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Post by Gillianren on Jul 15, 2015 10:59:56 GMT -6
Sole Journey, about a march on the Focus on the Family headquarters in an attempt to get them to stop claiming all sorts of evil things about gay people and to really look at actual gay people and the lives they lead. More symbolic than anything, naturally.
And a crapload of Perry Mason.
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Post by ludditerobot on Jul 15, 2015 11:22:18 GMT -6
Nadja - Dir. Michael Almereyda (1994)
Bonkers, 90s-set vampire movie in black and white, and occasionally shot on tape. The cameo by David Lynch as a morgue security guard is one of the less odd things about this film.
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Post by rjkv on Jul 15, 2015 18:39:36 GMT -6
You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet (2012, Resnais) -- I enjoyed this quite a lot; the unexplained, dreamy atmosphere especially, and I couldn't helping thinking I'd love to see a full version of the film-within-the-film, by the younger company. Poses interesting questions re: cinema v. theatre, as well. Also made me flash on Malle's 'Vanya a little, which I love.
I'm nearly finished The Honourable Woman, as well.
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Post by Username Too Long on Jul 16, 2015 3:21:17 GMT -6
You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet (2012, Resnais) -- I enjoyed this quite a lot; the unexplained, dreamy atmosphere especially, and I couldn't helping thinking I'd love to see a full version of the film-within-the-film, by the younger company. Poses interesting questions re: cinema v. theatre, as well. Also made me flash on Malle's 'Vanya a little, which I love. Have you seen much late Resnais? A lot of it had to do with theatre (mostly being adaptations of plays), I'm likely seeing <I>Life of Riley</I> this weekend, I'm curious, it's been about ten years since I've seen one of his recent ones (well, they were then recent), I didn't really love them at the time.
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Post by rolandsaintlaurent on Jul 16, 2015 7:48:34 GMT -6
Homicidal (1961): An entertaining Psycho clone with a twist you’ll see coming a mile away. I enjoyed how crazy this film was, and how Castle clearly didn’t give a shit about blatantly stealing from Hitchcock. The performances are solid, with Jean Arliss going absolutely bonkers here. I’ve compared the two before, but I really get a Sam Raimi vibe from William Castle, as he has that “go for broke” attitude and crams as much fun as he can into these films, regardless of how little sense their plots made. My only gripe is with the fright break, which is easily his worst gimmick and completely yanks you out of the picture. I know he was in love with his gimmicks, but this one was just infuriatingly stupid.
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Post by vomas on Jul 16, 2015 9:26:33 GMT -6
Mr. Jealousy, one of the three early Noah Baumbach films which never seem to have had a proper release in the UK, so I snapped at the chance to see it when it turned up on the BBC's streaming service. I thought it was great, lacking the cynicism that put me off some of his more recent films, and very funny indeed. Plus, Chris Eigeman! He should really have been in a lot more things. I really want to see Kicking and Screaming now, but apparently that won't be cheap.
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Post by Username Too Long on Jul 16, 2015 9:39:33 GMT -6
vomas I haven't watched it yet, though I'd noticed it on the iplayer. But I just want to point out that your Eigeman need can be met by season 4 of Gilmore Girls.
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Post by glorbes on Jul 16, 2015 15:48:02 GMT -6
It would be great if this format/forum catches on. It is far less chaotic than Facebook.
Anyways, I watched Late Spring, which was wonderful. Only my second Ozu, but I can see his distinctive style already from this and Tokyo Story. Very delicate and sad.
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Post by Gillianren on Jul 16, 2015 22:57:33 GMT -6
Have just gotten home from the RiffTrax of Sharknado 2. My friend and I agreed that, should they make a fourth one (they're going to make a fourth one, aren't they?), they should call it "This Is Your Fault." Tagline, "You keep watching 'em, we'll keep making 'em."
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Post by vomas on Jul 17, 2015 2:13:56 GMT -6
I was too tired to attempt anything that deserved my full attention, so I just watched The Sitter on TV. I'm not really a big fan of David Gordon Green's artier stuff* so it doesn't really bother me that he made that shift into lowbrow comedy (although I do find it a weirdly intriguing career choice) but even so, this felt like a lazy, half-written attempt to recreate the spirit of 80s comedies. The odd thing is that there are plenty of comedies from that era that feel ramshackle but in a charming way (One Crazy Summer springs to mind in particular) whereas this just felt like they did a first draft then couldn't be bothered to work on it any more. I can't say that I hated it but I do intend to forget everything about it almost immediately.
* disclaimer: I've only seen All The Real Girls and Princess Avalanche - I still intend to give George Washington a fair shot at some point and I'm sure I'll check out Joe at some point, due to Cage.
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Post by Username Too Long on Jul 17, 2015 3:10:07 GMT -6
Society - Dir. Brian Yuzna (1989) In spite of what its reputation would have you believe, the most horrifying sight is still the main character's mullet. The limitations of the budget show too much (mostly the inability to hire good actors), and it doesn't really manage to transcend them, for it to reach the status of actual masterpiece, but all the pieces are there. Especially appreciated, while the last act is the obvious highlight of the movie, everything that comes before is still very watchable and thought through.
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Post by Username Too Long on Jul 17, 2015 3:13:02 GMT -6
I was too tired to attempt anything that deserved my full attention, so I just watched The Sitter on TV. I'm not really a big fan of David Gordon Green's artier stuff* so it doesn't really bother me that he made that shift into lowbrow comedy (although I do find it a weirdly intriguing career choice) but even so, this felt like a lazy, half-written attempt to recreate the spirit of 80s comedies. The odd thing is that there are plenty of comedies from that era that feel ramshackle but in a charming way ( One Crazy Summer springs to mind in particular) whereas this just felt like they did a first draft then couldn't be bothered to work on it any more. I can't say that I hated it but I do intend to forget everything about it almost immediately. * disclaimer: I've only seen All The Real Girls and Princess Avalanche - I still intend to give George Washington a fair shot at some point and I'm sure I'll check out Joe at some point, due to Cage. I have a morbid curiosity for his comedies so will most likely see this someday, even if seeing Pineapple Express should have taught me better. And it's not even that I've seen the early unfunny ones, I just find his career fascinating (though I have seen Undertow, which was basically a remake of The Night of the Hunter, and enjoyed it very much).
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Post by vomas on Jul 17, 2015 3:29:34 GMT -6
I actually really like Pineapple Express! I think James Franco is great in it, and it feels like a decent amount of thought went into the script / jokes. Your Highness and The Sitter are much sloppier, lazier attempts at comedy, so proceed with caution!
I'll keep an eye out for Undertow, and I've heard good things about Snow Angels too. At this point I'm not going to actively seek out any of his other films but if any of them turn up on Netflix then I'll check them out.
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Post by rjkv on Jul 18, 2015 14:48:09 GMT -6
You Ain't Seen Nothin' Yet (2012, Resnais) -- I enjoyed this quite a lot; the unexplained, dreamy atmosphere especially, and I couldn't helping thinking I'd love to see a full version of the film-within-the-film, by the younger company. Poses interesting questions re: cinema v. theatre, as well. Also made me flash on Malle's 'Vanya a little, which I love. Have you seen much late Resnais? A lot of it had to do with theatre (mostly being adaptations of plays), I'm likely seeing <I>Life of Riley</I> this weekend, I'm curious, it's been about ten years since I've seen one of his recent ones (well, they were then recent), I didn't really love them at the time. To be honest a lot of his work is a blind spot for me, that I need to fix. The only other one of his I've seen is Mon Oncle d'Amerique. I have 'Hiroshima, and I'm planning to watch it and Last Year at Marienbad next, plus Life of Riley. What I have seen of his I've enjoyed, so I'm looking forward to digging deeper.
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Post by rjkv on Jul 18, 2015 14:52:29 GMT -6
I actually really like Pineapple Express! I think James Franco is great in it, and it feels like a decent amount of thought went into the script / jokes. Your Highness and The Sitter are much sloppier, lazier attempts at comedy, so proceed with caution! I'll keep an eye out for Undertow, and I've heard good things about Snow Angels too. At this point I'm not going to actively seek out any of his other films but if any of them turn up on Netflix then I'll check them out. I think Undertow and Snow Angels are brilliant. The latter is one of my favorite films and had a huge impact on me from the first time I saw it. There's something about it that really struck me hard. Both of these films are seriously under-appreciated in my opinion, but especially Snow Angels.
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