Timecode 2000, Rated R Columbia/Tristar Home Video

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Starring Salma Hayek, et al. Released to DVD on October 10, 2000.

In Timecode, director Mike Figgis (Leaving Las Vegas) tackles the idea of shooting one film in real-time with four digital video cameras shooting different characters who interact simultaneously. This footage is ultimately displa.html>spla.html>spla.html>spla.html>splayed on screen in four separate panels (quite like the picture suggests). This idea is quite original, Figgis being one of the first directors outside of America's Funniest Home Videos to conceptualize the possibility of shooting 'real life'. On this platform, it's easy to understand the immensely positive reviews Timecode has received. However, watching the tepid plot of this film unfold is one of those experiences that most people, including myself, could easily do without. Timecode is a film student's orgiastic dream--marveling at how Figgis and his camera crew timed the material so well and moved so effectively is an enthralling way to spend two hours--but this facet should also be duly noted should you be out looking to find a romantic comedy or action film.