Hehe just around those days I was thinking about this topic. That’s a good list you have so far, it could make a nice thematic film season. Regarding this same concept of movies about movies, did you see Kiarostami’s latest movie (experiment) “Shirin”? I haven’t yet, but to me it must be a really weird experience to just look at other people seeing a movie for 92 minutes.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1284587/
Cashback. Friends and people from my neighborhood said many wonderful things about this one, but I just think is another boring, corny slapstick comedy.
It’s becoming more frequent that good directors make one or two movies for the masses to get enough money before they try to film a more personal movie. In that case, I think it is a fair reason (though a bit painful for their followers)
Monday (Hiroyuki Tanaka "Sabu"): It’s a movie filled with a very unusual style of comedy. An average salaryman wakes up in a hotel room, not knowing why he’s there or what he did before. Through different items he finds in the room, he’s able to reconstruct his immediate past. Even if this could sound like the plot of a thriller; it also involves a fun situation in a funeral, some histerycal laughter, an unforgettable dance sequence, ridiculous yakuza and one of the most silly (in a good way) happy false endings I’ve seen.
That’s what has kept me from watching Sátántangó. I’ve heard there’s a scene where a cat is killed. For those of you who already saw it, Is it real? and how disturbing is that part?
[adult swim] provided a huge variety of animated shows for practically every taste. My favorite ones were: 12 oz mouse (poorly drawn cartoon but with a really deep and complex surreal plot), Home Movies (all of it a homage to cinema and the movie industry), Frisky Dingo and Harvey Birdman (parodies of superheroes in a world taken over by marketing and business), and Space Ghost from Coast to Coast (absurd and funny interviews hosted by Space Ghost ,with all kinds of people). I used to like Robot Chicken, but I lost interest because it used a lot of eschatological jokes and Star yuk Wars references.
Kim ki-duk’s use of silence in his movies also convey a lot of meaning. It can range from a feeling of guilt or unease in several moments of Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter… and Spring; to express complicity and intimacy with the leading couple in Bin-jip; or to depict awkwardness and shock like in the sequence of the “paper face” (I won’t spoil this one, you’ve got to see it yourself) in Shi gan aka Time. He’s even used silence to create suspense and anxiety: in the movie Samaria when the detective finds out his daughter is having sex with different guys, he starts a chase after those who have been lying with her, and we can only expect everything’s going to end tragically.
Some of Buñuel’s movies filmed in Mexico were amazing. I especially like El Ángel Exterminador and its depiction of a high class society released from its civilized manners and Los Olvidados, which seem to work the other way around, showing us how ruthless living in the streets can be.
Veneno para las hadas (also from Taboada) is another very disturbing movie about two girls and whitchery. And the “Peanuts’ concept” of not showing adult faces really adds a dark feeling to it.
The way I see it (and many of you’ve pointed out) is that sometimes there’s the influential, critically aclaimed, well-known film from a director and then there’s the alternative masterpiece, which isn’t mentioned as often but probably tells us more about his/her auteur.
For example:
Solaris vs Zerkalo
Breathless vs Pierrot Le fou
Psycho vs Vertigo
Rosemary’s Baby vs Repulsion
La Dolce Vita vs 8 1/2
Spirited Away vs. My neighbor Totoro …
I guess you have a point regarding the specialized critic reaction. It’s just that normally in media intended for broader audiences or when I ask people if they know any of the movies from those directors, most of the times I would get the first option as the answer. So, yeah I think was mixing popularity with influence.
I’ve always found interesting how Haneke’s movies made one feel uncomfortable with the kind of violence shown in his films. He doesn’t show nasty blood scenes or mutilation, however I’ve finished seeing his movies sick of the violent situations portrayed there and mainly because they look realistic. That’s why torture-porn movies like SAW, which mentioned Doctor Lemonglow, have that much appeal to adolescents, they’re designed to make extreme violence look “cool” due to their disconection with reality through frantic editing and abuse of special effects. Violence shown like that even when it’s explicitly graphic, is still far from having the same impact that would cause violence on the news for example.
There are a lot of hard-to-catch short films there. Not so long ago I watched “Ballet Mécanique” an experimental silent movie and “Film- by Samuel Beckett” in which an old Buster Keaton tries to escape from the camera during 20 minutes with no dialogues. Both of them masterpieces, check them out.
While almost every Pixar movie is a masterpiece, I can only think of a DreamWorks’ that has reached such status: Chicken Run (which, by the way, is also the least kid-targeted film of the studio in my opinion)
Back in time, I used to watch really nasty B movies when I was around 8, and I really liked them. Not so sure, what effect will have Killer Klowns of the Outer Space if I watch it now. Hahaha
Best Film About Film? 10 months ago
Hehe just around those days I was thinking about this topic. That’s a good list you have so far, it could make a nice thematic film season. Regarding this same concept of movies about movies, did you see Kiarostami’s latest movie (experiment) “Shirin”? I haven’t yet, but to me it must be a really weird experience to just look at other people seeing a movie for 92 minutes.
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1284587/
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So what's the film that your friends loved and you thought was rubbish. 10 months ago
Cashback. Friends and people from my neighborhood said many wonderful things about this one, but I just think is another boring, corny slapstick comedy.
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I was just on IMDB 10 months ago
Yeah, and it doesn’t get any better even on the indie film section. Overall, I see they don’t care much about non-American movies.
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How could such a great director make such a lousy movie? 10 months ago
It’s becoming more frequent that good directors make one or two movies for the masses to get enough money before they try to film a more personal movie. In that case, I think it is a fair reason (though a bit painful for their followers)
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Recommend a Movie 10 months ago
Monday (Hiroyuki Tanaka "Sabu"): It’s a movie filled with a very unusual style of comedy. An average salaryman wakes up in a hotel room, not knowing why he’s there or what he did before. Through different items he finds in the room, he’s able to reconstruct his immediate past. Even if this could sound like the plot of a thriller; it also involves a fun situation in a funeral, some histerycal laughter, an unforgettable dance sequence, ridiculous yakuza and one of the most silly (in a good way) happy false endings I’ve seen.
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Remember that poor ox in APOCALYPSE NOW? The treatment of animals in film. 10 months ago
That’s what has kept me from watching Sátántangó. I’ve heard there’s a scene where a cat is killed. For those of you who already saw it, Is it real? and how disturbing is that part?
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TV SHOWS 10 months ago
[adult swim] provided a huge variety of animated shows for practically every taste. My favorite ones were: 12 oz mouse (poorly drawn cartoon but with a really deep and complex surreal plot), Home Movies (all of it a homage to cinema and the movie industry), Frisky Dingo and Harvey Birdman (parodies of superheroes in a world taken over by marketing and business), and Space Ghost from Coast to Coast (absurd and funny interviews hosted by Space Ghost ,with all kinds of people). I used to like Robot Chicken, but I lost interest because it used a lot of eschatological jokes and Star yuk Wars references.
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Remember that poor ox in APOCALYPSE NOW? The treatment of animals in film. 10 months ago
Okay, thanks for the info. I’ll follow your suggestion
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Where are you from? 10 months ago
Guadalajara, Mexico. Not so active city regarding cinema but at least we get like 3 or 4 small film festivals a year.
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Our favourite paintings: the great Auteur Gallery 10 months ago
J.M.W. Turner’s ‘The Fighting Temeraire tugged to her last Berth to be broken up’
Turner’s paintings are truly a spectacle of lighting.
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What is (are) your favorite frame(s)? 9 months ago
Damnation
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WHY DIRECTORS USE SILENCE IN FILM 8 months ago
Kim ki-duk’s use of silence in his movies also convey a lot of meaning. It can range from a feeling of guilt or unease in several moments of Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter… and Spring; to express complicity and intimacy with the leading couple in Bin-jip; or to depict awkwardness and shock like in the sequence of the “paper face” (I won’t spoil this one, you’ve got to see it yourself) in Shi gan aka Time. He’s even used silence to create suspense and anxiety: in the movie Samaria when the detective finds out his daughter is having sex with different guys, he starts a chase after those who have been lying with her, and we can only expect everything’s going to end tragically.
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What Are your Mexican Favourite Films? 8 months ago
Some of Buñuel’s movies filmed in Mexico were amazing. I especially like El Ángel Exterminador and its depiction of a high class society released from its civilized manners and Los Olvidados, which seem to work the other way around, showing us how ruthless living in the streets can be.
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Best horror film ever made...."Hasta el Viento Tiene Miedo" 8 months ago
Veneno para las hadas (also from Taboada) is another very disturbing movie about two girls and whitchery. And the “Peanuts’ concept” of not showing adult faces really adds a dark feeling to it.
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The Magnum Opus of Great Directors 8 months ago
The way I see it (and many of you’ve pointed out) is that sometimes there’s the influential, critically aclaimed, well-known film from a director and then there’s the alternative masterpiece, which isn’t mentioned as often but probably tells us more about his/her auteur.
For example:
Solaris vs Zerkalo
Breathless vs Pierrot Le fou
Psycho vs Vertigo
Rosemary’s Baby vs Repulsion
La Dolce Vita vs 8 1/2
Spirited Away vs. My neighbor Totoro …
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The Magnum Opus of Great Directors 8 months ago
I guess you have a point regarding the specialized critic reaction. It’s just that normally in media intended for broader audiences or when I ask people if they know any of the movies from those directors, most of the times I would get the first option as the answer. So, yeah I think was mixing popularity with influence.
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When is violence in film too much? 8 months ago
I’ve always found interesting how Haneke’s movies made one feel uncomfortable with the kind of violence shown in his films. He doesn’t show nasty blood scenes or mutilation, however I’ve finished seeing his movies sick of the violent situations portrayed there and mainly because they look realistic. That’s why torture-porn movies like SAW, which mentioned Doctor Lemonglow, have that much appeal to adolescents, they’re designed to make extreme violence look “cool” due to their disconection with reality through frantic editing and abuse of special effects. Violence shown like that even when it’s explicitly graphic, is still far from having the same impact that would cause violence on the news for example.
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Any cult or lost classic movies on Youtube worth seen? 8 months ago
There are a lot of hard-to-catch short films there. Not so long ago I watched “Ballet Mécanique” an experimental silent movie and “Film- by Samuel Beckett” in which an old Buster Keaton tries to escape from the camera during 20 minutes with no dialogues. Both of them masterpieces, check them out.
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Do You Have a Dog? 8 months ago
Terriers have always fascinated me. Some look as if they were dog piñatas
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Do You Have a Dog? 8 months ago
@ TVCEYE: haha or the Keanu Reeveses for that matter
@ Josh Ryan: I’m afraid Hello Kitty could take revenge on me for supporting the anti-cute blog
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Do You Only Watch the Art House? 8 months ago
I sometimes watch animated mainstream and oscar nominees, and that’s about all I could take.
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Let's Talk Pixar 8 months ago
While almost every Pixar movie is a masterpiece, I can only think of a DreamWorks’ that has reached such status: Chicken Run (which, by the way, is also the least kid-targeted film of the studio in my opinion)
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Let's Talk Pixar 8 months ago
Ohh I see, no wonder the difference in style. Same story with Wallace and Gromit, right?
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shitty movies that you're ashamed of liking 7 months ago
Back in time, I used to watch really nasty B movies when I was around 8, and I really liked them. Not so sure, what effect will have Killer Klowns of the Outer Space if I watch it now. Hahaha
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shitty movies that you're ashamed of liking 7 months ago
High School Musical anyone or may be Hannah Montana? Come on let it out : )
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shitty movies that you're ashamed of liking 7 months ago
Hell, Will this thread get as posted as the fake criterion covers one? That would be terrifying… but kinda awesome
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shitty movies that you're ashamed of liking 7 months ago
Same as individual posts I guess
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shitty movies that you're ashamed of liking 7 months ago
Well, it started nicely like… in the first two posts or so
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shitty movies that you're ashamed of liking 7 months ago
Back to the future a bit, but it was art compared to current sci-fi pics
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Best heist movies 7 months ago
The Asphalt Jungle of course
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