animations - don't think I've seen those... by lynch? Will have to check that out...
Antichrist is actually like Von Trier trying Lynch on.... the fox hole, the sound design, the hospital vase zoom in to letterbox exit.... all reeked of Lynch to me... Having seen the idiots, Dancer in the dark, mandelay, dogville etc Antichrist struck me as being very un-Von trier.... very lynchian instead - anyone else see this?? I'd say its an odd Von Trier film but possibly my favourite... be interesting to see where his next two films lead too, if his style changes much or if he reverts back to his older style more yknow?
Actually, for me, Antichrist was von Trier reverting to his older style. His first trilogy (Element of Crime, Epidemic and Europa) was made in a much more aesthetic style, more like Antichrist, and very much unlike the Dogme-aesthetic. Also, the horrorelements recall both Epidemic as well as his brilliant tv-series The Kingdom, which was basically Twin Peaks set in a hospital. Very Lynchian indeed. I prefer the earlier stuff to the more melodramatic films, though I really like Dancer, and I loved Antichrist for the same reason. I actually saw Melancholia a few weeks ago, and it also seemed to bring back that old eighties Trier again. It even had his hilarious dark humor in the sequence set at the wedding. Much better than I had expected, even though the second half of it drags a bit.Antichrist is actually like Von Trier trying Lynch on.... the fox hole, the sound design, the hospital vase zoom in to letterbox exit.... all reeked of Lynch to me... Having seen the idiots, Dancer in the dark, mandelay, dogville etc Antichrist struck me as being very un-Von trier.... very lynchian instead - anyone else see this?? I'd say its an odd Von Trier film but possibly my favourite... be interesting to see where his next two films lead too, if his style changes much or if he reverts back to his older style more yknow?
Just watched The Man Who Wasn't There. Hadn't seen it before. Thought it was excellent. Possibly my new favourite Coen Brothers film. The whole feel and atmosphere of it was brilliant. BBT was awesome.
Watched Synecdoche, New York last night. I wouldn't unreservedly recommend it, but I thought it was great. Dragged a little, but on the whole I enjoyed it.
Miserable film though. Didn't help my mood.