baboon2004
Darned cockwombles.
must check out. well into british horror of that era (well, 80s/early 90s). i always loved paperhouse.
Films you've seen recently and would unreservedly recommend:
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must check out. well into british horror of that era (well, 80s/early 90s). i always loved paperhouse.
slim jenkins
El Hombre Invisible
'Darling' - what a superb film.
baboon2004
Darned cockwombles.
hm, not sure about it, but there is a French pop song in it tha'ts amazing and I've neevr been able to identify... Scheslinger got way better with Midnight Cowboy and Marathon Man, imo.
slim jenkins
El Hombre Invisible
Nah...although both those are great films, 'Darling' is a classic exploration of that 60s world...the glamour, greed, celebrity etc
slim jenkins
El Hombre Invisible
The Public Enemy (1931) - Cagney! 'I ain't so tough' - brilliant line as he stumbles in the gutter, rain-soaked, riddled with bullets. His final appearance is absolutely stunning.
baboon2004
Darned cockwombles.
Nonono, it's all a bit slight really. And Julie, bless her for all her charms, is not a good actor, at least in that era. Some of the scenes are great, but there are def better explorations of that 60s world, most notably Performance, I guess.
I like Scheslinger though, in general. He's not a great by any means, but bless him for putting Julie Christie in so many films.
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nochexxx
harco pronting
Straight Time
another stark, 70's brutalist US film recommendation from me. good companion peace to Rolling Thunder (see up thread).
another stark, 70's brutalist US film recommendation from me. good companion peace to Rolling Thunder (see up thread).
IdleRich
IdleRich
Yesterday I watched The Shout directed by Jerzey Skolimowski (the guy who did Deep End) and starring John Hurt. Weird film told by a madman - giving it a classic unreliable narrator twist or two - about a shaman who may possess the power to kill people with a single shout. Very strange feel to the film and some rather adventurous camera movements and weird noises (Hurt plays an experimental musician) add to this. Ending was a bit confusing to say the least but it's well worth checking. And it's definitely the most exciting stuff I've ever seen happen at a cricket match.
baboon2004
Darned cockwombles.
Didn't rate the Shout, but have you seen the Last Wave? Nails that kind of strange, bizarre Englishness vs Other atmosphere absolutely (and sound design at the beginning is astonishing) - one of the best film ever made I'd say.
baboon2004
Darned cockwombles.
yep, the very same. it is Australian, but the main character (Richard Chamberlain) is British, so it kinda captures that vibe. Monumental film.
nochexxx
harco pronting
going to have to watch this - i loved Deep End
going to watch a film called Full Metal Yakuza later. hope it lives up to the title!
Bettysnake
twisted pony ******
You know, what? Bridesmaids made me cry with laughter. Also it passes the Bechdel Test http://www.feministfrequency.com/2009/12/the-bechdel-test-for-women-in-movies/
IdleRich
IdleRich
I dunno, watched that last week and, maybe it was overhyped or something, but it didn't really do it for me. The start bit was terrible, after about twenty minutes we were looking at each other asking if this film was supposed to be a comedy but, fair enough, it did pick up a bit and had a few genuinely funny bits. I think it needed more work, kinda felt half-finished as though there were long bits that they must have known weren't good enough and they hadn't gone back to improve them.
i liked bridesmaids also. more like an indie film than what i expected from all the hangover comparisons and it did have lots of funny bits (the scene in the jewelery shop with the teenage girl was classic) but it was very character based. the ending was a bit crappy but i was surprised at how 'down' a lot of it was (if i could make one complaint i would say the tone should have been a bit more consistent, esp w/r/t the ending).
got to stop watching films with don draper in them though. starting to really ruin the mad men/draper mystique.
got to stop watching films with don draper in them though. starting to really ruin the mad men/draper mystique.
lanugo
von Verfall erzittern
I've mostly stopped watching movies (what a waste of time) but to train my French I recently watched Jean Eustache's La Maman Et La Putain from 1973 about a Parisian slacker caught up in a love triangle and it was just great. Had the most non-clichéd characters and lots and lots of witty dialogue.