mpolak21 Posted July 11, 2009 Share Posted July 11, 2009 After the great one-two punch of Old Joy and Wendy and Lucy, is it fair to say Kelly Reichardt ranks among the best American directors currently working? (I'm leaning towards yes.) Oh yeah, she has that rare ability to engage me in away that within the first two minutes I am not really thinking that I am watching a movie, I'm just paying attention. Her stuff feels real in a way that most directors don't quite make it to. Have you seen her first two features? River of Grass or Ode? I've been meaning to check those out. I felt Wendy's situation in the film was pretty believable, I could see how in the hands of a different actress or director that character may have grated on me (if say... Diablo Cody has written the script I'd have been throwing shit at my television within the first five minutes), but I thought Michelle Williams did a wonderful job. It's the second time I've seen it. Both times I only smiled once-- when Will Patton first comes onto screen. Still though it's sad, it's kind of like an Elliott Smith album, it's not something you put on when you're on cloud nine, but it can really resonate if your mood is right. --Mike. Link to post Share on other sites
mpolak21 Posted July 12, 2009 Share Posted July 12, 2009 . Nice change of pace from Wendy and Lucy. --Mike Link to post Share on other sites
OOO Posted July 12, 2009 Share Posted July 12, 2009 Bruno had very funny parts, but It was mediocre in general. I think his sort of thing works better when Cohen gives people enough rope to hang themselves, rather than just being a spectacle. Meh. I saw it a few weeks ago, but Moon was definitely the best movie I've seen this year so far. Sam Rockwell, man. Link to post Share on other sites
yermom Posted July 12, 2009 Share Posted July 12, 2009 That poster is badass. I'm going to have to look into that one. Link to post Share on other sites
uncool2pillow Posted July 12, 2009 Share Posted July 12, 2009 Moon was directed by Duncan Jones, aka Zowie Bowie, aka son of David Bowie. I watched The Wrestler tonight. One of the most difficult movies I ever watched. Absolutely brutal. Rourke deserves the praise he got for that movie. Link to post Share on other sites
OOO Posted July 12, 2009 Share Posted July 12, 2009 Moon was directed by Duncan Jones, aka Zowie Bowie, aka son of David Bowie. In one of the interviews with him I read after having seen the film, he mentions that his dad had him watch A Clockwork Orange when he was 8 years old, and that he was definitely too young to see it. Link to post Share on other sites
LouisvilleGreg Posted July 14, 2009 Share Posted July 14, 2009 anybody know of any good links for HBO shows? Link to post Share on other sites
Beltmann Posted July 14, 2009 Share Posted July 14, 2009 The Friends of Eddie Coyle. Classic Mitchum. Link to post Share on other sites
aricandover Posted July 14, 2009 Share Posted July 14, 2009 I recently acquired this series, the first season is the only one worth watching. Link to post Share on other sites
Beltmann Posted July 15, 2009 Share Posted July 15, 2009 Where does Food, Inc. rank among exposes of modern food industries? Better (and slicker) than The Real Dirt on Farmer John and King Corn, but below the great, poetic Our Daily Bread. (It's also a better adaptation of Schlosser's "Fast Food Nation" than, um, Fast Food Nation.) Link to post Share on other sites
NightOfJoy Posted July 15, 2009 Share Posted July 15, 2009 The Friends of Eddie Coyle. Classic Mitchum. Good flick! I havent seen that one since the late 80s, its going on the netflix list. Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted July 15, 2009 Share Posted July 15, 2009 Good flick! I havent seen that one since the late 80s, its going on the netflix list. I gotta see that again too - been about as long. Good piece here positing it as the best 'Boston' movie ever: http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachusetts/articles/2009/05/17/the_lens_of_eddie_coyle/ Link to post Share on other sites
kidsmoke Posted July 17, 2009 Share Posted July 17, 2009 I just now finally got around to watching "A River Runs Through It". Beautiful film, any fans here? Next up is Bullitt, because the kiddos have never seen that car chase upon which the rest of reality as we know it is built. (But perhaps I exaggerate slightly.) Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Francis X. Hummel Posted July 17, 2009 Share Posted July 17, 2009 Just watched "Knowing" last night. Holy shit, that's a terrible movie. Started out with a cool concept, but yikes, it just went nuts. Link to post Share on other sites
yermom Posted July 17, 2009 Share Posted July 17, 2009 Saw "Moon" on Tuesday. Thumbs up, hella good. Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted July 19, 2009 Share Posted July 19, 2009 Last night: The Diving Bell & The Butterfly. Awesome. Link to post Share on other sites
mpolak21 Posted July 20, 2009 Share Posted July 20, 2009 Instead of throwing millions on a terrible idea for a remake, some studio should buy the rough footage of this movie and re-cut it because a great movie could be culled from this story and these performances, but sadly this one isn't quite it. --Mike Link to post Share on other sites
Sir Stewart Posted July 20, 2009 Share Posted July 20, 2009 Instead of throwing millions on a terrible idea for a remake, some studio should buy the rough footage of this movie and re-cut it because a great movie could be culled from this story and these performances, but sadly this one isn't quite it. --MikeI agree - at some point early on, I realized that the movie was not going to add up to the sum of its parts. Too bad. [confession]I fast-forwarded through the last 1/2 half hour.[/confession] Link to post Share on other sites
anthony Posted July 20, 2009 Share Posted July 20, 2009 Saw "Moon" on Tuesday. Thumbs up, hella good.Just saw this today. Really enjoyed it. I am a Sucker for Low-fi Sci-Fi Link to post Share on other sites
mpolak21 Posted July 20, 2009 Share Posted July 20, 2009 I agree - at some point early on, I realized that the movie was not going to add up to the sum of its parts. Too bad. [confession]I fast-forwarded through the last 1/2 half hour.[/confession] The last half-hour was the toughest part for me to handle. I felt like Ryan Murphy never quite decided what he wanted to do with the movie. If he was going to water down parts of the book to make it more universal, he needed to go further, and if he was going to a faithful adaptation he changed a few too many things and left some of the more interesting parts of the book out. I know the family alleges Burroughs made up quite a bit of the memoir, and the lawsuit came up right around the time the movie was going into production, which might have impacted what he could have put in the script (i.e. the ending incident between Burroughs mother and Dr. Finch which was changed in the film), but even then it just wasn't quite cohesive enough. --Mike Link to post Share on other sites
Beltmann Posted July 21, 2009 Share Posted July 21, 2009 Just watched "Knowing" last night. Holy shit, that's a terrible movie. Started out with a cool concept, but yikes, it just went nuts.It's not a good movie, true, but I have to admit I found its sheer lunacy rather appealing. Link to post Share on other sites
Moss Posted July 22, 2009 Share Posted July 22, 2009 Bruno had very funny parts, but It was mediocre in general. I think his sort of thing works better when Cohen gives people enough rope to hang themselves, rather than just being a spectacle. Meh. It was not great all the way through, but there were parts that had me laughing so hard it hurt. The guy is fearless. Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Hollinger. Posted July 22, 2009 Share Posted July 22, 2009 I need to go check out Moon this week while it's playing here. Looks lovely. And I third (fourth? fifth?) the love for Friends of Eddie Coyle. Now that's a god damned movie. Link to post Share on other sites
Beltmann Posted July 23, 2009 Share Posted July 23, 2009 The Naked City is one of the great police procedural flicks, partially because it turns actual New York City locations--the bustling denizens, the architecture, the caverns of civilization--into major characters in the story. Plus, there is memorable banter between deceitful witness Howard Duff and detective Barry Fitzgerald, an urban lawman deeply skilled at tricking others into underestimating him. Link to post Share on other sites
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