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| fumanbru |
Posted - 05/05/2009 : 01:34:27
i thought there was one around but couldn't find it.
anyone watch guy maddin flicks? i mentioned this in the pixies - winnipeg thread but it deserves to be mentioned again.
just saw "my winnipeg". ya, and i'm from winnipeg!
this from a review...
http://www.time.com/time/specials/2008/top10/article/0,30583,1855948_1863826_1863829,00.html
"In 1942 the city of Winnipeg held an "If Day," dressing its burghers up as Nazis to show the locals some of the terrors of life under the Third Reich. For Canadian deranged-genius filmmaker Guy Maddin, every day is an If Day: his movies transform his hometown reality into comedy-dramas of sibling rivalry and family life that would give Freud the creeps. So Maddin is not the most reliable reporter. In spite or because of that, My Winnipeg is a trip: a "docufantasia" that mixes the city's history with Maddin family values. He moves back into the home where he grew up, hiring actors to play his relatives — including Ann Savage, the notorious harridan of the 1945 cheapo-noir classic Detour, as his mom. Filming in black-and-white, streaking the frame, explaining the action with silent-movie intertitles, Maddin must want us to understand that, in movies, nothing is real, and everything is true. Oh, and My Winnipeg: it's weird-hilarious."
it was pretty good. i got to check out his other flicks now.
and i watched tropic thunder last week. that was pretty funny....extremely funny...i've got to work on those tc dance moves...
 "I joined the Cult of Frank/ cause I'm a real go-getter!"...long live snitz!! |
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| fumanbru |
Posted - 06/14/2015 : 03:32:45
Just saw Love and Mercy. I was really impressed. The part when Mike Love and Brian Wilson were talking about Hang On To Your ego was great.
"I joined the Cult of Frank/ cause I'm a real go-getter!"...long live snitz!! |
| tisasawath |
Posted - 03/24/2015 : 11:00:55
i watched Ladri di biciclette and yes, it lived very much up to its reputation. quite a lot of themes in one film, but i guess that's natural for a genre that wants to mirror real life. and it's humbling to see that 60+ years ago, with the most basic tools by today's standards and with amateur actors, films this good were made.
i later noticed that it is in the top ten of BFI's list of films to see by the age of 14... i'm a tiny bit behind there, haven't seen half of that list yet... http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/4699393.stm |
| trobrianders |
Posted - 02/02/2015 : 15:27:58
quote:
Originally posted by Srisaket
- Gone Girl (starts well then goes to shit)
Gone Film you mean?
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| trobrianders |
Posted - 02/02/2015 : 15:23:35
I liked Welcome To New York. Hey Denis, who's the bigger jerkoff? DSK or Depardieu himself?
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| Srisaket |
Posted - 01/21/2015 : 23:48:01
quote:
Originally posted by tisasawath
i watched The Act of Killing, made by Joshua Oppenheimer and backed by W. Herzog.
dismay, shock, anger aren't really healthy incentives to watch a documentary, but i'm sure i'll be seeing the sequel - The Look of Silence.
As far as I can make out, The Act of Killing is banned here for obvious reasons I guess.
Some films I've seen recently:
- Imposter (very good)
- Lucy (hmmm....)
- Saboteur (not bad)
- Gone Girl (starts well then goes to shit)
- The Life of David Gale (awful)
- Trainspotting (never seen it before, surprised how good it was) |
| tisasawath |
Posted - 11/08/2014 : 23:56:01
i watched The Act of Killing, made by Joshua Oppenheimer and backed by W. Herzog.
dismay, shock, anger aren't really healthy incentives to watch a documentary, but i'm sure i'll be seeing the sequel - The Look of Silence. |
| hammerhands |
Posted - 10/31/2014 : 07:22:28
Tonight I'll be watching Guy Maddin's Keyhole.
I've read it's a gangster-haunted house movie. |
| TarTar |
Posted - 09/16/2014 : 10:16:22
Here's 3 good fairly new films I have recently watched.
A Separation (2011, Dir. Asghar Farhadi, Iran)
Locke (2013, Dir. Steven Knight, United Kingdom)
Le Week-End (2013, Dir. Roger Michell, United Kingdom/France)
My life is dirt but you seem to make it cleaner... reduce my felony to a misdemeanor |
| tisasawath |
Posted - 09/05/2014 : 21:28:58
saw Jagten. now i'm scared of little adorable kids. |
| hammerhands |
Posted - 09/01/2014 : 06:58:03
Erik the Viking was pretty damn good.
I can't figure out if I've never seen it or saw it while drinking.
I remember Mikey Rooney, maybe the scene came up when he passed.
I don't remember Eartha Kitt.
I had trouble keeping the characters straight,
do they or don't they necessarily die when they fall off the boat? |
| tisasawath |
Posted - 08/11/2014 : 08:57:38
quote:
Originally posted by hammerhands
I have not heard of this.
*SPOILER* 12 Monkeys is based on it. */SPOILER* but it stands on its own even if you've seen 12 Monkeys first. to me it has the appeal that i look for in a book and in cinema, combined. plus, it's great. all in less than half hour. and i love the opening music, i have to find out what it is.
yeah, The Cove is powerful. it made me nag and unnerve anyone who afterwards ever mentioned wanting to visit a dolphinarium etc. |
| Srisaket |
Posted - 08/10/2014 : 14:29:21
quote:
Originally posted by danjersey
I watched Blackfish. Spoiler Alert!!!!!!!!!!!!
The footage shown of that one trainer who was able to endure being dunked over and over again deep under water by a bus size fish then lucky enough to have that one shot at surviving by escape is worth watching. The rest of the film is painfully obvious. I remember being a spectator at Seaworld. I really wanted to be there for the show and my Dad relented. He tried to go along with the spectical but I can still see the right side of his face. The old man dug animals and knew when shit was off. He didn't say much afterwards. At the time I just chalked his reaction up to him being difficult to read.
I'd like to see that one as well. I guess you've seen 'The Cove'?I tried to watch it at home but my daughters get really upset by any cruelty to animals, so I'll have to wait to watch it on my own on the PC some time. |
| hammerhands |
Posted - 08/10/2014 : 13:42:54
I have not heard of this. |
| tisasawath |
Posted - 08/10/2014 : 09:45:59
a couple there in my top list too. i suppose you've seen La Jetée. |
| hammerhands |
Posted - 08/10/2014 : 05:37:42
According to my rating system, the best movies
I've seen in the last two years are:
12 Monkeys
Absence of Malice
Brazil
Sherlock Holmes shadow...
Green Hornet
Quantum of Solace
The worst movies are:
Ted
Canonball Fever
Moonraker
I want to see these movies, if you haven't heard of them,
they are probably on John Candy's IMDB:
3 Stooges
Armed and Dangerous
Cheech & Chong's Animated Movie
Delirious
Erik the Viking
Find the Lady
Frank
Frozen 8/9
Going Beserk
It seemed like a good idea at the time
Keyhole (Guy Maddin)
Masters of Menace
Monster Brawl
Nothing But Trouble
Once Upon A Crime
The Rocket Boy
The Silent Partner
Star Trek into Darkness
Volunteers
Welcome to the Jungle 8/20
Zero Theorem
It looks like Gilliam will try to do Quixote again. |
| tisasawath |
Posted - 08/10/2014 : 05:08:06
ahhh, missed the beginning and it was hard to follow after that. but it wins in so many categories. and [SPOILER] Robin Givens goes on and on about massive eruptions and a big thing rising in the ring of the volcano.
now where's that Laser Mission at.. |
| tisasawath |
Posted - 08/08/2014 : 07:37:06
quote:
Originally posted by tisasawath
i'm hoping to see
saw it. it's beyond bad. a study of bad. it's about saving money more than anything. at least we don't see too much of the terrible cgi because it's cheaper to substitute a lot of it with footage of actors' horrified facial expressions from watching the action that we're spared of seeing in this action movie.
apparently it was successful enough to make a sequel and plan some more. and to inspire the lead actress to launch her perfume
next on menu:
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| tisasawath |
Posted - 06/09/2014 : 06:36:58
watched JCVD. was OK. one surprisingly impressive scene in there. |
| Carl |
Posted - 04/20/2014 : 02:53:22
Wanted to go see Under the Skin yesterday, but it appears to have gone out of cinemas. So I went to see The Amazing Spider-Man 2 instead. Meh. |
| vilainde |
Posted - 04/19/2014 : 00:05:59
Attack The Block - I liked it quite a bit. Nicely paced action flick and the coming-of-age stuff was well done.
Denis
Obsidiana Bijoux |
| Carl |
Posted - 04/18/2014 : 21:53:29
The Grand Budapest Hotel - haven't watched any Wes Anderson since The Royal Tenenbaums, but this piqued my interest. Funny, charming, touching and beautifully made.
Captain America: The Winter Soldier - wouldn't have bothered with this except that I read good things about it... the first one was a bit meh but this is cracking stuff, great action and a smart story, plus Robert Redford!
Oh and also saw 300: Rise of an Empire recently, silly but visually stunning. A definite guilty pleasure movie. |
| danjersey |
Posted - 02/25/2014 : 23:11:49
I watched Blackfish. Spoiler Alert!!!!!!!!!!!!
The footage shown of that one trainer who was able to endure being dunked over and over again deep under water by a bus size fish then lucky enough to have that one shot at surviving by escape is worth watching. The rest of the film is painfully obvious. I remember being a spectator at Seaworld. I really wanted to be there for the show and my Dad relented. He tried to go along with the spectical but I can still see the right side of his face. The old man dug animals and knew when shit was off. He didn't say much afterwards. At the time I just chalked his reaction up to him being difficult to read. |
| trobrianders |
Posted - 02/25/2014 : 09:07:28
Trying to catch up on Oscar contenders before this Sunday's show. Just saw 12 Years a Slave which though well shot was disappointing. Gravity was good. The effects were startling but the central idea of other people being our emotional gravity was rendered well. Captain Philips, Dallas Buyers' Club and Nebraska are up next, waiting on my hard drive. Haven't seen Wolf of Wall Street yet and am excited to see both Her and Inside Llewyn Davies. Opinions on any of these welcome.
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| trobrianders |
Posted - 02/21/2014 : 00:03:26
Notre Dame suicide made the news over there?
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| Jose Jones |
Posted - 02/20/2014 : 16:14:09
quote:
Originally posted by trobrianders
Makes sense I guess. Venner was probably in denial. Short journey from closet to altar. Hard to imagine a gayer suicide. Only in France.
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they were the heroes of old, men of renown. |
| pixiestu |
Posted - 02/20/2014 : 09:56:39
quote:
Originally posted by Carl
The Wolf of Wall Street - very entertaining, engrossing and (intentionally) funny, not for the prudish however. It's actually depressingly unwholesome and testosterone-fueled, but their's no way Scorsese is celebrating this lifestyle... despite the humour, there's a dark tone throughout, which comes to the fore at the end.
(Apologies for the 'film critic' tone of that analysis.)
I enjoyed this too. Was a little long at 3 hours but still managed to hold my attention (my bladder couldn't take the whole film in one go though after buying that drink at the cinema!).
"The arc of triumph" |
| trobrianders |
Posted - 02/20/2014 : 02:21:43
Makes sense I guess. Venner was probably in denial. Short journey from closet to altar. Hard to imagine a gayer suicide. Only in France.
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| vilainde |
Posted - 02/20/2014 : 01:18:05
Ah come on... You can't say a movie has a gay agenda just because one of the assistant editors likes men...
Denis
Obsidiana Bijoux |
| Srisaket |
Posted - 02/19/2014 : 13:43:19
quote:
Originally posted by floop
best movie in the world? possibly
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/frozen_2013/
 green star member since 2006. smb?
http://wellbehavedmormonwoman.blogspot.com/2014/02/movie-frozen-gay-homosexual-agenda.html |
| Arm Arm Arm |
Posted - 02/17/2014 : 18:23:05
Don Jon. What the fuck? Pun intended.
SPOILERS:
What the fuck did I just watch? That was awful. About the only bit I liked was when he got angry at another driver before cutting to him going to church. The first time. it was funny; then it became tedious. I guess the other good part was the breakdown of the romantic comedy and hte parallel both with porn and the audience watching this movie. But other than that...terrible.
And Scarlett Johansen's character? "Ahll hayve ma mayd kleen yore playyce." Uggh. Terrible.
I'd say Gordon-Levitt did a good job directing it but I don't know how much of that I'd attribute to the d.p. He did do a good job acting like a lunkhead.
Watching this felt like going to a fancy, independent restaurant and being served Spagettios and Velveeta.
I get it; he's addicted to porn and can't fully enjoy sex. So? What the fuck? If this is the story, then everything else better be damn interesting and for me, it wasn't. How many times do I need to see him in a confessional? "I masturbated 22 times." What? C'mon, stop this, just stop this movie. Fuuuuck. Oh, I see, this film is one colossal act of masturbation. Yuck. |
| Arm Arm Arm |
Posted - 02/15/2014 : 18:07:21
Drinking Buddies. I liked it. |
| Carl |
Posted - 01/19/2014 : 04:53:29
The Wolf of Wall Street - very entertaining, engrossing and (intentionally) funny, not for the prudish however. It's actually depressingly unwholesome and testosterone-fueled, but their's no way Scorsese is celebrating this lifestyle... despite the humour, there's a dark tone throughout, which comes to the fore at the end.
(Apologies for the 'film critic' tone of that analysis.) |
| Carl |
Posted - 01/02/2014 : 15:31:01
Saw Anchorman 2 tonight. Lot of very funny stuff, although it does kind of loose it's way and run out of steam. |
| danjersey |
Posted - 01/01/2014 : 17:51:58
American Hustle
The actors all appear to work very hard at being great in their roles. Art direction costumes photography all solid. But I paid for a story to be told. After familiarizing myself with the actual events (post watching this mess) I wondered was there even a reason for the telling? That to me is where the director failed. A fetish for 1970's garb and scumbags being scumbags isn't enough to keep my interest for 20 minutes let alone 2 hours. I've seen the movies that David O Russell is chasing and with this latest effort he is not even close. Did I mention that all the actors appear to have worked very hard in their roles and that I felt trapped in the theater for two hours watching them? |
| trobrianders |
Posted - 01/01/2014 : 01:52:59
quote:
Originally posted by danjersey
American Hustle
Couldn't wait for this movie to end.
Oh dear, was looking forward to that one. There are others like Aint Them Bodies Saints and Don Jon that look good.
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