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Post by svsg on May 9, 2009 16:57:48 GMT
I think Kino's idea's good. I would be posting here especially when I have to ask for people's opinion on some film/trailer, without having to open a dedicated thread for it.
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Post by Blib on May 9, 2009 21:29:00 GMT
I like this idea too. Just recently I had a question for Capo about Popeye Doyle and didn't know where to post it.
Now I have a place to post this...
I've always had movie marathons with my youngest brother. He is visiting from Colorado in a week and we have two and a half days to watch as many movies as possible. Our lineup consists of movies that either one of us has seen and want the other to watch, or movies both of us have wanted to see for a long time. Here is our lineup so far, in no particular order:
* = Movies I've seen ** = Movies my brother has seen
The Devil's Backbone The French Connection Mean Streets Das Boot Dial M For Murder *The Elephant Man *Trainspotting *The Red Circle *Battle of Algiers **Sword of Doom **Hotel Rwanda **Harakiri **Duel **A Clockwork Orange
This is our backup list in case we actually watch all 14 of those above (doubtful).
*3:10 to Yuma *Barton Fink *Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas Bad Taste
We've been planning this for a while now, so I'm very excited!
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Post by Jenson71 on May 11, 2009 22:49:24 GMT
My plan by June 16th is to write a review over a movie that I would be proud to submit and defend here.
I just have to pick out a movie. I would kind of like it to be something I've never seen before. Maybe 1900, or Diary of a Country Priest. I'm open to suggestions.
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Post by Kino on May 11, 2009 23:04:06 GMT
I've always had movie marathons with my youngest brother. He is visiting from Colorado in a week and we have two and a half days to watch as many movies as possible. I'd recommend that you guys do everything in your power to make sure you guys watch these:
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Post by Capo on May 11, 2009 23:04:20 GMT
I've always had movie marathons with my youngest brother. He is visiting from Colorado in a week and we have two and a half days to watch as many movies as possible. Our lineup consists of movies that either one of us has seen and want the other to watch, or movies both of us have wanted to see for a long time. Here is our lineup so far, in no particular order: Very cool. I'd love to do something like that. The film responsible for me getting into films seriously. I recorded it by chance (I don't know how much by chance it was, which means I may have already been partly "into" film) on the eve of the 2000 Oscars, watched it the day after, and it was amazing. My instant love of Gene Hackman and my introduction into The Godfather led me to The Conversation and other gangster movies... into Scorsese, and in turn into the French New Wave. Godard... Fellini... Kurosawa... beyond. Enjoy.
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Post by Kino on May 11, 2009 23:05:52 GMT
My plan by June 16th is to write a review over a movie that I would be proud to submit and defend here. I just have to pick out a movie. I would kind of like it to be something I've never seen before. Maybe 1900, or Diary of a Country Priest. I'm open to suggestions. Viridiana The Flowers of St. Francis Winter Light Ordet
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Post by Kino on May 11, 2009 23:09:07 GMT
My plan by June 16th is to write a review over a movie that I would be proud to submit and defend here. I just have to pick out a movie. I would kind of like it to be something I've never seen before. Maybe 1900, or Diary of a Country Priest. I'm open to suggestions. Viridiana The Flowers of St. Francis Winter Light Ordet -at least the first episode of The Decalogue -A Short Film About Killing Hmm, my strongest recommendation would probably be The Decalogue (or as much of it you watch by the deadline of a couple of days before June 16).
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Post by Blib on May 12, 2009 4:29:06 GMT
I'd recommend that you guys do everything in your power to make sure you guys watch these: Those two are at the top of our list. I'm looking forward to seeing The Battle of Algiers a second time, and Harakiri for the first time. The French Connection is also one of our top priorities, mostly because of Capo's love for the film. I can hardly wait to watch all of these!
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Post by Blib on May 12, 2009 4:32:30 GMT
My plan by June 16th is to write a review over a movie that I would be proud to submit and defend here. I just have to pick out a movie. I would kind of like it to be something I've never seen before. Maybe 1900, or Diary of a Country Priest. I'm open to suggestions. That should be interesting with it being a movie you've never seen before. It might take you several tries to find that perfect movie to defend. I'm looking forward to seeing what you choose.
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Post by Kino on May 12, 2009 21:11:55 GMT
I'd like to see more steady work when it comes to handheld cinematography.
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Post by Capo on May 13, 2009 9:18:07 GMT
You mean less "look at me" aggression? I agree; there's no real reason why handheld should denote "gritty fly-on-wall docu-drama realism". I think of stuff like Narc.
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Post by svsg on May 13, 2009 18:28:59 GMT
I'd like to see more steady work when it comes to handheld cinematography. Can you expand a bit?
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Post by Kino on May 13, 2009 20:24:11 GMT
You mean less "look at me" aggression? Mostly for the reason below (i.e., realism), but this, too. I have an inkling cinematographers or camera operators want their work to be noticed regardless if the style matches everything else about the film. This is the rationale that rubs me the wrong way the most. The notion that the film becomes "more real" and does away with artifice simply by employing a pseudo-documentary aesthetic. And by that their work automatically has gravitas. (For some reason they also think every documentary is shot shakycam.) I'd like to see more steady work when it comes to handheld cinematography. Can you expand a bit? I meant the style of excessively shaky framing and shooting. Handheld has been around forever, but DPs and operators back in the day tried to keep it as steady as possible except in situations in which the action or characters moved quickly or to reflect some emotional or mental state. Now, it seems like they move and shake the framing with extra oomph just to even if it doesn't match the scene in any way. Example: nice, calm conversation between two characters and the framing is frantic. Oh, and the quick slight zooms in and out for no apparent reason irritate the fuck out of me like in The Shield and Arrested Development which are, despite the camera work, two shows that I'm a fan of.
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Post by Kino on May 13, 2009 20:29:52 GMT
I like the handheld work of Emmanuel Lubezki and Christopher Doyle. I don't dislike excessive shaky framing all the time. It works in Friday Night and Chungking Express, for example.
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Post by svsg on May 13, 2009 20:43:54 GMT
As a big production, if you had access to cranes, dollies etc, are there some circumstances** where you would prefer hand-held over those equipment for a steady shot?
**not circumstances forced upon by location/physical constraints like shooting within a small confined place or following someone up a hill or stuff like that, but aesthetically speaking...
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Post by Kino on May 13, 2009 20:47:39 GMT
As a big production, if you had access to cranes, dollies etc, are there some circumstances** where you would prefer hand-held over those equipment for a steady shot? You mean use a handheld for a steady shot?
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Post by svsg on May 13, 2009 20:49:36 GMT
Yes.
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Post by Kino on May 13, 2009 20:51:56 GMT
I'm sure there would be instances in which I would, sure. I'm not absolutely against handheld. For most situations for a steady shot, I'd imagine I'd go with setting that bad boy on a tripod, though.
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Post by svsg on May 13, 2009 21:10:45 GMT
As soon as I asked my question, I started wondering how fast can you move/operate those dollies - maybe rapid movement is not possible with those?? I
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Post by svsg on May 25, 2009 1:44:47 GMT
Is Angels and Demons a sequel or prequel of DaVinci code? Or are they unrelated? I've seen DaVinci Code, but my wife hasn't seen it. We are planning to watch it in a couple of hours' time and I want to know if this movie requires one to have watched Davinci code?
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