dont remember the exact days, i cant even remember past like 4 days ago honestly
i should really start writing them down this is kind of pathetic
la haine/science is fiction (disc 1)/seven samurai/manhattan that was a pretty good day, only one i can really remember when i watched what
the wild bunch
once upon a time in the west
old joy
blow up
the vanishing
the drunken angel
mccabe and mrs miller
le samourai
im probably missing one or two, and i also watched all of the wire season 4 in 2 days
I liked it. Great use of symbols, very deep, and some good cinematography (even if there were a couple poorly framed shots). I expected a little more, but it was a very intriguing film, and drew me in almost immediately (what else can I ask for really?).
Did you get the symbols? I felt like I was watching a ton of symbolism but due to the fact I don’t know much about ancient Greece all of it was going over my head. Some things were obvious enough to figure out, but I felt like I needed to study up and rewatch the film.
I feel the same way about some of the broader symbols, but with any film that’s heavy on the symbolism I feel I need at least two or three viewings to, “get it,” as it were. NEH, who recommended the film to me, said this, “Nikos Koundouros’ Young Aphrodites illustrates the Daphnis & Chloe pastoral as a calm, brutal, transcendental tragedy on the nature of sexual selection & the thrilling confusion of instincts & love. It’s about the things we feel we need in return for giving our love to another.” That’s about as good a definition as I think you’d get. I should probably read Daphnis and Chloe, it would become much clearer then, I think.
Just found this… Daphnis & Chloe
Nothing.
Sunday: Roman Holiday
…school
Friday: American Psycho
Saturday: Jules et Jim but I was too tired to read subtitles and fell asleep midway. Boy was it going great though!
I watched Roman Holiday the other day as well. Also this week:
David Lean’s “Ryan’s Daughter”
“Marty”
Otto Preminger’s “Anatomy of A Murder”
“The Soloist” (ugh!)
“8 1/2” (again)
Neil Jordan’s “The Crying Game”
Jim Sheridan’s “The Boxer”
Mayzles’ “Salesman”
Leone’s “Once Upon A Time in America”
Oh and also Lina Wertmuller’s “The Seduction of Mimi”
I know it’s pretty geeky, but I have been keeping track of all the movies I have seen since Jan 2003 on a spreadsheet.
25-Apr-2009 Viridiana 4.5 Spanish Drama/black comedy
27-Apr-2009 100 Feet 2008 3.0 Horror – Ghost
28-Apr-2009 They Were Expendable 1945 4.5 War
29-Apr-2009 Exposed 1971 3.0 Swedish drama/exploitation
30-Apr-2009 Dust Devil 1992 4.0 Horror – Devil
2-May-2009 The Cheat 1931 4.0 Drama
2-May-2009 Merrily We Go To Hell 1931 3.5 Drama
Hmmm…
No Country for Old Men
Rio Bravo
The Seven Samurai
Groundhog Day
In the last 24 hours (which includes some of Saturday, so I’ll count it):
My Darling Clementine
Bunny Lake is Missing
…i’m not gonna go over every film i watched this week (because its more than usual, and i’m sure i was intoxicated for most of them) but i will give you the three that had the biggest impact on me this week:
Pirrot le fou by Jean-Luc Godard was a playful (i love that term) and colorful film told with bold strokes and a real love for the Cinema.
Wristcutters: A Love Story, a film which i don’t hear nearly enoug about. this was very funny, very clever, and extremely charming. considering most American “indies” are so pleasent and easy to digest, i was glad to see a somewhat dark, orignal comedy with a great cast—fuckin’ Will Arnet? Tom Waits? NEED I SAY MORE?!?!?!?
and last, but definately not least,
Todd Haynes’ IM NOT THERE. which was brilliant. its rare a film has such a great impact on me upon its first viewing. a masterpiece. just plain great and well-played from beginning to end.
I keep on putting Wristcutters on the back burner. I should get around to it someday.
Drew Gregory
What did you think of Young Aphrodites, Col. Dax?