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Post by michaelh on Aug 25, 2017 17:32:51 GMT -8
"Oh, you do want them."
Love the icy stare and line delivery.
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Post by babyfacedassassin24 on Aug 25, 2017 18:20:26 GMT -8
I get the feeling that the reason she and Harris weren't part of the rehearsals with Lawrence and Bardem is because Aronofsky wanted to maintain an unfamiliarity between them. He wanted Lawrence to be reacting to Michelle as if that really were the first time she heard her say those words so that her reactions to her would be genuine...if that's the case, then it worked. U can see how transfixed and taken aback she is by Michelle in the clip's final moments. Months of rehearsal probably wouldn't have yielded the same kind of results if the two actresses had had a good amount of time to get to know one another beforehand.
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Post by michaelh on Aug 25, 2017 19:24:10 GMT -8
^^^ Makes sense to me.
I saw a comment from Dohmnall on Twitter about them all being together at the first table read and how amazed he was to be part of that ensemble.
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Post by ramses on Aug 25, 2017 22:38:31 GMT -8
And if maybe it's not a remake, nor is it based on Rosemary's baby. And if it is a sequel? And Javier Bardem is the son of Rosemary? 🤔
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Post by Admin on Aug 25, 2017 22:53:29 GMT -8
And if maybe it's not a remake, nor is it based on Rosemary's baby. And if it is a sequel? And Javier Bardem is the son of Rosemary? 🤔 I think Aronofsky said it's not a remake. A sequel would be interesting, but I think he will just borrow a bit from Rosemary and play around with it. He likes to "borrow" ideas and pay tribute to his favorite films and stories and then add more stuff to it from his own mind.
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Post by morrisseybond on Aug 26, 2017 5:41:36 GMT -8
Mother (JENNIFER LAWRENCE) and Him (JAVIER BARDEM) live in a seemingly idyllic existence in a secluded paradise. But the couple’s relationship is tested when man (ED HARRIS) and woman (MICHELLE PFEIFFER) arrive at their home uninvited. Answering that knock disrupts their tranquil existence and as more and more guests arrive, mother is forced to revisit everything she knows about love, devotion and sacrifice. From the production note of mother! Thanks, Bond! Where did you find the notes??? Did Lawrence say anything about Pfeiffer? HK distributor shared me the production note, but no, Lawrence didn't say anything about Michelle, only Darren did and I posted that on my page www.gorgeouspfeiffer.com/blog/michelle-pfeiffer-as-the-woman-in-mother-august-25-2017/
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Post by morrisseybond on Aug 26, 2017 5:50:08 GMT -8
For the rehearsal, here's the details:
Once Lawrence and her co-star Javier Bardem, the Academy Award© winner (No Country For Old Men) and two-time Oscar nominee (Biutiful, Before Night Falls) were onboard, momentum kicked in.
Aronofsky then did something else he’d never done before: A three-month rehearsal in a secluded Brooklyn warehouse. Producers Ari Handel (Noah, The Fountain) and Scott Franklin, Academy Award© nominee (Black Swan) joined the threesome for the script workshop. By the last two weeks, three-time Academy Award© nominee Michelle Pfeiffer (Love Field, The Fabulous Baker Boys, Dangerous Liaisons), four-time Oscar nominee Ed Harris (The Hours, Pollock, The Truman Show, Apollo 13), Domhnall Gleeson (Ex Machina, Star Wars: The Force Awakens) and his brother Brian Gleeson (Snow White and the Huntsman, Assassin’s Creed) had joined the collaborative process. (Oscar nominee Kristen Wiig (Bridesmaids), who plays herald, wouldn’t join the production until later.)
Aronofsky had a scale blueprint for the house taped out on the floor and he and his collaborator Matthew Libatique, the Oscar nominee (Black Swan) and cinematographer on six of Aronofsky’s films, shot a test version of the entire film. There were no walls in the rehearsal space, just the tape on the floor demarcating the space they would ultimately build, recalls Aronofsky. “Nonetheless we did every single shot, every single scene. Andy Weisblum, my editor, cut it together. We were able to look at a 90-minute version” sans hair and makeup. “Basically we were getting a sense of the camera movements, the progression and arc of the characters throughout the film before we ever started to shoot.”
This was important because Aronofsky was determined to shoot the film exclusively from mother’s point-of-view, which meant limited options for Libatique. Libatique’s choreography with the camera moved around the house “in long single shots that were handheld, upstairs, downstairs, around narrow hallways,” adds Franklin. “While moving in 5 one direction, he would pan to the left and to the right, to catch the action in a room in the center of the house.”
And that wasn’t the only challenge. With only a handful of wide shots when mother is alone, “basically, the film is either shot over her shoulder, on her face or what she’s looking at. That’s an incredibly limited amount of shots to take back to the edit room,” concedes Aronofsky. With a running time of two hours, 66 minutes of it is close-ups of Lawrence “yet you wouldn’t realize it,” says Aronofsky. “If Jen, at any moment, wasn’t working there weren’t many places to go. She had to be endlessly specific and good. If this had been a normal studio picture and I didn’t have a great collaboration with Paramount, I think they would have been terrified because there was no typical coverage.”
Says Pfeiffer: “Darren set a very high bar for himself, thus everyone else. We were doing these wild, crazy, master long shots that went on forever, going down halls, upstairs, downstairs. You’re sort of in the shot, out of the shot, jumping over cables, hiding behind the camera. You have to remember your lines and not fall down. But I think we all approached it with a really great attitude and we were all very excited and enthusiastic about the challenge of it all.”
During the rehearsal period, Aronofsky confesses he was anxious – Lawrence seemed so relaxed, the role was so different from anything she had done and he was uncertain whether the part he envisioned for her was possible. But by the time they reached the start of production in Montreal, he realized it was her process – she was finding mother. “I actually probably didn’t meet the character that Jen portrays in the film until the first day of shooting when she showed up in costume, hair and barefoot,” he says. “She’s barefoot the whole movie. mother started to come alive in front of me. The amount of raw talent was insane.”
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Post by Admin on Aug 26, 2017 9:30:22 GMT -8
Very interesting, Bond! So {SPOILER! CLICK ME IF YOU DARE!}Wiig is playing a MAN?? named herald?? or sticking with the biblical themes Aronofsky seems to be going for, herald is term for a sort of preacher type person. Was there anything else about Wiig's character in the notes? Thanks for sharing!
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Post by babyfacedassassin24 on Aug 26, 2017 10:22:07 GMT -8
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Post by Admin on Aug 26, 2017 10:25:28 GMT -8
If you read her other posts, it's just a fantasy/wishlist type of thing. What they think they should wear, what they want to see the stars in.
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Post by babyfacedassassin24 on Aug 26, 2017 11:06:32 GMT -8
If you read her other posts, it's just a fantasy/wishlist type of thing. What they think they should wear, what they want to see the stars in. So I'm NOT the most pathetic person on the internet?! I knew it!! LOL
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Post by babyfacedassassin24 on Aug 26, 2017 11:49:55 GMT -8
I took it to mean that by the last two weeks of rehearsals, Michelle n Ed had joined the project officially...after that, they shot a test movie. The 3-month period in Brooklyn is referred to in there as a "script workshop"
I've heard of directors filming certain test scenes and sequences, but nope never a whole film.
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Post by Admin on Aug 26, 2017 12:10:24 GMT -8
Pfeiffer's stand-in said that she filmed for two months, didn't she? I wouldn't worry about screen time. I think the role is going to be very good.
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Post by Admin on Aug 27, 2017 12:05:29 GMT -8
Some new footage and dialogue here.
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Post by babyfacedassassin24 on Aug 27, 2017 18:23:16 GMT -8
mother! tv spot played during the VMAs, someone tweeted...huge audience watching..they're really taking the marketing n publicity of this film seriously! Love it!!
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Post by babyfacedassassin24 on Aug 27, 2017 19:39:36 GMT -8
Same here...but I just know I'm gonna be refreshing n refreshing waiting for reviews lol
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Post by Alex on Aug 27, 2017 23:55:14 GMT -8
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Post by michaelh on Aug 28, 2017 5:26:59 GMT -8
And here's another article in which Aronofsky calls it a "cruise missile shooting into a wall." Possible spoilers.
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Post by michaelh on Aug 28, 2017 5:51:06 GMT -8
I took it to mean that by the last two weeks of rehearsals, Michelle n Ed had joined the project officially...after that, they shot a test movie. The 3-month period in Brooklyn is referred to in there as a "script workshop" I've heard of directors filming certain test scenes and sequences, but nope never a whole film. But what would justify shooting an entire test movie before actual production started? Not getting this. Was it about making sure he could get the camera angles / placement he wanted within the confines of a set built to scale? Seems like he could tell that from shooting a few key scenes, not an entire movie. Oh well, the mystery deepens. Hope the payoff is there in the end.
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Post by Admin on Aug 28, 2017 9:27:07 GMT -8
Very interesting, thanks! Just reading that, this has the potential to be a giant mess, Lol. But I think it will be good in the end.
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Post by Admin on Aug 28, 2017 9:33:47 GMT -8
I took it to mean that by the last two weeks of rehearsals, Michelle n Ed had joined the project officially...after that, they shot a test movie. The 3-month period in Brooklyn is referred to in there as a "script workshop" I've heard of directors filming certain test scenes and sequences, but nope never a whole film. But what would justify shooting an entire test movie before actual production started? Not getting this. Was it about making sure he could get the camera angles / placement he wanted within the confines of a set built to scale? Seems like he could tell that from shooting a few key scenes, not an entire movie. Oh well, the mystery deepens. Hope the payoff is there in the end. Pfeiffer did say filming was hard, they had to do very long shots, hide behind cameras, in and out of shots, etc. So that might explain it. He also strikes me as someone who likes to be creative, innovative, try new methods and ideas.
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Post by babyfacedassassin24 on Aug 28, 2017 10:03:34 GMT -8
I'm happy she's open to working w ppl who r innovative/experimental at this point in her career...it's exactly what she should be doin...in any other universe Moore would have snatched up this role and we woulda been bummed...I'm loving this reality a lot more ha ha
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Post by johnjohn on Aug 28, 2017 12:06:04 GMT -8
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Post by babyfacedassassin24 on Aug 28, 2017 13:49:26 GMT -8
Oh right!! I forgot this is having a special retrospective screening there...love it!! The blu-ray is coming out in November...hoping I get to review it for work!!
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Post by dasadbd28 on Aug 29, 2017 6:47:26 GMT -8
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Post by Admin on Aug 29, 2017 9:33:17 GMT -8
Let's hope they are correct! Still no sign of Pfeiffer on the Ant-Man set. The director of the Venice Film Festival just said this about 'mother!': And:
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Post by Admin on Aug 29, 2017 12:46:22 GMT -8
Wow, "IT" is now tracking to make $60+ million in its first weekend, the weekend before "mother!" opens. Hoping "mother!" has great reviews and word of mouth out of the festivals to help it out. I think 'IT' and 'mother!' actually target different markets, 'IT' should be almost for everyone when 'mother!' should going for more mature audiences, I'm looking forward to 'IT' too as it should be really entertaining, and I expect some great performances and good storyline from 'mother!'. You could be right, I guess I'm just worried IT will completely kill any chance 'mother!' has of breaking through and having strong legs into October. IT is now projected for $70 million(!!!!!!) opening weekend. Then you have Kingsman's sequel the weekend after 'mother!' I believe, which will be huge as well, that's really tough competition, even if you target a different demographic. At least 'mother!' will make back it's budget fairly quickly, maybe even in it's opening weekend.
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Post by babyfacedassassin24 on Aug 29, 2017 13:29:51 GMT -8
Yea, can't rule out J. Law fans and their ability to make her films a hit, which they usually do unless she's in a film that isn't given a wide release...besides there's room for multiple films to be succeeding at the same time I feel...even if the genres are similar
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Post by saran1 on Aug 29, 2017 18:02:40 GMT -8
excited. nervous. anxious.
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Post by babyfacedassassin24 on Aug 29, 2017 19:28:28 GMT -8
So her character's name is listed on IMDB as "Woman"
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