The Great NorthEast
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Posted: Sun Apr 05, 2009 7:30 am Post subject: State of Play film version |
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This film, which follows the BBC TV series, looks like it was loosely inspired by the Chandra Levy case. Congressman's assistant is killed and reporters uncover a conspiracy. Here's a link to the official website.
http://www.stateofplaymovie.net/index_site.html#/story |
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Rainbow
Joined: 29 Jun 2006 Posts: 866 Location: THE LEFT COAST
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Posted: Sun Apr 05, 2009 11:42 pm Post subject: "State(s) of Play" |
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Thank you, fallout. It looks like an intriguing movie! |
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fallout
Joined: 19 Sep 2002 Posts: 566 Location: The Great NorthEast
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Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2009 2:49 am Post subject: |
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I've just watched the preview and the victim's name is "Sonia Baker"! The writer must have been thinking of Jennifer Baker who actually was an un-paid volunteer for Condit. Looks like the Congressman, played by Ben Afflek, is actually a victim of a grand conspiracy in the movie. I think there is tremendous awareness of the Chandra case in the re-writing of the script from its original BBC source. Apparently Brad Pitt had some problems with the re-tooled script and dropped out to give that part to Russel Crowe. Was he warned off by the NWO? |
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rd
Joined: 13 Sep 2002 Posts: 9273 Location: Jacksonville, FL
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Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2009 8:31 pm Post subject: |
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I googled Brad Pitt and Russell Crowe and State of Play. From an interview with the director, MacDonald, my take is Pitt was envisioning somethoing more like Robert Redford in All The President's Men but thescript called for more of a flawed character, like maybe we would see in a private detective movie.
I wouldn't exactly say it required more of a Dustin Hoffman than a Robert Redford, in that I don't recall Hoffman playing Carl Bernstein as a flawed character, but I would compare Dustin Hoffman doing this versus Robert Redford, or as it turns out, Russell Crowe instead of Brad Pitt.
Not that all four aren't great actors, just that there were those artistic differences, as they say, in how the character would be played, and Brad Pitt didn't agree with where it was going, and Russell Crowe did.
I will look forward to more reviews like James' when people start seeing this.
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Rainbow
Joined: 29 Jun 2006 Posts: 866 Location: THE LEFT COAST
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Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2009 9:50 pm Post subject: Clarification |
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Pardon me, fallout, but what does NWO stand for? |
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rd
Joined: 13 Sep 2002 Posts: 9273 Location: Jacksonville, FL
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Posted: Thu Apr 16, 2009 10:41 pm Post subject: |
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I was thinking it stood for New World Order. :)
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Rainbow
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Posted: Fri Apr 17, 2009 8:46 pm Post subject: |
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Hi!
I think so, too. It took a little while, but I figured it out! Now, I just need to work on my skills with the RD writes software, e.g. finding the button for deleting a duplicate post! |
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fallout
Joined: 19 Sep 2002 Posts: 566 Location: The Great NorthEast
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Posted: Fri Apr 24, 2009 1:35 am Post subject: |
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Hi
Yes it stands for New World Order. I saw the film and liked it. I won't spoil it for you but they borrowed liberally from the Chandra case.
Sometimes I don't care for Russell Crowe but I thought he was good in this part as a veteran reporter as was Ben Afflek as the congressman . Sean Penn was supposed to play the reporter (or was it the congressman?) and this would have put him on screen with his real-life wife Robin Wright Penn but he dropped out as well.
The cinematography is excellent. All the actors are good. They keep the tension going
One criticism I have is that the Sonia Baker character is not given any spoken lines. I would have liked to see the relationship between her and the Congressman explored. But maybe that's a different movie that still needs to be made.
If you haven't been to D.C. its a good tour of the city's undiscovered attractions along with some of the places where Chandra and her friend Jennifer Baker may have gone in the fall of 2000. |
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Rainbow
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Posted: Fri Apr 24, 2009 8:02 pm Post subject: Film Review |
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Thanks for the movie-review, fallout! I am really looking forward to seeing the movie! |
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