I haven't seen Jaramusch's
Dead Man since it premiered, and do imagine I would have a far greater appreciation, these decades later, on a rewatch of this cinematic poem.
LOVE this line in your review, Phoenix:
The stark photography often reminds me of a stark skeletal beauty - a moonscape littered with rocks and death, but one that never looks ugly or decomposed.
My experience with Goddard is nearly nonexistent, with the meandering thoughts of
Pierrot le Fou and
Alphaville is one of three films (
Band of Outsiders and
Vivre Sa Vie) that I'm most interested in getting a stronger sense of Jean-Luc.
Though, after reading this,
I love Godard, but Alphaville is one of his weakest films. I've seen 17 Godard films, and Alphaville would be in the bottom 3. I still rated it a 6/10, though.
with ALL the amazing films you've chosen for me that I've been endeared to, I would be tickled by a rainbow of colors if you'd do the pleasure of sharing your thoughts.
I have not seen
All About Eve since I was like thirteen and have forgotten SO MUCH I've been tempted to uncheck it on my List. Or better still, just f@ckin watch this again. lol
I watched Wolf Children (2012) today. This was a good pick for me because I like animated films and I like cute children that look like wolves.
Also, I look like a wolf myself most of the time. I enjoyed this quite a bit. The animation is beautiful and really well done. The character design is cute and the characters are interesting and likeable. It was a nice story and told in an effective way. There are some wonderful, lovely scenes and delightful moments. Somewhat surprisingly, this is the first film I have seen by Mamoru Hosoda. I will have to check out more of his stuff. My guess is that Cricket picked it for me. And if it wasn't Cricket, then it was likely Citizen Rules. Or CosmicRunaway. Or someone else. Anyway, good pick. Glad I watched it.
That line just put a BIG FAT grin on my face.
I was giddy when I saw this nominated for you and had hoped you'd enjoy it as you did. I've sadly only seen this once and fell in love with it.
The Madness of King George (1994)
I really enjoyed watching
The Madness of King George. My wife liked this movie too which is also a bonus as we always watch movies together. Luckily we have very similar taste in movies
Unlike Cricket, I do love period piece dramas especially about British royalty. I like seeing the palace intrigue, the historical sets and the amazing costumes and if it's a PG-13 film all the better. I've seen a lot of movies about the British Royals and documentaries too. I've even seen Helen Mirren in
The Queen (2006) twice...but I'd not heard of
The Madness of King George before, so very happy to see it chose for me.
I won't analyze every aspect of film making here as to me what stood out was an interesting story based on historical facts and those amazing sets & costumes. I dig that women in the royal court wore those giant gray wigs and looked good too!
Fun movie!
I knew I had a slam dunk when I found this one for you. YAY!! Need to see this one again.
Quite the beautiful review of
The Lives of Others, my friend @
Wyldesyde19. As CR stated, reading personal experiences within these reviews is wonderful. Thanks for sharing. Truly.
I saw
The Lives of Others in an HoF, which of them I cannot find, but I do remember the chill I felt watching this. A sense of intimacy, coldly violated. Incredible film.