Jul 8, 2015

Hmm first thing that pops into my head is the recent Blu Ray release of Bergman's Cries and Whispers, it's really something. You can take a look at my collection if you need any random recs, they're all confirmed bangers http://www.criterion.com/my_criterion/127334-vahn/collection

On another note, I just watched Michael Mann's Public Enemies and was really impressed, having seen most of his films now, I can safely say Mann is among my favorite American auteurs ever. Johnny Depp was really strong in his role too, it makes me wish that he would work with talented filmmakers more often.

 

Jun 30, 2015

Nope, not yet. Can't wait.

Btw guys...Hard to be a God is on Netflix...

 

Jun 17, 2015

we own the night :talk:

 

May 18, 2015

The link on movietube.cc works for it.

Dope as f---! Kinetic, muscular and inventive action filmmaking with a striking degree of visual clarity. While some may find it somewhat lacking in character or plot, Theron certainly makes for a memorable and commanding presence and there's just enough peripheral world-building to bring color to the set pieces.

At Cannes, I saw "masterpiece" thrown around quite a bit for Weerasethakul's latest today, though a small few felt he might be repeating himself. Also sounds like Inside Out might be something of a return to form for Pixar.

 

May 8, 2015

I saw Frantisek Vlácil's Marketa Lazarová (1967), i recomend this to you guys. The plot is actually quite simple but the style this film has makes it hard to follow, not that it makes it worst, on the contrary it makes it more interesting and unique, however, you may need a rewatch to catch all the details. I will give it a rewatch sometime but right now i can say this is one of the best cinematographies i've seen ever, really, ever. The soundtrack is also very captivating.

 

Apr 25, 2015

Just saw The Night Of The Hunter, i fell in love with the cinematography, one of my favorites ever. The film in general is so unique and ahead of its time. 9.5/10

@Twan I've now seen 170 from the sight and sound poll, did i catch you or are you at 240 now?

 

Apr 24, 2015

The Tribe (Miroslav Slaboshpitsky)

Miroslav Slaboshpitsky's debut feature is among the most inventive and daring films to come out this decade. The film deals with a group of students attending a boarding school for the hearing impaired who run a criminal organization that dabbles in anything from robberies to prostitution. We get a fresh look at their operation through the eyes of a newly arrived student, Sergey, who is quickly accepted into the family and works his way up through the ranks from a contributor in petty robberies to a p---- that handles the two female students who are exploited for prostitution at a local truck stop. Things turn sour when Sergey falls for one of the two girls, Anna, and messes with the workflow which causes his fellow classmates to see him as a threat. All of this boils down to an unflinchingly brutal finale that drives the film home and makes sense of the nihilistic nature of the film. At times throughout the film, I felt that it was perhaps unnecessarily bleak and graphic but looking back on it now, it feels justified. As everyone knows, the film is entirely in sign language and is void of subtitles or any form of translation so as a viewer you're left to dissect each scene simply by observing the actions and mannerisms of the characters, which was surprisingly not very hard to do since I was so immersed in the film. It's fascinating to think that a film without a line of spoken dialogue or a musical score to back it can be so entirely engaging and mesmerizing. Perhaps the most impressive aspect for me was the incredible use of long takes with each shot likely averaging at about 5 minutes or so, including the fantastic final shot that towers above as the film's grand achievement, with everything so perfectly executed and choreographed that one sometimes fails to realize that the camera hasn't cut during certain scenes. I was truly shaken up by this film and its tragic depiction of the unwanted youths of society who are dealt an unfair hand in life and turn to thuggery and vandalism as a way of rebellion. The characters in this film are largely unlikable and their actions are despicable but I at least found myself sympathizing with some of them throughout the course of the film, especially Sergey who is treated as an outcast for most of his stay and is eventually driven to an unstable state that draws unspeakable outcomes.

 

Apr 14, 2015

My take on Ryan Gosling's debut feature, Lost River, is now published at Next Projection

Read it here:
http://nextprojection.com/2015/04/13/lost-river-review/

 

Mar 15, 2015

@Old_Parr

Top 15 films of The 50's

1. Rear Window
2. The Ten Commandments
3. Fires on The Plain
4. In a Lonely Place
5. The Seven Year Itch
6. Dial M, For Murder
7. The Night of The Hunter
8. Strangers On a Train
9. The 400 Blows
10. Vertigo
11. Seven Samurai
12. The Hidden Fortress
13. Harvey
14. Roman Holiday
15. Mon Oncle

Top 15 Film Noir's

1. Double Indemnity
2. The Maltese Falcon
3. Sunset Blvd.
4. The Postman Always Rings Twice
5. The Big Sleep
6. The Third Man
7. The Big Combo
8. Fallen Angel
9. Kiss Me Deadly
10. This Gun For Hire
11. Nightmare Alley
12. Detour
13. Out of The Past
14. The Mob
15. The Killing

I'm pretty satisfied with these lists.. although I have many Honorable Mentions.. more like 10, on each list..lol so I won't post all those.

 

Mar 4, 2015

Hi movie family! Check out my thoughts on the MTV Movie nods: http://sectioneighty.com/mtv-movie-award-nominations-announced/
@Bleed @Twan @Vahn @Narsh @Dew @irbis @Old_Parr @Pinhead

 

Mar 1, 2015

Break next week. annual spring breakers watch whew

 

Feb 10, 2015

Today is the 20th anniversary of Billy Madison and I wrote about how it launched the Happy Madison empire for BDCWire:
http://www.bdcwire.com/snl-in-review-how-billy-madison-launched-an-empire-20-years-ago/

@Twan @Bleed @Mike Tyson @Woody @Dew @Narsh

 

Feb 8, 2015

 

Feb 6, 2015

My favorites. No real order.

The Place Beyond the Pines
Under the Skin
The Wolf of Wall Street
Shame
k--- List
The Social Network
The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo
Spring Breakers
The Tree of Life
The Master
Gravity
Before Midnight
Boyhood
Her
The Grand Budapest Hotel
Midnight In Paris

 

Feb 5, 2015

The Tree of Life
The Master
Like Someone in Love
Spring Breakers
The Immigrant
Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives
Post Tenebras Lux
Before Midnight
Drive
Take Shelter
Certified Copy
Blue Valentine
Inherent Vice
Norte, the End of History
Blue Is the Warmest Color



I just picked my top 3 from each year like I saw @Woody did, there isn't any particular order aside from the top 4 or so.

 

Feb 4, 2015

The Dissolve recently posted their Top 50 movies of the half-decade so far with write-ups (though I think the list I posted earlier was a bit stronger)

http://thedissolve.com/features/the...he-50-best-films-of-the-decade-so-far-part-1/

This decade so far, I've given my 10/10 rating to the following:

The Tree of Life
Under the Skin
The Act of Killing
Before Midnight
Boyhood
Take Shelter
Dogtooth (if it counts)

Certified Copy, The Social Network, The Master, Holy Motors, and The Wolf of Wall Street are all really close though.

 

Jan 14, 2015

Barry Lyndon and Eyes Wide Shot are underrated among Stanley Kubrick's films.

 

Jan 10, 2015

Inherent Vice was next level. Whew.

 

Jan 9, 2015

just saw Inherent Vice in theaters

 

Jan 6, 2015

The Playlist just put up their 100 most anticipated films of 2015.

http://blogs.indiewire.com/theplaylist/the-100-most-anticipated-films-of-2015-20150105?page=1

Browsing through the list quickly, my most anticipated, excluding films that have already been seen (Phoenix, Hard to be a God, The Duke of Burgundy, etc.) are probably....

THE LOBSTER (Yorgos Lanthimos)
Knight of Cups (Terrence Malick)
Silence (Martin Scorsese) - If this is really coming out
That’s What I’m Talking About (Richard Linklater)
Carol (Todd Haynes)
St James Place (Steven Spielberg)
Louder Than Bombs (Joachim Trier)
Queen Of Earth (Alex Ross Perry)