Here I am.
Here I am. After a one month adventure into the not-so-hot-this-time-of-year rain forest we’re back and for a short time, before continuing this adventure into saving the jaguars from poachers and Chinese mafiosi. Yes. It is a true adventure, one that I will tell about more in the future, suffice is to say that it’s a lot of work and there were too many mosquitoes. This is how the some of the crew looked like inside the tiny plane on the way there.
The internet around those parts was not good. We couldn’t get to open FB pages or any pages for that matter, occasionally there was enough signal to open our emails. It is only now that I can finally see now a lot of comments in different sites where people wonder about what’s going on with JUSTINE. I’ll respond to some of them as well as to some comments that appeared here before our journey. Bear with me. In the Crux site there were comments such as:
With Amy being the only one completely naked, seems like she is being made an example of and humiliated more. Love it.
johna
This is a very interesting point of view. It is, after all, the drama of poor Justine which takes center place in the story and it is upon her where most of the misfortunes fall. Waylon reacted saying:
Hopefully we find out soon!!!!!!
Waylon
One fan cries out:
Wow. Justine looks like it’s going to be a hit. Public floggings/humiliations. A triple crucifixion with and without loincloth, crown of thorns… and much more. Amy the great is there, along with brand new actresses. My hat is off to all you inspired artists! When is it coming out?
jimsac
I agree. It looks to be a classic. but when!!!
624132
And curious2 complains:
Here it is mid June, and no news of a release date. It is very hard to sell a movie and thereby create revenue when the movie is not for sale.
curious2
Indeed! We began July and I’m sad to say, I don’t have a release date! Amy is very, very, very busy doing the color correction of the film. I do not dare to ask her when she’ll be ready, it would just add to her extreme stress. So I don’t. I prefer to be quiet while she does the tremendous work of making the film look very, very pretty. Those public humiliations and floggings and tortures and crucifixions will have a great look to them. But the look to them is not the only great thing. The sound is getting a great mix and so the entire film will be a beauty to behold. I can dare say that as Maleficarum, JUSTINE will be a classic!
The comments also come from the Crux Forum, someone wonders:
No news from Margot in a while. I wonder what’s going on with Justine?
Hagbard
Eulalia replies
She been around recently, probably very busy, but I think her status message still applies, she’ll be posting again soon.
Eulalia
It’s nice to be missed. Yes, I’ve been away for a while, and I can’t say we’re back yet. We’re passing through in our way to another region of this country. This time high above the mountains where the sun shines but it is cold, for the most part. Not our favorite journey, but I guess it must be done. Jac looked one way in the picture inside the plane when the journey began, you can see below how Jac looked like one month into this adventure.
I can’t say we are not too thrilled or even happy with this adventure. It’s tiring, boring sometimes, but there are great views, spectacular images, exciting moments like when our crew joined the park rangers and the police to arrest one chinese guy in the process of breaking the law. There’s law breaking involved in the story, there are arrests, ladies in some kind of peril, like female park rangers facing dangerous evil men, or even our female crew members sinking in waist deep mud… things like that. But not one person, male of female, gets the whip, not one person gets tortured. However, we did see a REAL PILLORY at a town and we were told it is put to use. This is what happens. A thief is caught, he or she is made to walk around the square holding what he/she stole. Then, in each corner of the square he or she is beaten with a belt or a whip. The number of lashes will depend on the object he stole and if he or she has stolen before. After the beating he or she is put on the stocks for the rest of the day. No one goes to jail in this town. It’s part of the culture of the Tacanas, the tribe that inhabits the area where the picture below was taken.
At one point, a naked upside down scene featuring Mila and Amy was in the works for Justine (in return for some funds from me wink). But Amy twisted her ankle or something, making it too risky. So we’re getting a brief slave auction instead. cool
Santorum
Hey, that’s right, I remember there being talk about the double upside-down suspension in Justine. I know Amy has had some recent health issues, but I never heard about the ankle thing. It’s too bad, because upside-down suspension is a total turn-on.
Ralphus
Yes, there was the intention of having an upside down duet with Amy and Mila, Jac was envisioning the way it would be carried out and devising the techniques he would use. In that perverted mind of his, there were great angles and much, much evil doing. He had the experience, twice with Camille, in the Inquisition Series and Martyr and once with Amy herself in Agent X. But around the time the upside down torture was being discussed, Amy had a bad experience while jogging and after having her ankle checked by a doctor, it was decided not to do it at all, the risk was to great and so the torture was scratched out. The slave auction idea came some time later, as an addition to the story. Jac inserted it and it works out very well in the telling of the story. It’s not just a random scene. It actually became a very important part of the drama.
Reine Margot wrote: I see myself a little like CJ in The West Wing. Answering questions, delivering the news and struggling to get those who control the information, the producers/directors, to release enough for me to do my job and do it right. Could have wanted to see Bea starring in her own spy movie. wink
A Canadian
Bea as a spy would be fantastic, I can agree with that. There are three candidates for a possible Agent Y movie, Mila, Bea and Scarlet, one actress Jac will be having some auditioning sessions soon. There’s also the matter of what can the nasty torturer do to the unfortunate Agent Y. That’s a matter for deep reflection and careful consideration. Another very important consideration is to decide what would be the courageous actress’ reward, other than a nasty resolution to the drama of course. I know that in the next month or so, Jac will be engaged in teaching acting to a number of new recruits as well. Would any of them be a candidate for a Spy movie other than Bea, Mila or Scarlet? Would Bea consider Jac’s proposal if he made it to her? Time will tell. I think everyone is waiting to see how JUSTINE and PYGMALION will do with our audience. If those two fantastic movies fare well, everything is possible. The future is wide open right now.
As for Justine, I think there’s going to be a lot riding on the official Ralphus Review. Some of the stills from the film look pretty good. Others, not so much. Given everything that has gone into the production, I’m going to be eager to see Ralphus’ assessment of how the movie stands up as GIMP fare. Not that I’m putting any pressure on the little guy, or anything. Come to think of it, I may even have to weigh in with my own review of this one.
A Canadian
The definition of what can be considered GIMP fare is very wide, I think. JUSTINE has plenty of GIMP fare, for course. I’m also looking forward to the reviews here and elsewhere, however, I do think that there are as different expectations as there are people in this most esteemed forum. What people hope to see and what it is in any GIMPY film may not be exactly the same. It can never be. In the case of JUSTINE, I do hope that once people get over their high expectations, they can appreciate the film for what truly is, a Masterpiece.
@Margot: The post-production pics of Justine are looking great. I can’t wait to see the final product. I am enjoying the pics of the Passion Play crux scene. The 3 lovely ladies look great hanging on the cross. It was awesome to see Mila wearing the ever famous crown of thorns. The pics of Amy and Mila carrying their crosses was great as well. This looks like it is going to be a great crux scene in the making. Definitely better than Martyr which is my favorite crux movie by you guys so far. The anticipation is getting intense.
Joek0
Martyr is another kind of Masterpiece. It is a dramatic portrayal of The Passion of Camille. Camille the character, of course, not Camille aka Carmen the actress. JUSTINE is a take on De Sade’s tale of the misfortunes of a virtuous woman who, in his famous book, is literally and elaborately fucked up the ass as many times as the number of pages in the book. No kidding. In Jac’s version Justine endures quite a lot indeed and she’s not alone in her suffering. But as in De Sade’s book, the film has a kind of ironic, sarcastic voice. For those who understand the nuances of old French, the humor and sarcasm of the divine Marquis comes through in ways that no translation to any language managed to bring out. JUSTINE the film is beautifully shot and the performances are just great, everyone does a fantastic job and the voice is definitely De Sade’s with a touch of Jac and even Amy.
Jac doing a selfie? REINE MARGOT: I’m currently laid off from my job due to the upcoming 100 degree summer where I am, so I wouldn’t mind a job in the South American winter. I do believe I could take the intense suffering of having to stare at beautiful, naked, bound women all day.
e’s bodyguard
Yes, Jac was taking a selfie with Amy’s iPhone at her request. She asked him to do it because she was tied up… hmmmm … I mean nailed up at the moment. The extras, those fellows wearing those pretty blue and brown uniforms, could not believe their luck. They had the chance to stand there and stare at those three beautiful women suffering up on their crosses for a very, very long time. The sun was merciless on the ladies tender, soft skin. Everyone could see that. The scene on the cross took almost all day to be done, and it would’ve taken more if Jac had the time, like another day or two. Unfortunately the funds were gone and Amy was scheduled to fly to the US the next day. That one day was very hard on the three beautiful ladies. I wonder if they would be willing to repeat the experience any time soon, in another movie of course.
The release date of JUSTINE approaches. It wont be long now. The final steps are being taken as I write this. I know that Amy is slaving on her computer correcting colors, a task that can be time consuming and it can cause your eyes to bleed. But there she is. Doing her job. I get updates on the progress of the work from her. She tells me how far she is into the work… 20% a few days ago, 50% most recently, and very soon she will tell me that she’s done correcting the colors and ready to process the film. That’s when we will decide on the actual date of release.
Finally, the moment some of you have been waiting for: the results of how the films are doing out in the world. I couldn’t share this so pertinent information last month, so I’m doing it now. The TEN Best sellers at the end of June, 2016! The number to the side are the points for this year only.
1.- Maleficarum 32
2.-Le Marquis De La Croix 15
3.- Barbazul 12
4.- Sirwiñakuy 9.6
5.-Dead But Dreaming 9.2
6.- Martyr or The Death of St Eulalia 8.9
7.- Agent X 6.7
8.- Romana Crucifixa Est 4.3
9.- Fantom 3.5
10.- Red Room or Desperately Seeking Red Feline 3.3
Maleficarum still rules as expected!
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