- This topic is empty.
- Posts
Anyone hear about this documentary? I don’t recall ever seeing it on an Elfman Filmography. I happened upon this synopsis:
“John McNaughton, best known for his work as a director of violent, darkly comic feature films (HENRY PORTRAIT OF A SERIAL KILLER, WILD THINGS), journeys into the documentary world with this profile of the influential New York painter George Condo. McNaughton leaves the gory murders and veering plots at home, but the playful inventiveness on display in his earlier movies is abundantly apparent in CONDO PAINTING. He expertly juggles the use of different cameras and film stocks while interweaving a series of penetrating interviews with footage of Condo painstakingly producing a new art piece. William S. Burroughs and Allen Ginsberg lend their inimitable spirit to the film in footage taken shortly before their deaths, and Danny Elfman contributes a captivating soundtrack. The end product is an enlightening portrait of a man with a biting urge to explore the outer reaches of his imagination on canvas.”*I apologise if this has been mentioned before and I missed it, but please, do tell.
Sounds interesting.-beth
I don’t think Elfman had anything do with this film. The reviewer is taking the info from a incorrect listing at the Internet Movie Database.
Ryan
I think you’re probably right. I’ve hunted down several reviews; some saying he composed the music, others listing Jim Sampas, and another that said the film “boasts several original Danny Elfman compositions.” So I’m thinking, at the very least, some pre-released music of his may have been used, but nothing “original” specically for this movie.
-beth
Wild Things = a waste of your money. I watched it on TV about a year back, and have decided that it’s just another vehicle for bad actresses (Denise “No, I have to stop it” Richards, anyone?) Enough said. The concept that Elfman would even think about scoring *that* director’s stuff frightens me even more than seeing Ms. Richards in one of those “use your imagination” swimsuits she favors so much in the aforementioned movie…
-E (the quotation is from the James Bond film, “The World Is Not Enough,” in case you didn’t know…)
Oh E, be nice, and BLAME THE DIRECTOR! I’m sorry, but I think nudity in film is just stupid (because most of the time it’s only for the lustful aspect) and that is totally the director’s fault. Think about it, in..say…Meet Joe Black (because I just watched it again), the “sex scene had NO nudity at all. Now the director could have been a perv and put nudity in it, but he didn’t. Now, take a look at say…Starship Troopers (since Denise Richards is in it). That DID have nudity, but not hers. Hell, you don’t even see her in anything revealing. So the question I pose is this: Has she just lost all self respect? Some actresses just won’t do it (Neve Campbell comes to mind now that I think about it). So, if you see someone nude in a film, blame the director before blaming the actress. Anyhow, I have never heard of Elfman doing a documentary, and honestly I don’t think it would fit very well…wait, I take that back, Danny Elfman’s a genius and can score anything (what was I thinking), but any mention of possibly using some of his older music for it? I think that is a possibility, as I hear his music in too many trailers to count. Maybe they through in a few cues from Instinct or something.
Knight (Who really likes the score to Meet Joe Black as well)
Hey Knight – were you watching “Meet Joe Black” on TV last night as well? The concept is rather silly, imo, and the actress playing the lead had a “squinty” expression throughout the movie, which sort of bothered me…but the score was delicious! I was salivating through most of the movie wanting to get my hands on that *ahem* score *grins*
Anyhow, I’ve put the “Meet Joe Black” score on my Xmas list…which is comprised of movie scores, movie posters, DVDs, Chuck Taylors, and a mondo-fast-brew coffee maker. But getting back to the music…
-E (I’m looking for the Joker Converse All-Stars in size 3.5 – yes, I have small feet. If anyone wants to add to my non-Christmas joy and tell me where such things can be found in such a size, I would be eternally grateful…)
3.5? That must be a bid difference for women’s shoe size, because mine are 13 lmao.
Knight (My feet are in proportion to my body though, I don’t look like a hobbit
)Women’s shoe sizes are men’s sizes + 2. So, a 3.5 in men’s (which is the size of Chucks I wear) = a 5.5 in women’s. I think the average women’s shoe size is around 8 or 8.5…so yes, I have small feet…someone once told me that I looked rather “elvin,” take that how you will. Speaking of “elvin” people and shoe sizes, what shoe size does Danny wear? Ha…uh, just kidding. Okay, okay, give me a break! I know it was a stupid comment; I was only trying to relate the discussion back to Elfman…rather unsuccessfully, might I add. Okay, I suck; I’m leaving.
-E
I once knew a girl that looked like a “gelfling” – it was so uncanny. I wish I would have gotten a picture of her.
Nat with just a little side note to this meandering thread
“I once knew a girl that looked like a “gelfling” ” A what? What’s a “gelfling?” A cross between a gnome and an elf?
-E
Have you ever seen Dark Crystal? It’s like a elf – with pointy ears and a chiseled face, and big black eyes.
Nat
Have you ever seen Dark Crystal? It’s like an elf – with pointy ears and a chiseled face, and big black eyes.
Nat
Oh! *That’s* a gelfling?! *Shudders* Dark Crystal used to give me nightmares as a kid, along with Labyrinth…on second thought, they still do! (I don’t like fantasy movies where the main characters are puppets…and yes, I was scared of ALL Jim Henson productions as a kid).
-E (who was scared of many films as a wee tot – Snow White, The Goonies, and The Neverending story, to name a few)
- You must be logged in to reply to this topic.