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I've followed this thread for ages and figure I might as well join in. Gonna focus at least at first on the most shameful of all movies: ones I already own but have not watched. smitster posted:Rio Bravo (1959) (classic westerns) - I have more classic Westerns that I have never seen, adding this to the list! I've been getting more into westerns lately after not being as into them when I was younger and recently really enjoyed this one. My List - Ownership Shame: 1. A Room in Town (1982) The last film to watch from my Jacques Demy criterion set 2. Legend of the Mountain (1979) Every King Hu film I've seen has been great so I bought this sight unseen 3. The Night of the Hunted (1980) I like Jean Rollin and got this for pretty cheap unseen. 4. Murs Murs (1981) Never met a Varda I didn't like 5. The Round-Up (1966) Got this (and The Red and the White) to fill out an order from Kino Lorber, have been interested in Jansco for a while but never tried 6. Revenge (1990) From one of the World Cinema Sets I own Other: 7. Coeur Fidele (1923) A french silent from a filmmaker I've liked several shorts from 8. Far From Heaven (2002) Love Todd Haynes and Julianne Moore, just need to get to this one 9. High School (1969) I've seen several of Frederick Wisemen's films and liked them a lot, but he has so many it's kind of daunting to pick one specifically to watch. So do it for me! 10. To Die For (1995) Like Gus Van Stant and all of this cast, just never gotten to it Deshamed (0): none yet! Scones are Good fucked around with this message at 07:03 on Jan 15, 2024 |
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Zogo posted:
One of my favorite Russian films 8. Far From Heaven dir. Todd Haynes (2002) I've been a bit hesitant to watch this one as while I view both Sirk* and Haynes as two of the great American directors of their eras, this kind of pastiche/impression exercise always has the risk of cutting down the middle between two artists and losing what's vital and interesting about both of them in the process. I do think this happens a bit here, Julianne Moore and Dennis Haysbert do absolutely wonderful work (there's a shot in one of their last scenes of Moore's face just reacting wordless to what he's saying that is just amazing) but it took a while for it to get out from under "oh, he's the Rock Hudson character!" for me. Having Carol to compare it to you see how Haynes working in a similar period setting without the Sirk trappings feels a lot freer. Overall though that's a small price to pay for how well the 50s and Sirk aesthetic is channeled: Ed Lachman does amazing work** deploying those colored lights both subtlety and as full on fills depending on what the scene called for and the costuming is set design is impressive for how it recreates the era *including* the stuff that was ugly and was unfashionable a few years after it was set. Some of Moore and her friend's dresses reminded me of the fashion show in the middle of The Women where everything was of the latest fashion and absolutely hideous. Also I just love rear projection driving scenes. *Sirk was German yes, but his films were American **Lachman even gets a music swell in the opening credits, which I'm counting as recognition of just how good you have to be to even attempt this My List - Ownership Shame: 1. A Room in Town (1982) The last film to watch from my Jacques Demy criterion set 2. Legend of the Mountain (1979) Every King Hu film I've seen has been great so I bought this sight unseen 3. The Night of the Hunted (1980) I like Jean Rollin and got this for pretty cheap unseen. 4. Murs Murs (1981) Never met a Varda I didn't like 5. The Round-Up (1966) Got this (and The Red and the White) to fill out an order from Kino Lorber, have been interested in Jansco for a while but never tried 6. Revenge (1990) From one of the World Cinema Sets I own Other: 7. Coeur Fidele (1923) A french silent from a filmmaker I've liked several shorts from 9. High School (1969) I've seen several of Frederick Wisemen's films and liked them a lot, but he has so many it's kind of daunting to pick one specifically to watch. So do it for me! 10. To Die For (1995) Like Gus Van Stant and all of this cast, just never gotten to it 11. Two Lane Blacktop (1972) Some great 70s faces in this, but not a big car person Deshamed (1): Far From Heaven (2002) Scones are Good fucked around with this message at 00:37 on Mar 2, 2024 |
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smitster posted:The Bad Sleep Well (neonoir) - Crime, Thriller, Drama - close enough, and late enough maybe to get the neo- prefix. I’ve seen Kurosawa before, but not many that aren’t period pieces. 10. To Die For dir. Gus Van Stant (1995) Wow did they call their shot on those last lines about everyone being on TV. Lots of movies can claim to be prescient about the future attention economy but that's a hit right out of the park. Pretty much the ideal 90s cast here, Nicole Kidman is crazy good in a type of totally self obsessed and scheming role that's been done not half as well in god knows how many films since. Joaquin has basically already nailed his "sensitive weirdo" technique. It's so sad watching him reflect on what's happened, he's genuinely very sweet but really does not quite "get it" and is stuck alone forever because of it. Special shout out to Illeana Douglas, who I always love to see, for apparently being a very good ice skater, and an extra special shout out to David Cronenberg popping up at the end. My List - Ownership Shame: 1. A Room in Town (1982) The last film to watch from my Jacques Demy criterion set 2. Legend of the Mountain (1979) Every King Hu film I've seen has been great so I bought this sight unseen 3. The Night of the Hunted (1980) I like Jean Rollin and got this for pretty cheap unseen. 4. Murs Murs (1981) Never met a Varda I didn't like 5. The Round-Up (1966) Got this (and The Red and the White) to fill out an order from Kino Lorber, have been interested in Jansco for a while but never tried 6. Revenge (1990) From one of the World Cinema Sets I own Other: 7. Coeur Fidele (1923) A french silent from a filmmaker I've liked several shorts from 9. High School (1969) I've seen several of Frederick Wisemen's films and liked them a lot, but he has so many it's kind of daunting to pick one specifically to watch. So do it for me! 11. Two Lane Blacktop (1972) Some great 70s faces in this, but not a big car person 12. A Woman Under the Influence (1974) Love Cassavetes Deshamed (2): Far From Heaven (2002), To Die For (1995) Scones are Good fucked around with this message at 00:38 on Mar 2, 2024 |
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Based on a novel of the same name that was partly inspired by a real person and case, Pamela Smart, according to wikipedia. Reading about it there's at least one major difference between real life and the film, though.
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Zogo posted:
Picking this one because I'm curious to hear about it. 11. Two Lane Blacktop dir. Monte Helman (1971) "Here's to your destruction" "Same to you" Films like this remind me of one of my favorite lines, from The Woman in the Dunes: "Do you dig sand to live, or do you live to dig sand?" There's nothing for these characters except for the drive, a pure road movie. Only landscapes are the interiors of the cars and the view out the window, only thing we learn about the characters is what they say as small talk to a hitchhiker. Pretty close to a perfect capture of the late 60s turning to the burn out cynicism of the films of 70s. My List - Ownership Shame: 1. A Room in Town (1982) The last film to watch from my Jacques Demy criterion set 1/14/23 2. Legend of the Mountain (1979) Every King Hu film I've seen has been great so I bought this sight unseen 1/14/23 3. The Night of the Hunted (1980) I like Jean Rollin and got this for pretty cheap unseen. 1/14/23 4. Murs Murs (1981) Never met a Varda I didn't like 1/14/23 5. The Round-Up (1966) Got this (and The Red and the White) to fill out an order from Kino Lorber, have been interested in Jansco for a while but never tried 1/14/23 6. Revenge (1990) From one of the World Cinema Sets I own 1/14/23 Other: 7. Coeur Fidele (1923) A french silent from a filmmaker I've liked several shorts from 1/14/23 9. High School (1969) I've seen several of Frederick Wisemen's films and liked them a lot, but he has so many it's kind of daunting to pick one specifically to watch. So do it for me! 1/14/23 12. A Woman Under the Influence (1974) Love Cassavetes 1/21/23 13. Ran (1985) One of the big Kurosawa's I still need to see - 2/3/24 Deshamed (3): Far From Heaven (2002), To Die For (1995), Two-Lane Blacktop (1971) Scones are Good fucked around with this message at 00:38 on Mar 2, 2024 |
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Zogo posted:Paisan - Another film concerning World War II. 1/19/24 Rosselini has a great track record for me 3. The Night of the Hunted dir. Jean Rollin (1980) Rollin was alive at exactly the right time to make the films he wanted, which were horror films that are basically softcore pornography but contain an ethereal, sedate sense of dreamlike paranoia. It doesn't even really matter to me whether or not these movies are "good" honestly, questions like that are beside the point when it's clearly a pure expression of an artistic ethos. In this way Jean Rollin is basically the same as Straub-Huillet to me. My List - Ownership Shame: 1. A Room in Town (1982) The last film to watch from my Jacques Demy criterion set 1/14/23 2. Legend of the Mountain (1979) Every King Hu film I've seen has been great so I bought this sight unseen 1/14/23 4. Murs Murs (1981) Never met a Varda I didn't like 1/14/23 5. The Round-Up (1966) Got this (and The Red and the White) to fill out an order from Kino Lorber, have been interested in Jansco for a while but never tried 1/14/23 6. Revenge (1990) From one of the World Cinema Sets I own 1/14/23 14. The Baron of Arizona (1950) Sam Peckinpah directing a western with Vincent Price, what's not to like 2/8/24 Other: 7. Coeur Fidele (1923) A french silent from a filmmaker I've liked several shorts from 1/14/23 9. High School (1969) I've seen several of Frederick Wisemen's films and liked them a lot, but he has so many it's kind of daunting to pick one specifically to watch. So do it for me! 1/14/23 12. A Woman Under the Influence (1974) Love Cassavetes 1/21/23 13. Ran (1985) One of the big Kurosawa's I still need to see - 2/3/24 Deshamed (4): Far From Heaven (2002), To Die For (1995), Two-Lane Blacktop (1971), The Night of the Hunted (1980) Scones are Good fucked around with this message at 00:39 on Mar 2, 2024 |
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Zogo posted:
Paying forward the "oldest movie addition to your list" choice, I've been wanting to watch this for ages but I want to read the novel first. 12. A Woman Under the Influence dir. John Cassavetes (1974) Not exactly breaking any new ground here to say that Rowlands and Falk give two of the best performances on film, but like, come on. Look at this. Two complex, deeply observed characters whose performances feel totally alive and unexpected without ever feeling cheaply improvised. Portrayals of mental instability and anxieties that never fall back on ticks or overt psychoanalyzing. Long scenes and takes that allow tensions to rise and fall naturally. Feels silly to say someone as revered as Cassavetes is underrated in any way but I do think his talents as a visual director can be overlooked by some, the blocking of the actors in the layout of the home is as integral to their arguments as anything else. It's not always glamorous or "impressive" looking but there's a lot more to that than just pointing the camera at someone and you can see that when you compare this to lesser films that have been inspired or influenced by Casssavetes over the years. My List - Ownership Shame: 1. A Room in Town (1982) The last film to watch from my Jacques Demy criterion set - 1/14/23 2. Legend of the Mountain (1979) Every King Hu film I've seen has been great so I bought this sight unseen - 1/14/23 4. Murs Murs (1981) Never met a Varda I didn't like - 1/14/23 5. The Round-Up (1966) Got this (and The Red and the White) to fill out an order from Kino Lorber, have been interested in Jansco for a while but never tried - 1/14/23 6. Revenge (1990) From one of the World Cinema Sets I own - 1/14/23 14. The Baron of Arizona (1950) Sam Peckinpah directing a western with Vincent Price, what's not to like - 2/8/24 Other: 7. Coeur Fidele (1923) A french silent from a filmmaker I've liked several shorts from - 1/14/23 9. High School (1969) I've seen several of Frederick Wisemen's films and liked them a lot, but he has so many it's kind of daunting to pick one specifically to watch. So do it for me! - 1/14/23 13. Ran (1985) One of the big Kurosawa's I still need to see - 2/3/24 15. Wavelength (1967) Finally found a copy of this that's better than the awful video transfer floating around online - 2/16/23 Deshamed (5): Far From Heaven (2002), To Die For (1995), Two-Lane Blacktop (1971), The Night of the Hunted (1980), A Woman Under the Influence (1974) Scones are Good fucked around with this message at 00:40 on Mar 2, 2024 |
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TrixRabbi posted:Imitation of Life (1959) - I adored All That Heaven Allows but somehow that never pushed me into a Sirk kick. A lot of people say this is even better. I don't quite agree with those people but I can see where they're coming from, this is absolutely a great from Sirk. (Also just so you know, I'm pretty sure a restoration of Tropical Malady is coming sooner than later. Might be worth waiting a bit for that, it's a gorgeous film that will really benefit from an update from the DVD that's been around a while. Unless that already happened and I missed it somehow) 2. Legend of the Mountain dir. King Hu (1979) Didn't realize going in this wasn't so much martial arts as it was about ghosts and demons doing magic at eachother using drums. Not a criticism, it rocks, it was just funny realizing that the first jump using wires was two hours into the movie when it happened. Probably the most gorgeous of King Hu's films I've seen yet, it takes every opportunity to luxuriate in long shots of the characters walking through nature and cool buildings. Some extremely expressive use of color using filters, painted sets, and smoke and lots of fun camera tricks with reversed footage. I love that all the way through Yunqing is still just interested in a regular paycheck and goes on his own way. Not my favorite of his films I've seen but still an extremely good one. My List - Ownership Shame: 1. A Room in Town (1982) The last film to watch from my Jacques Demy criterion set - 1/14/23 4. Murs Murs (1981) Never met a Varda I didn't like - 1/14/23 5. The Round-Up (1966) Got this (and The Red and the White) to fill out an order from Kino Lorber, have been interested in Jansco for a while but never tried - 1/14/23 6. Revenge (1990) From one of the World Cinema Sets I own - 1/14/23 14. The Baron of Arizona (1950) Sam Peckinpah directing a western with Vincent Price, what's not to like - 2/8/24 16. Revenge dir. Yermek Shinarbayev (1990) Another unwatched film from one of the criterion World Cinema Project sets I have Other: 7. Coeur Fidele (1923) A french silent from a filmmaker I've liked several shorts from - 1/14/23 9. High School (1969) I've seen several of Frederick Wisemen's films and liked them a lot, but he has so many it's kind of daunting to pick one specifically to watch. So do it for me! - 1/14/23 13. Ran (1985) One of the big Kurosawa's I still need to see - 2/3/24 15. Wavelength (1967) Finally found a copy of this that's better than the awful video transfer floating around online - 2/16/23 Deshamed (6): Far From Heaven (2002), To Die For (1995), Two-Lane Blacktop (1971), The Night of the Hunted (1980), A Woman Under the Influence (1974), Legend of the Mountain (1979)
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Crescent Wrench posted:28. The Passion of Joan of Arc (1928) (added 09-26-23): Universally considered one of silent film's greatest masterpieces. And they're right! Beautiful film. And I'm glad to see your thoughts on A Woman Under the Influence, you're right that its ridiculous people can watch it and miss how far out of it Nick is as well. That's really central to everything about that second part of the film, both when he's at work and has that big party planned. 13. Ran dir. Akira Kurosawa (1985) A movie I've put off just because I know how good it was going to be and its nice to have something to look forward to. There's nothing that matches actually having a bunch of guys in costumes really riding horses and firing real arrows and fire at buildings. At a scale that is truly epic and grandiose in a way that honors the Original King Lear's themes and place in literature. A fun fact: My cat Toru is named after composer Toru Takemitsu, whose work here matches both the epic scope and deep tragedy. The central scene of the castle being destroyed set to his score is one of the crowning achievements of Kurosawa's career. Just a total masterpiece. My List - Ownership Shame: 1. A Room in Town (1982) - The last film to watch from my Jacques Demy criterion set - 1/14/24 4. Murs Murs (1981) - Never met a Varda I didn't like - 1/14/24 5. The Round-Up (1966) - Got this (and The Red and the White) to fill out an order from Kino Lorber, have been interested in Jansco for a while but never tried - 1/14/24 6. Revenge (1990) - From one of the World Cinema Sets I own - 1/14/24 14. The Baron of Arizona (1950) - Sam Peckinpah directing a western with Vincent Price, what's not to like - 2/8/24 16. Alice (1988) - I have this on a DVD I stole from netflix. Also in my last post this spot was accidentally a repeat of Revenge, whoops. - 3/4/24 Other: 7. Coeur Fidele (1923) - A french silent from a filmmaker I've liked several shorts from - 1/14/24 9. High School (1969) - I've seen several of Frederick Wisemen's films and liked them a lot, but he has so many it's kind of daunting to pick one specifically to watch. So do it for me! - 1/14/24 15. Wavelength (1967) - Finally found a copy of this that's better than the awful video transfer floating around online - 2/16/24 17. A New Leaf (1971) - I love Mikey and Nicky, I figure it's about time I got to seeing Elaine May's other films - 3/4/24 Deshamed (7): Far From Heaven (2002), To Die For (1995), Two-Lane Blacktop (1971), The Night of the Hunted (1980), A Woman Under the Influence (1974), Legend of the Mountain (1979), Ran (1985) Scones are Good fucked around with this message at 00:43 on Mar 5, 2024 |
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I view "that sounds neat, now it's your job tell me more about it" as a perfectly valid choosing philosophy. Heavy Metal posted:That's fun to hear about your cat! Aha I'm glad you enjoyed that, here are some pics of him. I promise to include more cat facts when relevant to my assigned movie. Zogo posted:Empire of the Sun - Never got around to seeing all of this one. 1/16/24 "All of this one" implies that you've seen part of it, and I know I personally hate when I leave something interesting half watched for whatever reason. 15. Wavelength dir. Michael Snow (1967) The kind of thing where I feel like you both need to be really knowledgeable about film history and the context this exists in to write about it intelligently, but also all you really need to "get it" is to just watch the thing, it's very direct in what it's doing. A really pure expression of some of my favorite things in film being pushed to their limits: a clear formal conceit used as a jumping off point, a shot that begin in one clear composition that shifts into several very different compositions naturally over time, a very threadbare plot that leaves a lot for the viewer to connect, communicating events through very naturalistic off screen sound when the rising tone isn't being used. The images are quite beautiful in their simplicity: the exposure changes and shows differences in how light is shining into the room and how visible the outside street scene is compared to the interior, the yellow chair eventually becomes more and more prominent as a spot of bright color in the earth tones of the apartment, the signs on the other side of the street are distorted slightly by the old glass of the windows, and at the end the waves in the photo are like being in a whole new place. If you're gonna watch I recommend the HD copy currently on the internet archive, which is a lot better than the most common version that's been floating around online for a while. I found watching it be more immediately engrossing than honestly anything else I've watched in a while, not that I've been on a cold streak or anything like that, it just shows the value of intentionally using duration this way. When a film so strongly announces "this is going to take its time" a viewer can either get with the program and settle in or just give up. My List - Ownership Shame: 1. A Room in Town (1982) - The last film to watch from my Jacques Demy criterion set - 1/14/24 4. Murs Murs (1981) - Never met a Varda I didn't like - 1/14/24 5. The Round-Up (1966) - Got this (and The Red and the White) to fill out an order from Kino Lorber, have been interested in Jansco for a while but never tried - 1/14/24 6. Revenge (1990) - From one of the World Cinema Sets I own - 1/14/24 14. The Baron of Arizona (1950) - Sam Peckinpah directing a western with Vincent Price, what's not to like - 2/8/24 16. Alice (1988) - I have this on a DVD I stole from netflix. - 3/4/24 Other: 7. Coeur Fidele (1923) - A french silent from a filmmaker I've liked several shorts from - 1/14/24 9. High School (1969) - I've seen several of Frederick Wiseman's films and liked them a lot, but he has so many it's kind of daunting to pick one specifically to watch. So do it for me! - 1/14/24 17. A New Leaf (1971) - I love Mikey and Nicky, I figure it's about time I got to seeing Elaine May's other films - 3/4/24 18. The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 (1986) The first is one of my all time favorites and this has Dennis Hopper, but I guess its kinda mixed reputation has scared me off for a while - 3/13/24 Deshamed (8): Far From Heaven (2002), To Die For (1995), Two-Lane Blacktop (1971), The Night of the Hunted (1980), A Woman Under the Influence (1974), Legend of the Mountain (1979), Ran (1985), Wavelength (1967)
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Next Halloween we'll have to designate this thread as an official witches' coven
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Here it is in the right aspect ratio (2.35:1), as well. Interesting that it's on tubi in multiple versions, truly the people's streaming service (assuming you're in the US). (Also I promise I'm going to watch my assigned movie soon, it's just we got a new tv so a DVD hasn't been at the top of my list of what to check out and now I'm in 'end of the month streaming service expiration ' focus mode.)
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