Feb 27, 2015

pasolini fokin masterpiece

 

Feb 27, 2015

If you have to watch Alien 3, watch the Assembly Cut. Significantly more tolerable than the theatrical version.

 

Feb 27, 2015

Just saw this one myself and was really impressed. Mostly void of political or historical context, it instead opts to be an extended suspense piece and breathlessly paced survival tale. It's no nonsense filmmaking with traces of humanism throughout that allow its genre elements to also convey an affecting anti-war message.

Nice recap overall

Can one appreciate Pasolini without having seen a Pasolini film?

 

Feb 28, 2015

I really want to see The Tribe

 

Feb 28, 2015

Movies on my radar for March (doesn't look too bad)

March 6- Buzzard (Joel Potrykus)
March 13- Faults (Riley Stearns), Run All Night (Jaume Collet-Serra), It Follows (David Robert Mitchell)
March 18-20- Amour Fou (Jessica Hausner), Kumiko, The Treasure Hunter (David Zellner), Jauja (Lisandro Alonso)
March 27 - Man from Reno (Dave Boyle), While We're Young (Noah Baumbach), White God (Kornél Mundruczó)

 

Feb 28, 2015

Baumbach is coming to Cambridge to screen While We're Young in person. I intend on attending.

 

Feb 28, 2015

Probably a good time to remind everyone that Baumbach's Kicking and Screaming (which is on Criterion) is legendary.

 

Feb 28, 2015

If you have the chance you should check out Wild Tales, I saw that twice in a week, i dont know if it will get released where you live

 

Mar 1, 2015

I'm seeing Phoenix & A Pigeon Sat on a Branch Reflecting on Existence at the Miami International Film Festival in two weeks.

 

Mar 1, 2015

Yea, it just opened here this past Friday. It's on my radar!

Lucky b------ gets to enjoy Christian Petzold movies and warm weather. Phoenix played in NYC last night, but I couldn't make it.

 

Mar 1, 2015

Break next week. annual spring breakers watch whew

 

Mar 1, 2015

Same

 

Mar 3, 2015

The Tale of Princess Kaguya was magical. The animations, the simple story, the music, everything was simply amazing.

 

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 5, 2015

hey guys, i need some good scholarly articles on the Bicycle Thieves pls and thank you

@Woody any insight u've come across over the years with this film would help. I know it's one of your favorites.

 

Mar 5, 2015

 

Mar 6, 2015

I can recommend books, if that works for you?

These are some cool write-ups online:

http://www.asharperfocus.com/bicycle.html

http://www.criterion.com/current/posts/467-bicycle-thieves-a-passionate-commitment-to-the-real

http://filmandphilosophy.com/2013/03/08/the-bicycle-thieves-and-italian-neorealism/

http://kit.kein.org/node/366

http://tech.mit.edu/V115/N23/bicycle.23a.html

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/02/08/AR2007020800524.html

I hope that helps.

 

Mar 9, 2015

I think i found my favorite Noir Film, or at least one of my favorites

In a Lonely Place (1950) sells itself as a suspense picture, I would say it's a love story hidden behind a murder case.

The Script is really brilliant, one of my favorites ever, a lot of quotable lines. The story is fantastic, i like how the character of Bogart plays with us, we already know the answer of what we're looking for but Dix's nature is so psychotic it keeps us on the edge of my seat and actually makes us doubt.

Cinematography and camera movements are really great as well, along with Bogart's acting the atmosphere created was very unique, seems like i have to check some other Nick Ray films.

In a Lonely place is already one of my favorite films of the 50's, i guess i have to built my Top 15 of the 50's. 9/10


Some other films

50 Shades of Grey 4/10 I think it's amazing that this movie is actually better than Lynch's Dune, weird comparisson but true.

Umberto D (1952) 8.5/10
The Discreet Charm of The Burgeoise 8/10
Taken 3 5/10

 

Mar 12, 2015

I've never been a big fan, but Michael Koresky argues eloquently in praise of Tarantino's Death Proof. It's long but worth a read.

http://reverseshot.org/symposiums/entry/2019/death_proof

 

Mar 13, 2015

Very well said. I have to agree with everything you said here, plus.. you gave me a good idea.. I need to build my top 15 films of the 50s as well...or my top 15 noir films.