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It doesn't have to push the boundaries, that's...

It doesn't have to push the boundaries, that's the point! One could argue that the movies as they are now are avant-garde and what we call avant-garde (films that attempt to make film its own thing)...

Forum: Intermission: Miscellaneous Chat 3 days ago

Replies: 47

Do you have a spending problem?

Posted By Mr Minio

Re: Do you have a spending problem?

I have the opposite problem. I spend too little unless I really need something. I mostly pay for food and utilities and that's it.

Forum: Upcoming Movies & Sequels 3 days ago

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Paddington in Peru (2024)

Posted By Mr Minio

Re: Paddington in Peru (2024)

The first two movies were terrible so I'm not looking forward to this.

Forum: General Movie Discussion 4 days ago

Replies: 55

Your favorite sublime, sacred & spiritual films?

Posted By Mr Minio

Re: Your favorite sublime, sacred & spiritual films?

Thanks for ruining my thread, guys.

Forum: General Movie Discussion 4 days ago

Replies: 55

Your favorite sublime, sacred & spiritual films?

Posted By Mr Minio

Oh, you're still going on about watching films...

Oh, you're still going on about watching films high...

Forum: General Movie Discussion 4 days ago

Replies: 55

Your favorite sublime, sacred & spiritual films?

Posted By Mr Minio

B...but it's not even close to Winter Light and...

B...but it's not even close to Winter Light and Ordet.

Forum: General Movie Discussion 5 days ago

Replies: 82,264

Rate The Last Movie You Saw

Posted By Mr Minio

Funny Face (1957) ...

Funny Face (1957)

https://i.imgur.com/I92fzNQl.png

I found another Donen film better than The Pajama Game.

https://i.imgur.com/KQmVe1al.png
https://i.imgur.com/p3ISkzSl.png...

Forum: Actors, Awards, & Directors 5 days ago

Replies: 47

Do you think Terrence Malick is in the same league as Stanley Kubrick?

Posted By Mr Minio

Hard disagree. His late masterpieces are SUBLIME....

Hard disagree. His late masterpieces are SUBLIME. His silents don't even come close.

Most of Ozu's early silents are too derivative of the films by great American filmmakers like Capra and...

Forum: Actors, Awards, & Directors 5 days ago

Replies: 47

Do you think Terrence Malick is in the same league as Stanley Kubrick?

Posted By Mr Minio

Cool beans. For one, I don't necessarily...

Cool beans. For one, I don't necessarily want/expect a good story per se but at the same time, I don't prefer films that are "pure" cinema as I described before. I actually prefer films that combine...

Forum: Actors, Awards, & Directors 5 days ago

Replies: 47

Do you think Terrence Malick is in the same league as Stanley Kubrick?

Posted By Mr Minio

Re: Do you think Terrence Malick is in the same league as Stanley Kubr

So since the essence of cinema is "movement in time" then as long as it is moving in time as something perpetuated in unchanged form, it is cinema and all other things are supplementary. Why would...

Forum: Actors, Awards, & Directors 5 days ago

Replies: 47

Do you think Terrence Malick is in the same league as Stanley Kubrick?

Posted By Mr Minio

:shrug: It is in a sense that championing...

:shrug:

It is in a sense that championing one idea of what art is must downplay other ideas to some extent. Unless you're happy to say that all ideas are "equal" and you just pick one over the...

Forum: Movie Reviews 5 days ago

Replies: 173

The MoFo Musical Countdown - Group Watch

Posted By Mr Minio

Not sure if sarcastic or not. To be clear, I'm...

Not sure if sarcastic or not. To be clear, I'm not saying this character's behavior is commendable.

Forum: Movie Reviews 5 days ago

Replies: 173

The MoFo Musical Countdown - Group Watch

Posted By Mr Minio

I watched the film and TBH I have no idea what...

I watched the film and TBH I have no idea what sexual harassment you see there.

Do you mean the boss dating his employees? How's that sexual harassment? Or do you mean the remark he makes at the...

Forum: Movie Reviews 6 days ago

Replies: 173

The MoFo Musical Countdown - Group Watch

Posted By Mr Minio

Interesting, but this hinges on the want of the...

Interesting, but this hinges on the want of the audience to feel for the characters or connect to them or sympathize with them and watch films as a sort of dream or fantasy rather than as works of...

Forum: Movie Reviews 6 days ago

Replies: 173

The MoFo Musical Countdown - Group Watch

Posted By Mr Minio

How so and what are other examples of movies that...

How so and what are other examples of movies that do that?

Forum: Movie Reviews 6 days ago

Replies: 173

The MoFo Musical Countdown - Group Watch

Posted By Mr Minio

Huh? Seven brides for seven brothers is a great...

Huh? Seven brides for seven brothers is a great musical tho

Forum: Movie Reviews 6 days ago

Replies: 173

The MoFo Musical Countdown - Group Watch

Posted By Mr Minio

That's just f***ing great. Now I must watch it...

That's just f***ing great. Now I must watch it for my dissertation. Just in time before I make a thread asking for more films that romanticize sexual misconduct/rape.

Forum: General Movie Discussion 6 days ago

Replies: 8

Movie Questions Not Worth Creating Another Thread

Posted By Mr Minio

Of course, but ideally with a few years in...

Of course, but ideally with a few years in between.

Forum: General Movie Discussion 6 days ago

Replies: 8

Movie Questions Not Worth Creating Another Thread

Posted By Mr Minio

That's It.

That's It.

Forum: General Movie Discussion 6 days ago

Replies: 8