Taking Woodstock

[Emmure4Life]

They just got done filming this movie in my town, it looks amazing and plus im in it XD but here are all the details of it.



o0o0o and it comes out June 26th, 2009


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taking_Woodstock

[drudo182]

It does sound really goood. Cant wait for more stuff.

[CTMarshall]

Demitri Martin!?.....awesome.

[more heart]

eugene leavy, ha. is this supposed to be funny?

[Emmure4Life]

Demitri Martin!?.....awesome.

Hells yea Demitri , I actually got to meet him when i was on set, he was in the scene i did , he is the koolest guy you can ever meet o0o and yea he is funny as hell

[Emmure4Life]

eugene leavy, ha. is this supposed to be funny?

yea its suppose to be a comedy

and its directed by ang lee the guy that did broke back mountain

[more heart]

yea its suppose to be a comedy

and its directed by ang lee the guy that did broke back mountain


sounds prettty cool

[Rawrr]

This was filmed at my girlfriends house?

[Prestonxsmith]

Demtri Martin having a gay affair with Jeffery Dean Morgan? I will watch this.

[Emmure4Life]

This was filmed at my girlfriends house?

lol no it was filmed in West Lebanon NY

[Rawrr]

35 million dollar budget? Jeeze.

[Emmure4Life]

Here is Some pics i took when i was on set http://c3.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/5/l_7c397f429d304fc2a650bab84d83c6be. jpghttp://c3.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/53/l_07d566b67029471c9964abaa3ce348c2. jpghttp://c3.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/24/l_6441fd2138714fd7b127f678f908f34e. jpg



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[drudo182]

Ang Lee is great.

[Emmure4Life]

yea he is

[Emmure4Life]

35 million dollar budget? Jeeze.


yea i know haha they were paying everyone on set

50 bucks to get make up and clothing done
100 a day just to be on set
75 bucks a word if you spoke in the movie

and they had over thousands of people in the movie they shut my whole town for the summer

[domotime2]

test screening, new movie hasnt' come out yet. starring Dmitri Martin. Almost Famous + Across the Universe + Brokeback Mountain = Taking Woodstock.

Taking Woodstock - 8/0.

Quick Synopsis: Focus Features. It's a movie about Eliot Tiber, the person responsible for allowing Woodstock to happen in his town. It's a movie about what it took to bring the musical festival to the small Catskill town, and the life transformation that Eliot and his parents go through as the festival goes through them. Eliot and his parents run a motel, and are the main lodging area for most of the festival promoters. As the festival is being organized and built, the family starts to learn more about themselves and eachother, as the festival brings out the best of them.

Review and overall feel for the film: NOTE!!!!! THIS IS NOT A COMEDY! I know this may sound shocking, but yes, it is a Dmitri Martin leading movie, but its NOT a comedy at all. This is EXTREMELY important to remember, because his character isnt trying to be clever or funny. He cries, has homosexual relations, and is really subtle throughout the film. With that said, as a big fan of his, it was really hard to grasp his character in this movie. He did a wonderful job and his acting isnt that bad, but boy was it hard to take him seriously.

The film itself is told in a very Ang Lee sort of way....long shots of the scene, and really long establishing scenes to boot. It's a character driven movie as the movie is focused entirely on Eliot Tibers perspective. There are a lot of loose ends never talked about, but thats because Eliot Tiber doesnt see them. It's not directly from his point of view, but he does have to be present in order for the audience to see it. But this is a problem for the film because it starts to drag at times. You see all of these new characters constantl, and everything you think that they are going to become central to the story, they dissappear from the movie. Also, it takes a REALLY LONG time to understand the purpose of the film. Like I had no idea what was the goal of this film...although in the end it DOES start to make itself evident.

It's really a homage piece about woodstock....but mostly about the town and its town people. Like this isnt about the bands, the music, or the creation of woodstock. Its about everything else that went to it.

It was really original in terms of what it was about. It was very beautiful at times and the supporting cast was awesome. Liev Schrieber as a cross dresser was actually really funny. It was funny at parts, but not Dmitri.

I reccomend this movie for the serious movie goers and for your parents. I sat through a focus group after the film, and noticed that adults really liked the nostalgia of the film as it really addreses a lot of aspects of upstate NY life (in which im familiar with too since I spent my childhood there).

the movie comes out in late August of 2009 so you'll see more about it soon enough.

[Ailite]

Isn't Emile Hirsch in this?

[domotime2]

yes he is. he plays good old cliche vietnam veteran haha. he was a minor character.

[brandnew=love]

You might want to fix it; you gave it a 8/0 lol.

[SkyHeldUpByStar]

^ lol. I didn't notice that.

A srs bznz Demetri though huh? I'm curious.

[Viva Sonata]

I could see Demetri Martin in a serious role. He's got that subtle kind of comedy, y'know?

[domotime2]

I could see Demetri Martin in a serious role. He's got that subtle kind of comedy, y'know?
most of the adults didnt know who he was and thought he did a good job......so I had a hard time judging

[Adeniz19]

Demetri*

This movie sounds interesting, I'll be keeping an eye out for it

[Prestonxsmith]

This seems to be Demetri's year.

[popdisaster00]

Just read up on this and i'm excited to see it. Paul dano, demitri martin, emile hirsch, ang lee directing...this is going to be fun

[MADSTA]

I'm definitely interested in seeing this, and not just because I'll see anything with Emile Hirsch in it.

[pseudonym28]

me too

[domotime2]

I saw it. it was very okay.

[Smash Adams]

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trailer was released

[domotime2]

Taking Woodstock - 8/10.

I was excited to finally see a trailer was this film, to see how they were planning on marketting it...and it was a pretty accurate portrayal of the film.

I saw this movie like two months ago, and it was a very nice film overall. The acting from all the actors were awesome and Demetri Martin was shockingly right on the money. Mind you this isnt a comedy and Demetri Martin doesnt play a funny character. So he's acting serious the whole time, which took me a great deal to get used to. He's has a homosexual sex scene in the film...so being a fan of his for so long as a comedian...that scene took me by surprise.

The problem with the film was that it didnt stay on focus for a lot of the film..which I guess was due to the fact that most of hte movie was from Demetri's perspective...but with such little back story, and a large plethora of characters....there were some moments of hte film that seemed unneccesary and unconnecting. In the version of the movie I saw...theres very little music in the film, which is shocking in a film about woodstock...but I saw a rough cut so im sure they'll add it later. The movie isnt great, but the mood of the film was superbly set and made anyone who grew up in upstate new york really feel nostalgic. Like if you have any parents that grew up in the northeast, they would eat this film up.

It's a light-hearted drama, not a comedy (staring funny man Demitri Martin). There were a couple of scenes that were way too long and dragged out...and there were a lot of characters that seemed to have dissappeared in the movie for one reason or the other. I highly reccomend it, but this isnt some classic like almost famous etc.

[Adeniz19]

looks like it could be good

[yakob89]

How close is this based to the original story? Cuz in the trailer it says its based from a true story.

[domotime2]

How close is this based to the original story? Cuz in the trailer it says its based from a true story.
I wish I could tell ya. I was in a focus group after the film and most of the audience (many adults 40+) said that this was a very accurate portrayal of the expereince of woodstock in the towns.

this isnt a movie about woodstock.

its a movie about a little bungalo that was used as a hotel during woodstock.

[I'm DC]

this looks like such a killer movie!

[yakob89]

I wish I could tell ya. I was in a focus group after the film and most of the audience (many adults 40+) said that this was a very accurate portrayal of the expereince of woodstock in the towns.

this isnt a movie about woodstock.

its a movie about a little bungalo that was used as a hotel during woodstock.

Hey thanks for clearing that up for me I appreciate it. Def gonna check this movie out

[lindZ629]

This definitely looks like something I could be interested in.

[drudo182]

Looks like it will be a pretty good movie.

[Emmure4Life]

its so wierd watching the trailer , i drive by that motel they shot at everyday i cant wait to see it ,and to see myself in it :-D

[Adrian Villagomez]

Just saw the trailer. This looks good.

[AlinA82688]

cannot wait for this movie. as a hippie at heart, i am definitely stoked

[charmer]

Really excited for this film. I love how they incorporated scenes from the Woodstock documentary.

[Thomas Balkcom]

seeing this on Thursday

[anthonydarko]

I want to see this but as far as I know, it's not playing near me :-(

[Thomas Balkcom]

don't know if I am going to go tonight, I hate to pass up a free movie but I have so much damn homework

[xidreamofyou32x]

I saw this today and really liked it.

[KellyGleason]

I loveeeeeee Jon Groff he's the sweetest person ever. I will see this hopefully this week.

[irthesteve]

diehard2k hated this movie, walked out of the theater... i can't bring myself to believe it is that bad

[RiCCioLi]

really need to see this, but can wait for dvd

[Chemical Love]

I haven't heard good things about this. So I think I'll be waiting for the DVD.

[tawtaw]

I was gonna go see this last week, but then I watched the trailer.

[SincerelyMe]

I saw this yesterday. I was hoping for so much more. This movie doesn't deliver.

[WhiteLies.]

I loveeeeeee Jon Groff he's the sweetest person ever. I will see this hopefully this week.
Didn't he play Melchior in Spring Awakening while it was on Broadway? I think I might be confusing him with someone else

[KellyGleason]

Didn't he play Melchior in Spring Awakening while it was on Broadway? I think I might be confusing him with someone elseYep. I met him at stage door after the performance a couple of times. He's such a genuine guy. I went and saw him when he was in HAIR in Central Park last summer and he remembered my name haha. Sweetest person ever!

[gloriousmuse]

Yep. I met him at stage door after the performance a couple of times. He's such a genuine guy. I went and saw him when he was in HAIR in Central Park last summer and he remembered my name haha. Sweetest person ever!


That's so sweet that he remembered your name haha. I met him at stage door and he really is the nicest guy ever. I'm definitely seeing this movie though just for him to be honest. :-)

[SkyHeldUpByStar]

From what I understand, the trailer is pretty misleading. I didn't even know the movie is mostly about Demetri Martin's character coming out of the closet and defying his parents until I read about it today. Maybe I'm just slow though.

[Thomas Balkcom]

http://www.dvdactive.com/news/releases/taking-woodstock.html

DVD coming December 15th

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