LR's MOVIE OF THE NOW
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SO GOOD.
I finally saw Citizen Kane. I can see what the fuss is all about. I also have the same birthday as Orson Welles!
I finally saw Citizen Kane. I can see what the fuss is all about. I also have the same birthday as Orson Welles!
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Watched Blue Velvet. Me oh my.
I saw that it was filmed in Wilmington, NC, which is right next door to the real town of Lumberton, NC, where my mom was born! I've canoed a fair bit on the Lumber River and can absolutely imagine finding bodies wrapped up on bald cypress knees*.
I could gobble Kyle MaClachlan right up.
*Not what happened in the movie, but still, spooooky
I saw that it was filmed in Wilmington, NC, which is right next door to the real town of Lumberton, NC, where my mom was born! I've canoed a fair bit on the Lumber River and can absolutely imagine finding bodies wrapped up on bald cypress knees*.
I could gobble Kyle MaClachlan right up.
*Not what happened in the movie, but still, spooooky
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I've watched a bunch of movies in the last week or so. I won't go through them all, but I will mention 2 stand-outs.
Locke - Magnificent. I love fishbowl movies and also real-time movies, so this was a plus. It's so awesome when a movie can hold your attention so well while being very minimalist. Hardy was great, as was the writing, direction and editing. Just an excellent watch. Made even more impressive that it was filmed in 6 days, running through the entire film twice per day (so 12 'takes').
Midnight in Paris - I don't like Woody Allen. I was pretty firm in this until I saw Annie Hall a few years back. Then I realized where the fuss came from. After this week the total number of Allen films I've seen is something near 10. And I really think Midnight in Paris is Woody Allen's most creative piece. It's not better than Annie Hall, but I think it's more creative on the whole.
Locke - Magnificent. I love fishbowl movies and also real-time movies, so this was a plus. It's so awesome when a movie can hold your attention so well while being very minimalist. Hardy was great, as was the writing, direction and editing. Just an excellent watch. Made even more impressive that it was filmed in 6 days, running through the entire film twice per day (so 12 'takes').
Midnight in Paris - I don't like Woody Allen. I was pretty firm in this until I saw Annie Hall a few years back. Then I realized where the fuss came from. After this week the total number of Allen films I've seen is something near 10. And I really think Midnight in Paris is Woody Allen's most creative piece. It's not better than Annie Hall, but I think it's more creative on the whole.
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Midnight in Paris is the second Woody Allen film I've ever watched, and I also liked it a lot. There's just the whole controversy about his predatory behaviour, so I feel uncomfortable about wanting to see more of his films while he still profits from them.
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That's what torrenting is for, I guess.Sahan wrote:There's just the whole controversy about his predatory behaviour, so I feel uncomfortable about wanting to see more of his films while he still profits from them.
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In my defense* I think at least half of the Woody Allen movies I've seen I didn't know they were his prior to watching.
Actually, I only knew that Blue Jasmine and Midnight in Paris were Allen films, aside from Annie Hall. Most were during or after watching, but also Magic in the Moonlight which was pre-watch but post Netflix-interest. Every other one was after (or during) watching.
*I don't really put any stock in the controversial personal life versus artistic merit discussion.
Actually, I only knew that Blue Jasmine and Midnight in Paris were Allen films, aside from Annie Hall. Most were during or after watching, but also Magic in the Moonlight which was pre-watch but post Netflix-interest. Every other one was after (or during) watching.
*I don't really put any stock in the controversial personal life versus artistic merit discussion.
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W.A. is great. A friend and I are making our way (slowly) through his oeeuuuvrrrre. She didn't like Midnight in Paris, which I'd already seen when we watched it together. I think a large part of it was Owen Wilson though, who I don't have any issue with.
The dinner scene with Annie's family in Annie Hall is one of my favorites.
The dinner scene with Annie's family in Annie Hall is one of my favorites.
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I watched Girlhood t'other day. A nice film about love between friends, much like the love between Andy Dufresne and Red in The Shawshank Redemption.
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When I first glanced over this post I thought W.A. was referring to Wes Anderson. Who has nothing to do with Midnight In Paris, but has plenty to do with Owen Wilson.Liriodendron_fagotti wrote:W.A. is great. A friend and I are making our way (slowly) through his oeeuuuvrrrre. She didn't like Midnight in Paris, which I'd already seen when we watched it together. I think a large part of it was Owen Wilson though, who I don't have any issue with.
The dinner scene with Annie's family in Annie Hall is one of my favorites.
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I can see how that would be confusing. Damn directors and their initials. I do really like Wes Anderson, though, too.
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Is that the French one? I've been meaning to see that.Felstaff wrote:I watched Girlhood t'other day. A nice film about love between friends, much like the love between Andy Dufresne and Red in The Shawshank Redemption.
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Oui. Oui ça l'est.
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I just finished A Million Ways to Die in the West. If you haven't guessed, it was terrible. I think I chortled once,* and I was drunk. I can't imagine watching it sober. It has a great cast, and Seth McFarlane has made me laugh a good bit in the past, but the movie just falls terribly flat.
*And that was at them passing off "Mila Kunis" as fake indigenous language. Which I honestly shouldn't have laughed at.
*And that was at them passing off "Mila Kunis" as fake indigenous language. Which I honestly shouldn't have laughed at.
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Yeah I wasn't too impressed by it either. But I did like the part with the flower and Charlize Theron's character's husband.Kaharz wrote:I just finished A Million Ways to Die in the West. If you haven't guessed, it was terrible. I think I chortled once,* and I was drunk. I can't imagine watching it sober. It has a great cast, and Seth McFarlane has made me laugh a good bit in the past, but the movie just falls terribly flat.
*And that was at them passing off "Mila Kunis" as fake indigenous language. Which I honestly shouldn't have laughed at.
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Watched Tomorrowland yesterday. I'd heard bad things about it. It's not perfect, but it was pleasant, and sometimes pleasant is what you want. But it's actually a nice little kids movie and I actually like that it was trying to present the argument of optimism for the future being important. *goes back to watching dystopian future movies*
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