Movie a Day by the Bay
Inspired by Rhys Bell Ding, I am going to try and watch a movie every day for the year. I need to get back to watching movies and I have developed a bad habit of watching movies in pieces, so maybe structuring it like this will force me to get back to watching movies in one sitting.
We'll see how far I make it. Starting tomorrow with YOU'LL JUST HAVE TO WAIT AND FIND OUT. [1-01] Side by Side [1-02] Slumdog Millionaire [1-03] Eraserhead [1-04] Primer [1-05] Mary and Max [1-06] The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920) [1-07] Sherlock, Jr. [1-08] Aziz Ansari: Buried Alive [1-09] Aziz Ansari: Dangerously Delicious [1-10] Nosferatu the Vampyre (1979) [1-11] Aziz Ansari: Intimate Moments for a Sensual Evening [1-12] Guardians of the Galaxy [1-13] The Silence [1-14] Frankenstein (1931) [1-15] The Bride of Frankenstein [1-16] The Invisible Man (1933) [1-17] The Mummy (1932) [1-18] Halloween II (1981) [1-19] Creature from the Black Lagoon [1-20] Clerks [1-21] Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery [1-22] Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me [1-23] Drag Me to Hell & Braindead [1-24] The New York Ripper [1-25] Cabin Fever [1-26] The Burning [1-27] The Blob (1958) [1-28] Bad Taste & Suspiria [1-29] The Blob (1988) [1-30] White Zombie [1-31] The Sacrament [2-01] Birdman & The Burning [2-02] Dark Star [2-03] Red Eye [2-04] Torso [2-05] Possession (1981) & Cannibal Holocaust [2-06] The Abominable Dr. Phibes, The Night Stalker & Alyce Kills [2-07] The Stepfather (1987) & Vampyr [2-08] Pontypool [2-09] X: The Man with the X-Ray Eyes [2-10] All Cheerleaders Die [2-11] The Man from Earth [2-12] Blue Car & This Boy's Life [2-13] Brokeback Mountain & Pierrot le Fou [2-14] The Sweet Hereafter & A Perfect World [2-15] Pontypool [2-16] The Silence of the Lambs [2-17] Ten [2-18] Late Spring, M. Hulot's Holiday & Picnic at Hanging Rock [2-19] Foreign Correspondent [2-20] Rashomon & Naked [2-21] Das Boot [2-22] King of the Zombies [2-23] Ran [2-24] Children of Paradise [2-25] Ali: Fear Eats the Soul [2-26] La Strada [2-27] Sunrise: A Song of Two Humans, Fantastic Voyage & High Noon [2-28] Solaris (1972) [3-01] Con Air & Deep Red [3-02] The Match Factory Girl [3-03] Vertigo & Raise the Red Lantern [3-04] Safety Last! [3-05] The People vs. George Lucas [3-06] The Big Sleep [3-07] The Fog (1980) [3-08] Star Wars [3-09] Under the Skin [3-10] You're Next [3-11] The Others [3-12] Only Lovers Left Alive [3-13] The Prowler & The Phantom of the Opera (1925) [3-14] The Dark Knight [3-15] Three Colors: Blue Incubus Dead Snow Dead Snow 2: Red vs. Dead Classic Albums: Pink Floyd - The Making of The Dark Side of the Moon & Cabin Fever Classic Albums: Queen - The Making of A Night at the Opera Classic Albums: Metallica – Metallica Whiplash Pink Floyd: The Story of Wish You Were Here & Pink Floyd: Live at Pompeii Classic Albums: Elton John - Goodbye Yellow Brick Road This is Spinal Tap Classic Albums: The Band - The Band The Doors & Fargo When You're Strange After this, I missed a day. However, I decided to keep the thread going, posting write-ups for movies whenever I watch them. 20,000 Days on Earth Alien Inside Llewyn Davis It Follows Guardians of the Galaxy All Cheerleaders Die The Guest Scream Terror Train Raiders of the Lost Ark Signs Hatchet Team America: World Police Don't Torture a Duckling Christmas Evil The Texas Chainsaw Massacre 2 |
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Awesome endeavor. Good luck Swan. I would love to join you, but know it would be in vain.
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Oh, and you still better be up for some Office commentaries every couple of weeks. ;)
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Originally Posted by seanc (Post 1229563)
Oh, and you still better be up for some Office commentaries every couple of weeks. ;)
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I get into the habit of watching movies in parts as well. Though one thing i like about cable and commercial breaks, is that if two or three movies i like are on at the same time and have different commercial timing, then i can watch two or three movie simultaneously(doesn't always work out perfect).
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I wish I could watch one a day. On average, I probably do, but that's because I will watch two or three some of the days.
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By the way Swan, we need to do another commentary soon.
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Originally Posted by rauldc14 (Post 1229572)
By the way Swan, we need to do another commentary soon.
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Which bay will you be using to watch movies?
Anyways, good luck. :) |
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Hopefully Bodega Bay
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Originally Posted by Swan (Post 1229574)
Guardians of the Galaxy!
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Well, I wasn't trying to do this because Rhys is going to stop but now that you will, can I join you?
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Originally Posted by Gatsby (Post 1229576)
Which bay will you be using to watch movies?
Anyways, good luck. :) |
Originally Posted by Swan (Post 1229580)
Bay Federal Credit Union
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Originally Posted by neiba (Post 1229579)
Well, I wasn't trying to do this because Rhys is going to stop but now that you will, can I join you?
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Good luck on your movie-watching voyage Swan. :up:
My count for 2014 was 417 movies. Which means I could do one of these kind of threads but because I write my reviews which can sometimes take a while it would end up a bit of a mess. And also I'd want to try and keep some of my scores secret so people couldn't work out what may appear in my new favourite films list that I'm hoping to maybe get done at some point this year. You know, because it will be a really big deal for everyone. :p But yeah I'll definitely be keeping an eye on what you're up to Swan |
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Thanks man! :) It'll be a great year!
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Cool. Just remember that I have you on Letterboxd so I'll know if you're lying :D
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Good luck Swan, I think this is a tough task. I've seen over 500 movies this year, but some days it just doesn't happen. Sure I could do it, but it would really wear me down.
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I thought you saw well over 500 cricket. You were on a torrid pace for quite sometime.
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Good luck Swan! You can do it! :)
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Thanks everyone!
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Good luck :D
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I'm considering piggy backing like a couple people did with Rhys. What do you think?
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Originally Posted by Zotis (Post 1229927)
I'm considering piggy backing like a couple people did with Rhys. What do you think?
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Does this mean movies by the fireplace with Swan will be coming back?
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Originally Posted by rauldc14 (Post 1229985)
Does this mean movies by the fireplace with Swan will be coming back?
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I have no faith in you, Swan. I say this thread is already gathering dust by next week.
I hope you prove me wrong. |
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How rude!
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Originally Posted by Swan (Post 1230005)
How rude!
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Good luck with it, Swan. It sounds easy, especially when you watch a lot of films anyway, but it's not unusual to miss a day.
Looking forward to seeing what you think of the films you've yet to see on the HK 100. |
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I know it will be hard everyone, but even if I can achieve my goal of getting back in the habit of watching movies in one sitting without breaks, this wouldn't have been in vein.
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Swan, are you just going to post a movie and a rating each day, or do you plan to include a few of your thoughts with each film? If you want +rep, I demand the latter. I DEMAND IT!!!!!!
Originally Posted by honeykid (Post 1230035)
Good luck with it, Swan. It sounds easy, especially when you watch a lot of films anyway, but it's not unusual to miss a day.
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Gonna post some thoughts as well.
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Originally Posted by Captain Spaulding (Post 1230055)
HK, you should create one of these threads, except instead of a movie a day, make it a movie a year. I imagine even that would be an uptick for you. ;):D
FYI, I'm watching a film right now. Not properly, of course because I'm on here, but I am. :p |
January 1, 2015:
Side by Side (Christopher Kenneally, 2012) - [REWATCH] http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...ps75c7149d.jpg Extremely interesting documentary about digital vs. film. I thought David Fincher, Greta Gerwig and Danny Boyle provided the best arguments - all for digital. Yeah, I guess this helped me decide I'm probably going to stick with digital in my own filmmaking endeavors. Haters gonna hate. But David Lynch and David Fincher prefer digital, so just listen to me. We should always trust Davids. I love film and would like the work with it someday just to see how it works, but digital seems to be better for what I want to do personally. I feel like the arguments for film were often centered on nostalgia - this is better because it's what we're used to. Which is silly. A few decades from now, it's possible we'll be saying the same thing about digital since that's what a lot of people are growing up seeing now. Overall, there are pros and cons for both, but it seems they are working on fixing the cons of digital. |
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Movie by the Fireplace with Swan will return.
When I'm less insecure about my reviewing abilities. |
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I really enjoyed Side By Side it was quite surprising. If you would have asked me who preferred digital to film between Fincher and Nolan before seeing the doc, I would have guessed the exact opposite. It really is not as simple a question as some would have you think. As someone who lives in a fairly small town with one multiplex, I am pretty glad digital exists. It makes much more available to the masses.
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My favorite thing about it, Sean, was the conclusion at the end of the documentary. It ultimately doesn't really matter how you tell your story, as long as you tell it. In my opinion there have been great movies made on both film and digital. It's how you utilize the medium to tell your story, and tell it with heart and passion, that makes a movie work. Not so much if it's film or digital.
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Originally Posted by Swan (Post 1230450)
My favorite thing about it, Sean, was the conclusion at the end of the documentary. It ultimately doesn't really matter how you tell your story, as long as you tell it. In my opinion there have been great movies made on both film and digital. It's how you utilize the medium to tell your story, and tell it with heart and passion, that makes a movie work. Not so much if it's film or digital.
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My hesitation comes from the fact that I'm already posting everything I'm watching in my own thread. So... I guess it's kind of pointless. I guess I'll just cheer you on instead.
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The thing I found out and found most interesting about Side By Side (which I liked) was that digital introduced another person (the colourist if I remember correctly) who will/might claim ownership of a film. Unless I'm not remembering it correctly, there was already a guy in the documentary who, in essence, said "I'm the last person to touch the film. I'm the person who decides how it looks in the cinema."
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Yeah they showed a couple of those folks. I wouldn't have remembered what they were called, but that is in this doc.
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Colorists are definitely important.
I was amazed to learn Drive was shot digitally. I always assumed it was film. |
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I've also seen Side By Side a few weeks ago. It's pretty interesting. I'm personally very open-minded about the debate "film vs digital". Both can look fantastic when done well and both can be total crap.
Film of course has that romantic and nostalgic aura around it and there's nothing cooler than seeing a director playing around with film stock, but I think we're evolving to a status where it ultimately doesn't really matter anymore what you use to tell your story or show your thing. The rise of digital filmmaking has given us a whole new range of different tools, but ultimately the only thing that's really important is in which way those tools are used and for what purpose. |
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Well said, sir.
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That sounds like a cool documentary, will have to check it out. :)
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Been on Netflix for a while Blue Lion, if you have streaming.
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So let's start the challenge! I'll try to update this everyday from now on with a description of my feelings towards the movie. I didn't post yesterday because I am in a all-day singing course that it will last until the 4th so I don't have much time. However, I brought my Ipad so I won't stop watching movies!
01-01-2015 Tengoku to jigoku a.k.a. High and Low Akira Kurosawa 1963 143 min. http://a.imageshack.us/img198/4126/highandlow.jpg My first movie of 2015, my first movie by Kurosawa and a great way to start the year! I feel like I just attended to one year of cinema university! The first half of the movie is a masterpiece from the dramatic and technical point of view! It reminded me a lot of 12 Angry Men in some parts. The second half is a very well paced crime thriller with an absolute control over the script and with moments of amazing cinematography! The acting is great from everyone involved specially from the main character! He changes your opinion of himself during the movie in an outstanding way! I can't way to watch more Kurosawa! 02-01-2015 Une femme est une femme a.k.a. A Woman is a Woman Jean Luc Godard 1961 85 min. http://www.filmsofevillights.org/blo...ard_AWIAW1.jpg This is would be amazing as a 30 minute short! It's extreme Nouvelle Vague so it's 1 hour and a half of style over a very small content! It has some brechtian parts that seem out of context but that give it an amazing touch, the colours are amazing, the soundtrack is daring and inventive and Anna Karina is simply beautiful! It gets a bit hard to watch after a while but it's a great experience overall! |
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Kurasawa and Godard <3
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I have a huge pile of movies more my type ready to watch and rewatch. Tonight, however, my dad wanted to watch something we all could enjoy - including my mother. So we went with...
January 2, 2015: Slumdog Millionaire (Danny Boyle, 2009) - [REWATCH] http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...ps0daa2bd1.jpg When this came out, it knocked me off my boots. I was in love with it for a good bit of time. I still think it has many great qualities. It has a fantastic energy to it and I love Anthony Dod Mantle's camerawork. However, I guess I must have changed as a person because rewatching it now for the first time since it came out, the flaws really showed through. It's a little bit hokey (if you can get sucked in it works, though), and the acting isn't great in more than a few parts. The score that I once couldn't stop listening to on my iPod now feels like it distracts from the film. Maybe I'm getting to be a boring, cynical adult. I don't know. I still like the movie, as you can tell by my rating. Like I said there's a lot to enjoy in it. I'm a fan of Dev Patel and Frieda Pinto needs to do more work because she's gorgeous and talented. But it's not the perfect masterpiece I believed it was when I was 16. |
Glad you loved High and Low; I saw it a couple months ago and gave it the same rating.
I also liked Slumdog a lot, and I can't understand the hate. |
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I haven't seen Slumdog since its release. I remember liking but not loving it. I was put off by the gameshow mechanic, I think hokey is a good word for that aspect of the film.
Haven't seen either of yours Neiba, but I am looking forward to High And Low as part of my 60's viewing. |
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I've done over 500 in a year. But yes it's much better to aim for 365 in 365 days, because if you're busy one day you can watch two the next day. And still everything is on track.
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Slumdog Millionaire is an excellent movie, but I wouldn't go so far as to call it a masterpiece. Actually I did enjoy the gameshow aspect because it actually felt really true to what it's probably like in India. I mean the gameshow itself, Who Wants to Be a Millionaire, is pretty cheesy in all it's renditions if you ask me. But I have heard from people from India that there is a lot of corruption in those kind of things. Also, it's like watching the best and worst contestants on the actual show. The people who actually won usually don't say anything out loud to give away their actual thoughts, and I thought it was a very accurate and realistic portrayal of someone who potentially could actually win on that show. When he had no clue and used his 50/50, that's exactly how it's done. The people who give away the two options they think it could be are too stupid to realise those are the two options that will be left if they use their 50/50.
It doesn't hold a candle to some of the truly powerful Middle Eastern films, like Turtles Can Fly. Slumdog just doesn't deliver powerfully enough to reach it's full potential, especially considering the content it's focused on. My thoughts anyway... |
Originally Posted by cricket (Post 1231170)
I also liked Slumdog a lot, and I can't understand the hate.
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I hope I didn't come off as too negative with my write-up. I definitely like the film, and it will always represent a special time and place in my life. It brings back some fond memories.
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I wonder if you can abuse that 50/50 system and say it might be the one answer you know it isn't.
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I loved Slumdog Millionaire when it first came out, but it hasn't held up well for me on repeat viewings. I still think it's a very good movie, though.
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03-01-2014 The Theory of Everything James Marsh 2014 123 min. A lovely biography of one of the most loved and recognizable scientists alive, told especially from the point of view of his first wife. First, the good things: The story is beautiful, and even more astonishing for the fact that it actually happened! What Stephen Hawking had to endure to become what he is today and how important was the love of his wife during the whole process is as touching as is admirable! Eddie Redmayne is perfect as Hawking - a true contender to the Best Actor Academy Award - and Felicity Jones is also very well as his wife, delivering a very truthful perfomance. However, there are this filters that look like amateur photo editing programs which make some scenes look totally artificial! Also, the structure seems too focused on the romance at some points and could develop a bit more Hawking's career. Overall, it's a very nice movie with some really emotional moments, fit to every kind of viewer! |
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Am I the only one who can't see the picture neiba posted for The Theory of Everything?
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I thought Theory Of Everything was fine, I am glad I saw it. The best part for me was definitely Redmayne's performance. One thing about the photo filters. Are you referring to the couple of montage scenes? Those were made to look like old home movies. Not sure if this is what you were talking about.
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Originally Posted by Zotis (Post 1231426)
Am I the only one who can't see the picture neiba posted for The Theory of Everything?
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Originally Posted by seanc (Post 1231437)
I thought Theory Of Everything was fine, I am glad I saw it. The best part for me was definitely Redmayne's performance. One thing about the photo filters. Are you referring to the couple of montage scenes? Those were made to look like old home movies. Not sure if this is what you were talking about.
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Originally Posted by Zotis (Post 1231426)
Am I the only one who can't see the picture neiba posted for The Theory of Everything?
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Originally Posted by Swan (Post 1231177)
Still, I don't really get all the hate either - it's a sweet, humble film and a good watch. :shrug:
Has anyone who's seen The Theory Of Everything also seen Hawking? |
Originally Posted by honeykid (Post 1231599)
Sweet? It's a horrible film.
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Originally Posted by honeykid (Post 1231599)
Has anyone who's seen The Theory Of Everything also seen Hawking?
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Originally Posted by Swan (Post 1231600)
You don't find children being kidnapped and blinded sweet?
Originally Posted by mark f (Post 1231606)
Yes. I give them both . Hawking is more interesting and more informative, but Eddie Redmayne is really good as Hawking, especially in the last half of Theory.
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I'm sure The Theory of Everything is a decent movie, but I have no interest in seeing it.
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04-01-2015 Annie Hall Woody Allen 1977 93 min. I never understood all the hype around Woody Allen so I watched this because most people say it's his best work. Well, it has its moments and it's definitely unique on its own way but I didn't find anything special about it. I can see why it's so admired and it made me laugh at some scenes (which is really rare) but for a 90 minute movie it had too much boring moments! Acting is great, Diane Keaton and Allen are great as the dysfunctional couple in a very dysfunctional movie, the editing is very good, it's original is many ways but I didn't like the pacing very much. Still a good watch though I'm not sure I would rewatch it! |
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What other Woody Allen films have you watched? Annie Hall is nowhere near his best for me
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Annie Hall is my favorite Woody Allen. I think it's far and away his funniest film. It's also the first Allen film I ever watched, so I hadn't yet grown weary of Allen's neurotic shtick. Blue Jasmine, The Purple Rose of Cairo, and Hannah and Her Sisters are the other Allen films I'd most recommend.
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Hannah and Her Sisters is definitely one of his best and probably his most well-written. I love the script of that to death.
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Crimes and Misdemeanors is Woody's best work, Neiba. Watch that film. ;)
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January 3, 2015:
Eraserhead (David Lynch, 1977) - + [REWATCH] http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...ps0b7ac29d.jpg This is one of my favorite flicks. It's a wonderful surrealist poem and the black and white is stunning to watch. I love Lynch and you'd think he would be in my top three favorite directors of all-time, but he's not. He might make top ten, top 20 for sure, but anyone who knows my taste would think Lynch must be at the top. I can't explain why he's not. I do think he's a surrealist genius. He has an insanely wonderful imagination. I'd love to meet him. We'd get along well. I looked it up on Wiki and this is listed as a body horror film. It makes sense, but I've only recently really started thinking about that subgenre, after watching some more Cronenberg flicks and loving them. I guess I love body horror. |
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Wish you had liked Annie Hall more Neiba. It is my favorite of his. You gotta be on board with the dialogue and neuroses when watching Allen because that is what he offers for sure.
Swan, 365 movies to choose this year and this is #3. At least rewatch Star Wars or something. ;) |
Originally Posted by seanc (Post 1231843)
Swan, 365 movies to choose this year and this is #3. At least rewatch Star Wars or something. ;)
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Originally Posted by Swan (Post 1231844)
That is not a bad idea.
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That would be epic.
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Originally Posted by BlueLion (Post 1231792)
What other Woody Allen films have you watched? Annie Hall is nowhere near his best for me
It's not a lot, I know, but his style is not for me...
Originally Posted by Cobpyth (Post 1231834)
Crimes and Misdemeanors is Woody's best work, Neiba. Watch that film. ;)
Originally Posted by seanc (Post 1231843)
Wish you had liked Annie Hall more Neiba. It is my favorite of his. You gotta be on board with the dialogue and neuroses when watching Allen because that is what he offers for sure.
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05-01-2015 In a Lonely Place Nicholas Ray 1950 94 min. http://auteurs.s3.amazonaws.com/note...masparagus.jpg One of the nominations for the Noir HoF and a real contender for the winning! Bogart is amazing as always and Gloria Grahame was a very nice surprise! She might not be the typical femme fatale I thought she would be considering the first 20 minutes of the movie but she turns into a really special, sensible woman without losing the strenght a femme fatale should have! It's extremely well paced, the story is interesting and it keeps you guessing till the very last second! And the ending is one of the most beautiful I've seen in a Noir! |
Originally Posted by seanc (Post 1231845)
I have been thinking we should try to plan a commentary for them with Raul, since he has to see them this year. I didn't mean all at once BTW.
Anyways, Star Wars, Alien, Blade Runner will all be first time watches this year. Yeah, I'm behind. |
Originally Posted by rauldc14 (Post 1232149)
You realize I would have no clue of whats going on right?:p
Anyways, Star Wars, Alien, Blade Runner will all be first time watches this year. Yeah, I'm behind. |
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Doing a Star Wars commentary might be a laugh. So long as we're talking proper Star Wars and not the prequels.
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Originally Posted by honeykid (Post 1232164)
Doing a Star Wars commentary might be a laugh. So long as we're talking proper Star Wars and not the prequels.
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January 4, 2015:
Primer (Shane Carruth, 2004) - [REWATCH] http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...psddff3097.jpg Primer isn’t everyone’s cup of coffee, but for me it’s the perfect blend. When talking about films that I personally connect with, Primer is one of the first films that come to my mind. It's a flawed film for sure, but that comes with the territory of being a $7,000 directorial debut by someone without any previous experience in filmmaking. In fact, with that in mind, I personally consider Shane Carruth - who directed, wrote, starred, produced, composed the score, and sound edited the film - something of a filmmaking genius. He's one of my filmmaking heroes, because he is a one man moviemaking machine. And I feel Primer is the perfect example of genius in terms of low-budget creativity in storytelling. Using $7,000 dollars and almost no special effects, Carruth manages to tell a believable, engaging, intelligent and thought-provoking time travel film by very economical means. I've read criticisms of the film and none of them have changed my personal feelings toward it. I love it wholeheartedly and it's one of those films I can watch an endless amount of times and still love. There's just something about it. It appeals to my sensibilities in nearly every way. http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...pscb19abff.jpg Unfortunately, unless it looks like a movie you would like, don't expect a recommendation from me. I would recommend it to engineers and mathematicians and scientists more than anyone. I recommended it to my mechanical engineer cousin and he dug it. But cinephiles always seem to focus too much on it's flaws and don't just try to enjoy the experience. And it's all about the experience of the film. I am close to understanding the film - as much as you can. Carruth purposefully leaves out some information so it's impossible to know 100% what's going on. But personally, I don't care that much to figure it out. That's a fun little game, but whenever I watch it, I just sit back and let the film take me over. I experience it's magic. It's inspires me in every way. http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...psf35eb432.jpg I wish I will one day make something as creative and intellectually stimulating. But if I never do, I can always just watch Primer. |
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Not a fan of Primer or Upstream Color.
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I love them both. I'll be devastated if Carruth takes another 9 years to make his next film.
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January 5, 2015:
Mary and Max (Adam Elliot, 2009) - + [REWATCH] http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f1...ps0d6ce4c0.jpg Greatly unique stop-motion film. I'm a huge stop-motion fan, have been ever since my father introduced me to Harryhausen (who remains my biggest hero) when I was a kid. It's by far my favorite animation style. It's unfortunate that there aren't that many stop-motion films out there. This is one of the best of that small bunch. It's is endlessly quotable and has an incredible charm to it. |
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I'm probably going to check out Primer and Upstream Color this year. Many cinephiles I respect have said that Carruth is an extremely promising new cinematic force.
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06-01-2015 Pickup on South Street Samuel Fuller 1953 80 min. http://m00ch.files.wordpress.com/201...pg?w=500&h=281 A very solid noir with a bit of Cold War paranoia that gives it a great touch, and with a beautiful soundtrack! The acting is quite good, and the hero is a very likable character! The main plot holds very well and it keeps you interested all the way through! The romance is not very believable and the ending let me down a bit but overall is a good film! |
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Wow neiba, it's already June where you are? ;)
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He used that time machine from Primer.
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Ahahah! Damn time zones shifting! No wonder I've so much Jet Lag! :p
Thanks Swan, I corrected it! :) |
06-01-2015 (second of the day) Modern Times Charles Chaplin 1936 87 min. My first Chaplin movie (I even feel embarrassed saying this). I knew he was a master in physical humour and a big name in cinema's history but I just wasn't expecting this - the man was a genious!!! It has so many incredible details and timeless jokes and the music is used so so well, making words be completely irrelevant! Chaplin is beyond perfect and Paulette Godard was a really pleasant surprise - I almost can't remember the last time I felt so attracted to an actress on screen as with her on this! Full of very clever social critic and unforgettable scenes (the one where he sings made me laugh so hard), this stamped a smile on my face that will last for hours! :) + |
Re: Movie a Day by the Bay
Modern Times and City Lights both did nothing for me. I will have to watch my third Chaplin soon, but those are widely known as his two best, so he may not be for me.
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Re: Movie a Day by the Bay
Originally Posted by neiba (Post 1233220)
06-01-2015 (second of the day) Modern Times Charles Chaplin 1936 87 min. My first Chaplin movie (I even feel embarrassed saying this). I knew he was a master in physical humour and a big name in cinema's history but I just wasn't expecting this - the man was a genious!!! It has so many incredible details and timeless jokes and the music is used so so well, making words be completely irrelevant! Chaplin is beyond perfect and Paulette Godard was a really pleasant surprise - I almost can't remember the last time I felt so attracted to an actress on screen as with her on this! Full of very clever social critic and unforgettable scenes (the one where he sings made me laugh so hard), this stamped a smile on my face that will last for hours! :) + |
Re: Movie a Day by the Bay
Have you seen any Buster Keaton films, neiba?
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