Friday, September 16, 2005

Proof

The movie Proof opens today after more than two years after a number of the scenes were filmed at the University of Chicago, some right in Ryerson (home to computer science). The movie got caught up in the Disney-Miramax divorce and is one of a half-dozen movies being released by Miramax before the September 30 separation date.

I saw the play as part of the excursion during the 2002 QIP conference and enjoyed it though I felt the mathematician's life didn't feel right, it went a bit too far on the pressure to produce.

I rarely see non-children's movies in the theaters these days so I probably won't see Proof until it is out on DVD. But let me know what you think about the film (careful about spoilers) and who makes the better mathematician: Jake Gyllenhaal (Proof) or David Krumholtz (Numb3rs).

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3 comments:

  1. Justin Pfister8:53 AM, September 16, 2005

    It's not out for everyone today. Just at special theatres across the country.. The real release is on the 23rd. I can't wait to see it

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  2. Brian Postow8:58 AM, September 16, 2005

    I also saw the play, put on by a local theatre company here in Schenectady. After a previous group from the math department corrected the actors on how to pronounce "Gauss" it was really quite good... I'm looking forward to the movie.

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  3. Anonymous5:02 PM, September 18, 2005

    Well the pronounciation I've always heard is GAUS. What pronounciation did the theatre group initially use?

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