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'The Artist' - good movie, but what's with the Vertigo rip-off?

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mbnx01

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Towards the end of this movie the director choose to use Bernard Herrmann's score to Alfred Hitchcocks classic 1958 film 'Vertigo'.
WTF?
I'm watching this movie, then all of a sudden I'm thinking, 'HEY, that's BERNARD HERRMANN!' 'Where's Jimmy Stewart, where's Kim Novak?'.
Aside from it being wrong to take other peoples art this was a really poor choice for the movie.
Other than that it's a good film. A little long in the third act, but well worth seeing.

"Lock up when you're done and don't touch the piano."
-Dr. Greg House

Edits: 07/07/12

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So.... On another subject, how do you like your - oldmkvi 09:53:49 07/08/12 (3)
Comet/Dyna combo? I'm thinking of getting one also.
- I like it a lot - mbnx01 10:34:54 07/09/12 (1)
  It was either this or one of the Michell Gyro decs (the cheaper one).
  
  I wanted a dust cover, so I got the SOTA.
  
  Very easy to use, sounds great. Looks like a turntable. No glass platter.
  
  I had my last table for ten years, so this is likely the last table I'll ever have.
  
  "Lock up when you're done and don't touch the piano."
  -Dr. Greg House
  - Thanks! I've seen some great reviews. nt - oldmkvi 10:58:25 07/09/12 (0)
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- Seriously, please let me know! I - oldmkvi 11:00:10 07/08/12 (0)
  hope you love it!
mbnx-please read RE: Of course. nt - oldmkvi 09:15:16 07/08/12 (0)
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It's an Homage, a Quote. It's paying respect to older and silent films. nt - oldmkvi 10:12:11 07/07/12 (19)
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- It's theft - mbnx01 10:26:44 07/07/12 (18)
  Sure, the director says 'it's an homage'.
  
  It's not. He liked this music better than the score his composer wrote so he left it in the movie.
  
  A few bars is an homage.
  
  Six minutes is theft.
  
  "Lock up when you're done and don't touch the piano."
  -Dr. Greg House
  - It's not theft, they paid for the rights, How - oldmkvi 10:49:29 07/08/12 (0)
    do you know about what the Director thought of the original music you say was replaced?
    Alien, which was the subject of a Plagarism Suit, ( Which AE Van Vogt won ), is full of uncredited music. Maybe stealing was the order of the day there!
  - Ever listen to Sonny Rollins? Master of the Quote. It's very respectful, I don't think you get it! nt - oldmkvi 17:38:50 07/07/12 (7)
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    - Johnny Griffin may be an even better quoter NT - Jazz Inmate 20:25:57 07/07/12 (6)
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      We must be the change we wish to see in the world. -Gandhi
      - HAVE YOU SEEN THE MOVIE???? - mbnx01 20:41:13 07/07/12 (5)
        
        In Reply to: RE: Johnny Griffin may be an even better quoter NT posted by Jazz Inmate on July 07, 2012 at 20:25:57
        
        It's not a 'QUOTE'.
        
        It's not an 'HOMAGE'.
        
        It's six and a half uninterrupted minutes of SOMEONE ELSE'S MUSIC.
        
        "Lock up when you're done and don't touch the piano."
        -Dr. Greg House
        
        hey, I agree with you - Jazz Inmate 20:49:06 07/07/12 (1)
        
        In Reply to: RE: HAVE YOU SEEN THE MOVIE???? posted by mbnx01 on July 07, 2012 at 20:41:13
        
        I'm the one who called it raiders of the lost art.
        
        I'm just taking issue with Sonny Rollins being called the master of something done better by Griffin. Though it is picking straws.
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        We must be the change we wish to see in the world. -Gandhi
        
        Ok, they're both masters. Just making a point that no one wants to get. nt - oldmkvi 20:50:56 07/07/12 (0)
        
        In Reply to: RE: hey, I agree with you posted by Jazz Inmate on July 07, 2012 at 20:49:06
        
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        Yes. Get off it. Make your own damn movie. What a jerk. nt - oldmkvi 20:48:56 07/07/12 (2)
        
        In Reply to: RE: HAVE YOU SEEN THE MOVIE???? posted by mbnx01 on July 07, 2012 at 20:41:13
        
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        Name calling, eh? - mbnx01 09:23:37 07/08/12 (1)
        
        In Reply to: RE: Yes. Get off it. Make your own damn movie. What a jerk. nt posted by oldmkvi on July 07, 2012 at 20:48:56
        
        Classy.
        
        "Lock up when you're done and don't touch the piano."
        -Dr. Greg House
        
        Right, but I don't understand your vehemence. nt - oldmkvi 09:54:57 07/08/12 (0)
        
        In Reply to: RE: Name calling, eh? posted by mbnx01 on July 08, 2012 at 09:23:37
        
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  - Relax, I'm sure he had to pay for the Rights, and I and many others liked it. - oldmkvi 10:50:13 07/07/12 (8)
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    - right or wrong...not a vote - mbnx01 11:12:54 07/07/12 (7)
      The question is 'would Bernard Herrmann and Alfred Hitchcock' like it?
      
      I'm thinking not.
      
      Yeah, I know there are two points of view on this and arguments can be made for either side of the debate.
      
      But I lean towards respecting the original artists.
      
      "Lock up when you're done and don't touch the piano."
      -Dr. Greg House
      - RE: right, of course, that's why they did it. nt - oldmkvi 17:37:12 07/07/12 (5)
        
        In Reply to: RE: right or wrong...not a vote posted by mbnx01 on July 07, 2012 at 11:12:54
        
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        'of course' - mbnx01 20:42:14 07/07/12 (4)
        
        In Reply to: RE: right, of course, that's why they did it. nt posted by oldmkvi on July 07, 2012 at 17:37:12
        
        That's why Kim Novak took out a full page ad in Variety to protest it.
        
        That's why so many people think it's wrong.
        
        Because 'of course' it's right.
        
        "Lock up when you're done and don't touch the piano."
        -Dr. Greg House
        
        RE: 'of course' - oldmkvi 09:12:21 07/08/12 (3)
        
        In Reply to: RE: 'of course' posted by mbnx01 on July 07, 2012 at 20:42:14
        
        I just played the Opera Nixon in China by John Adams. It is full of quotes from Stravinsky, R. Strauss, Wagner, James Brown, and... Vertigo!...It's part of why it's a great piece, he included references to his many influences.
        I didn't know about Kim Novac and the ad, interesting.
        I'm sorry you and others are upset by it, but I've said my piece.
        And I'm sorry for the Jerk comment, it's undeserved.
        
        Edits: 07/08/12
        
        IT IS NOT A QUOTE - mbnx01 09:22:24 07/08/12 (2)
        
        In Reply to: RE: 'of course' posted by oldmkvi on July 08, 2012 at 09:12:21
        
        WTF, people, everyone knows 'quoting' something. A few bars, a melody line.
        
        THIS IS NOT THAT, GOT IT?
        
        "Lock up when you're done and don't touch the piano."
        -Dr. Greg House
        
        You're shouting. - oldmkvi 09:33:23 07/08/12 (0)
        
        In Reply to: RE: IT IS NOT A QUOTE posted by mbnx01 on July 08, 2012 at 09:22:24
        
        Hurts my eyes.
        
        sigh - oldmkvi 09:29:12 07/08/12 (0)
        
        In Reply to: RE: IT IS NOT A QUOTE posted by mbnx01 on July 08, 2012 at 09:22:24
        
        Don't you have anything else to do?
      - should have been called "raiders of the lost art" NT - Jazz Inmate 16:56:25 07/07/12 (0)
        
        In Reply to: RE: right or wrong...not a vote posted by mbnx01 on July 07, 2012 at 11:12:54
        
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        We must be the change we wish to see in the world. -Gandhi

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