VIDEODROME
1983, dir. David Cronenberg
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Lost film?
I'm trying to track down a horror/sci-fi movie which was never given a proper release. I think it was called 'Simulacrum' (possibly among other titles). It would have been in production in 1991/1992. My friend at college had a bootleg assembly cut on tape - there were (practical) effects shots missing and no proper soundtrack. This version was black-and-white, so I never knew if that was the intention. We had a lot of fun coming up with our own soundtrack. The film was batshit crazy! I don't think it had any well-known actors in the cast. It had an AI theme, but was more body horror. It definitely had queer vibes. We often watched it after a night out. Such a shame it was never released!
UPDATE: A subreddit user remembers mention of a 'coming attraction' called 'Simulacrum' in an old issue of Film Threat mag way back in, probably, '92. They loved the description, "Terminator 2 meets Twin Peaks"!
They also recall mention of the Simulacrum movie using some of the left-over sets from 'Alien 3,' but that might be a false memory.
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Friday, August 31.
Not now Jack Nicholson
Ever take a mirror selfie with your daughter when internationally-renowned actor, filmmaker, and three-time Academy Award-winning Hollywood icon Jack Nicholson gets in the way? God dammit Jack, not again. That right there is the problem with actors: they are incapable of realizing that the world does not revolve around them.
Well, as it happens, around four years ago @cctinsleybaxter was wondering where’s that photo of kubrick getting a mirror selfie with his daughter and jack nicholson’s in the foreground because he thought they were taking a picture of him asdfghjkl, and, despite our collective irritation, we could not help but admire it one more time. It was high time, if you will.
Nicholon's out-of-focus folded arms, proud posture, and satisfied little smile—a smile that says this is my time to shine—Kubrick's mildly perturbed expression at having his picture with his daughter spoiled, and her look of dry amusement. It is, quite simply, a classic and thoroughly deserving of every last letter of its asdfghjkl. For this is an image that should hang in The Louvre; but only because it, too, was placed there by mistake.
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