The cinema thread

[Fade to Black]

i'm having a blast seeing New Moon getting CREAMED at the critics'. The futility of it all makes the tomato throwing that much more exhilarating and life-affirming.

[Stack]

little darlings come in, hearts pitter-pattering for the handsome, all knowing bartender. and in their wake, a parade of slobbering geeks with one hand on their crotches and one hand on their wallets. buttons were popping, skirts were rising. when you can see the color of their panties then you know you've got talent. and boy oh boy have you got it. stick with me son, i'll make you a star

[huskiesonice]

Saw Haneke's 'White Ribbon' at the weekend, great movie. Not a single note of music - unless it is created within the scene, no fancy camera pyrotechnics, classically shot, LONG pauses, definitely a powerful and evocative piece of film making.

Must admit I hated the re-make of Funny Games, but White Ribbon is back to his best.

[H-R]

Was browsing movie trailer and saw this:



I'm pretty sure this will appeal to some members here...

[galia]

Watching Jacob Protozanov's Aelita. It's quite enertaining vintage russian sci-fi and the costumes are very cool
The story is super corny, but then it often is in silent movies. The character of the amateur policeman is very funny

I watched it in Bristol whith a band playing live, the band was Minima. Quite an experience! The costumes are great, I love what the queen's maid wears through the film.

I just found out they were designed by Alexandra Exter, so of course they are amazing
It's a good visual trip basically, the story is really weak

[klangspiel]

[deius]

Saw Haneke's 'White Ribbon' at the weekend, great movie. Not a single note of music - unless it is created within the scene, no fancy camera pyrotechnics, classically shot, LONG pauses, definitely a powerful and evocative piece of film making.

Must admit I hated the re-make of Funny Games, but White Ribbon is back to his best.

Thanks for reminding me about that. I've seen literally no mention of it anywhere since Cannes. Sounds good, Hidden was the same in that there was no score at all and a really minimalistic direction. Actually it's a pity it took an Austrian director to make such a powerful French psychological drama.

[Avantster]

[Faust]

Thanks for reminding me about that. I've seen literally no mention of it anywhere since Cannes. Sounds good, Hidden was the same in that there was no score at all and a really minimalistic direction. Actually it's a pity it took an Austrian director to make such a powerful French psychological drama.

There was a raving profile of him by Anthony Lane (who, mind you, seems to like nothing) in the New Yorker about a month ago.

[sam_tem]

watched the Limits of Control last night/this morning. such a tedious waste of time that it made broken flowers look like genius, and that movie sucked too.

i still need to download white ribbon. cache seems to be making it onto all the top movies lists of the 00's, but claire denis has every movie hers on the lists. saw anti-christ some time back and that was great. i loved how it just turned into an outright horror movie for the last 1/3. bless lars von trier and his demented soul.

[Faust]

watched the Limits of Control last night/this morning. such a tedious waste of time that it made broken flowers look like genius, and that movie sucked too.

i still need to download white ribbon. cache seems to be making it onto all the top movies lists of the 00's, but claire denis has every movie hers on the lists. saw anti-christ some time back and that was great. i loved how it just turned into an outright horror movie for the last 1/3. bless lars von trier and his demented soul.

thank you. i thought i was the only one.

[asho]

looking for eric is possibly the best feel good film I have ever seen...

I liked broken flowers and the limits of control... i don't have the greatest attention span but there is something about the way jarmusch does slow that captivates me...

no 'wink wink, nudge nudge' intended.

I think it has to do with the music... but deadpan really suits me

[Faust]

looking for eric is possibly the best feel good film I have ever seen...

I liked broken flowers and the limits of control... i don't have the greatest attention span but there is something about the way jarmusch does slow that captivates me...

no 'wink wink, nudge nudge' intended.

I think it has to do with the music... but deadpan really suits me

I know that this is exactly why people like it, and I can appreciate it, but when it's done so numbingly, it bores me to death. For me it works better in vignettes, like he did in coffee and cigarettes.

[asho]

it's funny, i actually only really enjoyed about half of coffee and cigarettes. to me the appeal lies partly in the length of time he is able to sustain an idea without really developing it.

[chameleon]

klangspiel- looks intreresting, will check out. your taste in movies is impeccable.

Avantster- saw Tokyo Story for the first time last week. Loved it.


Watched Rengoku Eroica last night, thought it was absolutely breathtaking. Eros + Massacre is the only other Yoshida movie I've seen, so I wanna watch Coup d'Etat soon, before moving on to his other stuff.

Also saw Tokyo Sonata and liked it a lot.