jahilia Posted October 1, 2007 Share Posted October 1, 2007 Watched this the other night. Very claustrophobic and disturbing - it was so unsettling I had a hard time sleeping that night. Not one that I would watch again, just because it made me so uncomfortable, but William Friedkin and Tracy Letts definately achieved what they set out to do. It's very scary, the horror that people inflict on themselves. Link to post Share on other sites
yermom Posted October 1, 2007 Share Posted October 1, 2007 Caught the first episode of the new season last night. Hooray! Link to post Share on other sites
tellya Posted October 1, 2007 Share Posted October 1, 2007 You know what I'm watching?no.I'll tell you.The I'm trying to break your heart DVD for the very first time.I'm perty darn excited right now! Link to post Share on other sites
GtrPlyr Posted October 2, 2007 Share Posted October 2, 2007 Love, deceit, murder, it's all here in this low budget gem based on a true story. I liked the gritty b&w cinematography and the almost documentary film style of this one. Some interesting extras on this one like the interview with the writer/director. Cool tidbit: Martin Scorcese was the first director for this film, but ended up leaving 'cause he was too slow (apparently he spent all day shooting a scene with a beer can in a bush that wasn't even in the script.) Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted October 2, 2007 Share Posted October 2, 2007 What a treat! - this was cool. In the vintage 'making of' featurette, director John Landis says "no film is worth hurting someone for," in reference to safety on the set. Link to post Share on other sites
Gobias Industries Posted October 2, 2007 Share Posted October 2, 2007 Bengals vs. Pats. Not pretty. Link to post Share on other sites
Beltmann Posted October 2, 2007 Author Share Posted October 2, 2007 The Banquet / Feng Xiaogang / Hong Kong / 2006 Hamlet by way of colorful wuxia melodrama. Cool. Link to post Share on other sites
GtrPlyr Posted October 3, 2007 Share Posted October 3, 2007 A little bit of 60's Sci-Fi tonight with some big time suspension of disbelief . Link to post Share on other sites
froggie Posted October 3, 2007 Share Posted October 3, 2007 just picked up the latest today Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted October 3, 2007 Share Posted October 3, 2007 A nice thing about short movies is no matter how bad they are, they're always almost over. And this clocks in at 81 minutes!Actually, it was fun - a scare or two, nice work by Luke & Kate. Overall, better than anything Tom Hanks has ever been in (not counting Bosom Buddies). Link to post Share on other sites
GtrPlyr Posted October 3, 2007 Share Posted October 3, 2007 Finally got around to watching this gem of the 60's British New Wave. Richard Harris is quite affective as the "angry young man" trying to overcome his surroundings to make a better life. Link to post Share on other sites
aricandover Posted October 3, 2007 Share Posted October 3, 2007 A nice thing about short movies is no matter how bad they are, they're always almost over. And this clocks in at 81 minutes!Actually, it was fun - a scare or two, nice work by Luke & Kate. Overall, better than anything Tom Hanks has ever been in (not counting Bosom Buddies). there is no way in hell this thing is better than the Burbs. Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted October 3, 2007 Share Posted October 3, 2007 there is no way in hell this thing is better than the Burbs. You're completely right - that is a good Tom Hanks film. I stand corrected. Link to post Share on other sites
EL the Famous Posted October 3, 2007 Share Posted October 3, 2007 You're completely right - that is a good Tom Hanks film. I stand corrected. Link to post Share on other sites
Beltmann Posted October 5, 2007 Author Share Posted October 5, 2007 I loved Bachelor Party as a kid... but probably only because, as an 11-year-old, I saw it by sneaking over to a friend's house and watching it covertly. Ah, memories. Just returned from: My Best Friend is a very pleasant Leconte movie--and a very rare example of Daniel Auteuil being upstaged by his co-star. Link to post Share on other sites
Analogman Posted October 7, 2007 Share Posted October 7, 2007 Leave It To Beaver marathon on TV Land. Link to post Share on other sites
Reni Posted October 7, 2007 Share Posted October 7, 2007 I have been waiting a looooong time for this to come out on DVD.....it was a favorite of mine when I was in Jr High when it would be shown on PBS every night during the summer. Link to post Share on other sites
Beltmann Posted October 7, 2007 Author Share Posted October 7, 2007 I haven't seen Hara Kiri yet, but I like Masaki. Not long ago I revisited Kwaidan, which he made right after Hara Kiri. Link to post Share on other sites
GtrPlyr Posted October 7, 2007 Share Posted October 7, 2007 Revisited this film the other day: I haven't seen Hara Kiri yet, but I like Masaki. Not long ago I revisited Kwaidan, which he made right after Hara Kiri.Kwaidan is a great film. I got my hands on the Eureka edition a while back which is definitely superior to the Criterion version (better image & extras, plus it has the complete film; the Criterion is missing 20+ minutes.) Link to post Share on other sites
socbret Posted October 8, 2007 Share Posted October 8, 2007 Overall, better than anything Tom Hanks has ever been in (not counting Bosom Buddies).I happen to think That Thing You Do! is very entertaining. Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted October 8, 2007 Share Posted October 8, 2007 I happen to think That Thing You Do! is very entertaining.What did you happen to think of Vacancy? Link to post Share on other sites
tongue-tied Posted October 8, 2007 Share Posted October 8, 2007 to me this was the strangest straightforward movie i've seen. Link to post Share on other sites
noyes Posted October 8, 2007 Share Posted October 8, 2007 I didn't even know this was playing last Wednesday (at the IFC Center) until I was walking along 6th Avenue this afternoon and spotted it written across the marquee. Bought a 1:40 ticket and sat upstairs, staring at a "The Cranes Are Flying" poster until the movie started (it was about 1:00 then). I read the very short review in the L Magazine and it was negative so I thought, "hmm.." Then I read Camille Dodero's review in today's Village Voice and it was on the brighter side, which reassured me. Went downstairs into the theater and waited for the movie to start. 'About A Son' hit me in a way I didn't think it would. I was interested in the whole idea of the film ever since I read that 'Sight and Sound Magazine' review a few months ago, and the idea of listening to bits and pieces of the 24+ hours of audio recorded by Azerrad in late '92/early '93 set into a narrative excited me. And I guess when the movie started what at first seemed timid and simple began in about 10 minutes or so to really resonate and was, as Dodero writes, "deeply moving." Contrary to what may be looked upon as a negative aspect, what Schnack has filmed to compliment Kurt's voice, in terms of landscapes and environmental ambience, helps the movie *be* a movie. The fact that what you see is essentially Kurt's world as he saw it and as he lived in it (many, if not all, places being the exact same places Kurt inhabited) is an important and a visually stunning part of the film (animation included). If you're a big Nirvana/Kurt fan, biographically speaking, you will notice just about every visual reference there is in the film, from the Pear Street apartment he shared with Tracy in Olympia to his schools and the streets of Aberdeen, Montesano, and Seattle. On the other side of that coin, you will also have most likely heard or read, in some form or another, a lot of what Kurt says in the film, though he definitely expounds deep into new and unheard of aspects of his life. Of course, though, it isn't so much what he says but how he says it. He speaks in an obviously comfortable and trusting tone. He sounds the most genuine you'll ever hear Kurt sound and it's because he was. He comes off lucid, happy, articulate, vulnerable, mad, confused, passionate: merely human. Along the way, you see strangers faces a lot. Basically they are the faces of those aforementioned towns/cities current residents. Some were matter of fact, one was funny and I guess most were there to humanize Kurt and show the people that now make up the population of where Kurt grew up, I guess. It didn't affect me too much. One thing that kind of irked me though was some of the editing. Audio and visual sometimes were edited and segwayed (sp?) awkwardly. And some of the audio differ in quality but I realize that can't be helped. What affected me the most was the ending, which was hinted at in Dodero's review. When talking about Frances and his life and where he wanted it to go, and where he saw it going, Courtney calls to Kurt, interrupting his conversation with Azerrad and asks for a favor (i don't recall precisely what she says but it may have had something to do with Frances.. not sure), she asks him not to forget and he assures her. Cutting to black and to another interview, Azerrad asks Kurt if he is a martian (echoing and alluding to the earlier mention by Kurt of thinking he was an alien baby who was dropped down to earth) and he responds, "yes," while they laugh. Azerrad proceeds to thank Kurt "from the bottom of his heart" and wishes him "good luck." He says good night and bye, and Kurt responds with a gentle and almost heartbreaking, "Bye Michael." The click of the phone hangs in the darkness and is followed by photographs of Kurt by Charles Peterson.It's a sad and beautifully poignant ending. I enjoyed it and don't think I'm overpraising it.It was definitely a wonderful documentary.Highly recommended. ----------- (in short, to quote someone by the name of neadysamurai on youtube, "The film is not a documentary about Nirvana, the band Kurt fronted, nor is it even a documentary in the traditional sense, but a profound, almost dream-like account of Cobain's own successes and failures, thoughts and experiences, allowing the audience unprecedented intimacy with a legendary figure in popular culture.") pretty much. Link to post Share on other sites
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