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Check out Hell or High Water if you like Ben Foster, he and Bridges carry that movie of their backs. Foster is also uber-creepy in Hostage a forgotten thriller starring Bruce Willis. I remember seeing that movie, having no clue who Foster was, but he was by far the most memorable thing about it. Typical sign of a great character actor, which is what he's turned out to be. No shame in that. Basebf555 fucked around with this message at 23:56 on Oct 2, 2017 |
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Alpha Dog also has the late great Harry Dean Stanton and Bruce Willis in another one of those rare actually trying and proving again why he's a good actor roles.BIZORT posted:It's not good at all but kind of a guilty pleasure. What's the beef with Bully, anyway? It's harsh and sensationalist, but it's a very well made film.
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fishtobaskets posted:I researched Alpha Dog when it was mentioned in this thread a few days ago and was surprised to see the reviews were kind of tepid when it came out. I remember it as a career high for several of the players: Emile Hirsch, Justin Timberlake, Anton Yelchin, Shawn Hatosy, and holy gently caress Ben Foster was a force of nature. This 100%. I thought Timberlake was fantastic and have enjoyed seeing him in stuff like Trouble With the Curve. But Ben Foster... gently caress yeah. I instantly became a fan of his for that performance alone and thought we'd see more of him. He did do that kind of bland sci-fi thing with Dennis Quaid (?) Pandora I think it was but the other films mentioned have been quite good. isaboo fucked around with this message at 00:54 on Oct 3, 2017 |
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K. Waste posted:What's the beef with Bully, anyway? It's harsh and sensationalist, but it's a very well made film. I think a lot of it is people just love to hate Larry Clark, despite the fact that he's made three flawless films (the other two being Kids and Wassup Rockers) In fact right now America's in a great place to revisit Wassup Rockers. I think I'mma rewatch it again tonight
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precision posted:I think a lot of it is people just love to hate Larry Clark, despite the fact that he's made three flawless films (the other two being Kids and Wassup Rockers) The last of his movies I saw was Marfa Girl, and while it was artsy fartsy trash, I thought it was pretty exciting and still unconventional artsy fartsy trash. I've still only seen that, Kids, Bully, and Ken Park, though, so I really need to do some more catch up with Clark's films.
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Ben Foster is so good. I've always liked him and am continually amazed he hasn't had a more prominent career. Even back in Freaks and Geeks he had something special going on.
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precision posted:I think a lot of it is people just love to hate Larry Clark *looks at filmography* *sees that it's almost entirely about teen sexuality, and mostly fairly explicit teen sexuality* GEE I WONDER WHY
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like Larry Clark has made some genuinely important movies- even if Kids sucked, it would be noteworthy for the impact it had- but let's not pretend for one second that he's not insanely creepy
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LORD OF BOOTY posted:like Larry Clark has made some genuinely important movies- even if Kids sucked, it would be noteworthy for the impact it had- but let's not pretend for one second that he's not insanely creepy I legitimately don't think that has any bearing on whether his movies are good though. Because they are very good. Same rules apply to: Harmony Korrine, David Fincher, Quentin Tarantino, Alfred Hitchcock, etc etc etc. Until Larry Clark gets convicted of a crime or pulls a Woody Allen, I'm not gonna feel bad about enjoying his work. Because it's great Have you seen Wassup Rockers? While it has a quite brief scene of teen sexuality, that scene is textually about class and race, and the rest of the film has no element of sexuality whatsoever.
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No element of sexuality whatsoever, you say about the movie that's like half leering shots of shirtless Latino teenagers
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It's about Latino punk rock skateboarders in LA. If they weren't frequently shirtless, it would be bizarre. But hey man, you don't have to like it. Just like, sometimes a shirtless skateboarder is just a shirtless skateboarder.  e: also it's on YouTube, third result if you Google it, for anyone who wants to see it.
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precision posted:It's about Latino punk rock skateboarders in LA. If they weren't frequently shirtless, it would be bizarre. I actually do like Wassup Rockers. Like, I'm not trying to say that Clark is a bad director, it just shouldn't even remotely baffle you that he gets constantly clowned on for being a weird crypto-pedo.
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K. Waste posted:What's the beef with Bully, anyway? It's harsh and sensationalist, but it's a very well made film. It's literally just that Larry Clark is an out and proud pederast.
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LORD OF BOOTY posted:I actually do like Wassup Rockers. Like, I'm not trying to say that Clark is a bad director, it just shouldn't even remotely baffle you that he gets constantly clowned on for being a weird crypto-pedo. Oh it doesn't baffle me, I understand why people think that about most of his films, I just shrug it off. Sorry if that wasn't clear.
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Thwomp posted:I've got one episode to go with The Vietnam War on PBS. It's probably the best work Burns has done since The Civil War. I'm ever so slowly watching it. Fuckin thing is like 400 hours long.
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drunken officeparty posted:I'm ever so slowly watching it. Fuckin thing is like 400 hours long. I burned through it really fast. It completely felt like 9 or 10 hours, rather than 18. And never felt slow to me. Just everything that happened was fascinating.
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LORD OF BOOTY posted:like Larry Clark has made some genuinely important movies- even if Kids sucked, it would be noteworthy for the impact it had- but let's not pretend for one second that he's not insanely creepy He was given the task of remaking a Roger Corman movie and still turned it into skinny half-naked teens lounging around. The guy can't turn it off.
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precision posted:I burned through it really fast. It completely felt like 9 or 10 hours, rather than 18. And never felt slow to me. Just everything that happened was fascinating. I heard it glosses over a lot of civilian casualty stuff. Is that true?
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veni veni veni posted:I heard it glosses over a lot of civilian casualty stuff. Is that true? I don't know if it glossed over anything, but there are a couple episodes where that's a major focus, so I doubt it left too much out if anything. It definitely goes over the main stuff in that regard.
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veni veni veni posted:I heard it glosses over a lot of civilian casualty stuff. Is that true? Only in the same way most documentaries will focus more on the great tragedy of a company of American soldiers ambushed, and oh by the way tens of thousands of civilians were massacred in a free fire zone. It does better than most about talking to Vietnamese sources, covering the scale of the tragedy on the other side, and not defending the civilian deaths too much, but it is also very clearly an American focused film - which being produced by Americans, isn't too surprising.
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Speaking of Vietnam, did it just go behind a paywall?
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Kanopy is the best. Check your university or your local library to see how you can get access. That is all.
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I've been going through a bunch of HBO shows. Am I missing anything good? I've seen a while ago: Sopranos The Wire True Detective Eastbound And Down Band of Brothers Half of The Pacific And recently: Deadwood Rome Westworld Oz Silicon Valley I just finished Oz. If I can't find anything new I think I might just do Band of Brothers again.
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I think Treme is the most overlooked show that HBO has ever done. It is a David Simon show (you know the guy who did The Wire). The acting and writing all great. Plus I loved the music. Speaking of Simon, Generation Kill is amazing. As a Marine it is a very accurate representation of how Marines talk and act. Plus it might be funniest show David Simon will ever do. It along with Band of Brothers are the HBO shows I rewatch the most. Boardwalk Empire is really good, and at times as good as the best of HBO. The Leftovers I loved, but it seems to be a polarizing show. I didn't mind season 1 (it was good, but not great), but season 2 was A+ (season 3 was great too). Flight of The Conchords? I remember really liking it 10 years ago, and I would guess it would still hold up. Finally I really liked Carnivale despite it's pacing issues. That said it does end after 2 seasons.
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drunken officeparty posted:I've been going through a bunch of HBO shows. Am I missing anything good? Curb Your Enthusiasm and, going back a bit, the Larry Sanders Show.
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Vice Principals It's from the same guys who did Eastbound and Down.
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Insecure is the best recent HBO show.
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AreWeDrunkYet posted:Speaking of Vietnam, did it just go behind a paywall? It did and that really sucks.
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I surprisingly really enjoyed Nick Kroll's new animated show, Big Mouth. It's got some pretty awkward moments, but the writing is good and the show does have really funny moments and some self reflection. Good voice cast and guest stars as well. The hormone demon reflecting back and regretting the previous incident with Garrison Keillor's severed head was great. And the stinger at the very end of the season.
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drunken officeparty posted:I've been going through a bunch of HBO shows. Am I missing anything good? From your list I'm assuming you're purposefully avoiding Game of Thrones, so instead I'm going to going to toss out a rec for Bored To Death.
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Paper Kaiju posted:From your list I'm assuming you're purposefully avoiding Game of Thrones, so instead I'm going to going to toss out a rec for Bored To Death. Oh hell yeah, Bored To Death is amazing.
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Paper Kaiju posted:From your list I'm assuming you're purposefully avoiding Game of Thrones, so instead I'm going to going to toss out a rec for Bored To Death. Just forgot about it. I watch it as it airs.
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Franchescanado posted:Oh hell yeah, Bored To Death is amazing.
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Enlightened is an odd duck but I liked it a lot. Great cast.
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Gerald's Game ending I really thought she was writing to her mom or sister, and then weirdly twisted it.
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drunken officeparty posted:I've been going through a bunch of HBO shows. Am I missing anything good? If you don't mind 'mean' comedy, then Veep is great. It's wall-to-wall terrible people laying into each other.
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Asnorban posted:Ben Foster is so good. I've always liked him and am continually amazed he hasn't had a more prominent career. Even back in Freaks and Geeks he had something special going on. whoa I had no idea he was in freaks and geeks!
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I think my first experience with Ben Foster was in Six Feet Under. After seeing him in movies like Hell or High Water it is hard to imagine he played Russell, the sensitive bi art student in SFU. Speak to what a great actors he is. Also didn't realize he was engaged twice to Robin Wright, and is now engaged to Laura Prepon. Not bad, not bad at all.
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Thanks to whoever recommended Tin Star. While there were a handful of scenes that I thought were really emotionally manipulative, on the whole it was very watchable. Tim Roth is extremely Tim Roth-y, and the trick they pull with the show's morality compass is relatively believable and impressive.
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