71 The Fortune
Moderator: MichaelB
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Randall Maysin
- Joined: Tue Apr 02, 2013 12:26 pm
Re: Indicator
The Fortune, or what I saw of it on Youtube, is a weird, frustrating experience. It's a well-written, imaginative, nasty comedy that appears to have had all its punchlines neatly snipped out, which is apparently what Mike Nichols, or someone, did to the script. It's still pleasant enough so I guess it would be worth checking out, mainly to see Jack Nicholson chew up the remnants of what probably would have been the best comedic role of his career. Also, it's funny and not too surprising that there is no crying emoticon for messages in this forum
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MichaelB
- Joined: Fri Aug 11, 2006 6:20 pm
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Re: Indicator
...and final specs for The Fortune.
Everything’s bang on schedule for the 22 January release date.
Everything’s bang on schedule for the 22 January release date.
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hearthesilence
- Joined: Fri Mar 04, 2005 4:22 am
- Location: NYC
Re: Indicator
I have the transcript of the Nichols and May talk somewhere - it's wonderful on paper and I'm sure even better to hear. Honestly, those two hadn't lost a step since their days a comedy duo. One of my favorite one-liners from Nichols comes after May compliments him on a hilariously strange metaphor involving a prostitute.
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MichaelB
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Re: Indicator
We wanted to include one of their original routines, but the licensing fee was eye-watering. But in many ways this was more appropriate, as it’s entirely about working in the film industry, and it’s not by any means Ishtar-specific.
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hearthesilence
- Joined: Fri Mar 04, 2005 4:22 am
- Location: NYC
Re: Indicator
I hear ya. I'm glad there's a recording of that talk, Nichols made a lot of post-screening appearances in NYC, and I wasn't sure how many of them were ever recorded. (I've seen May introduce a screening of Mikey and Nicky at MoMA, so she does make the occasional appearance as well.)
Their original albums are classics - for anyone who's curious, I don't think their own records are hard-to-find in great condition on used vinyl. I picked one up for peanuts not too long ago. And of course there's always YouTube...
Their original albums are classics - for anyone who's curious, I don't think their own records are hard-to-find in great condition on used vinyl. I picked one up for peanuts not too long ago. And of course there's always YouTube...
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Ribs
- Joined: Fri Jun 13, 2014 1:14 pm
Re: Indicator
... so does this mean we shouldn’t be expecting Indicator to put out Ishtar?
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Big Ben
- Joined: Mon Feb 08, 2016 12:54 pm
- Location: Great Falls, Montana
Re: Indicator
I'd love to see Mikey and Nicky instead (Anyone know it's status?) but in this day and age Ishtar would be an interesting relic.Ribs wrote:... so does this mean we shouldn’t be expecting Indicator to put out Ishtar?