He is both. Yep ^^. At first I thought he was a villain when I saw the movie, but then the parents wrote him to thank him, so yeah, the lines were meant to be blurred.
In a way, you could search for Jodorowsky and then find the films on Auteurs and find those who had left good reviews, even if that approach has more steps that would be desirable. I’ve seen 3 films by Jodorowsky and he kind of tortures me. Why 3 then? Well I saw a double feature, then I had already requested a movie by him at the library so I decided I might as well see it. Basically, a week of torture.
Thanks. I know David Lynch can be aggravating too. With Mulholland Dr. it was great. With Inland Empire it was nerve-wracking. I guess it just depends. I like to have my own interpretations, but I also like to know what the filmmaker was thinking. Especially since I wanted the burning house to mean something, but I didn’t know what.
Thanks. I appreciate everyone’s comments. But then again I saw Synecdoche for a second time and it didn’t seem to have the same oomph, and I didn’t laugh as much.
Charlotte that sounds like a good idea (being able to add auteurs). Maybe there could be some kind of master list or link to IMDB so duplicates aren’t added (just in case).
I don’t like Michael Bay, and I don’t know why but I don’t like Denys Arcand (could it be his long drawn-out boring, pointless movies?).Oh, and most of all I despire HARMONY KORINE!!!!
My favorite documentaries, as rated on IMDB:
Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father (2008)
American Dream (1990)
Down from the Mountain (2000)
Fantôme d’Henri Langlois, Le (2004)
Gimme Shelter (1970)
Little Lady Fauntleroy (2004) (TV)
Mio viaggio in Italia, Il (1999)
No Sex Last Night (1996)
A Visit with Truman Capote (1966)
Andy Warhol: A Documentary Film (2006)
Artie Shaw: Time Is All You’ve Got (1985)
Days of Waiting (1990)
Fem benspænd, De (2003)
Grey Gardens (1975)
The Hip Hop Project (2006)
The Old, Weird America: Harry Smith’s Anthology of American Folk Music (2007)
A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies (1995) (TV)
Stardust: The Bette Davis Story (2006) (TV)
Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood (2008) (TV)
Wild Man Blues (1997)
You Think You Really Know Me: The Gary Wilson Story (2005)
Maybe not dying, but it seems to be stagnant. There were great periods: silent, beginning sound, pre-code, censored cinema (which coincidentally was the Golden Age of Hollywood). Then when censorship was finally lifted, people made “daring” films. But nothing shocks anymore, so what are we to do? The French New Wave is over and movies like Four Christmases are #1. I saw it this wkend and I knew it would probably be lousy, but I wasted my time anyway. There either needs to be a new film development or something. I don’t foresee anything interesting happening anytime soon.
Baxter, I have been looking through this thread and there are some ppl your age. The young shouldn’t feel bad and neither should the old. We’re a film community and can learn from each other. It’s all good.
There’s a lot of DW Griffith that I have seen, but stuff like Intolerance that weirdly enough I haven’t seen.
I haven’t seen ANY Tarkovsky, although I tried watching Solaris years ago.
Hitchcock was from England sure, but he started making American films and then infiltrated US homes starting in the fifties with his TV show Alfred Hitchcock Presents, which contained some really quality material. Several of his films are my favorites, and he was an important part of my childhood. A million thumbs up for Hitch.
I am thrilled by Scorsese and think his films are a wonderful contribution to the art of cinema. My favorites include Goodfellas, The Aviator, and The Departed.
I went to this Oscars “Great To Be Nominated” series that the Academy presented in Beverly Hills. And the producer noted that each film that was nominated was superior, and that they all can’t win. And that they have a tough time picking the winners. That is understandable. My opinion: basically awards shows are there to generate publicity, basically. Dramas aren’t the big moneymakers; action movies and comedies movies are. Therefore it makes sense that mostly dramas are nominated. A lot of people will go see the “winners” and/or nominees, movies they wouldn’t otherwise see.
December Films (poll) over 4 years ago
Saw the preview for Wendy and Lucy starring Michelle Williams. It looked ridiculously bad like they were going for a Sherrybaby-like movie.
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Is Travis a hero or a villain? over 4 years ago
He is both. Yep ^^. At first I thought he was a villain when I saw the movie, but then the parents wrote him to thank him, so yeah, the lines were meant to be blurred.
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Help make The Auteurs totally awesome over 4 years ago
In a way, you could search for Jodorowsky and then find the films on Auteurs and find those who had left good reviews, even if that approach has more steps that would be desirable. I’ve seen 3 films by Jodorowsky and he kind of tortures me. Why 3 then? Well I saw a double feature, then I had already requested a movie by him at the library so I decided I might as well see it. Basically, a week of torture.
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Charlie Kaufman over 4 years ago
Thanks Ryan.
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Charlie Kaufman over 4 years ago
Thanks. I know David Lynch can be aggravating too. With Mulholland Dr. it was great. With Inland Empire it was nerve-wracking. I guess it just depends. I like to have my own interpretations, but I also like to know what the filmmaker was thinking. Especially since I wanted the burning house to mean something, but I didn’t know what.
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Charlie Kaufman over 4 years ago
Thanks. I appreciate everyone’s comments. But then again I saw Synecdoche for a second time and it didn’t seem to have the same oomph, and I didn’t laugh as much.
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Which Movies Have You Walked Out On? over 4 years ago
Shoot ‘Em Up wasn’t that bad! Loved it actually. Mothman Prophecies was bad. You missed out on the very forgettable yet painful quote at the end…
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Help make The Auteurs totally awesome over 4 years ago
Charlotte that sounds like a good idea (being able to add auteurs). Maybe there could be some kind of master list or link to IMDB so duplicates aren’t added (just in case).
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the hate corner over 4 years ago
I don’t like Michael Bay, and I don’t know why but I don’t like Denys Arcand (could it be his long drawn-out boring, pointless movies?).Oh, and most of all I despire HARMONY KORINE!!!!
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Guilty Pleasures over 4 years ago
Garden State
Romy & Michele’s High School Reunion
Never Been Kissed
…most recently Twilight
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Free films! over 4 years ago
Thank you Melissa.
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Criterion's lame blu-ray debut over 4 years ago
Blu-ray is stupid to me. I already get a certain amount of quality with DVDs and I am not interested in new formats.
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ROM COMS - Let's Do This over 4 years ago
Four Weddings and a Funeral
It Happened One night
I don’t think of Roman Holiday and The Graduate as comedies, but I like them too.
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Documentaries over 4 years ago
My favorite documentaries, as rated on IMDB:
Dear Zachary: A Letter to a Son About His Father (2008)
American Dream (1990)
Down from the Mountain (2000)
Fantôme d’Henri Langlois, Le (2004)
Gimme Shelter (1970)
Little Lady Fauntleroy (2004) (TV)
Mio viaggio in Italia, Il (1999)
No Sex Last Night (1996)
A Visit with Truman Capote (1966)
Andy Warhol: A Documentary Film (2006)
Artie Shaw: Time Is All You’ve Got (1985)
Days of Waiting (1990)
Fem benspænd, De (2003)
Grey Gardens (1975)
The Hip Hop Project (2006)
The Old, Weird America: Harry Smith’s Anthology of American Folk Music (2007)
A Personal Journey with Martin Scorsese Through American Movies (1995) (TV)
Stardust: The Bette Davis Story (2006) (TV)
Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood (2008) (TV)
Wild Man Blues (1997)
You Think You Really Know Me: The Gary Wilson Story (2005)
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Is Cinema dying? over 4 years ago
Maybe not dying, but it seems to be stagnant. There were great periods: silent, beginning sound, pre-code, censored cinema (which coincidentally was the Golden Age of Hollywood). Then when censorship was finally lifted, people made “daring” films. But nothing shocks anymore, so what are we to do? The French New Wave is over and movies like Four Christmases are #1. I saw it this wkend and I knew it would probably be lousy, but I wasted my time anyway. There either needs to be a new film development or something. I don’t foresee anything interesting happening anytime soon.
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Your interpretation of this film over 4 years ago
This film was Lynch’s most poorly-lit film to date. Seeing it on the big screen was a huge disappointment. I wish the Rabbits segments were CUT OUT.
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ROM COMS - Let's Do This over 4 years ago
Roman Holiday is a delightful movie and one of my favorites, but I find it hard to think of it as a comedy.
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Directors that consistently make terrible films over 4 years ago
Harmony Korine
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Age / Level of education? (An informal poll) over 4 years ago
Baxter, I have been looking through this thread and there are some ppl your age. The young shouldn’t feel bad and neither should the old. We’re a film community and can learn from each other. It’s all good.
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CONFESSIONS--FILMS YOU ARE ASHAMED TO SAY YOU HAVE NOT SEEN (YET) over 4 years ago
There’s a lot of DW Griffith that I have seen, but stuff like Intolerance that weirdly enough I haven’t seen.
I haven’t seen ANY Tarkovsky, although I tried watching Solaris years ago.
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Is digital processing ruining cinematography? over 4 years ago
No. It’s not a bad thing at all.
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Directors that consistently make terrible films over 4 years ago
I don’t like the Dardenne Bros. either, but they are not bad enough to post it 10 times. ;)
Well, I was thinking and I am not a fan of JJ Abrams either. I would most definitely avoid anything he does.
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Who do you think had it and lost it? When? and Why? over 4 years ago
Godard, he’s totally lost it. After he and Anna Karina broke up, something essential was lost forever.
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Favorite Films In Which the Heroes Die over 4 years ago
1/2 of Double Vie de Veronique. The kid in All about my mother.
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In the Mood for Love or 2046? over 4 years ago
In the mood for love is great. I can’t get in the mood for 2046.
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HITCHCOCK over 4 years ago
Hitchcock was from England sure, but he started making American films and then infiltrated US homes starting in the fifties with his TV show Alfred Hitchcock Presents, which contained some really quality material. Several of his films are my favorites, and he was an important part of my childhood. A million thumbs up for Hitch.
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Cashiers du Cinema's 100 Greatest Film List over 4 years ago
I guess since 400 Blows was on the list, it helped that Francois Truffaut was a contributor to Cahiers du Cinema.
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Scorsese fans out there, it's time to unite! over 4 years ago
I am thrilled by Scorsese and think his films are a wonderful contribution to the art of cinema. My favorites include Goodfellas, The Aviator, and The Departed.
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Closet Oscar Fans? over 4 years ago
I went to this Oscars “Great To Be Nominated” series that the Academy presented in Beverly Hills. And the producer noted that each film that was nominated was superior, and that they all can’t win. And that they have a tough time picking the winners. That is understandable. My opinion: basically awards shows are there to generate publicity, basically. Dramas aren’t the big moneymakers; action movies and comedies movies are. Therefore it makes sense that mostly dramas are nominated. A lot of people will go see the “winners” and/or nominees, movies they wouldn’t otherwise see.
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00:00 > 05:00 over 4 years ago
Hmm I will have to read the rules a couple more times. It seems that the third stage is more stringent than the second stage?
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