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by furrowed brow » Mon Oct 14, 2019 2:46 pm
Have you seen any of his 50s movies, and if so do you have a favorite?
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by furrowed brow » Mon Oct 14, 2019 4:26 pm
The set design in La Ronde and Lola Mantis is totally incredible, some of the biggest sets I've ever seen. The thing that the latter does too, where it's shot in Cinemascope and then it keeps having this fuzzy, porous black border that encroaches in on the sides of the frame, just so good.
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by tricksforchips » Mon Oct 14, 2019 6:48 pm
Marriage Story (Baumbach)
Incredible film. Just amazing performances by Johansson and Driver and, to be fair, everyone in the film. Blown away beyond belief.
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by furrowed brow » Mon Oct 14, 2019 7:53 pm
Really can’t wait for that one
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by delgriffith » Mon Oct 14, 2019 8:51 pm
The Intern - Absolutely psycho movie, watched it on a plane all hopped up on cold medicine. De Niro's greatest 21st century performance? Five bloody stars
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by Plainsong » Mon Oct 14, 2019 9:21 pm
furrowed brow wrote:Have you seen any of his 50s movies, and if so do you have a favorite?
I've only seen two and I would consider them both recommended viewing. Lola Montes is my favourite, The Earrings Of Madame de is great also.
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by furrowed brow » Mon Oct 14, 2019 11:15 pm
Yeah, I highly recommend the rest of his 50s stuff if you enjoyed those films.
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by Plainsong » Mon Oct 14, 2019 11:37 pm
furrowed brow wrote:Yeah, I highly recommend the rest of his 50s stuff if you enjoyed those films.
Cool. I'll definitely watch those.
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by NegativeCapability » Tue Oct 15, 2019 5:44 pm
A Touch of Sin (2013) - Jia Zhangke A
Rampant (2018) - Kim Sung-hoonB+
Beastmaster (1982) - Don CoscarelliB+
One False Move (1992) - Carl FranklinA-
Stabbing me 11 times only pissed me off.
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by Plainsong » Wed Oct 16, 2019 4:01 am
Garden Of Evil (1954)- Henry Hathaway
Liked it.
Gilda (1946)- Charles Vidor
Really liked this. Rita Hayworth rules in this.
Gubijinso (1935)- Kenji Mizoguchi
This was great. Loved seeing techniques would Mizoguchi would refine later on.
Hard Eight (1996)- Paul Thomas Anderson
This is a low key near masterpiece. Phillip Baker Hall owns like no other in this.
He Walked By Night (1948)- Alfred L. Werker, Anthony Mann
Short but awesome noir. Has some of the most stunning cinematography I've ever seen.
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by Reliable Tradesman » Thu Oct 17, 2019 1:37 am
The Art Of Self-Defense (2019) - Don't know why I liked this
High Life (2018) - Really liked this
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by rushedbehind » Fri Oct 18, 2019 6:00 pm
Ronin (1998). Loved it.
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by palmer eldritch » Sat Oct 19, 2019 10:23 pm
Lady Snowblood 2: Love Song of Vengeance (Toshiya Fujita, 1974)
These movies are pretty excellent at being specifically what they are. Yeah it's not as good as the first one and I like the idea of a political plot but it all eventually runs through a kind of weak supporting character so eh. Good atmosphere and some nice shooting.
The Old Dark House (Whale, 1932)
Unfortunately I thought this stunk. I can see why people would be a fan of this like, progenitor of campy horror comedy but very little of what was going on here worked for me, except the guy offering people potatoes.
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by palmer eldritch » Sat Oct 19, 2019 10:48 pm
Aquaman (Wan, 2018)
I have no interest at all in the DC universe shit that's been churned out but this seemed like it would work OK for me and maybe not traumatize my child. I loved it, truly, I thought it was a perfectly executed comic book movie. I knew this was My Kinda Fuckin Movie when they went into the underwater battle arena and there was an octopus playing drums but it just keeps moving the dial the whole movie toward "yeah, fuck it" until a dude in an underwater space marine armor riding a giant alligator is charging to attack a bunch of giant crab people shooting lava mortars and Blade Runner 2049 can go to hell, Aquaman is a modern masterpiece.
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by Milk » Sun Oct 20, 2019 12:05 am
Depeche Mode's It's no good is in this movie. In a scene where black manta is making is new gear. It seemed so random to me i can't help but mention it every time someone mentions this film even if clearly nobody cares
I must insist on being a pessimist, I'm a loner in a catastrophic mind
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by Milk » Sun Oct 20, 2019 12:09 am
I must insist on being a pessimist, I'm a loner in a catastrophic mind
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by nice pass » Sun Oct 20, 2019 6:55 am
Harlan County USA is incredible
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by kino » Sun Oct 20, 2019 11:18 am
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by Plainsong » Tue Oct 22, 2019 12:34 pm
Leave Her To Heaven (1945)- John M. Stahl
Really liked this. Gene Tierney was excellent in this.
Leon Morin, Priest (1961)- Jean-Pierre Melville
This ruled.
Libeled Lady (1936)- Jack Conway
This was quite enjoyable, with solid performances from the main cast, especially Harlow and Loy.
Lonely Are The Brave (1962)- David Miller
This was good for the performances.
Lonesome (1928)- Paul Fejos
This was amazing.
Long Day's Journey Into Night (1962)- Sidney Lumet
What a masterpiece, though it isn't hard to see why. Contains breathtakingly riveting performances from Hepburn, Richardson, Robards, and Stockwell.
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by nosebleeds » Tue Oct 22, 2019 12:36 pm
What's that movie Milk posted? Seems pretty chill.
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by goofjan » Tue Oct 22, 2019 2:20 pm
Milk wrote:Depeche Mode's It's no good is in this movie. In a scene where black manta is making is new gear. It seemed so random to me i can't help but mention it every time someone mentions this film even if clearly nobody cares
I couldn't make it through this whole movie but this was my favorite scene.
plz if u get a chanse put some flowrs on algernons grave kthxbye
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by Merciel » Wed Oct 23, 2019 7:51 pm
Raging Bull (1980): I can't decide whether this should go in Action Movies or Old Movies or what. It doesn't fit neatly into any of our threads. I want to talk about it but I don't know exactly what I want to say, beyond that I think the biggest tragedy of the movie is Cathy Moriarty's (lack of) career.
The King of Comedy (1983): just absolutely bizarre. Does this movie exist without the Hinckley shooting? I don't know, but its relationship to that (presumably) inciting event is perplexing.
Sandra Bernhard has maybe the most disturbing face I've ever seen. I find it just viscerally upsetting. The shape of her mouth, the perpetual belligerent sneer. Perfect for this role, but what is it like to live in that.
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by khal yeezus » Wed Oct 23, 2019 9:30 pm
she's hilarious in king of comedy
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by Sweet Gregory Pectin » Wed Oct 23, 2019 11:40 pm
i have to begrudgingly give credit to the mcu for their role in giving me back my agency to unabashedly talk about how great martin scorsese films are without having someone call me a bro intellectual
i'm back to being a regular highly intelligent intellectual now
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by furrowed brow » Thu Oct 24, 2019 12:44 am
I really can’t say I’ve liked the recent films of his I’ve seen, but I do like Taxi Driver and Goodfellas a lot and Casino to some extent too. I really need to fill in the gaps though.
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by furrowed brow » Thu Oct 24, 2019 12:46 am
Not to sound pretentious but I’m not gonna watch his Silence before I see Shinoda’s.
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by Sweet Gregory Pectin » Thu Oct 24, 2019 12:57 am
being able to talk about how good taxi driver is and its subtleties and nuances again without a side eyed response is glorifying i feel like an 11 year old film critic again
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by jefe górgory » Thu Oct 24, 2019 1:58 am
i saw bobby de niro in person today it was very cool. he just walked by and said hello (then later he walked by again and said goodbye) and he just was doing full de niro face in a sports jacket and turtleneck sweater and it was amazing
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by jefe górgory » Thu Oct 24, 2019 1:59 am
sandra bernhard in king of comedy rules, honestly i think she's pretty cute in the keep, but yeah she is wild in king
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