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Stealth Tiger: Nov 14, 2009

What are some other movies that follow a character over a longer period of time, like Moonlight or Place Beyond the Pines?

# ? Aug 13, 2017 23:41

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# ? Jun 3, 2024 18:27

TychoCelchuuu: Jan 2, 2012; This space for Rent.

Stealth Tiger posted:

What are some other movies that follow a character over a longer period of time, like Moonlight or Place Beyond the Pines?

Boyhood.

# ? Aug 14, 2017 00:22

Humbug Scoolbus: Apr 25, 2008; The scarlet letter was her passport into regions where other women dared not tread. Shame, Despair, Solitude! These had been her teachers, stern and wild ones, and they had made her strong, but taught her much amiss.; Clapping Larry

Stealth Tiger posted:

What are some other movies that follow a character over a longer period of time, like Moonlight or Place Beyond the Pines?

Conan the Barbarian

# ? Aug 14, 2017 00:26

Allyn: Sep 4, 2007; I love Charlie from Busted!

Raging Bull, Barry Lyndon, The New World, Zodiac, 12 Years a Slave

# ? Aug 14, 2017 03:50

regulargonzalez: Aug 18, 2006; UNGH LET ME LICK THOSE BOOTS DADDY HULU YES YES GIVE ME ALL THE CORPORATE CUMMIES ADBLOCK USERS DESERVE THE DEATH PENALTY, DON'T THEY DADDY?
WHEN THE RICH GET RICHER I GET HORNIER

Benjamin Button or w/e

# ? Aug 14, 2017 04:52

UNRULY_HOUSEGUEST: Jul 19, 2006; mea culpa

Stealth Tiger posted:

What are some other movies that follow a character over a longer period of time, like Moonlight or Place Beyond the Pines?

Once Upon A Time In America, The Life and Death of Colonel Blimp, Jules et Jim, Carlos (I'd recommend the miniseries but the film works too), City of God, and I guess to compulsively get some super loving obvious ones out of the way, Citizen Kane, Goodfellas, The Aviator, There Will Be Blood.

# ? Aug 14, 2017 05:00

Power of Pecota: Aug 4, 2007; Goodness no, now that wouldn't do at all!

The Age of Adaline

# ? Aug 14, 2017 08:10

Humbug Scoolbus: Apr 25, 2008; The scarlet letter was her passport into regions where other women dared not tread. Shame, Despair, Solitude! These had been her teachers, stern and wild ones, and they had made her strong, but taught her much amiss.; Clapping Larry

Stealth Tiger posted:

What are some other movies that follow a character over a longer period of time, like Moonlight or Place Beyond the Pines?

Good Bye Mr. Chips

# ? Aug 14, 2017 15:34

Sand Monster: Apr 13, 2008

Stealth Tiger posted:

What are some other movies that follow a character over a longer period of time, like Moonlight or Place Beyond the Pines?

Cinema Paradiso. And seconding the recommendations of Once Upon a Time in America and City of God, those two are must see if you haven't already.

# ? Aug 14, 2017 17:58

HP Hovercraft: Jan 1, 2006; one thing a computer can do that most humans can't is be sealed up in a cardboard box and sit in a warehouse

Stealth Tiger posted:

What are some other movies that follow a character over a longer period of time, like Moonlight or Place Beyond the Pines?

The Up Series

# ? Aug 15, 2017 02:02

Jestery: Aug 2, 2016; Not a Dickman, just a shape

Just looking for general cult cinema or heavily director influenced

Think Antiviral, Evil Dead, even something like Nostalghia or stuff by Kubrick. Its a broad category definitely but throw your Weird but wonderful flics my way

I guess movies that truly stand out for what ever reason

# ? Aug 15, 2017 16:39

Air Skwirl: May 13, 2007; Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed shitposting.

Jestery posted:

Just looking for general cult cinema or heavily director influenced

Think Antiviral, Evil Dead, even something like Nostalghia or stuff by Kubrick. Its a broad category definitely but throw your Weird but wonderful flics my way

I guess movies that truly stand out for what ever reason

Beyond the Valley of the Dolls.

# ? Aug 15, 2017 17:13

DeimosRising: Oct 17, 2005; �Hola SEA!

Skwirl posted:

Beyond the Valley of the Dolls + Beyond the Black Rainbow double feature

# ? Aug 15, 2017 17:22

WeedlordGoku69: Feb 12, 2015; by Cyrano4747

Jestery posted:

Just looking for general cult cinema or heavily director influenced

Think Antiviral, Evil Dead, even something like Nostalghia or stuff by Kubrick. Its a broad category definitely but throw your Weird but wonderful flics my way

I guess movies that truly stand out for what ever reason

Belladonna of Sadness (1973)

# ? Aug 15, 2017 18:11

Humbug Scoolbus: Apr 25, 2008; The scarlet letter was her passport into regions where other women dared not tread. Shame, Despair, Solitude! These had been her teachers, stern and wild ones, and they had made her strong, but taught her much amiss.; Clapping Larry

Lair of the White Worm
Witchfinder General
Dust Devils

# ? Aug 16, 2017 04:40

Samuel Clemens: Oct 4, 2013; I think we should call the Avengers.

Jestery posted:

Just looking for general cult cinema or heavily director influenced

Think Antiviral, Evil Dead, even something like Nostalghia or stuff by Kubrick. Its a broad category definitely but throw your Weird but wonderful flics my way

I guess movies that truly stand out for what ever reason

Just work your way down Roger Corman's filmography. Then move on to Bava and Argento.

# ? Aug 16, 2017 17:04

WeedlordGoku69: Feb 12, 2015; by Cyrano4747

I'm looking for more stuff like Green Room. It doesn't have to be a siege movie, and it doesn't have to be a punk movie, but stuff with the same general vibe would be great.

I've already seen Drive (along with all of Refn's other major works), Blue Ruin, and Murder Party, just to get the obvious ones out of the way. Basically, what I want is ultra-intense thrillers with occasional bursts of gory violence and really cool aesthetics.

# ? Aug 16, 2017 19:08

feedmyleg: Dec 25, 2004

What are the best non-comedic films about witches?

Right now I'm looking at Black Sunday, Cry of the Banshee, The Devils, Bell Book and Candle, and Conqueror Worm, but open to other types of witches or other tones - just not goofy/silly ones.

# ? Aug 24, 2017 20:24

HUNDU THE BEAST GOD: Sep 14, 2007; everything is yours

Conjure Wife aka Burn, Witch, Burn!

# ? Aug 24, 2017 20:25

Tuxedo Catfish: Mar 17, 2007; You've got guts! Come to my village, I'll buy you lunch.

HUNDU THE BEAST GOD posted:

Conjure Wife aka Burn, Witch, Burn!

Hell yeah.

e: Also known as Night of the Eagle in some regions.

# ? Aug 24, 2017 20:26

HUNDU THE BEAST GOD: Sep 14, 2007; everything is yours

Ah right, it's the book that has the Conjure Wife title and the movie that has Night Of The Eagle. Other selections I personally love: The Dunwich Horror (starring Dean Stockwell as a male witch), Blood On Satan's Claw, Simon, King of the Witches, Suspiria, Lords of Salem and Romero's Season Of The Witch.

# ? Aug 24, 2017 20:48

Air Skwirl: May 13, 2007; Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these couriers from the swift completion of their appointed shitposting.

The Craft.

# ? Aug 24, 2017 20:50

Samuel Clemens: Oct 4, 2013; I think we should call the Avengers.

feedmyleg posted:

What are the best non-comedic films about witches?

H�xan and Belladonna of Sadness

# ? Aug 24, 2017 20:54

HUNDU THE BEAST GOD: Sep 14, 2007; everything is yours

The VVitch, obviously.

# ? Aug 24, 2017 20:54

morestuff: Aug 2, 2008; You can't stop what's coming

The Love Witch leans hard on camp and pastiche without reeaaaally being a full-blown comedy. I kind of hated it but it's definitely worth a watch.

# ? Aug 24, 2017 20:56

TychoCelchuuu: Jan 2, 2012; This space for Rent.

morestuff posted:

The Love Witch leans hard on camp and pastiche without reeaaaally being a full-blown comedy. I kind of hated it but it's definitely worth a watch.

I was going to recommend it except instead of saying I hated it I was going to say it's one of my favorite movies of the past few years. Anyways here's a big list of witch movies for all your witch watching needs.

# ? Aug 24, 2017 21:18

Mao Zedong Thot: Oct 16, 2008

feedmyleg posted:

What are the best non-comedic films about witches?

Right now I'm looking at Black Sunday, Cry of the Banshee, The Devils, Bell Book and Candle, and Conqueror Worm, but open to other types of witches or other tones - just not goofy/silly ones.

The Witch A+

# ? Aug 24, 2017 21:23

feedmyleg: Dec 25, 2004

Awesome. Think I'm going with Belladonna of Sadness from these for tonight and popping the others on my watchlist. Might do a double feature with Inferno, which isn't witches but close enough.

Does anyone have recommendations for just totally bonkers 70s/80s horror movies with a tinge (or truckfull) of surreality? Like The Visitor or Possession? What are the craziest ones out there?

# ? Aug 25, 2017 17:10

WeedlordGoku69: Feb 12, 2015; by Cyrano4747

feedmyleg posted:

Awesome. Think I'm going with Belladonna of Sadness from these for tonight and popping the others on my watchlist. Might do a double feature with Inferno, which isn't witches but close enough.

Does anyone have recommendations for just totally bonkers 70s/80s horror movies with a tinge (or truckfull) of surreality? Like The Visitor or Possession? What are the craziest ones out there?

You're... kinda already watching the movie I immediately think of. :v:

# ? Aug 25, 2017 23:28

DeimosRising: Oct 17, 2005; �Hola SEA!

feedmyleg posted:

Awesome. Think I'm going with Belladonna of Sadness from these for tonight and popping the others on my watchlist. Might do a double feature with Inferno, which isn't witches but close enough.

Does anyone have recommendations for just totally bonkers 70s/80s horror movies with a tinge (or truckfull) of surreality? Like The Visitor or Possession? What are the craziest ones out there?

Messiah of Evil, The Tenant

# ? Aug 27, 2017 07:20

Samuel Clemens: Oct 4, 2013; I think we should call the Avengers.

feedmyleg posted:

Does anyone have recommendations for just totally bonkers 70s/80s horror movies with a tinge (or truckfull) of surreality? Like The Visitor or Possession? What are the craziest ones out there?

Tetsuo: The Iron Man

# ? Aug 27, 2017 11:05

DiscoJ: Jun 23, 2003

feedmyleg posted:

Does anyone have recommendations for just totally bonkers 70s/80s horror movies with a tinge (or truckfull) of surreality? Like The Visitor or Possession? What are the craziest ones out there?

How about Society?

# ? Aug 27, 2017 15:20

Humbug Scoolbus: Apr 25, 2008; The scarlet letter was her passport into regions where other women dared not tread. Shame, Despair, Solitude! These had been her teachers, stern and wild ones, and they had made her strong, but taught her much amiss.; Clapping Larry

DiscoJ posted:

How about Society?

Oh god yes.

# ? Aug 27, 2017 19:22

fishtobaskets: Feb 22, 2007; It's not about butthole pleasures; Lipstick Apathy

Just rewatched Fracture and now I'm in the mood for more of the same: good legal and/or cat & mouse thrillers. I've seen The Verdict and all of Grisham's adaptations. Would prefer 1970s or later (The Verdict was great but pushing it in terms of how antiquated the legal system felt).

# ? Sep 12, 2017 17:02

morestuff: Aug 2, 2008; You can't stop what's coming

Primal Fear is goofy as hell but it has prime Richard Gere and a young Ed Norton going buck-wild. Witness For The Prosecution is way outside your timeframe but it rules.

# ? Sep 12, 2017 17:07

fishtobaskets: Feb 22, 2007; It's not about butthole pleasures; Lipstick Apathy

morestuff posted:

Primal Fear is goofy as hell but it has prime Richard Gere and a young Ed Norton going buck-wild. Witness For The Prosecution is way outside your timeframe but it rules.

I've seen Primal Fear but you're right on the money with what I'm looking for.

# ? Sep 12, 2017 17:28

feedmyleg: Dec 25, 2004

What semi-lesser-known movies or TV shows feel like they could be a D&D campaign? Silly or serious, I don't mind - could even be some webseries or an obscure Japanese show or movie. I just want to watch some fantasy that inhabits that world of inns and quests and merchants and thieves and maybe wizards - not necessarily Western in origin. Or even necessarily critically acclaimed. Conan the Barbarian is the one I know that nails it the most, but I'd love to hear some non LOTR suggestions.

feedmyleg fucked around with this message at 04:47 on Sep 16, 2017

# ? Sep 16, 2017 04:43

Tuxedo Catfish: Mar 17, 2007; You've got guts! Come to my village, I'll buy you lunch.

feedmyleg posted:

What semi-lesser-known movies or TV shows feel like they could be a D&D campaign? Silly or serious, I don't mind - could even be some webseries or an obscure Japanese show or movie. I just want to watch some fantasy that inhabits that world of inns and quests and merchants and thieves and maybe wizards - not necessarily Western in origin. Or even necessarily critically acclaimed. Conan the Barbarian is the one I know that nails it the most, but I'd love to hear some non LOTR suggestions.

There are a shitload of anime that fit this description but let me see what else I can think of first.

There's The Magic Sword (1962). It's hilariously bad but right on the money. The main thing it has going for it is Sir Basil Rathbone plays the main villain, an evil wizard.

# ? Sep 16, 2017 04:54

TychoCelchuuu: Jan 2, 2012; This space for Rent.

Willow.

# ? Sep 16, 2017 04:54

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# ? Jun 3, 2024 18:27

Tuxedo Catfish: Mar 17, 2007; You've got guts! Come to my village, I'll buy you lunch.

Ladyhawke isn't really obscure but it's probably about on par with Willow.

# ? Sep 16, 2017 04:57

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