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'Lost' 70-minute interview with Steve Jobs coming to select theaters in November

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Re: 'Lost' 70-minute interview with Steve Jobs coming to select theaters in November

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Post by artursapek »

Sony is reportedly looking into producing a film based on the book. Screenwriter Aaron Sorkin, who wrote the script for Academy Award-winning "The Social Network," is said to have been approached regarding the project.

I was waiting for a "Social Network"-esque movie announcement. This is the first hint. When I said that people would be reacting to Steve's death for weeks and weeks when the news broke my classmates didn't believe me.

This movie would be extremely hard to execute accurately, at least much more so than a movie about Facebook, which is barely historical. Granted it can't be worse than "Pirates of Silicon Valley." I wish people would just settle down with the tributes.

Re: 'Lost' 70-minute interview with Steve Jobs coming to select theaters in November

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Post by nathos »

suivix wrote: post #6

This is the full interview video: http://thenextweb.com/apple/2011/11/02/watch-steve-jobs-disc... edit: It was watchable a week ago, but now you have to register I guess?

I don't think that's the same video that Cringely is releasing.

Re: 'Lost' 70-minute interview with Steve Jobs coming to select theaters in November

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Post by dirtyaura »

fuzzythinker wrote: post #13

Here's 50 mins of it: http://9to5mac.com/2011/11/04/a-incredible-50-minute-steve-j...

That's an earlier interview. Parts of the 1995 interview that is planned to be shown in theaters, can seen here http://www.computerworld.com/s/article/9221185/Video_Steve_J...

Re: 'Lost' 70-minute interview with Steve Jobs coming to select theaters in November

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Post by pbreit »

As much interest as there is in Steve and as interesting as his interviews typically are, I don't think there is a market for showing this in theaters for a fee. It's not really clear which crass business person is behind this. If it was truly PBS, I doubt this would be the way it would be brought to the public.

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Post by chrisjsmithuk »

They're flogging a dead horse here, or perhaps a dead Jobs.

Excuse the bad taste but I think this is getting rediculous and my comment is more tasteful than all the grovelling snot soaked crazy people slithering around trying to make some cash of out it.

Re: 'Lost' 70-minute interview with Steve Jobs coming to select theaters in November

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Post by suivix »

nathos wrote: post #12
suivix wrote: post #6

This is the full interview video: http://thenextweb.com/apple/2011/11/02/watch-steve-jobs-disc... edit: It was watchable a week ago, but now you have to register I guess?

I don't think that's the same video that Cringely is releasing.

Why do you say that? They're both from the same year and nearly the same length.

Re: 'Lost' 70-minute interview with Steve Jobs coming to select theaters in November

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Post by pacomerh »

kstenerud wrote: post #9

Isn't this taking the Steve worship just a wee bit too far?

Too far. People think that by watching Jobs interviews their gonna learn the secrets of a master guru. Geez, for that matter better watch documentaries on the Dalai Lama.

Re: 'Lost' 70-minute interview with Steve Jobs coming to select theaters in November

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Post by shashashasha »

pbreit wrote: post #15

As much interest as there is in Steve and as interesting as his interviews typically are, I don't think there is a market for showing this in theaters for a fee. It's not really clear which crass business person is behind this. If it was truly PBS, I doubt this would be the way it would be brought to the public.

It's Cringely:

After Jobs died, Sen went looking for the interview because he thought it would be interesting to watch. He dropped Cringely a line telling him of his find and suggested that perhaps Cringely could put it on his technology blog I Cringely as a "gift to the world."

"He didn't see any commercial value in it," Cringely said. "I have three kids I have to put through college, so I thought maybe we could sell it."

http://www.latimes.com/news/la-mobile-steve-jobs-lost-interv...

Re: 'Lost' 70-minute interview with Steve Jobs coming to select theaters in November

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Post by daimyoyo »

I am a self confessed Apple fanboy, but I have no desire at all to pay to watch this in a theater. Hideous visual quality aside(remember it is restored from a VHS) it seems all but certain there's nothing in this I didn't already learn in the book. I might Netflix it if and when it's available but I'm not going to spend money for this.
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