Their appearance at Wimbledon, Henley and Harrods has sparked conspiracy rumours and wild speculation as to their true identity - but now it seems the masked "Faceless people" who have caused such a stir this summer are in fact... car salesmen. Faceless figures cause a stir at Wimbledon, Harrods and Elton John's ballPringles are not crisps, says High CourtIt appears the publicity stunt is part of a viral marketing campaign by manufacturers The Lotus Group, to drum up interest in its forthcoming new car, the Eagle.
Their appearance at Wimbledon, Henley and Harrods has sparked conspiracy rumours and wild speculation as to their true identity - but now it seems the masked "Faceless people" who have caused such a stir this summer are in fact... car salesmen.
It appears the publicity stunt is part of a viral marketing campaign by manufacturers The Lotus Group, to drum up interest in its forthcoming new car, the Eagle.
Lost scenes from the classic sci-fi film Metropolis have been shown for the first time in decades. The long-lost original cut of Fritz Lang's 1927 silent film was discovered in the archives of the Museum of Cinema in Buenos Aires earlier this year. The museum's Paula Felix-Didier said it was the only copy of the complete film.
The long-lost original cut of Fritz Lang's 1927 silent film was discovered in the archives of the Museum of Cinema in Buenos Aires earlier this year.
The museum's Paula Felix-Didier said it was the only copy of the complete film.
They have a few more details that add to the BBC report, as well as clarifying the obvious nonsense in that report that any competent proofreader could have caught ("three-and-a-half-hour masterpiece", "the version of the film he knew was only one-and-a-half hours long", "Around 20 to 25 minutes of footage that fleshes out secondary characters and sheds light on the plot would be added to the film", "round 5 minutes of the original was probably still missing". Can nobody at the BBC do simple arithmetic? "In the 1980s, Argentine film fanatic Fernando Pena heard about a man who had propped up a broken projector for "hours" to screen Metropolis in the 1960s" - Die Zeit has "Mehr als zwei Stunde" which seems about right).
As far as the plot goes, there won't be much that you don't get in the Murnau Foundation restoration, though obviously there will be a huge difference between seeing stills and seeing the actual movie. It sounds like the extended scene with the children escaping from the flooding is the most impressive part. In addition, there is one short scene for which not even still existed until now. The Argentine copy is in very bad condition, so the "new" scenes will always stand out from the old. They contacted the Germans years ago, but got no reply. Apparently they get so many letters claiming rediscovery of the original that they ignore them...
Finally, if you ever hear the movie companies claiming that extended copyright will help them preserve movie history, always remember this. The only reason the complete Metropolis has survived is because an Argentine collector was given the reels after the theatrical run in Argentina ended. Illegally.
The Argentine copy is in very bad condition, so the "new" scenes will always stand out from the old.
Modern digital restoration techniques can do wonders ; and I'd bet that restoration will have no problems getting funding.
Finally, if you ever hear the movie companies claiming that extended copyright will help them preserve movie history, always remember this.
Movie companies have always been very good at destroying movie history. Hey, how easy is it to see the original version of Star Wars nowadays ?
Now awaiting for that full-length version of von Stroheim's Greed... Un roi sans divertissement est un homme plein de misères
At the Aspen Ideas Festival Thursday, New York Times columnist and The World Is Flat author Thomas Friedman gave a preview of his new book, Hot, Flat, and Crowded: Why We Need a Green Revolution -- and How It Can Renew America, which comes out in September. The book's main argument is that the convergence of global warming, global flattening (the rise of middle classes all over the world), and global crowding (the population boom) is driving five key trends that will define the 21st century. Friedman argues that those five trends -- energy and resource supply and demand, petro-dictatorship, biodiversity loss, climate change, and energy poverty -- have all been driven past a tipping point such that they have created a new era of history: the energy climate era. "We're not post-something anymore," Friedman said. "We're not post-war, we're not post-Cold War, we're not post-post Cold War. We're pre-something. And what we're pre-...is the energy climate era, defined by these five problems going over a tipping point. And how we manage these five problems, I believe, is really gonna define the stability or instability of the 21st century."
At the Aspen Ideas Festival Thursday, New York Times columnist and The World Is Flat author Thomas Friedman gave a preview of his new book, Hot, Flat, and Crowded: Why We Need a Green Revolution -- and How It Can Renew America, which comes out in September. The book's main argument is that the convergence of global warming, global flattening (the rise of middle classes all over the world), and global crowding (the population boom) is driving five key trends that will define the 21st century.
Friedman argues that those five trends -- energy and resource supply and demand, petro-dictatorship, biodiversity loss, climate change, and energy poverty -- have all been driven past a tipping point such that they have created a new era of history: the energy climate era.
"We're not post-something anymore," Friedman said. "We're not post-war, we're not post-Cold War, we're not post-post Cold War. We're pre-something. And what we're pre-...is the energy climate era, defined by these five problems going over a tipping point. And how we manage these five problems, I believe, is really gonna define the stability or instability of the 21st century."
So the world (or at least America) is still flat? When the capital development of a country becomes a by-product of the activities of a casino, the job is likely to be ill-done. — John M. Keynes
That should be qualified with "except in developed countries, and many other ones too".
There has been a fall of middle classes in a great many countries (hello, neo-liberalism, how have you been?), not least his.
Having said that, I agree that the world needs a sustainability revolution, and that it would do a lot of good to the US (jobs rather than dividends). Earth provides enough to satisfy every man's need, but not every man's greed. Gandhi
One of my heroes, for sustainability in general (renewables in particular) is Amory Lovins. But i've differed with him over the roles of utilities for decades, even thinking (knowing?) that he's sold out. I think it's hubris to believe you can change the attitudes of the Pentagon, for example, where he's gotten lots of funding. Yet, one can argue he's having a positive effect.
Friedman will have to walk the walk a long time before he meets the credibility of Amory.
(btw, if any of you have read my last blog entry, 1.5 years ago, you know of my eulogy for Woody Stoddard, who was one of the key players in establishing windpower in amurka, and my best friend and colleague in the industry. He and Amory went to high school together... can you imagine how that prepared them for their revitalizing of amurka's energy scene?) "Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage." - Anaïs Nin
Sunday at 15:00, the German national baseball team takes on the team representing Freedom Fries. In Solingen, the world capital of kitchen knives. Six of my fellow Solingen Alligators are on the national team. (please remember i played for the third team, not the Bundesliga team.) This series, which takes place in some six venues in Germany and France, is a warmup for the Baseball World Cup 2009.
One of the few legitimate gifts amurka has brought to the world, there is nothing like hearing the crowd heckle in foreign tongues. Even though where i live, there are more rainouts than games, this should be great fun.
Sven, i always thought the Tour de Pharmaceutique was a chance for a network French travelogue, to fill the time between sprints. I liked helicopter shots of massed riders going through picaresque medieval montages. "Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage." - Anaïs Nin
Try as I might to understand baseball, I have not yet deciphered play, though I can spot a roid-swollen neck.
The Tour de P is another sport that lacks in the thrills department. It always transgmogrifies into Tati's 'Jour de Fête', for me. You can't be me, I'm taken
Evidence. You can't be me, I'm taken
I would have a few questions regarding Calc. Like, how come that if I adjust the size of a diagram at say 500 pixels, then it will appear significantly bigger at 100% magnification, and still bigger (564 pixels?) when I copy it into an image editor? *Lunatic*, n. One whose delusions are out of fashion.
What Is ET's IQ Level? How Smart Is Smart? How about if our visitors were kicking a 500 level IQ on average? By Greg Boone UFOMafia.com 6-30-8 I'm fortunate to be able to dialogue with scientists about intelligence, the new techniques in education and the levels of intelligence of ourselves and the creatures of the wild.
:=) ~"When an inner situation is not made conscious, it appears outside as fate." Karl Jung~
What Is ET's IQ Level?
You mean European Tribune users' average IQ level? "Dieu se rit des hommes qui se plaignent des conséquences alors qu'ils en chérissent les causes" Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet
ETers of extra-terrestrial origin.
Aren't you one of them? "Dieu se rit des hommes qui se plaignent des conséquences alors qu'ils en chérissent les causes" Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet
I have it on good authority that the reason Caol Ila tends strongly toward the peaty is to keep normal folk away, thus oblivious to the landings. "Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage." - Anaïs Nin
Obviously not a candidate for transendence... You can't be me, I'm taken
Definitely! I will bring a bottle of Jallu to limber up the tastebuds. You can't be me, I'm taken
