Fanboys

Chnyst · 01 Mar 09 :: 06:36

Without a doubt!!

BiggestChrisMarquetteFan · 01 Mar 09 :: 09:48

Chris looks great in that hat!

TeeJay · 01 Mar 09 :: 12:20

Thumbs up on both accounts, Sean, the Trekkie costume and the Fanboys screening.

And, ahem, Premiere Props really needs to improve their spelling too. It's not Star Treck: http://cgi.ebay.com/2031-Fanboys-Star-T … 1|294%3A50

You can now also buy Linus's jeans, olive t-shirt and boots ($199.99): http://www.premiereprops.com/fanboys-li … tumes.html Let me add that I'm not sure these are really Linus's boots. I've looked at one of the set photos where you can see his boots, and the eyelets and soles are different. They also don't look that worn. And, judging from the photo, too big to fit Chris. They look like the army boots that Hutch wore, though. Whoever is responsible for the labeling of these items messed it up pretty good.

There's also Linus's his binoculars ($229.99). Wait, when were those used?? And are they really Linus's? http://www.premiereprops.com/fanboys-li … props.html

And his (aleged) lightsaber ($249.99): http://www.premiereprops.com/fanboys-li … props.html In all the 4000+ set photos we have, Linus isn't holding a green lightsaber even once. Sam Huntington has one in some of the promo pics, but that's all I can find.

I had also written to them to tell them Windows' glasses were labeled wrong, they have now corrected that.

So, do these items end up on eBay when they don't sell them for those horrendous prices on the website?

-TeeJay

larry-411 · 01 Mar 09 :: 21:20

Just a quick note in general to anyone who's curious how they do this (not directing this at TeeJay)...and I'm not saying that any of the info they posted is correct...but most of the time when they do these auctions they include items that were in the wardrobe or prop department for that character's use but just not seen onscreen.

They have 3 types of items:
1) Intended for that character's use but never worn or used
2) Worn or used during shooting but not seen onscreen (i.e., deleted, w/e)
3) Seen onscreen

They are supposed to tell you which it is. If they say seen onscreen and it wasn't, that is definitely mislabeled. But if it says "Jim's shirt" and you don't see it onscreen it doesn't necessarily mean Jim didn't wear it. It can mean he wore it but it didn't show up in the final cut or that it was there for him to use but he never did.

Like I was saying earlier, I have a skateboard that was supposedly ridden by Michael in Dogtown but I don't see that skateboard anywhere in the film. But he told me there were so many skateboards he rode and so much that never made it into the movie. So it doesn't mean he didn't actually use it.

Of course, if Sean comes on here and says "I never wore that Godforsaken ugly thing" then I think we can rely on that lol.

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TeeJay · 01 Mar 09 :: 21:37

Thanks for the explanation, Larry. However, with Windows' glasses and Linus's boots, I'm certain they were actually mislabled because we have the movie and the official stills to prove that. With regard to the lightsaber and the binoculars, I guess they may have been intended for Linus but were never actually used by him.

-TeeJay

larry-411 · 01 Mar 09 :: 21:42

Oh, I know. Like I said, the post wasn't about this auction in particular. Just wanted to fill in anyone who might be following this and be confused about how they label things. For all I know everything maybe labeled wrong here.

domesticelefant · 01 Mar 09 :: 21:42

We have some new premiere pictures in our gallery. Tina found them today. Here are some examples. (I think he looks EXTREMELY handsome ... :drool: )

See the rest here.

larry-411 · 01 Mar 09 :: 21:51

Here's a quick box office update.

41 films have issued weekend numbers. Out of all films that dropped, Fanboys had the smallest percentage decrease of all of them (2.4%). It moved up from #48 to #38.It took in another $64K for a total of $483K.

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TeeJay · 01 Mar 09 :: 22:05

And Deb might be adding another $10-ish to that today.

-TeeJay

larry-411 · 01 Mar 09 :: 22:13

TeeJay wrote:

And Deb might be adding another $10-ish to that today.
-TeeJay

"And you, Deb, have put the film over 1/2 mill!!! Here's your grand prize...(fill in blank)"

TheCentralScrutinizer · 01 Mar 09 :: 22:41

No, I can't go because I'm snowed in, damnit! I made it to the grocery store and back, but I'm scared to drive the 30 miles each way to Alpharetta. I'm very pissed because I had NO idea it was gonna snow.

The new pics are beeyootiful!

TeeJay · 01 Mar 09 :: 23:35

Well, my weather website says for Atlanta you're gonna have temps below 32°F until Wednesday, with the low at 23 and the high at 55. That's quite a range... Hope the snow doesn't last, for the sake of traffic chaos. Having lived in areas where it doesn't usually snow in winter, I know that a lot of drivers just aren't used to snow and slippery streets, and traffic chaos tends to ensue easily. I'm kinda glad I took my driving lessons in winter when we had snow, even though it happens less and less these days that I actually have to drive in snow.

Sorry you couldn't go see the movie today. Maybe after work during the week this week?

-TeeJay

TheCentralScrutinizer · 01 Mar 09 :: 23:53

It has finally stopped snowing and a lot of it is melting, but it's going to be in the 20's overnight so I'm kinda worried about black ice in the morning. I could possibly go Wednesday night. There's nothing on TV. Elaine saw the movie for me today. She thought it was really cute and she said there wasn't a big crowd but they were laughing in all the right places and seemed to enjoy the movie a lot. She said the only thing that bothered her was that Chris looked too healthy to be dying, which we know. I told her about him bulking up to do Calvin Marshall and how it fell through and he had to start Fanboys before he had a chance to lose any of the weight. She also said she wished they'd been more specific about what kind of cancer Linus had and done more with that part of the plot. Most of us here agree with that wholeheartedly.

larry-411 · 02 Mar 09 :: 01:10

TheCentralScrutinizer wrote:

She said the only thing that bothered her was that Chris looked too healthy to be dying, which we know.

Deja vu. They said the same thing about Michael Angarano in One Last Thing. It was actually a hotly debated topic until the doctor who was a consultant on the film spoke out. He had taken Michael and his dad on a tour of a cancer facility where kids that age were dying. Instead of a few hours they ended up there all day. Michael and his dad's biggest surprise? Many of the kids looked perfectly healthy. I met the doctor myself -- he participated in Q&As at a couple of screenings. He said that the depiction was accurate.

Bottom line: Linus could look healthy but still be dying of cancer. That said, we don't know what kind he had, of course. But the most common cancer for young people that age is leukemia.

TheCentralScrutinizer · 02 Mar 09 :: 01:22

Yeah, the only thing that doesn't fit is Windows said he'd tried everything to get better but nothing worked. If he'd had chemo or radiation, he shouldn't have a healthy head of hair. Heh, I remember when we first learned about the movie we were worried about that. Would he have hair? Sean told us he did. I can see why it would bother people that he doesn't look sick. But I think most of us are used to that in movies. You know, the old jokes about dying of a "Hollywood disease". I made my peace with it a long time ago. It was just bad timing. Not much they could do about it, except have Chris play Eric instead of Linus (which was considered), but then Sam didn't look sick either.

larry-411 · 02 Mar 09 :: 02:03

It's funny, the one thing I left out (and was going to go back and add but just didn't) was that the basic problem is what we're used to -- "movie cancer." In fact, there are endless situations/conditions/occurrences in movies which are depicted a certain way so often that we believe that's the way it is. Reality may be very different, however. For example, the way people react when a loved one dies in an accident is often quite different than what we are used to onscreen or on television shows. So when we see the way it really is, people call that "fake." I've argued this point time and time again about various films.

You are correct about the chemo, though. It's almost certain chemo would cause his hair to fall out. It's rare that it doesn't. But not everyone with cancer has chemo. So I don't think the fact that he still had hair can be considered incorrect.

TheCentralScrutinizer · 02 Mar 09 :: 02:43

"Ever notice how the colors of the real world only seem real when we see them on a movie screen?" - Alex, A Clockwork Orange.

larry-411 · 02 Mar 09 :: 03:09

TheCentralScrutinizer wrote:

"Ever notice how the colors of the real world only seem real when we see them on a movie screen?" - Alex, A Clockwork Orange.

:applause::applause::applause:

larry-411 · 02 Mar 09 :: 20:35

In case anyone missed this saga. Particularly how Nikki describes him:

This would get me very angry if it weren't so pathetic. Because Harvey Weinstein constantly pleads poverty on behalf of his The Weinstein Co so that filmmakers will dig into their own wallets for re-shoots that he demands yet won't fund. But suddenly he's got big bucks to spend on the nation's highest priced lawyers, Bert Fields and David Boies, to fight Lionsgate over control of Push: Based On The Novel By Sapphire which may have won awards at the Sundance Film Festival but which you, me, and the world knows isn't going to make a dime. (Though I personally encourage the film biz to support these urban dramas and let them try to find an audience.) Now there are two dueling lawsuits: one by Lionsgate claiming that TWC has no right, title or interest to the film, and the other by TWC claiming sales agent Cinetic Media promised the theatrical rights to Harv & Co and even went to contract but the pic landed with Lionsgate. Deal or no deal? It's gonna take a suitcase of cash to find out -- which could have been better spent on promoting Push or other urban indies.

http://www.deadlinehollywooddaily.com/l … dance-pic/

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TheCentralScrutinizer · 02 Mar 09 :: 20:41

Yeah, I read about it on HuffPo a while back. I think I even commented on the story. I obviously hope Lionsgate wins, mainly so the filmmakers won't have to deal with Fat Bastard.

BiggestChrisMarquetteFan · 02 Mar 09 :: 20:49

I agree with you on those pictures of Chris, Anne. He looks very handsome in them! :drool:

domesticelefant · 02 Mar 09 :: 21:32

Not just handsome, extremely handsome!

TheCentralScrutinizer · 03 Mar 09 :: 03:42

My buddy Gregg just posted this on IMDb...

"Great news!!!
THE FORCE IS STRONG WITH FANBOYS!
FANBOYS is expanding once AGAIN on March 6th! This is the films THIRD EXPANSION as it enters it's fifth week in release. Below are the new markets for the coming weekend. (theaters details to come shortly)
1 Tampa-St. Pete, Sarasota, FL
2 St. Louis, MO
3 Greenville, SC
4 Grand Rapids, MI
5 Birmingham, AL
6 New Orleans, LA
7 West Palm Beach-Ft. Pierce, FL
8 Buffalo, NY
9 Louisville, KY
10 Albany, NY
NOTE: FANBOYS is currently playing in 25 cities across the country! Many of those locations will be continuing to show the film this weekend."
http://www.theforce.net/latestnews/stor … 121494.asp

Chnyst · 04 Mar 09 :: 03:44

That's pretty darn cool.
Well, still no word of Albuquerque getting a release, but it has been confirmed on http://movies.unm.edu/
Fanboys will be showing April 28th-April 30th at the UNM Sub Theater.
Tuesday @ 5:30 pm
Wednesday @ 7:00 pm
Thursday @ 3:30 pm
We're definitely trooping one of these dates(If not more) and I'll see you guys there right???

TheCentralScrutinizer · 04 Mar 09 :: 04:05

Don't we wish!!! I think Kyle and Ernie should go though. But who's gonna twist their arms? Do they even know about the screenings? Hmmmm....

Sean, you will of course make sure that we get to see all the pics, right?

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