Do you think Malick used this film as inspiration for “Thin Red Line”? By that I mean…the use of multiple narrators…not sure who’s speaking….a collective voice. Crossed my mind as I watched the movie last night.
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I just don’t seen enough farce in Tenenbaums to make it a neo-screwball. It’s “quirky”, witty dialogue yes, but doesn’t really tell its story through farcical elements. For me anyway.
If you look at Chaplin’s films…they have all the hallmarks of screwball comedy. Farce, physical humor, mistaken identity, the dogged pursuit of the opposite sex. But I would say witty repartee was lacking…because well…most are silent. Still very screwball though.
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I have a some Eclipse’s. Need to buy more. Which say…2…would you recommend I purchase?
I don’t have Bergman, Kurosawa, Silent Ozu, Flamenco, Fallen Women, Travels with Shimizu, or Korda.
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Okay. That’s two votes for mizoguchi.
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love most of his work. Superman III..is a stretch.
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can i cry if i want to?
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It’s all about entertainment. And enlightenment I find entertaining.
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Life is messy. So are Cass’ films. Love it.
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Aren’t they all under 50 bucks with this sale?
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King Lear for Criterion please.
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Anybody else catch this film on TCM last night? I find it quite a remarkable and beautiful doc.
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For all mankind almost 4 years ago
Do you think Malick used this film as inspiration for “Thin Red Line”? By that I mean…the use of multiple narrators…not sure who’s speaking….a collective voice. Crossed my mind as I watched the movie last night.
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Hitch doesn’t foreground genre like Tarantino does.
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The sublime combination of the unexpected and the inevitable.
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The Hit
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Rules of the Game
Bicycle Thieves
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2 or 3 Things Know About Her.
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160 bucks = awesome
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Hitchcock. Lots of films. Lots of fun. Beautiful women. Mystery. Humor. Perfect for me.
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The red rays still sell well i assume.
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i have them all…:)
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What are the best Neo-Screwball comedies? almost 4 years ago
Down With Love. A throwback to Day-Hudson movies. Renee Z and Ewan.
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What are the best Neo-Screwball comedies? almost 4 years ago
Whatever screwball comedy means…..can u define it?
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It’s a very worthy addition to any library. Berlin is.
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What are the best Neo-Screwball comedies? almost 4 years ago
Haven’t seen Down with Love yet. And Tenenbaums lends itself more to Salinger than anything.
I don’t think because a comedy’s humor mainly comes through dialogue..necessarily makes it screwball.
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What are the best Neo-Screwball comedies? almost 4 years ago
I just don’t seen enough farce in Tenenbaums to make it a neo-screwball. It’s “quirky”, witty dialogue yes, but doesn’t really tell its story through farcical elements. For me anyway.
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What are the best Neo-Screwball comedies? almost 4 years ago
again…depends on what you define as farce..as screwball..etc..
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What are the best Neo-Screwball comedies? almost 4 years ago
If you look at Chaplin’s films…they have all the hallmarks of screwball comedy. Farce, physical humor, mistaken identity, the dogged pursuit of the opposite sex. But I would say witty repartee was lacking…because well…most are silent. Still very screwball though.
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What are the best Neo-Screwball comedies? almost 4 years ago
but it’s “neo”. not supposed to be funny….lol
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What are the best Neo-Screwball comedies? almost 4 years ago
Yes! lol
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What are the best Neo-Screwball comedies? almost 4 years ago
Ari, slapstick is an element of farce..and an element of “classic” screwball comedy (which is based in farce).
Intolerable Cruelty, I think, is the closest the Coen’s come to pure screwball genre stuff.
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