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Post by jrod on Jul 15, 2009 22:43:12 GMT
High and Low and Samurai Rebellion will be seen before the weekend is over
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Post by quentincompson on Jul 17, 2009 5:31:56 GMT
yea I liked it but I would guess I wouldnt if I watched it again.
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Post by ronnierocketago on Jul 17, 2009 14:38:05 GMT
20 Most Anticipated Movies Still to Come In 2009 - by RopeofSilicon.com20. The Invention of Lying (Ricky Gervais) 19. Ninja Assassin (Brad likes James McTeigue) 18. Green Zone (Matt Damon, Paul Greengrass together again in Iraq) 17. Bright Star (Jane Campion) 16. A Serious Man (Coens) 15. Ponyo (Miyazaki is back) 14. Shutter Island (do we need to say his name?) 13. The Wolfman (Benicio Del Toro) 12. The Lovely Bones (Peter Jackson returns) 11. The Princess and the Frog (Disney’s “black princess”) 10. Broken Embraces (Pedro Almodovar and Penelope Cruz) 09. 9 (the animated one) 08. Sherlock Holmes (Robert Downey, Jr. one presumes) 07. Funny People (Apatow and Sandler) 06. Antichrist (sitting through it has become a requirement) 05. The Road (Viggo Mortensen, Cormac McCarthy) 04. The Informant (Matt Damon and Soderbergh) 03. Inglorious Basterds (Tarantino, Pitt, Nazis) 02. Avatar (Jim Cameron’s first film since….) 01. Nine (Rob Marshall, Daniel Day Lewis – lots of pretty women singing and dancing) www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/20-most-anticipated-movies-left-in-2009
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Post by ronnierocketago on Jul 17, 2009 15:47:36 GMT
I would also add Wes Anderson's long-in-production "Fantastic Mr. Fox"
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Post by Omar on Jul 17, 2009 17:02:20 GMT
Or "Where the Wild Things Are" !!!
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Post by RNL on Jul 17, 2009 18:32:02 GMT
20 Most Anticipated Movies Still to Come In 2009 - by RopeofSilicon.com20. The Invention of Lying (Ricky Gervais) 19. Ninja Assassin (Brad likes James McTeigue) 18. Green Zone (Matt Damon, Paul Greengrass together again in Iraq) 17. Bright Star (Jane Campion) 16. A Serious Man (Coens) 15. Ponyo (Miyazaki is back) 14. Shutter Island (do we need to say his name?) 13. The Wolfman (Benicio Del Toro) 12. The Lovely Bones (Peter Jackson returns) 11. The Princess and the Frog (Disney’s “black princess”) 10. Broken Embraces (Pedro Almodovar and Penelope Cruz) 09. 9 (the animated one) 08. Sherlock Holmes (Robert Downey, Jr. one presumes) 07. Funny People (Apatow and Sandler) 06. Antichrist (sitting through it has become a requirement) 05. The Road (Viggo Mortensen, Cormac McCarthy) 04. The Informant (Matt Damon and Soderbergh) 03. Inglorious Basterds (Tarantino, Pitt, Nazis) 02. Avatar (Jim Cameron’s first film since….) 01. Nine (Rob Marshall, Daniel Day Lewis – lots of pretty women singing and dancing) www.ropeofsilicon.com/article/20-most-anticipated-movies-left-in-2009 I'll be watching all of these except for #19, but missing from this list are: The White Ribbon Face Splice Agora Tetro Mother The Dust of Time 35 Shots of Rum (which is out now, I just haven't seen it yet) Adoration Hadewijch 24 City Wild Grass Manure Nymph Thirst Enter the Void ...of the Dead (why the balls doesn't this have a title yet?) Life During Wartime 36 Views from the Pic Saint-Loup Halloween 2 I Come with the Rain The Boxand yes, both Where the Wild Things & Fantastic Mr FoxWeird they left them off. Also, Up isn't out here until October for some reason. Jarmusch's latest isn't out either, though I don't really like the look of it... Kind of curious about Craven's new one too.
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Post by ronnierocketago on Jul 17, 2009 23:36:46 GMT
Really? Interesting. I mean I'm seeing that as well, but that's only because one of the few who didn't cry rape at Zombie's HALLOWEEN (I would call that one a facial). Also, how many horror movies have a random Weird Al cameo? and yes, both Where the Wild Things & Fantastic Mr Fox Be fascinating to see those unique auteurs' take on the much-derided (and mostly perhaps deserving) "kiddie movie" genre, though MR. FOX looks the more traditional safe dance, while THINGS will reportedly go and do its own thing, getting freaky. Weird they left them off. Want my hypothesis? Those projects have been in production for so long, people just forget about them. MR. FOX has been around since 2004 (when it was announced), and well we know the hell Spike Jonze had with THINGS, where WB just about went Renny Harlin on his ass and reshot the whole thing. Does that have any currency? Also, Up isn't out here until October for some reason. Jarmusch's latest isn't out either, though I don't really like the look of it... Kind of curious about Craven's new one too. People forget that Craven directed Meryl Streep to an Oscar nomination. I shit you not.
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Post by RNL on Jul 21, 2009 20:25:47 GMT
...of the Dead (why the balls doesn't this have a title yet?) Ah... Survival of the Dead
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Post by ronnierocketago on Jul 21, 2009 23:02:28 GMT
What the hell is that?
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Post by RNL on Jul 21, 2009 23:17:35 GMT
Romero's new Dead film.
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Post by ronnierocketago on Jul 22, 2009 2:47:10 GMT
Thanks RNL, and I found this fascinating Romero interview, where he decries that his classic NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD was "poorly made", announces a new 3-D version of his awesome DAWN OF THE DEAD (think that NIGHTMARE BEFORE CHRISTMAS re-release) and his whole political geist behind SURVIVAL OF THE DEAD: "It's mainly about tribalism, which I think is what is screwing the world up - tribalism, nationalism, religion -people taking sides. All of my zombie films have had a little touch of that, but this is specifically about it. It's about a feud, a long standing feud between these two old guys on an island, where it should be safe and it's away from most of the chaos that's happening on the mainland. But these two old guys can't stop shooting at each other and that's more important - the feud is more important to them than trying to address the crisis." It's any of these wars that are based on old standing rivalries, whether they're religious, political, family, whatever. It's specifically about that."[/i] www.homepageofthedead.com/
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Post by svsg on Aug 5, 2009 16:12:33 GMT
My netlix top 10 in queue looks like this today:
The Chess Players Umberto D. Army of Shadows Bob Le Flambeur Days of Heaven Landscapes in the Mist Taste of Cherry Pickpocket A Man Escaped Diary of a Country Priest
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Post by Capo on Aug 5, 2009 20:40:44 GMT
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Post by ronnierocketago on Aug 5, 2009 20:59:58 GMT
I think you just gave yourself a justification. Look, that special edition Stanley Kubrick boxset that came out about 2-3 years ago with all those commentaries and remastered and blah....found it at Big Lots for $10. The whole thing, which includes 2001, A CLOCKWORK ORANGE, THE SHINING, FULL METAL JACKET, and EYES WIDE SHUT (including uncensored International cut) I was planning to buy other junk on sale for $3 (like several 007 titles) but I said fuck it and bought that box instead.
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Post by Omar on Aug 5, 2009 22:42:43 GMT
I can't speak for P&P, since I have only seen "Peeping Tom", but I went through Altman's filmography early this year, and I say do it!
FOOL FOR LOVE was an excellent play adaptation. At first the setting reminds you of it's origins, but the film slowly reveals itself, thanks to Altman's interesting use of flashback and perspective. The opening and closing shots are supreme. O.C. AND STIGGS you will probably like the least, but it's a bizarre Altman twist on the rise of 80s teen comedies. I read one comment about it, saying it is what a John Hughes script would look like if it was shot by Godard.
THE LONG GOODBYE, M.A.S.H., and THIEVES LIKE US are all golden to me. I could type more about them, but I would feel like I was just repeating adjectives.
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Post by bobbyreed on Aug 6, 2009 2:00:12 GMT
I can't speak for P&P, since I have only seen "Peeping Tom", but I went through Altman's filmography early this year, and I say do it! You should watch The Red Shoes ASAP!
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Post by Jenson71 on Aug 6, 2009 17:55:48 GMT
Netflix queue:
The Ninth Day Ordet Mirror L'Avventura Les Enfants Terribles Fanny and Alexander Visions of Light Hybrid The Browning Version The Crusades: Crescent and the Cross
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Post by svsg on Aug 6, 2009 19:43:46 GMT
Jenson, do share your thoughts on L'Avventura, when you get to it.
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Post by Kino on Aug 6, 2009 22:17:31 GMT
Netflix queue: The Ninth Day Ordet Mirror L'Avventura Les Enfants Terribles Fanny and Alexander Visions of Light Hybrid The Browning Version The Crusades: Crescent and the Cross Are Ken Loach films on your radar?
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Post by Jenson71 on Aug 6, 2009 22:33:04 GMT
Okay, svsg, I will. I've broken my promises far too often on this board, so it's either comment or leave for ever with no credibility and no dignity.
Ken Loach? Maybe in the future. I've seen The Wind that Shakes the Barley and I want to see it again. Maybe something like Kes I should work on getting to. My aim for now is to watch all the Sight and Sound best movies. I'm about 2/3 through both the directors' and critics' lists.
And then I want to work on going through some key directors (Eisenstein or Fellini or Bresson or Renior or Bergman) or really nail down Italian neorealism or the French New Wave.
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