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It’s a paranoid journey into the absurd, not a new Charles Schwab commercial

AscannerdarklyIn general, Richard Linklater movies are not to be missed. And his new film, A Scanner Darkly, is no exception, judging by the trailer. Bob Sabiston’s pioneering “interpolated rotoscoping” technology, which animated Linklater’s 2001 film Waking Life (and the current crop of TV spots from Charles Schwab), is used again here. It’s basically live action complexly overlaid with animation. The movie stars Keanu Reeves, Robert Downey Jr., Woody Harrelson and Winona Ryder, and seems to be a twisted science-fiction tale based on a novel by Philip K. Dick. It includes absolutely no discussion of financial planning. Thanks to Movie Marketing Madness and Cinema Blend for the link.

—Posted by Tim Nudd

February 18, 2006 | Permalink

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Oh lookie! The Freak got spammed.

Posted by: American Copywriter | Feb 18, 2006 11:10:52 AM

Damn spam. There, it's gone.

Posted by: Tim Nudd | Feb 18, 2006 1:02:57 PM

I wonder if the animated Keanu Reeves will, unlike the real one, be capable of more than two facial expressions. Only time will tell, I guess.

Posted by: DK | Feb 18, 2006 2:17:54 PM

"two facial expressions"

He has three actually:

1) Dude.

2) Duuuuuude.

3) Whoa.


;-p

Posted by: makethelogobigger | Feb 18, 2006 4:02:23 PM

Trust your money to a cartoon. hmm.

Posted by: Frank | Feb 21, 2006 3:00:46 PM

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