i guess it may go dirently to DVD ..quite frustating

Your initial comment definitely did not come off as a joke. The comment was insulting by way of inference. The fact that you capitalized the word, “way”, definitely emphasized that the comment was meant to be insulting and derogatory.

When I called you out on it being rude, what did you do? You didn’t take ownership of your remark or try and clarify it, but react with another rude comment and say that I’m too sensitive. Well, you want to know my opinion? I think you’re rather insensitive. If you were really joking, you could have put a smiley emoticon on your statement, or followed-up with a ‘just joking’ comment.

And incidentally, how or why do you expect anyone not to take offense with your remarks? It seems to me that you’re trying to re-write history, and now say that you were joking when you weren’t. And let’s face it, the remarks are trollish – and the general accepted definition of trolling is posting rude and inflammatory remarks – which, imo, is what you did. Tell me something (and the rest of the board too, who are likely following this thread), would *you* have reacted positively or laughed it off if a stranger directed this comment to you, “Someone has WAY too much time on their hands.” As I said earlier, the tone is definitely rude, and comes across as snide too.

Even in your semi-apology now, you still come off as offensive, implying that I’m “uptight” and calling me “high and mighty.” Dude, this is not a way to build bridges or extend the olive branch.

All that said, in does seem that in your own bizarre way, you are trying for rapprochement. Therefore in the interest of settling matters and moving on, your “apology” such as it is, is accepted.

Vinay, I did some research, and Ellen had *three* movies that debuted at TIFF in 2007: Juno, The Tracey Fragments, and The Stone Angel. This is why I’m somewhat sceptical about TIFF allegedly pulling Peacock at this year’s festival. Hell, if she had three movies playing in 2007, why not have two of her movies playing at TIFF 2009? Also, once the organizers agree to debut a movie, I think it’s like a contract. Breaking it may cause legal difficulties, or at the very least, ill will on the part of the movie producers. On the other hand, if both producers and organizers agreed to pull it from the schedule for whatever reason, then maybe everything was copacetic.

“if you recall Juno was a small budget movie which was released around the November 2007 period, and was never expected to compete with the oscar contenders at that time, yet the movie turned out to be a worlwide hit.”

Yes, I do recall that. And it was because Juno was the darling of TIFF 2007, and the fact that everyone, critics and audiences alike, loved, loved that movie that Fox Searchlight, the studio distributing the movie, began to agressively market it in North America. As the film became the little indie movie that could, and as more and more film critics praised Ellen’s performance which resulted in her Best Actress nomination, that Fox went global with pushing Juno in a marketing blitz.

I personally think that Super being released in May is commercial sucide. Unless it garners incredible word of mouth, it will get lost in the sea of summer blockbusters being released at that time. I think they’re far better off debuting the film at TIFF 2010. This will be on the heels of Inception’s release in July 2010, and right before the Oscar contenders that usually debut in Nov/Dec. So an Autumn release could be the best bet and place for this movie to find it’s niche and audience.

i believe An American Crime made its debut at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival, but i recall the press release by the organisers of TIFF in September stating they would allow another indie movie to debut instead of another of Ellens movies

i do agree that from a marketing point of view it would be benefit the studios to release “super” after Ellen’s leading role in Inception, but i doubt the public would overlook the movie over any of the summer big name blockbusters.

if you recall Juno was a small budget movie which was released around the November 2007 period, and was never expected to compete with the oscar contenders at that time, yet the movie turned out to be a worlwide hit.

i guess its just speculation on our part, Hollywood would release movies what they would beleive is marketable value, but it certainly is going to be an interesting year for ellen

Somehow it doesn’t surprise me that after being called on your rude behaviour you’re still not an adult enough to either admit it, or express any form of contrition. You’ve confirmed in my eyes – and probably those that have been following this discussion as well – that you are indeed a hypocrite. You comment on another poster’s rude and inappropriate behaviour, and then go and behave rudely, yourself? Pot, kettle, black, dude.

But whatever, I’m not going to waste anymore time on you.

Vinay, with regards to Peacock and TIFF, didn’t Ellen have two movies debuting there in 2007? She had Juno and American Crime, I believe. As for Super, I don’t believe anyone, least of all the producers/backers expect it to be able to compete against the blockbusters released in May. As such, I think it’s a poor strategic movie to release it then. They simply won’t get enough exposure then, and the big hollywood releases will monopolize the theaters. A better strategic move is to actually release Super after Inception. Nolan’s Inception is likely the summer movie of 2010. And if the pics and news of Ellen in this movie are anything to go by, she’ll have a major role. Inception is likely going to boost Ellen’s career and profile even more, so it’s a better marketing strategy to release Super after Inception, when there’s still buzz about her in the media. An early Fall release date, imo, is a smarter move. It’s after the summer blockbusters have been out, and before the “serious” oscar contender movies are released in November/December.

“super” . is due to start filming within the next 4 to 5 weeks, that seems to be a definate comfirmation based on info on the web, and as you mentioned, being a indie movie and with limited budget, the release date should not take more than a few months after filming wraps up, i am expecting it to be released before Inception, i doubt the fact that the expected release of the movie to compete against the big budget movies has anything to do with it…based on your remarks above, it seems that you expect the movie release to be delayed till after the summer? possible, but then again, unlikely. watch press for details

And someone – namely you, Eternalist – needs to remember what good manners are. Your comment was rude and completely uncalled for. It’s also rather hypocritical in light of the fact that you, yourself, made a comment about how this board was suppose to be “a troll free zone” – this is in reference to your comment a while back about Pete Agassi’s inappropriate behavior on the Inception forum. Your comment above is rude and trollish, and is counterproductive to encouraging discussion.

And for the record, it takes less than 2 minutes to google EVW, click on the images tab on the Google menu bar, and see a plethora of EVW pics that clearly show that she and Page bare no real resemblance to one another.

Now, on to discussion with someone who can act maturely – Vinay. Vinay, where are you getting your information from? The Sundance website hasn’t yet released their 2010 schedule. Peacock was rumoured to debut there this year, then it was rumoured that it was going to debut at TIFF (Toronto Internation Film Festival), neither of which manifested. I think that the fact Peacock has such difficulty getting released is indicative of something wrong with the film itself. As for Super, that’s a very short window of time to both film the movie and then release it. And for it to debut in May, which is now the start of the summer blockbuster season seems kinda of suicidal to me. As far as I know, Super is a little indie movie, and doesn’t have a large marketing budget. It stands very little chance of competing against the studio marketed blockbusters that come out during that time.

Someone has WAY too much time on their hands.

ive been watching Tom Hardy in the TV series The Take, and the he seems ok, in an offbeat sorta way though…:) i havent seen him in any other movies though, but i guess the entire cast performance will be under the spotlight , however well the movie might perform in the box office

Eternalist, I saw the Wrestler, too, and yes Wood was good in her role. In terms of resemblence to Page, maybe a little in that movie. Wood’s hair was brown, and she had a fresh face kind of look that Ellen has had in some of her previous movies. But other than that, the two actresses don’t physically look alike. I just googled EVW, and the pics that popped up of her definitely do not resemble Ellen. For one thing, Wood is taller, more curvy, and is asheblonde (though when she was in her gothpunk period and dating Marilyn Manson, she dyed her hair black). Ellen is petite, slight of frame, and a brunette.

Anyway, to return to the topic of this thread, I’ve seen Tom Hardy in Star Trek as Shinzon and in Layer Cake. Now I wanna see him in Bronson and Rocknrolla. I think Inception is going to give a big career boost to Joseph Gordon Levitt, Hardy, and Page. Not that these actors need the boost per se since their own talents are already clearly being recognized. I actually think it’s quite possible that these three may steal the movie right out from under Dicaprio, and they may walk away with the most critical buzz and acclaim.