2000
TV - FOX
"X-Files" episode
"Orison" |
In the Jan. 9 airing, Agent Dana Scully (Gillian Anderson) had a bonsai
in her apartment, possibly a juniper, but not in a well-lit location.
It is not known if it survived the pitched battle that occurred <like
readers of these Boldly Grows didn't see that one coming...>
but it probably wasn't long for this world anyway. (Contributed by
Marc Zimmerman in posting to rec.arts.bonsai, January 10, 2000) |
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TV - FOX
"X-Files" episode
"The Amazing Maleeni" |
And airing one week later, comes this glimpse of a small, very shaggy juniper
with a thick, perhaps braided trunk. It is seen briefly next to the
computer of Mr. Pinchbeck (Ricky Jay) at the Cradock Marine Bank about
40 minutes into the episode. In the 2 or 3 shots, not the entire
tree is seen at once and what is visible is slightly out of focus.
(This tree goes unnoticed by the forces of chaos.) New
07/01/01 |
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TV - PBS
"The Victory Garden" |
The 25th anniversary retrospective show on April 8 included an encore visit
to the Osaka Expo (original airdate June 30, 1990) with a brief glimpse
of the Imperial Household Chamaecyparis obtusa bonsai. |
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TV - Snickers candy bar
commercial |
In an ad seen in early June, a man is talking to a picture of a panda bear
which he is holding out to his left. Asking what the bear wants for
lunch, the man responds to himself in a falsetto voice. A very brief
shot from behind reveals a thin-trunked bonsai on a book case/office divider
just to the left of center. The bonsai has several distinct horizontal
thin-foliaged branches. The man's co-workers are then shown viewing
him from outside the frosted window of his office door which he is facing. |
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TV - WB
"Batman Beyond" cartoon
episode "Curse of the Kobra" (Part I) |
In a brief scene indoors at a martial arts dojo, a medium-sized
curving trunk pine (?) is seen in one corner. At the opposite end
of this particular non-sparring room is a dry sand garden, the equivalent
of perhaps 6' long x 3' deep. In the center of the room is a koi
pond/wading pool arrangement. We return to the room later in
the episode. |
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TV - Zyrtec®
commercial |
In an ad seen once in early September, perhaps four adults are shown individually
admitting to allergies. After use of this Pfizer U.S. brand
of antihistamine, each is seen doing some out-of-doors activity which,
presumably, had formerly been difficult to complete. One woman is
seen clipping the underside of the foliage layer of a small/medium "mallsai"
style juniper. |
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TV - Lancia Lybra
commercial |
"Harrison Ford, according to Italian press reports, recently earned $2.3
million for endorsing Lancia Lybra cars. The content of the ad is
just about enough to cause most Indiana Jones fans in the United States
to hang up their bullwhips -- it featured Ford reviving a withered Bonsai
tree by taking it for a ride." ("Roman Holiday" by Andrew Morse,
abcNEWS.com, RJB hardcopy printed 03/23/01, http://abcnews.go.com/sections/world/DailyNews/italy000420_ads.html)
New
07/01/01 |
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Beacon Communications
movie
The Family Man |
Past
the halfway point in the film, Jack Campbell (Nicolas Cage) is showing
Kate (Téa Leoni) the luxury apartment that is a perk for being in
the new company. He opens a door to the left side of the room and
through the doorway we see a bonsai against the cream-colored horizontal-pleated
drapes. It appears to be a two-foot tall pine in a deep round dark
bowl. There are no distinct foliage pads or deadwood splashes of
jin
or
shari here: the numerous thin curving branches are reminiscent
of a style from earlier days. The tree is visible over the actress's
shoulder in perhaps six shots during the scene. Premiered in USA
December 12. |
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Sony Pictures Classics/Columbia
Tri-Star movie
Crouching Tiger, Hidden
Dragon
(Wo hu zang long) |
This mostly positively reviewed and English subtitled film, with lush cinematography
and score, takes place in and around Beijing in the early 1800s.
There are over a half dozen scenes with pensai and penjing as set decorations.
These range from closeups of a person talking (indoors) while there is
a tree just over her shoulder -- the pot and trunk tantalizingly just out
of focus, large and near upper right screen edge -- to long shots of a
venerable six foot plus tall slanting style specimen with shari in a large
rectangular basin (outdoors) in a modest-sized courtyard throughout a fight
scene. At least one other scene has a quick view of a small but respectable
collection of medium-sized compositions lined up on a bench/shelf outside
someone's residence. Medium-sized, deep bowled untrained trees, flowers
and other plants grace several indoor sets. [The martial arts with
and without weapons are astounding and, yes, even a bit magical in this
which is said to be the middle of three eventual films. RJB does
admit feeling that in one fight scene the Boldly Grow "curse" would
show up but, xie xie, it did not. :) ]
Some of the trees were also seen in the various clips used for the many
award shows in which this film was a nominee. Shown at New York Film
Festival October 9; general USA release December 8. |
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2001
TV - IBM e-business
commercial |
There is a respectable looking bonsai behind one of the characters being
convinced this is the way to go; I couldn't tell what species it is, but
it's actually proportionate and is in a low-profile pot. Maybe they're
looking after all.....
But you notice it's in the dark instead of in front of the window.
(Contributed by Merida Weinstein in posting to rec.arts.bonsai, January
13, 2001, with note by Greg Nicholas on January 15.) |
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TV - CBS News
"Sunday Morning" |
During an interview with Billie Jean King for a segment on "Women in Sports"
which began perhaps fifteen minutes into this Jan. 28 show, there are five
shots of a bonsai over the tennis great's left shoulder. In an indoors
living room-type setting, a somewhat thin-trunked small juniper with triangular
foliage is seen in what is probably a dark round pot with flaring lip.
The container rests on a low stand on a piece of furniture against the
wall a few feet behind King. The tree's trunk curves slightly to
the right at its base and then rises more or less straight upwards. |
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TV - PBS
"Wall$treet Week with
Louis Rukeyser" |
In the first half of this February 16 half-hour episode, John Kim is one
of the guests. Out of focus several feet behind him and off his left
shoulder is a small bonsai. The brown trunk, diagonally to the right
with green foliage on left top and right bottom, rises from an elliptical
tray which rests on a dark brown (cherry?) table. The table appears
to be against the wall with its front and back semi-circular wings folded
down, only the front one being visible. The table and tray are also
seen in a few wide shots of the three panelists with Rukeyser. New
05/11/01 |
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TV - UPN
"Star Trek Voyager" episode
"Workforce, Part II" |
Originally airing on Feb. 28, this one has what looks to be a large juniper,
in a rectangular blue glazed pot, on the window to Capt. Kathryn Janeway
(Kate Mulgrew)'s right during the final parting scene. (Contributed
by Mike McCallion in personal e-mail to RJB on October 24, 2001.
Mike says he's seen trees in her quarters on previous episodes. Anyone
have details?) New
10/29/01 |
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| TV - Ford Explorer commerical |
In a spot seen on Nov. 2, the Ackerman family is presented as 3rd generation
Ford owners. At one point, the father is said to be "working in the
garden" -- as he is shown by a workbench with at least one bonsai.
The tree has a wide "Y" trunk and is in a rectangular pot. The 2002
model year vehicle is in front. The tree is seen very briefly in
close up. Another tree is shown being put into the trunk/hatchback.
(With assistance by Parris Janusek in personal e-mail to RJB on November
26, 2001) |
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Touchstone Pictures movie
The Royal Tenenbaums |
Two rather excellent bonsai, momiji and shimpaku are seen
in the courtyard garden of the Japanese Consulate. One of the human
characters is thrown over the wall but fortunately does not land on these.
The trees are well seen, although briefly. World premiere at New
York Film Festival October 5; general release in USA December 14.
(Contributed by Jeff Aldridge, Minnesota, in personal e-mail to RJB on
December 31, 2001) New
01/06/02 |