Sir Stewart Posted October 4, 2008 Share Posted October 4, 2008 Stephen Frears' The Deal is much smaller in scale than its sequel, The Queen, but it's equally smart, suspenseful, and brilliantly acted. I did not know about this. Link to post Share on other sites
Beltmann Posted October 6, 2008 Share Posted October 6, 2008 The Guatemalan Handshake / Todd Rohal / 2008 This is weird stuff. I think I dug it. (Bonus: Will Oldham has a role.) Link to post Share on other sites
NightOfJoy Posted October 6, 2008 Share Posted October 6, 2008 "Surfwise" It was alright. Maybe if I 'got' the whole surfing thing, I would've liked it better. Link to post Share on other sites
GtrPlyr Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 Were 80s metal concerts really like this? It's been so long that I've repressed the memory I guess. Link to post Share on other sites
NightOfJoy Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 Were 80s metal concerts really like this? It's been so long that I've repressed the memory I guess. I took this off my list recently. Is it worth the time to watch? Btw, I went to many a metal concert throughout the 80s. Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 Were 80s metal concerts really like this? It's been so long that I've repressed the memory I guess.Oh man I haven't seen that in so long. I think Night Flight on TBS showed it back it the day. Link to post Share on other sites
GtrPlyr Posted October 8, 2008 Share Posted October 8, 2008 I took this off my list recently. Is it worth the time to watch? Btw, I went to many a metal concert throughout the 80s.I was big into bands like Priest, Maiden, and Sabbath in the early 80s, so I found this film to be a funny and entertaining flashback. The actual documentary is only 15 minutes, so there's lots of extras to fill out the disc, some pretty good ones too. As you were an 80s metal concert-goer, this is one you definitely need to check out. Link to post Share on other sites
the carlos Posted October 9, 2008 Share Posted October 9, 2008 Matewan. wow. one of those "why did I wait so long to watch this" films. Link to post Share on other sites
mpolak21 Posted October 11, 2008 Share Posted October 11, 2008 A friend of mine described Breakfast at Tiffany's as her comfort movie, something she could watch all the time no matter what and feel better. I think Darjeeling might be mine at least it's been this year. Something about the combination of India, a familial dynamic which I am pretty familiar with, and a killer soundtrack does it for me each time out. --Mike Link to post Share on other sites
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froggie Posted October 12, 2008 Author Share Posted October 12, 2008 just watched this again after years and years.. still as funny as ever Link to post Share on other sites
the carlos Posted October 12, 2008 Share Posted October 12, 2008 one of my favorites-O Brother, Where Art Thou?. Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Hollinger. Posted October 12, 2008 Share Posted October 12, 2008 Link to post Share on other sites
RainDogToo Posted October 12, 2008 Share Posted October 12, 2008 Such a good film! Link to post Share on other sites
aricandover Posted October 17, 2008 Share Posted October 17, 2008 Max Payne was a horribly boring piece of shit. Link to post Share on other sites
GtrPlyr Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 I watched Psych Out ages ago, finally got around to seeing The Trip. And what a trip it is. Oh the swirling colors, and strange figures on horseback. It was pretty entertaining, and funny, and it somehow manages to straddle the line between being anti-drug and pro-acid. Link to post Share on other sites
froggie Posted October 21, 2008 Author Share Posted October 21, 2008 so sue me! Link to post Share on other sites
mpolak21 Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 This among many others at the great Chicago Film Festival (where I spent my fall break last weekend). --Mike Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 Oh, shit! How was it? Link to post Share on other sites
Artifice Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 Not a flawless film, but it worked on me. The poignant scene between Spilzman and the German Officer near the end got me. I won't bother to be cynical about belief suspension or inaccuracies. The 40 min doc was worth the investment, if only to hear Polanski wax on his personal experiences escaping the Krakow ghetto. In his comments, he makes a disturbingly accurate point about the potential for inhumanity in all of us. Link to post Share on other sites
mpolak21 Posted October 21, 2008 Share Posted October 21, 2008 Oh, shit! How was it? Pretty amazing. There's really not a built in safety net for the viewer this time around-- in Adaptation we obviously know no matter how crazy it gets he's going to finish the movie, in Eternal Sunshine it's all in Jim Carrey's head the whole time. There's a lot of strange stuff in Synecdoche, New York that just happens without being explained. It's a pretty dense, challenging film, that's devastating, yet hopeful through out. It's his biggest skullfuck yet. I feel like I need to see it a few more times to get it, but I highly recommend checking it out in a few weeks when it comes out. --Mike Link to post Share on other sites
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