THE HOUSE BUNNY- I was pretty disappointed by the sluggish pacing, but Anna Faris’ facial expressions are hillarious, and like Jenny
McCarthy in DIRTY LOVE, she doesn’t pander to the currently popular idea (Tina Fey, Sarah Silverman), that female
comedians need to be smug, sexy, and constantly showing their self-awareness.
SAVAGE GRACE – The locations, set design are incredibly decadent. The film is disturbing and really beautiful, so (masturbation scene
aside) evil becomes pretty entertaining, and isn’t that the appeal of many summer blockbusters?
Also, and I’m throwing it out there in part to hear what y’all think – VIVA (2007, Anna Biller). Yes, its fierce and fabulous, but also bleak, politically impassioned and surprisingly melancholy, as the star/director’s “overly embedded concerns” ( Dargis’ phrasing) seem to realize that there’s no possible way an homage to sexploitation can ever be reconfigured to allow for female agency. The movie is “flat” in the most deliberate ways, from the tautological dialogue to the performances that consist of repeated gestures.
Which movies would you like to see on The Auteurs? almost 4 years ago
Nobuhiro Yamashita – Any/All of his work except for LINDA LINDA LINDA (2005), his only film with U.S. distribution.
Li Yoon Ki x 3 : THIS CHARMING GIRL (2004), LOVE SONGS (2005), AD LIB NIGHT (2006)
Lesser Seen Nicolas Roeg, x 3 : CASTAWAY (1986), COLD HEAVEN (1991), TWO DEATHS (1995)
COLD WATER (Olivier Assayas, 1994)
Thanks for the site, guys. This is a really interesting project.
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Your Favorite Films of This Summer 2008 over 3 years ago
FROWNLAND (one-week run in Chicago last month)
THE HOUSE BUNNY- I was pretty disappointed by the sluggish pacing, but Anna Faris’ facial expressions are hillarious, and like Jenny
McCarthy in DIRTY LOVE, she doesn’t pander to the currently popular idea (Tina Fey, Sarah Silverman), that female
comedians need to be smug, sexy, and constantly showing their self-awareness.
SAVAGE GRACE – The locations, set design are incredibly decadent. The film is disturbing and really beautiful, so (masturbation scene
aside) evil becomes pretty entertaining, and isn’t that the appeal of many summer blockbusters?
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can you name a truly great american film in the last 5 years... almost 3 years ago
Two Lovers
Frownland
Mysterious Skin
Inland Empire
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can you name a truly great american film in the last 5 years... almost 3 years ago
Also, and I’m throwing it out there in part to hear what y’all think – VIVA (2007, Anna Biller). Yes, its fierce and fabulous, but also bleak, politically impassioned and surprisingly melancholy, as the star/director’s “overly embedded concerns” ( Dargis’ phrasing) seem to realize that there’s no possible way an homage to sexploitation can ever be reconfigured to allow for female agency. The movie is “flat” in the most deliberate ways, from the tautological dialogue to the performances that consist of repeated gestures.
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It's almost SHOW time! over 2 years ago
I’m down!
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(Temporary) Film database submission mechanism over 2 years ago
Viva
2007 / U.S.
Dir: Anna Biller
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