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Split between seeing Lincoln and Life of Pi this weekend with the family. Any advice from someone who has seen both?
Lincoln is awfully dry/talky. I loved it, but I'd say it's the kind of movie that's best to see by yourself so you can really focus. I have a hard time REALLY focusing when I watch movies with my friends/family, so I tend to watch movies like Lincoln by myself. I haven't seen Life of Pi yet obviously, but judging from the previews and such, it seems like the perfect family movie.
Bishop or problem dog, have you guys seen The Sessions yet? John Hawkes is in a dead heat with Michael Fassbender for the title of my favorite actor at the moment.
Bishop or problem dog, have you guys seen The Sessions yet? John Hawkes is in a dead heat with Michael Fassbender for the title of my favorite actor at the moment.
Not yet, I might download that is weekend. Hawkes has been on fire lately, I was glad to see him pop up in Lincoln. I had no idea he was in it before I saw it.
Fun fact, my house in Atlanta was scouted as a potential location for Contagion. It would have been Hawkes' character's house. I would have geeked out so hard if that had panned out.
Bishop or problem dog, have you guys seen The Sessions yet? John Hawkes is in a dead heat with Michael Fassbender for the title of my favorite actor at the moment.
Fun fact, my house in Atlanta was scouted as a potential location for Contagion. It would have been Hawkes' character's house. I would have geeked out so hard if that had panned out.
I have not, but I'm wanting to see it just because of John Hawkes, so it's pretty high up on my "to see" list. And I agree, Fassebender and Hawkes are two of the very best at what they're doing in a while. I really love everything I see them do. Unfortunately, Hawkes isn't a very young guy for such an up and comer, and I see him getting more of the John Cazale treatment of small but important roles in great films. I don't see him as a leading man, on the commercial Hollywood level, at least. Fassbender has it all, though... he has a limitless upside to his career and for that I say that he's probably the one, right now.
Post by problem dog on Jan 11, 2013 19:16:54 GMT -5
I was thinking about Hunger the other day and wanting to rewatch it, which is something I never thought would happen. GREAT quacking movie, but I felt physically wrung out the first time I saw it. Fassbender is going to have a hell of a career.
I have not, but I'm wanting to see it just because of John Hawkes, so it's pretty high up on my "to see" list. And I agree, Fassebender and Hawkes are two of the very best at what they're doing in a while. I really love everything I see them do. Unfortunately, Hawkes isn't a very young guy for such an up and comer, and I see him getting more of the John Cazale treatment of small but important roles in great films. I don't see him as a leading man, on the commercial Hollywood level, at least. Fassbender has it all, though... he has a limitless upside to his career and for that I say that he's probably the one, right now.
Steve McQueen's next film, Twelve Years A Slave, is going to be insane. It's shooting right now, I'm geeking out about it. It's about a slave and stars, among others, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Fassbender, Brad Pitt, Paul Giamatti, Paul Dano, Benedict Cumberbatch, Garret Dillahunt (who, full circle, was the police guy in Winter's Bone), Michael Kenneth Williams (AKA Omar from The Wire). Truly an all-star cast.
It's going to be so, so good. McQueen is EASILY the most underrated director working right now. Hunger was a work of genius, and Shame was brilliant as well.
Post by itrainmonkeys on Jan 11, 2013 19:49:49 GMT -5
Anyone heard of this? I just saw the trailer for it and I can't wait to see it. Same director as the movie "Rubber" which blew my mind. Just so strange.
I really didn't like "Rubber", but I thought it could have been something special in a mid 80s b-horror sort of way. I just really didn't enjoy that movie much. Admittedly, I've not seen anything else (to my knowledge) from the director, and I do kind of respect the attempt of "Rubber"... I'll likely see this.
Paul Thomas Anderson not getting nominated for best director and The Master not getting nominated for Best Picture surely must be some kind of joke. Or, more likely, his/its absence must have some BS political reason behind it.
Alas I have not seen The Master yet, but I look forward to it - Love PTA. I will say that I strongly doubt there were political reasons behind it. Anderson is an Academy darling and has already been nominated five times - three for There Will Be Blood, and for Magnolia and Boogie Nights. And that movie was about the porn industry. So they may have screwed up, but I don't think they had it in for him or the movie. Just my opinion.
I'm watching my first Bergman film besides The Seventh Seal so that SFA will quit calling me weird for asking him about films and recommendations from his favorite director.
I love that you're giving more Bergman a try, but this is not the best one to jump off from. Monika was just a chance for Bergman to show the world how hot his girlfriend was and get Europe to confront nudity on the screen. Good causes, I'll grant you, but...
Try Persona or The Silence next. Or Fanny and Alexander even - it's slightly more straightforward.
Post by FuzzyWarbles on Jan 11, 2013 21:54:20 GMT -5
Thats basically what i got out of Summer With Monica. Hot girl in beautiful locations that were shot great. I believe Persona or The Silence will be the next Bergman film I pick from Netflix. I hate to jump to the end of a trilogy with The Silence, but it came highly recommended and I've seen it described as truly rememberable.
Jurrasic Park 4 just got a release date. I'm markin out so hard right now. So excited. It's probably gonna be during Roo 2014, guess Ill have to wait a few extra days. The JP series is right up there with Indy for me. Now KRosko you've seen JP right?
You've seen Jurassic Park 3 right?
Jurassic Park 3 is nowhere near as bad as The Lost World.
Also, I just watched Silver Linings Playbook and have to say I really enjoyed it. An oscar film? Maybe so, maybe not. It probably won't win much, if anything at all, but still a great movie in a year full of great movies.
I love that you're giving more Bergman a try, but this is not the best one to jump off from. Monika was just a chance for Bergman to show the world how hot his girlfriend was and get Europe to confront nudity on the screen. Good causes, I'll grant you, but...
I recommend he start off with some Bergman early more studio controlled work first. As to give him a sense of his evolution as film maker. I actually recommended Smiles of a Summer Night but stuff gets lost when chat is going fast.
Either way, I recommended Smiles because it was a milestone for him in the film festival circuit and game him a lot more independence to work on the projects he wanted. Which brought such a string of awesomeness that every director in the world should be envious.
Personally, I wouldn't recommend starting off with Persona. If only to get a better felling of his general style and themes before jumping into what many consider his masterpiece. But maybe that's just me.
Also, nobody is giving any love to Wild Strawbetties? I love that one.
EDIT: Don't worry about jumping into The Silence, it's a thematic trilogy, not an ongoing story. But all 3 are worth seeing.
This is true. I recommended watching all there close together because they share similar themes. Watch them any way you want, If I had to order them: Through a Glass Darkly The Silence Winter Light
These are also when he began using Sven Nykvist as his cinematographer. When you watch The Silence pay attention to the hall way shots in the hotel. Kubrick gives them obvious homage in The Shining.
Saw Zero Dark Thirty tonight and really loved it! Wasn't expecting to be as blown away as everyone else has been as I didn't take to The Hurt Locker when that was receiving all the accolades in the world but the film is fantastic.
I have to say that Bigelow really built a level of intensity from the outset that gave even the quietest of moments of the film a gripping tone. Though I felt the film's length around the mid way point it quickly picked up and then peaked with a flat out awesome final 40 minutes. For me there wasn't really a weak point about the film to speak of
No, but I'm interested... actually I'm more interested now that I've seen such mixed response to it. When I thought it was a straight up crime drama, I had little interest (given the director). I'll check it out when it comes to video.
One down, eight to go. We made Life of Pi our Saturday night family movie. It was enjoyed by all five of us. I thought the actor playing Pi did an excellent job, and the effects were awesome.
I came here to post something about Gangster Squad, and I'm sorry if this ruins it for you, but...so disappointing IMO. Had a ton of potential with a solid cast, but the plot/writing just doesn't give them any room to really work. Very rushed storyline. However, if you guys have a different opinion after seeing it I'd love to hear it because I really wanted to like it, I just couldn't.
I came here to post something about Gangster Squad, and I'm sorry if this ruins it for you, but...so disappointing IMO. Had a ton of potential with a solid cast, but the plot/writing just doesn't give them any room to really work. Very rushed storyline. However, if you guys have a different opinion after seeing it I'd love to hear it because I really wanted to like it, I just couldn't.
I heard it's very muh style over substance and that even then the style isn't much to write home about.
That's the perfect description for it. It tries so hard to be noir and it just fails to be anymore than some cool visuals at times. Sacrifices far too much. There's no mystery, no intrigue, no complexity.
Persona! Watch Persona, then watch it again. Maybe a third time, too.
EDIT: Don't worry about jumping into The Silence, it's a thematic trilogy, not an ongoing story. But all 3 are worth seeing.
Persona is one of my all time favorite movies. So I agree watch it!
Also, Through a Glass Darkly, Wild Strawberries, Smiles of a Summer Night (if you want something a little lighter), Cries and Whispers...actually just about anything. I also like some of the later things a lot, like Scenes from a Marriage.
And if you like all these things buy Liv Ullman's autobiography. It's great too!
dude that's awesome.
