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The Film That Attacks You

The Film That Attacks You

Go to https://www.squarespace.com/nerdwriter for 10% off your first purchase. MY BOOK: https://amzn.to/3ymfQPV SOURCES Thiher, Allen. “Surrealism’s Enduring Bite: ‘Un Chien Andalou.’” Literature/Film Quarterly, vol. 5, no. 1, 1977, pp. 38–49. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/43796018 Polizzotti, Mark. Why Surrealism Matters. Yale University Press, 2016. Short, Robert. The Age of Gold: Surrealist Cinema. Solar Books, 2008. SHAROT, STEPHEN. “DREAMS IN FILMS AND FILMS AS DREAMS: SURREALISM AND POPULAR AMERICAN CINEMA.” Revue Canadienne d’Études Cinématographiques / Canadian Journal of Film Studies, vol. 24, no. 1, 2015, pp. 66–89. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/43673608 FLITTERMAN-LEWIS, SANDY. “Surrealist Cinema: Politics, History, and the Language of Dreams.” American Imago, vol. 50, no. 4, 1993, pp. 441–56. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/26303950 Yang, Candace. “Looking at the Surreal with Eyes Slit by Terror: Luis Buñuel’s ‘Un Chien Andalou’ and September 11.” Philosophy of Music Education Review, vol. 10, no. 2, 2002, pp. 132–35. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/40327188 MUSIC (Via Epidemic Sound) Storm is Brewing - Eva Hummingbird One on One in Madrid - Trabant 33 77 Cycles - Lennon Hutton Means Nothing Anyway - Eva Hummingbird

3 weeks ago·youtube.com
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Speed Racer - Movie Review

Speed Racer - Movie Review

Chris Stuckmann reviews Speed Racer, starring Emile Hirsch, Matthew Fox, John Goodman, Christina Ricci, Susan Sarandon. Directed by Lana Wachowski, Lilly Wachowski.

3 weeks ago·youtube.com
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Michael - Movie Review

Michael - Movie Review

Chris Stuckmann reviews Michael, starring Jaafar Jackson, Colman Domingo, Juliano Valdi, Nia Long, Miles Teller. Directed by Antoine Fuqua.

4 weeks ago·youtube.com
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Hokum - Movie Review

Hokum - Movie Review

Head to https://betterhelp.com/ChrisStuckmann to get 10% off your first month with our sponsor, BetterHelp. Therapy can be a meaningful space to reflect, grow, and create positive change in your life. Chris Stuckmann reviews Hokum, starring Adam Scott, David Wilmot, Will O'Connell. Directed by Damian Mc Carthy.

4 weeks ago·youtube.com
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The Super Mario Galaxy Movie - Movie Review

The Super Mario Galaxy Movie - Movie Review

Chris Stuckmann reviews The Super Mario Galaxy Movie, starring Chris Pratt, Anya Taylor-Joy, Charlie Day, Jack Black, Benny Safdie, Brie Larson, Donald Glover, Keegan-Michael Key, Glen Powell. Directed by Aaron Horvath, Michael Jelenic, Pierre Leduc, Fabien Polack.

1 month ago·youtube.com
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How Shakespeare Manipulates An Audience

How Shakespeare Manipulates An Audience

Go to https://www.squarespace.com/nerdwriter for 10% off your first purchase. MY BOOK: https://amzn.to/3ymfQPV SOURCES Here's the key scene for both Brutus and Antony's speeches: https://www.folger.edu/explore/shakespeares-works/julius-caesar/read/3/2/ Wills, Gary. Rome and Rhetoric: Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar. Yale University Press, 2011. https://www.bardweb.net/content/readings/caesar/lines.html JONES, R. T. “SHAKESPEARE’S ‘JULIUS CAESAR.’” Theoria: A Journal of Social and Political Theory, no. 12, 1959, pp. 41–51. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/41801128 MUSIC (via Epidemic Sound) Absence of Answers - Stefan Ekstrom Standstill - Hanna Lindgren

1 month ago·youtube.com
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The Mummy Returns (25th Anniversary) - Movie Review

The Mummy Returns (25th Anniversary) - Movie Review

Chris Stuckmann reviews The Mummy Returns, starring Brendan Fraser, Rachel Weisz, John Hannah, Arnold Vosloo, Oded Fehr, Patricia Velasquez, Freddie Boath, Dwayne Johnson, Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje. Directed by Stephen Sommers.

1 month ago·youtube.com
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They Will Kill You - Movie Review

They Will Kill You - Movie Review

Chris Stuckmann reviews They Will Kill You, starring Zazie Beetz, Patricia Arquette, Heather Graham, Tom Felton, Myha'la. Directed by Kirill Sokolov.

1 month ago·youtube.com
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Ready or Not 2: Here I Come - Movie Review

Ready or Not 2: Here I Come - Movie Review

Head to https://betterhelp.com/chrisstuckmann for 10% off your first month of therapy with our sponsor, BetterHelp. Make your mental health and growth a positive focus this year #ad Chris Stuckmann reviews Ready or Not 2: Here I Come, starring Samara Weaving, Kathryn Newton, Elijah Wood, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Shawn Hatosy, David Cronenberg. Directed by Matt Bettinelli-Olpin, Tyler Gillett.

2 months ago·youtube.com
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Project Hail Mary - Movie Review

Project Hail Mary - Movie Review

Join Freecash today by clicking on the link https://bit.ly/4l4BSuh and enjoy an extra $5 on your first offer. Thanks Freecash for Sponsoring! Chris Stuckmann reviews Project Hail Mary, starring Ryan Gosling, Sandra Hüller, James Ortiz, Ken Leung. Directed by Phil Lord, Christopher Miller.

2 months ago·youtube.com
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Hoppers - Movie Review

Hoppers - Movie Review

Chris Stuckmann reviews Hoppers, starring Piper Curda, Bobby Moynihan, Jon Hamm, Kathy Najimy, Dave Franco. Directed by Daniel Chong.

2 months ago·youtube.com
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The Bride! - Movie Review

The Bride! - Movie Review

Chris Stuckmann reviews The Bride!, starring Jessie Buckley, Christian Bale, Annette Bening, Penélope Cruz, Peter Sarsgaard, Jake Gyllenhaal, John Magaro. Directed by Maggie Gyllenhaal.

2 months ago·youtube.com
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Undertone - Movie Review

Undertone - Movie Review

Chris Stuckmann reviews Undertone, starring Nina Kiri, Adam DiMarco, Michèle Duquet, Keana Lyn Bastidas. Directed by Ian Tuason.

2 months ago·youtube.com
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Kiki's Delivery Service (IMAX) - Movie Review

Kiki's Delivery Service (IMAX) - Movie Review

Chris Stuckmann reviews Kiki's Delivery Service, starring Minami Takayama, Rei Sakuma, Mieko Nobusawa, Keiko Toda, Kappei Yamaguchi. Directed by Hayao Miyazaki.

2 months ago·youtube.com
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The Iron Giant - Movie Review

The Iron Giant - Movie Review

Chris Stuckmann reviews The Iron Giant, starring Eli Marienthal, Jennifer Aniston, Harry Connick Jr., Vin Diesel, James Gammon, Cloris Leachman, Christopher McDonald, John Mahoney. Directed by Brad Bird.

2 months ago·youtube.com
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Meet Kilgore: The Story Behind One of Coppola’s Most Complex Scenes | Ep9 | Making Apocalypse Now

Meet Kilgore: The Story Behind One of Coppola’s Most Complex Scenes | Ep9 | Making Apocalypse Now

Download your Companion PDF ($1): https://gum.co/dRcAM *Free for $5 Patrons! In episode 9 of Making Apocalypse Now, we take a look at Colonel Kilgore's introduction, the insane detail that went into the scene, the difficulties in shooting on location, and how the scene (and Kilgore's character) evolved during the production. Watch this series Ad-Free on Patreon! ($1): https://www.patreon.com/cinematyler​ #ApocalypseNow​ #FrancisFordCoppola​ #MakingApocalypseNow​ Twitter: http://twitter.com/cinematyler​ Facebook: http://facebook.com/cinematyler​ Tumblr: http://cinematyler.tumblr.com​ This video is by Tyler Knudsen. Affiliate Links: (Coppola) Notes on the Making of Apocalypse Now by Eleanor Coppola: https://amzn.to/3K9B9XH (Cowie) The Apocalypse Now Book by Peter Cowie: https://amzn.to/3Zh8rZp (Travers) Coppola's Monster Film: The Making of Apocalypse Now by Steven Travers: https://amzn.to/3ZybjS1 (Commentary) Apocalypse Now: The Final Cut: https://amzn.to/3npMry6 (Playboy)The Playboy Interviews: The Directors: https://amzn.to/40Ez8IO (Martin) New Waves in Cinema by Sean Martin: https://amzn.to/3FSCdge Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse: https://amzn.to/40CnoGB (Phillips) Godfather: The Intimate Francis Ford Coppola By Gene D. Phillips: https://amzn.to/3lCPlzj [Cinephilia & Beyond] Incredible collection of resources on Apocalypse Now: https://bit.ly/35Mvv7M Sources: Screenplay (Milius draft - ‘69) - Source: https://bit.ly/2RwEebI PDF: https://bit.ly/3mInRnX “Tarantino on Milius 1982” Interview - https://bit.ly/3xiEQRU Robert Duvall on Bob Costas (fivealex2010) - https://youtu.be/ZWAkTFoKcpE Writing with Light Vittorio Storaro (1992) - https://youtu.be/VL6gc_K9vvU The Losers (1970) - https://youtu.be/gW0TehBW7uc Music: Epidemic Sound

2 months ago·youtube.com
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How One of the Most Tortured Kubrick Actors Lost his Starring Role | Full Metal Jacket

How One of the Most Tortured Kubrick Actors Lost his Starring Role | Full Metal Jacket

► ►►Try MUBI Free for 30 Days: https://mubi.com/cinematyler * With the support of Creative Europe – MEDIA Programme of the European Union * Get Some Tour: https://timcolceri.com Autographs: https://timcolceri.com/autographs BONUS PDF [FMJ Trivia] ($1): https://bit.ly/2FLftD4 BONUS PDF [Becoming Joker] ($1): https://bit.ly/31ts99S (These are gumroad links. Fixing up some stuff with 8hours.com.) *Free for $5 Patrons! The actor Kubrick first hired to play Gunnery Sergeant Hartman was Tim Colceri. Over the course of production, R. Lee Ermey, who was originally hired on as the technical advisor, found a way to ‘audition’ for the role despite it already being cast. Colceri would end up playing the door gunner who shoots at random civilians from the helicopter in the film, but the story of Colceri losing the role would certainly classify him as one of the most tortured Kubrick actors. Support this channel on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cinematyler Twitter: http://twitter.com/cinematyler Facebook: http://facebook.com/cinematyler This video essay was written, edited, and narrated by Tyler Knudsen. Sources: Cinephilia & Beyond - Run Through the Jungian: Stanley Kubrick’s ‘Full Metal Jacket’, a Phenomenological Treatise on War - https://bit.ly/3fconoP [Gratwick] Full Metal Jacket Actor Tim Colceri Explains How He Was Originally Cast As The Drill Sergeant - Gratwick Productions - https://bit.ly/2YnyEZz [Couch] "He Had Death on His Face": Kubrick, 'Full Metal Jacket' and an Actor's Heartbreak by Aaron Couch. Published in THR September 20, 2019. - https://bit.ly/34hHsnM Filmworker (2017 dir. Tony Zierra) [Get Some] The "GET SOME" Tour, featuring Tim Colceri of "Full Metal Jacket" - https://bit.ly/34oiOSC Pinewood Dialogue with Matthew Modine - https://bit.ly/31noWIV [Gelmis] An Interview with Stanley Kubrick (1969) by Joseph Gelmis - https://bit.ly/3l3dTwh [Commentary] Full Metal Jacket - Blu-ray [Wygant] R Lee Ermey for "Full Metal Jacket" 1987 - Bobbie Wygant Archive - https://bit.ly/2E5QGJd [FMJ Diary] Full Metal Jacket Diary by Matthew Modine - https://bit.ly/39iIeBg Movies: Full Metal Jacket (1987) The Shining (1980) A Clockwork Orange (1971) Evilution (2008) The Boys in Company C (1978) Taxi Driver (1976) Apollo 13 (1995) Leprechaun 4: In Space (1996) The Band Wagon (1953) Aliens (1986) Slaughter of the Innocents (1993) Eyes Wide Shut (1999) Filmworker (2017) Music: Epidemic Sound

2 months ago·youtube.com
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Vietnam in England: The Story Behind Kubrick’s Massive Set | Full Metal Jacket

Vietnam in England: The Story Behind Kubrick’s Massive Set | Full Metal Jacket

► ►►Try MUBI Free for 30 Days: https://mubi.com/cinematyler * With the support of Creative Europe – MEDIA Programme of the European Union * The second half of Stanley Kubrick’s Full Metal Jacket takes place in several locations around Vietnam. For a variety of reasons, Kubrick wanted to do all of the filming near his home in England, but how do you make a Vietnam movie in England? By sheer chance, the production managed to find an abandoned gasworks just outside of London that they could shoot in and because the gasworks was already set for demolition, Kubrick was able to turn the location into perhaps the biggest and most unusual movie set in the history of cinema. This is the story of how Kubrick managed to recreate Vietnam in England. BONUS PDF [Movie Location Trivia] ($1): https://gum.co/gtmFm BONUS PDF [FMJ Trivia] ($1): https://bit.ly/2FLftD4 BONUS PDF [Becoming Joker] ($1): https://bit.ly/31ts99S (These are gumroad links. Fixing up some stuff with 8hours.com.) *Free for $5 Patrons! Support this channel on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cinematyler Twitter: http://twitter.com/cinematyler Facebook: http://facebook.com/cinematyler This video essay was written, edited, and narrated by Tyler Knudsen. Anton Furst concept art: https://twitter.com/antonfurstfans Sources: Cinephilia & Beyond - Run Through the Jungian: Stanley Kubrick’s ‘Full Metal Jacket’, a Phenomenological Treatise on War - https://bit.ly/3fconoP [FMJ Diary] Full Metal Jacket Diary by Matthew Modine - http://www.fullmetaljacketdiary.com/ [NY Times] What They Say About Stanley Kubrick By Peter Bogdanovich - https://nyti.ms/3kDAXk3 [AC] American Cinematographer: Full Metal Jacket - by Ron Magrid - https://bit.ly/3fconoP [Becton Wiki] https://bit.ly/32VPWQu [Guardian] How we made Stanley Kubrick's Full Metal Jacket by Damon Wise - https://bit.ly/3j8jG2h [Siskel] Candidly Kubrick, by Gene Siskel, 1987 From Chicago Tribune 21 June 1987. [Film 87] How Docklands became Vietnam - https://bit.ly/2FXwg5J [Bomb Magazine] Anton Furst by Lynn Geller [Bomb Magazine] - https://bit.ly/2ZYrDPM [NY Times] Furst Obituary - https://nyti.ms/303F4OC [Martin Hunter] Revisiting “Full Metal Jacket”: An Interview with Stanley Kubrick's Editor, 2014 - http://cinematyler.com/archives/916 [A Voix Nue] A Voix Nue - Interview with Stanley Kubrick - https://bit.ly/33LUMik [Cahill] The Rolling Stone Interview: Stanley Kubrick in 1987 By Tim Cahill Clips: Stanley Kubrick's Boxes (2008 dir. Jon Ronson) The Making of Full Metal Jacket Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures (2001 dir. Jan Harlan) Eyes Wide Shut (1999 dir. Stanley Kubrick) A Clockwork Orange (1971 dir. Stanley Kubrick) 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968 dir. Stanley Kubrick) Spartacus (1960 dir. Stanley Kubrick) Kubrick Remembered (2014 dir. Gary Khammar) Brannigan (1975 dir. Douglas Hickox) For Your Eyes Only (1981 dir. John Glen) The Company of Wolves (1984 dir. Neil Jordan) Barry Lyndon (1975 dir. Stanley Kubrick) The Shining (1980 dir. Stanley Kubrick) Batman (1989 dir. Tim Burton) Music: Artlist.io

2 months ago·youtube.com
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Pvt. Pyle: The Chance Encounter that Led to One of Kubrick’s Best Characters | Full Metal Jacket

Pvt. Pyle: The Chance Encounter that Led to One of Kubrick’s Best Characters | Full Metal Jacket

► ►►Go to https://NordVPN.com/cinematyler and use code CINEMATYLER to get 68% off a 2 year plan plus 1 additional month free. It’s risk free with Nord’s 30 day money-back guarantee! *Learn how a VPN works: https://youtu.be/yCWNRzoQGis The role of Private Pyle would be played by a newcomer to the film world named Vincent D’Onofrio. D’Onofrio got his start in the theater. But a chance encounter in Times Square would launch D’Onofrio into a film career that would begin with one of cinema’s greatest performances under arguably the biggest name in film–Stanley Kubrick. This is the story of how a newcomer to the film world created one of Kubrick’s best characters. THE HUMAN CONDITION | BONUS PDF [Spoiler-Free] ($1): https://gum.co/oEVIg BONUS PDF [Movie Location Trivia] ($1): https://gum.co/gtmFm BONUS PDF [FMJ Trivia] ($1): https://bit.ly/2FLftD4 BONUS PDF [Becoming Joker] ($1): https://bit.ly/31ts99S *Free for $5 Patrons! Support this channel on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cinematyler Twitter: http://twitter.com/cinematyler Facebook: http://facebook.com/cinematyler This video essay is by Tyler Knudsen. Sources: Cinephilia & Beyond - Run Through the Jungian: Stanley Kubrick’s ‘Full Metal Jacket’, a Phenomenological Treatise on War - https://bit.ly/3fconoP [FMJ Diary] Full Metal Jacket Diary by Matthew Modine - https://bit.ly/39iIeBg [Commentary] Full Metal Jacket - Audio Commentary [WTF] WTF with Marc Maron (#1008 Vincent D’Onofrio) - https://bit.ly/2VSkHRK [Pollak Interview] Kevin Pollak Chat Show (#307 Vincent D’Onofrio) - https://bit.ly/3lWL4AJ [Making] The Making of Full Metal Jacket (Blu-Ray Extra) [Martin Hunter] Revisiting “Full Metal Jacket”: An Interview with Stanley Kubrick's Editor, 2014 [A Voix Nue] A Voix Nue - Interview with Stanley Kubrick - https://bit.ly/33LUMik [Seesslen] “Shoot Me. Shoot Me.” by Georg Seesslen - Kubrick Exhibition Book [Den of Geek] - Full Metal Jacket and Its Troubled Production - https://www.denofgeek.com/us/movies/full-metal-jacket/246528/full-metal-jacket-and-its-troubled-production [Cahill] The Rolling Stone Interview: Stanley Kubrick in 1987 By Tim Cahill https://www.rollingstone.com/movies/movie-news/the-rolling-stone-interview-stanley-kubrick-in-1987-90904/ [D’Onofrio wiki] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vincent_D%27Onofrio [Modine wiki] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_Modine Clips: The Human Condition II: Road to Eternity (1959 dir. Masaki Kobayashi) Stanley Kubrick's Boxes (2008 dir. Jon Ronson) Stanley Kubrick: A Life in Pictures (2001 dir. Jan Harlan) Kubrick Remembered (2014 dir. Gary Khammar) The Making of Full Metal Jacket Eyes Wide Shut (1999 dir. Stanley Kubrick) Raging Bull (1980 dir. Martin Scorsese) A Clockwork Orange (1971 dir. Stanley Kubrick) 2001: A Space Odyssey (1968 dir. Stanley Kubrick) Barry Lyndon (1975 dir. Stanley Kubrick) The Shining (1980 dir. Stanley Kubrick) Mystic Pizza (1988 dir. Donald Petrie) Spartacus (1960 dir. Stanley Kubrick) Music: Artlist.io

2 months ago·youtube.com
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The Story Behind The 'Mission Briefing' Scene | Ep7 | Making Apocalypse Now

The Story Behind The 'Mission Briefing' Scene | Ep7 | Making Apocalypse Now

Download your Companion PDF ($1): https://gum.co/rgbIOl *Free for $5 Patrons! In Episode 7, we look at the story behind the Mission Briefing scene including the bit part played by Harrison Ford, Kurtz's original name, the cinematography, where "terminate with extreme prejudice" came from, and how it was re-filmed after Keitel was fired. We also take a look at cinematographer Vittorio Storaro and his life leading up to being involved in Coppola's epic war story. Support this channel on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/cinematyler #ApocalypseNow #FrancisFordCoppola #MakingApocalypseNow Twitter: http://twitter.com/cinematyler Facebook: http://facebook.com/cinematyler Tumblr: http://cinematyler.tumblr.com This video essay was written, edited, and narrated by Tyler Knudsen. [Thanks to Steve Legge for reaching out!] The Subtle Art Of Fixing It In Post - https://youtu.be/BwOLt17EBX8 Storytelling Through Eyelines | Cinematographer Carolina Costa on Apocalypse Now - https://youtu.be/iJkXmHigS-k Affiliate Links: (Coppola) Notes on the Making of Apocalypse Now by Eleanor Coppola: https://amzn.to/3K9B9XH (Cowie) The Apocalypse Now Book by Peter Cowie: https://amzn.to/3Zh8rZp (Travers) Coppola's Monster Film: The Making of Apocalypse Now by Steven Travers: https://amzn.to/3ZybjS1 (Commentary) Apocalypse Now: The Final Cut: https://amzn.to/3npMry6 (Playboy)The Playboy Interviews: The Directors: https://amzn.to/40Ez8IO (Martin) New Waves in Cinema by Sean Martin: https://amzn.to/3FSCdge Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse: https://amzn.to/40CnoGB (Phillips) Godfather: The Intimate Francis Ford Coppola By Gene D. Phillips: https://amzn.to/3lCPlzj [Cinephilia & Beyond] Incredible collection of resources on Apocalypse Now: https://bit.ly/35Mvv7M [Time] Luca Brasi - https://bit.ly/2UtcxhY Interview With Vittorio Storaro - American Cinematographer – Feb 2001 (pg 95) - https://bit.ly/35yw2fy NYFF55 - https://bit.ly/32PpXJR Writing With Light - https://bit.ly/2ICNTJp Music: Epidemic Sound

2 months ago·youtube.com
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