Sep 20, 2015

He was, but it was mostly scene chewing... more subtle than the usual depp performance, but its sooo surface and kind of at the expense of the story

 

Sep 20, 2015

Man, it's been a while since I came here. Just read through the last couple of pages.
I am slowly working my way through Josef von Sternberg's filmography. I've watched Underworld, The Last Command and The Docks of New York. I am looking forward to meeting Marlene Dietrich.

Emil Jannings in The Last Command might be the best performance I've seen this year.

Underworld was cool. I'm not a big fan of The Docks of New York. I don't like pure melodramas.

Other than these, I've watched The Martian three times now, saw it in three different cuts and the final one was very, very enjoyable movie. But I really want to see it on the big screen.

 

Sep 20, 2015

I've decided to focus on my website and try to make something of it. It will still hold many reviews, but I want to now include other writing ventures, such as philosophy, expository (life experiences), photography etc.

Here is a philosophy one which is really film-philosophy so it fits with you guys quite well.

Aesthetics of the Mind


Rhythmic expression of time exists in three states: cinema, life, mind. When these expressions are in harmony, there is bliss. Rhythmic expression of film in harmony with man’s soul (implicit perception of time) equals acceptance of the aesthetic—declared art, love for the film. When film resembles life but not one’s soul, the aesthetic is rejected: not art. Clearly subjective, but art thus links those with similar spiritual convictions.

When reality doesn’t match one’s soul and life is disharmonious, one may use film to vicariously experience the expression of time which does harmonize with their soul—existing through art as expression from a kindred spirit (artist). Such film is transcendental; it takes on the forms of life and provides harmony to a viewer who is otherwise out of sync with the rhythmic pressures of their reality.

To find a place/setting/job etc. of life wherein one’s objective reality and one’s implicit sense of time are akin is to be in harmony with life. If one is lost, one either must find a reality that meshes with their sense of time—discovery of one’s self within reality. Or, one must use art—chiefly cinema—as a means of approximating that reality which meshes with one’s sense of time. Finding someone who lives in the same sense of time as you is to find love.

 

Sep 21, 2015

Thinking of goin as Brundlefly for Halloween... thots?

 

Sep 21, 2015

Mad Men stay underrated and will be a best kept secret until I gets that Wire attention.

f--- GoT in this case

we out here

 

Sep 21, 2015

Josef Von Sternberg is a big blind spot for me. On the list they go...

Please share pics

@Vahn Can I get a Hong Sang-soo ranking??

 

Sep 21, 2015

might go as justin long in tusk now actually

 

Sep 21, 2015

From what I've seen it would probably go something like this:

Tale of Cinema
Our Sunhi
The Day He Arrives
Nobody's Daughter Haewon
Hill of Freedom
Oki's Movie
In Another Country

Looking forward to watching the rest, I have Night and Day ready to go. Right Now, Wrong Then sounds like it's gonna be one of his best

 

Sep 21, 2015

Thanks! Watched The Day He Arrives over the weekend, which I thought was dope...I'll try to see a few more before I see Right Now, Wrong Then at NYFF.

 

Sep 22, 2015

Awesome, report back!

 

Sep 22, 2015

I got something Off topic to ask you guys. Does anybody lives in Miami? I'm going there in november to stay for more or less 4 months. If anybody has a room for rent or knows somebody let me know.

On Topic, i Saw Kes and it has become one of my favorite british films. I loved the script

 

Sep 22, 2015

I live near Miami. I don't know anybody and I don't have an extra room unfortunately but we should hang out and see a movie fam!

 

Sep 22, 2015

Oh very good news, count me in, you'll be hearing from me then.

By the way, i was checking your letterboxd account, that Top 15 from the 2000's looks interesting, i'm now intrigued for Far From Heaven

 

Sep 22, 2015

Check it out dude, Todd Haynes is one of my favorite filmmakers. Safe & I'm Not There are really great as well.

 

Sep 22, 2015

Far from heaven classic like high school musical

 

Sep 23, 2015

"The Exorcist is the scariest movie of all time." Agree or disagree?

I hadn't watched it since I was a kid and I remember finding it boring back then (wtf). As somebody petrified by the thought of dementia, schizophrenia, and mental illness in general, this movie hits a deeper fear than 2spooky4me. This being the first true horror nominated for Best Picture is one of the Academy's best calls ever. This came out before Halloween which feels rather tame by comparison (though another near perfect film). Just imagining the state of cinema in 1972, a few years after Bonnie & Clyde shocked the masses, tells you how insane this must've been for audiences at the time.

 

Sep 23, 2015

Halloween is alright. Exorcist is booty steak.

 

Sep 23, 2015

Pleb sighting

 

Sep 23, 2015

U been thinking everything booty steak for a min now

 

Sep 23, 2015

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