Apr 6, 2016

It became another failed experiment. I was doing it at the same time as the music club so maybe I just didn't give it a fair shot. I'm always down to talk about movies. Hopefully others feel the same.

 

Apr 6, 2016

@Charlie our little pup that grew full grown in those 2 years, maybe the day shall come.

 

Apr 6, 2016

I'm still a novice, but knowing that is half the battle. You seem pretty loose and enthused tonight. A little more whisky than film?

 

Apr 6, 2016

Impressed, am I that easy to read?

 

Apr 6, 2016

oo i dont exist eh. keep it tite guys

 

Apr 6, 2016

oops lol

 

Apr 6, 2016

guys i just beat off to The Story of the Last Chrysanthemums - can I play too please?

 

Apr 6, 2016

I saw that! I like it but it isn't something outta this world to me.
@FilmAndWhisky I would love that but sadly i haven't organized my life yet to do that. So for now im out

 

Apr 7, 2016

Has anybody else watched Michael Haneke's The Seventh Continent (1989)?

 

Apr 7, 2016

Okay, well it seems like a consensus on MAYBE

Don't know if anybody here cares, but I wrote an article comparing the book Room with the movie adaptation.
http://bit.ly/1Shj5p5

 

Apr 8, 2016

I guess it was the underwhelming trailer, but I went into Everybody Wants Some!! with somewhat low expectations and it actually turned out to be a lot of fun. Linklater once again exhibits his characteristic lightness of touch, with a casual, relaxed atmosphere that looks easy but is so rarely replicated. There's nothing even remotely resembling a conflict in the film, just his trademark focus on human connection and the nuances of conversation. He offers a highly entertaining, yet idealized look at his own past, but Linklater is fully aware here that nostalgia is usually seen through rose-tinted glasses.

 

Apr 13, 2016

good piece... i interviewed donoghue last fall about this. i thought book was ok -- movie surpasses it imo: http://www.awardsdaily.com/2015/10/...onoghue-talks-writing-process-and-influences/

also, @MovieSXN @Moviewatchers family. i reappraised ice cube's filmography for the week. take a look if u dare heh
http://theweek.com/articles/616026/how-ice-cube-quietly-evolved-into-hollywood-powerhouse

 

Apr 14, 2016

Cannes Competition Lineup was announced today:

“Toni Erdmann” (Maren Ade)
“Julieta” (Pedro Almodovar)
“American Honey” (Andrea Arnold)
“Personal Shopper” (Olivier Assayas)
“The Unknown Girl” (Jean-Pierre & Luc Dardennes)
“It’s Only The End Of The World” (Xavier Dolan)
“Slack Bay” (Bruno Dumont)
“Paterson” (Jim Jarmusch)
“Staying Vertical” (Alain Guiraudie)
“Aquarius” (Kleber Mendonça Filho)
“Mal De Pierres” (Nicole Garcia)
“I, Daniel Blake” (Ken Loach)
“Ma’ Rosa” (Brillante Mendoza)
“Bacalaureat” (Cristian Mungiu)
“Loving” (Jeff Nichols)
“The Handmaiden” (Park Chan-Wook)
“The Last Face” (Sean Penn)
“Sierra Nevada” (Cristi Puiu)
“Elle” (Paul Verhoeven)
“The Neon Demon” (Nicholas Winding Refn)

 

Apr 14, 2016

hadnt realized sean penn was directing a new film... liked the first three, into the wild was meh

 

Apr 14, 2016

I actually haven't seen any of his films...not even Into the Wild....

Lineup looks pretty cool...Definitely anticipating the new films from Assayas, Dardennes, Dolan, and Ade among quite a few others.

 

Apr 15, 2016

Really liked Everybody Wants Some. It was pretty much exactly what I expected from Linklater, though the trailer had me worries. I think @Twan has already described it best, so I'll leave it there.




Everybody Wants Some 2016
★★★★½ Watched 14 Apr, 2016

Fun, spirited, warm, and nostalgic. Pairs uproarious comedy with nuanced conversation and honest exchanges.

86/100 - Excellent (4.5)

 

Apr 15, 2016

I think we can chalk that trailer up to marketing towards the American Pie crowd.

 

Apr 17, 2016

Saw Jeremy Saulnier's Green Room, which was pretty dope...Like Blue Ruin, it's a brutal, concise, sharply executed thriller about characters who are ill-equipped to be in one. It takes a few leaps in logic to get to a more audience satisfying conclusion, but overall it offers sustained intensity and tension that is rarely seen in like-minded Hollywood fare.

 

Apr 18, 2016

@Twan Have you seen any other Franju? After watching Blood of the Beasts and the interviews/doc on the criterion I'm really interested in seeing more of his work. Probably Judex first.

 

Apr 18, 2016

Naa, I haven't actually. Will have to check some more out!