tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7460884202508888004.post5957791077298490389..comments2024-03-27T22:19:43.722-04:00Comments on PEPLUM TV: PEPLUM FX - CAESAR & CLEOPATRAPEPLUM TVhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15737965370930852596noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7460884202508888004.post-9546948022926534202012-07-22T17:26:18.899-04:002012-07-22T17:26:18.899-04:00I love matte paintings/miniatures - and the excell...I love matte paintings/miniatures - and the excellent CAESAR AND CLEOPATRA has lots of them. <br /><br />In this respect, my other favourite films include SIGN OF THE PAGAN (the matte paintings too look quite different in the full screen and the wide screen versions, so it is good to have them both), GIANT OF MARATHON, and THE EGYPTIAN. <br /><br />A nice painting is pure art (plus it provides us with a "real" look at a particular time and place - in this case, the ancient world/era; With no time machine at our disposal, it is the best thing we can have...).Palnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7460884202508888004.post-42925954119234163752012-07-21T19:18:04.957-04:002012-07-21T19:18:04.957-04:00This film's poor reputation (too long, too tal...This film's poor reputation (too long, too talky, etc.) is undeserved. Like the Taylor-Burton Cleopatra, this version also went over budget, took a long time to film and had its share of personal tragedy (Vivien fell while filming a scene and suffered a miscarriage). I've always admired this film's attention to detail in depicting Alexandria, from the inclusion of the Alexandrian acropolis (in your photo of the courtyard with the statue in the foreground) to the mix of Greek and Egyptian art and architecture. This film's interior scenes are proabaly more historically accurate than the gaudy, oversized palace interiors of the Taylor-Burton Cleopatra.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7460884202508888004.post-64285613684732232362012-07-21T09:13:56.588-04:002012-07-21T09:13:56.588-04:00You aren't the only one who loves this movie. ...You aren't the only one who loves this movie. I love these movie in fact is my favorite movie of all times!isisjoananoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7460884202508888004.post-58777152222768442092012-07-21T06:07:32.908-04:002012-07-21T06:07:32.908-04:00Foreground miniatures were a popular way to do ...Foreground miniatures were a popular way to do 'in camera' special effects back in the day. The technique is still used some. There are a bunch of shots in the Lord of the Rings films that use different size sets and miniatures to create 'false' perspectives.Charles R. Rutledgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14265387377510655973noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7460884202508888004.post-55340816011073137732012-07-21T04:48:34.206-04:002012-07-21T04:48:34.206-04:00That shot of the soldiers marching on the second p...That shot of the soldiers marching on the second picture was reused in Carry on Cleo.Peakpashanoreply@blogger.com