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We can have a little film discussion in here.
I haven't found the time to watch anything in the last few days, unfortunately. I do have the Twin Peaks theme music constantly circling in my head, though.
I haven't found the time to watch anything in the last few days, unfortunately. I do have the Twin Peaks theme music constantly circling in my head, though.
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I've been playing the Fargo opening theme once an hour for the past few days.
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Band of Outsiders has been really growing on me since I've seen it, and if I made a list of favorite films, Stalker would probably be in my top 5. It's devastating.
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I watched Eyes Without a Face, Evangelion 1.0 and Evangelion 2.0 on Monday. I am fond of all three, particularly the first.
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Stalker has been near the top for me for, I think, over 3 years now. It is more of a feeling than it is a film.Von Samuel wrote:Band of Outsiders has been really growing on me since I've seen it, and if I made a list of favorite films, Stalker would probably be in my top 5. It's devastating.
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What did you think of Eyes Without a Face?
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Exactly, I've been talking rouge up on it since I've seen it, and I keep finding myself referring to it as a dream. It just has that unfamiliar, brink of fear, yet beautiful feel to it.Epistemophobia wrote: Stalker has been near the top for me for, I think, over 3 years now. It is more of a feeling than it is a film.
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Scared the fuck out of me.Von Samuel wrote:What did you think of Eyes Without a Face?
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Eyes Without a Face is probably in my top 5 of movies that have fucked me up most. I don't know what it was about that film but it got under my skin and would not leave. I was really repulsed by it, but entranced at the same time. Very few films shock me but that one did.
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Me too, one of the more disturbing films I've ever seen.Spengler wrote: Scared the fuck out of me.
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If I watch a better film than Stalker this year I'll be surprised. It's easily one of my favorite films that I've ever watched. I agree that is almost a feeling more than it is a film. I watched it in early Feb.
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I find it amusing that the Criterion DVD for Eyes Without a Face is pink.
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Brings tears to my eyes.Rdog wrote:If I watch a better film than Stalker this year I'll be surprised. It's easily one of my favorite films that I've ever watched. I agree that is almost a feeling more than it is a film. I watched it in early Feb.
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So, last week?Rdog wrote:If I watch a better film than Stalker this year I'll be surprised. It's easily one of my favorite films that I've ever watched. I agree that is almost a feeling more than it is a film. I watched it in early Feb.

I've been watching way too many Westerns lately. I have to, for study. ugh.
Not usually my cup of tea, to be honest. Apart from Dead Man which was typical Jarmusch gold.
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I bought Dead Man today. £3 in Fopp. I haven't seen it.
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I thought Dead Man was rather atypical of other Jarmusch films, that I find to be rather tone deaf.
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So, last week?
I've been watching way too many Westerns lately. I have to, for study. ugh.
Not usually my cup of tea, to be honest. Apart from Dead Man which was typical Jarmusch gold.[/quote]
It was like Feb 1st or 2nd. It was magical.
I watched Dead Man a few days ago and liked it a lot. I thought it was well made and acted.

I've been watching way too many Westerns lately. I have to, for study. ugh.
Not usually my cup of tea, to be honest. Apart from Dead Man which was typical Jarmusch gold.[/quote]
It was like Feb 1st or 2nd. It was magical.
I watched Dead Man a few days ago and liked it a lot. I thought it was well made and acted.
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I've only ever been into two Fopps.Spengler wrote:I bought Dead Man today. £3 in Fopp. I haven't seen it.
I wasn't even aware of their existence until I stumbled into one in London a couple of years back.
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There's only about 8 in the UK now, 2 of which are in Glasgow.JediMoonShyne wrote:I've only ever been into two Fopps.
I wasn't even aware of their existance until I visited London a couple of years back.
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Visitor of a Museum made more of a lasting impression on me than Stalker. If I see a better film than Stalker this year, it will have already happened several times. And it has!
Recent viewings:
Through a Glass Darkly
Flickorna
Stalker
The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant
Fallen Angels
Noroit
Accident
Visitor of a Museum
Three Crowns of a Sailor
Yi Yi
Recent viewings:
Through a Glass Darkly
Flickorna
Stalker
The Bitter Tears of Petra von Kant
Fallen Angels
Noroit
Accident
Visitor of a Museum
Three Crowns of a Sailor
Yi Yi
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There's one in Edinburgh, too. Rose Street.Spengler wrote: There's only about 8 in the UK now, 2 of which are in Glasgow.
Shit, he found us.LEAVES wrote:Visitor of a Museum made more of a lasting impression on me than Stalker. If I see a better film than Stalker this year, it will have already happened several times. And it has!
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Not a movie, but I've been watching Studio 60 on the Sunset Strip. Its Sorkin being Sorkin, but with a better cast then The West Wing. Not quite as good as Sports Night, but with the exception of the first couple episodes, its close.
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Typical Jarmusch gold, as in, I've personally yet to dislike a Jarmusch film. Only two left to see, I think...Von Samuel wrote:I thought Dead Man was rather atypical of other Jarmusch films, that I find to be rather tone deaf.
What the hell is a Fopp, Speng?
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A Fopp is a shop. A ridiculously good entertainment shop.EDmanwalking wrote:What the hell is a Fopp, Speng?
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I hate Jarmusch.EDmanwalking wrote: Typical Jarmusch gold, as in, I've personally yet to dislike a Jarmusch film. Only two left to see, I think...
What the hell is a Fopp, Speng?
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As far as movies go, I've got Its All Gone, Pete Tong from Netflix and intend to watch it momentarily. I don't have terribly high hopes, but it looks to be entertaining enough.
Maybe there is no Heaven. Or maybe this is all pure gibberish - a product of the demented imagination of a lazy drunken hillbilly with a heart full of hate who has found a way to live out where the real winds blow - to sleep late, have fun, get wild, drink whiskey, and drive fast on empty streets with nothing in mind except falling in love and not getting arrested. Res ipsa loquitur. Let the good times roll.
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Is Run Lola Run considered good because I watched it last night and thought it was awful.
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Too stylized.Rdog wrote:Is Run Lola Run considered good because I watched it last night and thought it was awful.
Maybe there is no Heaven. Or maybe this is all pure gibberish - a product of the demented imagination of a lazy drunken hillbilly with a heart full of hate who has found a way to live out where the real winds blow - to sleep late, have fun, get wild, drink whiskey, and drive fast on empty streets with nothing in mind except falling in love and not getting arrested. Res ipsa loquitur. Let the good times roll.
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That's what I thought. It had no soul to it at all.HoboJoeBob wrote: Too stylized.
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HorribleRdog wrote:Is Run Lola Run considered good because I watched it last night and thought it was awful.
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It is up there with Oldboy and City of God as the three best foreign films ever made. That is the widely held consensus, so it can't be wrong.Rdog wrote:Is Run Lola Run considered good because I watched it last night and thought it was awful.
And it's not that it's too stylish. It's just that it's borderline retarded.
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Best post of the forum.LEAVES wrote:It is up there with Oldboy and City of God as the three best foreign films ever made. That is the widely held consensus, so it can't be wrong.
And it's not that it's too stylish. It's just that it's borderline retarded.
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lolLEAVES wrote:It is up there with Oldboy and City of God as the three best foreign films ever made. That is the widely held consensus, so it can't be wrong.
And it's not that it's too stylish. It's just that it's borderline retarded.
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It only took him 5.Epistemophobia wrote: Best post of the forum.
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Have you explored any Spaghetti Westerns? I'm not a very big fan of American Westerns but those Italians did some loco stuff in theirs.Rdog wrote:I've been watching way too many Westerns lately. I have to, for study. ugh.
Not usually my cup of tea, to be honest. Apart from Dead Man which was typical Jarmusch gold.
Recently Ogled
The Road C+
Beetlejuice D
The Ghost Writer B
Zodiac A-
Easy A B
The Road C+
Beetlejuice D
The Ghost Writer B
Zodiac A-
Easy A B
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I've watched a handfull of Spaghetti Westerns. I've seen all 5 of Leone's and I have Django and a couple others in my queue. Have any recs?Birdie Num Nums wrote:
Have you explored any Spaghetti Westerns? I'm not a very big fan of American Westerns but those Italians did some loco stuff in theirs.
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Yup, those were done and dusted a long while ago. Don't get me wrong, I do like some American Westerns; I have an affinity for some of Ford's later output, namely The Searchers and The Man Who Shot Holly Valance. Then there's Ray, Peckinpah, Mann etc. Some solid work there, but I'm just burnt out on these tropes for the moment. As soon as I organise my notes into some kind of coherent essay, I'm ready to put all these hats and horses behind me and get back to some real films aka City of God and City of God.Birdie Num Nums wrote: Have you explored any Spaghetti Westerns? I'm not a very big fan of American Westerns but those Italians did some loco stuff in theirs.
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I was just going to recommend Django and some of its sequels if you enjoy it.Rdog wrote:I've watched a handfull of Spaghetti Westerns. I've seen all 5 of Leone's and I have Django and a couple others in my queue. Have any recs?
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The Road C+
Beetlejuice D
The Ghost Writer B
Zodiac A-
Easy A B
The Road C+
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Easy A B
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So yeah, not much new.
Walkabout has been on a constant loop in my brain though.
Walkabout has been on a constant loop in my brain though.
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Most erotic film ever.Das ƒloyd wrote:So yeah, not much new.
Walkabout has been on a constant loop in my brain though.
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Water is wonderful for nudity.Blevo wrote: Most erotic film ever.
Disturbing eroticism for theee win.
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Even without the nudity the sexual tension was pretty palpable.Das ƒloyd wrote: Water is wonderful for nudity.
Disturbing eroticism for theee win.
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This is quite true, albeit, there's a deeply unsettling undertone that runs throughout the entire film with the sexuality, the film is certainly what you'd call an ethereal experience - like descending into the dreamtime of the outback (particularily the sequence in the desert where the girl and the younger boy are sleeping and waiting for water to return, what should be nightmarish is utterly intoxicating - powerfully surreal. I feel like the film alternates its mood, between a dream of the outback and a nightmare of the outback. It's one of the few films I'd consider worthy of the M word that I've seen or rewatched in the last year-2 years. And probably the best Australian film made for my money.Blevo wrote: Even without the nudity the sexual tension was pretty palpable.
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I've been on an Ophüls kick. His films go down so easy, yet there's still plenty to chew on.
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I'm watching Kramer vs. Kramer and Your Friends and Neighbors tonight.
Thoughts?
Thoughts?
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I'll be watching Mon Oncle tonight. I will report my findings.
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I just watched Trouble Every Day. I liked it less than I expected, but still enjoyed it a great deal. The cinematography is so sensual.
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Let it grow on you a bit. It gets better the more time passes.Orpheline wrote:I just watched Trouble Every Day. I liked it less than I expected, but still enjoyed it a great deal. The cinematography is so sensual.