Lynch's credit was changed to Judas Booth at his understandable request. The "Extended Cut" was made by Universal (The U.S. distributor) for television. Hence it was reformatted for 4:3 and censored. Originally released exclusively on Japanese Laserdisc, it eventually made its' way to an Aussie 4:3 DVD release. It was…

Shhh! Don't spoil the fun.

Nice. I actually want to see it now.

Your opinion and your welcome to it. I and many others disagree. Re-edits aren't simply about adding footage. When it's well done it's about finding the right editorial balance.
I read your post a few hours ago and it's clear you found the film a great disappointment, but I can't see any evidence of poor acting,…

Great stuff. I take back some of the nasty things I've said about VHS. Some…

Ah, Yeah!

Particularly with pickle. He's a genius!

And I never will. It's an abomination. Handy though as a comparison piece with Lynch's Dune. Great for teaching film students how to tell a story cinematically, with clarity and economy as opposed to the atrocious "Spell everything out" for the lowest common dullard clunky, crass mess that is the Smithee hack cut. All…

David Lynch's Dune is a beautiful, brilliant, epic film that I've loved for over thirty years.
It's always fascinating to read a well argued study of a film. Whether I agree with the central premise or not. Though you lost me with your comment regarding Star Wars' superior visual storytelling. Seriously? I love Star…

Rand & Snyder Construction
Building big, brassy and bold.
Note: Logically unsupportable foundations and questionable structural support
Enter at own risk..

Coming soon?
It's taking its' sweet time. I saw footage and an interview with Nicole Kidman on the now defunct "At the Movies", about fifteen months ago. It premiered in Berlin last February to poor reviews. Why bother with theatrical? Isn't there a cheaper way to advertise a home video/online release?

They'll have to pry my penguin paperback out of my cold dead hands!
Little johnny howard already took our guns (who would have thought?)

Oh, I didn't see this coming.
Casablanca with Ronald Reagan.

Casablanca, The Big Sleep (After Bacall's second film bombed, this went through extensive re-shoots, almost a year after principal photography) and Blade Runner. The first two were solid hits and we all know Blade Runner was a slow burner, but it got there in the end. Remember the words of the great sage Goldman,…

"So it'll be interesting to watch the finished product."
No it won't.
Let's get this cynical, misbegotten Roddenberry lite cycle of films over and give full support to Admiral Fuller and his team in trying to bring Trek back to it's natural home. In a form that honours what has come before. Rather than just trading on…

Congratulations and bravo for your courage and wit.
Now, when are you and Lana going to give us King Conan?

Ah, the digital dragon consumes it's own. While I prefer the sound of quality vinyl. CDs are a wonderful, sturdy, high resolution cousin whose demise would be a sad day for anyone who "loves" music. Like digital cinema, the push towards online digital distribution and storage seems to be driven by an ideology of cost…

Quelle Surprise!
Let's hope someone at Warner, with a clue, will step in and shut this disaster in the making down. How many times do we have to see properties mismanaged. Producing an expensive film that displeases the built in audience and fails to capture a new, broader audience, because it's so bland, so lacking a…

What about a middle mono-brow?

What a pack of wooses!
Harden the Fuck up!
If the writing turns to shit, fair enough, otherwise, blow your nose and grow a pair.