Jul 27, 2015

We out here watching Japanese films from the 50s fam.

 

Jul 27, 2015

But do you see how explaining that importance would be a better thing than just sarcastic jabs?

 

Jul 27, 2015

Absolutely, I apologize if my dickishness is overriding this thread, but I was mostly making an offhanded comment about these discussions. There's several noteworthy non-@twan posters who simply have a tendency to overrate more recent films. you're quoting peter sellers under your avatar for f---s sake, you should 100% be on board with this point, regardless of my message

...that is... unless you're actually a poseur heh

 

Jul 27, 2015

Half of my favorite films were probably made in the past two decades. I own a copy of Being There and plan to watch Lolita after I read it, but I've literally never seen another Pete Sellers movie. We have a thread (FlickYouCrew) for the handful of people on here who are film buffs who happen to be on a hip-hop culture forum. These threads don't cater to them.

 

Jul 27, 2015

okay can we please please please please just start saying "movies" my eyes hurt from rolling so hard

 

Jul 27, 2015

why lol -- film isn't a pretentious alternative whatsoever. cinema, sure... but we are, afterall, cineastes

 

Jul 27, 2015

it's the cumulative effect at this point lol

 

Jul 27, 2015

did you write about "movies" when you were in film (sry, movie) school? film is the appropriate term

 

Jul 27, 2015

andy calm down i'm just scoffing at the use of "cinema" and calling ourselves "film buffs" lol. was a glib joke like urs. carry on.

 

Jul 27, 2015

PAUL NO

 

Jul 27, 2015

One of the things i like the most about this section is that we always stay cool and friendly, let's no deviate.

On Topic:
1. Inglourious Basterds
2. The Tree Of Life
3. Fight Club
4. The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford
5. Burn After Reading

Honorable Mention: Moneyball & 12 Monkeys

 

Jul 27, 2015

^disagree, civility is overrated.

another random thought: pitt is a great movie star, but hes not the most unforced actor. in other words, its usually hard for him to disappear into roles. thats why i personally selected moneyball as my #1, its a rly strong movie star turn. (by extension, his appearance in something like 12 years a slave, his presence is effectively a signal of modernity more than it is an actual character) -- thoughts? lists are cool, figured id toss out an actual discussion point

 

Jul 27, 2015

you're completely right; the same line of thinking has me putting basterds that high.

 

Jul 27, 2015

I recently compared drake trying to play act and rap like a drug kingpin to this very movie star effect you're talking about. I actually had brad pitt in mind lol

 

Jul 27, 2015

While he may not necessarily disappear into roles, I think hes proven to be a really strong character actor who happens to look like a leading man, as disparate roles in The Tree of Life, TAoJJ, Inglourious Basterds and Burn After Reading would prove (I agree though that his part in 12 Years was jarring). However, with the right part like Fight Club or Moneyball, he's also capable of being a charismatic screen presence who can carry a film.

 

Jul 27, 2015

I like smaller and foreign films (movies are for plebs tbh), in part, for this very reasons. US stars become so big that they break immersion pretty easily. I don't think it's completely his fault as an actor either. A lot has to do with him being larger than life and in the public eye so often. We're in the age of movie posters being giant faces of A-List actors who will draw tickets. They are a brand.

 

Jul 28, 2015

s/o Joaquin Phoenix

 

Jul 28, 2015

Yeah, I agree with this. That's a good distinction, certainly early on. (I'm not a Burn After Reading fan, and I think that's an example of Pitt "moonlighting") -- further, and this is a quibble, TAoJJ, to me, affirms my original point. That movie acts as a mirror for Pitt's own relationship to fame and celebrity. The film would be far less successful without a star of Pitt's magnitude lending a meta commentary on the film's proceedings.

Narsh what

That's right, and I'm glad you asked. In SNL IN REVIEW, I look back at some of the notable cinematic efforts from Saturday Night Live alum, and place them in context of the actor-comedian’s career. Take a look, I'd dig your (and everyone's) thoughts:
http://moviemezzanine.com/snl-in-review-caddyshack/
http://moviemezzanine.com/blues-brothers-essay/
http://www.bdcwire.com/author/andyhoglund/

 

Jul 28, 2015

that drakes star power takes me out of a song when hes playacting as a gangster rather than his usual simp self

didnt think it was that complicated lol

 

Aug 3, 2015

What are his idiosyncranies?