Mihr Posted December 19, 2006 Report Share Posted December 19, 2006 http://www.denverpost.com/carman/ci_4841925 "So what is the Stallone Surprise, the project he's always wanted to write or direct? For years Stallone's wanted to create an epic, and the book that intrigues him is Franz Werfel's "The Forty Days of Musa Dagh," detailing the Turkish genocide of its Armenian community in 1915. (After futile attempts to turn the novel into a movie, filmmakers finally succeeded in 1982, but it was a low-profile production.) French ships eventually rescued some Armenians, and Stallone has his favorite scene memorized: "The French ships come, and they've dropped the ladders and everybody has climbed up the side. The ships sail. The hero, the one who set up the rescue, has fallen asleep, exhausted, behind a rock on the slope above. The camera pulls back, and the ships and the sea are on one side, and there's one lonely figure at the top of the mountain, and the Turks are coming up the mountain by the thousands on the far side." A pretty great shot. The movie would be "an epic about the complete destruction of a civilization," Stallone said. Then he laughed at the ambition. "Talk about a political hot potato. The Turks have been killing that subject for 85 years." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Դրօ Posted December 29, 2006 Report Share Posted December 29, 2006 If this pulls through, it would be amazing. If Stallone withstands the Turkish opposition, everyone in the world will see this movie and know about our issue. The Turkish denial campaign would lose all of its effects because when they continue with their denial and distortion of facts after everyone in the world sees this movie, the Turks would only make themselves look like idiots. Also, as a bonus, maybe this movie can be nominated for the Academy Awards if it's good enough. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armenak Posted December 29, 2006 Report Share Posted December 29, 2006 Also, as a bonus, maybe this movie can be nominated for the Academy Awards if it's good enough. Not likely. Stallone is a Razzie favorite (they give out awards for worst film "achievements" of the year). Perhaps the material alone can elevate the film quality? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armenak Posted December 30, 2006 Report Share Posted December 30, 2006 ArmoBlog: The "movement" and its leader were actually mentioned in the Asbarez newspaper here in Los Angeles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hosank Posted December 30, 2006 Report Share Posted December 30, 2006 (edited) great Edited December 30, 2006 by hosank Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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