Ashurajou no Hitomi
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Yes, I realized it after posting. Dino has got more than a few pointers on horror movies. He knows more on the subject than anyone I know. Haven’t been able to suggest anything to him he doesn’t already know… Sometimes he can give me a title if I only give him a few elements of narrative. He’s just amazing!Quote:
Originally Posted by GoddessAthena85
Dino, maybe you should start a blog or something! :)
I love horror! Most serious movies end up being pretentious or badly made. With horror, you just let go and enjoy. Even when it’s really bad, you just enjoy it because it’s bad!
:iagree: 100%Quote:
Originally Posted by danthepoetman
Moonrise Kingdom (Wes Anderson, 2012)
A charming film about two rebellious early teens; the film avoids a lot of cliches, and is better written than most films these days, and the story is even believable. The weakness in the film is the rebellious scoutlet, the actor gives a one-dimensional acting performance set against an improbably good-looking girl -it would have made more sense if the girl were, for example, overweight and not pretty, but that's the movies.
IP MAN
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An awesome storyline based on Bruce Lee's mentor. Very well made throughout.
A Danish film called The Hunt which was a very powerful drama about a kindergarten teacher wrongfully accused of paedophilia. (In the present moral panic sparked by the Jimmy Saville affair in the UK it seemed even more pertinent). A study of how a simple accusation can turn into a life wrecking witch hunt. It does not avoid the moral and social complexities.
i saw 7 Psychopaths yesterday and Argo on Friday.
Argo is a good movie but obviously there is nothing new there as it is based on a true story...the affleck is actually good in it.
7 Psychopaths is not a very good movie. it has promise but doesn't know if it wants to be an action dark comedy or art house film and it gets lost in the middle.
Ilsa She Wolf Of The SS 1975 UNCUT - YouTube
Ilsa, Harem Keeper Of The Oil Sheiks - YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Op1rVIoDXAg
Ilsa The Tigress Of Siberia (1977) - YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QGqcxmTSOGs
Salò o le 120 giornate di Sodoma (1975) [MultiSub] [HD] - [Paolo Pasolini] - YouTube
Howl (Epstein & Friedman, 2011)
On BBC last night -I wasn't expecting much, and yet was hooked on this film and loved every minunte of it -Franco's voice is too falsetto compared to Ginsberg's own, but the animation is great and the concentration of the film around the trial and the taping of memories gives it a digestible form. Oddly, given the importance of jazz to ginsburg and the beats, it was mostly absent from the film. Also, this is a documentary rather than a feature film, but given how hard it is to make a film about poetry (some of the best films are in their own way, a form of visual poetry) this is an outstanding success. Ginsburg remains a major figure in 20th century literature, yet these days poetry never shocks, nor does literature. Those were the days! Also there is a sly cheating in the film when Ginsburgsays something that is actually a quote from Gregory Corso's poem Marriage, also linked below. Enjoy!
'Howl' Trailer HD - YouTube
Gregory Corso reads his poem "Marriage" - YouTube
A new film called "Quartet" starring Maggie Smith. Tom Courtney, Billy Connolly, Michael Gambon, Pauline Collins and a host of old retired musicians. It is set in a retirement home for old musicians. An affable and genteel comedy. It is the first film directed by Dustin Hoffman who i met in London with Courtney, Connolly, Collins and Gambon at a screening. Hoffman and Connolly very funny in person - and its hard to believe that Hoffman is now 75 and Connolly nearly 70!
Red (2010)
The Avengers!:)
Chillerama
Been watching Season One of Homeland. Watched the first 3 episodes. Good show.
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Hunger Games
Safety Not Guaranteed. Great flick.
The Taking of Pelham 123 (Tony Scott, 2009)
I have not seen the original but think I might track it down, if only to see the story done properly. The glaring problem with this film is the implacably wooden Denzel Washington, a man for whom acting must be a dream, since in his waking life he is so manifestly incompetent at it. John Revolting has a cameo role, and Tony Soprano kinda shrugs a lot, but at the dead centre of this atrocious film is death by recitation, also known as Denzel Washington. Another of his films is also on tv this evening, so maybe watch this space. Better still, get some rest.
The Taking Of Pelham 1 2 3 - Official Trailer - YouTube
Did you like Denzel Washington in Training Day? I'm not a huge fan of his but I enjoyed that role. Like to see him play another baddie.Quote:
Originally Posted by Stavros
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IipX8iepb9M
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Originally Posted by Dino Velvet
What about American Gangster?
He was a criminal in that but I thought he was more villainous as a police officer in Training Day. I like American Gangster too.Quote:
Originally Posted by maxpower
I don't know Training Day and on the basis of the films I have seen him in, I will give it a miss. American Gangster was a poor film in every aspect, a film based on real life events which for that reason abandoned any pretence at imagination and was a pedestrian march through recorded events with not much interest in them or the main character, played with an effortless lack of artistry by Washington, whose demeanor, voice and reactions are more or less the same in all his films, and just as empty.Quote:
Originally Posted by Dino Velvet
So last night I gave this acting dud another chance when The Book of Eli (2009) was shown on tv, a film so malevolent, so ill-conceived that it is shameful to imagine anyone pitching it to a studio -why any studio wanted to film this filth is beyond me. Whatever. Here is a post-war earth, partially stripped of its natural resources, but one in which any sense that science will be able to restore a system of food production, clean water and shelter does not exist -another American attack on science from the biblicals- but where the claim that it was religion that started the war meant that almost every bible was destroyed. One lone man with 'a book' (oh go on, have a guess which one) who must travel west, acts out some biblical fantasy as he slashes and burns his way across the west and through as many people, proving that in our 9/11 world, the only thing that matters is the word of God saturated in blood -in a post-war environment, I mean, do people not learn anything? And we are supposed to admire this man? The unspoken dirt under this films nails is the 'other religion' which presumably sparked the war, Islam, but that would be making it too obvious and the obliteration of the Quran would not have gone down well in cinemas outside the US. Hard to imagine why anyone wants to watch this pseudo-biblical rage dressed up as a post-acopalypse fantasy. The film is an insult to the intelligence
The Book of Eli - Official UK Trailer - In Cinemas 15th January 2010 - YouTube
You didn't like it then, Stavros?
I'm gonna buy the house next to Stavros and have Denzel Washington move in.Quote:
Originally Posted by Prospero
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"Watch out! Don't leave your rake like dat! Shit'll getcha killed!"
i watched harry potter and the deathly hallows part 1 on hbo last night. was bored and waiting for the walking dead to start so i ended up watching about 2/3 of it.
Just watched Gomorrah (Italian: Gomorra) a 2008 Italian film directed by Matteo Garrone, based on the book by Roberto Saviano. It deals with the Casalesi clan, a crime syndicate within the Camorra — a traditional criminal organization based in Naples and Caserta, in the southern Italian region of Campania.
Powerful juxtaposition of savage imagery and subject matter with masterful cinematographic composition.
Tragic, sobering, violent, uncompromising.
How odd, as the house next to mine has been empty for the last 12-15 years, and there is a rumour that the landlord's son, a strange, dishevelled looking 30-something, used to live there (before he died in mysterious circumstances) even though there is no water, gas or electricity....the yard is an undergrowth of weeds, the windows cracked and forlorn, the curtains stiff with dust, age and death. And, merciful heavens, even the local rats have lost interest in the place, and I suspect it is now a rest-home for spiders, given the variety of species that I find in my bathtub on Sunday mornings...a spelll has been cast upon this near-derelict eyesore on an otherwise much-desired street near the centre of town, close to the railway station and other amenities...nah, the place is too interesting for someone with the one-dimensional profile of Mr Washington, please keep him there. Could make an interesting film though as a notorious 20th century necromancer was born in a house about five minutes walk away...Quote:
Originally Posted by Dino Velvet
Crowley?Quote:
Originally Posted by Stavros
Which Halloween movies are you lining up to watch? :D
I need some ideas. The lists online all show the same movies, that I enjoy, but have seen more than a few times. Here's my list of the top Halloween movies. But, again, I'm sure you have seen a few. http://blog.alysinclair.com/my-top-1...loween-movies/
every year, we do a halloween marathon. we obviously don't watch season of the witch and this year, we might start with the rob zombie films first then go to the original series but its a great set of movies overall
Here are some different ones.Quote:
Originally Posted by ALYSINCLAIRxxx
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session 9 is an often overlooked and undervalued psychological thriller
I agree. I found it by accident at Blockbuster Video years ago and have mentioned it to people too.Quote:
Originally Posted by RallyCola
Saw a few with my sweet half last week end. “Shame”, by very promising young director Steve McQueen, from whom I loved “Hunger” a few years ago. European type of movie shot in New York, very slow, attentive to show us the characters in their intimacy rather than in totally exterior actions. Beautiful photography. A quite intense drama, a little short on psychology but all in all pretty fascinating. Poignant story of two persons who are trying to cope; a sister trying to reconnect with her brother.
“Man on a Ledge”, a thriller by Asger Leth, totally unbelievable and absurd, but with some nice twists. A cop, sentenced to life in prison escapes during a one day release and stands on the ledge of a high building, threatening to suicide. A good story that does the job it’s supposed to do. No masterpiece by any standard.
“Immortals”, with Henry Cavill and Mickey Rourke, from director Tarsem Singh. Hero Theseus against king Hyperion, who wants to released the Titans against the Gods. Doesn’t have anything to do with authentic ancient Greek mythology, except for the characters. Impressive settings, scenery designed by computer, beautiful colors and special effects. But long, silly, boring and totally ridiculous. My girlfriend commented: “This one was really a guy only film”. I would add to that: “a stupid guy only film”.
Presents a completely different view of organised crime without any of the 'artistic' overlay of The Godfather or Goodfellas, and is all the more disturbing for that -bleak reality in Scampia. You may or may not know that the hood whose gang is trying to take over the housing block was in a real gang/clan when the film was made, but has since turned against them and is part of an anti-mob campaign in Naples. He was in a documentary on the Camorra a short while ago but can't recall its name or his name. Saviano may have form too, as one wonders how he managed to make a film with people who were on the wrong side of the law...but still a powerful film and an indictment of Italian politics.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lovecox
quick question.....
chaos, in the word association thread, put up "rosebud" to which I answered overrated.
i did so because i just don't understand the craze over Citizen Kane. I realize why historically it was an important movie, but it doesn't hold up over time with advances in film making styles/techniques etc.
so the question is...are there any films that you think you are supposed to like (because of history, tradition, etc) but just don't. my list includes citizen cane and the godfather series. i really just don't care of them although they are some of the most celebrated movies
I saw what you did there Rally. I'd argue that you are wrong over Citizen Kane. It cannot be judged against contemporary film making abilities. You have to judge work in the context of its time
The most over rated films - in my view (and hey this is all opinion) are the Star Wars films.
But i could never get Chaplin either.
the robert downey jr biopic? or all the original chaplin stuff from way back?Quote:
Originally Posted by Prospero
Never saw the Downey pic... no the originals. Everyone says they're works of genius. But I just do not get it.
yeah, i don't get them either. the biopic wasn't a bad movie at all.