41 Responses for "Nove Nuovo"

1. dela November 23rd, 2009 at 8:22 pm 1

   Does this mean Dench and Loren get their own individual posters?
   Nice poster though.

2. Nick K. (and a talking fox) November 23rd, 2009 at 8:23 pm 2

   First poster’s alright, but I really dig the feel of the second one. Dunno why, it’s just kind of cool.

   Also, I was just cruisin’ YouTube, and I finally found an answer to the whole controversey about kids liking “Where the Wild Things Are” or not. They all seem a little reflective about it, and many admit it was pretty sad, but overall they don’t seem anywhere near traumatized (one of the kids even says his favorite part was when the chicken replaced his arm with a stick). Take a peek.

   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KU4wBmabICw&feature=player_embedded

3. FrankieJ November 23rd, 2009 at 8:26 pm 3

   I love my people!!!

4. Amanda November 23rd, 2009 at 8:32 pm 4

   Kate Hudson will never not look out of place to me. It’s like one of these thing’s do not belong.

5. Craig Kennedy November 23rd, 2009 at 8:52 pm 5

   I love the 2nd one, but the first one is horrible. How can you not put the cast names prominently on the poster??

6. Kevin November 23rd, 2009 at 9:09 pm 6

   They should have used Fergie. Some of the promotional pics of her looked really cool. Penelope looks really good.

7. aspect ratio November 23rd, 2009 at 9:34 pm 7

   As a graphic designer by profession I can’t possibly imagine that the first one is an official poster in any way, it has to be a fan-made amateur creation because it is just horrendous in execution. Kate Hudson’s hand is chopped off, as is the guy’s face underneath (not that he matters, but it looks odd). What’s wrong with Marion Cotillard’s right arm? Not to mention the stretched font.

   No, if this is official I will have to write the Weinstein Company and object, because that’s frankly offensive to my industry. You can only get away with this if you’re doing low-budget crap and your poster designer is your nephew.

   Really, someone’s gotta be fired.

   The second one is far better, it’s not anywhere near as a great or inviting as a poster for a film like this ought to be, but I can let it slide.

8. A.J.Roscoe November 23rd, 2009 at 9:48 pm 8

   Another one.

9. Ryan Adams November 23rd, 2009 at 10:05 pm 9

   Thanks AJ. I was just about to add that one to our collection above. Looks like this latest one will be part of a matched set of 3. Can’t wait to see DDL in lingerie.

10. chrisw November 23rd, 2009 at 10:22 pm 10

    This Holiday Season…be Irish.

    In all seriousness, god damn Cruz, who sometimes looks as bad as she does good, looks amazing. As does Marion. Not only gay men will like this musical….

    Which leads me to why do people think that? I love a great musical like Singin’ in the Rain, Hairspray, the old MGM musicals of the 30s, etc. I’m not gay, it bothers me that people think that.

11. Ryan Adams November 23rd, 2009 at 10:29 pm 11

    Because not enough straight men are secure enough to openly profess their love of musicals as you are, Chris.

    [and hey, my apologies to your Mom for teasing. She's clearly an individual whom I'd rather not piss off. I can joke, because I've dodged sharp-edged home decor accessories thrown at my head by my own mother.]

12. chrisw November 23rd, 2009 at 10:33 pm 12

    Oh it’s OK, that doesn’t bother me at all, Ryan. I wouldn’t get offended at all by that. Calling my mom a whore? Yes. Making a joke that I should give my mom a Sonny Corleone slap? No.

13. chrisw November 23rd, 2009 at 10:35 pm 13

    Give the whole Eric Roberts in Pope of Greenwich Village on how to smack your girl if she acts up in front of you. That speech, complete with the voice and mannerisms, is one of those precious film gems that should stay with us forever. It’s that funny.

14. Alex November 23rd, 2009 at 10:50 pm 14

    I love the second one!

15. jorge November 23rd, 2009 at 11:06 pm 15

    nicole looks amazing, she is gettin back…

16. Kad November 23rd, 2009 at 11:10 pm 16

    Fuuny, years ago the pairing of Kidman and Cruz would have gotten gossip columnists into an overdrive mode. These days nobody seems to care. But I digrees…

    I appreciate the look of the film and the posters but this still very much feels like a gay man’s vision of a straight man’s sexual fantasy (I hope Ryan and the rest don’t misinterpret this comment). Maybe I’ve been spoiled but this just lacks sexiness, much like every other bit of promotional material I’ve seen from this film so far.

    The come hither looks, the poses, the heavy eyelids and ever so-slightly open mouths, it all looks simulated and it makes me wonder if Marshall really gets it. It’s just so… cold.

    Of course, it could very well be the point that they are trying to get across or it could be one of those things that looks better inside a movie theater’s lobby but my heart isn’t racing just yet.

    None of this really detracts from the fact that I’m curious abiout the film.

17. Kad November 23rd, 2009 at 11:17 pm 17

    Rereading my comment really made me feel that unlike my best efforts I came off more somewhat biggoted. I’m sorry about that and I probably was unfair to Marshall – I’m sure he knows what he’s doing (as do the people who came up with these posters).

18. Ryan Adams November 23rd, 2009 at 11:43 pm 18

    I appreciate the look of the film and the posters but this still very much feels like a gay man’s vision of a straight man’s sexual fantasy (I hope Ryan and the rest don’t misinterpret this comment).

    That’s alright, Kad. Let’s try to bear in mind when straight mens’ sexual fantasies are envisioned by a straight director we often end up with Showgirls, Funny People and Gigli. Who do you want handling your delicate fetishes? Eli Roth or Pedro Almodovar?
    

19. Et November 24th, 2009 at 12:08 am 19

    This holiday season be:

    Italian
    British
    Australian
    Spanish
    French
    Irish
    American

20. Ryan Adams November 24th, 2009 at 12:12 am 20

    This Holiday Season Be Na’vi.

21. Mike November 24th, 2009 at 12:31 am 21

    Kad, keep in mind they are also working closely to duplicate a very specific style of movie making (i.e. Italian Cinema of the 1960s) in which the come hither looks, the poses, the heavy eyelids and ever so-slightly open mouth were major trademarks.

22. Pierre de Plume November 24th, 2009 at 1:15 am 22

    Though I prefer the second poster, the first seems to be intentionally spontaneous, fluid and a bit off, complete with the photographer clicking in the corner.

23. bambi November 24th, 2009 at 8:31 am 23

    #20

    After shirtless werewolves, sure.

    OK, Nine is so promoted left and right I really don`t see where rumours that Harvey will switch to IB campaign are coming from. Love IB and would love to see it pull major noms but I can`t deny that Nine is getting all the campaign money for months.

24. Nic November 24th, 2009 at 9:00 am 24

    The third poster reminded me of Sophia’s striptease in “Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow”.

25. blizzards14 November 24th, 2009 at 9:18 am 25

    I wonder what Afrika would say?

26. big vig November 24th, 2009 at 9:23 am 26

    Funny thing is…none of them are Italian.

27. Cliff November 24th, 2009 at 9:23 am 27

    the first poster is really amateurishly put together, as aspect ration has already mentioned..

28. big vig November 24th, 2009 at 9:29 am 28

    “Funny thing is…none of them are Italian.”

    I was referring to the first poster.
    Thank goodness there’s Sophia Loren!

29. Dominik November 24th, 2009 at 9:39 am 29

    The second poster looks great, I love this retro 60s style (that everyone who is willing to can enjoy in “Broken Embraces”, too), but the third poster looks…kind of cheap, like an advertisement for a Noble-Brothel or something.

30. Cengiz November 24th, 2009 at 10:21 am 30

    Here are 5 clips from the movie. “My Husband Makes Movies” and “Be Italian” look awesome.

    http://www.blackfilm.com/20091119/features/ninespecial.shtml

31. Ryan Adams November 24th, 2009 at 10:41 am 31

    Great find, Cengiz!
    I like “rather be the man” best.
    These play with the wrong aspect ratio so everybody looks incredibly skinny, but it’s nice to finally hear DDL be Italian.

32. Chris November 24th, 2009 at 1:36 pm 32

    Seeing these I just became less enthusiastic about the film. So… boring… and amateurish. I can’t believe someone paid for those to be created and released.

    And my enthusiasm for this film was already really really low…

33. Kad November 24th, 2009 at 3:46 pm 33

    “That’s alright, Kad. Let’s try to bear in mind when straight mens’ sexual fantasies are envisioned by a straight director we often end up with Showgirls, Funny People and Gigli. Who do you want handling your delicate fetishes? Eli Roth or Pedro Almodovar?
    ”

    Ryan, you want my honest answer? Paul Verhoeven understands that kind of sexiness than Almodovar ever could BUT I want to be clear I wasn’t making any sort of a generalization! It has nothing to do with Almodovar’s orientation but rather the focus of his work. I was just taking by himself and I clearly didn’t do a very good job of making that explicit.

    There are scenes in Starship Troopers and Basic Instict that are damn sexy to me.

    I’m not entirely sure why you brough up Gigli (which I don’t even hate or consider particularly bad) or Funny People (I think Apatow gets what’s sexy though it’s not what he’s going for).

    Like I said, I’m sure I was beeing too analytical and Marshall is visionaryish enough to pull of an appealing film.

34. Kay November 24th, 2009 at 4:04 pm 34

    hot.

35. Ryan Adams November 24th, 2009 at 4:04 pm 35

    Verhoeven’s Black Book gets the sexiness right too. I was just being playful, Kad. Just to let you know I didn’t notice anything offkey about your original comment, even after you wanted to add a disclaimer.

    The only reason I chose Gigli as an example was that it featured a real-life celebrity couple and a straight director still couldn’t capture a dribble of chemistry. Just saying that being straight is no guarantee of understanding or conveying the female mystique, while working with a gay director often brings out the best in an actress.

    But bottom line, if nobody knows anything, that goes double for how little men know about women. Gay or straight, we’re all just fumbling around trying to get a clue.

36. notenoughtime November 24th, 2009 at 5:03 pm 36

    They all look so good in the first poster, except Marion Cotillard looks a little out of place with the other sex kittens, her playing the “straight girl”.

    Boy does Kate look YUMMY.

37. A. J. Roscoe November 24th, 2009 at 5:48 pm 37

    http://incontention.com/?p=18081

    Good stuff keeps coming down the way.

38. Joe November 24th, 2009 at 6:38 pm 38

    Jesus! Marion is absolutely, devastatingly gorgeous! Blows everyone else out the water.

39. menyc November 24th, 2009 at 8:25 pm 39

    I am grateful for any ChrisW’s out there, since I’m a gay man that loathes musicals.

40. Sanna November 25th, 2009 at 7:32 am 40

    Marion Cotillard, Judi Dench and Daniel Day-Lewis!! ¨
    Can´t wait for the movie!
    Marion is more than gorgeous!

41. notenoughtime November 25th, 2009 at 9:20 am 41

    Is it me, or does Marion Cotillard look a little plain compared to the other women? A lovely woman, but they should have had Fergie in the posters to keep the sexy vibe.