Tell us about Dhobi Ghat?
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Tell us about Dhobi Ghat?
After Terrence Malick won the Palme d'Or for The Tree of Life I realised I had only seen Badlands, and that was on its release. So I decided to buy the available films, all of them except for his early short film from 1969, Lanton Mills, which I can't find. I watched them out of sequence but am now re-watching them in the sequence in which they were made -Badlands (1973), Days of Heaven(1978), The Thin Red Line (1998), and The New World (2005). Obviously I haven't seen The Tree of Life and don't know when it will be available in the UK. Apparently people either love or hate Malick, he is either a crushing bore or profound -I am not going to comment until I have watched them all at least twice, but I am an enthusiast.
Of the Europeans, I have been very impressed with Jacques Audiard -A Prophet, See How They Fall and The Beat That My Heart Skipped (a remake of Fingers); and although I detest Funny Games and The Piano Teacher, Michael Haneke's other films are outstanding -Code Inconnu in particular, but that's also because Juliette Binoche is at the top of the range -yes, Scott-Thomas was awesome in I've Love You So Long, but she didn't need an award to be recognised for it -Oscars and other gewgaws have no meaning or value, other than the extra cash they generate....
... and the wider audience
With you on KST - I was a believer since I saw the English Patient. A remarkable actress like so many other actors out of the UK. Quite surprised at some of the less famous ones like those in:Quote:
Originally Posted by robertlouis
Benny & the Bull
Somers Town
The Big I Am
London Boulevard
London to Brighton
Tamara Drewe
I just finished watching Julia's Eyes which I enjoyed particularly the last 3rd of the movie. While stylish, I thought the story was a little weak and if not for the cinematography and the performance by the lead actress and the killer it would have been a bit of a joke.Quote:
Originally Posted by robertlouis
Haneke is unpredictable I find - some great stuff like The White Ribbon and then some crap like Time of the Wolf. Really liked The Prophet which I found understated but powerful, like Gomorrah.Quote:
Originally Posted by Stavros
have watched Gomorrah twice, bleak but brilliant, and another reason to avoid Naples at all times...even if I did have some hair-raising sometimes successful encounters with the ts hookers near the railway station (but not since the mid-1980s)...
For some reason those damn emoticons appear when I type numbers -Days of Heaven was released in 1978 and The Thin Red Line in 1998...
transporter 2 lastnight and it was more like a comedy lol
Just watched "McHales Navy" the movie version (DVD) with Tom Arnold. Not many people like Tom, but I think he's funny. I recently saw one of his uncensored concerts, and I was rolling on the floor laughing.
Just saw Takers again...fuckin' love that movie...