Does anybody know why there has only been a (rumored) DVD release of The Mother and the Whore in Japan? What is keeping it from being released in the North American and European markets?
I sort of feel like there has to be a legal complication because it hasn’t been released anywhere, not even France as Ari pointed out. I suspect that his estate is refusing distribution rights for some reason. Can anybody confirm that. or elaborate.
Ari- Where did you hear about a Eustache box set? Were the rumors tied to a specific distribution company?
I think that Antonioni held aesthetics in higher regard than Bergman ever did; to him it was the visual elements that were the driving narrative force. Bergman relied much more on dialogue, and, while visually relevant in his own right, he was not overly concerned with it.
While their respective emphasis and technique varied, each director was singularly great. Pitting them against each other is not only overly simplistic, it is to miss the point entirely.
“…all exercises in Godard masturbating himself with how he can manipulate the medium.”
I think you may be missing the point. While he did genre bend and manipulate, it was to an end other than ejaculation. That is a remarkably simple-minded analysis.
Johnny Depp has always bothered me. It is not that he is particularly bad, it is just that he can’t help being Johnny Depp in everything. Lately, I think he has realized that and over-compensates, making his films that much more annoying.
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Very seriously. His acting is gimmicky and lacks depth.
Blow was good, and I like What’s Eating Gilbert Grape but that is about it. I shudder to think what he is going to do to The Rum Diary, a book I love.
I’m not an actor, but I have always felt that Depp employs a more theatrical style than is common. It is kind of interesting but when compared with another actor who operates in the same vein – say, Phillip Seymour Hoffman – we see just how short Depp falls. The subtlety of the process is lost on him, he makes no attempt to draw us in, to let the viewer empathize with his character. He just relies on his song-and-dance number to carry him through to the credits.
There is no participation with Depp, you can only watch him.
Does anyone know a good resource to find out who owns distribution rights for a film. IMDBPro is failing me, and I am not coming up with anything good on Google. Any help?
While it was certainly tragic, I found many parts charmingly funny. The graveyard scene was hilarious. I also found that a lot of the family dynamic sensitively observed and comical too.
Just thought I’d throw that out there.
I was wondering if anybody here had any good recommendations for contemporary (post 1970) Russian or Former Soviet Republic avant-garde or experimental cinema?
Would any theater/festival programmers on here be willing to share their booking agent’s contact info? Preferably someone who has experience hunting down rare, foreign 35mm prints. I am specifically looking for a print of Věra Chytilová’s Daisies and really don’t want to have to ship it from Prague.
Thanks.
I am confused as to how a film can be moral or immoral? I have always been under the impression that morality refers to conscious decision-making. I guess, all films are inherently amoral.
A slippery slope indeed. The Marquis de Sade is an interesting case study for these kinds of classifications. The content of his work, if it were real, would be completely heinous. The content, however, is not really the point, rather its a vehicle for making a point about freedom of speech and religious repression. So, in my opinion there isn’t anything necessarily immoral about the actions in Sade’s work, or Salo for that matter. And I think we would find a “greater” point to a good number of films that people consider “immoral.”
I guess I would like to qualify my earlier statement and say that films can be an expression of morality without being moral or immoral themselves.
Last movie you saw and rate it about 3 years ago
BALLAST – Lance Hammer :: 8/10
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3 most visually pleasing films you've ever seen about 3 years ago
L’Avventura
Traité de Bave et d’Eternité
Any of the films of Jean Painlevé, especially the one about sea horses.
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Artists moving to film from another medium about 3 years ago
Sculptor: Matthew Barney
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The Mother and the Whore about 3 years ago
Does anybody know why there has only been a (rumored) DVD release of The Mother and the Whore in Japan? What is keeping it from being released in the North American and European markets?
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The Mother and the Whore about 3 years ago
I sort of feel like there has to be a legal complication because it hasn’t been released anywhere, not even France as Ari pointed out. I suspect that his estate is refusing distribution rights for some reason. Can anybody confirm that. or elaborate.
Ari- Where did you hear about a Eustache box set? Were the rumors tied to a specific distribution company?
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One film you love and will love for the rest of your life? just one film, no cheating, treat it like a marriage! about 3 years ago
L’Avventura
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how do people feel about this assessment comparing Bergman to Antonioni about 3 years ago
I think that Antonioni held aesthetics in higher regard than Bergman ever did; to him it was the visual elements that were the driving narrative force. Bergman relied much more on dialogue, and, while visually relevant in his own right, he was not overly concerned with it.
While their respective emphasis and technique varied, each director was singularly great. Pitting them against each other is not only overly simplistic, it is to miss the point entirely.
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If You Could Have a Criterion Title Tattooed on Your Penis, Which Would It Be and Why? about 3 years ago
SPARTACUS! Even though he was a virgin until about 2 1/2 hours into it.
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What pisses me off about Godard about 3 years ago
“…all exercises in Godard masturbating himself with how he can manipulate the medium.”
I think you may be missing the point. While he did genre bend and manipulate, it was to an end other than ejaculation. That is a remarkably simple-minded analysis.
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Actors who can't act about 3 years ago
Johnny Depp has always bothered me. It is not that he is particularly bad, it is just that he can’t help being Johnny Depp in everything. Lately, I think he has realized that and over-compensates, making his films that much more annoying.
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Ten great endings about 3 years ago
Fat Girl
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Actors who can't act about 3 years ago
@aungwinmaw
Very seriously. His acting is gimmicky and lacks depth.
Blow was good, and I like What’s Eating Gilbert Grape but that is about it. I shudder to think what he is going to do to The Rum Diary, a book I love.
I’m not an actor, but I have always felt that Depp employs a more theatrical style than is common. It is kind of interesting but when compared with another actor who operates in the same vein – say, Phillip Seymour Hoffman – we see just how short Depp falls. The subtlety of the process is lost on him, he makes no attempt to draw us in, to let the viewer empathize with his character. He just relies on his song-and-dance number to carry him through to the credits.
There is no participation with Depp, you can only watch him.
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Wes Anderson and Criterion about 3 years ago
All of Wes Anderson’s films except for The Darjeeling Limited have been released by Criterion. Does anyone have a clue why the didn’t pick it up?
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Who should have directed Alice in Wonderland? about 3 years ago
Haneke
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Films they should make about 3 years ago
Tender Is The Night.
I guess they should remake it. They did one in the 60s but it wasn’t very good.
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Alcohol and Film about 3 years ago
Scotch has always been a welcome enhancement in my film viewing. Talisker or Laphroaig preferably.
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Film rights about 3 years ago
Does anyone know a good resource to find out who owns distribution rights for a film. IMDBPro is failing me, and I am not coming up with anything good on Google. Any help?
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WHAT ARE THE MOST MISANTHROPIC REMARKS YOU HAVE EVER HEARD, IN FILMS OR OTHERWISE? about 3 years ago
Upon waking up in the morning-
“You know what? You’re a fucking moron. And when I think of myself in my mind I picture me running. From everything.”
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American Film Institute about 3 years ago
Is there a French equivalent for the AFI or the BFI?
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Films you love but most people hate. about 3 years ago
^ Totally agree. Four Rooms is great.
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Films you watched in HS French class if you took french in hs about 3 years ago
Amélie.
In college we watched La Haine and the French version of Bob the Builder. Oddly enough the same professor showed us both.
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Post a song you are currently listening to about 3 years ago
Here We Go by Jon Brion. Big props to whoever posted that Dosh video.
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FORBIDDEN GAMES - IF IT ISN'T....... about 3 years ago
While it was certainly tragic, I found many parts charmingly funny. The graveyard scene was hilarious. I also found that a lot of the family dynamic sensitively observed and comical too.
Just thought I’d throw that out there.
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If you could make a film about one person, who would it be - about 3 years ago
christopher hitchens
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Russian avant-garde about 3 years ago
I was wondering if anybody here had any good recommendations for contemporary (post 1970) Russian or Former Soviet Republic avant-garde or experimental cinema?
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Region free Blu-ray about 3 years ago
Does anybody have any recommendations for a good region free Blu-Ray player?
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Film Booking Agents almost 3 years ago
Would any theater/festival programmers on here be willing to share their booking agent’s contact info? Preferably someone who has experience hunting down rare, foreign 35mm prints. I am specifically looking for a print of Věra Chytilová’s Daisies and really don’t want to have to ship it from Prague.
Thanks.
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What are some films that describe and show youth/the feel of youth well? almost 3 years ago
Mean Creek.
Igby Goes Down.
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Morals and Film almost 3 years ago
I am confused as to how a film can be moral or immoral? I have always been under the impression that morality refers to conscious decision-making. I guess, all films are inherently amoral.
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Morals and Film almost 3 years ago
A slippery slope indeed. The Marquis de Sade is an interesting case study for these kinds of classifications. The content of his work, if it were real, would be completely heinous. The content, however, is not really the point, rather its a vehicle for making a point about freedom of speech and religious repression. So, in my opinion there isn’t anything necessarily immoral about the actions in Sade’s work, or Salo for that matter. And I think we would find a “greater” point to a good number of films that people consider “immoral.”
I guess I would like to qualify my earlier statement and say that films can be an expression of morality without being moral or immoral themselves.
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