Sorry for the spoilers: on Alex Cox’s “WALKER” Where I believe its ed Harris Eating someones Adrenaline glad. I couldn’t get that image out of my head.
Lars Von Trier’s “DANCER IN THE DARK”- Where selma (bjork) dances in the murdered husbands home. Something so disconnected about there dance at one point it was so bizarre.
Alex Cox’s- “REPO MAN”- most of the scenes where Emilio Estiveze is repo-ing a car. “A repo man life is always intense”!!!
Bergman’s THROUGH A GLASS DARKLY, wehre Harriet Anderson’s character is recoiling and running away from a unforeseeable entity
while her family reacts by just watching her be terrorized by some violent force.
Trier’s- “THE ELEMENT OF CRIME”- I believe in joy!!!!!!!!!!! If you know what i mean then thumbs up.
Warn the folks before reading your comments. SPOILERS!
Contentiously we don’t want to read, but once we bat the eye to a comment, its over.
Just read!!
Happiness- Solondaz
Sweet Movie- Makavejev
Benny’s Video- Haneke
Brazil- Gilliam
Hour of the Wolf- Bergman
Jubliee- Jarman – (not entierly disturbing, although The mob crucifixion scene was incredibly frighting. The music and the slow-motion pan really clashed well)
SALO- Pasolini (of course)
Dazed and Confused most of the music acuratley comments on the action through out the entire film. I love Slacker by the way. D&C was not one of my favs but Linklater used the music to inhance the action of even describe the action.
Also the music For Aki Kursumaki’s Films Like “The Match Factory girl” witch used very little dialouge. The poppy upbeat music says more of the the charchters than they say to each other. One hell of a dramatic device is music.
why i would say this but in Korine’s GUMMO where the two male lead characters and riding there bike down these streets and DIO or some Black Sabbath-ish band is playing.
SYNECDOCHE NY had an amazing song lyrics written by Kaufman himself, he has wrote a lot of his film song lyrics. HUMAN NATURE was another. Most of his work musically is conducted by JON BRION
Another Jon Brion involved film: Shelly Duvual song in PUNCH DRUNK LOVE worked so oddly well. Plus all the avant-garde instrumental sounds and noises through out the film.
THE BIG LEBOWSKI Come on! That has the best music I ever heard in film, even though the dude hates the F**king Eagles.
The Ambler theater in AMBLER, PA. Got to see DAY OF WRATH there. A classical style theater that was restored. I was Very fortunate to see some Dreyer on the big screen there.
Guy Madden’s films are greatly a mix of Avant Garde silent (somewhat like Bunuel’s collaborative effort will Dali) , surrealism and romanticism. Not just “Brand Upon The brain” but the “Saddest Music in the world”, and “My Winnipeg” those are very starnge films but they seems to strike a cord with me.
I love Breaking the waves and Dogville, I would see them over and over because Von Trier is one of my favs. But I agree on a level that his films have so much exposion to them that it seems that coming back to his films the surprises that should be hidden still are quite visible.
Even though you go back and watch taxi Driver or something, some films hide the characters well, the inner desires and goals. Most of the characters you find in a trier film will be extremely honest that it becomes a film about truthful emotions, somewhat like Fuller does too, but Fuller plants his bombs well.
I saw the film he did about or based on Marat De Sade LUNACY, that was really interesting. His shorts are incredible. Little Otik was a classic horror/comedy. Something new (and is last film) would be really interesting to see, plot sounds inticing too.
The big lebowski reminded me of a brother relationship between Walter and the dude. “Will you just take it easy”, Says the dude
Calmer than you are", say Walter. Adaptation absolutely!
Sirk is an incredible filmmaker. I have watched All That Heaven Allows so many times, its become one of my favorites. Same with Written on the Wind. A lot of his films deal with the individual who is not of society who is of it, but does not go by it. Sirk loved characters who have a lot to lose and a lot to gain, mostly to gain, that is what makes him a great storyteller. All that heaven Allows deals with the protaginist desire to be with rock Hudson her Gardner although her good name might be tarnished if the secret is let out. Some of his stories are about succeeding or failing. Written on The Wind is defietly one of them. The funny thing is the contrast between content and context. The color are so vibrant and alive, but the characters themeselves are full of social anxieties, gossiping neighbors, drunkin Robert Stacks! (thats was just for laughs) It seems the scenery is sometimes is our only hope for happiness. Excited for Magnificent Obsession, I still need to see imitation of life. keep on sirking!!
Film Noir has taken a bit from the earliest of cinema, mostly from the early work of Marcel Carne and fritz Lang, primarilly from Poetic-relism, to german expressionism. Film noir has been some of my favortie type of film. movies like: Ullmer’s “Detour” and Lang’s moody darkly romatic version of Scarlet Street (renior version is apparently better, haven’t seen it though).
What are some noirs that you belive may have been the mark for the beggining of this style? Or what are some films or filmakers that have taken from the earliest of cinema to create these dark, unsettling, romatic peices of work.
Most Traumatic or Dramatic Film Endings over 3 years ago
I aagree with Kevin, pretty sure the Von Triers “Dogville” was harrowing and tramatic. Most of his work is.
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Which film has changed your life forever? over 3 years ago
Fat Girl-Briellet
Hour Of the Wolf- Bergman
Being John Malcovich- Jonez
Brazil- Gilliam
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favourite scene from any film over 3 years ago
Sorry for the spoilers: on Alex Cox’s “WALKER” Where I believe its ed Harris Eating someones Adrenaline glad. I couldn’t get that image out of my head.
Lars Von Trier’s “DANCER IN THE DARK”- Where selma (bjork) dances in the murdered husbands home. Something so disconnected about there dance at one point it was so bizarre.
Alex Cox’s- “REPO MAN”- most of the scenes where Emilio Estiveze is repo-ing a car. “A repo man life is always intense”!!!
Bergman’s THROUGH A GLASS DARKLY, wehre Harriet Anderson’s character is recoiling and running away from a unforeseeable entity
while her family reacts by just watching her be terrorized by some violent force.
Trier’s- “THE ELEMENT OF CRIME”- I believe in joy!!!!!!!!!!! If you know what i mean then thumbs up.
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What is the spoiler policy in this forum? over 3 years ago
Warn the folks before reading your comments. SPOILERS!
Contentiously we don’t want to read, but once we bat the eye to a comment, its over.
Just read!!
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Movies you hated that everyone else loves over 3 years ago
The happening is more like: what just happened?
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Worst Criterion DVDs over 3 years ago
robocop and the rock! no question.
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Best camerawork in a movie...handheld or otherwise. Or best use of the camera to convey the scene's intention. over 3 years ago
Anthony Dod Mantle, Roul Coutard, Sven Nykvist, Tom Elling and Stanley Cortez.
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Disturbing Movies that You Love... over 3 years ago
Happiness- Solondaz
Sweet Movie- Makavejev
Benny’s Video- Haneke
Brazil- Gilliam
Hour of the Wolf- Bergman
Jubliee- Jarman – (not entierly disturbing, although The mob crucifixion scene was incredibly frighting. The music and the slow-motion pan really clashed well)
SALO- Pasolini (of course)
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GREAT USE OF MUSIC IN FILMS over 3 years ago
Dazed and Confused most of the music acuratley comments on the action through out the entire film. I love Slacker by the way. D&C was not one of my favs but Linklater used the music to inhance the action of even describe the action.
Also the music For Aki Kursumaki’s Films Like “The Match Factory girl” witch used very little dialouge. The poppy upbeat music says more of the the charchters than they say to each other. One hell of a dramatic device is music.
Go to Comment
Favorite use of a song in a film. over 3 years ago
why i would say this but in Korine’s GUMMO where the two male lead characters and riding there bike down these streets and DIO or some Black Sabbath-ish band is playing.
SYNECDOCHE NY had an amazing song lyrics written by Kaufman himself, he has wrote a lot of his film song lyrics. HUMAN NATURE was another. Most of his work musically is conducted by JON BRION
Another Jon Brion involved film: Shelly Duvual song in PUNCH DRUNK LOVE worked so oddly well. Plus all the avant-garde instrumental sounds and noises through out the film.
THE BIG LEBOWSKI Come on! That has the best music I ever heard in film, even though the dude hates the F**king Eagles.
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Favorite Theaters/Movie Houses over 3 years ago
The Ambler theater in AMBLER, PA. Got to see DAY OF WRATH there. A classical style theater that was restored. I was Very fortunate to see some Dreyer on the big screen there.
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ESSENTIAL JACK NICHOLSON over 3 years ago
CARNAL KNOWLEDGE… enough said
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Most erotic films you've seen. over 3 years ago
can i say sexually disturbing? SALO then. Most pleasingly seductive is THE DREAMERS
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Who do you read? over 3 years ago
Mostly Screenwriting books , Some Novels like: Patricia Highsmith, and Flannery o Conner.
I own some directors Interviews/ Biographys or Auto/ comics :)
A THRID FACE the life and work of Samuel Fuller
The Magic Lantern: and interview with Ingmar Bergman
Trier on Trier: an Interview with Lars Von Trier
I read alot of Graphic Novles mostly the alternative ones like Blankets (Craig Thompson) , Summer Blonde (Adrian Tomine) , Exit Wounds (Rutu Modan) , Jamalti (Rutu Modan) and Daddy’s Girl (Debbie Dreschesler)
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What movies desperately need a U.S. dvd release? over 3 years ago
Huston’s WISE BLOOD was mentioned earlier and that would be the most prime choice.
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If you had to pick ONE film as your favorite... over 3 years ago
Breaking the Waves
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Challenging Films over 3 years ago
I still need a second looked a Resnais’ HIROSHIMA MON AMOUR.
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Modern Experimental Cinema over 3 years ago
Guy Madden’s films are greatly a mix of Avant Garde silent (somewhat like Bunuel’s collaborative effort will Dali) , surrealism and romanticism. Not just “Brand Upon The brain” but the “Saddest Music in the world”, and “My Winnipeg” those are very starnge films but they seems to strike a cord with me.
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Great movies that you never want to see again over 3 years ago
I love Breaking the waves and Dogville, I would see them over and over because Von Trier is one of my favs. But I agree on a level that his films have so much exposion to them that it seems that coming back to his films the surprises that should be hidden still are quite visible.
Even though you go back and watch taxi Driver or something, some films hide the characters well, the inner desires and goals. Most of the characters you find in a trier film will be extremely honest that it becomes a film about truthful emotions, somewhat like Fuller does too, but Fuller plants his bombs well.
Go to Comment
Surviving Life over 3 years ago
I saw the film he did about or based on Marat De Sade LUNACY, that was really interesting. His shorts are incredible. Little Otik was a classic horror/comedy. Something new (and is last film) would be really interesting to see, plot sounds inticing too.
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Movies That Should Be In the Criterion Collection over 3 years ago
“Bar Fly” was really good, that deserves some criterion treatment. “Elephant” from Van Sant would be great.
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Best War Movie(s) over 3 years ago
every Samuel fuller film!
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Movies you love, but everyone else hates. over 3 years ago
Salo, people love to hate it.. or hate to love it.
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Last movie you saw and rate it over 3 years ago
Gran Torino 8/10
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Films with brothers quarreling over 3 years ago
The big lebowski reminded me of a brother relationship between Walter and the dude. “Will you just take it easy”, Says the dude
Calmer than you are", say Walter. Adaptation absolutely!
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Who do you think the most overrated director is? over 3 years ago
Wes anderson. Jane Campion is less underated. Unless you watched her films over and over in a row..forever!
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Douglas Sirk over 3 years ago
Sirk is an incredible filmmaker. I have watched All That Heaven Allows so many times, its become one of my favorites. Same with Written on the Wind. A lot of his films deal with the individual who is not of society who is of it, but does not go by it. Sirk loved characters who have a lot to lose and a lot to gain, mostly to gain, that is what makes him a great storyteller. All that heaven Allows deals with the protaginist desire to be with rock Hudson her Gardner although her good name might be tarnished if the secret is let out. Some of his stories are about succeeding or failing. Written on The Wind is defietly one of them. The funny thing is the contrast between content and context. The color are so vibrant and alive, but the characters themeselves are full of social anxieties, gossiping neighbors, drunkin Robert Stacks! (thats was just for laughs) It seems the scenery is sometimes is our only hope for happiness. Excited for Magnificent Obsession, I still need to see imitation of life. keep on sirking!!
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Film Noir Marks over 3 years ago
Film Noir has taken a bit from the earliest of cinema, mostly from the early work of Marcel Carne and fritz Lang, primarilly from Poetic-relism, to german expressionism. Film noir has been some of my favortie type of film. movies like: Ullmer’s “Detour” and Lang’s moody darkly romatic version of Scarlet Street (renior version is apparently better, haven’t seen it though).
What are some noirs that you belive may have been the mark for the beggining of this style? Or what are some films or filmakers that have taken from the earliest of cinema to create these dark, unsettling, romatic peices of work.
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Film Noir Marks over 3 years ago
I agree on the germans in the 20’s Like, Pandora’s box or The Last Laugh.
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Film Noir Marks over 3 years ago
I believe they were 20’s
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