Comments on: Rian Johnson’s Festival of Fakery: The Adventures of Baron Munchausen http://www.plaidcreature.com/2009/07/05/rian-johnsons-festival-of-fakery-the-adventures-of-baron-munchausen/ Music from the Lab Sat, 04 Feb 2012 15:51:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Dr. Hyperbolus http://www.plaidcreature.com/2009/07/05/rian-johnsons-festival-of-fakery-the-adventures-of-baron-munchausen/#comment-227 Dr. Hyperbolus Mon, 06 Jul 2009 05:14:23 +0000 http://www.plaidcreature.com/?p=1504#comment-227 Yes yes, Uma. I have not seen Time Bandits, nor Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas -- nor do I remember much about Monty Python and the Holy Grail. I'm thinking to start a segment called "Movies You've Seen that I Haven't Seen" and maybe including some of those. I still have one more post about the Festival of Fakery next week, with The Man Who Would Be King. Maybe then I will talk about how all these films contributed to The Brothers Bloom. It's really interesting to see the connections, the influences, the allusions, and the threads that Johnson picked up and incorporated into his work. I wish more filmmakers were as conscious of the medium as he is. It seems that production problems do follow Gilliam around on all of his films. I usually say "that's a problem I'd like to have," but not with him. It's terrible when your film is taken away from you -- by the financial backers no less. On Doctor Parnassus, production was halted, but the film was completed, and apparently screened well at the Cannes Film Festival. I can't wait to see it. Yes yes, Uma. I have not seen Time Bandits, nor Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas — nor do I remember much about Monty Python and the Holy Grail. I’m thinking to start a segment called “Movies You’ve Seen that I Haven’t Seen” and maybe including some of those.

I still have one more post about the Festival of Fakery next week, with The Man Who Would Be King. Maybe then I will talk about how all these films contributed to The Brothers Bloom. It’s really interesting to see the connections, the influences, the allusions, and the threads that Johnson picked up and incorporated into his work. I wish more filmmakers were as conscious of the medium as he is.

It seems that production problems do follow Gilliam around on all of his films. I usually say “that’s a problem I’d like to have,” but not with him. It’s terrible when your film is taken away from you — by the financial backers no less. On Doctor Parnassus, production was halted, but the film was completed, and apparently screened well at the Cannes Film Festival. I can’t wait to see it.

]]> By: Dr. Novachord http://www.plaidcreature.com/2009/07/05/rian-johnsons-festival-of-fakery-the-adventures-of-baron-munchausen/#comment-226 Dr. Novachord Mon, 06 Jul 2009 02:08:37 +0000 http://www.plaidcreature.com/?p=1504#comment-226 Great post and analysis, as usual. Is next week gonna be a big post tying all of the four festival of fakery posts together regarding his work? Another interesting aspect of Munchausen (and of all of his films, really) was all of the production problems Gilliam faced. Check it out: http://www.smart.co.uk/dreams/bmprod.htm Great post and analysis, as usual. Is next week gonna be a big post tying all of the four festival of fakery posts together regarding his work?

Another interesting aspect of Munchausen (and of all of his films, really) was all of the production problems Gilliam faced. Check it out:

http://www.smart.co.uk/dreams/bmprod.htm

]]> By: Chris M http://www.plaidcreature.com/2009/07/05/rian-johnsons-festival-of-fakery-the-adventures-of-baron-munchausen/#comment-216 Chris M Sun, 05 Jul 2009 22:09:53 +0000 http://www.plaidcreature.com/?p=1504#comment-216 This, along with Time Bandits are tied for me as Terry's best films. I love the imagery, and the storytelling. Plus, Uma... Mmmm This, along with Time Bandits are tied for me as Terry’s best films. I love the imagery, and the storytelling.

Plus, Uma… Mmmm

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