Sin City

[Brian in Mesa]

Sin City

Release Date: April 1, 2005
Studio: Dimension Films
Director: Robert Rodriguez
Screenwriter: Robert Rodriguez, Frank Miller

Starring: Bruce Willis, Jessica Alba, Mickey Rourke, Maria Bello, Kate Bosworth, Steve Buscemi, Benicio del Toro, Michael Douglas, Carla Gugino, Josh Hartnett, Jaime King, Brittany Murphy, Marley Shelton, Christopher Walken, Elijah Wood, Rick Gomez, Jason Douglas, Nick Stahl, Makenzie Vega, Katherine Willis, Clive Owen, Rosario Dawson, Michael Clarke Duncan.

Genre: Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller

Plot Summary: Miller wrote the graphic novel series that inspired the film. The film will comprise three intertwining vignettes revolving around a dark set of characters who call the fictional corrupt town home.

 

[Brian in Mesa]

Clive Owen on Sin City
Source: ComingSoon.net
November 30, 2004

ComingSoon.net interviewed the cast of Mike Nichols' "Closer" and asked Clive Owen about starring in Robert Rodriguez's Sin City.

It was extraordinary. It was Robert Rodriguez, who is like [a] Renaissance man really. He's a complete one-off. I've never met anyone quite like him. He does absolutely everything. He shoots, he edits, he operates, he lights, he composes the music. He's the most amazing cook. He really pissed me off. It's an extraordinary project. He's doing this strip, cartoon, picture book, Frank Miller thing and he's been so faithful. He re-creates image by image by image. To us, it was very weird. We were just standing in a sort of green screen every day, and everything else will be added. It was an extraordinary experience, but my most overwhelming memory is how hugely impressive the whole thing he's got going down there in Texas is…I'm in "The Big, Fat Kill" (as) Dwight.

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I think I'm drooling...

A movie which is faithful to a Frank Miller comic?!

WOOHOO !!





BIM

 

[Brian in Mesa]

Another poster...

 

[Brian in Mesa]

Another...

 

[Pariah]

I saw the trailer for it last night. It looks like a work of genius--Frank Miller's genius, that is. The entire trailer looked like they were his comic book panels come alive.

Really looking forward to this one!

 

[Pariah]

I just scored free tickets to the sneak a week from tonight from my comic book shop.

Sa-weet!

 

[JPlay]

I love Jessica Alba!

 

[Pariah]

Just saw it. It was friggin great!

Very dark and captures the look and feel of the comic exactly. It doesn't take itself too seriously, but it is ultra-violent.

Mickey Rourke was amazing as Marv. Willis was okay as Hartigan. Casting Elijia Wood as kevin was genius. Michael Madsen was pretty bad (that's bad as in not good, not bad as in good). Benicio Del Toro was really good.

Bravo to Rodriguez. He pulled off a true comic book movie.

 

[Pariah]

PS--There were about 600 people in line to see the film in a theater that only held about 400. I got there somewhat late (6:30 for a 7:00 show) and looked at the line and figured I'd never get in.

So, I bought a ticket to constantine and walked right into the Sin City theater and grabbed one of the last seats. Yeah, not fair to those who stood in line, but they should have thought of it first.

PS--I also saw the Refreshments' "banditos" video at the Hard Rock where I had a burger and couple of beers before hand. All in all, a very good evening.

 

[O]

I hope to see the movie tomorrow.

Kind of an interesting sidenote:
I recently saw the documentary, Full Tilt Boogie, about the making of "From Dusk to Dawn". The recurring theme through out the documentary was the problems Rodriguez and the producers had with the unions, IATSE and Teansters.
That particular movie was made as an indepentent movie and did not use union labor.eedless to say the unions were not happy. One of the main reasons was because Rodriguez wears so many hats, and does so many things, camera op, etc.
Interesting documentary, check it out if you have a chance.

Fast forward to now.
I saw Rodriguez on The Late Late Show a couple nights ago.
The Directors Guild told him he could not give Frank Miller directors credit, and Tarrantino guest director credit, because there can only be one director of a film, sorry, that's the way it is.
Rodriguez resigned from the Directors Guild because of it.
That took a lot of balls.
Big thumbs up.

 

[Pariah]

Sin City
Starring: Bruce Willis, Jessica Alba, Mickey Rourke, Maria Bello, Kate Bosworth, Steve Buscemi, Benicio del Toro, Michael Douglas, Carla Gugino, Josh Hartnett, Jaime King, Brittany Murphy, Marley Shelton, Christopher Walken, Elijah Wood, Rick Gomez, Jason Douglas, Nick Stahl, Makenzie Vega, Katherine Willis, Clive Owen, Rosario Dawson, Michael Clarke Duncan.

I didn't notice Walken, Buscemi and Douglas in the film. There were a lot of characters, though, and many of them had heavy makeup--like Rourke (Man, was Rourke good), so maybe I just missed them.

 

[Pariah]

I can't wait until some of you see it. i'm interested to know what a "non-fanboy" thinks of it.

(Sorry BIM, that leaves you out. I already know you'll dig it. )

 

[joeshmo]

I can't wait until some of you see it. i'm interested to know what a "non-fanboy" thinks of it.

(Sorry BIM, that leaves you out. I already know you'll dig it. )

Knew nothing about the comics so I had no idea what to expect, but I loved the trailers for it and the buzz it created so I took an extra long lunch today to see it.

Very violent, but in a good way, you will know what I mean when you see it.

Some very funny moments as well though.

Overall a very good movie. I think I have to see it again becuase just like you, I never even noticed the guys that you didnt see either.

I thought Mickey Rourke, Benicio del Toro, Brittany Murphy, Elijah Wood, Clive Owen did a great job with their characters. Although did not like Rosario Dawson acting job, she's hot but she stunk in this movie.

 

[Chaplin]

Fast forward to now.
I saw Rodriguez on The Late Late Show a couple nights ago.
The Directors Guild told him he could not give Frank Miller directors credit, and Tarrantino guest director credit, because there can only be one director of a film, sorry, that's the way it is.
Rodriguez resigned from the Directors Guild because of it.
That took a lot of balls.
Big thumbs up.

One of the things the Guild does is regulate the pay scale of directors. In this case, Rodriguez doesn't have to concern himself with pay scales because he gets like all profits from his movies since he doesn't have a lot of high-paid below-the-line talent--he does it all himself. The guy will make a ton of money regardless of whether he is in the Guild.

However, even though it appears he doesn't care about awards (duh), not being in the guild might proclude him from winning anything. Now, many agree that awards don't really matter, and in the scheme of things, it doesn't. What does matter is the marketing that comes from these awards--who cares that a movie won best costume design--it won an Oscar though, so people will see it. Like I've said before, it's all a money-making machine. The one thing that Rodriguez has going for him now is the fact that he will have Tarantino backing him up--I'm not a huge fan of his directing, but he certainly has some power in Hollywood.

 

[Mike Olbinski]

Going to see this in about 40 minutes...can't wait.

Mike

 

[Gee!]

Jessica Alba is hot. i would never post on this board again if I was married to her. Why would I? Weigh the options in your head.

 

[mdamien13]

Pretty damn good movie. It was very faithful to the comics, but some of the stuff worked for me in the comics but came across as heavy-handed on the screen (particularly Clive Owen's voice-over). The whole Hartigan/Nancy storyline in the last chapter was ruined by Jessica Alba's complete inability to do anything but gyrate and stare blankly at whatever is in front of her. Too bad, cause that was my favorite graphic novel.

Elijah Wood as Kevin was incredible! That whole segment (A Dame to Kill For) was awesome. I'd have rather seen a feature length movie devoted to this and fleshing it out a bit but oh well. Mickey Rourke was great as Marv. It was amazing how many actors showed up for this w/o having much to do, though (my fave was Nicky Katt as the skinhead).

Overall it's very much worth a viewing and offers an incredible visual style the likes of which have never been seen. However, Rodriguez's inability to direct emotionally-charged scenes is too apparent through some of the scenes. His forte is definitely cartoonish action, and he delivers on this.

 

[Chaplin]

Pretty damn good movie. It was very faithful to the comics, but some of the stuff worked for me in the comics but came across as heavy-handed on the screen (particularly Clive Owen's voice-over). The whole Hartigan/Nancy storyline in the last chapter was ruined by Jessica Alba's complete inability to do anything but gyrate and stare blankly at whatever is in front of her. Too bad, cause that was my favorite graphic novel.

Elijah Wood as Kevin was incredible! That whole segment (A Dame to Kill For) was awesome. I'd have rather seen a feature length movie devoted to this and fleshing it out a bit but oh well. Mickey Rourke was great as Marv. It was amazing how many actors showed up for this w/o having much to do, though (my fave was Nicky Katt as the skinhead).

Overall it's very much worth a viewing and offers an incredible visual style the likes of which have never been seen. However, Rodriguez's inability to direct emotionally-charged scenes is too apparent through some of the scenes. His forte is definitely cartoonish action, and he delivers on this.

I think that's as spot-on a post as you can get. I agree with everything you said. I would have liked Clive Owen to actually use his accent, it would have added a dimension to him that otherwise wasn't there--I loved his first meeting with Benicio Del Toro. (I think Clive Owen is one of the best up-and-coming actors out there)

I also loved the middle story--Mickey Rourke (a guy I usually don't care for) was pretty freaking amazing. As was Nick Stahl, who I was so used to seeing as Ben Hawkins or even John Connor. Loved the casting (especially Elijah Wood).

 

[Pariah]

Anyone else see it?

 

[PDXChris]

I saw it last night, and I love it!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Brian in Mesa]

Frank Miller makes special Sin City cover for Maxim
Source: Variety
April 7, 2005

Maxim magazine is working overtime to be Hollywood-friendly.

Lad mag, which boasts a paid circulation of more than 2½ million, has in recent weeks hammered out deals with Dimension Films and NBC that go beyond the usual cover story horse-trading.

As for Dimension, Maxim went "beyond the call of duty," as one insider put it, to make the mag's May cover a full-on "Sin City" spectacular.

In a coup for Maxim, "Sin" creator Frank Miller designed a collector's edition cover featuring original art. And yes, since it's Maxim, Miller drew a busty beauty as the cover model (and included a splash of blood).

The Miller-designed cover -- on newsstands April 12-- will be included with only 20% of the mag's press run, in part to make it more of a collector's item. The other 80% of issues will feature "Sin" star Brittany Murphy (barely) dressed in character, and two prominent mentions of the movie's title (including the pic's stylized logo).

What's more, the story inside is focused almost as much on "Sin" as it is on Murphy herself.

By contrast, many mags that aren't specifically geared toward showbiz tend to emphasize the star over the project. "Sin" star Jessica Alba, for example, is on the cover of GQ -- but there's no mention of the movie on the cover.

Dennis Publishing director Andy Clerkson said Maxim is "constantly looking to work with the studios and TV networks and record companies to see how we can best promote the projects and get the best for our readers."

"There's no editorial independence lost," he added. "It's part of pop culture, and we see it as a way of selling more magazines, which is what we're in the business of doing."

To that end, "We're trying to make these things work on all levels," Clerkson said.

 

[marathon_mom]

Sucks Bad!

This was one of the most horrible movies I've ever seen. In fact, I don't turn off or leave a movie very often but this was one of them. Couldn't make it past 30 minutes. Awful.

Maybe ya need to know something about the comics????

 

[joeshmo]

This was one of the most horrible movies I've ever seen. In fact, I don't turn off or leave a movie very often but this was one of them. Couldn't make it past 30 minutes. Awful.

Maybe ya need to know something about the comics????

You got to be guy to appreciate it I think. The complete opposite of a chick flick. My Girlfriend hated it as well, but I loved it. Havent met a women yet that liked it.

 

[JS22]

My GF loved it, probably even more so than I did.

 

[marathon_mom]

My GF loved it, probably even more so than I did.

I have no words.








My hubby hated it too. He turned it off & went to bed.